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2. That the Governments and authorities here represented establish a permanent organization in the field of food and agriculture ; and Resolves— . , . 1. That in order that every practicable step may be taken to attain these and the other appropriate objectives set forth in the declaration and specific recommendations of the Conference, an Interim Commission for carrying out the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture be established. 2. That each of the Governments and authorities here represented be entitled to designate a representative on the Interim Commission, and that the Interim Commission be installed in Washington not later than 15th July, 1943 ; „ 3. That the Interim Commission perform its work with due regard to the exigencies of the war, through such form of organization and personnel as it may deem appropriate, and formulate regulations covering its expenditures and submit to the member Governments and authorities a budget and allocation of quota contributions ; , 4. That the functions of the Interim Commission be to formulate and recommend for consideration by each member Government or authority — ... • (a) A specific plan for a permanent organization in the field of food and agriculture ; (b) The formal declaration or agreement referred to in the first recommendation, in which each participant shall recognize its obligation — (i) To raise the levels of nutrition and standards of living of its own people ; (ii) To improve the efficiency of agricultural production and distribution ; _ (iii) To co-operate, so far as may be possible, with other nations for the achievement of these ends ; (iv) To undertake to submit periodically to the other participants, through the jjermanent organization, reports on the action taken and the progress achieved towards these ends ; . (c) Such proposals or reports as are necessary to give effect to the recommendations of the Conference; . ... 5. That in the preparation of a plan for the permanent organization the Interim Commission give full consideration to the following : ((f) The relation of the permanent organization to, and methods of associating it with, other institutions, national as well as international, which already exist or which may hereafter be established, in the field of food and agriculture and in related scientific, economic, and other fields ; (b) Provision for membership in the permanent organization, in due course, of Governments not represented on the Interim Commission ; 6. That in considering the functions and duties to be assigned to the permanent organization the Interim Commission take into account: (a) The promotion of scientific, technological, social, and economic research ; (b) The collection and dissemination of information and provision for the exchange of services ; (c) The submission to member Governments and authorities of recommendations for action with regard to the following — (i) Nutrition ; (ii) Standards of consumption of food and other agricultural products ; (iii) Agricultural production, distribution, and conservation ; (iv) Statistics and economic studies in the field of agriculture and food, including the study of the relation of agriculture to world economy ; (v) Education and extension work in the field of food and agriculture ; (vi) Agricultural credit; (vii) Problems of agricultural population and farm labour; 7. That the Interim Commission further consider the desirability of assigning to the permanent organization functions in the field of— l (a) Development of agricultural resources and orientation of production, where necessary; (b) Agricultural commodity arrangements ; (c) Agricultural co-operative movements ; (d) Land tenure; (e) Other subjects on which recommendations have been made by the Conference; 8. That the Interim Commission also consider the initiation of preliminary statistical investigations and research into the problems with which the permanent organization will deal, 9. That the Interim Commission be deemed to have been dissolved when the permanent organization has been established ; .. 10. That the Government of the United States of America be invited to take whatever preliminary action may be necessary for the establishment of the Interim Commission after the United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture has completed its work. 111. IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL DIETS The United Nations Conference on Food and Agbicultuee Having reviewed the information submitted by the several delegations on consumption deficiencies and the relation of food to health throughout the world, and being deeply impressed by the dominant role played by adequate food in the reduction of sickness and death rates and the maintenance of health, Declares 1. That the first essential of a decent standard of living is the provision to all men of those primary necessities which are required to promote freedom from disease, and for the attainment of good health ;

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