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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. RECORDS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION FIFTH SESSION FLORENCE, 1950 RESOLUTIONS PARIS UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION 19, AVENUE KLEBER, PARIS 16e JULY, 1950 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS . 5 II. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE PROGRAMME AND BUDGET COMMISSION AND OF THE JOINT COMMISSION-PROGRAMME AND BUDGET, OFFICIAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS: First Part: Report of the Rapporteur . , 12 Second Part : Preamble . 15 Third Part: Basic Programme . 24 Fourth Part: The Programme for 1951: 32 Education ....... 32 Natural Sciences ..... 1 . ........... 36 Social Sciences ........ 39 Cultural Activities : : :.. : : 1 . : : 41 Exchange of Persons: ............ : . : . : . 46 Mass Communications .......... 48 Relief Assistance Services ......... : : : : : : 51 Fifth Part: Activities of Unesco in Germany and Japan . 53 Sixth Part: General resolutions. 61 Seventh Part: Technical assistance for the economic development of under- developed countries . 67 Eighth Part: Statement of methods . 69 III. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE : First Part: Establishment of a Budget Committee for the Sixth Session of the General Conference . _ 77 Second Part: Instructions to the Executive Board and to the Director- General concerning the Programme and Budget . 81 Third Part: Appropiation resolution and appropriation table for 1951 82 IV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION: . Report of the Commission. , . 86 Annex I. -Resolutions on financial questions . 94 Annex Il.-Resolutions on staff questions. _ 99 3 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. SECTION PAGE v. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF OFFICIAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSION : Report of the Commission. 105 Recommendations . 107 Annex I-Study of the reports submitted by Member States. 118 Annex II-Text of directives concerning relations with international non-governmental organizations . 121 VI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE PROCEDURE COMMITTEE: Report of the Committee . 129 Annex.-Rules of Procedure concerning recommendations to Member States and international conventions . 137 INDEX . 147 . 4 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. I. MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS 0.1 EXAMINATION OF CREDENTIALS The Credentials Committee, appointed by the General Conference at its sixth plenary meeting on 22 May 1950, to examine delegates’ credentials, submitted three reports, which were approved by the General Conference. Second plenary meeting, 22 May 1950; Tenth plenary meeting, 30 May 1950; Eleventh plenary meeting, 15 June 1950. In the course of the discussion of the second report of the Credentials Committee (Doc. 5 C/CRE,/l), the General Conference adopted the following resolution:- “THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO, “CONSIDERING that the United Nations and the various Specialized Agencies are required-in the event of two or more rival authorities each claiming to be the only legal government of a Member State-to determine what authority shall exercise the rights and fulfil the obligations arising out of that State’s membership; “CONSIDERING that this problem has arisen in a particularly acute form owing to the situation in China; “CONSIDERING that it would be most desirable for the United Nations to seek a solution of the problem by laying down guiding principles which would enable the various organs of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies to act uniformly, despite differences in their composition, “EXPRESSES THE WISH “1. That the United Nations adopt general criteria by which it may be possible to reach a uniform and practical settlement of the problem of the representation, on the various organs and organizations of the United Nations, of countries of which two or more authorities claim to be the only regular government; “2 That this question be considered as soon as possible, having regard to the serious diffi- culties to which the present situation in China is giving rise; and “INsTRUCTS the Director-General lo communicate the present Resolution, with a copy of the Report of the Credentials Committee, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for trans- mission to the competent bodies of the United Nations”. Tenth plenary meeting, 30 May 1950. 5 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. 0.2 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The General Conference adopted the revised Agenda prepared by the Executive Board (5C/l rev. and Corrigendum). Further, the General Conference added to the Agenda of the Session the following item: “Proposal for a status of associate membership of Unesco.” Second plenary meeting, 22 May 1950; Ninth plenary meeting 26 May 1950. 0.3 CONSTITUTION OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE Having regard to the recommendations put forward by the Nominations Committee and to the names submitted by the heads of delegations, it was decided that the General Committee of the Fifth Session of the General Conference should be constituted as follows: (a) President of the General Conference: H.E. Count STEFANO JACINI (Italy). (b) Vice-Presidents of the General Conference: H.E. Mr. CLEMENTE MARIANI BITTENCOURT (Brazil) ; H.E. TAHA HUSSEIN BEY (Egypt) ; Mr. M. HOWLAND H. SARGEANT (United States of America); H.E. Mr. YVON DELBOS (France); Mr. D. R. HARDMAN (United Kingdom) ; Mr. MAHMOOD HASAN (Pakistan) ; H.E. Mr. C. PARRA PEREZ (Venezuela). (c) Chairman of the Programme and Budget Commission: Mr. ROGER SEYDOUX (France). (d) Chairman of the Administrative Commission: Mr. TARA CHAND (India). (e) Chairman of the Official and External Relations Commission: Mr. LUIS A. BARALT Y ZACHARIE (Cuba). (f) Chairman of the Credentials Committee: H.E. Mr. JEAN DESY (Canada). (g) Chairman of the Procedure Committee: Professor JAKOB NIELSEN (Denmark). (h) Chairman of the Nominations Committee: Dr. E. RoNALD WALKER (Australia). (i) Chairman of the Budget Committee: Dr. F. BENDER (Netherlands). (j) Chairman of the Executive Board: Sir JOHN MAUD (United Kingdom). Second plenary meeting, 22 May 1950. 0.4 COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 0.41 The following commissions, sub-commissions and committees were set up by the General Conference for the period of its Fifth Session: 6 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. 1. Credentials Committee; 2. Nominations Committee; 3. Procedure Committee; 4. Budget Committee; 5. Programme and Budget Commission : Drafting Committee of the Programme and Budget Commission; Sub-Committee for the drafting of the English text of the Preambles; Sub-Committee for consideration of the Draft Agreement, on the Importation of educa- tional, scientific or cultural materials; Sub-Committee for the drafting of resolutions relating to teaching about, and dissemina- tion of, Human Rights; 6. Administrative Commission: Sub-Committee for consideration of questions of salaries, allowances and leave; Sub-Committee for consideration of the currency of contributions of States; 7. Official and External Relations Commission: Sub-Committee for consideration of questions concernin,g Unesco’s relations with inter- national non-governmental organizations; Sub-Committee for examination of Reports by Member States; 8. Joint Programme and Budget and Official and External Relations Commission. Third plenary meeting, 23 May 1950. 0.5 ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (Ref. 5C/7) 0.51 Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan CONSIDERING that the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan submitted on 8 January 1950 an application for membership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; CONSIDERING that, as provided in the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, this application was accompanied by a statement that the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan is willing to abide by the Constitution; CONSIDERING that, in accordance with Article II of the Agreement between the United Nations and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, this application was transmitted to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations; CONSIDERING that, at its Tenth Session, the Council decided to inform the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that it had no objection to the admission of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan to the Organization; CONSIDERING that., following this decision, the Executive Board decided at its Nineteenth Session to recommend to the General Conference the admission of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan as a Member of the