Following is summary of address of Dr Evatt to Economic and Social
Council on 30/7 on E.C.A.F.E. Full text by air. Begins:

Dr Evatt stressed important role of ECOSOC contemplated in Article
65 of charter. Outlined Australian ties with Far East and paid
tribute to work of regional bodies. Report of ECAFE should meet
with general approval but work was still in planning stage. Main
work for which commission was established-raising of standards of
human welfare still to be tackled. It was impossible to exaggerate
immensity of this task. It was important that next session of
Commission should have before it a real programme of work
expressed not just in generalities to which nations could assent
without commitment but with figures representing actual estimates
and needs of specified goods. Main work of preparing these figures
will fan on undeveloped centres of Asia but at next meeting a
greater share of work will fall on the more industrialised centres
who will have responsibility of examining figures and indicating
to what extent and under what conditions they can fulfil the
needs. Australian Government was already examining its own
position. Necessary for Commission to indicate priorities. Dr
Evatt then discussed agricultural production, welcomed close link
with FAO [1] and said that other specialised agencies such as
International Bank should be associated to a greater extent with
task of development. Outlined Australian contribution of food to
Asia. In planning economic reconstruction of Asia major gap caused
by uncertainty as to future of Japan. Australia wished to see
Japan maintain industries enabling her in due course to take place
in Far Eastern region as peaceful and democratic contributor
towards raising human standards. But equally Australia placed
greatest emphasis on ensuring security.