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TREATIES DECLARATION ON THE JURIDI- DECLARACI6N SOBRE LA PERSO- CAL PERSONALITY OF FOREIGN NALIDAD JURIDICA DE LAS COMPANIES. COMPANIAS EXTRANJERAS. The Seventh International Con- ference of American States ap- proved the following resolution (Number XLVIII): Resolution of "The Seventh International Con- Seventh International Conference of Ameri- ference of American States, Re- can States. solves: 1. That the Governing Board of the Pan American Union shall appoint a Commission of five experts, to draft a project for sim- plification and uniformity of pow- ers of attorney, and the juridical personality of foreign companies, if such uniformity is possible. If such uniformity is not possible, the Commission shall suggest the most adequate procedure for re- ducing to a minimum both the number of different systems of leg- islation on these subjects and the reservations made to the several conventions. 2. The report should be issued in 1934, and be given to the Gov- erning Board of the Pan American Union in order that it may sub- mit it to the consideration of all the Governments, members of the Pan American Union, for the pur- poses indicated." Committee of Ex- In compliance with the fore- perts. going resolution, the Governing Board at its session of November 7, 1934, appointed a Committee of Experts composed of the Ministers of Venezuela, Panama, and Haiti, La S6ptima Conferencia Inter- nacional Americana aprob6 la siguiente Resoluci6n Ndmero XLVIII): "La Septima Conferencia Inter- nacional Americana, resuelve: 1. Que el Consejo Directivo de la Uni6n Panamericana designe una Comisi6n de Expertos for- mada por cinco miembros para que redacte un anteproyecto de unificaci6n de legislaciones sobre simplificaci6n y uniformidad de poderes y personeria juridica de compafifas extranjeras, si tal uni- ficaci6n es posible; y en caso con- trario, para que aconseje el pro- cedimiento m&s adecuado para reducir al minimo posible los sistemas a que responden las distintas legislaciones sobre estas materias, asi como tambi6n las reservas de que se hace uso en las convenciones al respecto. 2. El informe sera expedido en el afio 1934 y remitido al Consejo Directivo para que este lo someta a la consideraci6n de todos los Gobiernos de la Uni6n Panameri- cana a los efectos preindicados." En cumplimiento de la prein- serta Resoluci6n, el Consejo Di- rectivo nombr6 en su sesi6n del 7 de noviembre de 1934 la Comisi6n de Expertos compuesta por los seflores Ministros de Venezuela, 1202 [55 STAT.