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E/CN.14/L.240/Add.I 15 February 1965 Original, ENGLISH

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ECONOMIC co~rrrrSSION FOR AFRICA Seventh session

Nairobi, 9-23 February 1965

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D&1FT ANNUAL REPORT

PART II

,sEVENTH SESSION OF TEE COMMISSION

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DR:.FT :,NNU..L REPORT I

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SEnNTH SESSI9N OF THE COl-mISSION

Ii. i,TTEND:.NCE :.ND ORG..NIZATION OF ,fORK

Openinl'; meeting:

1. The Seventh session ~as opened on 9 February at the City Hall, Nair6bi, Kenya. Messages were received from U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of ~merica.

Membership and attendance

2.' Representatives of the following States members of the Commf.s s i.on were present at the session: Algeria; Burundi, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Leopoldville), Dahomey,

Ethiopi~,

~hana, Ivory' Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, M~li,

Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeri~, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, 'I'unfis La , Uganda, United i.rccb RepubLf.c¹ United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Volta and Zambia. Guinea and Sierra Leone were not represented.

3. Of the associate members, B~sutoland, Equatorial Guinea, France, Mauritius, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland were represented. Bechuanaland, Gambia, Rhodesia and Swaziland

we~e not represented~

4. Observers of the following States

members of the Economic Commission for

Members of the Unite? Nations, not

~frica attended the Seventh session:

Austria, Canada, Republic of China, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United States of ~merica and Yugoslavia.

6. In accordance with paragraph 11 of the Commission's terms of reference, representatives of the follOWing specialized agencies attended the session:

International Labour Organisation (ILO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F~O), United Nations Educational, Scientifio and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Intern2tional Civil Aviation Organization (IChO), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (BANK),

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J:lI.ternational llonetary Fund (IMF), World World Meteorological Organization (wMO).

Health Organization ^(vmO) a~d

The International At_mie Energy Agency was ~ls~ represented at the session.

6. The Special Fund, the Technical ~ssistance Board (T~B), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Centre for Industrial Development were also represented, 7. Under the provisions of paragraph 11 of the terms of reference of the Commission, observers from the following inter-governmental organizations aJso attended: the Organization of l:frican Unity (OAU) ^I the .:.frican and Malagasy Union of Economic Co-operation (UIJIlCE), the European Economi~

Community (EEC), the General ilgreement ~n Tarif~and Trade (ICITO/GATT).

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reference, the following non-governmental organizations were representedI

World Veterans Federation, International Chamber of Commerce, Inter~tioia1

Confederation of Christian Unions, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, International Or6anization of Employers, International Bar J-issociation, International Council of 1']omen, International Federation of University ~omen, Intern~tionalRoad Feder~tion, Friends World Committee for Consultation, International League for the Rights of Man, League of Red Cross Societies, Central Bank of Equatorial il"rica and Cameroon, Central Bank of \1est /.frica.

Credentials

9. In accordanee '."ith rule 13 of the Commission's rules of procedure, the credentials of representatives were exami~ed by the Chairman and Vice-Chairman. These credentials vere found to be in order.

Election of officers

10. In accordance with rule 14 of its rules of procedure, the Commission elected its officers at its 1l4th meeting on 9 February 1965. It

unanimously elected Mr. T. Mboya (Kenya) as Chairman, Mr. Moncef Kedadi (Tunisia) as First Vice-Chairman and H.E. Ba Bocar Alpha (Mauritania) as Second Vice-Chairman.

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Organization of work

11. In aocordance with its resolution 62(IV), the Commission set up two committees of the whole, namely an Economic Committee and a social

Commi ttee, which discussed items of the agenda (see para. 108 ·'below). The First Vioe-Chairman and the Second Vice-Chairman were elected Chairmen of

~he Economic Committee and of the Social Committee, respectively. The Eccnomic Committee elected Mr. J. Ndongo (Cameroun) as its Vice-Chairman.

