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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
DECEMBER 21. 1957
U. N. Arab —
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pledges of only $15 million for
relief toward its estimated bud
get of $25,700,000, he said. Like
wise pledges of only $3,500,000
toward rehabilitation work has
been received as against a mini
mum need of $7,200,000. This last
figure is less than half the re
habilitation goal of $15-million.
Noting that the pledges come to
only $18,500,000 against a budget
of $40,700,000, Mr. Labouisse said:
“If sufficient funds are not
forthcoming, and in time, to en
able the agency to maintain all
of ts present relief services, the
situation of UNRWA — and I
measure my words — will be
come tragic, for we will be forced
to begin closing down some of
the services that I consider abso
lutely essential.”
Therefore, the UNRWA direct
or announced that starting Oc
tober 1958, UNRWA will close its
schools for refugee youth. Since
basic relief services are threaten
ed, UNRWA is setting up a pri
ority in essential services in this
order: food, medical care and
shelter. However, Mr. Labouisse
added: “There is no guarantee
that a (complete) breakdown can
be avoided.”
Director Labouisse sees danger
ahead in the Near East in the
event of a cessation of the
UNRWA program. Up to now, he
noted, the agency has been able
to meet the basic needs of the
refugees. “Now,” he stated, “the
mission of our agency is threat
ened.”
He also reported propaganda
attacks already launched via a
local Near East ■ radio broadcast
which charged UNRWA is “try
ing to play a political game.” He
viewed such false propaganda,
coinciding with the UNRWA pro-
endangering' the agency and its
staff.
His statement that failure to
support UNRWA would lead to
suffering and renewed unrest was
reinforced by members of the
Afro-Asian bloc, as well as rep
resentatives from Colombia, and
Greece. While some of these dele
gates supported the resolution,
they stated they did so only be
cause of the dire financial needs
of the Palestine refugees. Among
this group, the delegate from
Iraq called upon the General
Assembly to implement its pre
vious resolution (1948) for com
pensating or repatriating the Pal
estine refugees and to rise to its
“full moral and political respon
sibilities.”
The Greek and Colombian del
egates asked for cooperation be r
tween Israel and the Arab host
countries, but held that it was
the primary duty of the United
Nations to promote a basic settle-
gram breakdown, as capable of
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UNRWA has never received
any contributions from the Soviet
Union and her satellites despite
j the communist nation’s avowed
friendship for the Arab cause.
The United States provides 70
per cent of the agency’s expense,
with Great Britain contributing
20 per cent.
Savannah Services For
Mrs. Ellen Sheehan
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Funeral
services for Mrs. Ellen Murphy
Sheehan were held November
30th at the Most Blessed Sacra
ment Church.
Survivors are four daughters,
Mrs. John Foran, Mrs. Fenn Peck,
Mrs. Joseph S, Dawicek and Mrs.
J. Vaughn Armand, one son John
T. Sheehan Jr., eight grand
children, and 14 great-great
grandchildren.
Requiem Held For
Father Carbajal, S. J.
MIAMI, FLA. — The Rev.
Facondo Carbajal, S. J., assistant
pastor of Gesa Church died Dec
ember 4th.
Father Carbajal, 78, had been
a member of the Jesuit Order for
over 52 years. A native of New
Orleans, he first came here in
1934 and returned to Miami 11
years ago after assignments at
Augusta. Ga., Shreveport, La.,
and New Orleans.
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of aluminum has been put in
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Saint Francis College, Loretto,
Pa. The statue was recently
dedicated by Bishop Richard
T. Guilfoyle, of Altoona, just
before his death. (NC Photos)