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 57 STAT.] UNITED NATIONS-RELIEF AND REHABIIITATION-NOV. 9, 1943 their respective areas. The Committee of the Council for Europe terX'lliedeonmittee shall replace the Inter-Allied Committee on European post-war nr Europ"ean post relief established in London on September 24, 1941 and the records of the latter shall be made available to the Committee for Europe. 6. The Council shall establish such other standing regional corm- emistta mittees as it shall consider desirable, the functions of such committees and the method of appointing their members being identical to that provided in Article III, paragraph 5 with respect to the Committees of the Council for Europe and for the Far East. The Council shall also establish such other standing committees as it considers de- sirable to advise it, and, in intervals between sessions of the Council, to advise the Central Committee. For such standing technical committees as may be established, in respect of particular problems such as nutrition, health, agriculture, transport, repatriation, and finance, the members may be members of the Council or alternates nominated by them because of special competence in their respective fields of work. The members shall be appointed by the Council, and the Council may authorize the Central Committee to make emergency appointments between sessions of the Council, such appointments to continue until the next session of the Council. Should a regional committee so desire, subcommittees of the standing technical committees shall be established by the technical com- mittees in consultation with the regional committees, to advise the regional committees. Enses of me 7. The travel and other expenses of members of the Council and of bers. members of its committees shall be borne by the governments which they represent. Rolting of reports, 8. All reports and recommendations of committees of the Council etc. shall be transmitted to the Director General for distribution to the Council and the Central Committee by the secretariat of the Council established under the provisions of Article IV, paragraph 4. ARTICLE IV The Director General 1. The executive authority of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration shall be in the Director General, who shall be appointed by the Council on the nomination by unanimous vote of the Central Committee. The Director General may be removed by the Council on recommendation by unanimous vote of the Central Committee. 2. The Director General shall have full power and authority for carrying out relief operations contemplated by Article I, paragraph 2 (a), within the limits of available resources and the broad policies determined by the Council or its Central Committee. Immediately upon taking office he shall in conjunction with the military and other appropriate authorities of the United Nations prepare plans for the emergency relief of the civilian population in any area occupied by the armed forces of any of the United Nations, arrange for the procure- Appointment. Removal. Powers and duties. 1167

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