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Comtnittee 111 Report of the Economic and Social Council on the assumption of functions and powers previously exercised by the League of Nations under various International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs. Committee V Report of the Secretary-General on the Organization and Administration of the Secretariat. Amendment to the provisional Rules of Procedure to change the date of the regular annual session of the General Assembly. During the course of the session yet another item was referred to the Sixth Committee simultaneously with the Fourth Committee—viz., a resolution submitted by the Philippine delegation proposing that the Economic and Social Council should convene a Conference of non-self-governing peoples. This is covered by the report of Committee IV. Official Umblem The General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by Committee VI approving the design of an official seal and emblem 1 and recommending that member Governments should take action as soon as possible to prevent the use without authorization by the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations, and in particular for commercial purposes, of the emblem, official seal, and name of the United Nations. Progressive Codification of International l^aw On the recommendation of the Legal Committee the General Assembly resolved to establish a Committee of sixteen members of the United Nations for the purpose of studying the methods by which the General Assembly should encourage the progressive development of international law and its eventual codification. The Committee was of opinion that a study of method was necessary before the General Assembly attempted to formulate any definite plan for the progressive development and codification of international law. Experience gained in past efforts indicates that a fresh approach to the problem may be necessary. In considering ""this question the Committee took into account a proposal by the United States delegation that priority should be given to plans for the formulation of the principles of the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and the judgment of that Tribunal in the context of a general codification of offences against the peace or security of mankind or of an international criminal code.

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