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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO
FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION
Rome, 12–23 June 1967

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1968

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Election of Vice-Chairmen

Adoption of Agenda

Death of Mr. Juan Tessi

ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION

Indicative World Plan for Agricultural Development

Interagency Study of Multilateral Food Aid - Progress Report

Commodity Problems

Food Production Resources Program - Progress Report

Fisheries Questions

- Establishment of FAO Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic

- Establishment of Indian Ocean Fishery Commission

- Amendment of Article VI-1 of the Constitution with Regard to the Establishment of Sea-Area Fishery Commissions

- International Convention for the Fisheries of the Southeastern Atlantic

- Regional Fishery Statistics

- International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

- UN Resolution on Development of National Resources -Resources of the Sea

- FAO Conference on Fish Behaviour in Relation to Fishing Techniques and Tactics - Attendance by U.S.S.R.

Progress Report on Recommendations of the UN Ad Hoc Committee of Experts to Examine the Finances of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies

FAO/UNICEF Relations - FAO/UNICEF Joint Policy Committee

FAO/Unesco Relations in the Field of Agricultural Education

Report of FAO/UNDP Activities

- Progress Report on Preparation of an Accountability Report

- Revised Procedures for Preparing and Approving Technical Assistance Projects

- Preparation and Signature of Plans of Operation

- A Study of Future Needs for Pre-Investment Assistance and of the Ability of UNDP and the Specialized Agencies to Handle a Greater Workload of Projects

- Pilot Projects

- Senior Agricultural Advisors

Functions and Responsibilities of FAO concerning the Volunteer Scheme

Impact of Field Programs on the Regular Program

Report of the Fourteenth Session of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease - Rome, March 1967

Budget of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution Area in South-West Asia

Freedom from Hunger Campaign - Collaboration with United Nations International Year for Human Rights

PROGRAM OF WORK AND BUDGET

Draft Program of Work and Budget for 1968/69

WORLD FOOD PROGRAM

Fifth Annual Report of the UN/FAO Intergovernmental Committee of the World Food Program, and Review of the Program in Preparation for the Third Pledging Conference

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Membership in Committee on Commodity Problems and Committee on Fisheries

Membership of Non-Member Nations of FAO in Subsidiary Bodies of CCP

- Study Group on Grains and Study Group on Oilseeds, Oils and Fats

- Consultations on Individual Commodities

Bodies Composed of Non-Governmental Organizations and Private Institutions

- Advisory Committee of Experts of Non-Governmental Organizations on the Freedom from Hunger Campaign

- FAO/Fertilizer Industry Advisory Committee of Experts

Introduction of Arabic for Interpretation in the General Conferences as well as in Near East Regional Conferences and Technical Meetings

Membership of Program and Finance Committees

Establishment of Caribbean Plant Protection Commission

Establishment of Regional Food and Nutrition Commission for the Near East

FAO/UNCTAD Working Party on Forest and Timber Products

Amendment of Rules of Procedure of Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council (Article XIV Body)

Statutes and Rules of Procedure of Article VI Bodies

- Revision of Statutes of Regional Fisheries Advisory Commission for the South-West Atlantic (CARPAS)

- Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission

- Regional Commission on Land and Water Use in the Near East

- Joint FAO/IMCO Committee of the Safety of Fishing Vessels

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

Proposal to Amend Article V of the Constitution, to Permit More than One Alternate per Member Delegation to the Council

Applications for Membership in the Organization - Barbados and Hungary

FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Financial Matters

- Financial Position of the Organization

- Audited Accounts - World Food Program 1965

- Scale of Contributions 1968/69

- Review of Financial Regulations Governing Transfers in the Budget

- Financial Adjustments

Administrative Matters

- Headquarters Accommodation

- Definition of Legal Obligations

- Recovery of Overhead Costs on Funds-in-Trust Agreements

- Developments in Post Adjustments

- Review of the Organization's General Structure - Estimate and Coverage of Costs of the Review Team

- Retirement of Mr. Frank Weisl

PREPARATIONS FOR THE FOURTEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE

Provisional Conference Agenda and Plans for the Fourteenth Session of the Conference

Nominations for Independent Chairman of the Council and Director-General

Appointment of Member and Alternates of Staff Pension Committee

Date and Place of the Forty-Ninth Session of the Council

APPENDIXES

A - Agenda for the Forty-Eighth Session of the Council

B - List of Delegates and Observers

C - List of Documents

D - Scale of Contributions, 1968–69