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 63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OCT. 2, 1947 d) a specialized Secretariat, which assists the Director; tSpeialized Secre- e) laboratories or technical installations set up by the Union. 5. (1) Consultative Committees shall observe the rules of pro- cedure in the General Regulations annexed to this Convention. t , p.1491. (2) The Plenary Assembly of a Consultative Committee may adopt such additional rules of procedure as may facilitate the work of the Committee if they do not conflict with the General Regulations. 6. The working arrangements of the Consultative Committees are defined in Part II of the General Regulations annexed to this P "1515 Convention. Article 9 General Secretariat 1. The General Secretariat of the Union shall be directed by the Secretary General, who shall be responsible to the Administrative Council for the performance of his duties. 2. The Secretary General shall: a) appoint the staff of the General Secretariat in accordance with any directives of the plenipotentiary conference and the rules established by the Administrative Council; b) organize the work of the General Secretariat and undertake administrative arrangements for the specialized divisions of the permanent organs of the Union; these divisions shall be under the supervision of the Secretary General for adminis- trative purposes only and shall work directly under the orders of the Directors of the organs concerned; the appoint- ment of technical and administrative staff to these divisions shall be made by the Secretary General in accordance with the decisions of the organ concerned and in agreement with the appropriate Director; c) carry on secretarial work preparatory to, and following, conferences of the Union; d) provide, where appropriate in cooperation with the inviting Government, the secretariat of every conference of the Union, and when so requested, or provided in the Regula- tions annexed hereto, the secretariat of meetings of the permanent organs of the Union or meetings placed under its auspices; e) keep up to date the official master lists compiled from data supplied for this purpose by the permanent organs of the Union or by administrations; f) publish the recommendations and principal reports of the permanent organs of the Union; 1423

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