Contents
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IV. General actions of the conference
A. Procedure and cognate matters
B. Technical assistance for economic
development
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Commodity problems
D. Korean relief and reconstruction
E. International plant protection convention
A. Procedure and cognate matters
Adoption of agenda
Organization of the work of the session
Admission of observers from international organizations
Admission of observers from nonmember governments
Interpretation of date of membership
Admission of new members
Appointment of the director-general
Appointment of independent chairman of the council
Election of members of the council
Relations of near east office with the government of Israel
Convention on privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies
Consultative status for commission of churches
Place and date of the next session
David Lubin memorial library
Proliferation of international agencies
The Conference at its Second Plenary Meeting, 3 November, adopted the following resolution:
The Conference -
Having received the recommendations of the General Committee, and having noted the proposals of the Council of FAO,
- Resolves to adopt the provisional agenda.
The agenda follows:
II. Program of Work and Budget for 1951
III. Technical Assistance for Economic Development
IV. Financial Questions
V. Constitutional and Procedural Questions
VI. Administrative Action Required by the Activities of FAO
VII. Other Questions Requiring Urgent Decision
VIII. Date and Place of the Next Session
Organization of the work of the session
Establishment of committees and allocation of agenda items were approved by the Conference at its Second Plenary Meeting, 3 November, as suggested by the General Committee, in the following resolution:
The Conference -
Having heard the report of the General Committee,
- Decides
(2) to allocate to the Committee on the Program and Budget agenda items II (1) and (2):
(3) to allocate to the Constitution Committee item V (1) Amendment of Constitution, Rules of Procedure, and Financial Regulations;
(4) to allocate to the Administrative Committee items IV and VI and item III in so far as the administrative an/l financial aspects are concerned;
(5) to allocate to the General Committee the responsibility for making recommendations to the Conference on the following items: II (3) Relations of Near East Office with the Government of Israel, V (2) Date of Membership in FAO, V (3) Admission of New Members, V (4) Appointment of the Director-General, V (5) Appointment of the Chairman of the Council and Election of Council Members;
(6) to consider in plenary meetings item III, Technical Assistance for Economic Development; item' VII (1), Commodity Problems; item VII (2), Relief and Rehabilitation Work in Korea; and item VII (3), Draft Plant Protection Convention.
Admission of observers from international organizations
After hearing the report of the General Committee on the admission of observers from international organizations, the Conference, at its Second Plenary Meeting, 3 November, adopted the following resolution:
The Conference -
Noting the list of international organizations to which the Director-General has extended provisional invitations to send observers to the Special Session of the Conference of FAO,
- Decides to approve these invitations anti to admit the observers to the Special Session.
The list of observers appears in Appendix D.
Admission of observers from nonmember governments
The General Committee having presented a report on this subject, the Conference adopted the following resolution at its Second Plenary Meeting, 3 November:
The Conference -
Noting that the Director-General has extended provisional invitations to those governments applying for membership in the Organization to send observers to the Special Session of the Conference,
- Approves these invitations and
- Admits forthwith the representatives of these governments as observers.
Observers thus admitted included the State of Cambodia, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan, Spain, and the State of Viet Nam, all of which were admitted to membership in FAO at this Session. The Government of Iran, which was an original member of the Interim Commission of FAO, also was admitted as an observer, on the recommendation of the General Committee.
Interpretation of date of membership
The Conference at its Fourth Plenary Meeting, 8 November, approved the following report of the General Committee:
"Recently the governments of these countries maintained that they could not become members of the Organization until parliamentary ratification had been secured, in accordance with their national constitutional law. Therefore the date of their membership was the date of ratification.
"The Conference at its Fifth Session noted that the position taken by these countries was not in conformity with the interpretation of the majority of the original members of FAO, which considered that since they were enjoying full benefits from the Organization as from the date of their signature, they were under moral obligation to contribute to its expenses from that date. fill original members of FAO, without exception, appeared to have taken part in the activities of the Organization since the Quebec Conference, exercising all the rights and enjoying all the privileges of members. The Conference therefore expressed the earnest hope that all countries, members of FAO, would join in the above policy and therefore accept the moral obligation of considering themselves as members from the date of signature.
"This appeal of the Conference was conveyed by the Director-General to the countries in question, but the latter have reiterated that their membership can date only from ratification.
