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1945 NEW ZEALAND

FIRST REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED NATIONS BY THE INTERIM COMMISSION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Laid on the Table of both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page. I. The Interim Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 A. Constitution and Terms of Reference .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 B. Expert Advisers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 11. Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 111. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations .. .. .. .. .5 A. Purposes and Functions .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 5 1. Research .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 (а) Sources of Information .. .. .. .. . . .. 5 (б) Range of Subject-matter .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2. Dissemination of Knowledge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 (a) Publications .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 0 (b) Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 (c) Library and Inquiry Services .. .. .. .. . . .. 7 3. Advisory Functions .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . 7 (a) Typical Cases and Procedure .. . . . . . . .. . . 7 (b) Advice and Recommendations on other Problems .. .. .. 8 4. Fisheries, Forestry, and Non-food Agricultural Products .. . . .. .. 9 (<i) Fisheries and Marine Products .. .. . . . . . . 9 (b) Forestry and Forestry Products . . .. .. . . . . 9 (c) Non-food Agricultural Products .. .. .. .. . . 9 5. Agricultural Credit .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .10 0. Commodity Arrangements .. .. . .. .. . . . 10 7. Administrative Functions .. .. .. .. . . . . . . ..11 B. Constitution .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 12 ]. Nature of the Constitution .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..12 2. Membership .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 12 3. Limitations on Powers of the Organization and on Obligations of Members .. 12 C. Administrative Structure and Management .. .. .. .. .. . . ..12 1. The Conference .. .. .. .. .. . . 12 2. The Executive Committee .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 12 3. Standing Advisory Committees .. .. .. .. . . .. 13 4. General and Special Conferences .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 5. Director-General . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 13 6. Staff . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 7. Regional and Liaison Offices .. . .. .. .. .. .. 13 8. Organization and Methods of work .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 D. Relations with other Organizations ..' .. .. .. .. .. . ..14 1. Other International Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..14 2. Regional and National Organizations .. .. .. . .. .. 15 E. Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 F. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..16 ]. Legal Status .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 2. Interpretation of Constitution .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 3. Languages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 16 G. Need for Early Action .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. ..16 Appendix I: Constitution .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..17 Annex I . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Annex II .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . .. 21 Appendix II: Members oir the Interim Commission on Food and Agriculture ~ ~ ~ ~ 22