We do not know which report to rely on. which makes it very difficult. Utilizing the information given me by the gentleman from Ohio . I find on page 61 of the hearings. in article 10. finance. section 1 of the constitution of the International Refugee Organization. practically the same provisions that are in the constitution of UNESCO. The amount of the budget. gotten up by the Director General. "shall be allocated to the members in proportions for each heading to be determined from time to time by a twothirds majority vote of the members of the General Council present and voting." On page 58. article 6. the General Council. section 1. provides that this General Council is made up of one representative from each member. The United States of America has one vote. So twothirds of a council made up of the representatives of governments other than the United States. and not this Congress. determines the amount of the money the taxpayers of this Nation shall pay. I did not believe this was in accordance with our own Constitution with regard to UNESCO. I still do not believe it is any more in accordance with that Constitution in the case of an international refugee organization. And. Mr. Chairman. we find from page 3 of the report that for the coming year the United States pays 39.89 percent of the administrative budget. or well over onethird. and 45.75 percent of the operating budget. or almost onehalf. together with an additional $2.330.000 for largescale resettlement operations and $175.000 for the cost of our representation in the International Refugee Organization. And 16 nations have joined up to date. Together they will only have to pay twothirds of the administrative budget and onehalf of the operating budget.
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