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444. The Conference was interested to note that since 1958 outside agencies had translated a total of 62 FAO publications into 24 languages other than the three working languages, at no cost to FAO, and that the Director-General was proposing to the FAO Council that he should be authorized to expend small sums, within approved resources, to encourage the publication of such translations of FAO books. The question of the use of languages other than the working languages of FAO for the purposes of publications and information material is examined in paragraphs 648 to 658 below.
445. Internal and Contractual Translation Services The Conference expressed the view that a better quality of documents and a better distribution of workload in the translation sections could be achieved by having more original material prepared in the working languages other than English.
446. At its Thirteenth Session, the Conference recommended in paragraph 155 of its Report that the experiment begun in 1964 of increasing the amount of translation performed by the external translators be continued, and that the whole question be examined in 1967 in the light of a report to be prepared by the Director-General on the results of the experiment, including the questions of finance, the quality of translations and experience of other bodies with similar language problems. Such a report (document C 67/IN/2) was submitted to the Fourteenth Session of the Conference.
447. Several delegations expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of some material translated under contract. One delegate observed that the poor quality of some translations was sometimes attributable to the poor quality of expression in the original texts, and this involved broader questions about the editorial quality of much of the material issued by the Organization, which should receive greater attention. Quality of expression - whether in original writing or in translation required the co-operation of a specialist familiar with the subject matter and a generalist with the necessary linguistic ability.
448. The Conference noted from the Director-General's report that the total amount of work done by contract translators had gone up from 1. 8 million words in 1962 to 3.1 million in 1963, 3.6 million in 1964, 4.7 million in 1965, and 6.4 million in 1966, and would again rise in 1967. The Conference further noted that the direct cost of contract translations was about $20 per thousand words, while the cost of staff translation averaged $55. Thus, the 6.4 million words translated under contract in 1966 at a cost of some $127,000 would have cost about $360,500 if done by staff, the financial saving being approximately $233,500 during the year.
449. However, it appeared that the technical staff of the Organization had often expressed dissatisfaction with the results of contract translations and had had to spend considerable time revising them, so that the hidden costs of such revision probably brought the actual cost much nearer to that of staff translation. On the other hand, the Conference appreciated that there were obvious advantages in resorting to contract translation, such as the possibility of quickly increasing capacity when peak workloads occur. However, the work suitable for farming out needed to be carefully selected and it was necessary that contracts should not exceed the amount of work that can be handled by experienced freelancers whose work still needed to be checked and assessed by the translation sections. The list of translators employed should be examined from time to time and those whose work was unsatisfactory should be eliminated.
450. The Organization must maintain the principle of parity between its three working languages. In order to safeguard this principle, official documents in the three working languages must be as reliable and authoritative as the original version. Over one-third of all translation work was now being performed by contract translators. The Conference felt that this proportion should not be further increased. The Conference therefore recommended that, as soon as financial and budgetary conditions permitted, and in any event not later than in the 1970/71 Program of Work and Budget, the translation sections be strengthened by appointing additional revisers who would be able to improve external translations so that they could be issued with the full authority of the Organization, i. e. without the "Contract Translation" disclaimer which must now be prefixed to documents translated externally.
451. Documentation. The Conference considered that more realistic budgeting by the several units of the Organization appeared desirable in regard to documentation, since they seemed to produce more publishable material than could be issued. The capacity of the documents and publications services of the Organization should be properly geared to the needs of the subject-matter units, and improvements to this end appeared to be needed throughout the Organization. The budgeting process should result in realistic estimates, instead of arbitrary allocations. On the other hand, subject matter units should not plan to prepare more material than the Organization could afford to issue or to publish. Organization wide machinery should ensure a thorough review of FAO's publications program and policies, as well as the execution of such programs.
452. The Conference urged a stricter enforcement of the criteria already laid down within the Organization as to what should be published or issued. Together with the provision of adequate means to meet the approved programs for documentation and publications, this should go a long way towards achieving the necessary balance between requests and capacity, at the same time ensuring better control of quality through the screening process, and greater timeliness in issuance. Nevertheless, several delegations voiced regrets at the limited amount of documentation the Organization could issue, especially for training purposes.
E. Review of FAO's field activities
453. The Conference reviewed FAO's field activities during the past biennium on the basis of the Director-General's Accountability Report (C 67/26), which had been prepared in line with Conference Resolution 8/65. It commended the Director-General on the comprehensive coverage of the Organization's work in the field and the detailed information provided on program Development and trends, the results of individual projects and the critical review of operational procedures. It appreciated that due to lack of time and staff this first edition of the series of Accountability Reports could not comply with all the requirements of the above resolution.
