LAW OF SEA

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CIA-RDP08C01297R000800230011-9
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RIFPUB
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U
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2
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December 27, 2016
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October 3, 2012
Sequence Number: 
11
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Publication Date: 
March 19, 1960
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CABLE
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Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/11/27: CIA-RDP08001297R000800230011-9 INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 39 Action ULS FROM: GENEVA Info SS SP LAS TO: Secretary of State NO: 136o, MARCH 19. LAW OF SEA. INR SB PLENARY MEETING MORNING MARCH 18: AF ARA CONFERENCE CONSIDERED MEXICAN PROPOSAL REPORTED OUR 1351 . EUR MEXICAN PROPOSAL AMEND RULE 20 TO PROVIDE SECRETARIAT CHARGE FE DRAWING UP LIST OF SPEAKERS INSTEAD OF PRESIDENT ADOPTED OVER DEA OBJECT ION US AND UK BY VOTE 45-1 0(US )-20 . UN IMPORTANT EXCEPT TO AS SLAP AT PRES I DENT . MEXICAN PROPOSAL AMEND RULE 41 BY DELETING SECOND SENTENCE SUPPORTED BY US AND ADOPTED 72 (US)-o-2. UFW USIA DCL IRC CIA .0SD NAVY Control: Rec'd: 13536 MARCH 19, 1 960 5:09 AM RNR MEXICAN AMENDMENTS RULE 49, EXCLUDING RULE 38(2) FROM APPLI- CATION RULE 149 WHICH SHUTS OFF DEBATE AND REQUIRING TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR RECONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE ADOPTED OVER OBJECTION US BY VOTES 36-23(US)-14 AND 41-30(US)-7, RESRECTIVELY. DURING CONSIDERATION VOTING MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR RECONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE COREA (CEYLON) AND TUNKIN (USSR) SUPPORTED,MEXICAN PROPOSAL; FITZMAURICE (UK) AND DREW (CANADA) JOINED US IN ORPOSfNG US, SUGGESTED WITHDRAWAL MEXICAN PROPOSAL AMEND RULE 54 TO PROVIDE FOR VERBATIM RECORDS MEETINGS COMMITTEE OF WHOLE AND PLENARY ON GROUNDS INFORMATION FROM SYGTHAT NEITHER FUNDS NOR REPORTING PERSONNEL AVAILABLE. PROPOSED AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY MEXICO FOLLOWING UNDERSTANDING WITH SECRETARY-- GENERAL- THAT SUFFICIENT TIME FOR CORRECTION OF SUMMARY RECORDS BE PERMITTED'. GARCIA-ROBLES (MEXICO) INDICATED DELEGATION' MAY WISH MAKE FURTHER PROPOSAL ON SUBJECT VERBATIM RECORDS LATER IN CONFERENCE. PLENARY MEETING AFTERNOON MARCH 18: CONFERENCE ?17177",71-1_ ?Ai UN LESS "UNCLASSIFIED" REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS PROHIBITED. Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/11/27: CIA-RDP08001297R000800230011-9 Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/11/27: CIA-RDP08001297R000800230011-9 UNCLASS IF IED -2-1360, MARCH 19, FROM GENEVA CONFERENCE ELECTED THE FOLLOWING STATES VICE-PRESIDENTS W I THOUT OBJECTION: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, CANADA, CHINA, FRANCE, GHANA. GUATEMALA, ITALY, IRAN, MEXICO, NORWAY, POLAND, SW I TZER- LAND, USSR, UAR, UK, USA. PRESIDENT PROPOSED FOLLOWING COMPOSITION CREDENTIALS. COMMITTEE: BRAZIL, CHILE, FRANCE, GREECE, INDONESIA, LIBERIA, SUDAN, USSR, US . PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL ACCEPTED WITHOUT OBJECT ION . PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED FIRST MEETING COMMITTEE OF WHOLE MORNING MARCH 21 . SIGNED DEAN. RV/23 V I LLARD UNCLASS IF I ED Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/11/27: CIA-RDP08001297R000800230011-9