United Natioru

Notioru Unics

RESffiIf:mS'

GENNRAT
ASSEMBTY

ASSEIVTBtEE

a,/c.t/sua :/w.\

J.J Decenber 1946

GENiERALE

OBIGINAL: m{GtISE
I

FIRST CoMMTEIm! SrE-CoMMrffm

STIMMAHY RECOAD OF

Beld at Lake Success,

L. I.,

?NIRI} TMI|TING

t9\6, at J:00 p.mr

T December

Present:

Chalnnanl Mr.

(nergrun)

Spaak

Rapporteuri lvlr, Clcnontls

Dr. Arce
Mr. Ilas1uck
Mr. Souza*Gomes
Mr. Wllgreos
Mr. Cho
l,tr. Soto-Del-Corral
l4r. Fawzl
Col, Ghaleb
ldr. ?arr:d"i
IvIr. DoJean

Mr. Chagla
Mr. Peon d.eL VaLLe
Mr. van 3loki.and.
l'1r. d,e Morgonsttorno
Mr. ltrinlewicz

!1r. Zurayk
I4r, Med.veal
Slr Hartley

Czechoolovakla

(Argent1na)

(Australla)

(3razil)
(Canatta)

(ctrina)
(Colorrbta)

(serpt)
France)
fnd-ia)
Mexlco)
Itletherland.o)
Norway)
Pol"and.)

Syria)

Shawcroes
Connal-J-y

lvlr.
Mr. Vyshinclcy

Ukr.ainian SSR)
tlnited. Kingd.on)
Unlted. States)
ussR)

_G]uEBAI, XmcULATro$ AND REDUCTI0IV

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I\tr. vrsmNsKy (itssR) approved. the content of paragraph 3 of the

tlnlted States text (d.ocrnnent a/C,t/gO), but bellevod. tbe Sovlet Unionrs
a0d.ltion (tlocument a/c.l/lJJ) neceseary to compJ.ote that para6raph.
Because the anendsents

t6 paragraBh 2 ad.opted. at the eecond. moetlng of

/tne eul-conralttse

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the sii-cbrqnnlttee
also other naJor

had. epoclfled.

the prohlbltlon of not only atomlo but

wes,pons adaptable

to uaee destructlon, for tho sake of

conforalty he eubmltted tho followlng

amendnent

(.)

anendrnents

to the soviet

Thlonr

to laragraPh 3:
lnsert after

".atom1c energyt'

in l-1no,2 the words: "and all

othor na.Jor vo&lrorrs adaptable to mass dostruct:ionrr;

(fr) lnsert tho

sa.me

phrase e.fter I'atomic Onorg;ril

in sub-soctlon b'

The CEAIFI{AN asked r^rhat essont,ia"l differenc.e existed- between the

t'accordingly
of paragraph 3 of the United States text
3nd the Last pr-rrt of paragraph 2 as amend.ed- at tlio eecOnd

second senience
e.:maments"

meeting, ttand also

. . lnspection" .
sir Hartley SttrAr{CR0SS (trtrrru KINGDoM) thoughi para5raph J probably
unnecessary in vlelr of the inrportant decj.sions of principle adoptod at
the previous meetlng in paragrarh 2 as
Sovj-et Union amendment

aaendments

to that parag;raph.

to the Orlginal

Eo explained-

that paragraph

of the Unlted Kingd.om aprendments on*boclied the principles of the

Commiesions alread-;r. pe! f orth in ihe Soviet t*nion arnendnent to
paragraph

J.

?hd purpo.qo

of the llnited. Kingd.on

sti11 clearer the relbtionshtp

bo'blreen

l+

ttlto

paragraph l+ was

to

rnake

the fiecuntJ' goutt"il and the

Cowr.i"ssions. A11 agroarl 'bhat the two Coruissions proposed" should- not be

subgidiary orga.ns of the sec.u.rity councj,l subJect to veto in that

but

l.ndependent and- eaperble o:i d-i-schargi.ng

bod-y,

the functlons assigned' to

then wi.thot-tt fos'r of veto.

