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Item 17. Motion No. 7/1956. 
It was first explained that this motion only concerned the procedure for 
submission of motions of an administrative nature — the technical motions, 
one of whose purposes was to influence the commission resolutions could natur 
ally not in most cases be submitted before the Congress. The discussion resulted 
in agreement that the conditions b and c should be alternatives. The final form 
of the proposal is given in the report of the Closing Session of the General 
Assembly (see p. 80). 
Item 19. Motion No. 8/1956. 
The Secretary-General informed the meeting that there had been a very low 
frequency in the replies to the »voting by mail» letters sent to the member 
societies during the past four year period. After a slight modification the motion 
was adopted. 
Item 20. Motion No. 9/1956. 
The Secretary-General presented the motion on revision of the statutes, 
stating that the structure and extent of the ISP had greatly changed since 
the statutes were drawn up. The Administration had experienced considerable 
difficulties in following the statutes during the past four year period. 
During the discussion it was suggested by a Swiss delegate that the statutes 
might be divided into two sections, one dealing with the constitution and the 
other with the rules of procedure. The motion was adopted but the election 
of a committee was postponed until Item 9 (on which country should organise 
the next congress) had been treated. 
Item 9. »Which country shall be entrusted to organise the next Congress?» 
(Referred from the previous meeting.) 
The Belgian delegation stated its agreement that a decision should be made 
during the present meeting and announced that Belgium withdrew in favour 
of Great Britain. At the same time the Belgian delegation declared that Belgium 
wished to organise the 1964 Congress in Belgium or at Leopoldville in the 
Belgian Congo. 
Brigadier Dowson thanked the Belgian delegation for their courtesy. The 
President expressed warm thanks for the British invitation and declared that 
it would be a great pleasure for the members of the ISP to come to London 
in 1960. He also thanked the Belgian delegation for their kind invitation and 
mentioned that it would be included in the report of the meeting, together 
with the wish expressed by the German delegation to organise a later congress. 
On behalf of the two British societies Brigadier Dowson then made the 
following nominations: 
as President of the ISP, General R. LI. Brown, 
as Secretary-General, Colonel R. Rogers, and 
as Treasurer, Mr. J. E. Odle. 
President Mogensen declared that this would be an extremely competent 
Administration and the nominations were accepted with hearty applause. 
General Brown made the following statement: »Mr. President, I would like 
to say how pleased we will be to welcome the ISP in London in four years' 
time and how well we realize the Aveight of work that will be on our shoulders. 
We will do our best to carry it.» 
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