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liquidation and for maintaining in operation those services of the Secretariat necessary to an expeditions transfer of the League's functions and assets to the United Nations. 33. The provision referred to above for the continuance and administration of the staff Pensions Fund can be considered as entirely satisfactory. In addition, provision was made for the payment of indemnities on discharge, based on the term of employment. Appointment of Board of "Liquidators 34. It had all along been realized that the negotiations and transactions involved in liquidating the affairs of the League of Nations would be both difficult and complex and require the services of a body of competent and experienced men as liquidators. The appointment of a suitable Board of Liquidators was considered by a joint subcommittee of Committee I and Committee 11, which, in making recommendations as to the personnel of the Board, was guided by the following considerations : (a) First and foremost continuity in the financial work of the League. (b) Personal qualifications of those suggested as members. {c) Financial standing as regards payment of contributions of Member States, nationals of which ; had been proposed as members of the Board. (d) Reasonable geographical representation. Having taken these factors into consideration, the joint subcommittee proposed that the Board of Liquidators should comprise the following members. Their appointment was subsequently confirmed by the Assembly : M. Emile Charveriat {France) Sir Atul Chatterjee (India) M. F. T. Cheng {China) M. Adolfo Costa du Rels {Bolivia) M. Carl Joachim Hambro ( Norway) Mr. Seymour Jacklin {Union of South Africa) —from 1 August 1946 Sir Cecil H. Kisch {United Kingdom) Dr Jaromir Kopec ky {Chechoslovakia) M. Daniel Secretan {Switzerland). Dissolution 35. Having thus provided for the orderly disposal of the League's affairs, it remained to the Assembly formally to dissolve the League, which it did by a resolution, the text of which is given in Appendix B. 36. The final meeting of the Assembly gave occasion for a number of speeches, to summarize which would serve no