454. The Conference noted that the Organization's field program had continued to grow at an accelerated pace during the 1966/67 biennium, during which it was estimated that over $100,000,000 had been spent on Development assistance projects. It noted in particular that the expenditure under the Special Fund Sector of the UNDP had risen at a faster rate than that of other assistance programs, and generally supported the trend reported under Special Fund Sector which was moving from mono disciplinary to integrated Development projects, which had more than doubled in the current biennium as compared to the period 1962-64.
455. A similar striking increase had taken place in the number of projects dealing with the production and marketing of animal proteins both in the field of fisheries and animal production. As regards the Technical Assistance Sector of UNDP, it was noted with appreciation that a revised programming procedure had been approved by ECOSOC which would give recipient countries a larger measure of authority and flexibility in developing this program in accordance with their individual needs.
456. The Conference was gratified to note that further progress had been made in arriving at improved co-operation with other agencies and programs concerned with Development assistance, particularly the UNDP, which provided the major share of FAO's extra-budgetary resources. It was stressed, however, that the Organization must maintain its role and competence as a Specialised Agency and thus continue to provide authoritative guidance and advice in inter-agency negotiations when questions of agricultural Development policy were being considered. Special emphasis was laid on the need for the closest possible co-ordination of project programming and implementation with multilateral and bilateral sources of assistance and of investment funds. Reference was also made in this connection to the role which private industry could play in developing agro-allied industries in developing countries through the intermediary of the FAO/Industry Co-operative Program.
457. The Conference agreed that, in order to assist countries to develop the most effective programs in the food and agricultural sector, FAO should ensure that planning for such programs was in accordance with the national plans for economic and social Development.
458. While recognising that the selection and planning of individual projects was clearly the responsibility of governments, the Conference noted that, in many instances, Governments had availed themselves of assistance from FAO in the planning of programs and the drawing up of specific project requests. In order to maximise the effects of Development aid and assure the allocation of scarce resources to projects of highest priority, the Conference urged that FAO encourage countries to plan long-range, carefully phased and integrated projects related to their overall economic and social needs and their respective capacities, rather than a series of fragmental and loosely related projects which were lacking such proper Development focus.
459. The Conference stressed the importance of the Organization being able to discharge efficiently its responsibilities in all phases of planning, implementing and following-up economic Development assistance programs. It therefore requested the Director-General and the ad hoc Committee on Organization to keep this in mind when considering a reorientation and reorganisation of the Organization's administrative structure.
460. The information provided on FAO's training programs as well as the whole policy of training in connection with Development assistance projects received detailed attention by the Conference. It was considered that the vast educational training and extension programs required to build up the staff necessary for initiating and carrying-out integrated national Development programs should be given a pre-eminent place in Development assistance. The Conference stressed the need for more training and extension programs tailored to the Development needs of the countries and for better timing of fellowships in relation to the local requirements of the programs and projects. The Conference also requested that the Director-General continue to give all possible assistance to Governments in their attempts to ensure the reabsorption of returning fellowship holders within national institutions, to ensure that the recipient countries received maximum benefit from the training program. Importance was equally given to the need for greater flexibility in applying criteria for the selection of fellows, the tailoring of individual study programs to the educational level of available trainees and the fullest possible harmonization between the training facilities of host countries and the study requirements of fellows. Likewise, the usefulness of training centers and other group training activities was stressed, whether on a national, regional or international basis, provided that they responded to urgent local needs and were well planned and implemented.
461. The Conference welcomed the increasing participation of associate experts and volunteers in Development assistance programs, as a means of increasing the effectiveness of senior international personnel, and as a link with junior government officials in recipient countries. Associate experts, who were technically fully qualified, but still required international field experience, had generally given very satisfactory service. Several delegates stressed that the associate experts' scheme was one of the important sources for experienced staff which would be increasingly needed in the future years.
