The British Government is responsible for the international relations of Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla, St Lucia, St Vincent, Brunei and the British dependent territories. Some are members of the specialised agencies and United Nations Regional Economic Commissions, viz: Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East-Hong Kong, Brunei and British Solomon Islands Protectorate (Associate Members). Economic Commission for Latin America-British Honduras and the Eastern Caribbean Group (Associate Members). IMCO-Hong Kong (Associate Member). ITU and UPU-Collective Member (known as 'Overseas territories for the international relations of which the Government of the U.K. is responsible'). UNESCO-Eastern Caribbean Group (Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent) (Associate Member). WMO-Hong Kong (Member), British Caribbean Territories (Collective Member), Bahamas. The British Government may also, when appropriate, include territorial representatives in United Kingdom Delegations at meetings of agencies which do not provide for direct territorial representation. Each member country of the IBRD appoints one Governor. Most of the authority of the Board of Governors for each institution in the World Bank Group (IBRD, IBA, IFC) is delegated to the Executive Directors. Each of the five largest share holders (India, Britain, France, Germany, United States of America) appoints a single Executive Director; the remaining 15 Executive Directors are elected for two-year terms. Each Director appoints his own alternate. Rhodesia is a member of GATT and ITU, an Associate Member of ECA and WHO, and a component of the British Overseas Territories Member of UPU and WMO. Since the illegal declaration of independence in November 1965, however, when the former Rhodesian ministers were dismissed from office, and pending the restoration of constitutional government, the British Government have withheld authority for Rhodesian representation at meetings of these organisations. |