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Approval of the Rules of Internal Procedure

The Assembly approved the Rules of Internal Procedure, which were drawn up in the form in which they appear in the annex to the present Act.

Examination of the Report of the Committee on Credentials

In accordance with the provisions of article 2 of the Rules of Internal Procedure, the Organizing Committee acted as a Committee on Credentials and submitted the respective reports, which were duly examined and approved.

Casting of Lots for the Order of Precedence

In accordance with article 5 of the Rules of Internal Procedure, the double casting of lots took place for the order of precedence of the Delegations with the following result:

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Thereupon, the Delegates designated, by acclamation, His Excellency Angel Biaggini, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Chairman of the Delegation of Venezuela, and Manuel Arocha as President and Secretary General of the Conference, respectively. By virtue of the provisions of article 4 of the Rules of Internal Procedure, His Excellency Roberto Guirola L., Minister of Agriculture and Chairman of the Delegation of Guatemala, assumed the Vice Presidency.

Election of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Technical Commissions

In accordance with the provisions of article 5 of the Rules of Internal Procedure, the Assembly proceeded to elect Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Technical Commissions. The following Delegates were elected:

COMMISSION I

President:

H. E. Luis Tamayo, Chairman of the Colombian Delegation Vice President:

H. E. Julián Murguía, Delegate of Uruguay

COMMISSION II

President:

H. E. Germán Alvarez Fuentes, Chairman of the Cuban Delegation Vice President:

H. E. Leslie A. Wheeler, Vice Chairman of the United States Delegation

COMMISSION III

President:

H. E. Antonio Pino R., Chairman of the Panamanian Delegation Vice President:

H. E. Rodolfo García Arias, Chairman of the Argentine Delegation

COMMISSION IV

President:

H. E. Marte R. Gómez, Chairman of the Mexican Delegation Vice President:

H. E. Víctor Moller, Chairman of the Chilean Delegation

COMMISSION V

President:

H. E. Julio Zuazo Cuenca, Chairman of the Bolivian Delegation Vice President:

H. E. Newton de Castro Belleza, Chairman of the Brazilian Delegation

COMMISSION VI

President:

H. E. José Joaquín Peralta, Chairman of the Costa Rican Delegation Vice President:

H. E. Roberto Alvarez Calderón, Chairman of the Peruvian Delegation

INAUGURAL SESSION

On July 24, the birthday of the Liberator, at eleven a.m., the solemn opening session of the Conference, attended by His Excellency General Isaías Medina Angarita, President of the United States of Venezuela, was held.

After the Secretary read the messages of greeting received, His Excellency Angel Biaggini, President of the Conference, delivered the inaugural address, in which he emphasized the importance of the Conference.

His Excellency Luis Tamayo, Minister of National Economy and Chairman of the Delegation of Colombia, in reply to the abovementioned address, greeted the Venezuelan Government and people and thanked them in the name of the Assembly. In conclusion, he proposed the designation of General Isaías Medina Angarita as

Honorary President of the Conference, which proposal was approved by acclamation.

Thereupon, His Excellency the President of the United States of Venezuela declared the Third Inter-American Conference on Agriculture formally inaugurated.

COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS

The Committee on Resolutions was to be composed of the Chairmen of the Delegations, together with the Officers of the Conference, and the Honorable Leslie A. Wheeler, Delegate of the United States of America, was elected Rapporteur.

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H. E. Luis Tamayo, Chairman of the Colombian Delegation Vice President:

H. E. Julián Murguía, Delegate of Uruguay

Rapporteur:

H. E. Horacio Vicioso, Delegate of the Dominican Republic GUATEMALA

Delegate:

H. E. Federico Rölz Bennett

COLOMBIA

Delegate:

H. E. Santiago Rivas Camacho

Adviser:

Mr. Eduardo Escovar G.

PANAMA

Delegate:

H. E. Ramón A. Vega

MEXICO

Delegate:

H. E. Pascual Gutiérrez Roldán

BOLIVIA

Delegates:

H. E. Julio Zuazo Cuenca

H. E. Jorge Alcázar Ampuero

CUBA

Delegates:

H. E. Casto Ferragut

H. E. Arturo Mañas

H. E. Hugo Vivó

H. E. Antonio Valdés Rodríguez

COSTA RICA

Delegates:

H. E. Arturo Morales

H. E. Bernardo Yglesias Rodríguez

H. E. Maximiliano Guardián

PERU

Delegate:

H. E. Guillermo Málaga B. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Delegate:

H. E. Horacio Vicioso Soto ARGENTINA

Delegates:

H. E. Ismael F. Alchourron
H. E. Pedro N. Almonacid

H. E. Juan José Billard

H. E. Rafael García Mata

H. E. Norberto A. R. Reichart

H. E. Ovidio V. Schiopetto

BRAZIL

Adviser:

Mr. Milton Trindade

VENEZUELA

Delegates:

H. E. Jesús María Herrera Mendoza

H. E. J. J. González Gorrondona

Advisers:

Mr. Hermann Nass

Dr. Aurelio Arreaza Arreaza

Dr. Carlos D'Ascoli

EL SALVADOR

Delegates:

H. E. René David Escalante

H. E. Francisco Alvarado Gallegos

CHILE

Delegate:

H. E. Víctor Moller

URUGUAY

Delegate:

H. E. Julián Murguía

NICARAGUA

Delegate:

H. E. Alberto Sevilla Sacasa

ECUADOR

Delegate:

H. E. Roberto Levi

PARAGUAY

Delegate:

H. E. Rafael Isava Núñez

UNITED STATES

Delegates:

H. E. Homer J. Henney
H. E. Howard R. Tolley
Advisers:

Mr. H. Gerald Smith
Mr. John C. A. Cady

Mr. Scott S. McCloskey

INTER-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF COMMERCE AND PRODUCTION

Representatives:

Honorable Luis Gonzalo Marturet

Honorable Cap. Claudio Bruzual Bermúdez

INTERNATIONAL LABOR OFFICE

Representative:

Honorable Mukdim Osmay

UNITED NATIONS INTERIM COMMISSION ON FOOD AND AGRI

CULTURE

Representative:

Honorable L. A. H. Peters

Commission II: Present Agricultural Production and Its Adjustments to the Post-War Period

President:

H. E. Germán Alvarez Fuentes, Minister of Agriculture, Chairman of the Cuban Delegation

Vice President:

H. E. Leslie A. Wheeler, Delegate, Vice Chairman of the Delegation of the United States of America

Rapporteur:

H. E. G. N. Luis A. Somoza D., Delegate of the Republic of Nicaragua GUATEMALA

Delegate:

H. E. Luis Urruela M.

Advisers:

Mr. Enrique Asturias Beltranena

Mr. Federico Rolz Bennett

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