Table of Contents for the Bretton Woods Conference Proceedings

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1 Table of Contents for the Bretton Woods Conference Proceedings Appendix C of The Bretton Woods Transcripts contains more details on the documents, including descriptions of documents not printed in the conference proceedings. Short contents Volume 1. [Major Documents] Preface Introduction Proceedings and Documents Issued at the Conference Volume 2. [Minor Documents and Index] Appendix 1. Miscellaneous 1. Pre-Conference Documents 2. Press Releases 3. List of Correspondents [journalists] 4. Translations of Certain Documents into French and Spanish Appendix II. List of Documents Issued at the Conference Appendix III. Key to Symbols Used on Documents Appendix IV. Related Papers 1. Preliminary Draft Outline of Proposal for a United and Associated Nationals Stabilization Fund [White plan] 2. International Clearing Union [Keynes plan] 3. Letter from Secretary Morgenthau to the Ministers of Finance of Thirty-Seven Countries 4. Tentative Draft Proposals of Canadian Experts for an International Exchange Union 5. Preliminary Draft Outline of a Proposal for an International Stabilization Fund of the United and Associated Nations 6. Preliminary Draft Outline of a Proposal for a Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the United and Associated Nations 7. Joint Statement by Experts on the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund of the United and Associated Nations Index Commission I: International Monetary Fund Commission II: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Commission III: Other Means of International Financial Cooperation Conference: General (Continue to next page for long table of contents.) 1

2 Long Contents Volume 1. [Major Documents] Preface Introduction Proceedings and Documents Issued at the Conference 6 Journal No. 1 7 Agenda 8 Inaugural Plenary Session (Agenda) 11 Inaugural Plenary Session (Agenda) 13 Draft Regulations of the Conference 14 Regulations of the Conference 21 Notice of Meeting of Committee on Rules and Regulations 22 Notice of Meeting of Committee on Nominations 23 Notice of Meeting of Committee on Credentials 26 (21) Notice of Meeting of Committee on Rules and Regulations 28 Journal No Preliminary Draft of Suggested Articles of Agreement for Establishment of an International Monetary Fund 34 Regulations of the Conference 36 Committee on Nominations 40 Inaugural Plenary Session (Verbatim Minutes) 43 Journal No Opening Remarks of Lord Keynes at First Meeting of the Second Commission on the Bank for Reconstruction and Development 51 Commission I, Committee Assignments 52 Report of the Committee on Rules and Regulations 53 Minutes of the Committee on Rules and Regulations 55 Journal No Proposal on Voting Changes in Rates of Member Currencies 58 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July 3 59 Opening Remarks of Harry D. White at First Meeting of the Commission of the International Monetary Fund 60 Minutes of Meeting of Commission II, July 3 61 Minutes of Meeting of Commission III, July 3 63 Verbatim Minutes of Second Plenary Session 69 Report of Committee on Credentials 101 Journal No Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, Committee 1, July Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, Committee 3, July Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, Committee 2, July Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, Committee 4, July Alternative E (SA/1/1) 108 Alternative B (SA/1/2) 109 Alternative H (SA/1/3) 110 Alternative E (SA/1/4) 111 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, Committee 1, July Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, Committee 2, July 4

