VII. Appointments and elections

A. Admission of new member nations
B. Election of council members
C. Appointment of the independent chairman of the council
D. Appointment of member government representatives to the staff pension committee

A. Admission of new member nations

337. The Conference had before it applications for membership from Albania, Bangladesh, Guinea-Bissau, the Mongolian People's Republic and the United Arab Emirates. The applications from Albania, Bangladesh, the Mongolian People's Republic and the United Arab Emirates 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. The application from Guinea-Bissau containing the formal instrument required under Article II of the Constitution was received during the Conference Session, and the Conference proceeded to a secret ballot on the application from Guinea-Bissau after waiving pares. 1 and 2 of Rule XIX GRO .

338. The Conference proceeded to a secret ballot on the five 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 Albania
Number of ballot papers issued	118
Number of votes cast	108
Majority required	72
Votes for	105
Votes against	3
Abstentions	10

Admission of Bangladesh
Number of ballot papers issued	118
Number of votes cast	110
Majority required	74
Votes for	104
Votes against	6
Abstentions	8

Admission of the Mongolian People's Republic
Number of ballot papers issued	118
Number of votes cast	109
Majority required	73
Votes for	108
Votes against	1
Abstentions	9

Admission of the United Arab Emirates
Number of ballot papers issued	118
Number of votes cast	110
Majority required	74
Votes for	109
Votes against	1
Abstentions	8

Admission of Guinea-Bissau
Number of ballot papers issued	105
Number of votes cast	85
Majority required	57
Votes for	66
Votes against	19
Abstentions	20

The Conference accordingly admitted Albania, Bangladesh, Guinea-Bissau, the Mongolian People's Republic and the United Arab Emirates.

B. Election of council members

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

Regions and Seats	Members
	Period: November 1973 - 31 December 1974
Africa (1)	Gabon
Latin America (1)	Mexico
	Period: November 1973 - November 1975
Africa (1)	Lesotho
Europe (1)	Italy
Near East (1)	Kuwait
	Period: November 1973 - 31 December 1976
Africa (2)	Congo
	Guinea
Asia and Far East (6)	China
	Indonesia
	Japan
	Philippines
	Sri Lanka
	Thailand
Europe (3)	Bulgaria
	Germany, Fed. Rep. Of
	Yugoslavia
Latin America (3)	Argentina
	Panama
	Peru
	Period: 1 January 1975 - November 1977
Africa (4)	Burundi
	Gabon
	Gambia
	Tunisia
Europe (2)	Netherlands
	Spain
Latin America (4)	Brazil
	Colombia
	Mexico
	Trinidad and Tobago
Near East (2)	Jordan
	Lebanon
North America (2)	Canada
	United States of America

C. Appointment of the independent chairman of the council

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

Resolution 19/73

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 Gonzalo Bula Hoyos 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 1975; 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 $7 500 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 practices, 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 1973)

D. Appointment of member government representatives to the staff pension committee

341. In accordance with Article 6(c) of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, the Conference made the following appointments to the Staff Pension Committee for the period 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1975:

Members

J. Ayala-Lasso, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to FAO, Rome.
A.M. Kasseba, Permanent Representative of Egypt to FAO, Rome.
N. Oliveti, Alternate Permanent Representative of Italy to FAO Rome.

Alternate Members

E. Cabrera Passarell, Alternate Permanent Representative of Guatemala to FAO, Rome.
E. Cornell, Permanent Representative of Sweden to FAO, Rome
H.E. Ryan, Permanent Representative of Canada to FAO, Rome.

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