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Volume #13 - 517. | |
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CHAPITRE VIII LES NATIONS UNIES | |
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7E PARTIE INSTITUTIONS SPÉCIALISÉES | |
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SECTION
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Le secrétaire d'État aux Relations du Commonwealth du Royaume-Uni au secrétaire d'État aux Affaires extérieures | |
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TELEGRAM 266 IMMEDIATE |
London,
le 31 octobre 1947 |
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Commonwealth of Australia No. 233, Union of South Africa No. 76, India No. 14116. We are concerned at recent developments at meetings of I.E.F.C. in connection with decision of F.A.O. Geneva Conference that I.E.F.C. should be incorporated in the FAO by end of 1947 and its functions transferred to Council of FAO. 2. Proposal that transfer should be postponed until 30th June, 1948, seems to us to be open to serious objections. Postponement would call for new decision on part of members of IEFC (who with very few exceptions are also members of FAO) in order to maintain IEFC in existence after end of this year. Such a decision would be incompatible with recommendation unanimously adopted at recent FAO Conference and can only lead to confusion and also to budgetary difficulties. FAO Council on its side has, in our view, no mandate to vary decision of Conference. 3. We consider that problem of transferring JEFC functions to FAO and staffing problems involved are capable of solution in discussion between the two administrations. We shall be very ready to help solve these problems in any way possible and have so instructed our delegate to FAO Council which meets 4th November. 4. We assume that other British Commonwealth Governments members of FAO Council will share our view that policy unanimously adopted at Geneva Conference should be adhered to, in which case they will no doubt wish to consider sending appropriate instructions to their representatives on Council. 127International Emergency Food Council. | |
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