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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE In terms of the constitution of the organization, five members of the Executive serving for a one year's term of office were retired, but were eligible for re-election. They were as follows : Edouard Baker, Chief, Control of Agricultural and Industrial Enterprises, Department of Agriculture, Haiti. G. S. H. Barton, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Canada. R. R. Enfield, Principal Assistant Secretary, Economics Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, United Kingdom. E. J. Fawcett, Director-General of Agriculture, New Zealand. Alfonso Gonzalez Gallardo, Under-Secretary of Agriculture, Mexico. In addition, two vacancies occurred during the year, namely:—Howard R. Tolley (Vice-Chairman), Chief, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Darwish Haidari, Director, Central Agricultural Experiment Station, Irak. As a result of the election for membership of the Executive Committee three retiring members were re-elected. The composition of the Committee is now as follows : Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai (India). G. S. H. Barton {Canada). Newton de Castro Belleza (Brazil). R. R. Enfield (United Kingdom). E. J, Fawcett (.New Zealand). Anders Fjelstad (Norway). Higinio Gonzalez (Chile). Andre Mayer (France). Stanislaw Mikolajcyzk (Poland). F. de P. Miranda (Mexico). P. W. Tsou (China). P. R. Viljoen (South Africa). Arthur Wauters (Belgium). L. A. Wheeler (United States of America). Mahmoud Bey Zaki (Egypt). The text of the resolutions adopted by the Conference is annexed to this report. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, E. J. Fawcett.