This book is eight annual reports of the Consultive Committee about co-operative economic development in south and Southeast Asia. The eighth meeting of the Consultative Committee on Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia (Colombo Plan) was held in Wellington, New Zealand from December 4 to 8, 1956. The committee noted the progress reported by the United States on a proposal for a reg…
"The Role of External assistance in increasing agricultural production and improving food distribution in the Colombo Plan area" was the title of the special topic chosen for discussion at the 25th Consultative Committee Meeting of the Colombo Plan. It was the twelfth in the series of special topics discussed at these meetings.