'ER·GOVEFlN,.1E",ITAL M...A.ITIME L.~n'-"u ... ATIVE\ qRGANlZA1'IQ\I

L:OO!OOl~ • 5!f;R. 5 17 Unroh ,19'{'a

" Originnl: lilNGLISH/FRllD:iCH

:mTlIllfATIOliAL CONJ'EBEKCE ON LOOTATION OF LWILI'l'Y .FOR MARITIME CL.AD>1S, 1976

SUJ,fl·IARY RECORD OF'THE FIFTH PLENARY HEETlNG

held ~t the -O~ Internati'OllLll Hotel, Hacoerso!th, Landon; ti.6, , ' otlli'ri~, '19 November 1976" at 9.40 a~o.:' '

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, S'edretary...oeneraJ.I'· :'

l!lxeouti VEl Seoretart:

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l>1r. R.F. 1lO1moNI (.il.reehtina), ' (~i~t Vi oe-:prepi dent ) ,

J.1r. 'C.P. SlttV.AST'1VA (Seorotary-G&norel of 000)

Hr. Toil. NENSAH (Il·JJO, SeoretEU:'io.t)

4 l:J.st of, portiC?ipllJlts is ~:ven i11 LOO/Ooo~, S/Im' • .l,/Rev ~ 1

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4£gnda !t20 6 - Consideration of draft Inter.natio~.2 Oonvention on Lioita.tion of Lia.bility for iY~i title .. Ola.iJ::1Ej " ( 001101 uded:) ,_

Agenda. i teo '[ - Considera.tion of Rep5rto ot COtlttl ttees - ., 2 , '. (oonolude,,) . I

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rFor re,sonl of econ~my. this document I, printed In , limited numb.~, Oa'.t .. " L-:II kindly _ad to bring their copies to meetinOl and not to requatt eddltlonli ~oplas., - -

LID/OOO. 5/an. 5 - 2 -

J..GE1mA ,ITllH 6 .. CONSIDIlRATION OF DB.Arl' INTERNATIONJIL OOlMlINTION ON LnIIT!..TIOl~ 0' LIABILITY FOR MARITnru: CLAUfS (oono1udod)

AGEUD/:. IT!i.M 7·- CONSJJlERllTION OF REPORTS OF CCI.Jt·IITTEES (OOjoONF.;/C.,/l and Md.1; LEn/COlW .. 5;\IP.9) (conoluded) ..

Silol! J,~ - Sf9V'!1'1lin.g HID! (Lm/CONi'. 5/0. '/1)

AJ11gl, .4,wap gSQRt!q Rl 33 v9tQSJO 1.

Artiole U (lJiX}/CONF.5/C.,/1/Add.1,. zm/COO.5;\'P.9) . ,

u~. ~OUZ (TuniOio.) naked tor l.l. separnte vote on oub-pa.r8GJ:'tl.ph 2(n). He

propOsed de1ot~on of ~be 'lJUb";'~tl.,pb. Qr the roplaoetlcmt of the worde "ollips

.intended tor nav.tsati01'l 011 inland lInte1"WQY'O" by the vorda "vossols which Q:I.'EI

n()t sen-ao~ ships". ~ to.ot. wc.s thct the Oonf'oronoo on i'ijle Lnw of tho Soa

hod not yet rcc.ohod agreooent on the dofinition ot inlalld ,,,o.tCt:r1'~; it wc.o

.therefore possib~e, deponding on the deoision talFen on that question, tha.t

oertnin shi.po would one d~ be oxo1uclo('1 troc tho field of a.pplioa.tion of the

ConventiQU nQw. ~(lr oOllOidera.tton •. 'The presCitllt vording ot .fl1Ub-po.ro6,'ro.ph 2(tl.)

I:li{lht thW3 give rioo to probleue of interpretations.

lIr. NCl1!l:BEt (Fodart1l Republio 'of Ge1'll!:lny) withdrew hia 'delego.tion'l3

proposal oonoer.n..i.ng pa.rtlgraph 2 in docutlont Lllll/OONF. 5/WP • 6.

Hr • .JE.t\NNEL (Franoe) seoonded. the' Tuniaion representa.tivols proposal for

the deletion of sub-pa;ragrn.ph 2(0.), Md oJ.so the requeat for a. oej?Ol'ate voto

on that Dub-pAragraph.

l~len were 3 vo~e,s in favour ofdE!lgt.i,gn, 23 MQi.nat ond 11 obotentioWH

tpe proposal wgs thcietoro rejeotod. ;

Ur, T.YON (Co.:no.da.) propolled a. aub-aoondoer,t to the Ens'lish text of the

£IDElndoent to PlU'eg.rc.ph 4 proposed in doawont LOO/CONF. 5,IW'P. 9 by the add! tion

of the word "to" a.ftor tho word "adapted".

~2 Ogng.d.1an goendIulPt W/lf.l C'.do;pted•

Ur. IiAICOVSKY (USSR) a.skod for 0. sepo.ra.te vote on sub-pa.rag.rophs 4(0)

£lnd (b). In the aese of Dub-parogro.ph (b), it Vila possible toot c. State Party

to the present Convention night c.pply' Co difforent Oonvontion in its rolatiolts

with oertain Sta.tes, and thore wa.a no oertru.nty that th."l.t other Convention

would otipulo.to the neuo lia.bility liDits. Sub-~arogrc.ph (b) niGht therefore

open tho way to part1e~ denunoia.tion of the Convantion.

Syb-pQi£WQPQ Mal, as set f2rth,1n sgouuent LEG/oONFy5/c.311/AAd.l g.nd

rmI9Olg,5Jt.m,9 (Gg g,oendos bY Ogng4q) WAg a.dopted (39 vQ,tes in fav,oYl. A2no

9Rp,inat, 0 WWEtions).

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;lr. ZIVKOVIC (y~plo.ViO) endoroed the USSR reprGse~ltatiV6l..8 oOlXlelltll

and l')ropoeeu the deletion ~:r aub-:r>D.r£\(,'orn:m 4(b)~' whi~h' ~o~dsubat~lUc.J.l.y aouity'tl1e ostabliohed prinoiples' of .:lntarl'Ultiollcl li\w~ :,' . l' ,,- J ,,: _ '. I •• ' \ I' .. 4' • ~J \, ~', ~ , • ' \ . • I • I

'" ~Ir. ~m.:JENNt. (.A;l.{>'O:r;'1n) ~Po~~(I" tl~ ~Dlo,v roproQ!IDta;tj. va I EI p:rOPOI'llal. ~ ~. '., .' .:.,. " ..' ,\ ~. • ." L .',. " • • ,.. ...

»wit .)I9m; e ,rOUp ll},fq.yP1.1r oj,' thy p£oJ2ofA± a 11 AA'Qillr,,.b a.nd 16 (

Sub-pffii'Nrrt\l?l~ 4Cb) ''VlaO''o<10j,)t.eA,.C15 votes ~n tC\~o~r, i ~t\f,1lSt:C'f.d , " .'; lz"n.bst0l1tiOrilJ)'~·' ,; ~.';V'" , , ' , "".' ,,:,",'

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, 1:£p121e l~." o.s, ~et jf'9i$J,l,;41 ,<100UQmt,Iib~·519, 3Il/Mid.1• 5!ld

H~i'iW1 pb:,! xmi99J!F.~;j~·~r,,'i1E7a ~t9~Jaa 9t)S,21e '~O v2~eJl in !a.vo~~ i _~i' ali q ~b~t;!f:tjOWl~'; " 'l'. """

~;t(t; 16 ~' §a.-W. ,llatifiLoa:bipii Md.'Aocessi9J,l (rm/OOl{F.5/C,.3/1)

ThErl'RESI:rlENT 'i)~o'~otJed ti~t tha COl1fol-eno~, hI:l.Vi.n(; O~tlj?l$tod' , o'ont:J'1ddration of'tho' substantive ".rli'oles' ot'the 'draft "don~ntion9 ~houlcl

J1.QW .ProP~tl. to, ;cOhsitlralr" .tho F.i.ru:a Cla.UtJes ,repo::tted bY" tho COUll tteo on

~tnol,ClaUDeOeand ~nrtod by tllO DrQ£t1n6' OoDOitt~e, tOking into ~ooount,

w)ilQ.re APprol'lric.te" ,tho propol3rus of' too Cotltlt ttee of tho' "lhole. .. ' , . '. " 'e, ' ,(,.,'

... ' II:r. ,I/ISV1:.LL (Liberi'n), Chru.1'tlOll of the CoIlrlittoe on Final ClnUlloe, ooic'l , .' "'. " . f, ' " 1 " <' "

that his'CorlOittoo h'c.d not boen nbla to oooplote its work in tho ''lay it had , ., . ~ . wru'ltocl to? owinG to lnok of tina. It hnc1 prepared l\ preHi:lino.ry' roport

(~/COl~.5/WP.3) whioh, it had not bGon ~blQ to exaoino and approve fu~ly.

