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Pagrisignal Agenda for the Consultative Assembly ter if Sfsion of 1949

1. Rôle of the Council of Europe in the economic field taking account, in accordance with Articles 1 (c) and 23 (b) of the Statute, of existing international organisations.

2. Rôle of the Council of Europe in the field of social security.

3. Methods by which the Council of Europe can develop cultural co-operation between its numbers.

APPENDIX C

LETTER FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS TO PRESIDENT OF ASSEMBLY: AGENDA

Dear Sir,

Council of Europe,

Committee of Ministers,

The Chairman's Office,

In your letter of 13th August you sent me the list Consultative Assembly, in virtue of Article 23 of the proposes to place on the agenda of its first session.

Strasbourg, 13th August, 1949. of questions which the Statute of the Council,

I have the honour to inform you that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which I informed of your communication, approved this list at its meeting to-day.

As regards item 2, it seemed to the Committee that the Assembly's intentions were most clearly expressed in the English version, and it is on the basis of this version that its approval was given.

Moreover, the Committee of Ministers felt it would be better, in setting out item 5, to use the terminology of the Statute itself (Article 1) in the French as well as in the English version, and accordingly to substitute (in the French text) for the words pour le maintien et le progrès ultérieur "the words " pour la sauvegarde et le developpement

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The Committee furthermore expressed the wish that, when the Assembly comes to deal with item 5, it should also consider the question of the "definition of the Rights of Man.

In conclusion, the Committee instructed me, in connexion with item 9, to draw your attention to Article 1 (d) of the Statute, which lays down that questions concerning national defence do not fall within the scope of the Council of Europe. This provision should, of course, not be lost sight of when in connexion with the examination of questions coming under this heading.

The President of the Consultative Assembly,

Council of Europe,

Strasbourg.

* The list was as follows:

Yours very truly,

(Signed) P. VAN ZEELAND.

1. Rôle of the Council of Europe in the economic field taking account, in accordance with Articles i (c) and 23 (b) of the Statute, of existing international organisations.

2. Rôle of the Council of Europe in the field of social security (the debate on this subject will cover such proposals as a European housing policy and the possibility of granting to individuals employed in other countries than their own the same rights to social benefits as the nationals of those countries).

3. Methods by which the Council of Europe can develop cultural co-operation between its Members.

4. Consideration of any necessary changes in the political structure of Europe to achieve a greater unity between the Members of the Council of Europe and to make an effective European co-operation in the various spheres specified in Article 1 of the Statute.

5. Measures for the fulfilment of the declared aim of the Council of Europe in accordance with Article 1 of the Statute in regard to the maintenance and further realisation of Human Rights and fundamental Freedoms.