The Chairman recalled that at the 2 October 2000 informal meeting of the Committee, a discussion had ensued from a Canadian proposal to have a special informal session of the Committee dedicated to the review of the status of IDB submissions. While the proposal had received general support, some questions were raised regarding the modalities. As a result, it was agreed that the Chairman along with the Secretariat should put together a proposal for a possible modality to undertake a multilateral review of the operation of the IDB and related technical assistance activities taking into account the various viewpoints expressed at the informal meeting. A draft proposal (Job No. 7080) was circulated to delegations on 9 November 2000 and considered at an informal meeting of the Committee on 23 November 2000. While, general support for the draft proposal was expressed at that meeting, certain amendments were suggested. In light of those comments, the draft proposal was revised and circulated as document G/MA/IDB/W/7 for the Committee's consideration. He informed the Committee India had indicated to him that her capital had not yet had the time to review the document. He proposed to adopt the document on an ad referendum basis and give the Indian delegation until 22 January 2001 to provide comments.