83.
The 'Problematic' Countries
In 1952 John D. Rockefeller III established the ‘Population Council’ and in doing so, brought the issue of overpopulation into the public arena. In 1972, at the request of President Nixon, another commission, ‘The Rockefeller Commission on Population Growth,’ completed a two year study on the subject. The commission concluded:
"After two years of concentrated effort, we have concluded that, in the long run, no substantial benefits will result from further growth of the Nation's population, rather that the gradual stabilization of our population through voluntary means would contribute significantly to the Nation's ability to solve its problems. We have looked for, and have not found, any convincing economic argument for continued population growth. The health of our country does not depend on it, nor does the vitality of business nor the welfare of the average person. By its very nature, population is a continuing concern and should receive continuing attention. Later generations, and later commissions, will be able to see the right path into the future. In any case, no generation needs to know the ultimate goal or the final means, only the direction in which they will be found." ~John D. Rockefeller 1972.
National Security Study Memorandum 200
Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200)
Only two years later, came the `National Security Study Memorandum 200,` which was completed on December 10, 1974 by the United States National Security Council under the direction of Henry Kissinger. It was adopted as official U.S. policy by President Gerald Ford in November 1975. It was originally classified, but was later declassified and obtained by researchers in the early 1990s.
The basic thesis of the memorandum was that population growth in the least developed countries is a concern to U.S. national security, because it would tend to risk civil unrest and political instability in countries that had a high potential for economic development.
Thirteen countries are named in the report as particularly problematic with respect to U.S. security interests: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil. These countries are projected to create 47 percent of all world population growth by 2050 and beyond. The report advocates the promotion of contraception and other population reduction measures.
It also raises the question of whether the U.S. should consider preferential allocation of surplus food supplies to countries that are deemed constructive in use of population control measures. The report advises, "In these sensitive relations, however, it is important in style as well as substance to avoid the appearance of coercion."
The Memorandum recommended that the below goals were necessary to safeguard US Interests:
· Zero rate population growth in the developed countries by 1985
· Zero rate population growth in Lesser Developed Countries by 2000.
"After two years of concentrated effort, we have concluded that, in the long run, no substantial benefits will result from further growth of the Nation's population, rather that the gradual stabilization of our population through voluntary means would contribute significantly to the Nation's ability to solve its problems. We have looked for, and have not found, any convincing economic argument for continued population growth. The health of our country does not depend on it, nor does the vitality of business nor the welfare of the average person. By its very nature, population is a continuing concern and should receive continuing attention. Later generations, and later commissions, will be able to see the right path into the future. In any case, no generation needs to know the ultimate goal or the final means, only the direction in which they will be found." ~John D. Rockefeller 1972.
National Security Study Memorandum 200
Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200)
Only two years later, came the `National Security Study Memorandum 200,` which was completed on December 10, 1974 by the United States National Security Council under the direction of Henry Kissinger. It was adopted as official U.S. policy by President Gerald Ford in November 1975. It was originally classified, but was later declassified and obtained by researchers in the early 1990s.
The basic thesis of the memorandum was that population growth in the least developed countries is a concern to U.S. national security, because it would tend to risk civil unrest and political instability in countries that had a high potential for economic development.
Thirteen countries are named in the report as particularly problematic with respect to U.S. security interests: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil. These countries are projected to create 47 percent of all world population growth by 2050 and beyond. The report advocates the promotion of contraception and other population reduction measures.
It also raises the question of whether the U.S. should consider preferential allocation of surplus food supplies to countries that are deemed constructive in use of population control measures. The report advises, "In these sensitive relations, however, it is important in style as well as substance to avoid the appearance of coercion."
The Memorandum recommended that the below goals were necessary to safeguard US Interests:
· Zero rate population growth in the developed countries by 1985
· Zero rate population growth in Lesser Developed Countries by 2000.
So it is not that because there is overpopulation there is scarcity of food. No. That is not the cause. The cause is that as soon as people will become godless, the supply will be stopped. That time is coming.
-Srila Prabhupada (Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.5.1 — Bombay, December 25, 1976)
