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UNITED NATIONS

economic

And social council

(\°\\°l\

PROVISIONAL'

e/ct.14/p/sr.8(v) 15 February 1953 ENGLISH

Originals JEEUCH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Fifth session

Leopoldvillej February-March 1963

COMMITTEE ON THE PROGRAMME OF WORK AND PRIORITIES

PROVISIONS SUMMARY RSCORD OF THE EIGHTE MEETING held at the Palais de la Nation, Leopoldville.

on Friday, 15 February 1963, at 9-55 p.m.

Chairmans Mr. Doukkali (Morocco) Secretarys Mr. Chidzero

CONTENTS s

Programme of Work and Priorities for I963-I964 (continued)

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PROGRAMME OF WORK AND PRIORITIES FOR I963-I964 (e/CN. 14/230 AETO ADD.l AND CORR.l) (continued)

Hit Industry, Transport, Natural Resources, and Housing- (continued) 22-01 Transport

Mr, CARNEY (Sierra Leone) wondered whether it was really worth

while for the secretariat to undertake the studies mentioned under items

22-01 (e) and 22-01 (h). Transit problems should be solved by political

agreements among the Governments concerned. On the other hand, tourism was a purely national industry and did not require international study.

Mr. APPIAB (Ghana) thought that ECA could assist African civil

aviation, and was happy to see that the secretariat was considering a joint study with the Governments and the international organizations interested in this subject. 2he project mentioned under item 22-01 (g) should receive high priority.

With regard to item 22-01 (j), he asked the secretariat to state exact ly what were the training activities they desired to organize.

Mr. ANYIA (Nigeria) said that the secretariat should study transit problems (item 22-Ol(e)) only at the specific request of the governments

concerned.

Again, a uniform traffic code had already been adopted by several countries, so that question should not be included in the s6udy envisaged under item 22-0l(d),

' Mr. LUKACS (Secretariat) stated withra-ffeEtence to item 22-01 (e)

that the secretariat was confining itself to a study of the agreements in force, in order to find out whether they could serve as a basis for any agreements that might be concluded between land-locked countries and maritime countries. 'There was certainly no question of the secretariat's attempting to solve tr-ajisit problems without an invitation from the countries concerned.

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,: + 22 oi 00), the secretariat was examining how AB to tourism (xten 22-01 ) , development of a country^

that industry could confute to th ^ ^^ data

j.^ v»o+Tonpl income. It was a^

Increasing the national

that could serve as a hasis for

m C!X. T MU-U.EJ UJ-.ir

of Ghana he explain- yet assumed its

-0

^^^ 3ervlces

for

In replying to a questi

ed that the project mentioned under final form. The secretariat was -

civil aviation might derive from

22-10 _

,„.,+ was considering

Hr. .PPIAH (Ghana) as.ed whether the secr^^- ^ ^ the creation of a permanent transport and com^catxons

Suh-regions of Africa. '

Hr. n,im (Secretariat) first poxnted oui that ^ i

i +08 for 1963 could not take

contemplated ior ±yvj

natuxe f0r other rt>*^. ^ f&rm

Mr. TAZKR (Algeria) thought that trans^ ^ ^^

, j -u^+V! n+. the con.tmen.Tax tw^

o^ect of a thorough ^dy *oth^at ih ^ ^^ ^ .^^

: rr:rr

in its program of «* a ^ Regions of Afrxca.

ing together represents ^ ^

Mr. EOT0 (Becretarxat ^ ^

raised W the reprosentatxve of Algorx.

Commission for Africa. . . n .f tto

fe. riaB (United Arao Kepu.lic) shared the op-= ^

rphe transport measures adopted in

representative of Alg.«. ^ ^ sub_regions.

should be applied progressively xn th

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W th= ri Tl +

^ the rIght to propose «, .edification in the Frome of ,ork of

I!

to Butalt definite suggosticn the r±m to rec0Emed the ad of v/ork.

of Slp f' "™ (Ghana) SUPP°rted the ^-teoaento of the representatives

Sxerra Leone and the United ^ab EepuMio. Document S/CN I4/230 contained the s^estiono of the secretariat, and the Co^ttee had the

rxght to approve then,, criticize then, and modify them.

CH,IWJf thc^ht that the action of the representative

of Algeria should be adopted.

Mr. EWXNG (Secretariat) stated that the Program Co^ittee could add to the ProOTe of ^ the projects it thought necessary.

Nevertheless, if the suggestion of tho representative of Algeria w^

adopted, the secretariat .ould have to note certain ad.ust.ents, tZ the

Progra^e M a *ole au!5t net e.ceed the arope 0,the avaiXa.le resourcl

of . ar

approval of the Cconission.

^ »*

1 T Hr. X.KEH)(Algeria) M elad to see that the stud^ of trans- PTOble- ^°* —g the high priority ad hoc

area forced a natural link tetTOen ^f

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and the other sub-regions, and the transport problens raised by that vast

expanse should be studied as soon as possible with great thoroughness The study .would be undertaken, no doubt, v.dth the collaboration of all

the Governments concerned.