"The matter has implications of a legal and financial character. If the countries in question are deemed to be members since the Quebec Conference, they are under obligation to pay contributions since that date, and are, therefore, technically in arrears for more than two thus losing their voting rights in the Conference.
"If, on the other hand, their membership dates only from ratification (which in effect took place in 1949) their financial indebtedness to the Organization covers only 1949 anti 1950. Therefore, their assessments for the first three financial years should be cancelled from the accounts of the Organization and they could vote at the present Session. As a matter of fact, payments have been received or are shortly expected from all such countries, covering the Fourth and Fifth Financial Years.
"The General Committee has studied the matter in detail. Although the facts do differ in each case, the fundamental legal problem is the same. It may be stated briefly as follows:
"While the majority of countries in FAO have considered that their parliamentary ratification of membership in FAO was retroactive, so that the date of signature was the effective date, there are other countries where ratification is not normally retroactive and which are now. in fact, precluded from contributing financially to FAO prior to ratification.
"The General Committee believes that, from a practical standpoint, there is no longer any alternative to accepting the latter interpretation in every case where parliamentary ratification has not been made retroactive. Legally this is in strict conformity with Article XX of the Constitution. The General Committee agrees with the Council, however. that the cancellation of monies due by them prior to ratification will prove an appreciable monetary loss to the Organization. It is anxious that any decision to accept the position taken by these governments should not raise any question as to the validity of their participation in the work of the Organization and should not be a reason for contesting. the validity of decisions taken by the Conference prior to 1949. It also concurs in the opinion of the Council that the payments made by two of these countries prior to ratification have been allotted bona fide to the budgets of the years in which they were received and since no restriction was placed on the use of these funds at the time of payment, there should be no question of placing them in a suspense account.
"Finally, some problems remain to be solved, particularly in relation to the Working Capital Fund, and there is no time to look into all their implications within the limits of this Special Session.
"In the light of the above views, the General Committee recommends to the Conference that while recognizing in principle that there is now no alternative but to accept the position taken by the governments which state that their membership dates only from ratification, it should request the Council, with the assistance of the Committee on Financial Control, to study all the implications of such a decision, so that a final settlement of these problems can be made at the next regular Session of the Conference. In the meantime, the countries in question should be allowed to vote."
At its Eighth Plenary Meeting, 10 November, the Conference had before it five applications for membership in FAO, all of which had been received more than 30 days before the opening of the Conference, in accordance with revised Rules II (3) (vi) and XIX (2), and the applications had been circulated to member governments and placed on the agenda of the Conference. The applications were:
In accordance with Article II (2) of the revised Constitution. new members are admitted when elected by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, provided that a majority of FAO members are present.
The German Federal Republic was admitted to membership by a vote of 49 for, 2 against.
Jordan was admitted to membership by a vote of 46 for, 5 against.
Spain was admitted to membership by a vote of 42 for, 5 against.
Viet Nam was admitted to membership by a vote of 46 for, 2 against.
In conformity with Rule XIX (3), the Chairman of the Conference officially informed the representatives of the new member countries that, after consultation with the Special Committee on the Scale of Contributions, their basic assessments for 1951 had been determined as follows:
| Cambodia | 0.05 percent |
| German Federal Republic | 4.50 |
| Jordan | 0.05 |
| Spain | 1.69 |
| Viet Nam | 0.35 |
The Chairman added, however, that since the Conference had not
yet adopted the 1951 scale, these percentages were subject to
readjustment and that the Secretary-General would in due course
inform the Governments of their final assessments (cf. Appendix
C).
Admission of five new member countries brings the membership of FAO to 66 nations, exclusive of Czechoslovakia and Poland, both of which have given formal notice of withdrawal from the Organization.
Appointment of the director-general
The present Director-General of FAO, Norris E. Dodd, was appointed by the Special Session of the Conference in April 1948 to serve until the end of the 1950 Session of the Conference. Accordingly, the Council at its Ninth Session included an item for the appointment of a Director-General in the provisional agenda of the present Special Session.