,. lIe tha:tefo~o Wishod to aPllriso the Pl~ Confe~noe 'of oertain OOOlJenta

O/:'.do in his OOl:lI:littee, 'and 'the results of the vote~ taken, eo toot'they oOulel

, D.p:?eoriln, the ButlOa.%'y reo9,r.de of .tho, ccmtE):E.'Onoe. T. .." • • '. , .... ~ ,. , .. ~ .,.... , • ••

'<lith regard to'.t.rtiOlo ':16 'M' sot forth 'in' c100Ul:.lm'lt 'LJ:i.ri/COlqp~J/O.3/1, he

. o~l~ a.~tell'tion to 0. sliGht p..l tara.tio'fl osoooj?ared with the oricgill~

wQrcl1.tlg. ~,PQ.:t'QS'%'o.pb 3~ the 't/Orl:l "dOl)Ooitnry" hOd been rejjl'o.cocl ''!:it USao~t~-GonorAl ot the Intor-GovGrl'lLlenllol Hari tiue Consulta.tiVe

Orcronizatioll". lIe 'S'U{;iested that the 'woX'<'ls "L\ter-Govorrttleritl'.liiari tiDe

C()ll.c,ulto.t1vG" in tho. text Dhould be c1eleted~ The CoIltlit~ on Fillnl. ClausGs

~ad "not votod on tMt l~iolG ~

jlrtiole 1'6, g.o o.o.o:ldac1. "Ia@ C.dO'2.t~dl (10 votes in f6.voura nona atInil1st, ',I .

, no b.bs,tontiOllrJ).

tm/CulJJ? S/SR. 5 - .4 -

Art1010 17 - Entry .into Foro! (IJro/CONF.5/C.3/1)

Hr. l'IISWJUJ, (Liboria), Chc.1rrJl.U1 of the Coonittoe on Final C1o.usoo, oo.1cl I .

tha.t l.rtiole 1 i hL\d g1 von riDe to 1el'J.8"t~ disoussion in tbe CotIIli ttoo. He

reterred. to doouoentB L'm/CONF.5/C.2,1\n>.l, WP., and WP.4 ~~. 'l'he Corn1tt~. hQ.c! begun by 6'1 vill6 oona.id:e~tion to the n~bei' ot States

re~d t~ "''lt17 into. f.9roe .ot the Convont~Ql\., .'~ .~d 'V'Otod. on throo

J>rol)Osrue in that oonnexion. The propooal to oet the nuobor at 10 hncl " ~oe1\"'Od "fiVGvotoD,the Propooo.l to' require 15 Sta.tos hc:Lcl rooeivocL ona voto,

CUld the ~U'Oposal requiri.n5 20 Sta.teD had l'eooivod soven votes. Tho CotJIJitteo

hIJ.d nloo.:o0l18idewGl ~ 4.t lrou.1d be deoi~ble 'to' opeoify'o.' ~·t02'll'la8El

requireooltt". A proposal· that ..five· of 'bho sto.teo' brinCinc the, Convention

into forco should have at 1oo.st t\olO uillioh i'egioter tC'JllS ot Bhipp~ 1'8oei ved four votes, El, })1'01)Osa.l ~ha.t ~ ,~op~ . Ob9~cl be ~l.O tl11lion

received six votos. He rocal1ed toot the COlJnittoo ot tho Whole had

proposed El 'cliffo1'8nt roquirGnOl'lt tor entry in,to force ot :the Convention.

tis. BLaH (Swedoll), Ohc.iJ.'tlOn of the COtDittoe, of tho ':1h01e,; said thnt

hoI' Coco1ttee hod reooouen&edo. fieure of 12 Sto.tes, rather than '20, no the

rO'luirooent f(,)r entry· into, foroe of the COJ.lvontion. Tho Cooc1 ttee ,of tho

Whole hod oono to tho oonoluoion that there wao no j~tifioo.tion for ~

IItOtlIlD.C"O requireoent ll ood ho.cl nooordina'ly reoODtl£q1dod tho.t tho.t requirooont

should be disj?enoed with. ",

The PRESIDENT oalled for Q. voto on J?O..l'(l.(!rO.ph 1, as tuJendod by the

CoDOittee of , the Wholo, i.e. with th~ nuuber of st~tes required· for entry

into force ot the Convention fixed o.~ 12 t and without any to~ roquireoont.

1.:a;;:p.cra.ph 1, as prOROQ99 l?z. the Co!:lD1 tteo ot the Whole, Wo.s OOovted

(3l votes in favour. 1 ~st and 8 o.bstontionc). ,

Hr. SnLVIG (Horw~) so.id toot paracra:;,>h 4- of Artiolo 17 )?Omitted 0.

State bGoOtling Party to the preDont Convention to '.continue to be' Po.rty to

othor Oonvontions on L.inito.tion of Lic.bility, with the consequent possibility

of 0. creo.t !:It.\lV lOG,>al d.i.ffiQul ties. It llns osaontial that the now Convention

taka :>rooodolloe over c.l1 'others, and that St~tes Pmiosto it denounoe

earlier Conventions. That "0.£1 why the liforlTeginn delogatioll ho.d proposed an

c.J.tsI.'lll.l.tiv(3, whioh woo to be fOUll(l ill tho toot.lote on pa.ae 12 of the Annox

to dooUiJent LEG/COHF. 5/C. '/1. The COIltli tteo on Final Cl~UI3&S hnd oonsidered

th~t t1.lterna.tiva £'Jld had ('"'proved it by 7 votes to 4. Thnt Cowittee hOO then

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e:cru:Jined 0. J~J.1O.D8s" p,rollOOo.l CJld o.p:;:lroved it by 7 voteg to 5. LMtly, it

hc~ deo1dod by a.voteD. to 6 to oubnit Ol~ the JnDQnose text to the Coocittoe

... 1' " tho Wholo. and tbat text bad. therefore now beoooQ, th. present. ~1E\.:t'~o;J.1h 4.

;' .. j - dr. VmTJ'lU (:Polond)thoU[~\lt that the 110''1 COllvention should only repla.oe

oCll.1.1or Conventions' 00 'between StoteD' Parties to t!l6 new Oo,."lvention. . He was

(\'l~lOt the inpooi tion of a.ny" obl1eo.t i 011 to denounoe the Conventions of 1924 Md' 1957. 1..n. obliac.tion of·tlmt It11ld would run oounter to' the pril'lciplos of .

intorno.tiont'J. 10.\'1, and 4~ portloula.r to the proviaio:'18 'laid' dol'ln ,in q

~tiolo i6 of tho 1951 Convention.

Hr. CLL'TOl'T (lfetherlandc) soid thc.t the ,:orda "cmd/or whioh i'o NCO a

party to tho Int(;)1'i.la.t1onal' Conventiol1for' the Unifioation of oe1'1;oin Rulos

1"010. tlnJ tb tho L:it!1 tn tiOll of the Lio.b~l1 ty ~f the Olmerc of Sen.--go~ Vossels,

oir,nod at :Bruooolo on 25 l1.\~:;'Ust 1924", should be inserted in: footnote 1 niter

tho wordB "Sea.-uoin{;' Vooo.e10".

Ito; BUU (Swodoll:) f,ll:dd tho.t the words' "done a.t Brusoels on' • .-, j ', , • ,

. J.O Ootooor 1957" ohould cleo bo illoertod v.ftor the words "Seo-{)oina' Vossels". ',;1 " . \.. .

Nr. HEI'..Bmld (Fodert:'~ Republio of Gc:ru..'111Y) onil Hr. PRILD?, (DOl'lIlln'k) . . .

l3ooondoci. tho lifol'.'\<fGeion l)roposol to ro:.;ln.co tho presollt j;>o.ra,aro.l)h 4 by the .' '~.

text cot forth 1p. f.ootnote 1. ,. c.. ,.1· , '

~, ~oro wflro 11 vOtPB j.ll favo;ur of tho lirQ1'\oI=&l\1ap l>Fg'Popnl, 13liJ69::it\st. ,!lp,£

17 a.oetentiona. ,h Piopooru. ,wu/!.,thoxyfoFo ,i£e.jQgtpcl.

J1£.tiole 17. M -0. \'Tholo, "'CO cuio~)tod (~a votos' in fo.vour L nOlle 0:t1a.il:[!1.

end 2 nostentiono).

, l.pticlo 1,8 - Rooorvo.tiollrJ (LDG/C01'~,~ 5/0,3/1).