It also elected its own drafting committee consisting of Cameroun, Nigeria Kenya and Togo. The Social Committee elected _~~. G.S. Magombe (Tanzania)

as its Vice-Chairman. Its drafting committee consisted of Cameroun, Kenya, \ Togo and the United Arab Republic. Both the Economic Committee and the ( Social Committee submitted to the Commissicn reports of their proceedings

and recommendations which, as apprcved by the Commission, are inccrporated in the present report.

B. AGEJlIDA

12 The Commission examined the revised provisional agenda prepared by the secretariat (E/CN.14/293/Rev.l). After discussion, miner amendments were introduced and the Commission adopted the follOWing agenda at its 115th meeting (E/CN.14/293/Rev.2).

1. Opening addresses.

2. Election of officers

3. Adoption of the agenda and organization of the work of the session.

4. Membership and associate membership of the Commission (a) Welcome of new members;

(b) "Report of the Executive Secretary on measures taken in pursuance of resolutien 94(VI) (E/CN.14/340).

5.

Economic development, planning and projections:

"Report on activities". (E/CN .14/295);

(i) Social development:

"Report on activities" (E/CN.14/296);

"Statement by the Executive Secretary on since the Sixth session" (E/CN .14/294).

(a)

the Commission's activities

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(ii) Literacy and development:

''Literacy and development in Afrioa"(submitted by UNESCO) (E/CN.14j338);

( 0 ) Agri oul ture:

"Report on aotivities" (E/CN.14/279);

(d) Industry, transport and natural resouroes:

(i) Industry:

"Report on aotivi tics" (E/ClT .14/298);

"Report on aotivities in teleoommunioations"

submitted by ITU (E/CN.14/299);

(ii) Transport,

(«) "Rcpor t en aot ivi^t i on" (E/dlL14/315);

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(iii) Housing,

"Report on aotivi ties" (E/CN.14/300);

(iv) Energy and natural rosouroes,

"Report on activities" (E/CN.14/301);

"Organization of researoh and training in Afrioa in relation to the study, oonservation and utilization of natural resouroes. Implementation of the La"os Plan"

(submitted by UlrESCO) (E/CN.14/311);

(e) Economic survey of Afrioa:

"Progress report" (E/CILI4/302);

(f) Trade and payments:

(i) "Report on act.ivati ee " (E/CN.14/303);

(ii) "Report on the United Nations Conference on trade and development" (E/CN.14/316);

(g) Publio administration,

"Report on ac t tva ties" (E/CIL 14/304);

(h) Statistics,

"Report on activities" (E/cN .14/305);

(i) Demography'

"Report on aotivities" (E/CN.14/306);

( j) i Training:

"Report on aotivi ties" (E/cN.14/307);

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ii Education and Training,

"Report on developmont in Africa in the field of education" (submitted by UNESCO) (E/CN.14/339);

(k) ECA sub-regional activities

"Report by the Exo cu'ti ve Secretary" (E/CN .14/}O8).

6. African Institute for Economic Development and Planning,

"RGport on activities of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning" (E/ClI.14/309).

7. African Development Bank'

"Progress report on the African Development Bank"

(E/CN.14/310),

8. Relations with the Organization of African Unity.

9. Economic integration in Africa.

10. International Gssistance to Africa,

"Report on ECA technical co-eoper-a'ti.on " (E/CN .14/312);

"Technical assistance pr-ova.ded to oeuntries of the ECA region under the expanded and regular programmes" (submitted. by TAB Headquartors) (E/CN.14/334).

11. Programme of work and priorities,

"f/ork programme for 1965/1966" (E/CIT.14/313/Rev.l and Corr. 1);

"Action taken by -the Economic and Social Council on resolutions recommended by the Commission" (E/CIT.14/314);

"R~solution6 and decisions of intorGst to thG Commission adopted by the Economic and Soci[j,l Council and by thl' General Assembly"

(E/CN .14/317).

