12.12.68
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12 TH DECEMBER 1968

FOLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM REUTERS OF THIS MORNING :

IVORY COAST TURNS DOWN VHEAY GIFT :

PARIS, DEC, REUTER - THE COAST AMBASSY SAID HERE TODAY IT COULD ACCEPT A GIFT OF WHEAT WHICH CANADA HAD ANNOUNCED IT WAS SENDING TO WEST AFRICA.

THE CANADIAN AMBASSY ANNOUNCED HERE LAST WEEK IT WAS SENDING 35.000 TONS OF WHEAT WORTH ABOUT 2.600.000 DOLLARS TO NIGER AND THE IVORY COAST AS PART OF ITS FOOD PROGRAMME.

IT SAID THE GIFT FOLLOWED REQUESTS FROM THE TWO COUNTRIES TO WARD OFF A SCARCITY OF CEREALS.

THE AMBASSY IN A STATEMENT SAID THAT THE COUNTRY HAD NEVER SUFFERED FROM A SHORTAGE OF CERELA AND HAD NEVER ASKED FOR WHEAT.

IT APPRECIATED CANADAS GENEROUS OFFER BUT COULD NOT ACCEPT IT.

THE STATEMENT SAID THE IVORY COAST STAYED FAITHFUL TO ITS POLICY OF NOT SOLINTING FOOD AID IT SEEKS RATHER THE NECESSARY MEANS OF PRODUCTION WHICH IT " NEEDS ".

THE CANADIAN AMBASSY SAID THE FIRST CARGO OF 19.000 TONS OF WHICH 9.000 WAS FOR THE IVORY COAST, WAS ARRIVING AT ABIDJAN ON DECEMBER 20. THE SEOND CONSIGNMENT WAS LEAVING MONTREAL THIS WEEK.

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