Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
Seventh United Nations Technical Assistance Conference: At the Seventh UN Technical Assistance Conference, which met at Headquarters on October 17, 1956, under the presidency of Sir Leslie Munro (New Zealand), 63 governments pledged $14,940,000; this sum excluded the amount to be pledged by the United States. Several participating countries, including the Federal Republic of Germany, Indonesia and El Salvador, were unable to announce their contributions at the Conference as negotiations had not been completed
1 For a summary of the sixth conference, see International Organization, X, p. 282.
2 Documents A/CONF.12/L.1, 2. 3; A/CONF.12/SR.I, 2. For the sake of uniformity and clarity, all figures have been expressed in United States dollar equivalents.
3 UN Press Release TA/644, October 19, 1956.
4 Document A/CONF.II/L.2.