The United. I(ingdom :rmendment

the competence of the

Convnr'ss1ons

also proposed to
lll:oposed

and'

to

to the

rrroh:'-bi

more

in (a) and' (b) or

Sovi.et llnion amendmont. Tho Corntrlssi.on suilgested

iI rs,6:l-fl
vyv*.r

d-of.i-ne

strlctly

the

ln (b) should confine

ti.on of the use of atomic enerJ for warliko purposos

i-ts positivo control for peaceful purposes. Ee beLieved it preferable

Jeave the lroblem

of prohi,biting other

weapons ad-aptable

to

nass

d.estruction to tiie Cou:aJ"seton envisaged in (a)

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I\b. lrysgINsKY

(USSR)

2 as adopted

cotllllon between paragraph

remaLned.

pohtecl out that though thore was mucb

and.

1n

the proposed. paragraph 3r there

subetantial d.lfference$. For lnotance, paragraph 2 referred. to

. the necessity of co-operatlon botween the Securlty

Atomlc Energy Courolssion and. also the need

ad.aptabl.e

to nasg d"estruction.

felt tho substantlvo

Councll and. the

to hasten consid.efatlon of

d.raft Co:rvontton for the prohibition of atomlc

and-

Eo preforred.

and.

other naJor

to leave

value of paragraph 3 lay

weapons

paragraph 2 alone

in the Sovlet Unlonle

to the Unlted. Statesl text. Its central ldea of a control

eyetom vas the saee as that la the llntted. Kingd.om anendment (A/C.f/Sut,3/2\.

proposed- ad-d.i.tlon

'
.

The J-attor r,ras,

in his opinlon, \'ery repetltlous

unnecessarily ldeas alread.y erpressed"

th.e competenco

relteratod.

in the prevlous paragraphs

ths Resolution of the AesenblJr of ?4 ,Ianuary

I\'1r. VYSEINSKf

8nd-

19f+6.

replled. to Sir $artJey Shawcrossl suggestion concernlng

of the tvo

Conmlesione

by

d.ecJ-aring

that his Delegation

felt the asslgr:ment of al.l prohibitory functions to the second.

ancl tho

and. 1n

regulatory control over led.uotton of

arun^:uents

Cor:ni-sslon

to tho flrst

to be rnore J.ogical.
IIe e.pproved what he regard.ed. as tho onl3r now id.ea

in

the

viz. the proposal in its last paragraph that

the Control Connlselon should. be entltJ.ed. to ad.d. to the l1st of prohibited
weapons as occaeion night rectruire. Ee ouggested- lts add"ltlon at the end.
of the Soviet llnion anend.uents.
Unltod- Klngd.om amondruents,

The Delegate

of tho Soviet llnion declared that the penultlnate

paragraph of the United" Kingd.om amendrtenta vas irrelovant

Con:misslons und.er

that Arti

cf.-a

dlscusslon. lvlr. Molotov

to the Control

had- alread.y stated.

clear\r

2'l appLled. solely to the Socru'ity CounclJ.. ft was illog1cal

to thlnk that a veto woul-d- apply r.+i'bhin the ControL Corarlssions during
the exerclee of their functions. The ea.ne voting rules should. be appJ.led.
withlri theeo Corunieslons as wittrin all other organs of the lkrlted ltrations
/excePt

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lr

, I r,'1

ai.-i'
1

':,'.

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fage 4l.
excopt 'the Secirrlty
, lr

Corxrcll.

Ee condluded, by btattng '.hls preferende,

for the text

!lr. I{IIGRESS (CANADA) fett

tne above reasons,

as

a,nondod.

eonp

for

by hls d.elegatlon.

of tho Connrlttoesr draftlng

d.lfftculties arose fron faiLure to preserve the resoJ.utlonf s proper fo:s.

fn bls

oplnl-on paragraph

I statod afproprtately the obJectives and.

general prlnciptes of a dlsaruamont progranmo. Paragr&ph 2 a$equately

d.eaj-t

with the speclal. problem of the prohlbition of atc,nlc

weapons

of nass destructlon.

and.

other

J should, 1n hls oplnlon, bo

and reductlon of arnaments not lncluded.

