The tenth meeting of the Caribbean Commission was held at the Maison du Sport, Fort de France, Martinique June 26 to July 1, 1950. Mr. J. H. Daridan, the French co-chairman of the Commission, acted as chairman. The Commission passed several resolutions on participation in conferences of the Caribbean Commission and agreed that 1) individuals from member countries were to attend and participate in Research Council meetings, commission meetings and technical conferences without vote, 2) governments not members of the Caribbean Commission were to be invited to send delegates to such meetings upon the approval of the member governments and 3) international agencies were to be invited to the Commission Conference upon the recommendation of the member governments.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe met for its fifth session in Strasbourg on August 4, 1950 in anticipation of the second session of the Consultative Assembly opening on August 9. At its first meeting the committee discussed the proposed agenda of the Assembly and included on it the following items: 1) a European Charter of Human Rights; 2) a proposal for a convention granting reciprocal treatment of subjects of member states, physical and juridical; 3) uniform civil procedure for member countries; and 4) elimination of double taxation. After the final meeting of the committee on August 9, the chairman of the committee (MacBride, Ireland) announced at a press conference that the ministers had decided to defer until their October meeting decisions on three proposals of the standing committee as the ministers wished to have the further views of the Assembly on them. The General Affairs Committee proposals were: 1) the appointment by each member state of a minister for European affairs to handle Council of Europe matters as a step towards unification; 2) the right of members to accept decisions of the Committee of Ministers in principle but without specific endorsement, to avoid exercise of the veto because of unacceptable details; and 3) the creation of a channel for presentation of the views of the Assembly to the member parliaments for discussion. Mr. MacBride announced at the same press conference that the ministers had decided to hold interim meetings of deputies in order to maintain closer contact with Council proceedings.

The first series of meetings of the Council of Deputies opened in London on July 25 under the chairmanship of Charles M. Spofford (United States). Upon adjournment of the Council on July 28 for discussion with members' respective governments, a statement was issued saying that “practical measures required to build up the defences of the west in the shortest possible time” had been discussed. The deputies unanimously agreed that the deterioration in the world situation created by the situation in Korea made it more important than ever for the North Atlantic Treaty states to speed up their common defense. They recognized “the need for maintaining and safeguarding the economic construction and stability of the North Atlantic area”, the communiqué continued, but agreed that this depended on establishment of an effective system of integrated defense. The deputies noted the additional effort already announced by several members of the treaty countries and unanimously approved certain recommendations to accelerate defense production, including a request for greater expenditures on defense.

On August 3 the Council of OEEC approved the report of the working party which studied the financial condition of eighteen European areas (Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Western German Federal Republic, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Trieste, Turkey and the United Kingdom) from March 3 to June 20. On the working party were experts from Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom. The report found that some degree of confidence and internal financial stability had been restored in Austria and Greece, that price stability had been maintained through budget surplus and direct controls in Norway and the United Kingdom and that in consequence inflation was receding, and inflationary pressure had been largely reduced in the Netherlands and Denmark, where direct controls had been in effect. In both of these last named countries there had been some increase in unemployment in 1949 and a tendency toward an increase in private savings was noted. In the Netherlands the balance of payments deficit had been reduced, but Denmark's terms of trade had steadily become less favorable. Both Sweden and Switzerland attained a surplus in the balance of payments in 1949; Sweden reduced the amount of direct controls, while Switzerland had a moderate decline in prices and unemployment was low in both countries. In Belgium, Germany and Italy prices had tended to fall and unemployment had remained high. The working party advised in its report that the effects of devaluation on the internal situation of the participating countries had been slight in relation to the amount of devaluation. However, the trend of downward prices was reversed in many countries after devaluation and the subsequent increase in prices had brought pressure for increased wages. The report recommended that countries in thispredicament prevent this pressure from starting a renewed inflation. The report noted that with the tapering off of United States aid which had allowed an overall import surplus the countries were faced with a dollar shortage and that unless they borrowed from abroad, a reduction on over-all balance of payments deficits would be necessary. The report recognized that in such an instance there would be an internal problem of preventing domestic consumption and investment from increasing as fast as production, and that it would be necessary for such countries to economize on their imports from dollar sources.

