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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO
FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION
Rome, 17 November – 1 December 1970
TABLE OF CONTENTS


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1970


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Statement by the Director-General
Adoption of the Agenda
Election of Vice-Chairmen
Cyclone and Tidal Waves in East Pakistan (Res. 1/55)
Tribute to M. Gemayel
Tribute to M. Veillet-Lavallée
Tribute to A.C. Janssen
Secretary General of the Conference and Council

WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SITUATION

The State of Food and Agriculture, 1970
Progress of the Perspective Study on World Agricultural Development
FAO's Contribution to the International Strategy for the Second Development Decade
Commodity and Trade Problems: Forty-Fifth Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems (Res. 2/55)
- Membership of the Committee on Commodity Problems

SECOND WORLD FOOD CONGRESS

Report on the Second World Food Congress, The Hague, June 1970

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

Eighth Annual Report of the Intergovernmental Committee
Election of Four Members of the Intergovernmental Committee

ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION

Medium-Term Activities and Programmes
- Form
- Scope
- Content
- Priorities and Resources
Report on the World Conference on Agricultural Education and Training, Copenhagen, July-August 1970
Programme Activities
- Review of Programmes of Selected Divisions of the Organization
- Format, Guidelines and Procedures for the Preparation of the Programme Review Papers
- FAO's Publications and Documents Policy
Fisheries: Fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries
Junior Professional Trainees and Fellowships - Policies and Programmes
- Fellowships
Review of Associate Expert Scheme
Organization of Conference Sessions
- Technical Committees and Conference Session
- Additional Committee of the Council
- Verbatim Records of Statements
Report on Unscheduled Sessions of FAO Bodies in the 1970–71 Biennium (1 January – 15 November 1970)
Interagency Relations and Consultations on Matters of Common Interest
- Matters Arising out of the General Assembly, ECOSOC, ACC and UNDP Governing Council (Res. 3/55)
- Action to Implement UN General Assembly Resolutions on Decolonization and Racial Discrimination
- FAO's Role in the Preparation of the UN Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
UN Joint Inspection Unit Reports

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

Review of FAO Statutory Bodies
Subsidiary Bodies of the Council
- Conversion of the Committee on Fisheries into a Committee Open to all Interested Member Nations
- Establishment of a Standing Committee on Forestry
Article VI Bodies:
- Establishment of the FAO Olive Production Committee
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
- Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the European Commission on Agriculture
Agreement for the Establishment of an Article XIV Body: Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa (Res. 4/55)
Other Constitutional and Legal Matters
- Invitations to Non-Member Nations to Attend FAO Sessions
- Dates for Nominations for the Office of Director-General
- Duration of the Term of Office of the Director-General
- Functions of the CCLM

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS

Format and Method of Presentation of the Programme of Work and Budget 1972–73
Format and Method of Presentation of the Work of FAO 1970–71, and Review of FAO's Field Activities
Management Improvement Measures
Personnel Matters
- Review of Staffing of Regional Offices
- Special Personal Upgradings
- General Service and Professional Staff Remuneration
- Amendment to Staff Regulations 301.033 and 301.0331: Education Grants
- Establishment and Allocation of Posts
Annual Report of Budgetary Performances to Member Nations
Financial Matters
- Financial Position of the Organization
- Audited Accounts
- Withdrawals from the Working Capital Fund (Res. 5/55)

OTHER MATTERS

Other Matters Arising from the Reports of the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee
- Tax Equalization Fund
- Organizational Changes
- CERES - The FAO Review - Publications Revolving Fund
- Work of the Council Standing Committees
- Other Matters
Appointment of Alternate to the FAO Staff Pension Committee
Appointment of Alternate Chairman of the FAO Appeals Committee
Date and Place of the Sixteenth Session of the Conference
Date and Place of the Fifty-Sixth Session of the Council
Council Members Completing their Term of Office

Appendixes

A - Agenda for the Fifty-Fifth Session of the Council
B - List of Delegates and Observers
C - List of Documents
D - Statement by the Director-General
E - FAO Policy on Publications and Documents: Guiding Principles
F - List of Unscheduled Sessions Approved and Approved Sessions Cancelled in the 1970–71 Biennium (1 January – 15 November 1970)
G - Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa