Resolution
No.
7/56
Appointment
of Mr.
B.R. Sen
as
Director-General
This Conference
Acting
in conformity with Article VII-1 of the Constitution;
Having received
nominations from the General Committee in accordance with Rules X-2(j) and XXVIII-1(a) and after secret balloting as laid down in Rule XII of the Rules of Procedure
For information regarding the ballot, see Appendix A.
;
Declares
unanimously that Mr.
B.R Sen
is appointed to the office of
Director-General
, to take up office not later than two months after the conclusion of the Third Special Session of the
Conference
, the term of office expiring one month after the conclusion of the Ninth Session of the Conference in 1959; and
Having considered
the recommendations regarding the terms and conditions of appointment of the Director-General which were submitted by the General Committee in accordance with Rules X-2(j) and XXVIII-1(b);
Resolves
that the salary of the
Director-General
shall be at the rate of 20,000 United States dollars per annum payable in accordance with the rules governing salary payments to staff members of the Organization; that in addition he shall receive a representation allowance at the rate of 6,500 United States dollars per annum payable half in United States dollars and half in Italian lire, and that he shall be entitled to all allowances and benefits accruing to staff members under the Staff Regulations, including participation in the Joint Staff Pension Fund.
Further
resolves
that the terms and conditions of service of the
Director-General
shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations, subject however to the provisions of the draft contract proposed by the General Committee and approved by the Conference, a copy of which has been signed by the Chairman of the Conference;
Noting
that under Rule XXVIII-2, the
Deputy Director-General
shall act as
Director-General
in any case where the Director-General is unable to act;
Requests
the Chairman of the Council promptly to convene an emergency session of the Council, should the
Director-General
be unable to continue to exercise his functions; 
Empowers
the
Council
in any such emergency to take such action as the situation may warrant; and
Requests
the
Council
to report thereon to the
Conference
at its first subsequent session.