The Caribbean Commission held its 23d meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, December 10 to 15, 1956, under the chairmanship of H. R. Van Houten (Netherlands). In regard to conferences sponsored by the Commission, it 1) discussed a recommendation of the Town and Country Development Planning Conference held in Trinidad in November 1956 asking the Commission to arrange study tours in Puerto Rico where the activities of the Puerto Rico Planning Board could be observed, and suggesting that arrangements should be made for training of planning technicians and assistants; 2) approved the agenda of the Conference on the Demographic Problems of the area served by the Caribbean Commission, which would be held in August 1957 to discuss the present demographic position, projections, possible solutions of problems of over-population, and need for future research; and 3) decided to hold the West Indian Conference in Curacao, in November–December 1957.