710. Financial and Economic Advisory
Committee/2
The Director General of the Pan American Union
(Rowe) to the Secretary of State
Washington, October 19,
1939.
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I beg to send you
herewith a copy of the resolution adopted by the Governing Board of the
Pan American Union at the session held on Wednesday, October 18th,
1939.
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I will greatly appreciate if you will be good enough to send me the name
of United States representative on the Inter-American Financial and
Economic Advisory Committee as soon as the appointment has been
made.
I beg to remain [etc.]
[Enclosure]
Resolution Adopted by the Governing Board of the
Pan American Union on October 18, 1939
Whereas:
The Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American
Republics held at Panama adopted a resolution creating an
Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee to be
composed of twenty-one experts in economic problems, one for each of
the American Republics, to be installed in Washington not later than
November 15, 1939; and
The Pan American Union was requested to undertake the organization of
the Committee.
The Governing Board of the Pan American Union
Resolves:
- 1.
- To request each Government, member of the Union, to designate
an expert in economic problems to serve on the Inter-American
Financial and Economic Advisory Committee created by resolution
of the Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the
American Republics at Panama.
- 2.
- To invite the members of the Financial and Economic Advisory
Committee to convene at the Pan American Union on Wednesday,
November 15, 1939.
- 3.
- To authorize the Director General to transmit this resolution
as well as the resolution adopted by the Meeting of the
Ministers of Foreign Affairs to the Governments through the
intermediary of the members of the Governing Board.
- 4.
- To authorize the Director General to take the necessary steps
for the organization of the secretariat of the Committee.
