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MDLIAN 0825
OF THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT TO REVITALISE THE ECONOMY, AND
CALLED UPON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ''TO CONSIDER THE IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF A POLYSECTORAL PROGRAMME FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE'' OFFICIALS COMMENTED THAT ASEAN FMS WOULD RAISE THIS ISSUE INFORMALLY WITH ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNERS IN THE POST MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE HELD FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. IN PRESS INTERVIEWS BEFORE THE AMM, THAI OFFICIALS WERE AT PAINS TO POINT OUT THAT THIS ASEAN INITIATIVE TO MOBILISE HELP FOR THE PHILIPPINES SHOULD IN NO WAY BE SEEN AS ERODING THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-INTERFERENCE BY ASEAN
MEMBERS IN EACH OTHERS' INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
ENDS
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
SEAD
FED
SAD
HKD
SPD
E CD (E)
UND
73
ADDITIONAL
1
ECD/ODA
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
74
LEGAL ADVISERS SOVIET
NCAD
SIR J FRETWELL
MR GILLMORE
MR RATFORD
MR KERR
MR MCLAREN
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