Ing. Galeazzi: They could be given samples and asked to make the clothing   
just according to the samples.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Silber: The material from America is being made up. Next week it can   
be determined here whether it shall be put into the general pool or not.
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson: The other matter is about the 25,00 or 26,000 yards that   
will have to be purchased.
 
     
 
 
Ing. Galeazzi: It could be purchased by some other institute and turned   
over to the ENDSI for free distribution.
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson: That is quite a different thing. I think it is a mistake   
to get mixed up with anything, though, that is not distributed on a free basis.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Silber: Yes, if someone buys the cloth and turns it over to ENDSI to   
distribute free, that is another matter. The question was raised at a meeting   
a week or so ago about an allocation for repatriated Italian prisoners of war   
returning from the Balkans. Nothing has been determined about them.
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson: That allocstion has not been made yet.
 
     
 
 
Ing. Galeazzi: I think something has been arranged by JUNTA.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Silber: Mr. Taylor suggested that the full situation be presented in   
regard to the needs of these people. We will pass on it in the next meeting.   
No allocation should be made to any group unless it is first agreed upon here.
 
     
 
 
Ing. Vicentini: We talked about this situation in our last meeting. The   
JUNTA also met and talked about it. It is a very urgent question. These people   
are dying|
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson: Has any clothing reached them yet?
 
     
 
 
Ing. Vicentini: No, it is all in Naples.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Silber: I think the fact that the JUNTA has approved it should be   
made known to this group, together with full information concerning the   
project, and the actual allocation not made until and unless it bears the   
form of an approval of this Advisory Group.
 
     
 
 
Ing. Galeazzi: If this Council could just make a proposal and submit it   
to Mr. Teylor for his approval.
 
     
 
 
Ing. Vicentini: I have information from the Italian Ministry of War and   
from the Vatican that these refugees are without clothing. They are all men--  
no women or children.
 
     
 
 
Ing. Galeazzi: Are they still in Bari?
 
     
 
 
Ing. Vicentini: Part of them are in Bari and part in Tarranto.
 
     
 
 
Ing. Galeazzi: If they are all in these two places, it would be a   
question of shipping this clothing from Naples to Bari and Terrento. There is   
a Vatican organization taking care of prisoners of war who are coming back to   
Italy. The Vatican has been asked by the Italian Foreign Ministry to do all   
possible in the way of a welfare program to these people. I think the   
information we have about them is quite complete.