3 113 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, Committee 3, July Proposal on Silver (Mexican Delegation) 117 Memorandum Submitted by the Egyptian Delegation Requesting Certain Additions to Joint Statement I, Purposes and Policies of the Fund 118 Proposal on Voting a Uniform Change in the Gold Value of Member Currencies (Mexican Delegation) 120 Joint Statement (SA/1/5) 121 Joint Statement (SA/1/6) 122 Report of Drafting Committee of Committee 1, Commission I, on Matters Referred to it at Meeting of Committee 1 on July Joint Statement, VIII, 2 and 3 (SA/1/7) 125 Report of Committee 1 on Purposes, Policies and Quotas of the Fund to Commission I 126 Report of Committee 3 on Organization and Management of the Fund to Commission I 127 Report of Committee 4 on Form and Status of the Fund to Commission I 128 Report of Committee 2 on Operations of the Fund to Commission I 129 Report of Special Committee on Furnishing Information of the Pre-Conference Agenda Committee 131 (7) Agenda of the Conference (corrected copy) 132 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July Journal No Minutes of Meeting of Committee I of Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 2 of Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 3 of Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 4 of Commission I, July Joint Statement (SA/1/8) 144 Alternative B (SA/1/9) 145 Alternative C (SA/1/10) 146 Alternative D (SA/1/11) 147 Alternative F (SA/1/12) 148 Alternative F (SA/1/13) 149 Alternative B (SA/1/14) 150 Alternative D (SA/1/15) 151 Alternative C (SA/1/16) 152 Combined Alternatives A and B for Joint Statement VII, I, 2, and 3, and Additional Material on P. 27 of Document SA/1 (32) 153 Memorandum to be Submitted to Commission I, Committee 2 (Egyptian Delegation) 156 Representation of Delegations on Commissions and Committees 157 Address Delivered Before Committee 2 of Commission I, by Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, Mexican Delegate, in Support of Mexico s Proposal on Silver 161 Alternative I (SA/1/18) 162 Revised Amendment to Joint Statement I, Subdivision 2, proposed by Indian Delegation 164 Alternative C (SA/1/19) 166 Joint Statement IV, 1 (SA/1/20) 167 Statement by Mahmoud Saleh el Falaki, Delegate for Egypt, in Support of Alternative H, Article I, Purposes and Policies of the Fund, Made Before Committee 1, Commission I 168 Journal No Proposal for a Bank for Reconstruction and Development 171 Minutes of Meeting of Committee 2, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 1, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 3, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 4, Commission I, July 6 3

4 175 Procedural Decisions of the Steering Committee 177 Alternative B (SA/1/21) 178 Alternative C (SA/1/22) 179 Alternative D (SA/1/23) 180 Alternative B (SA/1/24) 181 Alternative D (SA/1/25) 182 Alternative C (SA/1/26) 183 Alternative B (SA/1/27) 186 Status of Business before Committee 3, Commission I 187 Agreement on Earmarked Gold (Mexican Delegation) 189 Mexico s Proposal on Silver 191 Alternative A (SA/1/29) 192 Second Report of Drafting Committee of Committee 1, Commission I 194 Alternative B (SA/1/28) 195 Alternative J (SA/1/30) 196 Alternative C (SA/1/31) 198 Report of the Subcommittee (Committee 4, Commission I) to Consider Article IX, Section 7; Report of the Asterisk Committee 199 Journal No Minutes of Meeting of Committee 3, Commission 1, July (156) Representation of Delegations on Commissions and Committees 202 Commission I, Status of Committee Assignments 203 Alternative D (SA/1/32) 204 Minutes of Meeting of Committee 4, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 2, Commission I, July Substitute Alternative A (SA/1/33) 208 Alternative A (SA/1/34) 209 Joint Statement (SA/1/35) 210 Joint Statement (SA/1/36) 211 Joint Statement (SA/1/37) 212 Final Alternative Submitted by the Special Subcommittee Appointed to Consider All Proposals Relative to the Executive Directors 214 Alternative E (SA/1/38) 215 Proposed Amendment to Article IX, Section 2, Gold Purchases Based on Parity Prices 216 Alternative K (SA/1/39) 217 Alternative C (SA/1/40) 218 Draft Resolution Submitted by Australian Representatives 219 Alternative D (SA/1/41) 220 Alternative C (SA/1/42) 221 Report Submitted to Committee 3, Commission I, by the Special Subcommittee Appointed to Consider the Various Proposals Relative to the Organization, Election and Powers of the Executive Directors 223 Journal No Minutes of Meeting of Committee 1, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 2, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 3, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 4, Commission I, July Officers of the Conference, Members of the Delegations, Officers of the Secretariat 233 Second Report of Committee 4, Commission I 234 Second Report of Committee 2 on Operations of the Fund to Commission I

