Report of the eighth meeting of the governing council of the African institute for economic development and planning:

Abstract

The eighth meeting of the IDEP governing council was held in Addis Ababa from 29th to 31st January 1969. The council took note of the mission’s findings and at the same time accepted the mission’s recommendation that an academic advisory board be appointed to advise, inter alia, on all matters pertaining to the training programme. The council took note of the possibilities of recruiting faculty members of African universities as lecturers for these courses and it stressed the importance of co-ordination with ECA and the specialized agencies in the planning and implementation of this part of the training programme.