Hr, tTIs\U.LL . (Liberia.) ~ Oho.1l.'f.lEl.ll of tho, Coonii;tooon Final CIP.ueOD, drew

o.ttOUt101'l. to tho fo.ot thl'.t 1.rtio10 18. IlD,(l ll,otbeoll eilalllinocl 01 ther.~y Pis COlJoi ttoo or by tho. Co..m ttoo of. tho Uho1e, but. ol1ly in the D:t;>aft,;.l1G Cotll.!i ttoe.

llr·. CLETOi.{ (lTethatlculds) cOllfin"lo(l, 1,;."'1 his co.:pacity as' Ch..'\.i':t.lOll of 'ella

Dra£tinc- Corm ttuo ~ th ... '\t the Cottr.:d. tteo 011 Filll!.l' Clausos hncl o.i:roC!.dy od.".1j?lotecl

i to work by tho ti!..le tho Cott~i ttee of tho Hhole had docide<l in :Cavour of

~)rovicU.l1C for tva roaorva.t';.vllS ill rOIJ}.Joot :)f llrtiola 2(1)(d) nnd (0) whioh

noro or lOGO COr.1."SIl~~onc1od -to thOBO :opooifieq. i11 .tlle 1957 COllvo.ii;i~l~ As he

ocw it,. i.rtiolo 18 \<fC,1l ill !-:oop;l.nG lIi th 1l01'rlll.l p:t'oot.ioe in troo. ty la.v. He

uoroly 110tod thnt 1 t b.o.d boon ougCSOI3·bod .l,n 'tho Dra.f'tillC CotU;l.ttee that the word

"roS.Sir.Yt'..tidll" beuaod. ill iiho CI~l{;UJ,ar in p~£m1'o.l1h 2 of tho, Dnslish to:ct.

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Hr. llAKOVSltY (USSR). wa.a in favour of us1ne the pluml, but whQ:~ 110

l>a:rtioularly objected to wti.s the retontion ot the •• oonc1 sontenoo,of

~a;ph 1. BiB Gcvezul'lont I.lieht be uruloble to a.ooept t\ COllwntion with tha.t

prov..is1Oll., TJ;le!'cot tho.t :/u::tiole lS hAd not ~en tomulatod 111 tho 'oustOLl£l.r,y ~ ".' "

l:la11l10r /ll'ld hod not be0l1 tllesubJeot of oOlloidera.tioll. alone Xlorua,l lj,noD was

to bp c1oo;")l;r 1"Oi;t'8ttod,. T40 quostion ~t reaervatio:.ls Qhoulcl Q9 ;'000], veel in

, ~o,Qrc1.ano~ m,thtlW ~o.r.al pr~C?1pleo ot .t~o.ty 10.'" ond be eovomed P1 tho

l."U.le toot wh.i~e -reoorV'tlotiJna oould not illd90d relo.to to IJUbotl.'4l.~~ ve :orov1oio110 ..

Sta.toa ,rore anti tlO<1 to o~:)rOOfl reaorvQ.t1ou~. rolo.t~ t,o, nOll-Sl1batollt:l ~

~rovisions. He oovi~od tho COlU'erolloo not to croate 0. prooedont of tlw;~ kind.

, t~. BEN',DJEluft. (Alc.-eria) full;Yq.PVrovw· t~o USSR ~Op~o0111io.t". va I e point . ~'. ."

ot¥1 BtU.d thtI.t hiD clele($l:ltion requ.ested the deletion . . of tho second aentonoe of

P~l>h 1.

Hr. SELVIG (UOr'l~) a.lIlO ro[;.TattO(~ tho flliOt tho.tit had not been 1'006i1>le

to stuc1y that .t..rtio.1,o ~)ro:>orl;y, but thoUO).t thc.t a ,l.iatinotion ahould be onUo , " ,'.. .., ,.,'

botwoou the .J.U'OOellt Conventioll and otho~ 1000, toohnion.l,tlL.d j'!l:t'idio(U, m>G8 .. , ",,,,

of oonvention. Tho provisions of tho Vionna. Convention on Tret:\.t;r Lc,lf were

rn~er vngue on tho subjeot of roservati~Aa. Ho clrow uttention' to the

alll'llJorou.a situa.tion thnt tliaht dow froo the dol 01;1 on of that sontonoe: it

,,,ould allow tho vo.rioua StatoD PartioD to rUll:e rooervo.t10n0 which o'oUld

produco disporitieoinrQQPoot of the f\u1cl. ,~e J.JS~,reJ.?rQoonVa~i·"e ho.d

o.dvo.noed tho thoo10 thllt. tba, pril1oiDl~so~ treQ.~,l@.'II{, t,.'or1;>!l<le th9 ~"

(mtoru18 of reservc.tic':'lB oonoerllillC fluboto.l.l't! vo , prov;i.llions v $1d ho hinoolf

",ontlored \fhothor t}:1~t w~o o.io~ tho ~t~;;J,)reto.tion·'gi,;on·-b;y tho '~ol1fer.onoe no C'. ,molo. Proooodin{s frau tho vieup0:f:Jlt oxprooDed by tho USSR

rOlJror::JEmta:ti va tit should be possible to \ lfOrk out 'ti:il o.ooe::?tablo· o~luti());l. Itwoulcl ·ooount to n otatenont toot ,no rClS,Ol."VAt.i.on oould be onterod '4th' rego,rd to thesu.botontiYO J,lJllovl.sions of the present ConventiOn; but tlmt

. fomula. \.,ould 110ed to be :ll.Oooopaniod by n liot of, tho l..rtioloain'tho.t·

octoG'OX'¥whioh oould not be the subjeot of 0. ro,sorvoti~ll, au.oh a.Q L,rtiolos 1

to 15. ,trtiolo 18, of oouroe, and i.rtiolos 20 bis or 21 ifac1.optad.

1Il.". JEtJ-lltEL (Franoo) O~llosod tho deletion of the sontenoe, os' it would

opoo the wrXa' to the antor!ng of ilmuooro.blo reservations, thUD dofoo.tin{;tho

o.io ot unifioo. tj.or, whibh the COllvontion wa.s llesianed to achiove. lIe., S'Il(!«Gsted

0. solution whioh the ussn roprosontati V$ tliailt find St'l.tisftlotor;y ... lUltloly,

that the lo.ttor spoo1f't the POUlts 011 whioh ho woUld like to be o.ble to ex~:)rooa

resorvo.tiona. He l'oreollollY' would in' Cl.11Y' OMe be pr.poro~ to o.ooe:')tthe solution reooIJDendo(l by the Horwegicu'l reprosO!r~o.tbTo.

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, .. :,!-ir ... tl'.lUrovstr·(1J88R} 19&i.tl· thnt-whHe 'he-hilJae1'l-ho,d no dosire to ~}ut forwa.rc1

lll'IY othe1' roservntions than those o::t!n'OBsly., ProVided for !n"pam6Ta.ph: 1, he

~od as a.tlQ.tto~ ot };l1';1.no1»le the possibili t7 ot tJalc.inc roaervntiol'lo in

the oontext of a. 10[;0.1 1nstruoant'ljJc:e thc.t now about to be oooptod.' In ooneeCJ,uonoo, he oould not AOO,ept the .Frenoh rap~senta.tiveIB IlUJCOstion. I.e

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to tho oolution l)1"opooed by the Uoruocio.n1"eprosenta.tive, he :f'oun4 ~t

1ntoroctina; but tho tiDe a.vci1£1.ble to tho Conferenoe to ooo~1oto '1 to' 'for!::

'Would,no~,.Qllow it ;tG-cli.f'i'OJi'Gl\t.i~1iO betveen'l'rovil!f:onB which'woro' oubato.."ltive

r..nd thODO whioh wo:t'O not. HOl'lOO the una.voidllble aolutionwos "to delate" tho

sooond aontanoo of ~a.ph' 1\ ,: , " ,,'

L(;lrd DIPLOCl' ,(United ,1Cd.n@.:loo) wa.s c.la.d,to note :trot :tho ussR roproo0l1tative wns not intendillC to :.mlce roservtl.tionG,.InY:low of the

roa.f3OllS oi toc1 by the la.ttor, he oQu+d O£;ree to diso~Vho seoond, sentenoe, ". '.' . I ( , . ., . - .,'

c.1tilOual lui:: pbrsciMl 'pi~tG£orioe' woe "for th~'-rOtmltion ~f that -~a.j?h in its llrooent fom.

~ . . ,:' ~.-* .. ' .. • ., • • ~ , ,., .. " •• "" .. 1m. 13LOIl (Swedon) roquootod the acljOurn.o0l1t ot tho dioouseioll on tlmt

" • f •

~oint tultil' Ilf'tor tho 0011for0110'0 lmd ooc:.)lotod ito oxaoincl.t:i,on 'of tho

ooncluti.inG ~a-tioleo of the drat't oonvontion. Sho hopM tha:t it would be

:)oDO~blo nt t~~~"st~{,"O -bo ~a~h, ~. ~C@Jilr~f:U.Il~.... .

The PRESIDlflHT suc(;'Ooted tha.t the oootin(;' be ousponded so as' ttl l)err..li t

rO:JreSol1ta.tivea t,o enco....,"'C in oonsulta.tiona. . ~.. ~

:J.11e neetine Wa.D Duopellc1od c..t 11 a..u. £!:H.dresuoed o.t 11.2i n.D.'

