Commonwealth Ministers meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, August 25 – 28, considered the Interim Report “Towards a New International Economic Order” prepared by the Group of Experts appointed by Commonwealth Heads of Government at their Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica in May 1975. The Group was congratulated on producing a unanimous and valuable Interim Report and was requested to complete its work, taking into account the deliberations in Georgetown and in fulfilment of the mandate from Heads of Government for a comprehensive and inter-related programme of practical measures directed at closing the gap between the rich and poor countries.