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United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

(Geneva, 24 February — 27 April 1958)

Volume VI: Fourth Committee Continental Shelf)

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Introductory Note View PDF file
Contents View PDF file
Index to documents of the Second Committee View PDF file
Officers of the Committee View PDF file
 
Summary records of plenary meetings
1st meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 26 February 1958, at 4.55 p.m.  
  Election of the Chairman  
2nd meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 28 February 1958, at 4.30 p.m.  
  Election of the Vice-Chairman  
  Election of the Rapporteur  
3rd meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 3 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Organization of the work of the Committee  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159)  
    General debate:  
    Statement by Mr. Gros (France)  
4th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 4 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Ruiz Moreno (Argentina), Mr. Sole Union South Africa), Mr. Ghil (Sweden), U Mya Sein (Burma), Miss Gutteridge (United Kingdom), Mr. Kwei (China), Mr. Carl Stabel (Norway), Mr. Carbajal (Uruguay) and Mr. Rubio (Panama)  
5th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 7 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (article 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Krispis (Greece), Mr. Mouton (Netherlands) and the Marquis de Miraflores (Spain)  
6th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 10 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Pfeiffer (Federal Republic of Germany), Mr. Arreglado (Philippines) and Mr. Cacciapuoti (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)  
7th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 11 March 1958, at 11.00 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Alvarez Aybar (Dominican Republic), Mr. Caicedo Castilla (Colombia), Mr. Letts (Peru) and Mr. Quarshie (Ghana)  
8th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 12 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Nikolic (Yugoslavia), Mr. Jhirad (India), Mr. Lutem (Turkey), Mr. Taaning (Denmark), Mr. Kanakaratne (Ceylon), Mr. Naficy (Iran) and Mr. Baz (Lebanon)  
9th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 13 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Tsuruoka (Japan), Mr. Gomez Robledo (Mexico), Mr. Ferreira Bossa (Portugal), Mr. Barros Franco (Chile), Mr. Gabrielli (Italy), Mr. Rosenne (Israel) and Mr. de la Pradelle (Monaco)  
10th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 14 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Samad (Pakistan), Miss Whiteman (United States of America), Mr. Molodtsov (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics), Mr. Carmona (Venezuela), Mr. Douik (Tunis) and Mr. Gros (France)  
11th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 17 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Zaorski (Poland), Mr. Belinsky (Bulgaria), Mr. Lee (Republic of Korea), Mr. Buu-Kinh (Republic of Viet-Nam), Mr. Lima (El Salvador), Mr. Garcia Amador (Cuba) and Mr. Osman (Indonesia)  
12th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 19 March 1958, at 10.50 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 67 to 73) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (concluded) :  
    Statements by Mr. Gomez Robledo (Mexico), Mr. Gohar (United Arab Republic), Mr. Jonsson (Iceland), Mr. Bailey (Australia), Mr. O'Sullivan (Ireland), Mr. Carty (Canada) and Mr. Munch (Federal Republic of Germany)  
13th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 20 March 1958, at 10.50 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 67  
14th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 20 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 67 (continued)  
15th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 21 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Title of section III (articles 67 to 73)  
    Article 67 (continued)  
16th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 21 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 67 (continued)  
17th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 24 March 1958, at 10 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 67 (continued)  
18th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 24 March 1958, at 3.20 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 67 (continued)  
    Article 68  
19th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 25 March 1958, at 10.15 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 67 (concluded)  
    Article 68 (continued)  
20th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 26 March 1958, at 10.15 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 68 (continued)  
21st meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 26 March 1958, at 3.25 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 68 (continued)  
22nd meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 27 March 1958, at 3.30 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 68 (continued)  
23rd meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 28 March 1958, at 10.25 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 68 (continued)  
24th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 28 March 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 68 (continued)  
25th meeting View PDF file
  Saturday, 29 March 1958, at 10.50 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 68 (continued)  
    Article 69  
    Statement by the Secretary-General  
26th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 31 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 68 (concluded)  
    Additional article proposed by Cuba  
    Article 69 (continued)  
27th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 1 April 1958, at 10.30 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 69 (concluded)  
    Article 70  
28th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 1 April 1958, at 3.25 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 71  
29th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 2 April 1958, at 3.20 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 71 (continued)  
30th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 3 April 1958, at 9.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 71 (continued)  
31st meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 8 April 1958, at 10.40 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 71 (concluded)  
    Article 72  
32nd meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 9 April 1958, at 10.20 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 72 (continued)  
33rd meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 9 April 1958, at 8.30 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 72 (concluded)  
34th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 10 April 1958, at 10.25 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 73  
35th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 10 April 1958, at 3.10 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 73 (concluded)  
36th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 11 April 1958, at 2.45 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (concluded)  
    Proposal for an additional article on fisheries above the continental shelf  
      Establishment of a drafting committee  
37th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 15 April 1958, at 10.55 a.m.  
  Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the work of the Committee  
38th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 16 April 1958, at 8.50 p.m.  
  Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the work of the Committee (concluded)  
39th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 17 April 1958, at 3.30 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft final clauses  
40th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 17 April 1958, at 8.45 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft final clauses (continued)  
41st meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 18 April 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft final clauses (concluded)  
    Consideration of the report of the drafting committee set up at the 36th meeting  
42nd meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 18 April 1958, at 5.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft report of the Committee  
   
Annexes View PDF file
Symbol Title
A/CONF.13/C.4/L.1
– L.16
Proposals submitted by States View PDF file
A/CONF.13/C.4/L.19
– L.36
Proposals submitted by States View PDF file
A/CONF.13/C.4/L.39
– L.62
Proposals submitted by States View PDF file
A/CONF.13/C.4/L.12, annex

Text of the articles adopted by the Third Committee and text of the draft resolutions adopted by the Third Committee

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