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M/ 2 10 December 1972
AUSTRALIA CONTRIBUTES TO POPULATION FUND ACTIVITIES
SThe Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr E. G. Whitlam,
announced today that Australia would contribute in the current financial year
$ 200,000 to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities and $ 100,000
Sto the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Mr Whitlam said that the decision had been taken after consultations
with the Agencies, and following advice from departments concerned. The
decision had been taken in the light of the important role population
programmes have in the economic and social development of many developing
countries. The United Nations Fund for Population Activities and the International
Planned Parenthood Federation are channels for widespread international
S effort in this field.
Whitlam, Gough
Period of Service: 05/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
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