On June 24, 1947 the International Sugar Council met in London with the representatives of sixteen countries present. A motion was carried which recommended the extension until August 31, 1948 of the International Sugar Agreement by protocol signed by the member governments. The Council appointed a committee of experts to examine sugar statistics, estimate probable production and consumption of sugar during the years 1947–48 and 1948–49, and to forecast the future trend of the sugar market as a basis for the consideration of the need for reformulating the agreement. Members of the Council were urged to submit all available data by the end of August 1947.