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International Wheat Council

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The second session of the International Wheat Council, which met in London, was held in two parts; the first part from November 1 to 4, 1949 and the second part convened in January 1950 and held meetings until March 15, 1950. It was announced that Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama and Guatemala had ratified the International Wheat Agreement and that China, Colombia, Liberia, Uruguay and the Philippine Republic had signed the agreement. The application of Haiti, the West German Federal Republic and Costa Rica for membership together with their respective requests of 28,000, 1,800,000 and 30,000 tons of wheat for importation were received and the council approved the requests of Ceylon, Israel and Egypt for increased purchases of wheat under the agreement.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: V. Other Functional Organizations
Information
International Organization , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 1951 , pp. 417 - 419
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1951

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References

1 For a summary of the organization and previous works of the International Wheat Council, see International Organization, III, p. 744–747.

2 International Wheat Council Press Release, November 7, 1949.

3 Ibid., March 16, 1950.

4 Ibid., January 21, 1950.

5 Ibid., November 7, 1949.

6 Ibid., February 16, 1950.

7 Ibid., June 20, 1950.

8 Ibid., October 11, 1950.

9 Department of State, Bulletin, XXIII, p. 708Google Scholar.

10 New York Times, October 25, 1950.

11 United Nations Economic and Social Council Document E/1907, January 1951, p. 4.