Hr. lItilCOVSKY (ussn) said, t¥t he' ~ould bllve o.Qtually proferre¢). the

seoond oonteri.oo to be deletod. HO~l'eVAr, follow~ the oOl1to.otS he, hOO just

ha.(l with other pa.rtiOiPCU1tS in the Conferonoe he wo.s now in a. position to

pro:')oso a. ooopronise solution which would o()l1s1ot in C')Ol')lot1ne that sente110e

0.1011(; the followinC linea ~ "Ho othor resorvation shall be o.dnissible'· ill

rospeot of ~o IJUPotlllltivo provioionB of t11io COll'lOntion". ' ,

The l'flESIDMn' thc.nkod lIr. Ut.I:OVS!CY for tha.t vory oonstruotive proponol

wh.i.911 J:md the cupport of flOLle of, tho deleaatione.

~.ir. l3mDJEI:mA (Aleeria.) roc,"l'ottocl tha.t tho delation of tho' sooond

• i:t6ntenoQ had not boon founC: 1)00si1110, but sajd 110 was prepnrod to adopt the

ussn reprenouto.t1 va '0 Qr.1on<.loont.

The PRESIDlJ]NT oo.lled for £1. vote all pc.rO{,"l.'(',ph 1, with 'bl1€l \ '.

llIle;'lc.1nent proposed by the US~ rOl)ree0l1to.t1ve • • !,' , ' '. " \ " .. t

Im/COO. 5/SR. 5 - 8 -

~ph ! of ¢E!MJ:~t *". ;S!, AS&tH· ¥~ .12ie\\ (2~ ygtSUi! J.n taVIDF. i 94J9iMt , & 8 g.bBsmt+.OJ.\P).

Lo3:d DIPLOeK (tlUted lC1.nlJd<Xl) anJ.d tba.t it would be' Mv!snblft to retw' the pluml in ~ph 2 of that .Artiole.

, !1!1. PRESIllt:NT oc.lled for n vote on Artiole 18 os a. whole. QO se,t .forth in

cloounentLEn/OONF. 5/0. ,/l/1.dd.l.

J~~21f) . ~?"$W. a $AA.~ wQ9 Q4gpted '~Q vqtGR a/avSii. wanG ~t, and 1 R:b~tMtMaD) ~ .

4Di~~fC 19 ... l2f8?tWloi;tion (r.oo/OONF.5/C.3/1/J .. M.1)

!I!le l?BJ!tiIDEla' oc..llocl for, a voto on ltolSt101e 19, 'uiJ SGt fo:r.th in

cl.o~t LT!n/0<l{F. 5/0. wII Add.l.

.; Article 19 Wn"s ndgptecl (~f3: v2te. 1li fqvoSl}. 'nolle' atminPt, g.g4'~ 9;ootmaM.B)' . f " \ . ' . ,", ," " , ,

I\rtiolt ?,Q - RgviOiQll and ,AHondoe.a,t (Ll:G/OOIlF. 5/0. ,/1/ Add.1)

Tho PRlllSIDmlIJ'l' oo.l1ed for a vote on 1i.rtiolo 2(). 88 eot forth in . '.,

dooUQont LmG/CONF.5/C.3/1/Add.l.

Artj,ole 20 WIlD 9dopte,d '3Z votOD in fBVOY;C. none 9CifJJ¥!~, £lnd 1

a.bstention) •

lire zrvtcmc CY'ueoslavia) requestod that .ll.rtio1oo 20 bis and 21 be voted

011 part:l{)'raph by paroeraph, D.O hie deie[,'utionhM. soriaus 'objootiollD to raiDe

vi th rocnrd to J.rt!ole 21(6) ill llartioulnr.

nr. VON,AU (Polan<l) ,aosoo;la.ted Jlinoelf with tho requost by the lU(;'Oslav -;. . . .

ro).>res911tD.tivo.

, The PRESIDEN'J.1 aokedtho rOl'reeonto.tive of Sweden whether oho ooUld Ot:,flToe

to that. Drpooduro.

l·Is. :SLOll (~.,edon) rooo.llod that the OorlT..littee ot tho \Jhole, of Whioh she

he,,1 been Cho.i:tn811, hD.d oOtle to the oonoJ,union duril'l8' its seoond week of

disoussions, thc..t it was eosent:J.a.l to lr1\V' down prov!sj..ons re~o.ting to revision

of lLrl.tlltion DDOunts, end }uI.d £Jot up 0. ~Iorki~ Grou;p, to foruulateeuoh

provtoiollS. The Ooccittee of the Uh010 had E'lXllUined the c.ro.rt produoed by

tho ,\,iorkir..(t Groul'. li1n'~ thoDe diDoussionc~ DODe dele6'O,tions 11,00 statod

toot it woul<l be advisable to !.l£Il~e spaoial provisiono ffOve:r:n!nu revision of

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the lioi tation IlOOUl"!ts, whoreupon severe! repreeentati ves hAd DUB'aestad the

ndo,Uon ot a different fo:t'lilUl.a., and in that way Artiole 20 bis eot fOl-th in

LOO/COHF.5/WF.9 lwl been worked out. If that l.rtiole were' to be c.uopted, 0.

llUl:.lbo» of al torC'.tions ",ould MVO to be nade to Artiole 21 pl'epared by the

C~ttoe on Final Clauses on~ ~v!~wed by the Dro.ft~ CoDDittee

(~/COHF.5/C.3/l/Add.l)., ,9h~ ha.c't ~o objeotion to the prooeGlure requocted

by tho roprooentl;1.tive, of Yueosla.vio..

Hr. WImIl..LL (Idtberie); Cho.i:men of tho Goonittee on F'i.nc\J.OlattSea, :)ointed

out. that. tho Comi ttea had in .fact· exa.uinGd the text of Artiole 21, but not

toot of lIrtiole 20 bio.

:tIr. J'El • .'NUEL (FrMoe) ooooontect thnt the Con.ferenoe ,.,ould have to study

the· tu:tt tor l~rtiole 20 biB' oontnininc the aoendoentn ciade by the Cooni ttee

. of tho Wholo. .' "

Hr. II.E:RBEI1 (Fedcrc.l Republio of' Goroany) saicl that he could not endorse

tho l'ropos.o.l·. for. ji .now- li.rUole., .. aino.e hothoUcht it .. would serve' no l'Ul",;,Jose

to oonati tutlP o.n ad ho.o ootllJi tteo of that nature. Suoh a. prooedu:ce w£\.s lia.ble " , • ,j '" ~ • ~ ... ' '. '. .... • ,-

to result ill frequent revisiol'lS £1.l1d run countor to the e£.fo~to to o.ohiove

unifioatioll, "thich ",as tho objeotivo of the precont Conforenoe • . : ! !'

Hr. AZo.UZ (Tunioia) o.skod that tho last line of po.rD.(;>To.;.?h 1 of the

Fronoh tOJ:t of Artiolo 20 bio bo onollded to rend: " ••• deflic;no~ Ul'looob'ro

n.u SSll'l do oe 0001 te" •

tIs. BLOH (Swaden) poiJited out that the worde IIUnit of Aooount" should

be r~placod by' "auountS" in the seoond line of paro{,T£l.ph 2 of l:..rtiolo 20. bis

as ej,von in dooUDont LD1/CONF. 5/tIP. 9. ' ,.

I·Ir. CLmQN (lfoth~rlo.ndl3). J:l£l.d no ,objection. to ElClo~tion of provisions on

revioion of QUOUlltO, but wc.o l.Ulo.~lE) to o.OOQpt .f.rtiole 20. bis, whioh ho

oOlllJidorod Elullor£luous Olld oooplioo.ted. If tho Conferenoe wera to adopt that

1.rli.olo, i't oue,ht 0.100 to OOOl)t the poracro.ph SU6cootod by tho delocro,tioll of

}..r6'01'ltinn in dooUtlont Lm/COI~i' ~ 5/t·/p .10. in ord~r to rJc.ke its 'provisions oo.pablo

of o'::.n)lioatioll. o.thorwise tho text of l .. rticle 21 oucht to bo rotainod L"l its

:,Jresont roni.·

Ur:. pEl1:i.laS (GI.'oooo) wia~'lod to o.::ltlooio.to hiDsol£ with the atateL1ent by

the ropreoollto.tivo~f t1'1e Federo.l, Republic Of. GerDOl'lY.

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I :. .lm'! ·ITtliUU.:LD.G (~til,na) GI~Q~ed tll'l~poBd oOlltaj,nod in .

",d~~ LOO/OOl~ .,5/WP, 9,.. Inth~ .1i6bt bE :Iibe diaOWls:i.ons wh:i.oh hnd tQkon

J;Y.AAG . du,;t'~ i;he preQ.~t" .oOJl.f.renoo, ;l t. sGOQed ~bsolutely nooeBfJWI'1. to ooll ~ a 6'3»l§l .. ~. exper;Iia: to settle· ~ QrdeUoQte te~W· qUOIlUon,

, . Hr. ZMOVIO (YtIGodltlvitl) rel'eat8t1 that the· wordirlt'i of ~Dl1 6 ot

Arliole 21 hild no lecoJ. justificatidn and wna unacOGlltnble' to hiB dOl~tion, beoause ·1 t ran. oounter to the i'undal:.lontai J#,o1t1oiplea C>'OVGriUl'lg. tho' .

oDte.N.l~~ of 1nte~ti~ :tIreati.ea .. :ll OOw.d.·,pot be.o.lloYed .tho.t 0.

