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(5) Establishment of Committee on Rules of Procedure and of the Executive Committee : (6) Establishment of Credentials Committee : (7) Election of President and Vice-Presidents of the Interim Assembly : (8) Adoption of the agenda : (9) Establishment of Commissions and Committees and selection of Chairmen : (10) Invitations to non-member States and international organizations to participate in the Assembly : (11) Receipt and consideration of reports to Interim Assembly: (12) Consideration of reports by Commissions and Committees of the Interim Assembly : (13) Election to any vacancies on the Interim Council. The detailed work of the Assembly was allotted to five Commissions, as follows Commission No. I.—General Policy of Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (1) Consideration of the general policies of the Interim Council. (2) Consideration of the participation of non-member States in PIC AO activities. (3) Consideration of the filling of the existing vacancy on the Council. (4) Preparation of the International Civil Aviation Organization, including plans for the coming into force of the Convention; maintenance of continuity of the Organization ; the action to be taken by the Council; permanent seat and the accounts -of the last fiscal year of the Provisional Organization. (5) Consideration of procedures for the establishment of more effective means of -communication between PICAO and member States. (6) Consideration of general policy with respect to aid and financial assistance to member States through PICAO in the establishment, improvement, and operation of ..air navigation facilities. Commission No. 2.—Air Navigation (Technical) (1) To take note of PICAO recommendations for Standards, Practices, and Procedures and to discuss the desirability of drafting special agreements for the purpose of making certain portions of these recommendations legally binding on member States. (2) To take note of PICAO regional meetings in respect to the Dublin and Paris meetings and the plans for future meetings. (3) Consideration of action being taken in furthering international collaboration -on research and development work on technical subjects. (4) Consideration of the unification of numbering and systems of dimensioning. Commission No. 3.—Air Transport (Economic) (1) Consideration of a " multilateral agreement on commercial rights in international civil air transport," including recommendations of the Air Transport Committee with respect to this multilateral agreement and of the provisions of a draft agreement prepared by the Committee. (2) To take note of the recommendations of the Division on Facilitation of International Air Transport for Standards, Practices, and Procedures, and to discuss the desirability of drafting special agreements for the purpose of making certain portions of these recommendations legally binding on member States. (3) Desirability of holding an international conference on problems relating to international air mail. (4) Collection from member States of the documentation necessary to the work of PICAO. (5) Consideration of the filing of contracts and agreements on international civil ..aviation.

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