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IX. Appointments and elections
A. Applications for Membership in the
Organization
B.
Election of Council Members
C. Appointment of the Independent Chairman of
the Council
D. Appointment of Member Governments'
Representatives to the Staff Pension Committee
A. Applications for Membership in the Organization
352. The Conference had before it applications for membership from Angola, Comoros, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Mozambique, Namibia , Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles. 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.
353. The Conference proceeded to a secret ballot on the eight applications in accordance with Article II-2 of the Constitution and Rule XII-9 GRO. The results of the voting were as follows:
Admission of Angola
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 127 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 6 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 120 |
| 5. Majority required | 80 |
| 6. Votes for | 115 |
| 7. Votes against | 5 |
Admission of Comoros
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 128 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 5 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 122 |
| 5. Majority required | 82 |
| 6. Votes for | 121 |
| 7. Vote against | 1 |
Admission of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 128 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 10 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 117 |
| 5. Majority required | 78 |
| 6. Votes for | 110 |
| 7. Votes against | 7 |
Admission of Djibouti
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 128 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 3 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 124 |
| 5. Majority required | 83 |
| 6. Votes for | 123 |
| 7. Vote against | 1 |
Admission of Mozambique
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 128 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 6 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 121 |
| 5. Majority required | 81 |
| 6. Votes for | 118 |
| 7. Votes against | 3 |
Admission of Namibia
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 128 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 11 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 116 |
| 5. Majority required | 78 |
| 6. Votes for | 112 |
| 7. Votes against | 4 |
Admission of Sao Tome and Principe
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 128 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 4 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 123 |
| 5. Majority required | 82 |
| 6. Votes for | 122 |
| 7. Vote against | 1 |
Admission of Seychelles
| 1. Number of ballot papers issued | 128 |
| 2. Defective ballot | 1 |
| 3. Abstentions | 3 |
| 4. Number of votes cast | 124 |
| 5. Majority required | 83 |
| 6. Votes for | 123 |
| 7. Vote against | 1 |
354. The Conference accordingly admitted Angola, Comoros,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Mozambique,
Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Seychelles.
B. Election of Council Members
355. The Conference elected the following Member Nations to membership on the Council:
Regions and Seats |
Members |
| Period: November 1977 - 31 December 1978 | |
| Africa (1) | Ghana |
| Asia and Far East (1) | Sri Lanka |
| Period: November 1977 - November 1979 | |
| Africa (1) | Uganda |
| Near East (1) | Lebanon |
| Period. November 1977 - 31 December 1980 | |
| Africa (5) | Algeria Chad Liberia Tanzania Zaire |
| Europe (3) | Belgium Hungary Malta |
| Latin America (5) | Brazil Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico |
| Near East (2) | Afghanistan Iraq |
| North America (2) | Canada United States of America |
| Period: 1 January 1979 - November 1981 | |
| Africa (4) | Botswana Ghana Madagascar Senegal |
| Asia and Far East (3) | India Pakistan Sri Lanka |
| Europe (4) | France Italy Sweden United Kingdom |
| Latin America (1) | El Salvador |
| Near East (3) | Egypt Kuwait Saudi Arabia |
| Southwest Pacific (1) | Australia |
C. Appointment of the Independent Chairman of the Council
356. Having proceeded to a secret ballot in conformity with Rule XII.9(a) GRO, the Conference adopted the following resolution:
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 BUKAR SHAIB 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 1979, and
Having noted the recommendations submitted by the General Committee in conformity with Rule XXIII of the General Rules of the Organization,
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 U.S. 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 desire;
(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 28 November 1977
D. Appointment of Member Governments' Representatives to the Staff Pension Committee
357. In accordance with Article 6(c) of the Regulations of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, the Conference made the following appointments to the Staff Pension Committee for the period 1 January 1978 to 31 December 1979:
Members
Gerhard Lieber
Counsellor (FAO)
Alternate Permanent Representative of the Federal
Republic of Germany to FAO
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Rome
Syed Shahid Mahdi
Counsellor
Permanent Representative of the Republic of India to FAO
Embassy of the Republic of India
Rome
Giuseppe de Michelis di Slonghello
Counsellor
Alternate Permanent Representative of Italy to FAO
Permanent Mission of Italy to FAO
Rome
Alternate Members
Sayed Amir Abdalla Khalil
Counsellor
Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of
the Sudan
Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Rome
Alfred Imbahale Machayo
Minister Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Kenya to FAO
Permanent Representation of Kenya to FAO
Rome
Horatio Mends
Minister Counsellor (Agriculture)
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Ghana to FAO
Embassy of the Republic of Ghana
Rome
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