The International Cotton Advisory Committee held its ninth plenary meeting in Washington from May 22 to 31, 1950. Principal goals of the meeting were to further progress toward the committee's three major objectives of 1) furnishing information on the current economic international position of cotton, 2) serving as a forum for the exchange of views and ideas looking toward a solution of the international cotton industry's problems, and 3) formulating suggestions for international economic study in dealing with world cotton problems. Representation at the meeting was the largest since the committee had been organized in 1939; delegates from the following governments participated: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.