(Doc. 87, Section II)
The Assembly has decided to set up a Standing Committee, consisting of the President, the four Vice-Presidents, and twenty-three Members of the Assembly who shall include, ex-officio, the six Chairmen of Committees.
The aforesaid Standing Committee shall be constituted on the recommendation of the Bureau and will be convened by the President of the Assembly whenever he considers it necessary, and not less than four times a year.
Its duties will be :
To co-ordinate the different Resolutions of the Assembly and the Reports or Recommendations produced by the various Committees ;
To consider the steps to be taken to prepare the work of the Assembly for the following Session.
The President of the Assembly, acting on behalf of the said Standing Committee, will consult with the Committee of Ministers as to the advisability of convening an extraordinary Session, and also in regard to any matter arising out of the Agenda of the previous Session.
Lastly, between the Sessions of the Consultative Assembly, the Committee will, in general, take any measures that appear calculated to facilitate or expedite the work of the Assembly.
The Assembly next agreed to propose that in constituting the Standing Committee of the Assembly composed as above (23 members, who shall include, ex officio, the Chairmen of Committees, besides the Bureau) the Rules of Procedure laid down in Article 37 in regard to Committees of 23 Members should be applied.