of the United States, were appointed to these delegations, they would not be paid in addition to their regular salaries. That is the only purpose of the word "such"; and if there is some better way of saying it, we would have no objection to the change. Mr. JUDD. If you leave the word "such" out, then you have to put in some other words such as "receive compensation for such services." The other way would cut off compensation from any source. Mr. SANDIFER. Another question has been raised as to section 2, lines 4 and 17, where there are two provisions on alternate representatives. Mrs. BOLTON. We will go over that in executive session. Mr. SANDIFER. There is also a question here as to whether it is usual to pay $12,000 per annum for such positions as the United States member of the executive board. There is no strictly parallel situation to that, unless it is in UNESCO. Now the idea of making provision for payment of representatives to international conferences and international organizations originated with the United Nations, because of the importance of the work; and I think there is also a provision in UNESCO with respect to that. The purpose is here to enable the Government, if necessary for representation on the executive board, to get a competent person who could spend full time on that. Now, it may be that the Government will use, or continue to use the services of the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. Dr. Parran is the United States representative on the Interim Commission of the World Health Organization at the present time, I believe. Dr. PARRAN. That is correct. Mr. SANDIFER. The policy is not yet fixed on that, but in the event the work of the executive board, which meets at least twice a year, should become so absorbing that it required the full time of a person, we thought it was important for the Government to be in a position to secure such a person. Mr. JUDD. Explanations should be put in the committee report. Mrs. BOLTON. That is right. Mr. JUDD. It should be made clear that he is not to be paid that just for attending the meetings twice a year. Only if the load develops to the point where the American member of this executive board is giving full time to the work of the organization, would he be paid up to that amount? Mr. SANDIFER. It could be stated in the report that unless it became necessary for a person to spend full time on the executive board, he would not be appointed to the position. Dr. PARRAN. I have been designated by the President as the United States representative on the Interim Commission of the World Health Organization. Dr. Hyde has been designated as the alternate. It is not possible for me to spend full time on the job. It is necessary, however, to have someone, such as Dr. Hyde, devoting full time to the affairs of the Interim Commission, now, and of the executive board when the United States is a member of that board. This top man requires one or more assistants. Mr. SANDIFER. There is one further question here, Madam Chairman, I believe, that has not been covered. It is the statement that the constitution of the Refugee Organization was approved by the G eral Assembly of the United Nations. The question is therefore asked: "Has the constitution of the World Health Organization been so approved?" There was a resolution passed at the last General Assembly of the United Nations in New York last fall on December 14, 1946, in which the General Assembly did take note of the resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations regarding the establishment of the World Health Organization, and in which the General Assembly recommended that all members of the United Nations accept the constitution of the World Health Organization at the earliest possible date. The General Assembly's resolution also instructed the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps, as contemplated by the final act of the International Health Conference, to effect the transfer to the Interim Commission of the World Health Organization the functions and activities of the League of Nations Health Organization, which had been inherited by the United Nations. The General Assembly further recommended that all members of the United Nations, and particularly those members parties to the Rome Agreement of 1907, establishing the International Office of Public Health, to accept at the earliest possible date the protocol concluded at the International Health Conference, concerning the Office of Public Health. We could put in the full text of that resolution in the record. It does endorse and approve the constitution of the World Health Organization. Mr. JUDD. It was approved by the Social and Economic Council and then by the Assembly? Mr. SANDIFER. Yes; and it was initiated by the Economic and Social Council in the beginning. Mr. JUDD. Are you through with the questions? Mr. SANDIFER. Yes. * * Mr. JUDD. On page 3, line 6, subparagraph (b), there are the words, "travel expenses without regard *" and so forth. "Travel expenses" for whom? Mr. SANDIFER. These relate to travel expenses for our delegates to the meetings of the organization, the World Health Assembly and the executive board. Mr. JUDD. Why