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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. 6. The Executive Secretary, subject to the general authority of the Interim Commission, shall appoint such technical and adminis- trative staff as may be required. In making these appointments he shall have due regard for the principles embodied in Article 35 of the Constitution. He shall take into consideration the desirability of appointing available personnel from the staffs of the League of Nations Health Organization, the Office International d'Hygiene publique, and the Health Division of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. He may appoint officials and special- ists made available by governments. Pending the recruitment and organization of his staff, he may utilize such technical and adminis- trative assistance as the Secretary-General of the United Nations may make available. Firstsession. 7. The Interim Commission shall hold its first session in New York immediately after its appointment and shall meet thereafter as often as may be necessary, but not less than once in every four months. At each session the Interim Commission shall determine the place of its next session. Expense 8. The expenses of the Interim Commission shall be met from funds provided by the United Nations and for this purpose the Interim Commission shall make the necessary arrangements with the ap- propriate authorities of the United Nations. Should these funds be insufficient, the Interim Commission may accept advances from governments. Such advances may be set off against the contribu- tions of the governments concerned to the Organization. Budget estimates. 9. The Executive Secretary shall prepare and the Interim Commis- sion shall review and approve budget estimates: (a) for the period from the establishment of the Interim Com- mission until 31 December 1946, and (b) for subsequent periods as necessary. Report. 10. The Interim Commission shall submit a report of its activities to the Health Assembly at its first session. termination of In- 11. The Interim Commission shall cease to exist upon resolution of the Health Assembly at its first session, at which time the property and records of the Interim Commission and such of its staff as may be required shall be transferred to the Organization. Date of entry into 12. This Arrangement shall come into force for all signatories on this day's date. Authentic texts. IN FAITH WHEREOF the undersigned representatives, having been duly authorized for that purpose, sign this Arrangement in the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, all texts being equally authentic. Pls, pp. 2371,2394. SIGNED in the City of New York this twenty-second day of July 1946. 2352

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