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(Ib) Such organizations shall be entitled to be represented at the Conference sessions by one observer each, without the right to vote; such representation would involve primarily a preference in seating location and other courtesies and facilities offered by the Division of Information of the Organization; access to non-confidential documentation and such other documentation as the Director-General may see fit to make available, through such special distribution facilities as the Division of Information may establish ; provision for submission of memoranda to the Director-General, who would determine whether they should be circulated to the Conference in whole or in summary form; the right to speak, upon invitation, before the special committee of the Executive Committee, or to file statements before technical committees, and upon invitation of such technical committees to have the opportunity to speak. 3. Category 3 Collaboration with such organizations can best be achieved through arrangements made by the Director-General for consultation with Standing Advisory Committees and for representation at special technical conferences. C. The foregoing procedures shall be applied equally to all organizations within a given category. D. The Executive Committee shall receive applications by organizations for inclusion in Category 1, and make recommendations thereon to the Conference. E. The Executive Committee shall meet with representatives of organizations in Category 1, and upon its invitation with the representatives of the organizations in Category 2, during and between sessions of the Conference. A special committee of the Executive Committee shall be set up for this purpose. F. National and regional non-governmental organizations : Normally national organizations should present their views through their respective governments or through the international non-governmental organizations with which they may be affiliated. National organizations, however, shall be entitled to inclusion in the appropriate category, after consultation with the member concerned, if they cover a field which is not covered by any international organization or have special experience upon which the Organization wishes to draw. Regional organizations or commissions shall also be included in an appropriate category, for similar reasons, and in particular if they can provide to the Organization special experience concerning non-selfgoverning territories. The Conference, Having received the recommendations of the Executive Committee, Decides 1. That the following international non-governmental organizations fulfill the requirements of Category 1 : International Co-operative Alliance. International Federation of Agricultural Producers. World Federation of Trade Unions.