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 1368 European Central Inland Transport Or- ganization. Establishment. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. ANNEX. DRAFT AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EURO- PEAN CENTRAL INLAND TRANSPORT ORGANISATION. WHEREAS, upon the liberation of any territories of the United Nations in Europe, and upon the occupation of aIy enemy territories in Europe, it is expedient for the fulfilment of the common military needs of the United Nations and in the interests of the social and eco- nomic progress of Europe, to provide for co-ordination both in the movement of traffic and in the allocation of transport equipment and material with a view to ensuring the best possible movement of supplies both for military forces and the civil population and the speedy repa- triation of displaced persons, and also with a view to creating condi- tions in which the normal movement of traffic can be more rapidly resumed; The Governments whose duly authorised representatives have sub- scribed hereto Have agreed as follows:- ARTICLE I. There is hereby established the European Central Inland Transport Organisation, hereinafter called "the Organisation," which shall act in accordance with the provisions of the following Articles. The Organi- sation is established as a co-ordinating and consultative organ. It shall co-ordinate efforts to utilise all means of transport for the success- ful completion of the war and for the improvement of transport com- munications so as to provide for the restoration of normal conditions of economic life. It shall also provide assistance to the Allied Com- manders-in-Chief during the war and to the Occupation Authorities set up by Governments of the United Nations during the first period after the war to maintain and improve the carrying capacity of transport. ARTICLE II. -Membership. The members of the Organisation shall be the Governments signa- tory hereto and such other Governments as may be admitted thereto by the Council. ARTICLE III.- Constitution. 1. The Organisation shall consist of a Council and an Executive Board with the necessary headquarters, regional and local staff. The Council. 2. Each member Government shall name one representative and such alternates as may be necessary upon the Council. The Council shall, for each of its sessions, select one of its members to preside. The Council shall determine its own rules of procedure. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or by action of the Council, the Council shall vote by simple majority. 3. The Council shall be convened in regular session not less than twice a year by the Executive Board. It may be convened in special

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