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Public Disclosure Authorized International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Public Disclosure Authorized SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS Public Disclosure Authorized 1960 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS September 26 - 30, 1960 Washington, D. c. Public Disclosure Authorized INTRODUCTORY NOTE THE 1960 ANNUAL MEETING of the Board of Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development was held in Washington, D. c., September 26-30 (inclusive) under the Chairmanship of The Right Honorable Harold Holt, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Annual Meeting was held jointly with the International Monetary Fund. There was, in addition, the Annual Meeting of the Inter national Finance Corporation, the proceedings of which have been issued separately. M. M. MENDELS Secretary INTERNA TIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, D. C. Octoher 31. 1960 1960 ANNUAL MEETING FINAL SCHEDULE Saturday SEPTEMBER 24 4:00 p.m.-Procedures Committees Monday SEPTEMBER 26 10:00 a.m.-FuND-BANK BOARDs-Address by the Chairman and Responses -Fund-Bank Procedures Committee Report I -Annual Address, Managing Director of Fund Tuesday SEPTEMBER 27 10:00 a.m.-BANK BOARD -Fund-Bank Procedures Committee Report II -Annual Report Address-W.A.B. Iliff, Vice President -Bank Annual Discussion 3:00 p.m.-BANK BOARD -Bank Annual Discussion (continued) Wednesday SEPTEMBER 28 10:00 a.m.-FuND BOARD -Fund-Bank Procedures Committee Report III -Fund Annual Discussion 3:00 p.m.-FuND BOARD -Fund Annual Discussion (continued) Thursday SEPTEMBER 29 10:00 a.m.-IFC BOARD -IFC Procedures Committee Report -Annual Address, President of IFC -IFC Annual Discussion 5:00 p.m.-Fund-Bank Procedures Committee Friday SEPTEMBER 30 9:45 a.m.-FuND-BANK BOARDs-Election of Executive Directors-Fund -Election of Executive Directors-Bank -Fund-Bank Procedures Committee Report IV -Comments by Heads of Organizations -Conclusion ii CONTENTS Page MESSAGE FROM DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 1 OPENING ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN, THE RIGHT HONORABLE HAROLD HOLT, TREASURER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ................................. ANNUAL REPORT ADDRESS BY W.A.B. ILIFF, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BANK. 8 COMMENTS OF W.A.B. ILIFF, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BANK ON DISCUSSION OF ANNUAL REPORT. 13 CLOSING ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN. .. .. 14 COMMITTEE REPORTS: FUND-BANK PROCEDURES COMMITTEE REPORT I. 16 Provisional Schedule.. .. 18 Provisions Relating to the Conduct of the Meetings... 19 Agenda................................................................. 20 Fund-Bank Procedures Committee Report II......... ... .. .... .... .. ............ 21 Fund-Bank Procedures Committee Report IV 1. • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • .• 23 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS BETWEEN 1959 AND 1960 ANNUAL MEETINGS.. .. 24 NO. 137 ..... Amendment of Section 14(e) of By-Laws of Bank..... .... ...... ...... 24 NO. 138 ..... Increase in Subscription of Australia to Capital Stock of Bank. .. 24 NO. 139 ..... Adjustment of Capital Subscription of Republic of China. .. 25 NO. 140 ..... Increase in Subscription of Colombia to Capital Stock of Bank. .. 26 NO. 141 ..... Increase in Subscription of Chile to Capital Stock of Bank............. 26 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT 1960 ANNUAL MEETING.... .. 27 NO. 142 ..... 1960 Election of Executive Directors. .. 27 NO. 143 ..... Financial Statements, Auditors' Report and Budget. .. 27 NO. 144 ..... Membership of Nepal in the Bank. .. 27 NO. 145 ..... Membership of Nigeria in the Bank. .. 29 NO. 146 ..... Increase in Subscription of Yugoslavia to Capital Stock of Bank. .. 30 RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE EIGHTH REGULAR ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. .. 31 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ELECTED AT EIGHTH REGULAR ELECTION. .. 34 ACCREDITED MEMBERS OF DELEGATIONS AT 1960 ANNUAL MEETING. .. .. 36 OBSERVERS AT 1960 ANNUAL MEETING.. .. .. 41 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE FOR 1960-61.. .. 42 1 Report III related to business of the Fund. 111 MESSAGE FROM DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES N A NUMBER of occasions I have had the pleas comc into operation shortly. This Asso~iation will O ure of personally welcoming to Washington the provide new and enlarged means of dealing with Governors of the International Monetary Fund and some of the development problems that could not the International Bank for Reconstruction and De otherwise be handled. My reference also included velopment. I regret that I am unable to attend their the International Finance Corporation which has opening meeting today but I wish to send them my done and will continue to do a most important work warm greetings. in assisting the investment of private capital in pro The Fund and the Bank have achieved much for ductive enterprise. the benefit of mankind. These