Your Precoms 12 and 13. [1]

The United Kingdom plan of organization on the economic side seems
somewhat inadequate. The field of the Economic and Social Council
is so wide, including as it does social, cultural and educational
matters, that unless a strong, authoritative coordinating body for
economic matters only, stands between it and the specialized
organizations, an effective rallying point for international
economic reconstruction will be lacking, and responsibility be too
diffused. Such a body would need the prestige of a more important
constitutional status than the specialist organizations. These
however could be linked direct with the Economic and Social
Council for the social and cultural aspects of their work and for
purposes of consultation and making recommendations.

2. The proposed Economic Commission might be such a body but must
be recognized as being more than co-equal with the other economic
organs. It should ensure that the activities of all other economic
bodies are directed towards and subordinated to:

(1) Full employment throughout the world.

(2) Steadily rising standards of living.

It is not sufficient that these objectives are stated in the
Charter. They must be omnipresent considerations in daily
decision.

3. The approach of the United Kingdom towards the specialized
agencies seems rather diffident. It would be a mistake to restrict
their functions arbitrarily but whatever the views of their
permanent secretariats they must be subordinate to the wider
scheme. Although their future relationship is a matter for
negotiation it should not be overlooked that their membership
corresponds fairly closely with that of the United Nations whose
will can easily be made effective. There seems no reason why a
fairly uniform pattern of relationship should not be evolved and
adopted. Otherwise the international economic picture will become
quite unnecessarily confused.

4. The United Kingdom proposals in PC/EX/ES/8 do not appear to lay
sufficient stress on the basic employment question and could not
be regarded as an effective substitute for the proposals outlined
in the Australian draft for an Employment Organisation. [2]

5. If the United Kingdom proposals become a basis for action it is
important to ensure that the objectives of the proposed Employment
Committee be described in a way which underlines the relationship
between domestic employment policy and the international
responsibility of member countries. The present wording evades
this issue and takes domestic full employment policies for granted
in a way which might preclude the Committee from probing deeper.

It is suggested that the words 'Employment Committee to deal with
problems requiring concerted action by both Governments and
specialized agencies' could appropriately be substituted. This
would bring it into line with the proposed Balance of Payments
Committee.

6. It is important that apart from permanent international
officials the personnel of the Economic Commission should be
governmental in character to ensure maximum responsibility and
effective implementation of recommendations.