On the recommendation of the General Committee, the Conference at its Eleventh Plenary Meeting, 11 November! adopted the following resolution:
The Conference -
Noting with appreciation the invaluable service which the Honorable Norris E. Dodd has rendered to the Organization in his capacity as Director-General and having been informed of his willingness to continue in office for another year,
Noting that the appointment of a Director-General will, accordingly, be on the agenda of the next Session of the Conference,
Appointment of independent chairman of the council
In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, the General Committee recommended to the Conference that Viscount Bruce of Melbourne be reappointed for another year. Viscount Bruce indicated, however, that he would be willing to accept reappointment only on condition that steps be taken forthwith to look for a suitable successor who would take office as early as arrangements could be made to that effect. It was understood that the terms of appointment will be reviewed before a new Chairman is appointed The Conference adopted the following resolution at its Eleventh Plenary Meeting, 11 November:
The Conference -
- Conveys to him its high appreciation of his willingness to continue in an office where he has served in such an outstanding manner; and deferring to the wish of Viscount Bruce of Melbourne,
- Requests the Council to take early steps with a view to presenting to the Conference a nomination for the office of Independent Chairman of the Council.
Election of members of the council
The Rules of Procedure provide that Council members are elected for a period of three years, with one-third of the membership retiring at each Conference Session. The agenda of the Special Session therefore included an item for the election of six new members.
When considering at its Ninth Session the implication of the Conference that in principle its Sessions should be biennial only, the Council had recommended that the term of office for Council members should be for four years, with one-half the membership retiring at each regular Session. In order to arrange for the necessary transition, the Council had suggested that the term for the six members due to retire in 1950 should, as an exceptional measure, be prolonged for one year.
However, as indicated in the revised Rules of Procedure, the Special Session rejected the Council's proposal to change the terms of office of Council members from three to four years, so that the old rule remained in force. AS a result of this decision, the Conference had to consider whether to proceed with the election of six new members or to accept the Council's suggestion that, as an exceptional measure, the six retiring members should remain in office for another year.
The General Committee thought that "it would be difficult to have the election at this Special Session since this was not originally proposed and therefore it is likely that many delegates will not have received the necessary instructions." The General Committee therefore recommended "that the term of office of the six members due to retire this year be extended to the 1951 Conference" and drew attention to the fact that this would require a suspension of Rule XXIII (1) .
The Conference at its Eighth Plenary Meeting, 10 November, voted 45 to 0 to suspend Rule XXIII (1) and adopted the following resolution by a vote of 46 to 0:
The Conference -
Noting the special character of the present Session, held as a transitional measure as a result of the decision at the Fifth Session to hold regular biennial sessions,
Acting on the recommendation of the Council, which has been endorsed by the General Committee,
- Suspends the rule providing for a three-year term of office for Council members, and
- Decides that, as an exceptional matter, the six members of the Council whose terms were to have expired in 1950 will remain in office until the next regular Session of the Conference.
Relations of near east office with the government of Israel
The Conference at its Eleventh Plenary Meeting, 11 November, adopted the following recommendation of the General Committee:
"Pending the review now contemplated of FAO's policies and methods of dealing with its members in the various areas, the General Committee recommends that the Director-General explore the problem and find the best method of making available the full services of FAO to the Government of Israel."
Convention on privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies
The Conference at its Fourth Session, held in November 1948, adopted a resolution inviting "the member governments of FAO to accede to the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies and to undertake to apply the privileges thereof to FAO."
Up to the time of this session the Director-General had been notified of the accession of only eight countries to the Convention. On his request, the General Committee drew the attention of the Conference to this matter, and the Conference adopted the following resolution at its Eleventh Plenary Meeting, 11 November:
The Conference -
Noting that, as of 6 November 1950, only eight member governments have notified FAO of their accession to the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies,
- Draws the attention of member governments to the resolution adopted in the Fourth Session, and
- Urges member governments that have not yet acceded to the Convention to take early steps to do so.
Consultative status for commission of churches
The General Committee brought before the Special Session an
application for consultative status received from the Commission
of Churches on International Affairs, which had been
approved by the Eighth Session of the Council upon recommendation
of the Committee on Relations with International Organizations.
The information presented to the Council indicated that the
Commission of Churches is composed of the major representatives
of world Protestant groups, and that its constituent groups have
active rural programs in several regions of the world.
The application to grant consultative status to the Commission of Churches on international Affairs was approved by the Conference at its Tenth Plenary Meeting, 11 November.
