HC Deb 10 March 1958 vol 584 c8W

The technical assistance which member Governments of the Commission have undertaken to provide will take the form of the supply of experts, advisers and instructors to countries in the region, the training of personnel from the region, and the supply of equipment for training purposes.

Technical assistance will be arranged bilaterally between the donor and recipient Governments concerned, following the practice of the Technical Co-operation Scheme under the Colombo Plan. The small Secretariat of the Foundation will act as a clearing house between Governments for requests for assistance and offers; the Secretariat will not itself dispense assistance.