12. Any other business.

13. Date and place of next session.

14. Annual rGport to thG Economic and Social Council.

13. It was agreed that the itGms on the agenda would be discussed as follows,

PIGnary sGssions, items 1, 2, 3, 4, _5(f,~), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

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Committee I

Committee II

(economic matters): items 5 ~' ~' d (i, ii, iv),

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(social and other matters):

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C. ~CCOUNTS OF PROCESDINGS

14. After welcoming the delegates to the session, H.E. Mr. Jomo Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya expressed his gratification at Nairobi having been chosen as the venue for a full meeting of the Commission, re- affirmed Kenya's support to the Charter and the objectives of the United Na;t;io_lll' and readiJ+gsSetQ co-operate withe other: countries" forc-a better ,f .^.L. ~'-.,J. r ' , _ . - . " , : \ ' ___{.'_~.;i._ ~ ~' ~-,} l , •.. ·,·,., , "'._.:.-_._,..;:..:..:.-.,._:~:_,=.=.

distributi~n of e conomt.c and social justice among mankind. He was proud that the current chairman of the UN General Assembly was an ~frican and appreciated the fRct that the Economic Commission for ~frica was the first agency of thQ United Nations to be established in Africa. He referred to the United Nations Organization as "the only hope for the world" and anxiously awaited a speedy settlement of the financial crisis the Organization was facing as a result of disagreement within it.

15. In his view the Economic Commission for .\frica having had, unavoidably, to spend the first few years in settling down and gathering information, was in a position to playa more operational role in African affairs. He

expected the Commission to promote economic development, highlight the advantages of economic co-operation, assist in the adoption of planning techniques and the dissemination of technological skill. He appreciated the benefits which Kenya had received from studies and projects initiated by the Coomission.

16. Referring to the O,:U he expressed confidence t.h^{r t} this organization

and the Commission would work in harmony and support each other in the common task. The Commission could assist I.frican States in the planning and pursuit of a common strategy to secure more liberal and rational policies in the fiell of international trade. He supported the stand taken by developing countries at the last Trade and Development Conference in Geneva and expected them to press for stabilization of agricultural prices and wider access to world

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markets for their produce. The African countries "ere faced with common problems which had their origin in rising population, imbalance in age structure, inade~uate kno"ledge, insufficient consorvation of natural reeources, inefficient 2€riculture and unstable markets for agricultural products, scarcity of capital, unemployment and illiteracy.

17. In his view, the. sociological effects of economic action re~uired

closer study and in solving African problems attention should be paid to the traditions, tastes and ambitions of the Afrioan people as much as to economio factors. The Commission could help African countries whioh had received political freedom recently tc achieve economic independence. It oould do so by providing Gxpert assistance and stimulus to member states striving for self-reliance and acting as a olearing house of information and experienoe applioable to Afrioa. He was against African countries being harnessed to foreign ideological systems, "eloomed unfettered aid from all sources and hoped that the Eoonomio Commission for Afrioa would adVise its members on the eoonomio advantage of alternative oourses of action. In the end he re-emphasi~ed the common purpose of all Afrioan organizations whioh was to build a better life for the African people. He "ished success to the

Commission in its deliberations.

18. Lij Endalkachew Makonnen, leader of the Ethiopian de13gation, thanked the President for his gracious prosence and the Government and the peop18 of Kenya for their warm reception, all of which showed the keen desire of the young Republio to play its part in the effort to advance the oontinent.

ITe then paid tribute to the President as a national leader, a fr&edom fighter and a great Afrioan and "ished him long life and Kenya harpiness and prosperity.

19. Instead of a speeoh, the Exeoutive Secretary presented the Commission with a statement of activities of the ECA (E/CN.14/313/Rev.l). He then referred to the visits to African Governments undertaken by the Chariman of the Commission during the year with a vie" to making the Commission "more and more a direct concern of the African countries", and enabling the Chairman and his deputy to acquaint themselves personally with their problems. He

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wanted the discussion at the session to concentrate on practical issues, viz. steps to be taken in specific fields; resources, domestic and

foreign, needed for such action, a clear assessment of what could be accomplished, and a firm definiticn of over-all objectives.

