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International Associations 1964 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS INTERNATIONALES 16e ANNÉE 1964 16TH YEAR MARS 3 MARCH SOMMAIRE CONTENTS AFRASEC in retrospect and prospect, by Mohamed Aly Rifaat . 134 L'Organisation Afro-Asiatique de Coopération Economique, par Dr. Rifaat (résumé) ........... 142 CHRONIQUES SURVEYS Official information compiled by the principal intergovernmental organizations for the benefit of NGO's (4th quarter 1963 - 2nd part) — Informations officielles sélectionnées à l'intention des ONG par les principales organisations intergouvernementales (4e trimestre 1963 - 2e partie) .... .... 143 OAS ....... 143 OCDE ...... 146 Conseil de l'Europe . .143 CERN ....... 152 Changements d'adresses et de titres (5e supplément à l'édition 1962-63 de l'Annuaire des Organisations Internationales) — Changes of address and title (5th Supplement to the Yearbook of Inter- national Organizations, 1962-63 Edition) . ... .. 154 * • • * * * Third Supplement to the Annual International Congress Calendar 1964 Edition — Troisième supplément au Calendrier annuel des réunions internationales, édition 1964 . 163 Cumulative Index to the Annual International Congress Calendar 1964 Edition and Supplements 1-3 (January - March 1964 incl) — Index cumulatif du Calendrier annuel des réunions internatio- nales édition 1964 et des trois premiers suppléments (janvier à mars 1964 inclus) .............. 184 MENSUEL publié par Published MONTHLY by Union des Associations Internationales Union of International Associations Palais d'Egmont, Bruxelles 1 Palais d'Egmont, Brussels 1 Abonnement I an : 350 FB, 35 NF, 30 FS Annual subscription : $ 8 or 50/- AFRASEC in retrospect and prospect by Mohamed Aly RIFAAT Secretary General, Afro-Asian Organisation for Economic Co-operation The Afro-Asian Organisation for Economic order to realise higher standards of living among Co-operation — AFRASEC for short — is a vol- their peoples ". untary association:. Its constitution stipulates that membership is confined to national feder- AFRASEC consists of : a) the Conference; ations of Chambers of Commerce, Industry b) the Council; c) the Centre. and Agriculture in such Afro-Asian countries; a) as have participated in the Bandoeng Con- a) The Conference is AFRASEC supreme autho- ference of 1955 ; 6) as shall have attained inde- rity. It is composed of delegates duly accredited pendence thereafter; or c) as were independent to represent members and associate members. and sovereign states at the time of the Bandoeng It convenes at least once every two years to elect Conference, but did not participate therein, — the Council, determine the general policy and provided in all cases the seat of the central programme of work, approve the budget and government is situated in Africa or Asia. At admit new members. present total membership is forty-seven. 6) the Council consists of the President, two Although AFRASEC was formally set up by the Vice-Présidents and twelve members, elected by first Economic Conference of Afro-Asian coun- the Conference for a term of two years. Its tries held in Cairo from 10th to 13th Decem- functions include consideration of the pro- ber 1958, its origin could be traced to the deli- gramme of work, budget and subscriptions, berations and recommendations of the Ban- standing orders, application for membership, doeng Conference. measures to implement conference resolutions as well as any other functions delegated to it by The aims of AFRASEC, as defined in its Consti- the Conference. tution, are : c) the Centre is the executive organ of To foster collaboration among national AFRASEC and consists of the Secretary-General Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agricul- and his staff. The Secretary-General is ap- ture, their Federation and such other similar pointed by the Conference for a period of four institutions ; years which may be renewed. He is respon- To promote better understanding and cordial sible for the work of the Organisation. He relations among the peoples of Africa and Asia ; may, in the performance of his duties, com- municate with the governmental and non-gov- To achieve increased co-operation among ernmental international authorities and in- Afro-Asian countries in the economic field in stitutions, in all matters falling within the 134 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, 1964, No. 3 Dr. Rifaat, AFRASEC Secretary General speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Karachi Conference, December 1963. On the rostrum, President Ayab Khan of Pakistan surrounded by the present and the two former presidents of AFRASEC. competence of the Organisation. He may invite and Asia were preoccupied by the consequences national or international organisations to parti- of the European Common Market. They were cipate in the study