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ANNEX I. —Nations eligible for Original Membership Australia. India. Belgium. Iran. Bolivia. Iraq. Brazil. Liberia. Canada. Luxembourg. Chile. Mexico. China. Netherlands. Colombia. New Zealand. Costa Rica. Nicaragua. Cuba. Norway. Czechoslovakia. Panama. Denmark. Paraguay. Dominican Republic. Peru. Ecuador. Philippine Commonwealth. Egypt. Poland. El Salvador. Union of South Africa. Ethiopia. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. France United Kingdom. Greece. United States of America. Guatemala. Uruguay. Haiti. Venezuela. Honduras. Yugoslavia. Iceland. ANNEX ll.—Budget for the First Financial year The provisional budget for the first financial year shall be a sum of 2,500,000 U.S. dollars, the unspent balance of which shall constitute the nucleus of a capital fund. This sum shall be contributed by the member nations in the following proportions : — Per Cent. Per Cent. Australia .. . . .. .. 3-33 India . . . . .. . . 4-25 Belgium .. .. .. .. 1-28 Iran .. .. .. .. 0-71 Bolivia .. .. .. .. 0-29 Iraq .. .. .. .. 0-44 Brazil .. .. .. .. 3-46 Liberia .. .. .. .. 0-05 Canada .. .. .. .. 5-06 Luxembourg .. .. .. 0-05 Chile .. .. .. .. 1• 15 Mexico .. .. .. .. 1-87 China .. .. .. .. 6-50 Netherlands .. .. .. 1-38 Colombia .. .. .. .. 0-71 New Zealand .. .. .. 1-15 Costa Rica .. .. .. 0• 05 Nicaragua .. .. .. 0-05 Cuba .. .. .. .. 0-71 Norway .. .. .. .. 0-62 Czechoslovakia .. .. .. 1-40 Panama .. .. .. .. 0-05 Denmark .. .. .. .. 0-62 Paraguay .. .. .. .. 0-05 Dominican Republic .. .. 0-05 Peru .. .. .. .. 0-71 Ecuador .. .. .. .. 0-05 Philippines .. .. .. 0-25 Egypt .. .. .. .. 1-73 Poland .. .. .. .. 1-19 El Salvador .. .. .. 0-05 Union of South Africa .. .. 2-31 Ethiopia .. .. .. .. 0-29 U.S.S.R. .. .. .. .. 8-00 France .. .. .. .. 5-69 United Kingdom .. .. 15-00 Greece .. .. .. .. 0-38 U.S.A. .. .. .. .. 25-00 Guatemala .. .. .. 0-05 Uruguay .. .. .. .. 0-58 Haiti .. .. .. .. 0-05 Venezuela .. .. .. 0-58 Honduras .. .. .. .. 0-05 Yugoslavia .. .. .. 0-71 Iceland .. .. .. .. 0-05 Provision for new Members .. .. 2-00 Total .. .. .. 100-00 Done at Washington this day of , one thousand nine hundred and forty in the English language, in a single copy which will be deposited in the archives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and of which authenticated copies will be transmitted by the Director-General to the Governments of the nations enumerated in Annex I to this Constitution and of members admitted to the Organization by the Conference in accordance with the provisions of Article 11. In witness whereof we have appended our signatures :

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