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20. The Chairman of the Ccmra.i s sicn TG:L'crred to the " oritical stage of gr-owt h" throl'gh which Afri,"'" ,,,"s passing but was happy that the Africc"n oountries had, at t.h oi r service, t,;,i'"O effective ins trurnents, the OAU arid the Economt.o Commd s e i.ori for Africa, The concensu. of

opinion among the Governments he visi ced 1>"'::S th2.t th8 ti'lO'.organizations should oomplement onG another, the OAU handling the political and the Commission the technical rnd eoonomic issues. The legal, financial, and other implications of Gonverting th9 Economic Commission for Africa into an annex to tloe OJ,U a8 s'clggestod by ""0 or three States are likely to hinder the work of both bodies.

21. Since ef'f'eoti.ve act i.on ,ms possible only under appropriate poJ.i tical condi tions, the Chairman atta.chod high priority to dis- cussions of the political aspects ~f African economic problems by the Governments" But he (tid not eonsill9r di.f'far-enc ee in their pol. '~ical

structures an insurmountable obstacle,

22. He then communicated to the Commission his impressions as Chairman of the m.ia sLcne which the J;;:'onomi(, Ccmm.i asLcn fo- Africa harl, sent out to the o as t.er-n , central and 1iOstol'n sur>-rogioYls. Officials in the countries visited 'by the rrris s i.o ne valued tho di8?ussions they h nd wi th them ?,nd p,ppreciated th~ £,'Uic.anco given by the Ccmmission. Most of them attached importance to the efforts that >:arc boing made to bring States together to (~(lnsiier' c cmmczota.L, mcnec ar-v and. finan('.ial and other issues.

23. .The relatively yeung age of African States, the multitude an~

eompLexi,ty of their own probloms '"P.tU!'all:r inclined thom to concentrate on internal issues. But some Statos had already provided for econ~mio

integration in their «onst i tutions and Her" anxi ous to promote it, in particular, in the field of industry, He referred to the attempts at economic integration end co-opera.tion in difforent parts of the

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oontinent ae hCJ." ...f'ul iR:lustrations of the enoxmoua possibilities of sub-regional oollaboration. 'fhe real diffi~ulties were presented by laok of he.rmonization of development plans, ignorance about the el'lonomies of neighbouring States, the almost general stagnation of agrioulture an~

unsatisfactory human relations.

24. Some of the more favotITed States hesitated to oo-operate while some of the weaker ones expeoted greater dynamism under eoonomio

nationalism. The States visiteQ by the missions looked to the Commission for centralization and d!.ssemine.tion of information concerning plans.

Some wanted it to prooeed step by step, establishing, in the first instanoe, less ambitious groupe in olearly defined and restrioted areas only. His impression was that the peoples affeoted by measures of enonomio integration tendec'. to be favourahly inolined so long as they were eorrvi.noed that the measures ;'er", d oai gned to promote development.

Experience in West Africa indicated that oommon action could be t~ken

in the field of large-soale industry, while small-'2nd nedium-scale industries oould be established in all the States.

25. On trade policy, the States agreed that when a new industry designed to supply several oountries was launohed, they would permit free exohange of the produots and Gstablisb a oommon external tariff, and later reduce customs tariff and allow free ciroulation of people and goods. They were anxious to have the seoretariat study the in- tegration of transport and teleoommunioation faoilities but thought that attempts to co-ordinate road and rail transport oould, at the

first stage, be confined to the sllb-regional lovclA :cti"ln in r-es pe c b of teleoommunications was best taken in oonjunotion with the programmes of as sd e t.anoe ^'I.,•. L Ai:- .w..r.;,r.-,-j.~s ' Dr'~ ;.; .".tir-e ,'r were likely to Get fl'vUl r- __-'.;lil.J. EL':: I' 'r~ Q"V:_':i.:r.J .• ::-'":;')

26. Several Governments felt that the presenoe of the TAB and ECA activities in their oountries was a source of confusion pnd that the time had come to co-ordinate th8m in Afrioa in the same way as i t ~:as done in the regions served by ECAFE and ECLA.

