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GENERAL ASSEMBLY GENERAL ASSEMBLY I. Structure and Organization of the United Nations A. FUNCTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE PRINCIPAL AND SUBSIDIARY ORGANS The United Nations has six principal organs. Third Committee—Social, Humanitarian and Cultural The relevant Chapters and Articles of the Charter1 fourth Committee—Trusteeship (including Non-Self- concerning these organs are cited below. The prin- Governing Territories) cipal members of the Secretariat and the member- Fifth Committee—Administrative and Budgetary ship of the other principal organs during 1952 is Sixth Committee—Legal also given. For the duration of the seventh session, the As regards subsidiary bodies of these principal Assembly established an Ad Hoc Political Com- organs, their membership during 1952 is given mittee on which each Member was entitled to be below (the countries of those persons appointed represented. in their individual capacity are, for reference pur- (2) Procedural Committees5 poses, given in parenthesis); changes occurring There are two Procedural Committees: a Gen- during the year in the terms of reference of the eral Committee and a Credentials Committee. subsidiary organs are indicated; where no such changes have occurred, references are made to pre- (3) Standing Committees6 2 vious summaries of their terms of reference . (a) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS 1. The General Assembly Its members during 1952 were: a. CHARTER PROVISIONS Elected to serve until 31 December 1952: William O. Hall (United States), Olyntho Pinto The Charter provisions concerning the General Machado (Brazil), Sir William Matthews (United King- Assembly are contained in Chapter IV (Articles dom). 9-22) which defines the composition, functions Elected to serve until 31 December 1953: and powers, voting and procedure of the Assembly. Rafik Asha (Syria), Andre Ganem (France), Brag Other provisions relating to the Assembly are con- Kumar Nehru (India). tained in Articles 1, 2, 4-7, 23, 24, 35, 60-64, 66, Elected to serve until 31 December 1954: 85-88, 93, 96-98, 101, 105, 108 and 109 of the Thanassis Aghnides (Greece) (Chairman), Eduardo Charter and Articles 4, 7-15, 32, 33 and 69 of the Carrizosa (Colombia), Igor V. Chechetkin (USSR). Statute of the International Court of Justice. (For (b) COMMITTEE ON CONTRIBUTIONS texts of these Articles, see above.) Its members during 1952 were: b. MEMBERS Elected to serve until 31 December 1952: Kan Lee (China), Mitchell W. Sharp (Canada), All Members of the United Nations are repre- Stuart Arthur Rice (United States). sented in the General Assembly; at the end of 1952 1 3 For text of the Charter, see pp. 10-26. there were 60 United Nations Members. 2 See also the Structure of the United Nations (Sixth Revision), March 1952 (ST/DPI/7) for the member- c. SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE ship and terms of reference of subsidiary bodies of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY United Nations as of March 1953. 3 For a list of United Nations Members, see under (1) Main Committees4 Roster of the United Nations. 4 For terms of reference of these Committees, see There are six Main Committees; each Member Y.U.N., 1950, p. 16. 5 may be represented by one person on each Main For the constitution and terms of reference of these Committees, see Y.U.N., 1950, pp. 16-17. Committee: 6 For the constitution and terms of reference of these First Committee—Political and Security (including Committees, see Y.U.N., 1950, p. 17. For election of the regulation of armaments) new members to take office on I January 1953, see under Constitutional and Organizational Questions—Elections Second Committee—Economic and Financial and Appointments. 30 Yearbook of the United Nations Elected to serve until 31 December 1953: Standing Committee on Repatriation of Greek Chil- Sir Sydney Caine7 (United Kingdom), Adolfo Nass dren9 (Venezuela), Maria Z. N. Witteveen (Netherlands) Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds10 (Chairman). Committee on Administrative Unions10 Elected to serve until 31 December 1954: Ad Hoc Committee on Factors (Non-Self-Govern- 12 René Charron (France), Arthur Samuel Lall (India), ing Territories) Josué Sáenz (Mexico), G. F. Saksin (USSR). Special Committee for the Consideration of the 8 Methods and Procedures of the General Assembly for (4) Other Subsidiary Bodies Dealing with Legal and Drafting Questions10 At the end of 1952 the General Assembly had Headquarters Advisory Committee9 the following subsidiary bodies: Special Committee on Programme of Conferences 9 Interim Committee of the General Assembly The members of the Assembly's subsidiary bod- Disarmament Commission ies during the period under review are given Peace Observation Commission9 Balkan Sub-Commission10 below as well as a summary of the functions of Collective Measures Committee10 new bodies established during the period. Panel of Military Experts (a) INTERIM COMMITTEE OF THE United Nations Commission to Investigate Conditions GENERAL ASSEMBLY for Free Elections in Germany10 Each Member of the United Nations has the right United Nations Commission for the Unification and 9 to be represented on the Interim Committee. Rehabilitation of Korea 9 The