The Delegates to the 5th International Conference of American States held at Santiago Chile, from 25 March to 3 May 1923, adopted a resolution providing for the creation of an Inter-American Commercial Aviation Commission to meet at a place and date to be determined by the Governing Board of the Pan-American Union to consider problems related to aviation. The conclusions of the commission were to be drawn up in the form of a convention (or conventions) and submitted to the consideration of State members of the Pan-American Union.