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 63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL--TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OCT. 2, 1947 B. Duties 10. (1) The Administrative Council shall be responsible for taking all steps to facilitate the implementation by the Members and Asso- ciate Members of the provisions of the Convention, of the Regulations and of the decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference. (2) It shall ensure the efficient coordination of the work of the Union. 11. In particular, the Administrative Council shall: a) perform any duties assigned to it by the plenipotentiary conferences; b) in the interval between plenipotentiary conferences, be re- sponsible for effecting the coordination with all interna- tional organizations contemplated in Articles 26 and 27 of this Convention, and to this end appoint, on behalf of the Union, one or more representatives to participate in the conferences of such organizations, and when necessary, of co- ordinating committees established in conjunction with those organizations; c) appoint the Secretary General and the two Assistant Secre- taries General of the Union; d) supervise the administrative functions of the Union; e) review and approve the annual budget of the Union; f) arrange for the annual audit of the accounts of the Union prepared by the Secretary General and approve them for submission to the next plenipotentiary conference; g) arrange for the convening of plenipotentiary and adminis- trative conferences of the Union as provided for in Articles 10 and 11; h) coordinate the activities of all the other organs of the Union, consider and take such action as it deems appropri- ate on requests or recommendations made to it by such organs and fill vacancies thereon ad interim as prescribed in the Regulations; i) perform the other functions prescribed for it in this Con- vention and, within the framework of the Convention and the Regulations, the functions deemed necessary for the proper administration of the Union. Article 6 International Frequency Registration Board 1417 Post, p. 1441. Post, pp. 1427, 1429. 1. The essential duties of the International Frequency Registration Board shall be: a) to effect an orderly recording of frequency assignments made by the different countries so as to establish, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Radio Regulations, the date, pur- Duties. Port,p. 1581.

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