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UL. Cc oes ; TmRRER Lil! a Ji | 00819039 iqemeiteeceratafmember.Unions can teke the decision to dissolve the orgonisation. The Supervision =<. ~ ~<-~ '- The foct that so many National Unions throughout the world In the time it is not feasible for a ge studont organisation: to exist. nuinely representative and independent internotional - x: Having reached the conclusion that the Intemetione! Student Conference could nat continue to exist, the Supervision Committee turned to examining how the financial responsibilities of the ISC could be met. A deficit will be incurred in the oparatton of . the ISC in 1969/69, while other costs will be incurred in dissolving the Secretariat. These two elements exceed the reolisable reserves of the orgenisation, but it is hoped " that the bolance may be met given the co-operation of major donor countries. It should be noted that in the opinion of the Committee the odditional deficit that d have been incurred had the 13th Conference been held could not have been met and that to hove permitted a deficit to crise would have been quite financially irresponsible. , ; . oe ‘ ny The Charter states that the Conference may decide to dissolve the orgonisation by o two-thirds majority. Although this ision wos obviously intended to refer to cases where dissolution is discussed ot a Conference, it wos the feeling of the Suparvision Committea thatthe spirit of the Charter requires that any decision.to dissolve the _ organisation must be ‘taken by the member unions. Finonclol exigenci enc t ‘ d-gquickly< Upervision ‘Come stordi ied of all member unions de-held to consider the proposal to dissolve the SC. It fs . Oppreciated that member unions ore being given little choice in this metter since the . financial and political! realities cleorly indicate that the organisation cannot survive. Nevertheless, the Supervision Committee is unanimously of the opinion that onl “Committee strongly urges that the member unions opprove by March 10th Its . + recommendation to dissolve the organisation so thet the-affairs of the Internotional :* Student Conference,con be wound up es efficiently os possible. . The Committee discussed at length what practicol octivities of the ISC might be continued ofter the dissolution of the Secretariat, Particular attention wes given to the continuation of the work of the ISC's Agency, the International University Exchange | Fund which, at present, is the major non-governmental! institution dealing with . education problems of African refugee students as well as being active In the field of developmental aid and assisting Southem African liberation movements. As it was | clearly possible for these activities to be continued, the Committee discussed the manner ‘ in which this might take place. The Committee decided that the ‘Administrative Counctf a of the International University Exchange Fund should be formally outhorised to hove the * IUEF established os ah indepandent institution so that this programme of activities could | be continued ond exponded further, The Committee also asked'the Secretariat to make. ae suitable arrangements so that the International Student Identity Cord scheme could * 3:4 continue to function. | ' _ ipast:end. the have actively porticipoted within the SC is o clear demonstration: of: si International! student co-operotion fs important, meaningful and doubt ‘that the cessation of the activities of the SC wil ; be difficult to fill, ; 2