8
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.. ':.G:..:tmt. IT.JI-l 26 - COnSmTI:U..TIOlJ OF DI1.'JiT IllTJi)ItN.::..TI()!~AL COl'TV1!lfl'ION ON LI!·IIT:,':lIOll OF LL'J3IIn'Y r.x:m M.:.....lITD,m: CLll.INS (rm/COllE'.5/4; LE'G/cmr:r .5/c .1i:IP. 65 o.nd WP .82) (oontinued)
~j.2.l~~ R.~!l:!lus.i..2.r~.\8:.Jj;~~"&OJlt...£i~ll£.U.ol.p_ 6 - TIlo a.wlQSsl.J.Wtg \oontinuod
Tho CE1D:iI'Il.l'1 rooc.llod toot Cot ito l»:'OViOUD ooetina the CODDittee ho.d
voted on the queotion of adoptinG e reso~tion ol~uoo nuthoriz~ Stntes to
oxoludo olo.:S.ns in respoot of dtInr:l.Go to harbour works. Tho.t propoao.l hnd
boon apl)rOved, but not by tho two-thi:rx1s rojor1ty required undor the Hules
of Prooodure of tho Conforenoo. In tho intorvcl, oonsul to.tione had boem
hold for tho PU'l?ODO of findinc a ootlproniae solution llOooptnhle to tho
~teat l,)oesiblo nur.ibor of dolocntions, end two ProDoao.ls ho.Cl. now boan
£:renee! - ono by tho. rQDrQsontet1vo of No~ and tho other by the ~,PrOsemtntivo
of the Unitod Kinr.:;dou.
She thorofore O'U&..,,""Ostod toot tho euthorD of thoBo proPOao.1D ohould be
caked to oubn!t than, 1m inCJ.oc.t1va voto would them bo taken on tho two
l,)roDosnla tocothor with tho propooci J,."Ut forwt'.:rd tho l,):rovious (l~. 1JJo.oh
c1olo/3'C'.tion oould of ocurso Give ita views on eo.oh of the propoan1s, whioh
would not be nutUDlly exolU£!ive. 14'ter the three indioo.t!vo votea. c:.
definitive vote would bo tC'.l:on on the l,)ropol3c.l th..'\t heel reoeived tho wideet
SUl)port.
:.1 thoU&"1 tInt '\'lOulcl :~:oa.n dO.i:~nrt1na .f'ro;.1 tho previsions of tho llulos of
Prooodure, aho hopod that the 001':-:-11 ttoo ocu1(~ approve thnt oourso.
at'. lJ'IOInso (Ito.ly) conoiclorod tl1£'.t tho :;>roood:uro SUC'G'Osted by tho
ChairrJcn would involve tho risk of wocl~onincr tho position of those delel~tions
thnt questioned tho dosirnbility of a. rasorvntion olnuse, by oroo.t1nB
Civicion noone then: thoy ""oulel ce c.akod to OlJt either for tho Unitod lCinador.1
proposcl or for tho lTorwoGian p:roposaJ., both of whioh wore dooi/3lled to
bY-l,)nSD a. rODorvntion olo.une.
Tho proper cotion would bo to l)ut tho two propooo.lo to '~ho vote
tce:,'other, ond to eloterd.no whethor tho CO!:u:u. ttoe wo.s or wo.s not in fo.vour
of a. roservntion olnuoa. Tho elioouooione would be sido-trMkod if the
resorvation olcuse woro votod Uj?on \'T! thout ito first bo:lr~ C'.soort~nod
~lothor ~10 Corrdtteo wa.a in fcot in fcvour of tho very prinoiplo of 0.
rOBorva.tion.
v. 3 - IiF.G/C01~. 5/0 .l/Sll. 22
lrr. lil'.A:V'S;:"'Y (WE:n) e.ne..:l.."'!'BOd tho viows of the ItC'~1on ropraeontativo.
Tho prooeduro oua:;ootat'.. by tho ChcJ.r.:'..c.tl wo.c ono that r.id'lt load to oonf'usion,
wheroc:,Q tho Di tUll.ticn h...".t'.. ohc.n{30d vinoo tho llrovious day thClllcs to the
offorta oc.de to tincl C oO::1J,.1roniSQ solution booae. on tho rooo~ tion of eeoo
fom of Drionty for olcJ.r~o £~ clcJ"~""'O to harbour works. Tho CotlI:l!ttoo
nu.at not now lot sUp th..".t ~)oosibility of oonpr¢luso. One ot the two
propoools before the Conu ttoo OODO .£ro~l 0. dololJt'l.t!on which he.d voted in
fo.vour of 0. reaorvc.tion olnuoe D.t the previous ;.loetine. and toot indeed
ehawod ~lo.t 0. oonprooioo woo possiblo. The Soviot deloantion h~ no ~~kod
preforenoo fo~ either of the propoeclc.
l-tr. 1..z0UZ (Tunioin) c~so acroed ,dth tho Italian roprasonto.tivo. Tho
Cocci ttoo oust return to the question of ,.,hother or not it wishod to illOludo
a rooorvction olnuse, CJ.'lU to.ko o.n indioo.tivo voto. If tho voto was noaativo,
the propooc1 to inoludo 0 rooorvntion olauoe would bo olininntod c~d tho
Coo1i ttao would thon (,1'Q on to oonsiclor tho Un! ted IG.nGuon end Norwe6ic.n
l)roDooale.
