INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. October 30, 1946 [T. I. A. S. 1799] Agreement between the United States of America, France, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland re- specting a CaribbeanCommission. Openedfor signature at Washing- ton and signed on behalf of the member governments October SO, 1946; entered intoforce August 6, 1948. AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMISSION Principles of agree- The GOVERNMENTS of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, the FRENCH ment. REPUBLIC, the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, and the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, whose duly authorized representatives have subscribed hereto, Being desirous of encouraging and strengthening cooperation among themselves and their territories with a view toward improving the economic and social well-being of the peoples of those territories, and Being desirous of promoting scientific, technological, and economic development in the Caribbean area and facilitating the use of re- sources and concerted treatment of mutual problems, avoiding dupli- cation in the work of existing research agencies, surveying needs, as- certaining what research has been done, facilitating research on a cooperative basis, and recommending further research, and Having decided to associate themselves in the work heretofore undertaken by the Anglo-American Caribbean Commission, and Having agreed that the objectives herein set forth are in accord 59 Stat. 1031. with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations Hereby agree as follows: Article I Establishment of the Caribbean Commission and Auxiliary Bodies There are hereby established the Caribbean Commission (herein- after referred to as "the Commission") and, as auxiliary bodies of the Commission, the Caribbean Research Council and the West Indian Conference (hereinafter referred to as "the Research Council" and "the Conference" respectively). Article II Composition of the Commission 1. The Commission shall consist of not more than sixteen Com- missioners appointed by the Governments signatory hereto (herein- after referred to as the "Member Governments"). Each Member Government may appoint four Commissioners and such alternates as it may deem necessary. Each such group of Commissioners shall form a national section of the Commission. 2618
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