establish under Article VI para. 2, of the Constitution, a Committee of selected Member Nations and Associate Members to be known as the FAO , whose terms of reference shall be to study technical economic and social problems relating to the development of tropical forests, particularly in developing countries, having regard to production utilization and conversion aspects as well as to the marketing of forest products, and to report thereon to the Director General;

select Member Nations and Associate Members, Inviting them to appoint representatives for this Committee on the basis of their technical competence, such selection by the Director-General of Member Nations and Associate Members being effected in the light of the desirability that the Committee membership should be not less than 15 and not more than 30 members, and that Its composition should be representative of the different regions of the world, and reflect both the interests of foresters and forest industries in relation to the major types of tropical forest and forest products;

make appropriate arrangements for co-operation with interested Member Nations and Associate Members that are not members of the Committee and with other governmental and nongovernmental. agencies and organizations whose activities and programs are concerned wholly or in part with tropical forest development;