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United Nations—Treaty Series
1946–1947

Mr. A. B. Elkin, Assistant Director, Administration, United Nations Geneva Office, for United Nations.

(3) As from August 1st, 1946, Mr. Stencek shall cease to be a member of the Board except for such business as concerns the winding-up of arrangements made under Article II or otherwise concerns the League of Nations.

(4) The Liaison Board shall meet from time to time. It shall decide on its own procedure. Each member of the Board shall have the right to request that a question in issue should be submitted for decision to the three signatories of this Agreement.

(5) Each member of the Liaison Board shall, within the framework of the organisation which he represents, take such action as will be required to carry out the decisions of the Board.

(6) Inasmuch as action required by the Secretariat of the League of Nations is likely to commit the United Nations after August 1st, 1946, and the decision of the Liaison Board under which the action is taken has been approved by the United Nations representative on the Board, Mr. Stencek shall act as agent for the United Nations.

Article VIII

Contracts with outside contractors entered into by UNRRA in connection with the Conference and relating to the use of the premises, equipment, or the maintenance of services, in the Palais des Nations, shall, prior to the signature, be submitted by UNRRA to the Liason Board for their comments.

Article IX

(1) In order to plan action requiring co-ordination between the three parties to this Agreement; to take action on an executive level where joint action is required; and to attend to routine co-ordination, a Liaison Office shall be constituted as from July 15th, 1946.

(2) The Liaison Office will be composed of three officials each representing a party to this Agreement. A Secretary and other clerical staff will be engaged by UNRRA if required.

(3) As from August 1st, 1946, the League of Nations officials in the Liaison Office shall cease to be a member of the Office except for such business as concerns the winding-up of arrangements made under Article II or otherwise concerns the League of Nations.

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