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RESTRICTED GENERAL AGREEMENT ON c/wA TARIFFS AND TRADE 19 September 1960 Special Distribution COUNCIL First Session MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL AND APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES (as at 16 September 1960} 1. Thirty contracting parties and two governments which have acceded provisionally have accepted the responsibilities of membership in the Council: (a) The following twenty governments have nominated their permanent representatives on the Council: AUSTRALIA Alternates Mr. G.P. Phillips, Special Commercial Adviser, Office of the High Commissioner in the United Kingdom AUSTRIA ac Mr, E. Treu, Mr. E.M. Schmid. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Deputy Permanent Representative to the Plenipotentiary, European Office of the United Nations Permanent Representative to the European Office of the United Nations BELGIUM Mr. Paul De Smet, Mr. Robert De Smaele, Director of Administration, Deputy Counsellor in charge of GATT Head of the Division of affairs, Division of International International Organizations, Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Foreign *rade BRAZIL Mr, A.T. Valladao, Mr. Paulo Padilha Vidal, ' Consul-General in Geneva Member of the Permanent Delegation in Geneva C/W/4 Page 2 Alternates CANADA Mr. J.H» Warren, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Trade and Commerce CHILE H.E. Mr. F. Garcia Oldini, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Switzerland CUBA H.E. Dr. E. Camejo-Argudin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of the Permanent Mission to the inter national organizations in Geneva CZECHOSLDVAKIA Dr. Otto Benes, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the European Office of the United Nations DENMARK ecu Mr. N»V. Skak-Nielsen, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the international organizations in Geneva FINLAND Mr. E.V. Mafcela, Mr. Reino Honkaranta, Permanent Delegate to the inter Assistant Director, Commercial national organizations in Geneva Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs INDIA H.E. Mr. T. Swaminathan, I.C.S., Commissioner-General for Economic Affairs in Europe JAPAN Mr» Morio Aoki, Mr. Hiromichi Miyazaki, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister First Secretary, Plenipotentiary, Head of the Permanent Delegation to the inter Permanent Delegation to the national organizations in Geneva international organizations in Geneva LDLJBMBOBS Mr. M„A. Duhr, CMef of the Division of Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foraign Trade KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS Mr. M.H, van Wijk, Head of Division of International Organizations, Directorate-General Foreign Economic Relations IEW ZEALAND Mr. L*v",, Castle, Counsellor (Economic), New Zealand High Commission, London NORWAY H.E. Mr. Soren Christian Sommerfelt, Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Delegation to the international organizations in Geneva PERU H.E. Mr. Max de la Fuente Locker, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the international organizations in Geneva SWEDEN Mr. B. Sward, Deputy Head of the Commercial Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs SWITZERLAND Mr. A. Weitnauer, Minister, Delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements UNITED KINGDOM H.E. Sir Edgar Cohen, K.C.M.G., Ambassador, Permanent Delegate to GATI C/»/4 Page 4 The secretariat has been ad-vised by two of these member governments that their permanent representatives will not be able to attend the first session of the Council and that on this occasion they will be represented by the following: AUSTRALIA NEW 2EALAND Mr* A.J* Campbell, Mr. D„P» Taylor, First Assistant Secretary, First Secretary (Commercial), Department of Trade Office of the High Commissioner in the United Kingdom (b) The following twelve members of the Council have not so far nominated their permanent representatives: France Pakistan Federal Republic of Germany Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ghana Turkey Greece Union of South Africa Israel United States Italy Uruguay Eleven of these have nominated delegates to attend the first session: FRANCE PAKISTAN Mr. Guy de Lacharrlère, Mr. McH„E.A. Baig, Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Commercial Secretary to the Ambassador of Pakistan to Italy, Switzerland FEBBRaL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY and Austria Mr. H. Klein, FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND Ministerialdirigent, Federal Ministry of Economics Mr, N.F* Townley, Under-Secretary, GHANA Federal Ministry of Commeroe and Industry Mr. MSR. Darko-Sarkwa, M.P., Ministerial Secretary to Ministry .TURKEY of Trade Mr* F, Alaçam, GREECE Permanent Delegate to the GATT M, Ange Ylachos, Secretariat Permanent Delegate to the European Office of the United Nations UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Mr. J,E0 Bruce, ISRAEL Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary, Mr. Me Bartur, Assistant Director-General, Stockholm Ministry of Foreign Affairs .UNITED. STATES ITALY Mr, Carl Dv Corse, Office of Assistant Secretary for HJ5. Mr. G.B. Toffolo, Economic Affairs, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate Department of State to the European Office of the united Nations C/W/4 Page 5 2. ïbase contracting parties, not members of the Council, have nominated observers to attend the first session: CEYLON (with a request to be co-opted DOMINICAN REPUBLIC as a member for consideration of item 14) Mr. Pedro A. Villalon, Deputy Director-General Mr. K.P,G. Perera, of Customs Deputy Director of Commerce INDONESIA HJS. Dr. Ahmad Subardjo Djoyoadisuryo, embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Switzerland 3* The following, invited to participate in the work of the Council, has nominated permanent representatives: COMMISSION OP THB EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Alternate Mr. T.H. Hijzen, Mr. P. Donne, Director, Head of Division in the Directorate-General of External Relations Directorate-General of External Relations .