INTRODUCTORY
Statement by the Director-General
Adoption of the Agenda
Election of Vice-Chairmen
Commemoration of Fiftieth Anniversary of the Death of David Lubin
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION
The State of Food and Agriculture: Review of its form, content and timing
Review of Activities of Selected Divisions of the Organization: Format, guidelines and procedures for the preparation of future review papers
Impact of Field Programmes on the Regular Programme: Report on 1968 Survey
Ceres - Report on Replies to Questionnaire
Multilateral Food Aid
Interagency Relations and Consultations on Matters of Common Interest:
FAO Contribution to Second Development Decade
UN Joint Inspection Unit Reports
Procedures for handling these Reports
Consideration of the Report on Turkey
Consideration of the Report on Coordination and Cooperation at the Country Level
Consideration of the Report on the Overhead Costs of Extra-budgetary Programmes and on Methods of Measuring Performances and Costs
Fisheries
Forestry
Report of the Ad Hoc Committee-of-the-Whole on Forestry
Seventh World Forestry Congress, 1972: Preliminary contacts with Governments wishing to host the Congress
Future Operation of the Freedom from Hunger Campaign
Plans for the Second World Food Congress
PROGRAMME OF WORK AND BUDGET
Review of Draft Programme of Work and Budget 1970–71
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE
Arrangements for the Session and Provisional Agenda for the Conference
Technical Committees of the Conference Method of Operation and Provisional Agenda
Nomination of the Chairman of the Conference and of the Chairmen of the Commissions of the Conference
Nomination of the Chairman and Rapporteurs of the Technical Committees
Nominations for Independent Chairman of the Council
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Seventh Annual Report of the Intergovernmental Committee and Review of the Programme in preparation for the Fourth Pledging Conference
CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS
Sessions of the Conference
Quorum Requirements for Commissions of the Conference
Status of Permanent Representatives in regard to Credentials for the Conference
Procedure for the Appointment of the Director-General
Regional Conferences: Authority, terms of reference and constitutional status
Chairmanship of the Council. Review of the functions of the post of Independent Chairman of the Council
FAO Statutory Bodies: Limitations on the establishment of new permanent bodies and reduction in the number of existing ones
FAO Language Policy and Practice
Rules of Procedure of Article VI Bodies: Indian Ocean Fishery Commission
Other Constitutional and Legal Matters
Request by the Republic of China to attend sessions of the Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council in an observer capacity
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS
Programme and Budgetary Adjustements including transfers in the 1968–69 biennium
Report on Unscheduled Sessions of FAO bodies in 1968–69 biennium
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Near East - Programme of Work and Budget for the year 1970
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution Area in South-West Asia - Programme of Work and Budget for the years 1970–74
Matters Arising from the FAO Reorganization Plan
Improved Personnel and Administrative Measures
Merit promotions
Financial Position of the Organization
Other matters arising from the Report of the Twenty-First Session of the Finance Committee:
Headquarters Accomodation: Progress Report
Scale of contributions 1970–71
Other matters
Other matters arising from the Report of the Sixteenth Session of the Programme Committee
Seating arrangements in the Plenary Hall
CONCLUDING ITEMS
Any other business
Appointment of the Independent Chairman of the FAO Appeals Committee
Date and Place of the Fifty-Third Session of the Council