"Meetings of the International Council shall be held at ----, or in the event that the subject to be considered involves the interests of ---- or its nationals, then at such other place outside the territory of a power whose interests are involved as the Supervisory Committee of the Council shall designate. "The officer charged with the conduct of the foreign affairs of the power where a meeting is held shall be the presiding officer thereof. "At the first meeting of the International Council a Supervisory Committee shall be chosen by a majority vote of the members present, which shall consist of five members and shall remain in office for two years or until their successors are elected. "The Supervisory Committee shall name a Secretariat which shall have charge of the archives of the Council and receive all communications addressed to the Council or Committee and send all communications issued by the Council or Committee. "The Supervisory Committee may draft such rules of procedure as it deems necessary for conducting business coming before the Council or before the Committee. "The Supervisory Committee may call a meeting of the Council at its discretion and must call a meeting at the request of any member of the Council provided the request contains a written statement of the subject to be discussed. "The archives of the Council shall be open at any time to any member of the Council, who may make and retain copies thereof. "All expenses of the Supervisory Committee and Secretariat shall be borne equally by all powers signatory or adherent to this convention." As indicated by the caption, this document was intended merely "for discussion" of the principal features of the organization. It should be noted that the basic principle is the equality of nations. No special privileges are granted to the major powers in the conduct of the organization. The rights and obligations of one member of the League are no more and no less than those of every other member. It is based on international democracy and denies international aristocracy.