| Administrative History | 1974 was designated 'Population Year' to focus attention on the problem of world over-population at international, national and local levels. A global conference on the theme was held in Bucharest in August 1974, attended by Aberdeen figures Sir Dugald and Lady May Baird. |
| Description | Brief notes outlining the activities of the United Nations, World Health Organisation, Unesco and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, in the area of world demographics and population control, taken at a meeting of the United Nations Association, 14 March 1974. The meeting place is not given - it seems most likely that these notes were taken by Mary Esslemont during the meeting, rather than presented as a talk. |