Contents PAGE I. Nature of Report ... ... ... ... 3 11. Purpose of Conference ... ... ... 3 111. General View of the Conference ... ... 6 IV. Delegations ... ... ... ... 6 V. Appointment of Committees ... ... ... 7 VI. Committee I: Area and Structure ... ... 7 Name of the Commission ... ... ... 8 Area ... ... ... ... ... 8 Composition, Voting, and Meetings of the Commission ... ... ... ... ... 8 Selection of Headquarters ... ... ... 9 Interim Organization ... ... ... 11 Secretariat ... ... ... ... ... 11 VII. Committee II: Functions and Powers ... 12 VIII. Committee III: Auxiliary Bodies ... ... 13 Research Council ... ... ... ... 13 Conference of Local Inhabitants ... ... 14 Relationship with other International Bodies ... 16 IX. CommitteelV: Finance ... ... ... 17 X. Committee V: Immediate Projects ... ... 18 XI. Committee VI: Drafting and Co-ordinating... 20 XII. Final Plenary Session ... ... ... 21 APPENDICES A. Text 6f Invitation despatched by Minister of External Affairs, Canberra, on behalf of the Australian and New Zealand Governments, to the Governments of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, and the Netherlands ... ... ... 22 Aide Memoire ... ... ... ... ... 23 B. Agreement establishing the South Pacific Commission 23 C. Text of Speech made by Rt Hon. W. Nash at Opening Plenary Session, 28 January, 1947 ... ... 32 D. Conference Resolutions — (a) Resolution concerning Immediate Projects ... 33 (b) Resolution relating to the Kingdom of Tonga 35 (c) Resolution concerning the Service of the Commissioners ... ... ... ... 36 (d) Resolution concerning the Secondment of Staff 36