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27. The Governments, while they were anxious to see all poliny- making and central administrative positions of the Commission filled by Africans, expressed their inability, for an undefined period of time, to spare their best officers for the purpose. This attitude, however, did not imply any under-estime.tion cf the useful services rendered by non-A~frican experts. Several Governments had complaine~

about the number and fre~uency of visits by experts from the Commission and their insistence on meeting the Heads of Stat~s or Prime Ministers rather than officials who could meet their requirements.

28. The Chairman, finally, thanked the officiels of the Governments visited, and the resident representatives for valuable co-operation and the secretariat of the Commission for ably organizing the missions.

29. Tb Mr. Philippe de Seynes, the Under-Secretary for Eeonomi~

and Social Affairs, United Nations, the spirit of the Geneva Conferenee on Trade and Development which he referrGd to as "a great event in international co-operation" seemed to preside over many other inter- national gatherings. He was glad to note signs of progress in the recent development of Africa - acceleration of the pace of growth, construction of new roads and power projects and increase in volume and VRlue of Africa's foreign trade relatively to world trade. Only in agriculture the perforoance was disquieting; in spite ot consi- d&rable efforts, the overGll rise in output, outside South Africa, was small. This could hold up the whole process of economic growth,

dampen hopes be.scd on rising produoti vi ty and initiate inflationary pressure.

30. In view of this situation, it was, in his opinion, n.~essary

to examine the ad.~uacy of an approaoh to development based exclusive- lyon economic and technical services, and consider the advisability of organizing the att~ck on all fronts, including the social and the institutional. The Commission could have no more urgent objeotive thRn to invsBtigste the problem jointly with FAG.

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31. Mr. de Seynes noted with cpti~ism the r~cognitionby African countries (many of which co nt e.Ln less than 2.5 million persons) of their interdependence end their determination to move towards, regional

organiz~tions. In spite of preli~in~ry doubts, the African Development Bank had como into being, and 'lui te e, f"w movos towards integration made in different parts of the continent.

32. As a result of the Geneva Conference, the establishment of a new inter-governmental body for trede and development, and the re- grouping of foroes on the internati()nal scene, the content of inter- national action had expanded. It was, in his view, necessary to take note of the regrouping in h~ndling problems posed, for example, by

the pr ef'er-e ntd.e.L systems of the CommonweeIth and the European Conmuni ty.

But while it revealed an identity of long-term interest among developing countries, the Geneva Conference did not producv practical ways and

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me ana of eliminating divergencies resulting from ~he existence of some

par~icularisms. He saw distinct ~dvantage in African countries

eXploring this problem, first, among themselves under the ~egis of the regional Commis s Lcn in which the twin words "trade and development"

aO'luired full significanoe.

33. The problem of region.?"l or multi-nationAl Ln-begr-atLo n was

oomplex ~nd th;e solutions tent:1tive; some strong oountries wished to protect their high incomes by s~aying out of r0gional bodies, and some weak ones expeoted IDore dynamism from the polioy of economic nntionalism. In view cf this ~mbivalencc, eaoh situation required scrupulous ~nRlysis an~ attention had to be paid to differenc0s in the productive capacity, income levels Rnd degrees of modernization of the participants, 2nd nct simply the size 'Of the tot?l mar-ket.s

they represented. Where these inequ~lities were great, compensatory meohanisms hRd to be created. It w~s Rlso necessRry to go heyond tariff reductions to the formation of oommon institutions and to keep in mind the relationship betweun regional development and a rational world trRde system which had, in the pest, helped smell o~untries

greatly. Fortunately, the blue-prints for regional integration

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in Africa were still somewh~t fluid ~nd it would be one of the

functions uf the Comm i.e s.Lon tel ccnsider »nd 3. ..vise o n the econvmic and poli 't i.oa.L consequ0!l'-'PS cf ,:1-i+'f':,,,,,,('...,+ ...,1+,'''''Y''-'+-i~"',""C'^." ~~('a!'whilG, efforts could be made to achievo integrativn in the fiolas of transport, communi- cation ~nd power. He thcught th~t the advantaG's of industrial integra- tion could be, in some part, reached by ffi'1.king the GATT rules :-,ere

flexible end promoting the ost".blishmont c)f a preferential systom for a small number of traded i tams.

