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The Canberra Commission: Paths Followed, Paths Ahead
Despite its inauspicious start and virtual abandonment by the new Coalition government in Australia, the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons continued to attract international attention in arms control and disarmament circles
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Philippines: Briefing Paper
Political Situation. The Philippines gained independence in
1946 following the end of the Japanese occupation in World War
II. President Ramon Magsaysay defeated the communist-inspired Huk
Rebellion (1946-1953) and began efforts at land reform. Following
Magsaysay's death in 1957, President Carlos P. Garcia (1957-1961)
adopted a policy of economic nationalism and President Diosdado
Macapagal (1961-1965) pursued economic reforms