?arag::aph

vith the ::ogul-ati-on

undor paragraph 2, The Canad.ian amendrnent to paragraph l (A/g,.f/Sut.3/f)
covered this toplC and. also lncluded. tire idea that the Control Authority
should. derlve lts powers from troaty terus. [e be]"j"eved. lt unnecessary
concernod-

to set forth tho t;rpes of Comlesions reqrttred- since tho need of more than
one Ccnmlsslon lvas al.read"y implied in 3a,ra6raph 2 of the text and in
paragraph J

of the Canaclj-an text.

Thorefore he belleved" the Canad.lan text

constj"tuted.

a eatj.sf'actory

basis for pa:'agraph J of the resoLution.

I{r.

SASI,UCK

suggester1

r,rorlii.ng

(AUSTnAti{) agreed. wlttr the resolutionf s fraee'wor* as

by his Canad.lan coJ.league. IIe belteved. the id-ea ln pa:'agraph

of the llnited $tates to:ct concerning tho necossity of practlcal

safeguard.B \,ras a necessary ono, but i:etter ]-preesed. ln the first
of tho Australtan

asendaent

sontence

to paragraph f (n/C.f/Be).
to the United States draft
of achievi-ng tho obJectives of both

The proposed Sovtei Unlon ad.d.ltion

paragraph

J d"ealt r,rlth the method.

paragraphs 2 and"

and raight be more approprlato

The United. Kingrl-om d.raft appealecl

tn a new fourth

paragraph.

to the Australian Delegation

of its precise ellntnation of any C*oubt about wlrat the Control

t'the
Cornlesions lrere expeoted to d.o. He approved both the idea that
eystem of internaiional control shall devlvo its powers from the troatles
or con.rontions .t' and. -!he prov'ision for e:rtend.lng the Li.et of

bocause

prohi.bited veerpons. Ile saw no neod i'or ths reference to ArticLe

2'l

favi,.rc].,e

an

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artlole

whl"ch

I'fr,

Vyehlnslcy found.

lrrolevant, so Long ae tho text of

the

lt olear e1sewhere that the Ccmrisslons dtit not tLerlvo

their authorlty from a decislon of tho Securlty Cor.mcll, but solol-y from
the terns of the original treaty establishing those bo{les.
rosolution

mado

Sir dartLey SEAIICBoSS (IJI{ITBD KINGDOM) stated. that the broad.

prlncipJ.ee

of

dlsaflmamont mret bo

General Assembl"yts resolution

preoisely

d.efined.

by tho

ln order to prover:t a prolonged. d.ebate

by tho Securlty Councll on their moantng. Slnce both the

Sovlet Union and that of hls
two Comnlsslons
any

own

d-::af,t

und.or

treaties

and. tndepond.ont

"voto", the essentlal potnts, ho was vllling to meot l{r.

ideas. Therefore he proposed. the $oviet

to

read. as

tlre

Delegatlon agroed. on the creatlon of

to be establlshed.

should. be auonded.

of

amendmont

of

Vyshtnskyrs

to paragraph l

follovs:

t'To onsure the ad.option

of measures for the red.uotlon of

armamonts and. prohibition of the use of atomic enorgy for nilitary
purposes and. othe:: maJor $eapons adaptablo for mass d.estruction
there shal.l be esta.bl:lsned- by neano of a convention or conventions

ad nentionod- in paragraph 2 r.rith"in tho framevork of tho

$ecurity CounciJ-, vho boar the mai.n responsibility for internatlonal
peace and. securlty, but acting ind"opend.ently of that bod_y in ths
clischa,rge of tlie funcrtons aesigned. to them by such convention
or convontions, a oystem of intornatlonal control operating on
the basis of a special provi,sj_on r,rhlch should provid.e for the
establlshmont of .special organs of inspection foy which purpose

there sira]l be

forrned.

(") A Conrnission for carrying out tho oonventj-on or

conventions in regard- to tho reductlon of arrnnments,
lncluding the operat-i"on of any nocassary system of
control end. inspection.
(b) A Commission for car::ying out the convention 1n regard.
to the ploliibition of the use of Atonic Enorgy for varlike
puvposes and- its control anC" supervlsion for peacoful purposes
and. j"n regard. to the prohibitlon of other najor lioapons
acle,ptable

to

masrs

d"eetructi.on.

