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Article 57 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that specialized agencies established by inter-governmental agreement and having wide international responsibilities as defined in their basic instruments in economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related fields shall be brought into relationship with the United Nations. Article 63 of the Charter provides that the Economic and Social Council may enter into agreements with any of the agencies referred to in Article 57, defining the terms on which the agency concerned shall be brought into relationship with the United Nations, and specifies that such agreements shall be subject to approval by the General Assembly.

Article X of the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization provides that the Organization shall be brought into relation with the United Nations. This relationship shall be effected through an agreement with the United Nations under Article 63 of the Charter.

The Economic and Social Council, during its first session in January–February 1946, adopted a resolution establishing a Committee of the Council on Negotiations with Specialized Agencies. This Committee was directed to enter into negotiations as early as possible with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

The Executive Committee of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization agreed at its meeting in London on 19 March 1946 to appoint four representatives of the Executive Committee as a Delegation to negotiate an Agreement bringing the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization into relationship with the United Nations.

Negotiations between the Committee on Negotiations with Specialized Agencies of the Economic and Social Council and the Negotiating Delegation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization took place in New York on 3 June 1946 and resulted in an Agreement. This Agreement was signed on 4 June 1946 by Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar, President of the Economic and Social Council and Chairman of the