5 235 Report Submitted to Commission III by the Agenda Committee Appointed to Receive and Consider Proposals Submitted for Consideration in Commission 236 Alternative B (SA/1/43) 237 Alternative G (SA/1/44) 238 Report of the Reporting Delegate of Committee 1, Commission I, on Purposes, Policies, and Quotas of the Fund 239 Report of Committee 3, Commission I, on Organization and Management of the Fund 240 (202) Commission I, Status of Committee Assignments 241 Alternative B (SA/1/45) 242 Alternative C to Article VIII, Section 3 (SA/1/46) 243 Report of Subcommittee of Committee 3, Commission I, on Liquidation and Withdrawal 244 Journal No Preliminary Draft of Proposals for the Establishment of a Bank for Reconstruction and Development (SA/3) 247 (201) Representation of Delegations on Commissions and Committees 249 Report of Ad Hoc Committee of Commission I on Voting Arrangements and Executive Directors 250 United Kingdom Delegation Memorandum to Commission I 251 Speech of A. D. Shroff, Delegate for India, before Committee 1, Commission I, on July 6, Supporting the Egyptian Amendment to Article I, Purposes and Policies of the Fund 255 Second Report of Committee 4, Commission I 256 Report Submitted to Commission III by the Agenda Committee Appointed to Receive and Consider Proposals Submitted for Consideration in Commission III 264 Statement by the Cuban Delegation on Article III, Section 2(c) 265 Proposal of the Bolivian Delegation to Commission III 266 Alternative C (SA/1/47) 267 Minutes of Third Meeting of Commission I, July Journal No Alternative J (SA/3/1) 273 Alternative C (SA/3/2) 274 Alternative E (SA/3/3) 275 Alternative C (SA/3/4) 276 Alternative B (SA/3/5) 277 Combined Alternatives A and B (SA/1/48) 278 Section 5. Fixing Initial Par Values (SA/1/49) 279 Minutes of Meeting of Commission III, July Text of Provisions Recommended by Committees (Working Paper for Drafting Committee of Commission I) 281 Use of Currencies Held by the Fund (Memorandum to Committee 2) 284 Alternative D (SA/1/50) 285 Minimum Percentage Charges Payable by a Country on Fund s Holdings of Its Currency in Excess of Its Quota 286 Memorandum Submitted to Commission II by United Nations Interim Commission on Food and Agriculture 287 Proposal for a Conference to Promote Stability in the Prices of Primary International Commodities 288 Draft Resolution Submitted to Commission III by Cuban Representatives 289 Draft Resolution Submitted to Commission III by Chilean Representatives 290 Proposed Amendment to Draft, Commission II (Mexican Delegation) 293 Alternative G (SA/3/6) 294 Alternative A (SA/1/52) 5

6 295 Revised Wording of Article II, Section 5, Suggested by the Drafting Committee of Commission I and Submitted to Committee Proposals Put Before Committee 2, Commission I, July Alternative H (SA/3/7) 298 Commission II, Schedule of Work Assignments to Committees and Subcommittees of Bank Commission 299 Journal No Minutes of Meeting of Commission II, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 2, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 3, Commission I, July Alternative A (SA/1/53) 307 Third Report of Drafting Committee of Committee 1, Commission I 310 Alternative J (SA/I/54) 311 Ad Hoc Committee of Commission I on Relations with Non-Member Countries 313 Alternative J (SA/3/8) 314 Alternative C (SA/3/9) 315 Alternative E (SA/1/55) 316 Joint Statement (SA/1/56) 317 Amendment to Article VII, I, of Joint Statement (Egyptian Delegation) 318 Third Report of Committee 3 to Commission I 319 Journal No Report of Drafting Committee of Commission I Annex I 321 Report of Drafting Committee of Commission I Annex II 323 Alternative A (SA/1/57) 324 Alternative B (SA/3/10) 325 Minutes of Meeting of Committee 2, Commission I, July Minutes of Meeting of Committee 1, Commission I, July Alternative C (SA/3/11) 328 Alternative K (SA/1/58) 329 Report of Ad Hoc Committee of Commission I 330 Report of Subcommittee 1a, Committee 1 of Commission II 331 Report of Subcommittee 1b, Committee 1 of Commission II 332 Alternative B (SA/3/12) 333 Report of Committee 2 to Commission I Concerning Meetings of July 11 and Report of Ad Hoc Committee of Committee 3 on Executive Directors and Voting Arrangements to Commission I 335 Report of Ad Hoc Subcommittee A of Committee 4, Commission II 336 Report of Subcommittees A and B of Committee 2, on Operations of the Bank, to Commission II 337 Text of Provisions Recommended by Committee 2A and Committee 2B (Working Paper for Drafting Committee of Commission II) 338 Report of Ad Hoc Committee 3C of Commission II 340 Report of Drafting Committee, Commission II 341 Article XVI Amendments (Addition Proposed by U.K. Delegation) 342 First Report of Drafting Committee of Commission I 343 Third Report of Reporting Delegate of Committee I, Commission I 344 Article XVI Amendments (Addition Proposed by U.K. Delegation) 345 Addition to Alternative C (SA/1/59) 346 Alternative L (SA/1/60) 347 (278) Alternative B (SA/1/61) 348 Alternative D (SA/3/13)