"Tkre Cetrmnission:'eferred

as occaston may require to

to ln paragraph 3 (b) ehaLl- be entitled,

to the l.ist of prohibitecl weapons".

ad-d.

that his.chlef otrJection to the

orlgina.l, So.riel Union ad"d-ition to paragraph 3 was the phrase rtvithin tho
Ivlr. CoNllALfY (UfITED STAISS)

framern'ork

nlght

of the Securtty

d.ec3-ared.

Counei,I" whtc.h soemod

to imply that tho Cormctl

domlnate tho proposod. Control Colruissions. His Governnent las

/convincod

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a/e .r/sut .3lw.lt

?aga 6'

cocrvtncod theee Comleslone

hust be'tndependont ln thelr oporatlon, free

from any ttvotott, their powers havlng bgon eetabLlshed. by conventlong

to be ratlfted by aJ-J- Member States. 'A oontrol

treaties

couLd.

system es'babLlshed. by

not read-iIy be 'construed. alray. It lras

now

hls

unclorstand.lng

that tho Soviet Union Dele6qation agreed to these prtnciplos.

UIr. Welllngton K00 (CfiU{A)
d.lsarnament whlch

his

Itstea the four principles

Goverrrment held.

concornlng

vl-tal:

(t) a pJ-an for the gone::al reductlon and. reguJ-atloh of arma.ments;

(fi) tho prohlbitlon of atomic and- other weapons adaptable for mass
:' :'
destruction;
(iii) an effoctivo system of control and. inspecti.on appll-cable not
only to atomic and. othor ra.Jor t&pors ad.aptablo to mass

'

dcstruction but al.so to arly pl-an for the general roductlon

and.

regulation of armanents;

(i.r) the control

syetr:nrs euthoritJl should be ostebllshed. by

lntei"natlonal treat;' in ord.er to r'"ake that Corroisgtonr

authority

absoJ-uiel-;r certai"n.

to paragralh 3, as' changod by the

s suggostions, subsi::'.niia11y satisfied thc third princi.ple.

Tho Soviot Union arnenrlment

Unitecl Klngdomt
Bhe

fourth princille was covorod by tho eentence in tho

United. Klngdom auendnenis r,.ihich

its

powers from

agreements

I4r.

tro&ties ol:

. . .

read-: "tho systen of c.ontrol shall

tt.

CfiAGlA (nfOfA) surmrartr,ed.

paragraphs 1 and"'2

be es'bablished. b;r

Delegates

tlre Comrittee ts d.iecuesion by polnting

agreemon'u

of the resolution,

whoee operatlons ehouid

amondment

d.erlvo

con.renti-ons ar:d subsequent supplenontary

out that thoro vas substantiel

Soviet

proposed

two Commieslcns must be oetabllshed

not be suljoct to any voto and

treatles,

as

that ln order to givo effect to

rov.i-eed"

r.rhoee

powers

Secanse these ideas were i.nclud-od"

in

shou:Ld.

the

by Sir Eart).oy Shawcross ho agtreed r,rltir the

of tho Unj.tocl Klngclom, Australia, the Unitod-

States and- the

f cnai:g'an

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chalrrr"n that a 'emalL Dr^afthg comrlttoe rnlght reeolve these lnto

mutually acceptable fols.
I'1r. I4SIJINSK:I (USSS) rernarketl

that a cloar undorstand-lng of tho

principleg of tho proposed ControL Comnisslons vas essentlal to effectlve

execution of any d.lsarrmment dectelon. Sevoral speakore had. inslsted
on tho nood

for the ind.ependonce of theee Comisslons as rogard.s tho'

Securlty Councll, These organs coul.d. not bo torned.

lnd.epend.ent

since they

of the $ecurlty Counclltr. The Securlty

retained. chtof responeibtllty for and. must d.lrect thelr rork
of 1ts primary rosponelblltty for tho malntenance of lntornatlonal

exlsted..f'r'rtthin ths framo!'ork

Couhci.l,

beeause

securLty.

poace a,nd.