The Inter-American Council of Jurists, created pursuant to Article 57 of the Charter of the Organization of American States, held its first meeting at Rio de Janeiro from May 22 to June 15, 1950 with nineteen states represented. Convoked by the Council of the Organization of American States, in accordance with the charter, its agenda of fourteen topics was prepared by the Pan American Union in cooperation with a special committee of the OAS Council.

It was reported by the United States High Commissioner (Keyes) that the Soviet policy of charging the Austrian government with neo-Nazism and military rearmament culminated during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1950. In an April meeting of the Allied Council the Soviet High Commissioner charged that the Austrian gendarmerie in the United States, United Kingdom and French zones was being organized, armed and equipped in violation of existing Allied Council agreements to provide a basis for a future Austrian army. However, in a preceding meeting of the Executive Committee, the United States, United Kingdom and French Deputy Commissioners had stated their investigations had revealed no such activities in their zones.

Council Action: Following approval in principle by the Council of the Allied High Commission on May 31, 1950 of the progressive relaxation of existing restrictions on foreign investment in Germany, the Council approved on June 15 the detailed procedure prepared by its financial advisers for the first stage in the process of relaxation. The new opportunities to be granted to foreign owners of property and funds in Germany and to foreigners wishing to bring new capital into Germany had been discussed earlier with the Federal finance minister and with representatives of the Benelux governments. Further measures of liberalization and relaxation were to be introduced in the light of the experience gained in the operation of the new procedure.

The deputies of the Council of Foreign Ministers resumed negotiations on the Austrian treaty in London on June 10, 1950. The meeting ended in deadlock with the Soviet delegate declaring that so long as violations referred to in the Soviet note of July 8 on Trieste continued, there could be no guarantee that the western powers would not similarly violate the Austrian treaty. After the western delegates denied the allegations on Trieste and maintained that they were irrelevant to the Austrian treaty, it was agreed to hold a further meeting on September 7 subject to the approval of the Soviet government.

The Secretary-General of the Far Eastern Commission, Nelson T. Johnson, released his report on the activities of the organization from December 24, 1948, to June 30, 1950. The report was a summary of activities and a description of the nine policy decisions made during the period. Cessation of the trial of Japanese war criminals, reform of the Japanese agricultural system, restoration of patent rights to allied nationals (including rights previously held on utility models and designs), restoration of trade-mark rights together with regulations governing Japanese use of trade names and marking of merchandise and revisions of previous decisions governing restitution of looted property and access to technical and scientific information in Japan by Allied governments were the subjects covered by the decisions of the Commission.

The Security Council,

Recognizing the hardships and privations to which the people of Korea are being subjected as a result of the continued prosecution by the North Korean forces of their unlawful attack; and

Appreciating the spontaneous offers of assistance to the Korean people which have been made by governments, specialized agencies, and non-governmental organizations;

Requests the Unified Command to exercise responsibility for determining the requirements for the relief and support of the civilian population of Korea, and for establishing in the field the procedures for providing such relief and support;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit all offers of assistance for relief and support to the Unified Command;

The Economic and Social Council,

Profoundly concerned over the hardship and suffering brought upon the people of Korea by the unlawful attack of the North Korean forces,

Determined to do everything in its power for the relief and support of the civil population of Korea

Having given due consideration to the resolution adopted by the Security Council on 31 July 1950 and the request addressed to it in that resolution, under the terms of Article 65 of the Charter,

Bearing in mind the agreements between the United Nations and specialized agencies which provide for the co-operation of these agencies with the Economic and Social Council in rendering such assistance to the Security Council as that Council may request, and

Deeply conscious of its functions and responsibilities under Chapters IX and X of the Charter,

The Economic and Social Council,

Taking note of the report of the fourth session of the Sub-Commission on Economic Development, the experts' report on National and International Measures for Full Employment, the report of the fourth session of the Economic and Employment Commission, and

Considering the studies prepared by the Secretary-General in pursuance of Council resolutions 179 (VIII) and 222 D (IX)

A. With the object of keeping under continuing review problems of financing economic development

Under General Assembly resolution 177 (II), paragraph (a), the International Law Commission was directed to “formulate the principles of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nurnberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal”.

Recognizing that the first Purpose of the United Nations is “to maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace”,

The foreign ministers have reviewed the situation in Germany and Allied relations with the Federal Republic in the light of development since their last meeting in London in May, 1950. They have taken into account in their examination the views which have been expressed on recent occasions by the Government of the Federal Republic.