Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

when available heat, light, and water for same. Further that they will place at the disposal of the A.R.A. adequate residential quarters for the A.R.A. personnel in all localities where the A.R.A. may be operating. All such above premises to be free from seizure and requisition. Examination of above premises will not be made except with the knowledge and in the presence of the chief of the A.R.A. operations in Russia or his representative and except in case of flagrant delit when examiner will be held responsible in case examination unwarranted. Sirteenth: That they will give to the A.R.A. complete freedom and priority without cost in the use of existing ra- dio, telegraph, telephone, cable, post, and couriers in Russia and will provide the A.R.A., when available and subject to the consent of competent authorities, with private telegraph and telephone wires and maintenance free of cost. Seventeenth: To accord the A.R.A. and its American representatives and its couriers the customary diplomatic privileges as to passing the frontiers. Eighteenth: ‘To supply the A.R.A. free of cost with the necessary gasoline and oil to operate its motor transporta- tion and to transport such motor transportation by rail or otherwise as may be necessary. Nineteenth: To furnish at the request of the competent APPENDIX 445 A.R.A. Authorities all A.R.A. personnel, together with their impediments and supplies, free transportation in Russia. Twentieth: To permit the A.R.A. to import and reéx- port free of duty and requisition such commissary, transport and office supplies as are necessary for its personnel and administration. Twenty-first: That they will acquaint the Russian peo- ple with the aims and methods of the relief work of the A.R.A. in order to facilitate the rapid development of its eficiency and wili assist and facilitate in supplying the American people with reliable and non-political information of the existing conditions and the progress of the relief work as an aid in developing financial support in America. Twenty-second: That they will bear all expenses of the relief operation other than A. Cost of relief supplies at port (See paragraph 4). B. Direct expenses of American control and super- vision of relief work in Russia with exceptions as above. In general they will give the A.R.A. all assistance in their power toward the carrying out of its humanitarian relief operations. Thess AGkcAqaorees: Twenty-third: Within the limits of its resources and facilities, to supply, as rapidly as suitable organization can be effected, food, clothing and medical relief to the sick and particularly to the children within the age limits as decided upon by the A.R.A. Twenty-fourth: That its relief distribution will be to the children and sick without regard to race, religion, or social or political status. . Twenty-fifth: That its personnel in Russia will confine themselves strictly to the minist