. s~te .. ~3" .~~. bt.oons:~:J'~ed to\t~~te tl;Ae appl;LQo.tion to. ·;i,tool4 of

an anendrJent which it had not a.ooopteC!.. ITo wiahod to l.'Gq~t ,tha'thJ..e "

statecent bo rooordod in thefi!\lIJl,'.U'.ry reoord o! the proaontlleet!nc. , .

Whet )?P~~1IJ,' oalled, toZ' a. vote on ~.101e 20(bis) (Wi ~~, 'tQ.th tho

word "depoei tn.ry" in the fourth line of pa.t'QGX'aph 1 replaoed by the, :wo~

IISeo~tar.y-Genero.:t ". ,

~re .. 't9re 16 yoteR ;1..1 ,GaY.2!E I iL~ .smtppj« p.rul f 2 il?!ismUcms.

Uo...!!Pi1' t'niled' to obt~~ tho n~d twsctbJ.w oaj9ritil ~iole 20(bie) ,ros 'rQj90teg;

Lrtiole ,gl (LEG/CONF.5/c.~/l/Add.l)

P9D&taI¥l .. l

,

lir. ,amiALL (Liberia), Chai1'tlo.ll of tho CoODittee on F1nolClnuaes, sa.id

tho l~iole had given rise to lonathy diso~8~on and had been the subject ot 1.\ nwbe:, of indioativo votes. In pa.r£\t..,""1'CLpb 1, l;i.l1es ~ and 4, a proposal to

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delete the phmse "or of substitutin,:r ei.t4er or both ••• by other units"

hc.d rood ved 2 votos; a.llother proposal to put the l,>hr:lSO

between 'squore br~ts mil ·reoe.t.ved 4 v6tGS~'mid ld, l)ropoaoi ttl reto.in

tho l~~e had reoeivod 14 votes. Tho'criucittoo art Ftnci Olauoos hod

doo1dec1 ,to add the last'sentenoe whioh a.ppearod in po.ro.croph 1.

lira VONAU (Poland) nsoooia.tod hioaelt ",ith tho viewo exprossod by the

~epreoentCLtivo Of YUCOD+l.\vio. with record to ~aracro.vh 6 of l~iole 21, whioh

wns totally unaooeptablo fron tho oonsti tut10Ml.point ot>' Vi~. That uo.s

0. cruoial elacont in the Convention '1hioll, aooordine' to the dooiaion takon,

would oi thor pem! t Polo.nd to beoor:e CL Pnrty to the Convention or DOlca that

action itlpo/3sible. lie bolievad tho.t othe~ delogo.tionahad the BaDe

objections, and requestod thnt 0 roll-call vota be tokon on parG6~CLPh 6 in

aooordanoe with Rule ;6 of tho Rules of Proooduro.

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Mr. SEBB.AH (A.lgeria) pointed out that the last sentenoe ot P8.1"8.6%'&ph 1

oonoern.i:ng the a.l teration of amounts' Dliail.t lead. to oonfusion, because

the phrase '-"a1sW-tlcantch8llge" wao too' ·vague. Be proposed that the • eontenoe @ould be DJlended by. tho .,addition ot a. ro.f'orelloe to a 20 per cent . :,. ....... ';., .t_ .... I .• " ,,~ ........ ~ ,~" ""4'''J.. I ..... ,. , •• ' , •.•• '.. ' "," I,,,~

depreoiation in real vnluo.

Mr. l«)NTll::)INO (Cuba.) supported that proposnl •

. !t'he ERESIDENT oalled tQr 'E.l, vote on ~ Al~rinn proposal tomak;. the

la.st l1Ient,onoe of p~ph 1 of ~iole 21 more llP,G0itio,.

, Theft£· lf9rG 10 YQtoe in fp.~ 01' thq WpoPa.l" 13 f:6O.inst. ana ±2.. g.bstAnUOnet~be N2Pooal was·tl'lGI£forE> :r;gJeoted •. ' ,.'

Th~ PRmIllENT oa.lled for a vot~ on pa.rngro.ph i of Article 21', aa oat torth ~ dooUme~t oo/c61~.5/C.3/1/Add.i.· '.' ' .. '

. Emet{l.:p~ 1, of Article 21 WS :ldoj)ted (36 votes W tQ.,Iour. 1 o.gp.in@t

nnd 1 Qb§]entio~) • • ' I ~". ' ,~ _I '. I • ' • 4 •• , ' ,

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, . Mr. \t.'ISW.l.LL (Liboria), Cha1rma.rt of the Coinmi ttae on Fil1lll Clo.uoes,

roonllGd that tho paragraphoonoerriod the 'number of States Part1oa~oD8ary

to ~q:ues~ .. t,ho conv:ening of ~ ReviSion Co1'1i'erence. 1~ pr<?pgaq.l that the

n:qmbor 'i'hould, be one-fifth of States Partie~ had:z:'eoeived 7· votes; another

proposal ~ha.,t" the nuober should b~ C?ne-third ot the CJntmoting Pa.rties had

received 6 votes; end the original proposal. that the numbE!:t' should be

ana-foUrth ha.d reoeived 10 votes.

1'he lJBBSIDENT ca.lled tor a voto on p~rD.{S:I'aph 2 of Lrtiole 21. . ..". . .

Parsr:ro12h 2 6f Artiole 21 wae adopted (38 votes in favour •. none a.e;ninst.l.

Md' ? abetentiono).' , .'

Po.rP6ftU?h 3 '~ , ,",

Mr. v/ISWALL (Liberia), Ohnimcm. of tho Comr.dttee on F~ Clauses,

recn.lled the,t when the origilll1l Umtt of paragraph :3 had beon subIJi tted to 1- • • •

it, the 'Comitteo had oonsidered the po.rllGTnpn unneoessary, and had votod by

18 votes t6 1 for ita deletion. . In the Ilbaenoe' of suoh 0. po.r~ph, however,

one oigh-t: wonder whioh Stntea WOUld part!oilJa.te, in such ll. ReVision Conforence.

Nomnl1y it WaS ouetoct".ry to inVite all DIDO ·Ketlber Sto.taFJ, ·whathor or not

they wore'Psrties to the Sonvontion.

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He pointed out that in p~ph 3 o.s sot forth in .the toxt, onl1 " Stateo Parties oould ~o.rt10ipa.te in the voto.

Tho P.tiElDliIf.r oalled tOli a VQte on paragraph ;, of ,Art.tole 21, ,

. Pa.mWAA , ot 4rt1olf;! 21 WAP qdoptsL( 36 yotel if.R tmm~ QSr1p'~. IDA. , o.b8~cmtiOM). . ".' '

Paragrp.pbs 4 Qnd 5 "

Mr.WISWALt (ldboria), Cbn.1mc.n of tho Oom1tteo on F1Ilo.l Olausos.

rooalled thBt tbo~o~ttee had oonsidered tho question of whether th8

requ.1.reDente for entry ,~to toro~ ot ~ Convo~1iion should aleo o.Pl>~ to

ooond.zJents or whether the NquJ.recente ehoJlld be different 8OooJ.'d,1ng t~

whothor the aoendIlcnts relr.tod to cha.neea in tho litdtation o.counts or in

the unit ot aooount, arid, if so, what prooedure ~uld be adopted for one

or other of those typos of auandDents.

In a sorics of indioative votes, the OOlltlittee had voted by 11 to 2

'against the prinoiple of applying the requircnents for entxj' into torce' 6t

the Oonvention to aoanc1oerJ.ts relating to ob.QngGa in the 1101tationar.aount8',

o.nd by G to 4 Q8C.inst nppJ.y1rls t11$ Convent~on IS ont17 intoforoe roqu:l.rel'lents

to ~1;s involving oh8D89s in the un.1:~,of L,\Ooount.

The Ootltli ttee bOO. voted by 12 to 3 ngainst the tMi t aoendoent prooedure

for o.oendoonts to the 1inito.tion o.o.ounto, Illld by 14 to 1 neninst' the ta.o1t

tlDondnent prcoedure for QOondoenta to olla.n8e the un! t of aooount'.

Ms. BLOH (SwedGn) said her delcgntion would not be able to support the , '

provisions contained in para.arapha 4 and 5 booa.uso 1 t was strongly opposed

to antry- into fo:r.oe being rJll.do conditional upon aoooptanoe of tho ooendoent

bl ~-th1rds of tho Stntes Parties. That was n ~roussOl\ltion whioh

ni.Bbt well joopa.rd1ze the €Intire anendnont prooodure. Wbere 12 Contrao.tinB

Statos were involved it was possiblo to req:uire aooeptonoo by e of thoo; but

where 60 Cont:t'tlCting Sto.tes WGra involvod. to require aooeptanoe by 40 cit theo

wasunjust1.fied.

lIer delega.tion oould SUlJPort ~o.phs 6 and 7 ot ~iole 21,'

lU'. WISW'/,.LL (Liberin) pointed (Jut toot eo laenl probleo night arise in

oonnexion with pCl.Jl'l1.G'r8.pho 4 c.nd 5 when referenco WIla DCldo to .tho firBt line

of pnra.ert\;pn 1, whioh ~cl ".... a Conference ~ .tor, thG purposes of oJ. terinB'

the o.nounts ••• It.. It would 'be prefora.ble to.llvo1d. that difficulty by

epeo1f;y-J.ng the p1'Ooedure for entry- into force of the aoendoont.

