Relief Contribution By Australia
XRec. 11 p.m.) CANBERRA, June 6. The Minister for External Affairs (Mr R. G. Casey) today announced that the Australian Government would contribute another £50,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near He said: ‘ ‘The money will be avail- ■ immediately for the purchase of goods for the relief and i rehabilitation of Arab refugees, of Whom there are still some 800,000 along the borders of Israel in circumstances.” * -He said this would make the sixth ? ®°“Wibution to the agency by the Government since 1948 and RfcSu . kring the total Australian contribution to £605,516.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27369, 7 June 1954, Page 9
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