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details of the discussions lat the Manila Copra Conference lin August were available in bey by early October. Not a [d on the conference had appeared the daily press, although Australia ■officially represented, and the Iters discussed could reasonably lonsidered to be of interest to itralian copra producers and limers. he Territories Department’s ney office, in response to a phoned request for information, Lined from Canberra a verbal ine of the final resolutions of bonference early in October, and tiller statment was being pre id. tie verbal statement said that [conference was attended by batiks from India, Ceylon, fcesia, and the Philippines, by rvers from 11 other copra pro ng or consuming countries, and I United Nations observer.

FORE the conference closed on August 31 several resolutions were agreed to by the four (her countries. [was agreed that annual con ices were desirable. Ceylon bsed that the next be held at tnbo, probably in August fember, 1956. [sub-committee consisting of a iber from each of the four fries was elected to study and I recommendations for the ig up of a joint sales-promotion [information board, and to mt a plan for its joint king. pther sub-committee is to line and report on methods of b liaison between the various Lng coconut research institu- I with a view to boosting re rch. b member countries agreed to f and enforce a system of ng and standards of copra pther coconut products, and to pmate information on such ards for general information in respective countries. f members agreed to request he United Nations Food and gric u 11 ur a 1 Organisation h to carry out a world survey Joconut acreage, production I.and marketing problems, further sub-committee is to I warehousing and handling ems and to report to the next fence. It is to take all possible Ures to persuade shipping

companies to remove certain differential freight rates, and to undertake to give copra shippers adequate notice before raising freights at any time.

The conference unanimously agreed to enlist the aid of the United Nations and other interested international bodies in solving the industry’s various problems. t Lae Golf Club’s new £15,000 club house will be opened on November 18.