462. Some constructive criticism was voiced on Part II of the Accountability Report, which reviewed a number of field projects chosen from among the various Development programs operated by FAO all over the world. It was felt that the report was not entirely responsive to Conference Resolution 8/65, and that it gave little indication of efforts by FAO or by recipient governments to relate FAO's agricultural programs to national Development plans and overall economic priorities. However, it was agreed that the report was a good start and provided much useful information and analysis of problems which delegations should know about. While the Accountability Report provided, in the descriptive parts as well as in the appendices, information on the follow-up of individual projects, the Conference considered that a more analytical and systematic measurement of progress and concrete results of the assistance programs would be of particular significance both to developing and developed countries. Further, the Conference urged that where projects had been less successful than was expected, their inclusion in the Report together with an analysis of the reasons for failure would be useful in the next issue.
463. As regards operational procedures used in the implementation of FAO's programs, the Conference noted that difficulties in negotiating plans of operation, such as problems of recruitment and clearance of personnel, negotiation of sub-contracts, the purchasing, transportation and customs clearance of equipment, etc., frequently led to delays in starting work in the field. It was appreciated, however, that certain improvements had already been made and that the Director-General, together with UNDP and with governments, was continuously striving to improve the effectiveness of operations in the planning, implementation and follow-up stage of projects. The discussions emphasized the need for further streamlining of procedures, clearer allocation of responsibilities at field level, and other suitable measures, which would help projects to "get off the ground" more quickly and provide the necessary flexibility during the operational stages. The Conference appreciated that in many instances the Organization could only move ahead at the pace at which recipient Governments could provide the agreed counterpart facilities without which the project could never be fully successful.
464. The Conference recognised the importance of the human element in the Development process and accordingly gave particular attention to the questions of recruitment, personnel management and relations between international and national staff. It noted that both within FAO and at inter-agency level, continuous efforts were being made to improve the recruitment machinery, speed-up the placement of experts and intensify their servicing in the field. While such information was noted with appreciation, the Conference recommended that recruitment policy should be kept under careful review, in view of the indication that the field programs were expected to grow at an accelerated pace while highly qualified staff with overseas experience were becoming more scarce. In this connection, the Conference advocated closer collaboration with national institutes, universities, etc., as a potential source for trained manpower. Similarly, the useful contribution of consulting firms, particularly in certain types of pre-investment projects, was emphasised.
465. The Conference recommended that, in assessing the qualifications of personnel, attention should be paid not only to academic qualifications but also to competence shown in analogous fields of work, since the value of experts depended on a combination of technical qualifications, practical experience and personal qualities. At the same time, as much as possible should be done to prepare them for their field work by means of language training and instruction in the customs of the country of their assignment.
466. The Conference further noted that the preparation of final reports on completed projects continued to present problems, as these were often submitted after considerable delays. It noted that various measures had been taken recently to alleviate this problem. One measure was the review of the Organization's work on reports by a management consultant firm. Another called for the preparation and submission of summary statements on major conclusions and recommendations of projects within one to three months after termination of field work, so as to allow governments to take urgent decisions on follow-up work.
467. In the light of the experience gained in reviewing the Director-General's Accountability Report, the Conference recommended that the next report should continue to contain three basic parts, the first dealing with program and policy trends and developments, the second providing an analytical review of individual projects in greater depth than had been possible so far, and the final section consisting of several special studies.
468. With regard to Part I, it was advocated that the Report could provide a considerably larger range of statistical data on all field programs including geographical and functional allocation of resources, personnel services, equipment, etc., both on the part of FAO and of recipient governments, if applicable. Greater emphasis should also be given to describing the co-ordination or relationship with those agencies and programs with which FAO was collaborating closely in the planning, execution and follow-up on its field programs, such as UNDP, IBRD, UNIDO and other UN agencies. Similarly, it was considered that more complete information could be provided on FAO's collaboration with bilateral Development agencies and similar bodies.
469. In Part II it was considered that the material on individual projects should be presented in a more concentrated and schematic manner, to allow the Conference to obtain a clearer picture of the setting of a project within a national Development plan, its priority, objectives, method of execution, problems encountered and results achieved. The Conference recognised however, that the evaluation of the impact of a given project on the economy of a recipient country was difficult to accomplish, as criteria and methodology for this type of evaluation were not sufficiently advanced. It further appreciated that material presented in such analytical form would not lend itself for use as public information material, as had been suggested by Program Committee and Council, but considered that the requirements of the Conference must take precedence over other possible uses of the document.
470. As regards Part m, the Conference recognised that the proposal of the Forty-Seventh Session of the Council concerning the preparations of country studies required further consideration by the Director-General and the Council. The next Accountability Report could not, therefore, contain the full range of information resulting from country studies originally proposed. The Conference proposed that the Director-General provide in Part m of the next Report a critical analysis of project preparation and implementation based on an evaluation of a representative random sample of projects and programs with wide geographic and subject-matter coverage.
