Table of Contents

President John F. Kennedy 3

Statement by the OECD Ministerial Council 4 

Interview with the Chairman of the OECD Council, Mr. Halvard Lange, Foreign Minister of Norway 6

Development Assistance Efforts and Policies: The 1963 Review of Aid 8

The Problem of Flag Discrimination: Interview with Mr. J.J. Oyevaar, Chairman of the OECD Maritime Transport Committee 10

The Free Trade Unions and the OECD: Regular consultation with representatives of organised labour 12

The OECD Berlin Exhibit 13

The Relationship between Science and Economic Growth 14

The Role of Technical Assistance in Economic Development 19

The Budget at a Tool of Economic Policy 27

The Struggle againset Double Taxation 31

First Steps towards the Harmonisation of Health Regulations: Barriers to international trade in livestock and meat 36

Forecasting the Future Employment Patterns 38

The Ministerial Meeting on Science 40