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UNITED NATIONS © . ; LAKE SUCCESS =~ NEW YORK Docenber 16, 1948 Wwe + NUCTOUY, Seer Bee Ae Ue we Intormational Crimina 11 Rue dey Saussales Paris etary General ‘olice Commission Dear Sir, In its seventh session, the Econonte and Social Council adopted a resolution (No. 155(VII}E) throurh which it invited the Secretary Genoral of the lnited Nations Organization to prepare a draft Convention for the suppression of the traffic in women and children, whose object would be: To mite the Conventions of 1904, 1910, 1921 and 1933 relative to the suppression of the traffic in romen and children, and To resume the main point of the draft Cmvention of 1927 aiming to suppress tha exple oitation of the prosti- tution of others, and to introduce in the latter pian, all desirable improvements. The Secretary General of the United Nations Organization has already prepared a plan for the revision of the draft Convention of 1937, embodying some amendments and certain new dispositions which have reference, especially to the creation of social services for a battle against prostitution, and for the rchabilitation of prostitutes (see document E/574, copy of which you will find attached herewith). The document in question furnishes detalled information on the history and scope of the plan for reconsideration. Resolution No. 155 (VII} E also invites the Secretary General to intreduce into the new unified plan, all changes introduced in the draft Convention of 1937. However, these changes will be reshaped, taking into consideraticn the observations presented by the Governments and the non-governmental orpanizations. - r DRaewt Lane ann the Caoarntory Genars eu we WiSTROre, WIS VOC roel s received from certain orpanizations, sugrestions relative to new apositions to be written into tho new unified draft Conventions _ for example, a disposition providing for the creation of feminine police brigades, which would be orpanized within the framework of the police forces and in charge of special problems which the fight against prostitution will pose.