GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

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1 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE COUNCIL First Session RESTRICTED c/wa 19 September 1960 Special Distribution MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL AND APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES (as at 16 September 1960} 1. Thirty contracting parties and two governments which have acceded provisionally have accepted the responsibilities of membership in the Council: (a) The following twenty governments have nominated their permanent representatives on the Council: AUSTRALIA Mr. G.P. Phillips, Special Commercial Adviser, Office of the High Commissioner in the United Kingdom AUSTRIA Mr, E. Treu, Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the European Office of the United Nations Alternates ac Mr. E.M. Schmid. Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Office of the United Nations BELGIUM Mr. Paul De Smet, Director of Administration, Head of the Division of International Organizations, Foreign Trade Mr. Robert De Smaele, Deputy Counsellor in charge of GATT affairs, Division of International Organizations, Foreign *rade BRAZIL Mr, A.T. Valladao, Consul-General Mr. Paulo Padilha Vidal, ' Member of the Permanent Delegation

2 C/W/4 Page 2 CANADA Mr. J.H» Warren, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Trade and Commerce Alternates CHILE H.E. Mr. F. Garcia Oldini, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Switzerland CUBA H.E. Dr. E. Camejo-Argudin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of the Permanent Mission to the international CZECHOSLDVAKIA Dr. Otto Benes, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the European Office of the United Nations ecu DENMARK Mr. N»V. Skak-Nielsen, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the international organizations FINLAND Mr. E.V. Mafcela, Permanent Delegate to the international Mr. Reino Honkaranta, Assistant Director, Commercial Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs INDIA H.E. Mr. T. Swaminathan, I.C.S., Commissioner-General for Economic Affairs in Europe JAPAN Mr» Morio Aoki, Plenipotentiary, Head of the Permanent Delegation to the international organizations in Geneva Mr. Hiromichi Miyazaki, First Secretary, Permanent Delegation to the international

3 LDLJBMBOBS Mr. M A. Duhr, CMef of the Division of Economic Relations, Foraign Trade KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS Mr. M.H, van Wijk, Head of Division of International Organizations, Directorate-General Foreign Economic Relations IEW ZEALAND Mr. L*v",, Castle, Counsellor (Economic), New Zealand High Commission, London NORWAY H.E. Mr. Soren Christian Sommerfelt, Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Delegation to the international PERU H.E. Mr. Max de la Fuente Locker, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the international organizations SWEDEN Mr. B. Sward, Deputy Head of the Commercial Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs SWITZERLAND Mr. A. Weitnauer, Minister, Delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements UNITED KINGDOM H.E. Sir Edgar Cohen, K.C.M.G., Ambassador, Permanent Delegate to GATI

4 C/»/4 Page 4 The secretariat has been ad-vised by two of these member governments that their permanent representatives will not be able to attend the first session of the Council and that on this occasion they will be represented by the following: AUSTRALIA Mr* A.J* Campbell, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Trade NEW 2EALAND Mr. D P» Taylor, First Secretary (Commercial), Office of the High Commissioner in the United Kingdom (b) The following twelve members of the Council have not so far nominated their permanent representatives: France Federal Republic of Germany Ghana Greece Israel Italy Pakistan Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Turkey Union of South Africa United States Uruguay Eleven of these have nominated delegates to attend the first session: FRANCE Mr. Guy de Lacharrlère, Counsellor for Foreign Affairs FEBBRaL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Mr. H. Klein, Ministerialdirigent, Federal Ministry of Economics GHANA Mr. M S R. Darko-Sarkwa, M.P., Ministerial Secretary to Ministry of Trade GREECE M, Ange Ylachos, Permanent Delegate to the European Office of the United Nations ISRAEL Mr. M e Bartur, Assistant Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ITALY HJ5. Mr. G.B. Toffolo, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate to the European Office of the united Nations PAKISTAN Mr. McH E.A. Baig, Commercial Secretary to the Ambassador of Pakistan to Italy, Switzerland and Austria FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND Mr, N.F* Townley, Under-Secretary, Federal Ministry of Commeroe and Industry.TURKEY Mr* F, Alaçam, Permanent Delegate to the GATT Secretariat UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Mr. J,E 0 Bruce, Pleni potentiary, Stockholm.UNITED. STATES Mr, Carl D v Corse, Office of Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of State

5 C/W/4 Page 5 2. ïbase contracting parties, not members of the Council, have nominated observers to attend the first session: CEYLON (with a request to be co-opted as a member for consideration of item 14) Mr. K.P,G. Perera, Deputy Director of Commerce DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mr. Pedro A. Villalon, Deputy Director-General of Customs INDONESIA HJS. Dr. Ahmad Subardjo Djoyoadisuryo, embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Switzerland 3* The following, invited to participate in the work of the Council, has nominated permanent representatives: COMMISSION OP THB EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Mr. T.H. Hijzen, Director, Directorate-General of External Relations Alternate Mr. P. Donne, Head of Division in the Directorate-General of External Relations