Mr. CAME* (Sierra Leone) asked Aether the secretariat would study the question in collaboration with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.or the African Development Box*.

ft. BYOTO (Secretariat) thought that the financial aspect of the rrobleo would have to be exanined by both the International Bank and the African Development Bank. Contact had already been nade with the

International Bank~in a general w, and the secretariat hoped that very close collaboration would be established between the African Development

Bank and ECA.

23 Natural Resources

Mr SOTG (Secretariat) said that the programs with respect to natural resources was very extensive in proportion to the personnel available and that an order of priority would have to be established.

ECA and the secretariat had approached other international organisations with the purpose of establishing close relations in geology, hydrology,

and mineralogy. He drew attention to item 23-12 dealing with the Regional

Cartographic Conference for Africa, which would be held at Haxrob, next July. He hoped that the Conference would be the starting point of a

series of very important activities,

Mr OAHBEY (Sierra Leone) considered that the use of natural

resources had not been envisaged in the Pro™ of Work as a factor of I industrial developnent of the African countries. It should be poa-xtt-

for mineral resources to serve as a basis for industrial development at

the sub-regional and regional levels.

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Mr. AHYIA (Nigeria) wondered how the secretariat would carry out the project, for each Government had its own'policy with regard to

prospecting for minerals.

Hr. EVOTG (Secretariat) suggested that it should be pointed out that the activities mentioned under item 23-01 (a) were connected with

the industrial studies mentioned under item 21-10.

In replying'to a question from the representative of Nigeria, he agreed that it was the Governments of the various countries that must initiate mineral prospecting, and not an international organization.

The Government concerned would examine the suggestions of the-secretariat

and adopt the measures they considered suitable.

23-Xl Hydrology and Water Resourcea

Mr. HASSAN (Sudan) wondered whether a series of priorities and stages would be established in agreement with the Governments and

organizations, concerned. It was essential for priorities to be established in accordance with regional and sub-regional requirements, and therefore

after consultations,

Mr. ETOG (Secretariat) replied that there were two methods:

contacts and consultations between members of the secretariat and of the governments? and decisions taken by the Standing Committee on.Industry

and Natural Resources,

2^~12 Reffional Cartographic Conference for Afrira.

Mr. .'iinm (Nigeria) stated that certain universities had carried

out studies that would :bo of graat use to the Conference.

Mr. EVOTG (Secretariat) replied that the secretariat had already made contact with various institutes and universities and that the contacts

would be intensified in the years to come.

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ana Physical Plannin 24

The CMIRMAN invited the members of the Committee to consult doeument

E/CN.14/230/Corr.l, for it incorporated the recon—tions of the Meeting

it Experts on Housing Problems in Africa held at Addis Ababa In January 190.

Mr. EOTG (Secretariat) introduced sub-section 24 and pointed out that it dealt with the most recent field of activity of EGA. The projects marked with an asterisk were worthy of particular attention, for they would receive a high priority in the work of the secretariat durxng .

the following year.

Item 24-01 (General Documentation) was a project that consisted in

collecting reports prepared by Technical Assistance and Special ^d experts.

Item 24-02 (Housing Policies) should he linked with item 24-03 (a).

Housing occupied an important place among investments, and must have the

place it merited in investment programmes.

Project 24-04 (d), which consisted in assembling information on the real cost of dwellings, was likewise accorded high priority, in the same

w as the projects included under items 24-04 (a) and 24-05 (a).

24-04 Resources

Mr APPIAH (Ghana) said that he failed to understand how FAO could

*e concerned with housing problems, and he requested the F,0 representative

to give him an explanation.

'fr TERVER (FAO) replied that timber and all products derived from timber were very important for housing in the developing countries, and that K0 had a great part to play in that sector. Timber was an

easily obtained raw material; it was easy to set up sawmills an, factors for the production of board and fibre in those countries and thus solve

certain housing difficulties.

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Mr. ET7ING (Secretariat) wished to revert to an item concerning industry. .They had omitted to mention the assembling of statistical data on the production, import, export and consumption of industrial products, including raw materials and manufactured goods, both finished and semi finished? that .information would lead to an improvement in the scope and quality of industrial statistics. Much had already been done and the project should be included in the programme of work that would be

recommended to the Commission. It would be inserted in sub-section 21, and would constitute item 21-02? consequently it would be necessary to

remember the other items. ;:-.

IV. AGRICULTURE

Mr. ACOCK (Secretariat) introduced section IV, and referred members of the Committee to document E/CN.14^3O/Add.l. The secretariat's work in agriculture was carried out jointly with FAO, The programme of work represented a synthesis of the points of view of ECA and FAO. The staff of the ECA/PAO Joint Agriculture Division belonged to both

organizations, and the budget was also shared, "

When the first Regional Economic Commissions were established, some of them contained agriculture sections, whose work was far from satisfactory, as international responsibility for'agricultural matters devolved on FAO;

moreoyer.the Regional Economic Commissions were, unable to deal with

agricultural problems in isolation from their economic and social aspects.