34. Preoccupation with the problems of tr~de Rnd development should not, however, d.ivert the CommissiGn from other work boaring on development, for cxamp Le , joi:, t studies of common problems by a number of countries.

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"development strE!.tegy". Thore W3,S not , however, 2$ yet a single and universRlly accepted formula expressing th~ strategy snd first priorities were given to different fectors in different -er si ons . Moreover, the formula owed too much tc' t,he construe tion c,f the theoretici'tn and not enough tr , the experience of the pre cti tloner. There >l3S, hovever , a aubctanti.eI fund of such C }erience in the l'lorld \'~li ~h'} he hopod,

United Nati.one bodi.e s would mobilize) tiunlyse, co Tl ato p.nd make use of, to r.dvance the str:e.tegy. Closing his a^t atcme nt , MI'. de Seynes said thet the best wC'yy to o01i..."'..,...,-~'.,-, ::.:;C~, ".c-'~,-*~ ~^{... -:.} ~,-,;,-~.;.,-u.. -~-' ^0.t, tlle "International Co-operation Year"^{'4 ...}·l~S to provide ^[1, c o L'l e c ti vo approach to the pro bleme of development.

referencos to tho role 'ifhich the Ecun~)mic Comtru.s sion for Airier- had been playing, since 1959 in the economic dev81:opmE:mt of Africa and to what Oj~U "wed 'to the undar-eta ndd ng "nd assistance of the Commission.

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stl1ble. In one of its resolutions O;,U had defined the r-o Lo of the two organizati:)ns as follows: 1\r:.'he Or.U is an '..Jrganiza tion of conception

",nd execution while the Eo o ncmi c Cormm s s a on fur' Africa is to limit itself tJ functi0ns, essentinlly technic21 l1nd consultl1tive". The purpose of the agreement wuuld be tu e r-ri ve c.t a division of labour a.nd a method which would en~ble the two organiz~tions to work in harmony. The Secretary-Genoral of the OAU w'JUld be happy tu see thG que stLcn of r-e Lat i cns h i.p be twe on the two orgc.nizati)ns taken up for discussion at

the current session.

I1E:NBERSHIP .' NIl ASSOCIATE j,lEMBERSHIP uF THE COMMISSION

(Agenda item 4)

38. The Commis si cn welcomed Malawi and Zambi a as full members of the Commiss Ln and also rec')gnized TC'.llzilnia as " member with a single identi ty, r-ep La c i.ng the tW() members, 'I'arig any.i.ka and Zanzibar , who had formed cne peliticul union.

39. The Chairman r ei ter-ated the hope that it would not be Long before the dependent countries in Africa took their place as full members of the Commission.

40. The Cummission considored the Executive Secretary's r~port

(E!CN.14/340) on measures token in purruance of resolution 94 (VI).

It Wf'S noted that the Economic and Social C.·uncil had di e c'us s ed. possible WRyS of inviting representatives of the n.m-rse Lf governing territories of Angola, Mozambique r.nd South ,lest Afri"" i1t ~ts 1318th and 13l9th meetings, and had, on e;ramining the legel aspects of the problem, adopted resolution 1027 (XXXVII),n it at its 1348th ",eeting. In furtherance ,f this resolution the Executive Seoretary had written

to Governments .m 2 October 1964 inviting opinions on the subject before 1 November 1964. Only seventeen replies had been received from members and associate members. Most these roplies, to be found

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in annex to E/CN,14/340,favoureo temporary reprosentation of the interests of these territories by other member countries, but othors advocated inviting representatives of the organizations in them to attend meetings of the Commission. At this stage, however, the replies were nut sufficiently indicative cf what the appropriate measures should be, and it w:,s therefore felt that further reactions from other members should be awaited.