(Item 2 of the Agenda)
5. Jairo Castano, Senior Statistician, FAO RAP, Bangkok, acted as Secretary for the Expert Consultation. He thanked the FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific for his enlightening address, his support and assistance.
6. The Experts elected Mr Vince O'Donnell (Australia) as Chairman, Mr David Banker (USA) as ViceChairman and Mr Elmer Barrios (FAO Consultant) as Rapporteur. After minor modifications, the Agenda and Timetable (Documents STAT-INCOME-1 and STATINCOME-2) as given in Appendix A were adopted. The Experts and Observers who participated in the Expert Consultation are listed in Appendix D. The list of documents is contained in Appendix B.