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Mr. JEI.NNEL (.F:m.noe) stroncly supported thO'V'1WB 01 the' Swod1ah

deleaation. The procedure was olroody o'Wiborcac.o, o.nd thore wo,& .. df.u26er tbBt suoh provlsiQua,would~, it ~ QUDb~~~ooe st111 '~IParolyse tho

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revision ,fJ1Bt~. lIe doubt~4 wllo'ijle; it was appropriate to, oS~"1b~ish ,in , ~ . .', . .... '. ' . . . . ~ .

,~~, ~~SGllt Cqnven~tqn 1'Ul~s eovo~ o:n:t17., ~t9: f~~, since, suo}), ~e~

wero for n ~9VG~tqn ().onfereno~ to p.o~1do., " ;, :.

The PBEIDliIf.r".o..tte:L",l:iavinB ooDf~d that ,-the" Swod1ab 'deJ.G8o,ti'On bad

no't oede n ooncrete 1Xl!OPoaal,' oal1ec! ,tor n voto on pnraa.ra.p~4 oS.Ari101e; 21 •

. , ,: There wen' i6 yotys in fliVow ot pQ1'96Jjaph4 'of' ArtiolE!" 21:,. '1' 'p.miMt. QP4' § ~ltOJit1on@~ 'trot' 'tlAying gbtnindd tho :r:sgW;Yd r(p-tN£1BOO:l~~'

",he pij:TtQQ'Aph WAS 'decl£.rosl l.'Yjeotod. , "

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The l?RliEDlENT notc.:d toot in view of the vote on ptl.rC.61'aph 4, pc.:t'O.{)rS.:ph 5 of' Artiole 21 ho.d 'beoOOe redundant tinct ; there wr.s'therotol.-Q no need to put it to the vote. It lwa.s to be' doeoed £'I.e hc.\f'Ulg beon 'rejootod: oione with ,:,

n l&§ !lJ() docided.,

l)p.£OOIQm 6

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The P.IU1}3!DENT ~oalled tMtthe Yuebelav 'dele~tion, supportQd 111 the

dolaat.tion ot Poland, hnd roquosted'tna d€lation of parOernph 6, tho

delo{~tion 'ot Poland had creo rbqu9sted a. roll-olll,l vot~ on 'tl~(') pt'~aph. I '

Nr. WISWl.LL (Liberia), Ohai:roon of the CoCm ttos on ,l"ino.l Cla.uses,

reodlod toot 'tho' pa.ra.craph "hMCivett :deo to lellbJothy' disoussion in' the , ,

OoDn1ttoe~ The discussion had oontX'ed' on whcthtlr it wo.s dasirv.blo to inhludo

r Suoh 0. pnrll8'1'CPh, end colao whethe:r.' sU:oh a. po.ra.cro.Ph Was porniseible under the

Law of" Treaties" 'Under tho Vienna d01l"lon1i16n on the Law of Treatios, the'

eenarol. priI1oi1')le wa.s toot a State Party to C'. Convention was not requ.1rbd. to

accept on a.tlOnclt.lent ,to that Convontion unless it had s1cnU1od, ita aoooptllllOO

of that aoondoent. ITowover, paxaeraph 6 doalt with the ~lat10ns ot S~atoD , " Partios w~oh ha.d, a.oco;ptofl the aueA~e~t vj,s"1l--vis Stp.tes Parties whioh bad

" .,\, .. " .' .-.. . .., .;. " , '. ." not aoc~tod tho onon(1r:...:mt bU,t wh;lch would be obliead to apply it. A proposal

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t'o dolot,e the I>a..raertl.ph barl bo~m rejeoted by 11 votes to 6, c.;nd t\ proposal to

oubsti tute the phro.ee ''wh101~ hn.'s ~oo,epted II for tho ph:t'n.ele ''whioh hns not , .• • • •• to

('.coapted," in tho third 11M of pnr%"1'nph ~ l':lr..d beon rojootod by 12 votosto 6. , . - " " !... . . ~ ..' ' ,

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JlAJ reservod the .~t· to . inte1"V8De . in the disoussion El.8I!\oincn boball

of the W.bel:1andSlaant~on.

i,',i Mr. KtJtOvskt (USSR) 001(1 that with reaard to ~ 6,; his' 1,

de1eantloIi"O position was s:l.tl11o.r to thO.t 01: theYueos~v 'a:n4 'Polish ,', dele6utions. :~ oonsidered th8 po.'r'QC're.ph unacoepthble,· 'bu~" the' si tuatlon

wae DOW' sooewbo.t ditfe%.:m.t to wliat 'it had been Wore oonsidoration at ,.AJ:t.tul'e 21. .At the pre88t1' sta.{Je', li18 deleantion wiohGA to oe.ke a

OCl'l,pl'Oll1B~ propoao.l, Which 'would oonsist .in the delet~on: of the whole Of .

Artiol.,21"and ~ add1tiof4 to Artiole 20 of a now p~ph Bto.t~ tho.t . .

a ""Anf'eronoe only fo:r the purpose of rev1sizle litl1to.tion c.tlOunts o.nd units ,. , " . '. , .. ": .. of nooount Dieht be oonvened o.t the roqueat of one-q-ue.rter of States Pa.rf;;J.est

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That idea hod alreodT'reoeivod support in the Cocc1ttee of tho Whole. ~, r

Mr. JEtJ1N.EL(hano~) we stronaly oppoElod to ~.ph, 6 on leooJ. • .' , , I '.

g.rounds, it wa, in faot, oont~ to the bo.sio rula Bet forth .in

po.1'Q8'I"6ph 4 of .Artiole 40 of the Vionrll.1. COl'IV'Ontion on tho Lo.w of ~~ties.

It wo.s tru.e thtl.·t ~ 1 of .t.rtiole 21 oode it possiblo to sot a.side

thr:~ .:I.pplioationat tbo.t bo.sio rule, but his delego,tion wasti1'J:ll.7 opposed to

that beinG done. The ndvption of such a. ¥rovision would neen in prnotioe

tha.t, ~ t).. .Je wlw.re two Statos wore :Parties to a. Conven~ion, one of then

oould oooeto an ~§roOnt with a. ,third State to nlter i:t;s re4tions with ,

the otho~ State Without the la.tter's acre~nt. ~t was.~oeptable end l' _. ,:; ~

OQuld ondanGer the stability of international r~la.tions •

. In addit1pn~ tl.cceptanoe ot such p~vision8 ~d Doan ,:thnt a St~:\.te

£l.8".COad to be bound in advonco by dEloisioJlB t~n by third po.rtiea, which.

oonsti tutaa. t\ sO.rioue. ~r~ent Qf. the ri~ts of Sto.tes and of ParU.QOGnts

(o.inoe .such a Convention would in ,feoi; be subo! ttec;!. to .. l?o.r.lillllents for ,. ' "" , ' . '.

ll.C~opta.noo ) •

lIe oono.1dol1od toot p~ph 6 ehould be doletod, as propoaed by the

USSR, daloention.

~. CLIDl'ON (~TClthorlo.ridB) t~ueht thet', on the oontra.ry, it WQ.B ioportant

that the ;>o.roero.ph should be roto.inecl. If there we to be n speoial revision

prooed\1rE), thore would - tt.ftor n cortain nuober of yoars - be different

versionl3 of :tho lmita.tion a.uO'Wlts, wh.:t.oh would oor..'Plion.te the situation. If

pc.roera.ph 6 wero Lot retnined, it would bo dJ.f'f!oul t for States Partios whioh

ht\d not nooopted oertcln cnendnents to appJ.;y d1£feront o.oounto to difforent

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ahi;>p, o.nd ~s o:.t.antensuG., The c.io should: J,? to .foro.ulntQ tl Convontion

whioh would not 6"ive rise to too tlOll¥ oqlioo.tions in. ~plioe.tion. ,:

Nzo •. \tJISW.AIJ, (~berio.) liItTi,d .t~t, o.t. ,the bQ~ of tho o~~<1o:mtion

ot. 4z1iQlG 21 in ,l)~&ZUl.l'Y,. hi~ dolocntion bAd boon, :in .f~v,o:ur ~f'J~,,:t'01ic:m1;1on

of ptJ.rC.6'.I'O.ph 6, in tbQ beliof tbnt. ~ exoopUon WQ.8 .just.ifie.\~ .in, view ot the

provisions of po.raero.phs 4 and 5; p~~ph 4, in pc.rtioular, provided toot , , " . "

nn llDonCloentwoUld' enter' !rito' force' upOn oooepte.noo . b~: two.:,;,th1rde of the Stlltes Pl"nieo, whioh in hie viow oonstitutod tl Cuaronto~~'" ~ ..'.".,

. '. \ .' '. '" " .... .. ni'jwowr,. sino'e" pa.:r."o.Bre.prui·4 ond 5 hn.4 boon de'lated," liis dblCi'[{tl.tion oould

. ,

no 10llB'Cr support"plll.'V..e;t'Ilph 6, and would also voto~t 11.rHo1e 21 ns'

e. whole.