should they be without regard to the standardized governmental travel regulations? STATEMENT OF F. J. LYERLY, LEGAL ADVISERS' OFFICE, STATE DEPARTMENT Mr. LYERLY. It has been the practice in drafting legislation for the United States in international organizations to grant the privilege of traveling without regard to the standardized travel. Mr. JUDD. That is nothing unique in this case? Mr. LYERLY. No, sir; it is not. Mr. JUDD. Now, down in line 11, where it speaks of travel expenses of families and transportation of the effects of persons provided for in section 2. Section 2 applies to two groups. Those going to sessions of the World Health Organization, delegates and alternates, and, second, the American representative on the executive board. Would they be taking families and effects? Mr. SANDIFER. No; it would apply only in the case we established a permanent delegation at the headquarters of the Organization. Mr. JUDD. That is what I wanted to know. Mr. SANDIFER. It is a standard clause here to make that possible. Mr. JUDD. It is not contemplated that families are going along with the delegates when they go to the sessions? Mr. SANDIFER. No. Mr. JUDD. "Other personnel in going to and returning from their posts of duty." I assume that means only at the headquarters established. That does not mean if the World Health Organization sends. an American over to investigate something in China, he goes under the World Health Organization. Mr. LYERLY. There is no law to send an American for the World Health Organization as such, as long as he is an employee of the United States Government. Mrs. BOLTON. This whole language has been very much gone over. Mr. JUDD. I want to have it on the record, so if someone asks me, I can answer positively. Mr. LYERLY. Those provisions there will be taken care of if we adopt the language of the IRO by incorporation by reference. Mr. JUDD. The "official entertainment" in (f) is for whom? Mr. SANDIFER. It would be for representatives to the World Health Assembly and the representative to the executive board. The words "official entertainment" will not appear in the bill. Mr. JUDD. I cannot imagine much official entertainment coming under this authorization, because I do not know whom we would be entertaining. The World Health Organization might do official entertaining, but I do not know whom we would be entertaining, and I do not want to raise the red flag unnecessarily. Mrs. BOLTON. I think it would be perhaps a safeguard to have it marked "projected chart" or something of the sort, so that whoever reads it will know that that is not a permanent set-up, that they are going to hold 6 months from now. I referred to the chart we discussed earlier. Mr. MORGAN. This organization is now supposed to consist of 64 different countries. How many countries would have to ratify the constitution before the Organization actually gets under way? Mr. SANDIFER. The constitution requires that 26 states, members of the United Nations, ratify it. There are other states, not members of the United Nations, which are eligible for membership and whose representatives signed the constitution, all those states which were invited to the International Health Conference; but 26 members of the United Nations must ratify before the constitution takes effect. Mrs. BOLTON. If there is nothing further, we will adjourn at this time. (Whereupon, at 12:05 p. m., the committee adjourned, to reconvene at the call of the Chair.) APPENDIX LETTER FROM THE MILBANK MEMORIAL FUND Hon. DONALD L. JACKSON, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. NEW YORK, June 20, 1947. DEAR CONGRESSMAN JACKSON: Mr. Paul Ross, assistant to Mayor O'Dwyer, of New York City, has been good enough to furnish the following figures regarding the cost of the recent smallpox "scare" in New York City. The total he gave me was $461,000 broken down as follows as regards the principal items: Smallpox vaccine____. Physicians' remuneration--. Clerk hire. $315,000 110,000 16,000 A number of items were not included in this figure. For example, nurses were paid out of the regular health-department budget. As a matter of fact the total above really represents the extra expenses of the city health department occasioned by the "scare." Many corporations purchased vaccine and employed physicians to vaccinate their employees. There are 39 employees in the Milbank Memorial Fund and our bill for having them vaccinated amounted to $60. This figure would have to be multiplied many many times to arrive at a reasonable estimate of the cost to corporations and business establishments. It was a pleasure to appear before your committee and I hope that these cost figures will be of some use to you. Yours sincerely, FRANK G. BOUDREAU, M. D., Executive Director, Milbank Memorial Fund. 124 HEARINGS BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4-STATE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZA- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS EIGHTIETH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 4168 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE REINCORPORATION 63901 JUNE 20 AND 27, 1947 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs UNITED STATES |