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(3) That as a next step the Council, should convene a meeting of the interested States to consider the terms upon which agreement might be reached with respect to financing, constructing and operating the proposed project; (4) That the same careful analysis should always be mad,e of such requests for assistance of comparable magnitude ; (5) That in the opinion of the Assembly when a request for financial aid is received from any member State, the General Fund of the Organization may properly be used for investigations, negotiations, conferences, and other expenses incidental to the project, excluding any expenditures for the actual procurement, installation, construction, maintenance or operation of facilities ; and (6) That in the event any such project is later financed by special assessments in agreed proportions, the General Fund shall then be reimbursed from such financing for any substantial expenditures previously charged to the General Fund; and (7) That in the event that a request for financial aid is not approved after investigation, the cost of investigations, negotiations, conferences and other expenses incidental to the project, shall be chargeable to the General Fund as an operating expense of the Organization. XXI RELATIONS BETWEEN PICAO AND THE UNITED NATIONS Whereas : Article 111, Section 5 (7) of the Interim Agreement provides, among the powers and duties of the Council, that it shall: "Enter into agreements with other international bodies when it deems advisable for the maintenance of common services and for common arrangements concerning personnel and, with the approval of the Assembly, enter into such other arrangements as may facilitate the work of the Organization " and Whereas : It is desirable that a direction should be given to the Council as to the action it should take if an approach is made by the United Nations on this question : Resolved : That the Interim Council is authorized, when requested by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, to conduct discussions with representatives of the United Nations on the definition of the future relations between the two Organizations. If, after such discussions, the Council believes that a formal agreement between the United Nations and PICAO is desirable, it is authorized to participate in the drawing up of a draft agreement thereon for submission to the next Assembly of PICAO for approval; and That the Interim Council is also authorized to make such arrangements with the United Nations or appropriate organs thereof as may be necessary for the effective co-operation of the two Organizations . during the coming year. Any agreement so drafted or co-operative arrangements entered into shall preserve the autonomy of PICAO with respect to the purposes for which it was created. XXII TRANSLATION OF PICAO DOCUMENTS Resolved : That the Interim Council be instructed to give prompt consideration to the desirability of translating - into important languages other than English, French and Spanish, the technical material issued by it, necessary for the information and guidance of the technicians in countries whose languages are other than English, French and Spanish, in order that there. may be the fullest and most complete understanding of PICAO standards and procedures throughout the world. 2—A 9

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