471. In considering the organization and machinery for future Conference reviews of FAO field programs, the Conference recalled its decision in Resolution 8/65 concerning the review of the Accountability Report by the Program Committee, the Council, the Technical Committees, Commission II, or a special Committee thereof, if so required. It noted with regret that an adequate review of the field program by the Conference had not been possible at its Fourteenth Session due to limitation of time and other reasons. It was agreed that in future Sessions, the Technical Committees should continue to look at the technical aspects of the field programs, but noted that there was also need for a review of the overall policy and procedural questions which might be entrusted to a Committee-of-the-Whole or a Special Committee of Commission II on Development Assistance Programs. The Conference therefore requested the Council to continue to review the operation of the field programs, and to analyze the next Accountability Report prior to the next session of the Conference. In addition, the Conference requested the Council to ensure that sufficient time would be allotted and suitable arrangements made for the next session of the Conference to enable it to review in depth the Accountability Report and the field program in general.
Conference, council and other sessions (chapter I)
Immediate office of the director-general, including the office of internal audit and inspection (chapter II, A)
Program and budgetary service (chapter II, A)
Office of the co-ordinator, freedom from hunger campaign (chapter II, C)
World food congress (chapter II, D)
Indicative world plan for agricultural development (chapter II, E)
Department of administration and finance (chapter IV)
Common services (chapter V)
Office of the assistant director-general, technical department (chapter VI, A(i))
Co-operative programs with banks (chapter VI, D)
Fellowships (chapter VI, E)
Area liaison service (regional offices) (chapter VII)
Miscellaneous expenditure and contingencies (chapters VIII and IX)
Reserve (chapter X)
Miscellaneous income (chapter XI)
Conference, council and other sessions (chapter I)
472. The Conference approved the proposed Program of Work and Budget for this Chapter as set out in document C 67/3, noting that it was based on the assumption that the arrangements for the Conference in 1969, including the Technical Committees, would be substantially the same as in 1967. Several delegations questioned the need for the appointment of consultants for the Regional Conferences and whether the amount of $10,000 budgeted for this purpose might be available for reallocation. The Conference was informed that the main agenda item for the next round of Regional Conferences would be the Indicative World Plan and that consultants would not be used. The Conference was further informed that the regional conferences next year would be examined as a part of the general review of structure and that, if these conferences were no longer to debate technical issues, the need to engage special consultants for them might disappear. Mention was also made of the possible replacement of the biennial European Regional Conference by annual sessions of the European Commission on Agriculture, but this was thought unlikely to lead to any sizeable savings.
473. The Conference approved the proposed Program of Work and Budget of the immediate Office of the Director-General, noting that there was no change in the proposed number of posts for the next biennium nor in any budgetary provisions, except for mandatory costs.
Program and budgetary service (chapter II, A)
474. The Conference approved the proposed Program of Work and Budget for this Service. The only major increase proposed was to finance the work of the Joint FAO/WHO Program of Food Standards (Codex Alimentarius) in an amount of $141,000, mainly to provide two new professional officers. The Conference drew attention to the public health aspects of the program and expressed the hope that WHO could participate more fully in it. The Conference considered that it would be of assistance to the Director-General if Member Nations of FAO and WHO were to express the same interest and support of the Program in the governing bodies of both Organizations. The Conference noted that the increase in the budgetary provision for documents included part of the cost of the new "Accountability Report on the Organization's Development Programs." It also noted that the apparent increase in the number of sessions was caused by the inclusion of all sessions of Codex Committees under the chairmanship of the host governments, as recommended by the Program Committee at its Twelfth Session, even though the cost of such sessions were primarily borne by the respective host governments.
Office of the co-ordinator, freedom from hunger campaign (chapter II, C)
475. The Conference noted that, following the elimination of Chapter VIII of the previous budgets in which provision had been made for FFHC, the Co-ordinator's Office was shown as a special subchapter of Chapter II (Office of the Director-General) in C 67/3. The Conference approved the proposed program and budget for this Office.
476. The Conference questioned the item of $35,000 for contractual services, to provide subventions to non-governmental organizations for the commissioning of services for which they had special competence. The Conference was informed that this was a first experiment enabling the making of grants and contracts with the object of making wider use of the specialized knowledge and experience of non-governmental organizations. The Conference approved the proposal, but emphasized the need to proceed with this new activity by means of proper contractual arrangements. It was assured that only non-governmental organizations having formal status with FAO would take part in the scheme. The Conference requested the Council to keep this activity under review.
