Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
The 26th session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held in Geneva from July 1 through July 31, 1958. Mr. George F. Davidson (Canada) continued as President of the Council.
1 For a summary of the 25th session of the Council, see International Organization, Summer 1958 (Vol. 12, No. 3), p. 347–351CrossRefGoogle Scholar.
2 Document E/3110. The Council also had before it, inter alia, Review of Economic Developments in the Middle East 1956–1957 (Document E/3116); Review of Economic Developments in Africa 1956–1957 (Document E/3117); Economic Survey of Europe 1957 (Document E/ECE/317); Economic Survey of Asia and the Far East 1927 (UN publication, Sales No.: 1958.II.F.1); Economic Survey of Latin America (Document E/CN.12/489 and Adds.1–3).
3 The first conference had been held in Havana in 1947/48.
4 See the Secretary-General's report (Document E/3119) on facilities and methods for the conduct and development of intergovernmental economic consultations, which concluded that the then existing machinery was adequate for economic consultations on almost all subjects of international interest.
5 Document E/3168 and Corr.I.
6 Document E/3150 and Rev.I.
7 Economic and Social Council Official Records (26th session). Supplement No. 3.
8 Ibid., Supplement No. 2.
9 Ibid., Supplement No. 4. For a summary of these reports, see International Organization, Summer 1958 (Vol. 12, No. 3), p. 351–356Google Scholar.
10 Document E/CN.13/27. See also the 1958 review of international commodity problems prepared by the Interim Coordinating Committee for International Commodity Arrangements (Document E/3118).
11 Economic and Social Council Official Records (26th session), Supplement No. 6.
12 Document E/3171.
13 For the results of the election, which took place at the Council's 1044th meeting, see this issue, Membership Chart, p. 63.
14 Document E/3098.
15 For a summary of the General Assembly decision, see International Organization, Winter 1958 (Vol. 12, No. 1), p. 88–89Google Scholar.
16 See in this connection the Secretary-General's reports on international economic assistance to the underdeveloped countries (Document E/3131 and Corrs.1 and 2), on the international flow of private capital, 1957 (Document E/3I28 and Corr.1), and on taxation in capital-exporting and capital-importing countries of foreign private investments (Document E/3074/Adds.1 and 2).
17 Document E/3153 and Add.1.
18 Document E/3176.
19 Document E/AC.6/L.229.
20 For action taken on the Special Fund in the General Assembly, see this issue, p. 89–90.
21 Document E/3175.
22 Economic and Social Council Official Records (26th session), Supplement No. 5.
23 Document E/3081.
24 Document E/3085.
25 Document E/2885.
26 Document E/3139.
27 Document E/3157.
28 Document E/3144.
29 Economic and Social Council Official Records (26th session), Supplement No. 10.
30 Document E/3138 and Add.1. For a summary of the report, see International Organization, Autumn 1938 (Vol. 12, No. 4), p. 501–503Google Scholar.
31 Contained in the Report of the High Commissioner.
32 Document E/L.804.
33 Document E/L.805.
34 Document E/3154.
35 Economic and Social Council Official Records (26th session), Supplement No. 7. For a summary of this report, see International Organization, Summer 1958 (Vol. 12, No. 3), p. 359–361Google Scholar.
36 Economic and Social Council Official Records (26th session), Supplement No. 8. For a summary of the report, see International Organization, Summer 1958 (Vol. 12, No. 3), p. 357–359Google Scholar.
37 Document E/3160 and Corr.2.
38 Document E/3163.
39 Document E/AC.7/L.315.
40 Document E/3165.
41 Economic and Social Council Official Records (26th session), Supplement No. 9.
42 Document E/OB/13 and Add.1.
43 Document E/3166.
44 Documents E/3149, E/3158, E/3170, and E/3174.
45 Document E/3159.
46 Document E/3132.
47 Document E/3152.
48 Document E/3173.
49 Document E/3172 and Corr.1