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Whereas : The Interim Council, pursuant to the powers conferred upon it by Article 111, Section 5, paragraphs 2 and 6, to determine its own organization and rules of procedure and to authorize its own expenditures, adopted certain financial regulations effective in respect of the period prior to the convening of this Assembly, and Whereas : This Assembly approves such action on the part of the Interim Council but desires to adopt more permanent regulations pursuant to the provisions of the Interim Agreement, Article 11, Section 2, paragraph 5, The Assembly resolves : That the financial arrangements of the Organization shall be as set forth in the financial regulations which are annexes of this resolution, and that the financial regulations hereby established shall supersede the financial regulations adopted by the Interim Council as of the date hereof^ 1 ). XXXIV BUDGETS 1945-46 AND 1946-47 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITORS' REPORT AS OF 31st MARCH 1946 Whereas : The Interim Council, as required by Article 111, Section 5, paragraph 6, has prepared and submitted to the Assembly the budget estimates of the Organization for the fiscal years 1945-46 and 1946-47 together with the statements of account of all receipts and expenditures through 31st March 1946, and such action as set forth in Document A/23 entitled " Report of the Interim Council (a) on the estimates 1945-46 and 1946-47 and (b) on the statements of accounts and on Financial Arrangements of the Organization," The Assembly resolves : That pursuant to Article 11, Section 2, paragraphs 3 and 5 of the Interim Agreement—(a) The Budget for the fiscal year 1945-46 as attached hereto be approved^); (b) The budget estimates for 1946-47 as attached hereto be approved^); (c) The report of the Council with respect to the Financial Statements and Auditors' Report as set forth in pages 54 to 58 inclusive of said Document A/23 be approved. XXXV VOTE OF THANKS TO CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RE CANADIAN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE Whereas : The Canadian Preparatory Committee rendered highly effective service in the inauguration of this Organization ; and Whereas : The expenses of the Canadian Preparatory Committee were borne in substantial measure by the Government of Canada, The Assembly resolves : That the Interim Assembly of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization express its grateful appreciation to the Government of Canada for the generous assistance that it has given. XXXVI PROPORTIONS IN WHICH EXPENSES OF THE PROVISIONAL INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION ARE TO BE BORNE BY MEMBER STATES Whereas : In respect of the fiscal year 1945-46 the scale of advances from member States, as indicated in Annex A( 1 ), has been examined and approved by the Assembly ; and

(*) These annexes are not reproduced here, but may be found in the Final Report of Commission 5 (Doo. 1823 A/42).

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