477. Regarding the provision of $32,000 for consultants, the Conference was informed that $20,000 of this amount had been originally included in the 1966/67 budget for the Division of Public Information, but that due to subsequent budgetary adjustments in 1966/67, this amount had been practically eliminated. The amount would be used to reinforce national FFHC campaigns, in particular to secure the services of outstanding persons in the fields of agriculture, education, etc.
478. As to the possibility of reducing the number of meetings, the Conference was informed that the list of proposed meetings in C 67/3-Sup. 1-Rev. 1 represented a compromise between funds likely to be available and requests for more frequent regional and sub-regional meetings by the national committees in all regions. The Conference was assured that, as far as possible, FFHC meetings would be held in conjunction with other FAO meetings so as to reduce costs; in the current biennium, the regional meetings - except for Europe - had successfully been held in conjunction with the Regional Conferences.
479. In view of the fact that the liaison officers for Africa, the Far East and Latin America had greatly facilitated the work of the Campaign in those Regions, several delegates stressed the need to appoint an FFHC liaison officer for the Near East region, although others expressed some reservation. The Conference was informed that the Director-General was aware of the repeated requests for this post but that his policy in preparing estimates for 1968/69 was not to propose any substantive change in regional structure until agreement had been reached on the Organization's general structure. In the meantime, one of the FFHC officers stationed in Rome took special responsibility for the Development of the Campaign in the Near East Region.
480. The Conference noted that FFHC project action depended in great measure on public support and the closest cooperation with voluntary and non-governmental bodies. To help ensure program Development along the most positive lines, the Conference recommended that the Director-General discuss with the FFHC Advisory Committee of Non-governmental Organizations the establishment of a subcommittee to meet with him periodically to discuss the FFHC action program and to advise him on its direction and policies. The results of such discussions should be made available to the Program Committee and to the Council.
481. The Conference drew attention to the general costs of administering FFHC field activities, and requested that particular attention be paid to the mounting overheads resulting from the large number of small scale projects.
World food congress (chapter II, D)
482. The Conference took note of the proposals made by the Director-General that the Congress would be postponed until the early part of 1969. The Director-General was still engaged in discussions regarding the site of the Congress, which were not expected to be concluded until after the Conference.
483. The budgetary provision was however based on the assumption that the total costs would be shared with the sponsoring Member Nation on much the same basis as for the First Congress in 1963. The amount now proposed would cover only the completion of FAO's preparations for the Congress and FAO's share of documentation costs, including a limited amount for a new series of Basic Studies.
The total costs of the Congress would depend upon the arrangements with the Host Government. It would very likely be necessary in any case to seek funds from external sources to help finance travel for delegates from developing countries. The Conference noted that no proposals could be made at this stage for possible savings under other items, should it be necessary to allocate additional funds for the Congress from the Regular Budget.
Indicative world plan for agricultural development (chapter II, E)
484. the conference heard from the director-general in his introductory statement on the program of work and budget 1968/69 that he had given the highest priority to the indicative world plan in the activities of the organization during the next biennium. the conference noted that of the $1.5 million expenditure proposed under one of the five major areas of concentration selected for 1968/69 - the integrated planning for agricultural Development - the amount of $1,175,000 was to carry on the work on the plan during 1968/69. in the 1966/67 biennium preliminary work on the plan was financed largely from savings obtained by deliberately delayed recruitment and other program adjustments which had had the approval of the council.
485. The Conference was informed that the staff proposed for 1968/69 were with few exceptions already working on the Plan. The present staff would be maintained at the present level through four months of 1968, and after that would be substantially reduced.
486. The Conference noted that the five professional staff required for posting to Technical Divisions were to co-ordinate work in sectors not previously oriented towards integrated planning, but which nevertheless had an important part to play in preparing the Plan. It was assured that close liaison was maintained between the Central Unit and the Divisions and that the location of specialized staff in the divisions and their differing grade levels were decided in accordance with the needs and circumstances of each Division.
487. The Conference approved the work proposed for 1968/69.
Department of administration and finance (chapter IV)
488. The Conference approved the proposals for this Department, expressing satisfaction at the endeavour to cope with the increasing load of administrative work without major staff increases.
