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A. People's
republic of China
B. Retirement
of Oris V. Wells
C. Date and place of the seventeenth session of the conference
412. The Conference having heard a statement by the Director-General, adopted the following resolution recommended by the General Committee:
People's Republic of China
THE CONFERENCE,
Recalling that China, after having participated in the Hot Springs Conference in 1943, became a founding Member of FAO in 1945 by accepting the Constitution of the Organization.
Recalling further that, after its establishment in 1949, the Government of the People's Republic of China in a telegram to the Director-General of FAO dated 12 May 1950 affirmed that it was the only legal government representing the Chinese people,
Considering Resolution 2758 (XXVI) of 25 October 1971, by which the General Assembly of the United Nations decided to restore all its rights to the People's Republic of China and to recognize the representatives of its Government as the only legitimate representatives of China in the United Nations and ''in all the Organizations related to it'',
Considering further that the General Assembly of the United Nations, in its Resolution 396 (V) of 15 December 1950, recommended that the attitude adopted by the General Assembly concerning the representation of a Member State should be taken into account by the Specialized Agencies,
Noting the exchange of telegrams between the Director-General of FAO and the Government of the People's Republic of China dated respectively 2 November and 23 November 1971,
Pursuant to Resolution 2758 (XXVI) of the General Assembly of the United Nations,
1. Authorizes the Director-General, when the People's Republic of China manifests the wish to resume its place in the Organization, to take all appropriate measures to bring into effect the resumption by China of its place in the Organization;
2. Authorizes further the Director-General to take all necessary measures concerning financial questions, taking into account any action that may be taken by the United Nations in this respect and after consultation with the competent organs of FAO;
3. Requests the Director-General to transmit the text of the resolution to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
(Adopted 25 November 1971)
B. Retirement of Oris V. Wells
413. Recognizing the exceptional nature of such a tribute, the Conference adopted the following resolution by acclamation:
Retirement of Oris V. Wells
THE CONFERENCE,
Noting with regret the retirement of Oris V. Wells from the Organization at the end of December 1971, after eight years of service as Deputy Director-General,
Mindful also of his earlier active association with the Organization first as a delegate of the United States of America and later as Assistant Director-General, Economics Department,
Recognizing unanimously his outstanding services and devotion to the purposes of the Organization,
Conveys to Oris V. Wells its deep appreciation and gratitude for his truly remarkable contribution to the life and efforts of FAO, and its warm wishes for happiness and success in the future.
(Adopted 25 November 1971)
C. Date and place of the seventeenth session of the conference
414. The Conference decided that its Seventeenth Session should be held in Rome in 1973, at a period other than the Ramadan.
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