Mr. IlERBEIl (FOd~roJ.' RepubliO ,~r Gel'tlO.l1y) fc.voured the retention ot pa:J:'86'.t'O.ph' 6~ ~t first si8'ht tho p~o.ph eiGht o.ppoa.r to e1ve cooso for

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oonoern, but what was involvod was Il justifioation of tho uniforc o.ppliontion

. ot the now &lounte.

,As the t1borian roprasc;mtnt.:f.vo' Md so.id, the Gituntion was perlw.l's • • :.: ': ,. '. '\"". .' • I ,to • • •

tho.orotioll11y different n.tter the dolotion of PD.rl'.\Ct'O.phs tj Ill'ld 5. nQ assoointed: hiosol.f with the eoononi'o' and 'pol! tioal orauoonts put forwo.rd by

the Netherlnnds lj"$presenifo.t:1ye.

Shlo~ no pr.o.visio~ equivnlent to~.ph G bod been warted in the .... , ••••• , .... ,..:. • ~ ~ ,"'N ,,~~ .... ';:., "" ~ .':, , .. ,." • \~

1968 ~tocol to t~ 1924 noeue Rules it bad boen necessary instead to inolude .. • • • .• ,. '" • • , . '" ." • " ~, •. .o , ... • .... • ~ ,.. .., '.. ' '. " ' " • ' '''

a. olause reenrdinc the effect of denunciation of the 1924 lInGUe Rules, as ... , - '. . ,. -" .~" ,~ . , .

'between tho Parties to the 1968 Protoool. If tho Conforence did riot inolude , '," " l ,(

p~~Ph p in the new Oonvention it would have to envisa60 that a fUture

rovision conferonoe would haw to p~vide for a denunciation olause s:lnilo.r to

the one oont~ed in the 1968 Protocol.

Mr. SEIDl1m' (Aleerio.) rocrottocl that p~c\phB 4 and 5 had boon dolGtod.

It would havo b~on pocaiblc toarrivo ::lot a oora ,Positive result ,if the

statenent by tho Swedish dclo~~ion could he.vo be~n ncdo t~o subjoct of 0.

;>ropoac.l o.nd put to tho ,rote. ,1,: '

Hith ret7J.rd to pr.roarc;ph 6 of Artiole 21, hiB dolo[,'ntj,Ql.l 6{J1'eod with the

Frenoh dolecct!on thct tho ~.racraph o.a 1t ot?od wns frankly ~oeptablo, 1 .1 ,

sinco U cnlled in qUGstion tho aovoroienty of Stt.\tea. ITe proposed tho.t the

pc.rtcraph should 'be wordecl ao followsl "Mtor entr;y into force of on

l'.l.lOndIlent, suoh 0.11 c.t'lGndoont shall bo Ilpplioc.blo to tho Party whioh ho.o not

l.l.ooepted it only nftar ito express ooooptonoo by toot Party".

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'l'he PBBSIDEtfl' BSkod. the POlish representative if he oaintained. bie

request 'for a roll-oall vote on pnraeraph 6. " '

Mr. 'VOHAtT (Poland) replied that the 1naortion of auoh n p:r')vision in

the Oonvention would set a totlllly Ul'lMoeptable precedent. 'The point' vas

80 iop'ortant that he OUSt1na18t on a roll-oo.llvote.

A roll oSoP IQte DI! p.ooord.i.pcll taken on tM Proposal to delete

~ 6 of 4rt:J.ole 21. "

I:faD.ng been mD bz lot by tue P~IDElf.L', the N9therlMds were oo.llGsl ", ..

upon to ypte fyat. The result of the vote was 9:3 folloWB.

In fp.vol\£1 Poland, S!nanpore, Spain, Sri Larlko., ThAiland,

Trinidad and Tobaao, Tunisia, Turkey, USSR, Yueoslavia,

JJ.gerio., Cuba, Et~t, Pronoa, Geman Deoooratio RePubl1o,

Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan; Liberia.

Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Un1ted ICi.nBdoo, United S,tates,

.lI.rgentinn, DelSiuo. Chile, Denca:rk, Finland,

Federal Republio of Ge1'tla.1l1', Ireland, Japan, Australia. , . I" • "\', •

, l\bs]swti2!l1INew Zealand, 'Switzerland, . .l..ustr1a., Oa.J:l:llda, Italy, DmzU.

T"liere were 22 tot,s' tD favour 91' the pr2poep.l to qol,te pQC!'A8'l;aph 2,

14 p.ea.iQpt eng 6 ~b§tmtione. Not huinB r02eind tSi '£29~re4'two-tbirds 00,101'1% the proposg.l Ute deolmd re,1eo11ed.

The SECr~ARY-GEN!aU~,' at the request of the representative of tho USSR,

explainod thnt the ootion to delete paroeraph 6 hnving fo.11od, the next

proposal to be considered was tho ooendn.ent put forward by Algerin. Atter

that, the po.ra.gra.ph, aoended or not "as the case nicbt be, would be euboitted

tor adopt1~n by the Conferenoe.

Mr. llENDJENN.b. (Aleerin) SUGBGstad thefollow!ng wording for the

aoendoent of pnraeraph 6a "l..fter the entry into force of an aoendDont,

that aDendIlent shall not be applicable to a Pert)" that has not acoepted it,

tmtll it has be$n expressly accepted. by thnt l'o.rty.'1

Mr. MONTD3Jlro (Cuba) seoonded the proposal.

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The l)RmIDOO oalled for- a iote on the ooGndr:lent., pl'Opo8Qd b7 1~6C'.1 ...

There YGl:e 18 yates in fo.vour of the @2ndnont. l~ 'Btmtnst, gnd 2 Qbstil;l~.t9W· '" " N~,t.biXWtPRf?~ 'Ul, ,l:.'Ui 1&i5:il»mi' Pg.~2*~Ui tbi QR2ngpent wue pot gdopt9g.

At the request of Mr. DJ/"VlJ) (USSR), a roll-coll vote was t?k.~~ ~n,'

parncraph 6 as it stood. . , '~ .. '

&.v;Wg been drnm by loj; PI the rnESIDENT I J ordg.n WAS osw..o&, y.p01l tQ 1

Toto first. Tho repul t of th?, :f0te W(\S, Qa follow~: ~,(. .~" " • >.'

, '.

fll fWoU£: Notherle.nds, NoI'WC'..y, Spain, S1r(eden, Unit€ld KincdoD, ;" '. " '.' .

United States, .t..rcentina, l.uatrnlio., DelgiUtl, Chile, . .' I

. '" DenI::vlrk., J'1n1and, Fedemlltept'tblio of Ge~,

, ' IrolarlEl" Japan. '

. Jordan, . Libarin, PolMd, Sincnpore, Sri Lauka, Tl1ailand,

Trinidad and Tobaeo, Tunisia, Turkey, USSR, Y1l8OslAvia,

.Altjeria t Cuba, E6YPt, Franoe. Gsman'1)enooratio 'llepublio',

~hana, 'Greeoe, India, Indonesia, Iron •

.lJ)etenti';lli~ New Zealand, Switzerlo.nd, Austria, 13raz,~l, Dulca.;ria t

Canada, Italy.

'nWFe weN 15 votOD W favour' of Artiole 21. l(aetg'p.ph 8. ?l tl{)O.in@.l,

&14 6 ~b@tention~ Not' hAvipB recelved the *99ui9it9' two-thirds oo.30r,tx. . , , ;

pafllGraph 6 was deolo.rW re.1eotod.

Pa;r9fT9Pb 7

.. The j?liESIDENT -callod for a. veto en p~ph ,7 of Artiole 21'. .

, !;:tiole 21, p~nern£h i ~a.s ado.ptei1_.~ yoteS' ,.1.p, .~r..vCUr. D,9necJm.inat ondi . abstention). . , -- -

The PRESIDENT oalled for ll. vote on I~iole 21 as a whole,. as it now stood. • .' .'. ~ l' ••

A;..ticle ?lpG' f.l. whole us adopted (,2 yotsm in favour, 2 ~ffi1nst. OOg 10 nbstenj;ioQs).

It,rUcle 22 - DepQsitaq (Lm/CONF.5/C.;/1/1"dd.l) , 'I .

The PHESIDENT oalled for 0. vo'te on llXtiole '22. >

l.rticlq ~g wag P.dWrGd '4~ yotes in favour. noAp MC;lrwt • p.ng 00 abej;eJl!eions). '.

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Mi~l, 2, - Lpp~'I.'" (UXt/e,ONl, 5/e. ,/l/t.dd.l) . The PRIi1Bn>I!I1'l' oalled for a vote. on Lrtiole 23. , ..

