Codification Division Publications: Diplomatic Conferences

United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

(Geneva, 24 February — 27 April 1958)

Volume VI: Fourth Committee Continental Shelf)

Table of Contents
Complete PDF
Cover
Introductory Note
Contents
Index to documents of the Second Committee
Officers of the Committee

Summary records of plenary meetings
1st meeting
	Wednesday, 26 February 1958, at 4.55 p.m.
	Election of the Chairman
2nd meeting
	Friday, 28 February 1958, at 4.30 p.m.
	Election of the Vice-Chairman
	Election of the Rapporteur
3rd meeting
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Thursday, 17 April 1958, at 3.30 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft final clauses
40th meeting
	Thursday, 17 April 1958, at 8.45 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft final clauses (continued)
41st meeting
	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
	Friday, 18 April 1958, at 5.15 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft report of the Committee

Annexes
Symbol	Title
A/CONF.13/C.4/L.1 – L.16	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/C.4/L.19 – L.36	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/C.4/L.39 – L.62	Proposals submitted by States
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