7 349 Memorandum from Delegation of EI Salvador to Assistant Secretary General and Technical Secretary General 350 (314) Alternative C (SA/3/14) 351 Initial Par Values (Addition to Article XIX, Section 4, of Document 321 on IMF articles) 352 Report of Ad Hoc Committee 3B to Commission II 354 Report to Commission II on Actions by Ad Hoc Committee 3A 357 Article VIII Amendments (Recommended by Drafting Committee) (SA/3/15) 358 Article IX, Interpretation of the Agreement (SA/3/16) 359 Article VII, Status, Immunities and Privileges of the Bank (SA/3/17) 360 Commission II, Second Report of Drafting Committee 361 Journal No Statement by the Polish Minister in Commission II Meeting 363 Article I; Substitute for Alternatives A to G (SA/3/17) 364 Article III (1); Substitute for Alternatives A, B, and C (SA/3/18) 365 Article IV (8); Substitute for Alternative A (SA/3/19) 366 Article IV (9); Substitute for Alternative A (SA/3/20) 367 Article IV (10); Substitute for Alternative A (SA/3/21) 368 Article V (9); Substitute for Alternative A (SA/3/22) 370 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July (Correction) Correction to Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July Text of Provisions Recommended by Ad Hoc Committee 3C of Commission II (Working Paper for Drafting Committee of Commission II) 372 Text of Provisions Recommended by Ad Hoc Committee 3B of Commission II (Working Paper for Drafting Committee of Commission II) 374 Report of Special Committee of Commission I 376 Alternative D (SA/1/63) 377 (363) Article I; Substitute for Alternatives A to G (SA/3/23) 378 Alternative B (SA/3/24) 380 Supplemental Report of Ad Hoc Subcommittee A of Committee 4, Commission II 381 Minutes of Meeting of Commission II, July Text of Provisions Recommended by Ad Hoc Committee 3B of Commission II (Working Paper for Drafting Committee of Commission II) 385 Report of Committee 3B, Commission II 387 Commission II Status Report 388 Journal No Third Report of Drafting Committee, Commission II 391 Commission II Fourth Report of Drafting Committee 393 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July Report of Ad Hoc Committee 2, Commission II 395 Report of Quota Committee of Commission I 397 International Monetary Fund (Purposes, Methods, Consequences) 398 Commission II, Documents to be Considered at Meeting 399 Report of Meeting of Ad Hoc Committee 2, Commission II 400 Article VI: Alternative D (SA/3/25) 401 Minutes and Report of Reporter, Subcommittee 3C, Commission II 403 Alternative E (SA/1/65) 405 Alternative C (SA/1/66) 407 Tentative Suggestion from Special Subcommittee to Ad Hoc Committee 3B (Committee 3, Commission II) 408 Journal No Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July 15 7

