Having seen the progress report submitted by the Director concerning the study of the functions of the Area Offices of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, and the comments made by the Executive Committee (Document CSP21/30),

1. To note with thanks the progress report submitted by the Director (Document CSP21/30).

2. To request the Director to:

a) Continue the evaluation study initiated by Resolution XII of the XXVIII Meeting of the Directing Council;

b) Ensure that the study includes, inter alia, attention to the functions of the Area Offices, to the appropriateness of the distribution of countries served by each Office, and to the issue of the need for the Area Offices in the effective operation of the Organization;

c) Report on the results of this study to the 90th Meeting of the Executive Committee and to the XXIX Meeting of the Directing Council in 1983.

3. To thank the Executive Committee for its comments.