tion of the Mission is to assist the President and the Department of State by continuous implementation of United States participation in the United Nations. It carries out the instructions of the President, as transmitted by the Secretary of State, in United Nations Bodies at the headquarters of the United Nations and serves as the main channel of communication between the Department of State and the various United Nations organs, agencies, and commissions at the headquarters, as well as delegations of other states to the United Nations. The representation maintained at this Mission includes the United States Representative on the Security Council and his deputy, the United States Representative and deputy representatives to the Economic and Social Council (though these individuals are attached to the Mission only during sessions of the Council), the United States Representative and deputy representative on the Trusteeship Council, and the United States representatives on the Atomic Energy Commission and the Commission for Conventional Armaments. United States representatives on the several commissions of the Economic and Social Council are also attached to the Mission. These representatives are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. United States Delegations to the General Assembly are separately appointed. The delegation to regular sessions of the General Assembly consists of five representatives and five alternate representatives appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The United Nations located its headquarters in the United States on the direct invitation of the United States, through a concurrent resolution of the Congress adopted December 11, 1945. The United States negotiated a headquarters agreement with the United Nations which was approved by the Congress August 4, 1947,5 and brought into effect by an exchange of notes between the United States and the Secretary-General of the organization November 21, 1947. This agreement controls the rights of the United Nations and of the United States in relation to the establishment of the headquarters in this country. In addition the United States Congress on August 11, 1948, authorized an interest free loan of $65,000,000 to the United Nations for the construction of its permanent headquarters.5 RELATIONS WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Article 63 of the Charter provides that the Economic and Social Council may enter into agreements with any of the various specialized agencies. Such agreements define the terms on which the agency concerned shall be brought into relationship with the United Nations and are subject to approval by the General Assembly. Article 64 of the Charter permits the Economic and Social Council to take appro priate steps to obtain regular reports from the specialized agencies. Moreover, where appropriate, the organization may initiate negotiations among the states concerned for the creation of any new specialized agencies required for the purpose of international economic and social cooperation. The General Assembly has now approved agreements bringing 10 specialized agencies into relationship with the United Nations. These agreements are negotiated by a special committee of the Economic and Social Council with representatives of each specialized agency and reviewed and approved by the Council before reference to the General Assembly. On December 14, 1946, the Assembly approved agreements with the International Labor Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization, and the International Civil Aviation Organization. Agreements with the World Health Organizations, the Universal Postal Union, the International Telecommunication Union, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the International Monetary Fund were approved November 15, 1947. The Assembly approved agreements with the Preparatory Commission of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization and the International Refugee Organization November 18, 1948. Various provisions of the agreements are intended to implement article 58 of the Charter which authorized the United Nations to make recommendations for the coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies. Article 63 provides that the Economic and Social Council may take appropriate steps to coordinate the activities of the specialized agencies. The General Assembly has requested the Economic and Social Council and the Secretary-General, with the assistance of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, to continue efforts for program coordination and improvements in administrative and budgetary coordination, respectively. The Advisory Committee has been authorized by the General Assembly to examine, on the latter's behalf, the administrative budgets of the specialized agencies. In the interests of coordination, the agreements take into account such things as consultation with the United Nations in the preparation of budgets; development of common personnel standards, methods, and arrangements; cooperation in the collection, analysis, publication, and dissemination of statistical information; the desirability of avoiding the establishment and operation of competitive or overlapping facilities and services; consultation concerning the establishment and use of common administrative and technical services and facilities; recognition of the desirability of establishing close budgetary and financial arrangements with the United Nations in order to secure the maximum measure of coordination and uniformity with respect to these operations; provisions for general, continuous liaison on a variety of subjects; exchange of publications of mutual interest; provisions for specialized assistance, as required, to the Security Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Economic and Social Council; reciprocal representation; transmission of regular reports to the United Nations; and participation in any body which may be established for the purpose of facilitating coordination. The agreements with the specialized agencies, ILO, UNESCO, Fao, Bank, Fund, ICAO, WHO, ITU, IRO, and the Preparatory Commission of IMCO, authorize these organizations to request advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice. The Charter permits the existence of regional arrangements or agencies for dealing with such matters relating to the maintenance of international peace and security as are appropriate for regional action, provided that such regional arrangements or agencies and their activities are consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations. BASIC TEXTS AND PUBLICATIONS U.S. Department of State. Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice. Treaty Series 993. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1946. (59 Stat. 1031.) The United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, Calif., April 25 to June 26, 1945. Selected Documents. Pub. 2490. Conference Series 83. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1946. 992 pp. Charter of the United Nations: Report to the President on the Results of the San Francisco Conference. Pub. 2349. Conference Series 71. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1945. 266 pp. (Contains Dumbarton Oaks Proposals.) United States Participation in the United Nations: Report by the President to the Congress for the Year 1948. Pub. 3437. International Organization and Conference Series III, United Nations 29. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1949. xiii, 303 pp. The United States and the United Nations: Report by the President to the Congress for the Year 1947. Pub. 3024. International Organization and Conference Series III, United Nations 1. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1948, xiii, 359 pp. The United States and the United Nations: Report by the President to the Congress for the Year 1946. Pub. 2735. United States-United Nations Report Series 7. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1947, xi, 221 pp. United Nations Conference on International Organization. Documents of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, 1945.* 16 volumes including index. 1945. * Available United Nations publications and documents may be obtained from the International Documents Service, Columbia University Press, 2960 Broadway, New York 27, New York. Report of the Executive Committee to the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, London, August 16-October 27, 1945.* Doc. PC/EX/113/Rev. Report of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, London, Novem‐ ber 24-December 22, 1945.* Doc. PC/20. 188 pp. United States Participation: 59 Stat. 619; 22 U.S.C. 287-287e. International Organizations Immunities Act: (59 Stat. 669; 8 U.S.C. 203, 215; 22 U.S.C. 288 a, b, c, d, e, f, note; 26 U.S.C. 116, 1400, 1426, 1600, 1607 and notes, 1621, 3466, 3469, 3475, 3797; 42 U.S.C. 401, 409, 1001, 1101, notes) made applicable to the United Nations by Executive Order 9698, February 19, 1946. Headquarters Agreement: 61 Stat. 756. Headquarters Loan: 62 Stat. 1286; (22 U.S.C., Supp. II, 287 note.) Declaration respecting U.S. recognition of the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, 61 Stat. (2) 1218. United Nations. Yearbook of the United Nations, 1946-47, Vol. I.* 991 pp. (Contains a narrative account of the development of the United Nations, including the San Francisco conference, the Preparatory Commission, and the meetings of the United Nations up to July 1, 1947. The narrative is supported by the texts of resolutions and the action taken by United Nations bodies. Brief accounts of the specialized agencies are also included.) United Nations Bulletin.* (A biweekly publication which carries accounts and analyses of proceedings and decisions and provides background information on the various meetings and forthcoming events of the United Nations.) United Nations Treaty Series.* (A monthly mimeographed release which lists treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations. Bound and numbered volumes are issued periodically and continue the League of Nations Treaty Series.) Annual Reports of the Secretary General of the United Nations on the Work of the Organization.* In the sections following, only the official records of the proceedings of the main organs of the United Nations are listed. In the case of the General Assembly, the records of the meetings of the six main committees and the general committee are available. Official records for the proceedings of such bodies as the Security Council and the Atomic Energy Commission which meet almost continuously rather than on a session basis are issued separately for each one or two meetings. In addition, the major reports of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, and Atomic Energy Commission and their subsidiary bodies are issued as supplements to the official records of those particular organs. * Available United Nations publications and documents may be obtained from the International Documents Service, Columbia University Press, 2960 Broadway, New York 27, New York. General Assembly Official Records of the Plenary Meetings of the General Assembly: * First Part of the First Regular Session, 676 pp. Second Part of the First Regular Session, 1606 pp. Second Regular Session Vol. I, 753 pp. Vol. II, 884 pp. First Special Session (Palestine), 203 pp. Second Special Session (Palestine), 47 pp. First Part of the Third Regular Session, 1055 pp. Resolutions Adopted by the General Assembly: Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly during the first part of the Resolutions Adopted by the General Assembly during the Second Regular Resolutions Adopted by the General Assembly during the First Part of Security Council Official Records of the Security Council: * First-Fourth Years. Trusteeship Council Official Records of the Plenary Meetings of the Trusteeship Council: * Second Session (third part), April 21-May 4, 1948. 133 pp. Resolutions Adopted by the Trusteeship Council: * Resolutions Adopted by the Trusteeship Council during Its First Session from March 26-April 28, 1947. Doc. T/43. 9 pp. Resolutions Adopted by the Trusteeship Council during Its Second Session from November 20, 1947-May 4, 1948. Doc. T/179. 24 pp. Resolutions Adopted by the Trusteeship Council during Its Third Session from June 16-August 5, 1948. Doc. T/215. 7 pp. Economic and Social Council Official Records of the Meetings of the Economic and Social Council: * First Session, January 28-February 18, 1946. 174 pp. Second Session, May 25-June 21, 1946. 410 pp. Fourth Session, February 28-March 29, 1947. 367 pp. Fifth Session, July 19-August 16, 1947. 486 pp. * Available United Nations publications and documents may be obtained from the International Documents Service, Columbia University Press, 2960 Broadway, New York 27, New York. |