8 410 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July Alternative G (SA/1/67) 413 Working Draft Fund Agreement 414 Report of Special Committee on Unsettled Problems of Commission I, July Report of Special Committee on Unsettled Problems of Commission I, July Article I, Alternative L (SA/1/68) 417 Alternative A (SA/1/69) 419 Report of Ad Hoc Committee 2, Commission II, July 16, Journal No Commission II, Fifth Report of Drafting Committee 423 Minutes of Meeting of Commission II, July Commission II, Report of Ad Hoc Committee 3B 425 Report Submitted to Commission III by Committee 1 on Use of Silver for International Monetary Purposes 426 Draft Proposals for Establishment of a Bank for Reconstruction and Development 428 Report Submitted to Commission III by Committee 3 on Recommendations on Economic and Financial Policy, the Exchange of Information, and Other Means of Financial Cooperation 429 Proposal of the Czechoslovakia Delegation to Commission III 430 (389, 391) Commission II, Addenda to Third and Fourth Reports of Drafting Committee 431 (410) Commission I, Addendum to Minutes of Meeting of July Draft Proposals for the Establishment of a Bank for Reconstruction and Development 435 Statement of the Delegation From Peru on Definite Economic Action Required to Create Conditions Necessary to Make Possible Attainment of the Specific Purposes of the Fund and of the Bank 437 Report of Subcommittee 3C of Commission II 440 Journal No Final Act (Draft Text) 447 Report of Special Committee of Commission I 448 Second Report of Drafting Committee of Commission I Annex I 449 (424) Commission II, Report of Ad Hoc Committee 3B 450 Journal No Report of Committee 2, Commission II 454 (437) Report of Subcommittee 3C of Commission II 455 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July Commission II, Documents to Be Considered at Meeting, July Journal No Report No. 6 of the Special Committee of Commission I 467 Statement by the Australian Delegation on Report of Committee 3 to Commission III Dated July 10, 1944 (Document 428) and on Australian Resolution on Employment Agreement (Document 235) 468 Report of Drafting Committee of Commission II Annex I 469 Minutes of Meetings of Commission II, July 19, Report Submitted to Commission III by Committee 2 on Enemy Assets, Looted Property, and Related Matters 472 Report of Commission I (International Monetary Fund) to the Executive Plenary Session, July 20 Louis Rasminsky, Canada, Reporting Delegate 473 Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July Statement by the Netherlands Delegation to Commission III 478 Additional Material Approved by Committee 2, Commission II 479 Resolution to Be Introduced at Executive Plenary Session, July 20

9 480 (468) (426) Commission II, Amendments to Document 468 Proposed by USSR Delegation 481 (470) Report Submitted to Commission III by Committee Report of the Steering Committee 484 Supplemental Report of Drafting Committee of Commission II 492 Final Act 495 Final Report of All Committees to Commission II 496 Minutes of Meeting of Commission III, July Journal No (495) Report of Commission II to the Executive Plenary Session Annex I 507 Minutes of Meeting of Commission II, July Report of the Coordinating Committee 510 Resolution, Recommendations, and Statement Submitted to the Conference by Commission III 511 Commission II, Report of Subscriptions Committee 519 (473) Corrected Minutes of Meeting of Commission I, July Journal No Report of Commission III to the Executive Plenary Session, July Minutes of Meetings of Commission II, July Report of Commission II (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) to the Executive Plenary Session, July Closing Plenary Session (Agenda) 546 Journal No Verbatim Minutes of Closing Plenary Session, July 22 (Continue to next page for Volume 2.) 9

10 Volume 2. [Minor Documents and Index] Appendix 1. Miscellaneous 1. Pre-Conference Documents 1 General Information 1½ Delegation of the United States of America 2½ Officials of the Conference 3 Memorandum on Participation, Organization and Functions of Conference Officers and Units 4 Minutes and Résumés 5 Documents 5½ Regulations and Special Arrangements Covering Informational Cable, Radio, and Telephone Communication Facilities 2. Press Releases 9 Press Release No. 1. Statement by Henry Morgenthau, Jr. 12 Press Release No. 3. Program for the Inaugural Plenary Session 29 Press Release No. 10. Message from Secretary of State Cordell Hull to Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Chairman of the United States Delegation 37 Press Release No. 11. Statement by Senator Robert F. Wagner, Delegate of the United States 48 Press Release No. 13. Addenda Committees for Commissions II and III 49 Press Release No. 14. Remarks by Eduardo Suárez, Chairman of Commission III, at First Session 65 Press Release No. 15. Statement by Hsiang-Hsi K ung, Chairman of the Delegation of China 135 Press Release No. 16. Statement by the Delegation of Mexico 136 Press Release No. 17. Statement by the Delegation of Uruguay 185 Press Release No. 19. Bond Wagon Tour 188 Press Release No. 20. Statement by J.E. Holloway, Delegate of the Union of South Africa 190 (184) Press Release No. 18. Address by H.H. K ung, Chairman of the Delegation of China 252 Press Release No. 21. Proposals by the Norwegian Delegation 254 Press Release No. 23. Proposal of the Bolivian Delegation to Commission III 257 Press Release No. 22. Statement on Behalf of the United States Delegation at Meeting of Commission I 258 Press Release No. 24. Statement by Lord Keynes on Behalf of the Delegation of the United Kingdom at Meeting of Commission I 259 Press Release No. 25. Statement by A.D. Shroff, Member of the Indian Delegation, at Meeting of Commission I 260 Press Release No. 26. Statement by Mr. Istel, French Delegate, at Meeting of Commission I 262 Press Release No. 27. Norwegian Proposal to Commission III 283 Press Release No. 28. Statement by the Delegation of Panama 306 Press Release No. 29. Statement by Delegation of Mexico at Meeting of Commission II, July Press Release No. 30. Statement by Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, Mexican Delegate, before Commission I, July 14, on Changing the Gold Parities of Currencies 383 Press Release No. 31. Statement by Sir Shanmukham Chetty, Indian Delegate, before Commission I 386 Statement of Sir Shanmukham Chetty, Indian Delegate, Before Commission I 432 Press Release No. 32. Remarks Made by Mexican Delegation on Veto Power of Lending Countries Before Commission II 433 Press Release No. 33. Date of Adjournment of Conference 436 Press Release No. 34. Telegram from President of Bretton Woods Company

