VIII. Appointments and elections

354. The Conference had before it applications for membership from Bhutan, Equatorial Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga and Zimbabwe. These applications had been submitted within the time limit prescribed by Rule XIX GRO. They contained or were supplemented by the formal instrument required under Article II of the Constitution, and were thus found in order.

355. The Conference proceeded to a secret ballot on the five applications at its second meeting on Saturday 7 November 1981, in accordance with Article II-2 of the Constitution and Rule XII-9 GRO. The results of the voting were as follows:

Admission of Bhutan

1. Number of ballot papers issued	132
2. Defective ballots	4
3. Abstentions	0
4. Number of votes cast	128
5. Majority required	86
6. Votes for	128
7. Votes against	0

Admission of Equatorial Guinea

1. Number of ballot paper issued	132
2. Defective ballots	4
3. Abstentions	0
4. Number of votes cast	128
5. Majority required	86
6. Votes for	127
7. Votes against	1

Admission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1. Number of ballot papers issued	132
2. Defective ballots	3
3. Abstentions	6
4. Number of votes cast	123
5. Majority required	82
6. Votes for	123
7. Votes against	0

Admission of Tonga

1. Number of ballot papers issued	132
2. Defective ballots	2
3. Abstentions	6
4. Number of votes cast	124
5. Majority required	83
6. Votes for	124
7. Votes against	0

Admission of Zimbabwe

1. Number of ballot papers issued	132
2. Defective ballots	11
3. Abstentions	1
4. Number of votes cast	120
5. Majority required	80
6. Votes for	120
7. Votes against	0

356. The Conference accordingly admitted Bhutan, Equatorial Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga and Zimbabwe to membership in the Organization.

B. Election of Council Members

357. The Conference elected the following Member Nations to membership on the Council:

REGIONS AND SEATS	MEMBERS
Period: November 1981 - December 1984
Africa	Cape Verde Ethiopia Lesotho Upper Volta
Asia	India Pakistan Philippines
Europe	Italy France Norway United Kingdom
Latin America	Ecuador
Near East	Egypt Saudi Arabia Sudan
North America	None
Southwest Pacific	New Zealand
Period: 1 January 1983 - November 1985
Africa	Benin Malawi Rwanda
Asia	Bangladesh China Indonesia Japan Malaysia Thailand
Europe	Germany, Federal Republic of Spain Cyprus
Latin America	Argentina Venezuela Panama
Near East	Iraq
North America	None
Southwest Pacific	None

C. Appointments

Appointment of the Director-General
Appointment of the independent chairman of the council
Appointment of Member Governments' Representatives to the Staff Pension Committee

Appointment of the Director-General

358. The Conference had before it a single nomination for the office of Director-General.

359. The Conference, after a secret ballot, appointed Edouard Saouma to the office of Director-General for a period of six years, from 1 January 1982 to 31 December 1987.

360. Pursuant to Rule XXXVI-1(c) GRO, on the recommendation of the General Committee, the Conference adopted the following resolutions:

Resolution 20/81

APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

THE CONFERENCE,

Acting in accordance with Article VII of the Constitution,

Having proceeded to a secret ballot as laid down in Rule XII of the General Rules of the Organization,

1. Declares that Edouard Saouma is appointed to the Office of Director-General, for a period of six years, from 1 January 1982, the term of office expiring on 31 December 1987;

2. Resolves that the salary and allowances of the Director-General shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 19/81;

3. Further resolves that the other terms and conditions of service of the Director-General shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations subject, however, to the provisions of the contract to be signed by the Chairman of the Conference on behalf of the Organization and by the Director-General in accordance with Rule XXXVI.1(c) of the General Rules of the Organization.

(Adopted 12 November 1981)

Appointment of the independent chairman of the council

361. Having proceeded to a secret ballot in conformity with Rule XII-9(a) GRO, the Conference adopted the following resolution:

Resolution 21/81

APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL

THE CONFERENCE,

Having proceeded to a secret ballot, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XII of the General Rules of the Organization,

1. Declares that Dr. M.S. Swaminathan is appointed Independent Chairman of the Council for a period of two years, that is until the end of the regular session of the Conference to be held in 1983;

2. Decides that the conditions of appointment, including the allowances attached to the office of the Independent Chairman of the Council, shall be as follows:

(a) An annual allowance of the equivalent of $10 000 to cover representation expenses and secretarial assistance in the Chairman's home station, on the understanding that the Director-General will provide secretarial assistance when the Chairman attends sessions of the Council or Conference; one half of the allowance shall be payable in US dollars, the balance being payable, in whole or in part, in the currency of the home country of the Chairman' or in Italian Lire, according to his desires;

(b) A per diem allowance at a rate equivalent to that for the Deputy Director-General, while the Chairman is absent from his home station on Council business, the allowance being reduced to $20.00 per diem while the Chairman is in travel status;

(c) Travel expenses, including the above per diem allowance, shall be defrayed by the Organization, in conformity with its regulations and existing practice when the Chairman attends sessions of the Council, of the Programme and Finance Committees, of the Conference, or when he is invited by the Council or by the Director-General to travel for other purposes.

(Adopted 25 November 1981)

Appointment of Member Governments' Representatives to the Staff Pension Committee

362. In accordance with Article 6(c) of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, the Conference appointed three members and three alternates to the Staff Pension Committee for the period 1 January 1982 to 31 December 1983 as follows:

(i)Members

Horatio Mends
Minister Counsellor (Agriculture)
Permanent Representative of Ghana to FAO
Embassy of the Republic of Ghana
Rome

Ramadhar
Counsellor (Agriculture)
Alternate Permanent Representative of India to FAO
Embassy of the Republic of India
Rome

Milan Zjalic
Minister Counsellor
Permanent Representative of Yugoslavia
Embassy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Rome

(ii) Alternate Members

Rui de Meira Ferreira
Counsellor
Permanent Representative of Portugal to FAO
Embassy of the Portuguese Republic
Rome

Sayed Amir Abdalla Khalil
Minister Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Sudan to FAO
Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Rome

C. Palmer
Agricultural Attaché
Alternate Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to FAO
Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Rome

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