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3. (b) Report of decisions taken by the Executive Committee. In opening the second, and final, session of the General Assembly the President said that this was a convenient opportunity to inform the General Assembly of various decisions taken by the Executive Committee during its meetings in Berkeley. These decisions do not require the formal approval of the General Assembly.
He announced that the Executive Committee had accepted the applications for membership from the following countries, with the adhering organizations as stated:
Brazil: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Rio de Janeiro.
North Korea: Academy of Sciences of the Popular Democratic Republic of Korea, Pyongyang.
Turkey: Turkish Astronomical Society, Istanbul.
The President said that he was very happy to welcome these three countries to membership of the Union, and he noted with pleasure that representatives of two of the countries were present at the General Assembly.