Communiqué of the Sixth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24), January 16, 1974, Rome, Italy

The Ministers of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs held their sixth meeting at the Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, on January 16, 1974. They approved a vote of thanks to the outgoing Chairman, Mr. Luis Oberto of Venezuela, and to their outgoing Rapporteur, Mr. Carlos Rafael Silva of Venezuela. They elected Mr. Ismail Mahroug, Minister of Finance of Algeria, as Chairman, and Mr. N. M. Perera, Finance Minister of Sri Lanka, and Mr. Manuel Moreyra, representing the Finance Minister of Peru, as Vice-Chairmen. The meeting of the Ministers was attended by Mr. H. J. Witteveen, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Mr. Manuel Perez Guerrero, Secretary General of UNCTAD.