COUNCIL
(as from 1 January 1983)

Independent Chairman: M.S. Swaminathan

Afghanistan¹	Ethiopia²	New Zealand²
Angola¹	France²	Nigeria¹
Argentina³	Germany, Federal Republie of³	Norway²
Bangladesh³	India²	Pakistan²
Barbados¹	Indonesia³	Panama³
Benin³	Iraq³	Philippines²
Brazil¹	Ireland¹	Poland¹
Canada¹	Italy²	Rom�nia¹
Cape Verde²	Japan³	Rwanda³
China³	Kenya¹	Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of²
Colombia¹	Lebanon¹	Spain³
Congo¹	Lesotho²	Sudan²
Cuba¹	Malawi³	Thailand³
Cyprus³	Malaysia³	United Kingdom²
Ecuador²	Mexico¹	United States of America¹
Egypt²	Morocco¹	Upper Volta²
		Venezuela³

¹ Term of office until conclusion of Twenty-second Session of the Conference, November1983.

² Term of office until 31 December 1984.

³ Term of office until conclusion of Twenty-third Session of the Conference. November 1985.

LIST OF DECISIONS, DIRECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL

INTRODUCTION

Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable

Election of three Vice-Chairmen, and Designation of Chairman and Members of the Drafting Committee

Tribute to A.G. Leeks and R. B. Griffiths

ACTIVITIES OF FAO

Preparations for the Twenty-second Session of the FAO Conference

– Nomination of the Chairman of the Conference and of the Chairmen of the Commissions of the Conference

– Election of the Nominations Committee

– Nomination of the Chairman of the Informal Meeting of Observers of Non-Governmental Organizations

Report of the Fifty-fourth Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems (Rome, 3-7 October 1983)

Report of the Fifteenth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (Rome,10-19 October 1983)

Inter-Agency Relations and Consultations on Questions of Common Interest

– Recent Developments in the United Nations System of Interest to FAO

– UN International Development Strategy for the Third Development Decade

– Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) Reports

Work Programme of the Joint Inspection Unit for 1983

Contribution of the UN System to the Conservation.and Management of Latin American Cultural and Natural Heritage (JIU/REP/82/5)

Progress Report on the Implementation of Recommendations on Regional Programmes in the Conservation and Management of African Wildlife (JIU/REP/83/3)

Progress Report on the Pan-African Rinderpest Campaign

Proposals for the Establishment of an International Genebank and the Preparation of a Draft International Convention for Plant Genetic Resources

PR0GRAME,BUDGETARY, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Programme of Work and Budget 1984-85 and Medium-Term Objectives

Review of the Regular Programme 1982-83

Review of Field Programmes 1982-83

Reports of the Forty-fifth Session of the Programme Committee, the Fifty-second Session of the Finance Committee and their Joint Session (Rome, 19-30 September 1983)

– Financial Position of the Organization: Contribution Matters

Status of Contributions to the Budget

Current Assessments

Contributions in Arrears - Voting Right Problems

Application for Membership - Financial Implications

– Headquarters Accommodation

– Actuarial Review of Compensation Plan Reserve fund

– Allowances for Chairman of the Appeals Committee

– Amendment to the Financial Regulations (External Audit Certificates)

– B.R. Sen and A.H. Boerma Awards

– Education Grant

Second Report on Unscheduled Sessions in the 1982-83 Biennium

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

Report of the Forty-third Session of the Committee on Contitutional and Legal Matters (Rome, 3-7 October 1983)

– Amendment to Rule XXXIX.3 of the General Rules of the Organization

– Amendments to the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region (Res. l/84)

FAO�s Immunity from Legal Process