Place and date of the next session
The Council having recommended that the Conference hold its next Session in November 1951 and that the duration of its work be not less shall three weeks, the Conference adopted the following resolution at its Eleventh Plenary Meeting, 11 November:
The Conference -
- Decides to hold its next regular Session at the
Headquarters of the Organization [Rome] from 5 to 24 November
1951.
The Conference -
In recognition of the foresight, leadership, and outstanding contribution of David Lubin to international co-operation in the field of agriculture,
- Decides that the FAO Library, when it is consolidated and moved into the Organization's new building in Rome, be named "The David Lubin Memorial Library, " and
- Requests the Director-General to consult with representatives of the Italian Government to assure the placing of an appropriate inscription or other permanent designation for that portion of Building A which will be provided for library facilities.
Proliferation of international agencies
The French delegation, at the Tenth Plenary Meeting. 11 November, introduced the following draft resolution:
The Conference -
Noting the resolution of the General Assembly of 24 November 1949 on the problem of proliferation and overlapping of the programs of the United Nations and specialized agencies. And Noting that the Ninth Session of the Council considered this same problem,
(b) giving their moral or financial support to private international bodies without first consulting FAO and such organizations in consultative status with FAO which sire concerned with the same activities, and
(c) sending delegates or in any way supporting international meetings on matters which fall within the province of FAO without first consulting FAO.
The Conference at its Eleventh Plenary Meeting. 11 November, voted to defer consideration of this resolution to the Sixth Session of the Conference.
B. Technical assistance for economic development
The Conference heard anti discussed a report by the Director-General on developments in FAO's participation in the Expanded Technical Assistance Program.
It heard and considered a further statement at its Ninth Plenary Meeting, 10 November, by the chief of the Technical Assistance Program, who reported that. up to 31 October, 34 requests for assistance had been received and that agreements had been signed with the following Governments: Afghanistan, Burma. Ceylon. Costa Rica, Ecuador. Guatemala, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay. Two of these agreements are for regional developments - a statistical training center in Costa Rica and an economic development training center in Pakistan. Other regional projects were being negotiated for rice breeding and rinderpest control in Southeast Asia, and for control of locusts and foot and mouth disease in Latin America. Joint projects with other international agencies are also being prepared, in co-operation with such agencies as WHO, and the International Bank
The following countries have made their contributions wholly or in part Australia, Canada, China, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen, and Yugoslavia. The contributions on 31 October amounted to $6,797,405.92. FAO's 29-percent share totaled $1,971,247.74.
The Conference also heard an explanation by the Acting Chairman of the Technical Assistance Board, which correlates the technical assistance activities of UN and the specialized agencies.
The Conference had before it the following observations of the Council on the subject:
"2. The machinery established for co-ordinating the work of the United Nations and the specialized agencies through the Technical Assistance Board is proving useful, and there seems to be a satisfactory degree of integration between the work of the various agencies. This is particularly important at this early stage in the program when many of the applicant countries are not sufficiently informed of procedures under which technical assistance can be applied for and granted. Good co-ordination is also being achieved with bilateral programs of technical assistance.
"3. The Council attaches the highest importance to the Technical Assistance Program as a complement to the regular activities of FAO, especially during the coming year, when much of FAO's normal field work will be restricted because of budgetary limitations. It hopes the this program will serve to strengthen FAO's practical activity and its general authority in the realm of food and agriculture.
"4. Some contributing countries are establishing machinery within their government services for coordinating treatment of requests received, particularly in connection with recruiting experts. This procedure may merit the consideration of other countries. Problems are arising, both for the contributing countries and for the specialized agencies, in recruiting specialists from government services. It is important that such recruitment should proceed in as orderly a way as possible, and that approaches are not made to technicians whose release would seriously impair the government services in which they are engaged. Technicians should be selected on as wide a geographical basis as possible, consistent with the standard of efficiency of the Technical Assistance Program.
"5. Technical assistance needs are not, it must be remembered, limited to the recruitment of experts. Appropriate equipment is also required, as well as training schemes. The technical assistance provided by FAO must serve as the foundation for wider development, and must be designed to enable the recipient country to continue the work. The Technical Assistance Program in itself does not provide the direct financial assistance for capital investment which a great many development schemes will require. Capital investment will be essential if technical assistance is to stimulate economic development and raise living standards.
