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 57 STAT.] UNITED NATIONS-RELIEF AND REHABILITATION-NOV. 9, 1943 from time to time by its appropriate constitutional bodies. All such Accounting. contributions received by the Administration shall be accounted for. 2. The supplies and resources made available by the member Supplies a governments shall be kept in review in relation to prospective re- quirements by the Director General, who shall initiate action with the member governments with a view to assuring such additional supplies and resources as may be required. 3. All purchases by any of the member governments, to be made oPeriorie outside their own territories during the war for relief or rehabilita- tion purposes, shall be made only after consultation with the Director General, and shall, so far as practicable, be carried out through the appropriate United Nations agency. ARTICLE VI Administrative Expenses and re- outside s. The Director General shall submit to the Council an annual budget, and from time to time such supplementary budgets as may be re- quired, covering the necessary administrative expenses of the Ad- ministration. Upon approval of a budget by the Council the total amount approved shall be allocated to the member governments in proportions to be determined by the Council. Each member govern- ment undertakes, subject to the requirements of its constitutional procedure, to contribute to the Administration promptly its share of the administrative expenses so determined. ARTICLE VII Notwithstanding any other provision herein contained, while hostilities or other military necessities exist in any area, the Admin- istration and its Director General shall not undertake activities therein without the consent of the military command of that area, and unless subject to such control as the command may find neces- sary. The determination that such hostilities or military necessities exist in any area shall be made by its military commander. ARTICLE VIII Amendment The provisions of this Agreement may be amended as follows: a. Amendments involving new obligations for member govern- ments shall require the approval of the Council by a two-thirds vote and shall take effect for each member government on acceptance by it; b. Amendments involving modification of Article III or Article IV shall take effect on adoption by the Council by a two-thirds vote, including the votes of all the members of the Central Committee; c. Other amendments shall take effect on adoption by the Council by a two-thirds vote. Budgets. Allocation of amount. Consent of military command. 1169

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