A Catalogue of Caribbean Commission and Caribbean Organization Publications

Caribbean Organization, A Catalogue of Caribbean Commission and Caribbean Organization Publications, 452 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico: Central Secretariat, 1962.

The Work of the Caribbean Commission:

On December 20, 1945 the Caribbean Commission replaced the Anglo-American Caribbean Commission, which had been in operation in the Caribbean region since 1942. The Anglo-American Commission was established on March 9, 1942 for the purpose of encouraging and strengthening social and economic co-operation between the United States of America, its territories and bases in the Caribbean area and the United Kingdom and the British West Indian Colonies. The Commission consisted of three members appointed by the United States Government and three members appointed by the United Kingdom Secretary of State for the Colonies. They were charged to concern themselves primarily with matters pertaining to labour, agriculture, housing, health, education, social welfare, finance, economics and related subjects.