Ext 6705/41(1) 'Locusts' [‎441v] (887/1070)

(v)
(vi)
(iv) That in anticipation of a [joint campaign being
■undertaken steps should be taken to secure an option on
the services ol a suitable officer to go to iersia. '
and that in the event of his being appointed he should
be authorised to incur expenditure on locust
...... destruction, In so far as snch expenditure will
e - n afrle. measures to be adopted which could not be
coriuemplated were only Persian resources available.,'
we consider that a provisional allocation of
£5,000 should be made for this purpose. Apart from
o il ? 1 > we the cost of a locust officer for
Southern Persia, plus travelling-and incidental
expenses, as being in the region of £2,700.
We + considerthat if these proposals are acceptable
• 2 r ? lan ^o^bhment arrangements should be made for
the Chief locust Officer (if available) and the locust
oiiicor now to oe appointed, to proceed to Southern
crsia as soon as possible, and to meet those experts
whose services thegovernments of Persia, India and the
h.o.o P may be able to make available, for^icTjoint
undertaking, in order that details of the campaign
may be settled on the spot between the experts
concerned ii possible in September*
We consider that it might be suggested to the
government of India that a loan of experts
^ ith tlie terri tory and also transport
T T q q p 6 y^ lGorne , and that to the Government iof the
j.c.o.k. it might be suggested that the loan of-
wherp a th?o t at r rial i ? nd P orsonnel for aircraft dusting
The Pnvpinmi + fe S S i ble would of Sreat assistance.
what^:m nt + °^ Pe ^ sla "be asked to assist to
ma-teri ^ ^ e® P03sible hy w of personnel,
mane., lal and labour for the campaign.
(vii) We feel that a campaign such as we recommend to he
therefore °if th^Cnt 01 " 3 ^ 8 ^ by those on the s P ot and »
to Uie. desirability of joint action, then L IS far as
. Hio Majesty s Government in the United Kino-do m is
nec d s f/. instructions shoSd he sent
o the Chief Locust Olficer at the Middle East Sunni
secure ’ the^co^n Mil i Stei ’ of 3tate should be asked to
s iooth and .all Who may facilitate the
smooth and rapid development of the campaign, such * s
filxtary and air authorities and thise^spinsib?e
for the provision of transport. opuiioiuio
(viii)While; we have noted that it has hitherto been „
f T ! b p ( ; lp ? ted tha ^ su PPlies of poison for poison bait
ti ? f 3ia ai,e adequate until March 1943 , we consider
that the present threat to Southern Persia is such
as may cause an increased demand for poison and we
. recommend, therefore, that steps should be taken to
secure supplies of any poison, that may be available
v/ucxi can oe got to Persia for use during this winter.
appears to us that the probability of
undisturned breeding of the Desert Locust taking place
during next winter and spring in the vast .a^eas of
of "the Middle t E^t a danger to the grain harvests
oi the Middle East and East Africa next year, and we
recommend that steps should be taken to ascertain as
far as possible whether concentrations of locusts can