"6. Recipient countries have a high responsibility in the Technical Assistance Program. Only the recipient country itself can determine the direction its economy shall take. FAO can offer guidance in those fields which fall within its ambit, but the priority of', for example, industrial or agricultural development cannot be imposed from without. Since the whole concept of the Technical Assistance Program is based on governmental requests, these requests must be predicated on the governments' own determination of primary needs."
Discussion at the present session has revealed a deep interest on the part of various governments (a) in the selection of experts on as wide a geographical basis as possible, consistent with the standard of efficiency of the Technical Assistance Program, and (b) in lightening the expenses to recipient countries.
The Conference at its Tenth Plenary Meeting. 11 November, adopted the following resolution:
The Conference -
Having noted the report of the Director-General and the report of the Council regarding FAO's participation in the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance,
- Endorses the Director-General's arrangements within the Organization and his collaboration through the Technical Assistance Board with the United Nations and other specialized agencies in carrying out FAO's share of the program;
- Expresses the hope that all member countries, whether contributing or recipient countries. will collaborate to the maximum extent in the early payment of promised contributions, in making available suitable technicians, equipment and training facilities. and in undertaking the local responsibilities necessary to ensure that the provision of assistance by FAO is fully effective and of continuing benefit;
- Endorses the observations of the Council set out above;
- Requests the Director-General
(b) to make adequate provision in all appropriate aspects of the Technical Assistance Program in order to ensure that information derived from the individual projects is carried right down to the individual producer:
(c) to give special attention to the provision of technical assistance in questions of land tenure and to solving problems of immigration and land settlement;
(d) In consultation with the Technical Assistance Board, to establish the greatest warranted degree of uniformity in the status of employment of personnel recruited under the Expanded Technical Assistance Program.
- Draws the attention of the Economic and Social Council to the fact that capital investment will in many cases be essential if technical assistance is to achieve economic development and raise living standards.
Co-operation with UN on agrarian structure and land tenure
Closely related to the foregoing resolution is the following. adopted by the Conference at its Ninth Plenary Meeting, 10 November:
The Conference -
Taking note of the discussions now proceeding in the General Assembly of the United Nations on the importance of improving the agrarian structure of some underdeveloped countries,
Recognizing the importance of this subject to agricultural development and the effective use by underdeveloped countries of technical assistance and investment for agricultural development, and
Being informed of the proposal that the Secretary-General should invite the co-operation of FAO in preparing an analysis of the situation for submission to ECOSOC,
- Recommends that the Director-General furnish as full a degree of co-operation as resources will allow; and
- Requests the Director-General to keep the Council informed of these developments and to place the subject on the agenda of the next Session of the Conference.
REFERENCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Expanded Technical Assistance Program: Report by the Director General (C50/9)
Financial and Administrative Aspects of the Technical Assistance Program (C50/13)
Technical Assistance for Economic Development: Report by the Council (C50/29)
Introductory Statement to the Discussion on Technical Assistance: By the Chief of the Expanded Technical Assistance Program (C50/49)
The Conference had before it the Report of the Committee on Commodity Problems to the Tenth Session of the Council the Report on Commodity Problems of the Tenth Session of the Council.
Having in mind the obligations of FAO in the field of commodity policy, the Conference considers that a committee on commodity problems should continue to operate. In view of the lengthy discussions on commodity problems at the Fifth Session the Conference does not believe it necessary to consider in detail at this Special Session the matters which were then considered in full. The Conference is of the opinion however that both the experience of the Committee since its establishment and the changes in the world commodity position which have taken place since the Fifth Session call for a broadening of the scope and functions of the Committee on Commodity Problems.
The Conference recalls its decision at the Fifth Session that the Committee should work under arid be responsible to the Council, and notes with approval the Committee's practice of keeping FAO member governments fully informed of its activities. It calls upon the Council to consider the arrangements to be made for the Committee's further activities in the light of this resolution anti the documents referred to. The Conference passed the following resolution at its Seventh Plenary Meeting 9, November:
The Conference -
- Adopts the Report of the Committee 011 Commodity Problems and the Report on Commodity Problems of the Tenth Session of the Council;
- Endorses the efforts of the Committee to formulate principles and methods for the disposal of surplus foods at concessional prices in a manner which will serve the legitimate interests of producers and consumers; and
- Resolves
(b) that its terms of reference shall be those laid down by the Fifth Session of the Conference, save that the Committee will address its attention to commodity problems falling within the competence of FAO to consider, whether arising from balance-of-payments difficulties or from other causes;
(c) that in interpreting its terms of reference the Committee shall be guided by the Report on Commodity Problems of the Tenth Session of the Council.