11 451 Press Release No. 35. Statement by Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Chairman of Delegation of Colombia, Before Commission I 459 Press Release No. 36. Address by Eduardo Suárez, Mexican Minister of Finance, Before Commission III 462 Press Release No. 37. Draft Resolution Approved by Committee 2 and Recommended to Commission III for Adoption 463 Press Release No. 38. Draft Resolution Considered by Committee 2 and Recommended to Commission III for Adoption in Principle and Reference to a Drafting Committee to Make Certain Technical Changes 483 Press Release No. 39. Statement by Mahmoud Saleh el Falaki, Delegate of Egypt 485 Press Release No. 40. Statement by L.S. St. Laurent on Behalf of the Canadian Delegation at Meeting of Commission III 487 Press Release No. 41. Statement by Lord Keynes at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 42. Statement by Kyriakos Varvaressos, Chairman of the Greek Delegation, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 43. Statement by Vladimir Rybář, Chairman of the Delegation of Yugoslavia, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 44. Statement by H.H. K ung, Chairman of the Delegation of China, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 45. Statement by Pierre Mendès-France, Chairman of the French Delegation, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 46. Statement by Fred M. Vinson, Vice Chairman of the Delegation of the United States, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 47. Remarks of Fred M. Vinson, Vice-Chairman of the Delegation of the United States, toward the close of the Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 48. Remarks by Manuel B. Llosa, Delegate from Peru, before Commission III on the Creation, in the Field of International Economic Relations, of Conditions Necessary for the Attainment of the Purposes of the Fund and the Bank, and Other Broader Primary Objectives of Economic Policy 502 Press Release No, 49. Motion of Manuel B, Llosa, Delegate From Peru, on the Subject of Silver, Before Commission III 504 Press Release No. 50, Statement by M.S. Stepanov, Chairman, Delegation, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 51. Memorandum on the International Monetary Fund (International Monetary Fund (Purposes, Methods, Consequences)) 513 Press Release No. 52. Remarks of André Istel, Delegate of France, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 53. Remarks of Lord Keynes at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 54. Remarks of Georges Theunis, Delegate of Belgium, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 55. Remarks by Dean Acheson in Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 56. Remarks by the President of the Conference, Secretary Morgenthau, Before Executive Plenary Session, July 21, and the Reply of the Mexican Delegate, Eduardo Suárez 521 Press Release No. 57. Concluding Remarks by the President of the Conference, Henry Morgenthau, at Executive Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 58, Address of Henry Morgenthau, President of the Conference, at Closing Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 59. Comment by Edward E. Brown (United States) on Announcement by the Secretary of State of the Forthcoming Conversations on the General Subject of International Security Organization 11