The Security CounolJ. vas

also asstgned. prinyy

responslb-illty for d.lsarturi&ent and. und.cr Art:l.clo 2p was entltlerl to

eetabLi.sh such eubsld.tary organs acr

lt

dcomed.

necossary. Those organs,

such as tho Control Conmrlssi.ons, vould. bo wi.thl-n the Cornrctlte franoworlr,

and. would.

be within the councilts ::eeponclbility. rndeed. tho controL

carl'y on tlteir

thcir o',rn rules a,s

they had. been olaborated. by thc $ecu::l.ty Corurcil ltself .
The princlplo of unanimi'by vhtch ai_rplied. to the Security Counctl, had,
no relation t'ith the Control Ccxmisstong tl:oneelves. Tho princtple of
Cornmlsslons rrould.

of

r^rork

according to

fivo tr'e:r,ranont Merrbors was essentiaL, as I,t.. Ilolotov

had. alroEr,d.y poi.ntetl out, to the solution of the problem of re6;glatlon of
disarua&ent, prohi'blti-on of atomic and. othor weaBons and. the creation of

unanimity

"bhe

a control syetem. I't

extended

was

wholly inexect to lmply that this t'votott

to the d.eltberatlcna of the ControL

an offective systen

of control.

Conrmisslong eo

porrer

as to provent

T!:e,':efcro there oxisted. no found.atlon

for the suggosti-on th;:t the uso of tl:e voto wouJ.d. hind.er control. Any
vioLetton of tho Contrr:L Conontssionts work woulrl amount to a vtotatlon of
a

d.ecisi.on

by tho Secnrity Counctl. There muet bo a l"1nk betwoen tho

proposed Corirriseione and i:he Secuz'lty Connci"L, because

of the

SecurLty

Councllls pr5-uary rcoponsibili.ty in nrattere relatlng to securlty.

the Atonit Energy Conuaieston

had"

been drectod.

to

send.

lts

Ind.ood.

relor-bs ';o tho

fCorurcil

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"

,.,.t*;

r{,--n.-

A/.c;l/sdb,.3/lt. ll
Paee 8

Council.

Eowever,

thls

01d not noan

of the Control Colmleslon ltseLf

work

The referenco

since

tt

Tho
TJnlted.

to Artlcl,s 43 suggested by other speakers vas lrrelevant

nothtng to do

had-

that the veto vorilcl apply to the

vith the problem undor d.lscusslon.

$oylet Unlon Do3.ogatlonts a&ditlon to paragraph J of tho

States toxt coveref, all- the neseesary rCIqulrements but tho

willing to accept minor emendnonts.

l'{r. PARODI {3'R41{CE) beL:ioved lt ururecessary to spoll out ln

Delegatlon $as

the Jurlod-iction of the

with tho

to be establlshed. ln (a) and. (b)

Comalsstons

of the Soviet Unlon arnonCment.

f'l.re

Atouic h,ergy Comn,isslon

problem t,rhether contyol sho!'Jd be

vested. 1n an authority r*rieh rouLd

atomtc energy. The uorC'i"ng

d.etalL

\,'Bs

vrestllng

of an exterior charactor or

actually d.irect the production of

of any i'inal resolutton

not

shott-ld.

preJudge

a d.ecislon by the Atonic *:ergy Cornnission. Therefore he proposed to

aaend the

fiovlet lirionf s

arrcn$trrent

to

read.

aftev tho words "organs of

lnspectJ"ontt as follolus:

trFor

tl:ls

purpcse th.e:'e sh*I} lro forned. the nocessary organs

to ensw'e on the

one hand tho control

d.oclsions regarCing tire reC,uct,ion

lu.n(l-

of the exosution of

the uso of
(The

etorn-i.c ei;et:gy

of

ef tho execution of

araraments and on

d.ocj.sions :ega::di-ng the

prohlbition of

for nilitary lur?osest'.

officlal Fvench te:rt of tho ano:i&retrt follows:

t'A cet efiot soron"i; cons'tituds les org,an!.ones ndcossai-res pour
aseurer 1o conty,Sie &trmo pnrt J-re:;dcrition
re-l-atives

) Ia rdailcti"on

Itdnorgie atorniqtle
l\tr. IAItClf

to

woyic

renponei'blo

d,

eonco:L'na,nb 1r

part

rle

lnterd.ic.tlon d.rutiliser

,lls t-i::s nil'-t:lrres".)

