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<C. Functions and Powers under Treaties, International Conventions, Agreements, and other Instruments having a Political Character The General Assembly will itself examine, or will submit to the appropriate organ of the United Nations, any request from the parties that the United Nations should assume the exercise of functions •or powers entrusted to the League of Nations by treaties, international conventions, agreements, and other instruments having a political -character. ll.—Non-political Functions and Activities of the League of Nations other than those mentioned in I 1. The General Assembly requests the Economic and Social Council -to survey the functions and activities of a non-political character which have hitherto been performed by the League of Nations in order to •determine which of them should, with such modifications as are desirable, be assumed by organs of the United Nations or be entrusted to specialized agencies which have been brought into relationship with the United Nations. Pending the adoption of the measures decided upon as the result of this examination, the Council should, on or before the dissolution of the League, assume and continue provisionally the work hitherto done by the following League departments : The Economic, Financial, .and Transit Department, particularly the research and statistical work ; the Health Section, particularly the epidemiological service ; the Opium Section and the secretariats of the Permanent Central Opium Board and Supervisory Body. 2. The General Assembly requests the Secretary-General to make provision for taking over and maintaining in operation the Library and Archives and for completing the League of Nations Treaty Series. 3. The General Assembly considers that it would also be desirable for the Secretary-General to engage for the work, referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, on appropriate terms, such members of the ■experienced personnel by whom it is at present being performed as the Secretary-General may select. 111. —Transfer of the Assets of the League of Nations to the United Nations The General Assembly having considered the report of the Committee set up by the Preparatory Commission to discuss and establish with the Supervisory Commission of the League of Nations a Common Plan for the transfer of the assets of the League of Nations, approves of both the report of the Committee set up by the Preparatory Commission and of the Common Plan submitted by it. IV-. —Appointment of a Negotiating Committee The General Assembly approves of the setting-up of a small negotiating •Committee to assist the Secretary-General in negotiating further agreements in connection with the transfer of certain assets in Geneva, and in connection with the premises in the Peace Palace in the Hague. This -Committee shall consist of one representative designated by the delegations, if they so desire, of each of the same eight members as previously -constituted the Committee created by the Preparatory Commission: Chile, China, France, Poland, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America,