Organization of American States

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In the period from June 4 through November 19, 1952, the Council of the Organization of American States held ten meetings. The General Secretariat was authorized to use supplementary credit to carry out resolution VIII of the Fourth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs which concerned strengthening internal security. The budgets of the Pan American Institute on Geography and History and the American Institute for the Protection of Childhood were examined by the Council. On two occasions, members were urged to pay their quotas of contributions for maintaining the Pan American Union and OAS specialized agencies. Among other decisions taken by the Council in relation to other inter-American organizations were approval of the reports on the Inter-American Telecommunications Conference, the Inter-American Radio Office, the Pan American Highway Congress, and the eighth assembly of the Inter-American Commission of Women. A report containing provisions on a draft revised constitution of the Pan American Sanitary Organization was approved by the Council following study by the Committee on Inter-American Organizations. It was further decided to establish cooperative relations with the International Road Federation.