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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006100060039-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2008
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: February 15, 1950
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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GENERAL
1. Philippine bid for Pacific union--The Department of
State has been informed that Philippine UN representa-
tive Romulo has issued an invitation to eight Pacific
and Southeast Asian countries to meet during March 1950
"to ascertain whether agreement could be reached" on
a non-Communist regional association limited to political,
cultural, and economic affairs. According to Romulo,
Burma, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Thailand have already
indicated their willingness to attend the meeting; Australia,
New Zealand, Ceylon, and India were also invited. Mean -
while,the Department has learned that although New Zealand
would be interested in a Pacific security pact which in-
cluded the US and the UK, the New Zealand Government
"does not look with favor" on Romulo's projected organiza-
tion,
State Dept. review completed
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