Pacific islands for form federation

An agreement expressing the desire to form themselves into a Federation of Planned Parenthood Associations of Pacific Islands and to become members of IPPF has been drawn up by island members present at a seminar which took place from 8 to 11 July 1974 in Apia. The seminar was conducted by Dr. Asi Faletoese, IPPF South East Asia and Oceania Regional Office resident officer in Apia with the assistance and cooperation of the Samoa Planned Parenthood Association. The Agreement was signed by representatives of Solomon Islabds Planned Parenthood Association, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Family Planning Association, American Samoa Planned Parenthood Association, Planned Parenthood Association of New Hebrides, Planned Parenthood Association of Tongo, Planned Parenthood Association of Tokelau Islands and Samoa, and the Planned Parenthood Association of Western Samoa. Brigadier Derek Sharp, the SEAO regional executive director, moved a vote of thanks to Dr. Asi for the good work he has done during the past two years in bringing us to this stage where so many of the Pacific Islands countries now have family planning associations and where such a wonderful spirit of cooperation exists between them. Outlining the guidelines set out for all regional offices by the IPPF budget and finance committee at their last meeting in London, Brigadier Sharp told would be members of the new Federation: "Because of budget limitations we will not be able to devote money to setting up an office in the Pacific area for the new Federation, but we will create an office within the existing staff of the SEAO Regional office in Kuala Laumpur to which each member association in the new Federation will correspond direct."