this term, Shiva Rao (India) drew Farrag's attention to the facta
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(a) that an account of Committee'a discussion on
this point would be included in Committee's report to the Assembly, and
(b) that it was open to any member to reise the question in the 4th Committee, Parrag then withdrew his proposal and after procedural objections by
Soldator Committee accepted position as stated by Shiva Rao,
It was elcar from interventions of Farrag, shiva Rao, Soldatov, Stolk (Venezuela) and from remarks made by Garreau that this question will almost certainly be raised in the 4th Committee.
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Li (China) then referred to document A/915/ADD 1 of 22nd August (U.S.A. - Panama Canal Zone) and pointed out that although V.K. had tranamitted information in respect of Hong Kong which covered the new Territories, he wished to emphasise that the sovereignty of these leased territories rested with the Republic of Chine He invited me to take note of his remarks. I did not (repeat not) reply and it was a little
Ifficult to ascertain whether he was objecting to the transmission of information in respect of the leased territories or whether he was merely emphasising the sovereignty of the Republie of Chine. This will become clear when I receive summary pecord, but I do not (ropeat not) anticipate that it will be necessary for me to make any statements about this, although you will no doubt bear the point la mind in future,
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Comittee then considered Item 55(a) (11) Agriculture. Gerig complimented H.M.G. on agricultural policy and in partieulag on measuree detailed on page 19 of Document A/917. Marchena (Dominican Republic) also commended H.M.Q's. agricultural efforts in the Carribbean and suggested that bìa country might become a centre of agricultural training and research in that a709. Ryckmans stressed importance of considering all these problems on a world, or at least on a regional basis, irrespective of political status of territory congemed, Gerig and I observed that despite Resolution 218 (111) paregraph 3 there appeared to be practically no (repeat ho) comparable material in these analyses from member states of United Nations of similar climatic vegetational and physical cireumstances. Benson attempted a very weak reply to the effect that complete comparable date was not (repeat not) available and mentioned other technical (but largely imaginary) difficulties. Ryckmans then attacked Secretariat For attempting to produce "scientific" analyses which were quite obviously unscientific and stated that specialised ageneies were proper bodies to deal with these subjects on a world wide scientific basis,
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Committee being unprepared to (and in fact incapable of) discussing any of the functional papers, Chairman found considerable difficulty in selecting an item which the Committee could discues. Eventually he elighted on Item 7(a). After a general and sather desultory discussion during which I made the points referred to in my telegram BRIEF No. 162, of
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