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provisional in character and concerns co-operation on specific projects such as the International Conference on Public Education, the exhibition of public instruction, and the publication of year-books. It also provides for exchange of representatives and personnel necessary to ensure full co-operation between the two Organizations. 6. Agreement with International Council of Scientific Unions. — This Agreement was also approved. It provides for mutual consultation, reciprocal representation, and exchange of information. It empowers UNESCO to invite the International Council to undertake specific tasks on its behalf. When requested by the Council, UNESCO will consider the granting of financial support and special facilities in order to enable the Council to develop its programme adequately. The Agreement will be re-examined in December, 1947. 7. Relations between UNESCO and Member States. —The basic relations between the Organization and member States are laid down in the Constitution. The Conference agreed upon certain additional conditions—(a) The General Conference will request those States members which have not yet established national commissions or any national co-operating body to take the required steps for implementing Article VII of the Constitution of UNESCO. (b) The Director-General will be requested to grant to States members all the assistance—other than financial assistance—which they may require in order to establish national commissions or national co-operating bodies. (c) UNESCO will keep each National Commission informed of its connections in the country of that Commission, and will come to an agreement with the Commission on all general questions. (d) The Executive Board will make a full examination of the question of National Commissions and will communicate its findings to the States members. (e) The General Conference will request States members to communicate to UNESCO, two months before the second session of the General Conference, a report containing the following information — (i) Information with regard to institutions and associations concerned with education, science, culture, and mass media, which are of national importance. (ii) Information on relevant national laws and regulations. (iii) Statistics in these domains. (iv) Reports on recent progress in education, science, and culture, with special reference to matters contained in the programme of UNESCO. (v) Information on action taken in relation to recommendations or conventions adopted by the General Conference. B.Relations between UNESCO and other Specialized Agencies.— The Conference approved the text of a model Agreement between UNESCO and other specialized agencies of the United Nations, and instructed the Director-General to enter into negotiations with the specialized agencies in order to have formal Agreements concluded with the approval of the Executive Board.