For that reason, the United Nations and FAO established similar structures for the four Regional Economic Commissions, and decided to lay down a joint programme for agricultural.questions.

He next pointed out that the programme constituted only a small part of PAO's work in Africa, and that it was in fact one of liaison. Thus, FAO had sent one hundred experts to various ,ifrican countries. The joint programme represented a link between the work of FAO and that of ECA, . Pour major projects, of TThlch three had been approved by ECA,

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featured in the ^.-. A nev, p^ect ^

^tries appeal in ^-section 53 of doc^^ V;f

Among the projects of high priority, project 53-02

first,

,„ „

„«;;

'- the under discussion was a of EC^i and

The latter organiZ,.tion had shovm itself to be . and always receptive to 3UggestionS and comments.

31.0X

iVgriculture in Africa

at the

work of ECA in agricultural matters.

) -ted to taow whether the setback experienced Terence in T.nis had had any effects upon the

r

r:

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wishes of the different regions.

Regional Conference took place one

-a of each region in his budget and

W been able to take into account all the infection thus

ahould It h

hould not ,e Bttffl off asof

*- agr^cua ura! plannir., whioh

programme, had been able to meet.

—ent

^ had taken those steps. Tunis

d an ^

for 1n , "feranoe to the P.o/eCA Centre

for land pollcy in East a.d Central Africa, whether a survey of that

ZZT Ttm t0 include othei-suh-—•j—- "

exp Olt .ent^on had been ..de of one essential aspect of ,gri ultural

p gr

T

> ™y !and reform ,,hich s,s of capital import, e

Tt be to hT

aTt V ^

affecting the necessity of undertaking land

to the experience

» °f «» TOrid reform in Africa. lt

on tho ,

on th

to attain their

3U^0rted statement just made by fe. Y

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sub-paragraph (ii), he stressed the necessity for FAO and E& to investigate the fact that the African countries had to import large quantities of agricultural products, although they possessed many virgin lands. The shortage of foodstuffs ^7as also due to difficulties of

transport. Great efforts needed to bo mde for dose co-operation

between EGA and FAO, to enable Africa to produce a sufficient quantity of

agricultural products.

Mr. RUGARABAMU (Tanganyika) asked what consultations the ECA would need to undertake to ensure that countries which were trying to

increase their output of agricultural products did not produce goods which

were in surplus supply on world markets.

Bp. ACOCK (Secretariat) dealt first with the question of land reform raised by the representative of Algeria, supported by the

representative of Ghana. There was a project to organize another

agricultural development centre in Africa (Land policy centre in West . Africa), which would be similar to the sub-regional centre set up for East and Central Africa in Uganda in I960. The new centre would be

established in Sierra Leone, and would grouP together ten countries of West Africa. That geographical limitation was dictated by the fact that

it permitted neighbouring countries to deal with common difficulties, was hoped it might prove possible to extend this project later to other

parts, of Africa.

In reply to the representative of Ghana, he pointed out that FAO was doing much to increase the output of agricultural products, without losing

sight of the importance of maintaining the level of crops intended for export, which were essential as a source of foreign exchange. It was difficult to strike a balance in the production of foodstuffs without simultaneously decreasing the quantity of exportabie crops. A subsistence economy could clearly not meet all requirements of the continent.

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predict

question which vtze extreme

basis. to solve on a purely regional

under

**rt* °Ut *** ^ those .

.a.ters TOre constanU,

S° aS t0

con8umption, balance between

thTOm xnto balance by a oaosive incroa.e in production.

Mr. EEKVER (Pood and Apiculture C^eanization) referred tc the .ueeUon raised by the representative of Tonpan^a ^explained that SAO ta» he conation and production trends of each county, .and «, in

eocd poextxon to advise the, and infer, the, of the world situation

s ^ ,iven product, while taking into account national, regional international situations and trends, .he que3tion linked

moreover, with that of the representative of Ghana ,ho had asked

whether ffi0 had taken steps to ensure sufficient production of food

stuff,. ,ith the iKforrjatlon at ita diBposai> .t ras the ^

to judge whether, fro, the economic and social points of view, a

particular ccnt^ could ha* a subsistence econcy at the national

level. It TO8, for lnstanoej quite frequently the ^^ ^ a imported products which it wn, nM, tmien it was able to produce and which imposed a- heavy burden on its budget.

With respect to land refer,, he understood that the representative of Algeria was drawing a distinction between land refonn proper and

surveys of la*d structure. The role of Eio was confined to land

otraoture, naraely the economic and social fields, as land reform

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had political implications and it vc

decide on sucn.

Africa and facilitate discussion of

Africa.

the province of governments to

3 ^ ^

enall and official registration.

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