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" The Assembly associates itself with the thanks offered by the International Committee on Intellectual Co-operation and the Council of the League of Nations to the Argentine, Hungarian, and Spanish institutions for the generous assistance afforded by them to the work of intellectual co-operation on the occasion of the Buenos Aires and Budapest ' Conversations ' and of the Ninth Permanent Internationa] Studies Conference held at Madrid. " In general, the Assembly warmly thanks the States which pay contributions to the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation, thus giving a token of interest and confidence in its work, and affording the Institute moral encouragement and indispensable material assistance." 2. Permanent Committee on Arts and Letters— " The Assembly, noting the development of the ' Conversations' organized by the Permanent Committee on Arts and Letters, or under its auspices, and the interest evinced in these ' Conversations ' by a growing number of Governments, approves in its turn the proposal adopted by the Council on 25th September, 1936, to increase the number of members of that Committee from fourteen to eighteen, and inserts a supplementary credit of 5,050 Swiss francs for this purpose in the budget for the next financial period." 3. Exact and Natural Sciences— " The Assembly approves the programme of work prepared by the Committee of Scientific Experts, which met at Geneva on 9th and 10th July, 1936, hopes that it will be promptly carried into effect, decides to set up for this purpose the Permanent Scientific Committee requested by the experts, and, accordingly, decides that a supplementary credit of 10,000 Swiss francs be entered in the budget for the next financial year." 4. Education— " The Assembly, having noted the recommendation adopted on 9th July, 1936, by the Advisory Committee on League of Nations Teaching with regard to the proposal of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, recommended by the Ministries for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, with a view, in particular, to the establishment of regular co-operation between the competent sections of the Secretariat on the one hand and the wireless broadcasting companies and adult education associations on the other, expresses the hope that the proposal will be carried into effect as soon and as widely as possible." 5. Declaration on the Teaching of History— " The Assembly hopes that the numerous States who have already approved the principles of the Declaration on the Teaching of History, adopted by the Assembly of the League of Nations at its Sixteenth Session, and since communicated to Governments by the Council of the League of Nations, will sign that document." 6. Unemployment among Intellectual Workers— "• The Assembly, having taken cognizance of the plan prepared by the Internationa Committee on Intellectual Co-operation to combat unemployment among intellectual workers " Considers that the Committee's action in this sphere, conducted as arranged with the co-operation of the International Labour Office, may be of the greatest value to States ; " Approves the measures proposed and requests the Governments to facilitate their application to the best of their ability." 7. Broadcasting and Peace— The Assembly expresses its satisfaction at the recent conclusion, under the auspices of the League of Nations, of an International Convention concerning the Use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace : " It is happy to note that this agreement was signed immediately on its conclusion by twenty States ; " And hopes that the number of acceding Governments will increase as rapidly as possible, thus ensuring the maximum effectiveness to the Convention." 8. Fine Arts — " The Assembly— " Asks the Secretary-General to transmit to the Governments the recommendations of the International Museums Office regarding International Art Exhibitions ; " Expresses the hope, in this connection, that the competent national administrations will be guided in practice by the principles laid down in these recommendations." 9. Ethnographical and Historial Collection on the Origins of American Civilization— " The Assembly— " Approving the resolution adopted by the International Committee on Intellectual Co-operation at its Eighteenth Session, regarding the plan for an ethnographical and historical collection on the origins of American civilization ; " Having also taken cognizance of the revised plan submitted by Ambassador Levillier, which it approves subject to its acceptance by the International Committee on Intellectual Co-operation ;

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