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establish regional representatives in a number of critical areas throughout the world, where the need to maintain direct contact with the development and implementation of projects is greatest and where it is important to maintain close contact with the governments whose intereals are directly or indirectly involved. One or two such regional representative roots have already been authorized in the Division of Narcotic Drugs at the expense of the Rand, Since it is unlikely that the regular budget of the United Nations will be able to furnish the additional resources required to expand this service, the Secretary-General considers that, as the Fund's resources increase, the Executive Director should plan to establish regional representatives at a limited number of strategic locations throughout the world to maintain contacts with governments of the region, to stimulate the preparation and presentation of projects, to oversee generally the conduct of programmes in the area, and to serve the combined needs of both the Fund and the Division. It will of course be necessary to ensure that there is effective co-ordination of the activities of the UNFDAC regional representative with the Resident Representative of UNDP in the same area. The Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, whose place will be taken by the Executive Director of the Fund, has also utilized the services of a panel of consultants whose advice in the early stages of the Fund's development has been found invaluable. The Executive Director of the Fund will undoubtedly wish to utilize, in like manner, the services of consultants, either on a group or individual basis, to advise him on particular problems or whenever he feels the need of special counsel to supplement the advisory

The costs services provided by his principal adviser, the Director of the Division.

of such consultant services as the Executive Director determines that he needs, will

be a charge on the resources of the Fund itself.

Division of Narcotic Drugs

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The responsibilities of the Division of Narcotic Drugs and of the Director of the Division will continue as in the past, with a number of additional functions assigned to it. The Director of the Division will be responsible to the Director-General, Geneva Head quarters of the United Nations and through him to the Secretary-General. Division will continue to be the central repository of professional and technical expertise in the field of narcotics and drug abuse control in the United Nations and indeed in the entire world. It will continue, as in the past, to serve as the

secretariat of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and to service all its meetings. It will continue to consult and collaborate closely with the Secretariat of the International Narcotics Control Board on matters of mutual interest; and in addition it will work in close co-operation with the Secretariat of the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control. Exchanges of information and experience between the two Secretariats will be invaluable in assisting the Narcotics Division to discharge