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Economic and Social Council

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The 31st session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), comprising the 1137th to 1149th meetings, was held in New York on April 4 and from April 19 through 28, 1961. There was some discussion as to whether the Council could meet since there was a vacancy in its membership due to the General Assembly's failure to elect the eighteenth member of the Council. Mr. Zorin (Soviet Union) expressed the view that a meeting of the Council as constituted at that point would be a violation of Article 61(1) of the Charter specifically providing for ECOSOC membership of eighteen; his delegation felt that it was essential to come to an understanding with the President of the General Assembly with a view to the election of the eighteenth member at the earliest possible date. The United States delegate suggested that the problem be referred to the Office of Legal Affairs. A vote on a Polish proposal that the meeting adjourn under rule 54 of the rules of procedure pending a vote in the General Assembly was defeated by 7 votes to 6 with 4 abstentions.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. United Nations
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International Organization , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , Fall 1961 , pp. 662 - 670
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1961

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References

1 For a summary of the first part of the 30th session, see International Organization, Winter 1961 (Vol. 15, No. 1), p. 172–183CrossRefGoogle Scholar

2 For a discussion of this issue at the fifteenth session of the General Assembly, see International Organization, Summer 1961 (Vol. 15, No. 3), p. 487Google Scholar, and ibid., Winter 1961 (Vol. 15, No. 1), p. 114.

3 International Monetary Fund, Annual Report of the Executive Directors for the fiscal year ended April 10, 1960, Washington, D. C, and “Summary of activities from 05 1, 1960, to December 31, 1960”Google Scholar; see also Document E/3431 and Add. 1. For a summary of the Annual Report, see International Organization, Spring 1961 (Vol. 15, No. 2), p. 299–301CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

4 See General Assembly Resolution 1423 (XIV), December 10, 1959Google Scholar.

5 See ECOSOC Resolution 808 (XXXI), April 24, 1961Google Scholar.

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7 For a discussion of the forming of IDA, see International Organization, Winter 1961 (Vol. 15, No. 1), p. r193–194Google Scholar.

8 See General Assembly Resolution 1521 (XV), December 19, 1960Google Scholar.

9 ECOSOC Resolution 809 (XXXI), 04 24, 1961Google Scholar.

10 See Document A/4648, p. 20–21. For a summary of the discussion of this item in the Second (Economic and Financial) Committee at the fifteenth session of the General Assembly, see International Organization, Winter 1961 (Vol. 15, No. 1), p. 103Google Scholar.

11 Document E/3467. The original draft had been circulated as Document E/3445.

12 See General Assembly Resolution 1515 (XV), December 17, 1960Google Scholar.

13 Document E/L. 900.

14 Document E/L. 899.

15 Document E/L. 902.

16 Document E/L. 902/Rev.

17 Document E/3476.

18 Document E/L. 903.

19 Document E/3446 and Corr. 1.

20 Document E/3479.

21 Document E/3437 and Add. 1.

22 Document E/3453.

23 Document E/3480.

24 Document E/3449.

25 See ECOSOC Resolution 288B, paragraph 35B (X), February 27, 1950Google Scholar.

26 Document E/L. 904.

27 See Document E/3454 for the replies of governments to the inquiry.

28 Document E/L. 904/Rev.1.

29 The situation created by the resignation of Norway before the expiration of its term of office was brought to the attention of the Council in a note by the Secretary-General (Document E/3457 and Add. 1, Add. 1/Corr. 1, and Adds. 2–6).

30 Document E/3455 and Add. 1.

31 Document E/3475.

32 See General Assembly Resolution 1573 (XV), 01 5, 1961Google Scholar.

33 Document E/L. 897.

34 Document E/3481.

35 Document E/3436.

36 ECOSOC Resolution 713 (XXVII), April 22, 1959Google Scholar.

37 Document E/L. 894.

38 Documents E/L. 895, E/L. 898, and E/L. 901.

39 Document E/3438 and Add. 1.

40 Document E/L. 896.