Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION RECORDS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE Ninth Session New Delhi 1956 RESOLUTIONS UNESCO Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. Published in 1857 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 19 Avenue Kleber, Paris-l6e Printed by Firmin-Didot et Cie Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. CORRIGENDUM Page 48, Appendix III, Article 3 (b): for : ‘Admission to Associate Membership shall be by decision of the Council, taken by a two-thirds majority’, read : ‘Admission to Associate Membership shall be by decision of the Council of the Centre, taken by a two-thirds majority, on the recom- mendation of the Executive Board of Unesco’. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. CONTENTS ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION Credentials . 7 Right to vote of China and Peru: : . 8 Adoption of the agenda and organization of the work of the session. 8 Composition of the General Committee. 8 Admission as observers of representatives of international non- governmental organizations 8 Election of 13 members of the Executive Board: : : : : : 9 Vote of thanks to the President of the eighth session of the General Conference 9 Thanks of the’ General Conference to the People ‘and’ Government of India . I. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE PROGRAMME AND BUDGET A. PROGRAMME OF UNESCO FOR 1957-58 1. Education . 2. Natural Sciences . 3. Social Sciences. 4. Cultural Activities : : : : : : : : : : : : : 5. Mass Communication . 6. Exchange of Persons . 7. General Resolutions . 8. Publications 9. Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance: : : : : : Appendixes to Programme for 1957-58: I. Recommendation on international principles applicable to archaco- logical excavations . 4O II. Recommendation concerning international competitions in archi- tecture and town planning. 41 III. Statutes of the International Centre for the Study of the Preser- vation and Restoration of Cultural Property. 48 B. BUDGET FOR 1957-58 10. Scale of contributions of Member States for 1957-58 . 11. Methods of financing the budget for 1957-58. 12. Budget ceiling for1957-58. 13. Procedure for examination of budgetary adjustments and prepa- ration of the draft appropriation resolution. 14. Ba1ancing of the budget for 1957-58 . 13. Appropriation resolution for 1957-58 . C. FUTURE PROGRAMME 16. Directives for future activities. 55 17. Preparation of the programme and’ budget’for ‘1959-60: : : : 56 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. II. ADMISSION OF MEMBER STATES AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 18. Admission of Tunisia to membership of the Organization. , . 58 19. Admission of Morocco to membership of the Organization. 58 20. Admission of the Federation of Nigeria to associate membershi; of the Organization . 59 III. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING FINANCIAL QUESTIONS 21. Financial reports of the Director-General and reports of the auditor on the accounts of the Organization for the years 1954 and 1955. 60 22. Accounts of Unesco’s participation in the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance as at 31 December 1955, and auditor’s report thereon. 23. Currency of contributions. 24. Collection of contributions. 25. Arrears of contributions of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland: 26. Administration of the Working Capital Fund. 27. Administrative and budgetary co-ordination between the United Nations and Specialized Agencies . IV. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING STAFF QUESTIONS A. PERSONNEL POLICY: APPOINTMENT, OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF STAFF MEMBERS 28. Recruitment and appointment of staff members . 65 29. Amendments to Staff Regulations and Rules 65 30. Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour organisation: 66 B. PERSONNEL POLICY: SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES 31. Salary and allowance system for staff in the General Service category at Headquarters . 66 32. Salary and allowance system for staff in the Director and Principal Officer and Professional categories. 67 V. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING SOCIAL SECURITY QUESTIONS 33. Medical Benefits Fund. 68 34. Staff Compensation Fund : : : : : : : : : : : 68 35. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund. 69 36. Use of Pension Fund capital for housing loans to staff: : : : 69 VI. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING LEGAL QUESTIONS 37. Amendments to Article V of the Constitution (Composition of the Executive Board) . 70 38. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference (Composition of the Executive Board and election of members). 7O 39. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference (Organization and methods of work of the General Conference) . 70 VII. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL SON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 40. Amendments to the Directives concerning Unesco’s relations with international non-governmental organizations . 72 41. Quadrennial review of the list of international non-governmental organizations admitted to consultative arrangements with Unesco. 72 42. Applications by international non-governmental organizations for admission to consultative arrangements . 72 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. 43. Renewal of formal agreements concluded with certain inter- national non-governmental organizations . ‘73 Appendix to resolution 40: Directives concerning Unesco’s relations with international non-governmental organizations. 74 VIII. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS OF UNESCO 44. Financial status of the project. 45. Construction of an additional building: : : : : : : : 46. Provision for further increases in wages and prices. 47. Construction of an underground garage . 48. Use and rental of office space and conference facilities in the Permanent Headquarters . Appendix to section VIII : Membership ‘of the Headquarters Committee: IS. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE REPORTS OF MEMBER STATES 49. Periodic reports on Human Rights, to be prepared in accordance with resolution 624 B (XXII) of the Economic and Social Council. 50. Form and content of the reports to be presented to the General Conference at its tenth session. 51. Terms of reference and composition of the Reports Committee. X. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE TENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE 52. Place and date of the tenth session. 53. Inclusion of an item in the agenda of the tenth session. 54. Organization of the tenth session . 55. Membership of committees of the tenth session: . ANNEXES A. REPORT OF THE PROGRAMME COMMISSION . 88 Appendixes : Reports of Working Parties of the Programme Commis- sion : 1. International regulations . 106 2. Major projects. 107 3. Fundamental education ; : : : : : : : : : : 110 4. History of the scientific and cultural development of mankind . 115 5. Standardizntion of educational statistics; regulation of interna: tional exchange of publications; neighbouring rights . 119 6. General resolutions 121 7. Free flow of information : : : : : : : : : : : 123 8. Criteria for use in the selection of major projects . 124 B. REPORTS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION . 125 Appendix: Report of the Ad Hoc Working Party of the Administrative Commission on the Bureau of Relations with Member States . 137 C. REPORT 0f' THE JOINT MEETING OF THE PROGRAMME AND ADMIS- ISTRATIVE COMMISSIONS . 141 Appendixes: Reports of the Joint Working Parties of the Programme and Administrative Commissions : 1. Preparation of programme and budget for 1959-60 . 143 2. Financing of the Unesco Coupon Schemes; the Unesco Courier new presentation of the budget estimates of the Documents and Publications Service . 145 D. REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON REPORTS 0F MEMBER STATES . 148 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. NOTE ON NUMBERING OF RESOLUTIONS The resolutions, including resolutions of the programme for 1957-58, hare been numbered serially. It is recommended that references to resolutions should be made in one of the following forms: ‘Resolution 3.41 adopted by the General Conference at its ninth session’, or 9C/Resolution 3.41)‘. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION Credentials Poland Ukrainian Soviet Rumania Socialist Republic The General Conference, at its first plenary Saudi Arabia Union of Soviet So- meeting, held on 5 November 1956, set up the Spain cialist Republics Credentials Committee, consisting of repre- Sudan United Kingdom sentatives of the following States : Brazil, Czecho- Sweden United States of slovakia, France, India, Japan, Mexico, Union of Switzerland America