I desire to acknowledge your letter of 27th October in connection with Australia's contribution to the United Nations scheme to provide technical assistance to under-developed countries.

I note that you recommend that the Australian Delegation should be authorised to support the establishment of a definite scale of contributions for 1950 and to offer a contribution by the Australian Government not exceeding �A200,000.

I shall make some enquiries into the matter and will write to you again as soon as possible.[1]