representatives of the Byelorussian SSR, Czecho- United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency 10 slovakia, Poland, the Ukrainian SSR and the USSR do Additional Measures Committee not participate in the work of the Committee, the estab- Special Committee on Admission of New Members lishment of which they consider illegal and unconsti- United Nations Conciliation Commission for Pales- tutional. tine9 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Pales- (b) DISARMAMENT COMMISSION tine Refugees in the Near East11 The Commission reports both to the General Assembly Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds and the Security Council (see under Security Council). United Nations Good Offices Commission on the (c) PEACE OBSERVATION COMMISSION Question of the Treatment of People of Indian Origin in the Union of South Africa MEMBERS: China, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, France, India, Iraq, Israel, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sweden, United Nations Commission on the Question of Race Conflict in the Union of South Africa USSR, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay. United Nations Tribunal in Libya9 BALKAN SUB-COMMISSION 10 United Nations Tribunal in Eritrea MEMBERS: Colombia, France, Pakistan, Sweden, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for United States. Refugees9 Ad Hoc Commission on Prisoners of War9 (d) COLLECTIVE MEASURES COMMITTEE Group of Experts MEMBERS: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Canada, United Nations Advisory Council for Somaliland9 Egypt, France, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey, United 9 Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. Ad Hoc Committee on South West Africa Committee on Information from Non-Self-Govern- PANEL OF MILITARY EXPERTS ing Territories12 The Experts are appointed by the Secretary-General Ad Hoc Committee on Factors (Non-Self-Governing under General Assembly resolution 377(V) ("Uniting Territories) for peace"). They are to be available, on request, to Committee on Special Administrative Questions Member States wishing to obtain technical advice on the 9 Board of Auditors organization, training and equipment of elements within United Nations Administrative Tribunal9 their national armed forces which could be made avail- United Nations Staff Pension Committee9 7 9 Resigned effective 1 January 1953. Investments Committee 8 9 The members of these bodies for 1952 is given International Law Commission below; for elections of members to take office in 1953, Committee on International Criminal Jurisdiction see under Constitutional and Organizational Questions; Special Committee on the Question of Defining Ag- Elections and Appointments. For representatives serving gression on those bodies where States are designated as members see Annex I. Special Committee on Measures to Limit the Dura- 9 For terms of reference of these bodies, see Y.U.N., tion of Regular Sessions of the General Assembly 1950,. pp. 17-24. During the period under review, the following 10 For terms of references of these bodies, see Y.U.N., bodies were discontinued, either through the com- 1951. pp. 14-16. 11 For terms of reference, see Y.U.N., 1950, p. 20 and pletion of their mandates, or by specific action by Y.U.N., 1951, p. 15. the General Assembly: 12 For terms of reference, see Y.U.N., 1951, pp. 81-82. Structure and Organization of the United Nations 31 able, in accordance with constitutional processes, for mitted to the Security Council by any Member of the service as a United Nations unit or units upon recom- United Nations. The study was to be undertaken in the mendation by the Security Council or the General As- light of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the dis- sembly. cussions in the Assembly and Committees, the debates in the Security Council, the other antecedents of the MEMBERS: question, and the principles of international law. The Army: Lt.-General A. J. Boase (Australia); Lt.-General Special Committee was directed to report to the As- B. H. Calmeijer (Netherlands); Lt.-General W. A. sembly's eighth session. Burress (United States); General de Corps d'Armée MEMBERS: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, China, Jean Adolphe Leonce Curnier (France); Lt.-General Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Greece, Jira Vichitsonggram (Thailand); Maj.-General Ar- Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, chimedes Argyropoulos (Greece); Maj.-General Rustu Philippines, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, Erdelhun (Turkey); Maj.-General L. O. Lyne, C.B., United States. D.S.O. (United Kingdom); Maj.-General R. O. G. Morton, C.B.E. (Canada). (j) UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION Navy: Vice-Admiral O. C. Badger (United States) (to FOR PALESTINE 31 July 1952); Vice-Admiral Arthur D. Struble MEMBERS: France, Turkey, United States. (United States) (from 1 August 1952); Vice-Ad- miral C. Caslon, C.B., C.B.E. (United Kingdom); (k) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY Vice-Admiral E. Flokas (Greece); Vice-Admiral FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST d'Escadre Jacques Marie Missoffe (France); Vice- Director: John B. Blandford, Jr. (United States) Admiral J. W. G.