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2. That the purpose of the Committee will be to make arrangements for the transport of migrants, for whom existing facilities are inadequate and who could not otherwise be moved, from certain European countries having surplus population to countries overseas which offer opportunities for orderly immigration, consistent with the policies of the countries concerned;

3. That the terms of reference of the Committee will be: (a) To provide and arrange for land, sea and air trans-

portation, as required;

(b) To assume responsibility for the charter of such ships operated under the auspices of the IRO as may be required;

(c) To co-ordinate a shipping programme utilizing commercial shipping facilities to the maximum extent possible and the chartered ships transferred from the IRO to secure those movements for which commercial facilities are inadequate;

(d) To take such actions as may be directly related to these ends, taking account of such national and international services as are available;

(e) To take such other actions as will be necessary and appropriate to discharge the foregoing functions;

4. That among the migrants with whom the Committee will be concerned are included refugees and new refugees for whose migration arrangements may be made between the Committee and the governments of the countries affording asylum;

5. That membership in the Committee will be open to governments with a demonstrated interest in the principle of the free movement of persons and which undertake, subject to approval by the proper governmental authorities, to make a financial contribution to the Committee, the amount of which will be agreed to by the Committee and by the govern- ment concerned;

6. That the Committee will elect its own officers, estab- lish its rules of procedure, establish such sub-committees as it may decide (including an intergovernmental sub-com-

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