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DATE: FRIDAY, May 11, 1990                   TAG: 9005110060
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: GENEVA                                LENGTH: Short

WHO DELAYS DECISION ON PLO ENTRY

The World Health Organization indefinitely postponed a decision on whether to admit the PLO's State of Palestine as a full voting member, thus averting the threat of a withdrawal of U.S. funds.

The U.N. agency's annual assembly adopted by consensus a resolution sponsored by 28 West European, Third World and Arab countries. The resolution called on WHO director-general, Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, to "continue his studies" on the Palestinian membership bid and report back "at an appropriate time."

By not setting a deadline, the 167-nation assembly indefinitely postponed consideration of the Palestine Liberation Organization's application.

The measure also called on WHO to continue a special health program to help the 1.7 million Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip and the West Bank. - Associated Press 


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