489. The Conference approved the activities proposed for this Chapter.
490. The Conference noted that increases in the cost of these Services accounted for about $1,250,000, of which over $800,000 was directly attributable to the increasing workload of the Organization, including the establishment of computer services. The Conference was given detailed information concerning the budget estimates for equipment. Another important increase was a provision of $344,720 for additional premises which the Organization would probably be required to rent and maintain during the 1968/69 biennium, pending the provision of adequate facilities by the Italian Government to accommodate the increase in staff.
Office of the assistant director-general, technical department (chapter VI, A(i))
491. The Conference approved the proposed activities of the Office of the Assistant Director-General, Technical Department, as well as the budget which, except for certain mandatory increases, remained at about the same level as that of the current biennium.
Co-operative programs with banks (chapter VI, D)
492. The Conference took note of the adjustments in the amount of $150,000 approved by the Finance and Program Committees and the Council during 1966/67, following which FAO's share in the total budget of the FAO/IBRD Cooperative Program rose to $550,000. It approved the net increase of $75,000 proposed in the budget for 1968/69, which also included mandatory increases, and which raised the total budget of the Program for the next biennium to $2,500,000, covering an IBRD contribution of $1,875,000 and FAO's direct contribution to $625,000, but excluding a further contribution by FAO of $125,000 in respect of indirect operating expenses.
493. In view of the satisfactory Development of the Program and of its future potential importance, the Conference gave full support to the increase budgeted for the 1968/69 biennium and took note that, should the IBRD offer to raise its contribution, the Director-General would consider some further increase during the biennium provided of course the necessary savings could be found.
494. The Conference approved the proposed activities for 1968/69 for co-operation with area banks ($506,150) and the $50,000 proposed for indirect operating expenses to be furnished by FAO. It also noted that the Regular Program would provide additional indirect services for co-operation with these banks, in the form of time of regional outputted or other Regular Program staff which, valued in cash, would amount to an estimated $650,000 for the biennium.
495. In answer to questions on the steadily expanding staff of the Co-operative Program, the Conference recalled the insistence by the Bank's Board of Governors on being able to deal with a clearly identifiable unit within FAO of high calibre, and was assured that in the execution of missions there was no duplication by staff of this Program of any work already being done by the other divisions.
496. The Conference noted and approved the proposed level of activities (of $150,000 for the André Mayer Fellowships. The amount was the same as that for each of the last two biennia, and was sufficient for the award of ten fellowships per year (for research and research training).
Area liaison service (regional offices) (chapter VII)
497. The Conference noted that, as FAO's overall structure including the regional Offices was under review, the Director-General had proposed only minor strengthening of administrative and clerical staff in the regional offices.
498. The Conference was informed that the provision of consultants' funds for the European Regional Office had been inadvertently omitted, and expressed the hope that ways could be found to restore this allocation during the coming biennium.
499. The Conference therefore approved the proposals contained in Chapter VII, noting that these were designed to maintain status quo while making it possible for the work to be carried out more expeditiously.
Miscellaneous expenditure and contingencies (chapters VIII and IX)
500. The Conference approved these items, which included under Chapter VIII an allocation of $120,000 as FAO's tentative share in the costs of the UN Inspection Unit. One delegation noted that this appeared to be based on total FAO expenditures in the UN family, rather than FAO's Regular Program expenditures. In its view the share of the cost of inspection of the FAO's Regular Program only should be charged to this Program, while the share of the cost of inspection of FAO's field programs should be borne by special allocations from those programs.
501. The Conference noted that the Reserve in Chapter X had been distributed throughout the relevant chapters of the Budget, following the increase in General Service salaries which became effective in 1967, and that this had been endorsed by the Council at its Forty-Ninth Session. The Conference approved the use of any amounts which had been in the Reserve and which would not be needed for that purpose, to cover a portion of the expected deficit under the FAO contract with ENPDEP for medical services.
Miscellaneous income (chapter XI)
502. The Conference approved increases in certain items of the estimates of Miscellaneous Income as set out below.
| (a) Interest on Investments and Bank Interest | to read: $680,000 |
| (b) Refunds of prior period's expenditure and lapse of prior period's accrued liabilities | to read: $ 60,000 |
| (c) Balance of Publications Revolving Fund | to read: $100,000 |
| (d) Contributions from New and Associate Members | to read: $ 41,000 |
| (e) Other | to read: $220,000 |
Accordingly the Conference noted that the revised total estimate for Miscellaneous Income would be $1,131,000.
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