12 533 Press Release No. 60. Statement by Charles W. Tobey (United States) on Announcement by the Secretary of State of the Forthcoming Conversations on the General Subject of International Security Organization 534 Press Release No. 61. Comments by Fred M. Vinson on Announcement by the Secretary of State of the Forthcoming Conversations on the General Subject of International Security Organization 535 Press Release No. 62. Address by Arthur [Artur] de Souza Costa, Chairman of the Brazilian Delegation, at the Closing Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 64. Statement by Ludwik Grosfeld, Minister of Finance of Poland 538 Press Release No. 65. Message from the President of the United States to the Conference at the Closing Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 66, Address by Pierre Mendès-France, Chairman of the French Delegation, at the Closing Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 67. Address by J.L. Ilsley, Chairman of the Canadian Delegation, at the Closing Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 68. Address by Eduardo I. Montoulieu, Chairman of the Cuban Delegation, at Closing Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 69. Address by Lord Keynes, Chairman of the Delegation of the United Kingdom, at Closing Plenary Session, July (536) Press Release No. 63. Remarks of H.H. K ung, Chairman of Delegation of China, at Dinner Given by Henry Morgenthau, Jr., July 22, Press Release No. 70. Statement by the President of the Conference, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., at Opening of the Final Plenary Session, July Press Release No. 71. Statement of the Chairman of U.S.S.R. Delegation, Michael [Mikhail] Stepanov, at the Closing Plenary Session, July List of Correspondents 4. Translations of Certain Documents into French and Spanish 62 Conferencia Monetaria y Financiera de las Naciones Unidas. Reglamento 66 Agenda of the Conference (Spanish translation) 123 Mensaje del Excelentissimo Señor Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presidente de los Estados Unidos de America, a la Conferencia 158 Declaración Conjunta de los Peritos sobre el Establecimiento de un Fondo Monetario Internacional 197 Esbozo Preliminar de un Proyecto de Banco de Reconstrucción y Fomento de las Naciones Unidas y Asociadas 230 Conférence Monétaire et Financière des Nations Unies. Règlement 261 Conférence Monétaire et Financière des Nations Unies 308 Discurso Pronunciado por el Señor Henry A. Morgenthau, Jr., Secretario de Hacienda de los Estados Unidos de America, al Aceptar la Presidencia de la Conferencia en la Sesión Plenaria Inaugural del 1 de Julio 309 Proyecto Preliminar de Proposiciones Para Establecer un Banco de Reconstrucción y Fomento 355 Discours Prononcé le 1er Juillet 1944 par M. Henry A. Morgenthau, Jr., Secrétare du Trésor des États-Unis d Amérique, à l Occasion de la Séance d Ouverture de la Conférence Monétaire et Financière des Nations Unies, à Bretton Woods, New Hampshire 379 Message de M. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Président des États-Unis d Amerique, Addressé le 1er Juillet 1944 aux Membres de la Conférence Proyecto de Proposiciones para el Establecimiento de un Banco de Reconstrucción y Fomento

13 461 Acuerdo Sobre el Fondo Monetario Internacional (Traducción Preliminar) 518 Acta Final (Traducción Preliminar) 548 Texte de l Acte Final (Traduction Préliminaire) Appendix II. List of Documents Issued at the Conference Appendix III. Key to Symbols Used on Documents Appendix IV. Related Papers 1. Preliminary Draft Outline of Proposal for a United and Associated Nationals Stabilization Fund [White plan] 2. International Clearing Union [Keynes plan] 3. Letter from Secretary Morgenthau to the Ministers of Finance of Thirty-Seven Countries 4. Tentative Draft Proposals of Canadian Experts for an International Exchange Union 5. Preliminary Draft Outline of a Proposal for an International Stabilization Fund of the United and Associated Nations 6. Preliminary Draft Outline of a Proposal for a Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the United and Associated Nations 7. Joint Statement by Experts on the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund of the United and Associated Nations Index Commission I: International Monetary Fund A. Articles of Agreement: Deliberations B. History of Committees C. Commission I (subject cross reference) Commission II: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development A. Articles of Agreement: Deliberations B. History of Committees C. Commission II (subject cross reference) Commission III: Other Means of International Financial Cooperation A. Proposals B. Resolutions C. Committees D. Subject Cross Reference Conference: General A. Organization of Conference B. Participation by Countries and Organizations Attending 13