The fourth session of the General Council of the International Refugee Organization met in Geneva from October 11 to 20, 1949. An agenda of thirteen items was adopted.

The annual report of the Director-General (Kingsley) on the activities of the organization during the year ended June 30, 1949 was adopted and the Director-General was invited to prepare a further document on the refugee problem and the contribution made to its solution by IRO. In presenting his report for the year July 1, 1948 to June 30, 1949, the chairman of the eligibility review board stated that more than 8,000 decisions had been taken. The Council expressed the desire that the second appeal procedure of the board be continued, and then adopted the report unanimously.