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ANGLO-FRENCH CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

(ii)

Letter from President du Conseil to Prime Minister dated 18th October, 1939, and letter from Prime Minister to President du Conseil dated 22nd October, 1939.

Joint Statement by British and French Prime Ministers issued on 17th November, 1939 in pursuance of decisions made at the Second Meeting of the Supreme War Council.

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(iii) Letter from the Prime Minister of Great Britain to M. Jean Monnet, K. B. E., dated 29th November, 1939.

Authority.

(i)

Functions.

Composition and Secretariat.

(1)

To co-ordinate the work of the Permanent Executive Committees (Note 1).

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(ii)

To deal with differences of opinion arising out of the

M. Jean Monnet, K. B. E., Chairman (Note 4).

(1)

supply and purchase of muni- tions food, coal and other commoditi es which raise

important questions of prin- ciple or priority.

(iii) To co-ordinate the work of Allied Purchasing Missions abroad (Note 2).

(iv)

In any case where the Anglo- French Co-ordinating

Committee are unable to reach a satisfactory settle- ment it is the duty of the Chairman of the Committee to bring the matter to the atten- tion of the two Governments with a view to discussion either by an Inter-Allied Ministerial Council, constituted for the purpose, or, if necessary at a meeting of the Supreme War Council (Note 3).

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Notes.

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The general terms of reference applicahle to all Permanent Execu- tive Committees are set out on the next page. For list of such. Committees see Table of Contents. For list of Allied-Purchasing Missions affected see Table of Contents*.

Authority (iii) above.

The Chairman is a whole-time

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Allied official appointed jointly by the two Governments.

(2)

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Annex 4.

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