MEMBERS BY VIRTUE OF BEING PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL 1 Three nonpermanent members are elected each year for a term of two years. * Six members are elected each year for a term of three years. 98756-50-12 Shuhsi Hsu (China) Sir Gilberto Amado (Brazil) Term Expires 1951 Sir Benegal Narsing Rau (India) James L. Brierly (United Kingdom) Roberta Cordoba (Mexico) Vladimir Mikhailovich Koretsky (Union Manley O. Hudson (United States of Faris Bey el-Khoury (Syria) America) J. P. A. Francois (Netherlands) Jaroslav Zourek (Czechoslovakia) MEMBERSHIP OF UN SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: 60 NATIONS Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippine Republic, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: 63 NATIONS Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. 1 U. N. Press Release, SA/49, October 20, 1949, revised to January 5. 1950. UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: 50 NATIONS Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Úruguay, Venezuela. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: 55 NATIONS Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Ceylon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT MEMBERSHIP: 48 NATIONS Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Cruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND MEMBERSHIP: 48 NATIONS Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: 68 NATIONS Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Byelorussian S. S. R., Canada, Ceylon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Ukrainian S. S. R., United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. On 13 May 1947 the ICAO Assembly voted to expel Spain; this action must be ratified by two-thirds of the member states of ICAO. INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: 18 NATIONS Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela. UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION TOTAL: 90 MEMBERS Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Belgian Congo; Bolivia; Brazil; Bulgaria; Burma; Byelorussian S. S. R.; Canada; Ceylon; Chile; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Finland; France; French Morocco; French Overseas Territories; Germany 1; Greece; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indo-China; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Korea 1; Lebanon; Liberia; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; Netherlands Antilles and Surinam; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Portuguese Colonies of West Africa; Portuguese Colonies of East Africa, Asia and Oceania; Rumania; San Marino; Saudi Arabia; Spain 1; Spanish Colonies 1; Spanish Morocco 1; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukrainian S. S. R.; Union of South Africa; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United Kingdom; United Kingdom overseas colonies, protectorates and territories under trusteeship; United States of America; United States Possessions; Uruguay; Vatican City; Venezuela; Yemen; Yugoslavia. INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION TOTAL: 81 MEMBERS Afghanistan; Albania; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Belgian Congo and Territories of Ruanda Urundi; Bolivia; Brazil; Bulgaria; Burma; Byelorussian S. S. R.; Canada; Ceylon; Chile; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Égypt; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Finland; France; French Protectorates of Morocco and Tunisia; Overseas Territories of the French Republic and territories administered as such; Greece: Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Lebanon; Liberia; Luxembourg; Mexico; Monaco; Netherlands, Netherlands West Indies and Surinam; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Portuguese Colonies; Rumania; Saudi Arabia; Southern Rhodesia; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Thailand; Turkey; Ukrainian S. S. R.; Union of South Africa and Territory of South West Africa; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United Kingdom; Colonies, Protectorates Overseas Territories and Territories under Mandate or Trusteeship of United Kingdom; United States; Territories of United States; Uruguay; Vatican City; Venezuela; Yemen; Yugoslavia. 1 A protocol of the UPU Convention signed in July 1947 temporarily prevents Germany, Korea, Spain, Spanish Morocco and the Spanish Colonies from acceding to the Convention and the agreements. 34. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IMMUNITIES ACT, DECEMBER 9, 1945 2 AN ACT To extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to international organizations and to the officers and employees thereof, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I SECTION 1. For the purposes of this title, the term "international organization" means a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation, and which shall have been designated by the President through appropriate Executive order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities herein provided. The President shall be authorized, in the light of the functions performed by any such international organization, by appropriate Executive order to withhold or withdraw from any such organization or its officers or employees any of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in this title (including the amendments made by this title) or to condition or limit the enjoyment by any such organization or its officers or employees of any such privilege, exemption, or immunity. The President shall be authorized, if in his judgment such action should be justified by reason of the abuse by an international organization or its officers and employees of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities herein provided or for any other reason, at any time to revoke the designation of any international organization under this section, whereupon the international organization in question shall cease to be classed as an international organization for the purposes of this title. SEC. 2. International organizations shall enjoy the status, immunities, exemptions, and privileges set forth in this section, as follows: (a) International organizations shall, to the extent consistent with the instrument creating them, possess the capacity— (i) to contract; (ii) to acquire and dispose of real and personal property; (b) International organizations, their property and their assets, wherever located, and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy the same immunity from suit and every form of judicial process as is enjoyed by foreign governments, except to the extent that such organizations may expressly waive their immunity for the purpose of any proceedings or by the terms of any contract. (c) Property and assets of international organizations, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, unless such immunity be expressly waived, and from confiscation. The archives of international organizations shall be inviolable. * Public Law 291, 79th Cong., 1st sess H. 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