of any question to which its naturally worried lest the new grouping preju- economic interest may bear relation and may dice their interests. Europe was always the also accept the invitation of any such organisa- biggest market for their exports and the prin- tion for the same purpose. In general, he may cipal supplier of their imports. In some cases, take such steps as are appropriate to the the local economy was geared to that of an furtherance of Afrasec objectives. European country to the point of complete de- The Centre functions as a liaison office for pendence. It would have been a sad reflexion the dissemination of business information and a if the grave concern which the Afro-Asian coun- research institute for the study of regional and tries had manifested, did not prompt serious intraregional questions in the economic field. search for adequate ways and means of prevent- The results of research conducted in the Centre ing prejudice to their interests. are communicated to constituent members and often made available to governmental and non- In this regard, credit must be given to the governmental organisations with which formal businessmen who took the initiative. They relation has been established and to the public were not unmindful of the immediate antecedent in general through the monthly " Review " and of the European Common Market. They had other publications. witnessed the rise of the Organisation for Euro- pean Economic Co-operation, how it was allied to an unprecedented economic growth, how it Common Market became a powerful engine of economic integra- It is well to remember, however, that when tion, and above all how it proved a prosperous AFRASEC was proposed, most countries of Africa association. To them that Organisation was the ASSOCIATIONS INTERNATIONALES, 1964, N° 3 135 most obvious and direct antecedent of the Euro- emmental controls became almost universal. pean Common Market. Nothing was more nat- These controls were not reserved for internal ural then than to urge the African and Asian application; they were extended to external re- countries to emulate such an enterprise with a lations including trade and aid, the latter con- view to achieving a two-fold objective : — tinued ever since to be largely channelled through government departments. This evolu- a) to prevent or mitigate the prejudicial con- tion cannot but create strong vested interests, sequences of any restrictive practices and poli- although it has also helped to shape the course cies of external economic groupings, and of economic development in developing coun- 6) to stimulate and foster economic collabo- tries, especially those of Africa and Asia. ration within the region. The majority of these countries have only This approach was also inspired by the desire recently emerged as independent states. The to create an Afro-Asian common market. It indigenous private sector was nascent — and in was never assumed that the exercise would be most cases without experience and with few re- anything but tediously long and painfully diffi- sources. But their governments were only too cult. Nevertheless, it was recognised that mar- anxious to effect quickly — sometimes too ket groupings were likely to characterise future quickly — social improvements and to raise economic development throughout the world equally quickly the living standard of their and that they would dominate the evolution of peoples. Inescapably, they became committed international trade. to programming for rapid economic develop- On the other hand, the very concept of ment. In the process, the private sector was AFRASEC implies that if it is to prosper, it must often relegated to the background — particu- be made to behave as a living organism, at once larly where foreign interests dominated the conditioned by factors of the environment and scene and were not relied upon to play a stra- itself aspiring to influence these factors. It can tegic part. Not only had the contribution of be easily demonstrated that since the emergence the private enterprise been minimised but also of AFRASEC, there have been considerable its normal evolution retarded or deviated. changes in the relevant factors of its environ- The " fathers " of AFRASEC had thus the fore- ment and there are others that can be reasonably sight to urge the governments of Africa and Asia anticipated. to set up a parallel organisation at governmental level. Their recommendations were embodied A counterpart at governmental level in a formal resolution — Res. V. — of the first The promoters of AFRASEC were mindful of Afro-Asian Economic Conference (1958). Alas, all that and more. AFRASEC must remain a busi- these recommendations were not implemented. nessmen's organisation with the advantages that Failure to do so constituted an unfortunate this status confers and
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