,,~.- ~_, •• _.,.. ,..... • •• ,' ••• < ••• , _..... 4 '.

,,~:".JG1g18 23 We Mgptt4 (40 ,lI9t @. in 4jroure··PQR,·Aq,'ppt,·. po

abG •• WlI)· , . ...

The Pm!lSI:DUf.l' proposed tho.t the Conference npprove 'the TestiDoniuo of

tMQ.<?nv9.*l~j,QJl'.· ~..: , ... :.:..... : ' ". .., ..

The TestiponiUP WAS p.dODted, 1JMl!1??R!lz •. ' , . ~ ,

The PRESID.EN'l' oal1edfor 0. vote' on the Conven~1on a.s 0. wbole, aD 8Oended.

The COPY9lGiRA 9P L&F!~tJUo; 2{ w,Q)?UUx for.l1S'Us' Clo1PI WAS Wtes

bz the QollfQjIiM99 (34 mtil .~ &:Iyour. ll2M 969'9'$' pu 6 abBtmt~9PS).

Mr. YMU.GI . (Japan) expl~d ~s delegation's reaSQllS for ,vot!Jl8 in , , ,

fAVOur of adoption of the Convention, despite its feJ.lin8a. Those fnil1:ngs

were, f~t. ~e d1sa.ppoint~ fo~ation of .Artiole 4, pnrtioularly in its o • • \

treatIJent of gross negl.i.B'fmoe" s~oo~, the un8atislpQ,tory tl1.ra.iLun figure

for the lioitation of liability in rogard to sooll ships partioulnr1n th1rdly.

the 4doption ot the 1969 cethod of ooloula.t1n3.torm.a.ee measu.re.uent,·the effeot

of whioh would be to oover ships exoepted under the 1969 Convention. W))ere A

oonstruotion plan was ollowed foroea.sureoent pu:rpoees, o.otual tOl'lDage night

be verr different andcU.ffioulties would arise in the oouris. Ire oleo noted , -

that insuffioient tiDe had been given for discussion of t.he fQ~ation ot Artiole '(0) eu.bmtted by'Swedenand adopted, ~ it )fas '~ot~s ole~ f.\8 1t

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nisbt be. Ilis deleaation interpreted the provisions as not precluding the

possibility that ola.1Ils .in reepeot of d.o.oo.B'oo oaused by nuclear tuel 'o:t

ra.dJ.oaotive productsorra.d.1oe.otive wastes carried by ordiri8.17 tre.d:1tionnl

$ips might be exoluded froo the ll.p;t)lioation of the .ConventiQn., Nonetholess, , , , , . l '. ,

the' C~nvont1on had J!I~ ::,~'t nnd o~naed i teel! to his' deieGc.t10.~1 fir~t ~ ,to':: . tho SI1bstont:1D.l inore, _.0 in tho lir.dtntion of liability, partioularly- as

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passenger olnius were seporntely provided for, seoondly,' because ot the ohange

of Unit. ot, ~co~unt to SDRJ ond .. t!JirdlY',- boo.a.\ll1!e l4tb i:t .. -Q~c.;rer wo:r.'ding it

1'Gsolvod c.n.ny of the, prr..ot1oe.l probleos oat with in :lIJ;plooont.1ng the

1951 Convention. . . Mr. ItIDNTllBINO (Cuba) Wiahe.d. it to be noted ,tho.t ~ ,c1~leea.t1on~B

partioipation .in the Oonferanoe and. vote .in favour ot the o.dopt10n of the

Convention should not, be interpreted to Donn that his Governoont Wild' in nny , .

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war agroe.t.lll6. to aD1' deroaation troll the principle of full ir:Iwni 'by for

Btnte-owned shipe ~ in oomoro:Lnl a.otivity.

In his deleant10n r 8 view, such ships ohould not be 11o.blG to

prooeoc11nstJ1n the oourts ~. 'a.nother StAte, except in QOoordaDoe with the

tams ot bilatElml Ggt'eEltlenta.

Ms .. DUJot (Sweden) explOoined tMt her delego.tion hD.d voted fu'1: the

Convention al tbouah it h8.d o.bato.ined 1'rorl vot1na' on Artioles 6 and 21.

" Tho pur,poses of Co syeteo. of 110i tat ton of 11c.bi11 ty ware to prOteot

persons C8flinst losses too oataS'trophic to insure nt rea.sonable preoi:uorJ,

ond to gu.o.1'O.Jltee ,that oonpenso.tion would in fa.ot be Covc.i1o.ble to ola.1rJonts.

Tho retention of a. viablo systoo, wl)rldwide ond. applicable in !,lTinoiplo, to.

ovor:r kind of olnirl oalled for 0. substantial inoronso over 1957 Convention

ra.teo· end also for proviSions relating to a.djustoent of the newllDOunts on

aoOO1.Ult at O~s in conotary values. While her dGlego.t!on did not oonsider

tho new Convention wholly ea.tisfaotor,y, it reenrded it a.s a arent ioprovaoont

on the existing rsBine. l.ooord1:ngly, her delegation hopod toot tho Oonvention

would soon be put into affoot and with tha.t in IJ.'l.n.e. I'M voted for it. , .

Mr. SELVIG (No7:Wo.y) sa.1d tha.t the breadth of' support given to tho W?rk

of the Conferenoe S'Ul.roOsted toot the now Convention would be a via.blo .

instruoent and help solve in~er.nationa+ shipp~ problGC8 bottor than the

existing syateo. It representod n ooneid.emble 1l1provooent on tho 1957 Convont1on, notwithstanding its ehortoollinB'a. Those were tllnt lillits of

11o.bilit,. flhould be higber, on the prinoiple toot liability should be

insurnble a.t reasonable rates within oarket oOopacity; the l.l.r1'O.l'lgGOents for

ships of 500 tons or loas and the lirlits app11oll.ble in the lowor tollI\£l.C'O Z'MB'Gs

were unsatistactor.rr non-noritioe interest wnu not ndequntely provided for.

Those were difficulties whioh would have to be fOooed nt ll. lOoter stnge but wore

not woichty enoUBh to prevent his c1oleGation frOD votine III favour of the

ll.doption of a long ovordue roplaoeuont for the 1957 Convontion.

Mr. NADA (Eaypt) rooll.lled the.t his dolo6lltion had stated its objeotion

to the provisions on oloiDs for dnoo.cre to harbour works, oto. lie did not

o.{)Z'ae to the dop£l.rtura froD the 1957 solution in toot re[;O.1'd. Ilis delaea.tion

had not particlpll.tod in tho vctinl: for tho acbption of the Convention ll.S r.

wholo, booll.use 1t believed toot the provisions of tho nE)W Convention woiehed

hoavily in favour of shipowners. I:owever, the Convention would be sorioualy"

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oono1dGrod b1 tbe ocq>etent .ohtbc>1'1t1oB !.n' F~t, wbioh 'WOuld dotondzw, in

the l1sht of their oonsidera.tlon, whether or l10t to ac,oept (\i1d" oooede to the

new ConvonUon.

Mr. DllBSli&1!'. (tJJdtOd States) UiPt'esse4roeret ;:at . .;b:I.a de1eaat.t.1I)ll.'1!l nead to

nbstoin !':ron the 'VOto on n Convention, the ten' ;l).t., wh10h we . .in' i::la.nt. ~ , ~

au,par~or . to that oontained in ex1Bt1n8 Un1 tQd States J.os1s4t1~.: ~od,

his Goyel."Zll:lent woultt bo able, to .bo.uef.t t b.'oo the :tt9~k done,~, London, • • " • "'tI ,}',.. j ••

IIowovor, the l1o.its set in J..rt1ole 6 WON far too low, c.nd not suffioient

acoount lw1 been token of Il ooncept or: oomeroiaJ. insurobil1ty whioh' md befln " ' "(' ,

the dollinant prinoipl0 in the propnra.tions for the Conferenoe.'· niB deleention

re6(l.rded' ~ raotors 1lB' be.i:ng OIlteriol defioiencies whi~h wouid prove I short­

siGhted 1n the 10J:l{r :run •. Tb,PllESIDEllT, while 1"OooqN.ziJllr toot 'U,le new Convention, like (1).1 such

instruoents z.·EUJ~l:tilla tro~ t\ o0t:Prooi.se of .oQn£l1ot1xl6 viGUS, \(Il.s not perfeot,

felt ,that ~t wo.s Co oottor for QoIJGt'O.tula.tion that thQ C9nf'e~oo had 'achieved ,. '

j,ts obJootive w.ilth a 6ener"..J.lyaoq9pt~ble 1nstrupent. , :I'hat it ho.d done so wns , \. I • •

dUG to, '\ oor.ibillAt:lo~ of ~lorlp!lity, oapo.o:lty for hard work, Md.; l?odwi~~ on

the part of nll delecations. IIa ooncrntulated nll delego.t:lono for their

~O-OpOl'."fl.t1on and spirit of oooprooise.' . '., \ , .1.:,,1:

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