United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
(Geneva, 24 February — 27 April 1958)
Volume II: Plenary Meetings, Summary records of meetings and Annexes
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| Cover | |
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| Contents | |
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| Index of documents relating to the General Committee and to the plenary meetings | |
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| Resolution 1105 (XI) of the General Assembly of the United Nations convening the Conference | |
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| List of delegations | |
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| Officers of the Conference and its committees | |||
| Secretariat of the Conference | |||
| Agenda | |
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| Rules of procedure | |
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| Summary records of plenary meetings | |||
| 1st plenary meeting | |
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| Monday, 24 February 1958, at 3 p.m. | |||
| Opening of the Conference | |||
| Question of the representation of China | |||
| Election of the President | |||
| Adoption of the agenda | |||
| Adoption of the rules of procedure | |||
| 2nd plenary meeting | |
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| Tuesday, 25 February 1958, at 3 p.m. | |||
| Appointment of a Credentials Committee | |||
| Adoption of the rules of procedure (concluded) | |||
| 3rd plenary meeting | |
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| Wednesday, 26 February 1958, at 4 p.m. | |||
| Convening of the main committees | |||
| Election of Vice-Presidents | |||
| Organization of work | |||
| 4th plenary meeting | |
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| Friday, 28 February 1958, at 10.45 a.m. | |||
| Organization of work (continued) | |||
| 5th plenary meeting | |
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| Tuesday, 18 March 1958, at 10.30 a.m. | |||
| Note verbale addressed to the President of the Conference by the Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
| 6th plenary meeting | |
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| Monday, 14 April 1958, at 3 p.m. | |||
| Report by the General Committee on the progress of the work of the Conference and on the appointment of the Drafting Committee | |||
| 7th plenary meeting | |
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| Monday, 21 April 1958, at 10.15 a.m. | |||
| Consideration of proposals concerning the settlement of disputes | |||
| 8th plenary meeting | |
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| Tuesday, 22 April 1958, at 10 a.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee | |||
| 9th plenary meeting | |
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| Tuesday, 22 April 1958, at 3 p.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee (continued) | |||
| 10th plenary meeting | |
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| Wednesday, 23 April 1958, at 10.15 a.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Second Committee | |||
| 11th plenary meeting | |
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| Wednesday, 23 April 1958, at 3.15 p.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Second Committee (continued) | |||
| 12th plenary meeting | |
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| Thursday, 24 April 1958, at 3 p.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Fifth Committee | |||
| Consideration of the recommendations adopted by the General Committee concerning the procedure to be followed in dealing with the articles relating to the breadth of the territorial sea and the contiguous zone | |||
| 13th plenary meeting | |
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| Friday, 25 April 1958, at 10.15 a.m. | |||
| Fourth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: proposals regarding the judicial settlement of disputes | |||
| 14th plenary meeting | |
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| Friday, 25 April 1958, at 2.45 p.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part I: articles 3 and 66) and of proposals relating to articles 3 and 66 | |||
| 15th plenary meeting | |
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| Friday, 25 April 1958, at 8.50 p.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part I: articles 3 and 66) and of proposals relating to articles 3 and 66 (continued) | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Third Committee | |||
| 16th plenary meeting | |
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| Saturday, 26 April 1958, at 10.30 a.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Third Committee (continued) | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Credentials Committee | |||
| 17th plenary meeting | |
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| Saturday, 26 April 1958, at 3 p.m. | |||
| Sixth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: final clauses | |||
| Eighth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: judicial settlement of disputes | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee (continued) | |||
| 18th plenary meeting | |
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| Saturday, 26 April 1958, at 8.30 p.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee (concluded) | |||
| Adoption of the Convention on the Continental Shelf | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Third Committee (concluded) | |||
| Adoption of the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas | |||
| Consideration of the report of the Second Committee (concluded) | |||
| Adoption of the Convention of the High Seas | |||
| 19th plenary meeting | |
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| Sunday, 27 April 1958, at 11.30 a.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part II: articles 1, 2 and 4 to 25) | |||
| 20th plenary meeting | |
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| Sunday, 27 April 1958, at 3.30 p.m. | |||
| Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part II: articles 1, 2 and 4 to 25) (concluded) | |||
| Adoption of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone | |||
| 21st plenary meeting | |
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| Sunday, 27 April 1958, at 10.10 p.m. | |||
| Statements by the representatives of Guatemala, Mexico and the United Kingdom | |||
| Proposals for the convening of a new United Nations conference on the law of the sea | |||
| Tribute to the International Law Commission : proposal by Colombia | |||
| Closure of the Conference | |||
| Annexes | |||
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| A/CONF.13/L.2 | First report of the General Committee: organization of the work of the Conference | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.4 | Note verbale dated 7 March 1958 addressed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the President of the Conference | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.8 | Second report of the General Committee: measures for expediting the work of the Conference | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.10 | Periodic reconvening of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea: letter dated 16 April 1958 addressed by the Chairman of the Delegation of Peru to the President of the Conference | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.11 | Report of the Fifth Committee | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.12 | Report of the Fourth Committee | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.13 | First report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles and final clauses adopted by the Fourth Committee (A/CONF.13/L.12) | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.14 | Yugoslavia: amendment to article 67 as adopted by the Fourth Committee (A/CONF.13/L.12) | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.15 | Yugoslavia: amendment to article 72 as adopted by the Fourth Committee (A/CONF.13/L.12) | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.16 | Canada: amendment to the recommendations of the Fourth Committee Concerning final clauses (A/CONF.13/L.12) | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.17 | Report of the Second Committee | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.19 | Second report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles and draft resolutions adopted by the Second Committee | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.21 | Report of the Third Committee | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.22 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: amendment to article 55 as adopted by the Third Committee (A/CONF.13/L.21) | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.24 | Fourth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: proposals regarding the judicial settlement of disputes | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.25 | Convening of a second United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.26 | Fifth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles and draft resolutions adopted by the Third Committee | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.27 | Union of South Africa: draft resolution | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.28/Rev.1 | Report of the First Committee | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.29 | United States of America: proposal | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.30 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: proposal | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.31 | United States of America: proposal | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.32 | Sixth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: final clauses | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.33 | Cuba: proposal | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.34 | Burma, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Republic and Venezuela: proposal | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.37 | Seventh report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: convention on the high seas | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.40 | Eighth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: judicial settlement of disputes | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.45 | Ninth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources of the high seas | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.47 | Tenth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles1, 2 and 4 to 25 adopted by the First Committee | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.49 | Australia, Canada, Ceylon and Ghana: draft resolution | ||
| A/CONF.13/L.50 | Statement by the Chairmen of the delegations of Chile, Peru and Ecuador | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.52 | Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.53 | Convention on the High Seas | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.54 | Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.55 | Convention on the Continental Shelf | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.56 | Resolutions adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.57 | Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes | |
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| A/CONF.13/L.58 | Final act of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea | ||