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experts on the problems of the regions.  The secretary-
general should be charged with the preparation of memo-
randa and reports, with the organization of conferences,
and with the administrative functions of the commission.
The headquarters of each commission should be located
within the region.
 
     5.   The regional commissions should have techni-
cal research agencies and such other committees, 
regional offices, conferences, and development agencies
as may be found essential for the effective discharge of
their responsibilities.
 
     6.   The members administering the dependent ter-
ritories in the region should, to the extent feasible,
include as commissioners, representatives of the peoples
native to the region.  In the secretariat and auxiliary
agencies of the commissions, to the extent consistent
with the effective functioning of such bodies, qualified
personnel should also be drawn from the peoples native
to the region.
 
C.  TERMS OF REFERENCE
      AND AUTHORITY
 
     1.   The regional commissions should undertake to 
encourage and strengthen social and economic coopera-
tion within the region.  They should stimulate technical
research on the problems of the area, develop regional
 
                                                self-help,