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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Country j Turkey. ........... Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Re- public .......... Union of South Africa .... Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics .......... United Kingdom ...... United States of America. . . Uruguay . ... ... ... Ante, p. 3045. Uruguay ..... Venezuela......... Percentage Country Percentage 0. 88 Yugoslavia .......... 0.23 New Members. ......... 1. 92 0. 62 1. 00 100. 00 4.69 14. 75 45. 75 0. 15 0. 23 3. Contributions to large-scale re-settlement expenses shall be governed by the provisions of article 10, paragraph 4 of this Constitution. ANNEX III RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 12 FEBRUARY 1946 (document A/45) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RECOGNIZING that the problem of refugees and displaced persons of all categories is one of imme- diate urgency and recognizing the necessity of clearly distinguishing between genuine refugees and dis- placed persons on the one hand, and the war criminals, quislings and traitors referred to in para- graph (d) below, on the other: (a) DECIDES to refer this problem to the Economic and Social Council for thorough examination in all its aspects under item 10 of the agenda for the first session of the Council and for report to the second part of the first session of the General Assembly; (b) RECOMMENDS to the Eco- nomic and Social Council that it establish a special committee for the purpose of carrying out promptly the examination and preparation of the report re- ferred to in paragraph (a); and (c) RECOMMENDS to the Eco- nomic and Social Council that it take into consideration in this matter the following principles: (i) this problem is inter- national in scope and nature; (ii) no refugees or displaced persons who have finally and definitely, in complete freedom and after receiving full knowl- edge of the facts, including ade- quate information from the Governments of their countries of origin, expressed valid objec- tions to returning to their coun- tries of origin and who do not come within the provisions of paragraph (d) below, shall be compelled to return to their country of origin. The future of such refugees or displaced persons shall become the con- cern of whatever international body may be recognized or established as a result of the report referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, except in cases where the Government of the country where they are established has made an arrangement with this body to assume the complete cost of their maintenance and the re- sponsibility for their protection;. (iii) the main task concern- ing displaced persons is to en- courage and assist in every way possible their early return to their countries of origin. Such assistance may take the form of promoting the conclusion of bilateral arrangements for mutual assistance in the repa- triation of such persons, having 3054

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