Office of the Historian

291. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (Malone) to Acting Secretary of State Dam1

Washington, October 12, 1984

SUBJECT

  • Weekly Report of OES Activities, October 9–12, 1984

House-Senate Conferees Agree on Record Population Aid. In a demonstration of broad bipartisan Congressional commitment to international population assistance, House and Senate conferees have agreed to provide $290 million in FY–85 for such programs. This is both a record high level and the largest one-time increase ($50 million) in history. The agreed upon CR version also earmarked $46 million for the United [Page 828] Nations Fund for Population Activities, one of the programs specifically targeted by opponents of population assistance. The House inserted apparently non-binding, convoluted language expressing the sense of the House’s opposition to the policy of denying funds to multilateral and non-governmental organizations which have abortion-related programs.

[Omitted here is information unrelated to population matters.]

  1. Source: Department of State, Chronological Files, 1984–1985, Lot 86D362, October 1984 #1 Completed Items. No classification marking. Drafted by OES staff. Marshall signed for Malone.↩