"agree<I r.ri-th 1r{r'. Vysi:lne}ry

vithin the fralrero'r:rlc of

for world

C.es d.dcisionc

cies a:.::rei.lents; d-rautre

ltexd*ution des ddcisions

have

the other

secu.:rj.ty *nS

t}rat the control organs

th.e Corurcil since

wouLd.

that Councll was

a eontroL oyst'en was an elernent of

/ttrat'seourlty

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that oecurlty.
had. nnderstood"

composi,tlon

of

Eowevor, the povors

of

tbose organs must be

flxed.

Ee

Mr. MoLotov to &eclaro that tho CounclL vould decide the

the .organs and. their rules and. wouLd

draft the tgeatleo

outlinlng tbeir authorlty. But tho Security Council vould not lntervene
further ln their operattons nor prevont thelr collecting and- verlfylng

lnforrraiion. Tne control organ must have comploto authorlty to lnopect

arqywhore, If control faiLed- or an inspectl.on proved. unsatlsfactory,
sanctlons might be requirecl. fn that cese the respoctivo compotence
of the Security Council and. of tho control organ &ight come into queotion.
Sir Hartley

SEAIICRo'SS (UNIIED KINgpoM)

romarks had" ralsed- a6ain the problenr

Control Corurlseions

and.

&eclared.

that tr{r. Vyshlnskyts

of the relationship

between the

tho $ecurity Cr:rurciJ.. Se d.j-d. not think, however,

tlrero was anlr fundenenbal

d.rsagroerrnent.

fhe deloga.te of tho llnlted. Kingdon

agree<l r^ritlr

tho substance of

Mr. Parod.l?e vier'rs on the fturctj.on of tho Counctl. Af'ter the $ecurity
Counctl had. recoivod. the reports
Council

wouLd.

ind.jrcate

of tho Atonlc Energy Cornnisslon,

in a cl::afi Convention

should possess c'oncernlng the peacoful uses

.r,&at powors

the

tho Control organs

of atomic energy as well ae

1ts prohibi'bi.on, the regulation or yoduction of anua:lents

and.

ihe control

of other woapons. I,lhea theee functlons had" boer: ratlfj.ed. by lrferrbe:.o tn

a treaty, 'bl:e Conmieslon3r pcliens anret bo exercised. rr'lth conpleto
J-ndenend*nce,
Beyoi:C.

tho aubhority

of the control

org,ans, tho

further

enforcement

of lnternational peace a.nr} eecurity lay wi'blt the Security Councll. This
rseponsibtl-ity vas a serious one, Ii involvod. raBid implenentaii.on of
Artlcle 43 since a slate cortkl not dccide tlio lj.n:ts of safo d"isaluament
vlthout knorrin6 the etrongtlr of tire lniernatJ.onal force to be avaJ.Lable
to koep the peace or the auawrt of iis proporilcnaie oontribution to that
force. Se hoped. the delogate of the Sorrlet ilnlon would" change hls mj.nd.
and agree tha'b

Articlo +J r,ras wholl;r relevant to

th.e probJ.ert under

/dlscusslon

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r/c.r/sub

.lr.

.3/w.'r+

Pago 10
j

illscuesion, Dlearraeent

cou1d.

only go alohg

hbnd.

in

hand.

wlth collectlve

security. Ele Gove::nment consldoro'C. the lmpJ-ernentatlon of Arttcle \l

essential- and- d-iroctly corurected wlth the general d.isannalrnt
though not necessarlly a preroqulsite

|
[

,,

probJ.om

to prohlbltion of atomlc weapons.

'

*ho Coumitteo appointed. a Drafting Group to draft paragraph J of the

Unitod States
Menbsys

toxt, the Draft'lng Group to consist of the flve per:ranent

of the Socurlty

Corurcil, and. Canada, tho Chairrnan and. the

Bapporteur. Thls Drafti"ng G::oup vas d.irected. not to bogin its

,

'

r'ro'rk

untll

.. ,'i

after the Cormrlttee I s next meeting on Mond"ay, B December, because of

the hope expressed. that further faniliar'lty wlth the proposed amendnents
to paragra?h 3 rni-ght olimj.nate the noed- for a epecial lrafting C'roup.
The moeting rose

at 6:3i P,m.

NO1E: ftr.1s Sr.mmary is an unofflcjal- record for the nso of the Secrotarlat
a,ncl has no'i; been verif led. lty tlre Dclcgatrons.