International Civil Aviation Organization

The 27th session of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), was held in Montreal from February 21 to March 16, 1956. The preparation of documentation for the Assembly and the Executive Committee occupied a considerable part of the time of the session. A final report on the investigation into the administrative organization and methods of the Secretariat which stated that it was being operated efficiently and economically was approved, as was a recommendation to keep the three year term of the Council and to hold a major session of the Assembly in 1959, with limited sessions in 1957 and 1958 if necessary. Budget estimates were prepared for the three years. Following debate, resolutions were adopted designed to simplify Council work, particularly by making use of standing committees. No recommendation was made, however, on a United Kingdom proposal for the Amendment of the Convention and on the relationship of ICAO with the European Civil Aviation Conference. A considerable number of technical questions came before the Council in reports from the Air Navigation Commission and the Pacific Regional Air Navigation Meeting, and in the air transport field.