UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Aug. 11 — Secretary General Thant appealed today for more money to help send relief to East Pakistan.

A statement issued by his office said also that the first United Nations aid personnel had reached East Pakistan, with the main object of seeing “that all supplies, reach their destination, the people of East Pakistan.”

The statement said a preliminary group of 38 was due there by the end of this month.

The full complement to be sent to East Pakistan will be approximately 100. This is not connected with relief among Pakistani refugees on the Indian side of the border.

The statement today indicated that the United Nations cash receipts were less than a tenth of the amount estimated as necessary for the first phase of relief work.

The United States handed in a check for $1‐million on Monday and Britain followed yesterday with one for $1,209,500 —the current dollar value of £500,000. Other promises have been received, but an official remarked: “Even the United Nations can't write checks until the money is in the bank.”

$28.2‐Million Needed

The statement issued by Mr. Thant's spokesman today remarked that on July 15 the “initial requirement” in cash was set at $28.2‐million, most of it to move donated supplies.

“At the present stage in the operation,” the statement said, “the critical requirement is for cash to meet logistical and administrative costs and to defray the expenses of urgent relief projects to be undertaken by the various agencies concerned.”

The agencies include the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund.

The first group includes a small headquarters staff, an advisory team to cover questions of agriculture, ports and water transport, health and general relief, and an “operations unit” with four area coordinators.

Today's statement said the United Nations efforts in Pakistan had a double character: “First, to help in the organization and planning of relief activities, and second, to enable the Secretary General to be able to assure the international community, and donors in particular, that all supplies reach their destination, the people of East Pakistan.”