We have obtained all the information and explana­ Alternates: tions that we have required, and we certify, as a Miss Carol C. Laise; result of the audit, that, in our opinion, the financial Dr. A. Nass; statements are correct", Mr. P. Ordonneau; adding, should it be necessary: 2. Declares these members and alternate mem­ "subject to the observations in our report". bers to be appointed for a three-year term to 10. The Board of Auditors shall have no power commence on 1 . to disallow items in the accounts, but shall draw 255th plenary meeting, to the attention of the Secretary-General for appro­ priate action any transaction concerning which it 24 . entertains doubt as to legality or propriety. 349 (IV). Appointment to fill a va• Annex B cancy in the membership of the Joint system of external audit Investments Committee The General Assembly 1. In principle there should be a panel of external Confirms the appointment by the Secretary­ auditors of the United Nations and the specialized General of Mr. Ivar Rooth as a member of the aiencies composed of persons having the rank: of Investments Committee for a three-year term Auditor-General (or its equivalent in the vanous to commence on 1 January 1950. Member States). 255th plenary meeting, 2. Such a panel should consist of the auditors appointed by the United Nations and the specialized 24 November 1949. agencies, c)i.osen by common consent for a period of three years in such a manner that the members of the panel would not exceed six in number, and 350 (IV). Headquarters of the United bearing in mind the location of the specialized Nations agencies, the ability of the governmental audit staffs to undertake the total audit load within the appro­ The General Assembly priate time-limits, and the desirability of securing 1. Takes note of the Secretary-General's re­ continuity of audit. port13 on the Headquarters of the United Nations; 3. Each organization should select one or more 2. Decides that the Headquarters Advisory members of the panel to perform its audit. Pay­ Committee, established by General Assembly ments of salaries, fees or honoraria should be a 14 matter for settlement between the parties directly resolution 182 (II) of 20 , shall concerned. be continued with the existing membership ; 4. Each auditor ( or the auditors) performing an 3. Requests the Secretary-General to report to audit should sign his ( or their) own report or the fifth regular session of the General Assembly reports. on the progress of the construction of the Head­ 5. Members of the panel selected to perform the quarters; audit should be requested to take appropriate steps, 4. Draws the Secretary-General's attention to in particular by meeting together annually, to co­ the observations and suggestions made by the ordinate their audits and to exchange information representatives of Member States during the dis­ on methods and findings. The panel of auditors should be invited to submit from time to time any cussion of the Secretary-General's report on the observations or recommendations which it might United Nations Headquarters at the fourth regu­ wish to make on the co-ordination and standardiza­ lar session of the General Assembly. tion of the accounts and financial procedures of 255th plenary meeting, the United Nations a,id the specialized agencies. 24 November 1949. 6. Cost of the annual meetings of active members of the panel should be borne by the participating organizations. 351 (IV). Establishment of a United Nations Administrative Tribunal 348 (IV). Appointments to fill vacan• A cies in the membership of the The General Assembly United Nations Staff Pension Com• Resolves that the fol,lowing Statute shall be mittee adopted for the United 'Nations Administrative Tribunal to come into force on 1 January 1950: The General Assembly STATUTE OF THE UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRA­ 1. Appoints the persons named below as mem­ TIVE TRIBUNAL bers and alternate members of the United Nations Staff Pension Committee, in accordance with the ARTICLE 1 provisions of article 20 of the Regulations for the A Tribunal is established by the present Statute United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund: to be known as the United Nations Administrative Members: Tribunal. Mr. R. T. Cristobal; ARTICLE 2 Mr. E. de Holte Castello; 1. The Tribunal shall be competent to hear Mr. N. I. Klimov; and pass j udgment upon applications alleging .. non:-Q~ce of contracts of employment of 11 See Official Records of the fovrlh ses.rion of the Cm­ ,-,. ; -,,-/J.v~- ,-U-- n-al Assembly, Annex to the Fifth Committee, document H See Official R,cords of tlu seco,wJ 6'Ssion of flu A/1009. General Assembly, Resolutions, page 1S1. 49