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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO
Sixty-First Session
Rome, 5–9 November 1973

TABLE OF CONTENTS


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ROME, 1973


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF DECISIONS, DIRECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL

INTRODUCTION

Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable

Election of Vice-Chairmen and Appointment of Drafting Committees of Plenary and of the Committee-of-the-Whole

Tribute to M. Cépède

Tribute to J. de Castro (Res. 1/61)

ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION

Commodity Problems

- Report of the Forty-Eighth Session of the CCP

- FAO's Contribution in Assisting the Multilateral Trade Negotiations under GATT

- Intensive Intergovernmental Commodity Consultations in Pursuance of UNCTAD Resolution 83 (III)

Review of FAO Field Programmes, 1972–73

Proposals for Rationalization in the Agriculture, Economic and Social Policy, and Development Departments

- Operational Structures

- Merger of the Agriculture and Economic and Social Policy Departments

- Changes in Development Department

- Council Considerations on the Rationalization Proposals

Survey of FAO Periodicals

Report of the Ad Hoc Government Consultation on Fertilizers (Res. 2/61)

FAO Activities in Agricultural Research

International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS) - Progress Report

Inter-Agency Relations and Consultations on Matters of Common Interest:

- FAO/UNDP Cooperation (Including Arrangements for SAA/FAO Country Representatives and Developments in UNDP Agency Overhead Costs)

- Report of the Programme Committee on the Need for an Additional Programme Review of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Atomic Energy in Food and Agriculture

- Matters Relating to the Human Environment

- UN Joint Inspection Unit

Third Report on Unscheduled Sessions of FAO Bodies in the 1972–73 Biennium

PROGRAMME OF WORK AND BUDGET AND MEDIUM-TERM OBJECTIVES

Programme of Work and Budget, 1974–75

- Form of Presentation

- Director-General's Economy Measures in 1972–73

- Cost Increases and Full Budgeting

- Suspense Account

- Programme Additions

- Budget Level for 1974–75

- Proposal for Examining Items 9, 10 and 11 in Commission II

Medium-Term Objectives

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

Draft Resolution for the Conference Setting out the Pledging Target for the 1975–76 Biennium (Res. 3/61)

PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE

Nominations of the Chairman of the Conference and the Chairmen of the Commissions of the Conference

Election of the Nominations Committee

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

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

Examination of FAO Basic Texts

Establishment of a Fishery Commission for the Western Central Atlantic under Article VI.1 of the Constitution (Res. 4/61)

Amendments to the Constitution, Rules of Procedure and Financial Regulations of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Res. 5/61)

Invitations to Non-Member Nations to Attend FAO Sessions

Other Matters Arising from the Report of the Twenty-Eighth Session of the CCLM

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS

Programme and Budgetary Adjustments, Including Transfers in the 1972–73 Biennium

Financial Matters:

- Status of Contributions and Contributions in Arrears

- Status of 1972–73 Expenditure

- Working Capital Fund

- Additional Unbudgeted Costs: Current Situation

- Scale of Contributions 1974–75

- Impact of Field Programmes on the Regular Programme

- Audited Accounts

- Progress Report on Handling of Field Accounts

- Operation of Lapse Factor

- Headquarters Accommodation

- Applications for Membership by Bangladesh and Mongolia

- Budget of the European Commission for the Control of Food-and-Mouth Disease for 1974–75

Personnel Matters:

- Staff Evaluation

- Management/Staff Relations

- Progress Report on the International Civil Service Commission

- Progress Report on the General Service Salary Survey

- Deployment of Staff, Tenure of Appointment and Grade Structure

- Establishment and Allocation of Posts

- Changes in Salary Scales and Allowances

- Language Requirements on Recruitment

OTHER MATTERS

Invitations to International Non-Governmental Organizations which do not have Status with FAO

Methods of Work of the Council

Date and Place of the Sixty-Second Session of the Council

APPENDIXES

A - Agenda for the Sixty-First Session of the Council

B - List of Delegates and Observers

C - List of Documents

D - List of Unscheduled Sessions Approved and Approved Sessions Cancelled between 15 May and 22 October 1973

E - Proposal for Examining Items 9, 10 and 11 in Commission II

F - Draft Resolution for the Conference with Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Consequential Amendments to the General Rules of the Organization

G - Amendments to the Constitution of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease

H - Proposed Scale of Contributions 1974–75