The Conference at its Fourth Plenary Meeting, 8 November, heard the observer of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers make the following suggestions on commodity problems: (1) That the Committee on Commodity Problems be continued; (2) that its terms of reference be widened and made more flexible; (3) that the Director-General obtain the part-time services of several competent marketing specialists; (4) that the Committee continue to meet in Washington; and (5) that the Committee be instructed to study the feasibility of establishing an FAO Division of Relief and Agricultural Development Supplies.
The Conference also considered at its Tenth Plenary Meeting, 11 November, a proposal of the International Co-operative Alliance that FAO invite the marketing and consumer cooperatives of the world to form a world surplus commodity cooperative. The Alliance asked FAO to recommend to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development that it make appropriate loans to the surplus commodity co-operative to provide it with capital to initiate operation in the nonprofit exchange of commodities.
The Conference asked the Co-operative Alliance to put its proposal before the Director-General who is to study it and refer it to the Committee on Commodity Problems for consideration.
With reference to the proposal that the Committee on Commodity Problems carry on its work in Washington during 1951 the Conference decided at the Tenth Plenary Meeting to leave the organization of the Committee's work and its place of operation Committee's work and its place of operation to the Council and the Committee. The Director-General drew attention to the fact that any alteration of the Committee's method of operation might involve additional expenditures for which there is no provision in the 1951 Budget. The Conference noted that the Financial Regulations provide for transferring funds within the budget, and agreed that such transfers could be made if necessary to defray the expenses of the Committee.
Taking into account the possible shortage of technical advisers capable of handling commodity and other problems after the removal to Rome, the Conference at its Tenth Plenary Meeting, 11 November, passed the following resolution, proposed by the delegates of Mexico and Uruguay:
The Conference -
- Requests member governments to consider the need to have available in Rome expert personnel to provide a permanent liaison between them and the Headquarters of FAO, and to serve on committees of the Conference and of the Council, in order that the work of these committees may continue to be of the highest technical quality.
REFERENCES, COMMODITY PROBLEMS
Commodity Problems: Note by Council of FAO (C50/28)
Recommendation of the International Co-operative Alliance (C50/35)
Draft Resolution Proposed by the Delegations of Mexico and Uruguay (C50/40)
Statement by Councils Committee on Relations with International Organizations (C50/45)
D. Korean relief and reconstruction
The Conference considered a report on work leading toward relief and reconstruction in Korea, and in particular the plans of the UN General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to set up a UN Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA), headed by an Agent-General
The Agent-General, according to the General Assembly resolution, is to "consult with the Secretary General and the heads of the specialized agencies before appointing his principal subordinate personnel in their respective fields of competence; [and] make use of the advice and technical assistance of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and where appropriate request them to undertake specific projects and special tasks, either at their own expense or with funds made available by the Agent-General."
UN also "requests the specialized agencies and nongovernmental organizations to make available, to the maximum extent possible, and subject to appropriate financial arrangements, such facilities, advice, and services as the Agent-General may request; [and] calls upon all governments, special agencies, and nongovernmental organizations, pending the beginning of operations by the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency, to continue to furnish, through the Secretary-General, such assistance for the Korean people as may be requested by the Unified Command."
The Conference, having considered UN actions on this matter, and the Director-General's offer of FAO assistance, and having heard a statement by the Korean delegate, passed the following resolution at its Tenth Plenary Meeting, 11 November:
The Conference -
Having regard to the need for international action for the relief and rehabilitation of Korea,
- Approves the action taken by the Director-General in offering to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the full co-operation of FAO;
Taking note of that part of the report of the Economic and Social Council to the General Assembly dealing with the co-operation of the specialized agencies in Korean relief and rehabilitation [see above],
- Authorizes the Director-General fully to cooperate with whatever administration for Korean relief and rehabilitation is established by the General Assembly
REFERENCE, KOREAN RELIEF
Korean Relief and Rehabilitation (C50/24)
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