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mandatory powers, and the fact that we emerged from this lengthy examination with the respect of all is in very large measure due to these two officers whose knowledge, ability, and, above all, patience were widely acknowledged as outstanding. The Secretarial work of the delegation was ably handled in most difficult circumstances by Mr C. K. Webster, and all the other members •of the delegation laboured ungrudgingly and most competently for long and trying hours. The report as presented below is based upon the work of the six main Committees, the Joint Second and Third Committee, and the ad hoc Headquarters Committee, and, for convenience, the decisions of the Assembly on the Committees' recommendations are recorded under the Committee headings. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Sgd) C. A. Berendsen The Right Honourable the Prime Minister, Wellington, New Zealand. 11. DELEGATIONS Delegates to the General Assembly were present from all the fifty-one members of the United Nations. Three new members —Afghanistan, Iceland, and Sweden—were subsequently represented, and a fourth— Siam—was admitted to membership too late for representation at this meeting. The delegation of New Zealand was composed as follows : Delegates — Sir Carl Berendsen, New Zealand Minister to the United States. Hon. David Wilson, High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada. Mr J. V. Wilson, Department of External Affairs, Wellington. Mrs A. F. R. Mclntosh, New Zealand. Alternates and Advisers— Mr T. O. W. Brebner, Consul-General for New Zealand, New York. Mr C. G. R. McKay, Secretary of Island Territories, Wellington. Mr G. R. Laking, Department of External Affairs, Wellington. 111. GENERAL COMMITTEE The General Committee was composed as follows : President of the Assembly : Mr Paul Henri Spaak {Belgium). Vice-Presidents of the Assembly : First Delegates of — China, France, Union of South Africa, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.