UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT The attached report covers the proceedings of the PreparatoryCommittee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment in so far as they relate to the preparation of a Draft Charter for the proposed Organization. The detailed negotiations concerning a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which took place concurrently at Geneva during 1947, are not dealt with in this report, since these negotiations had not been completed at the time when the present report was prepared. New Zealand has been represented at the preliminary conferences as follows : First Session of the Preparatory Committee, London, 15 October, 1946, to 26 November, 1946 Mr. J. P. D. Johnsen, Assistant Comptroller of Customs (Leader). Mr. H. E. Davis, New Zealand Marketing Department, London. Mr. F. W. Lawrence, Official Representative of New Zealand Customs Department, London. Mr. G. Laurence, Department of Industries and Commerce (Secretary to Delegation). Drafting Committee, New York, 20 January to 25 February, 1947 Mr. T. O. W. Brebner, Consul-General for New Zealand, New York (Leader ). Mr. L. S. Nicol, Official Representative of New Zealand Customs Department, London. Mr. G. D. L. White, Economic Stabilization Commission, Treasury Department. British Commonwealth Talks, London, 11 March to 2 April, 1947 The Rt. Hon. Walter Nash, Minister of Finance and Minister of Customs (Leader). Mr. J. P. D. Johnsen, Assistant Comptroller of Customs (Alternate Delegate ). Mr. T. P. Davin, Department of External Affairs. Mr. H. E. Davis, New Zealand Marketing Department, London. Mr. G. Laurence, Department of Industries and Commerce. Mr. F. W. Lawrence, Official Representative of New Zealand Customs Department, London. Mr. J. P. Lewin, Office of the Minister of Finance. Mr. I. G. Lythgoe, Office of the Minister of Finance. Mr. N. S. McClumpha, New Zealand Marketing Department, London. Mr. L. S. Nicol, Official Representative of New Zealand Customs Department, London. Mr. K. L. Press, Customs Department.

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