international financial institutions have The Fund has made a strong contribution to finan steadfastly and effectively pursued the objectives for cial stability and sound practices in the field of which they were created. The people of the world foreign exchange policy. Its resources have been look to them for continuing leadership in the co:ning used to advance worthwhile programs. The recent years. increase in its resources should enable the Fund to I am sure that the discussions of the Governors at broaden and intensify its work. this Meeting will provide for further progress based On Thursday, in my statement to the United upon the good relations of the member countries Nations I spoke of the expanding role the Bank will with each other and upon the great institutions which play in the developing countries of the world. My embody so much of our hope for international reference to the World Bank, of course, included the cooperation in financial affairs. International Development Association which will OPENING ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN, THE RIGHT HONORABLE HAROLD HOLT, TREASURER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA y FIRST DUTY AS CHAIRMAN, and it is a most of this country have justly earned their reputation for M agreeable one, is to welcome Governors, Dele hospitality and friendliness. I would like to say on gates and distinguished visitors to this Meeting. It is your behalf to President Eisenhower, and I think it also my privilege to express our thanks to o~r host particularly fitting to do so on the last o~casion on country, the United States of America, and I do so which we shall have the opportunity to speak to him on behalf of all the visiting Governors and Delegates. in his official capacity from our Annual Meetings, Most of us hold pleasant recollections of previous how much we have appreciated the personal interest meetings of this kind in the United States. Those of he has shown in the work of these institutions. In you here for the first time will learn that the people welcoming us last year, he advanced the concept of an International Development Association subse is an admonition that I feel I must heed. I have quently formally proposed to us by his Secretary of attended thirteen of our meetings in succession; I the Treasury, Mr. Robert Anderson. have always regarded them as most important events in the life of our institutions, and have always looked It is one encouraging demonstration of progress forward with keen pleasure to the opportunity which in international cooperation that this imaginative and they afford of renewing old friendships and making constructive proposal should have been so readily new ones. and unanimously adopted in principle at last year's The Bank has had a busy and interesting year, as you meetings. I am very glad to announce this morning will hear from my colleague, Mr. Iliff. So has the that this new international agency for financing eco International Finance Corporation, as you will hear from my colleague, Mr. Garner. In these times, the nomic growth in the less developed countries has now day to day attention of the world is claimed by many formally come into being. This is an event of the spectacular and dramatic events, but I am sure you first magnitude and I shall have more to say about share my feeling that quiet and unremitting effort to the importance of the new institution later in the speed economic development has become more im course of this address. We hope that IDA will get off portant than ever before. These meetings are a to a flying start, since its affairs will be administered symbol and a part of that effort and you have my best and most earnest wishes for their success. by the Bank without the necessity of developing a This is the first meeting Mr. Black has missed in new organization. I trust that those governments eleven years of distinguished service as President of which have not yet completed their steps to mem the International Bank. We know that only his bership in IDA will soon do so. illness could have kept him away. We are all glad We are all happy to be present in Washington at to learn that he is well on the way to recovery and this Annual Meeting of the Fund, the Bank and the look forward to his early return to the Bank where International Finance Corporation, meeting together his experience and great skill have proved so valu after a year of exceptionally successful operation by able. Many of you will have read of the unique each of these institutions. What has already been recognition accorded to him during the year when achieved by the existing institutions is, we gladly over a period of a few weeks honorary Doctorates acknowledge, largely due to the men who lead them. were conferred on him by three of America's leading It is fitting that we should record our warm approval universities. We congratulate him again on these of their work. distinctions which recognize not only his great per First, let me pay a tribute to Per J acobsson, so sonal abilities but reflect also, I believe, the growing tireless in pursuing the high purposes of the Inter place in public esteem of the organization he national Monetary Fund.