1. The Council shall appoint a Secretary, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the Organization.

2. The functions of the Secretary shall be:

(a) to provide administrative services to the Organization;

(b) to compile and disseminate statistics and reports concerning the salmon stocks subject to this Convention; and

(c) to perform such functions as follow from other provisions of this Convention or as the Council may determine.

3. The Council shall determine the conditions of employment of the Secretary and staff.

4. The Secretary shall appoint the staff in accordance with staffing requirements approved by the Council. The staff shall be responsible to the Secretary, subject to the general supervision of the Council.