I·b:'. Tl..I~ruu\1l. (Indonooio.) woe 1..'1. fc.vour of tho prooedure Dll6c;eotod by
tho ChC'...1r.'1..."'.1'l.
Hr. PHILIP (DotlOC'.rJ;) \1(1.0 o.lso in favour of toot :;?rooeduro, oapooio.lly
oinoo dolocctione o~poood to rooo~.tionD would bo nblo to voto in favour of
the Un! tad rCinc;t:Orl 1?rOl)QIJo.1 o.D well no i!'l favour of the Norwo(:iion ono.
Tho CIll...IRrl1J; oonfirr::.od thct tho.t wno oorroot, o.ntl. oo.l1oel for c vote on
hor proJ;loc."..l oonoorninc votinc :;roooc:uro.
111~g.j,? .. O.P~[L.£f1.Q12..t.9£lJ.g.8_v;.o.:t.9E..j,n.Javour-&-1_JlllQ:!!lat Mctl.Q.
~mtJ..onpl.
loire SELVIG (lJorwo.y) introcluood tho text tho.t hie doloaction wishod to
bo addod at tho and of p~ph 1 of the alternative text for l~iole 6. The text lmd been drc:f'ted to take o.oOOllllt of the fact tho.t the node of
v.saearment of tho ait't1D.tion with rODl,)eot to clot1ll6G oc.used to h.o:I:'bour works
~:l.ed oOllsidero.lly fr'JU ono oountry to another. Sona oountries oonsidered
that oll:'.:1::1s oriain« fran suoh tlr.no.C'o should bo Uiven pref'erontio.l troo.tnont,
M<.l othore tho.t they Mould be troo.toc1 on tho /3QllO footincr IlD all other
;vroporty oloJ.ns. Hie c!.oloco.tiol1 bolieved it i;:lPoosible to arrivo at £I,
LJG/crmr. 5/0.1/sn.22 -4-
unifiod aohl.tion n.p::,lion".:,la intortlL\tionc.l1y. 0nCO c. lio1to.tion fund ha.U.
0600 oonatitutou., it ::lhoulc.1 root ,'11th ocoh Stc.ta to dotor.-lino tho priority
to bo crc:nted to tho vn::ciouo ld.:nclm of prol'orty olcJ.r.::s, and tho proportion
of tho tuncl to bo c.llottot1 to en.oh ole.!.'1, 011 tho 'lmc'.orsto.nd1na' tha.t if
thero WCtro an 'UXl,l,)o.id 1X. .. .lculoo of personal ola.i!:.~a, ouoh olo.1ns shoulcl ho.vo
l>riority ovor pro~)()rty oluica of whc.tovor ld.nd. Thnt protootion for
porooool olrJ.na 'Wr'.O tho firDt C'..dvnntaco of tho NorwoGian over tha
Uni tod lCinaUoo Droj)ooo.l. ~'ho Dooond ne1:vnntaco woe toot the Norwoc:r.o.n
l>ropostU wns not of c. nanc"..c.tol.y nn.tu:ro o.lyl, ninoe it refro.inod frorl 0, pro
dolinitation of the r.l.lount to be eet a.s!do for olc.ir.lll in respoot of dt:l.r. ... "C'G
to .ha.:rbo'l.U;' wvrIte, it loft Stc.toa £roo to dotarnine tho 1,)roportion tho.t they
cloonad C'.:>pro:,;rio,'to. Lr.stIy, the a.oount pro;;oaed by 'the United Ianeuon
dolocrr.tion would rG1?rosant an oxooDoivaly hiGh poroe>ntnaa of c. lioitntiml
fund oot up for l)r01,)orty <1t;.lIl-.."'O oeucod ".:,y a. low tol'lr.\D.3O ship, for it could
c.':1ount to t:'.t.'I r:ru.oh a.e 50 ::.)or oent of tho funcl.
Lord DIPWCIC (Uni ted Ial1t.~on) introduooa. hie dolocro. tion t B proposed
cooncUJont to tho c.ltornc.t1vo toxt for 1~101e 6, whioh had just boon
distributod.
~lO ~roposol Dot tho wish for n oor~roniao Dolution tnkina o.ooount of
tho viows of dolo[;r.tions thc.t Q,tl.Ootiol1ocl tho c.ooirc.b111 ty of providina for
rooorvc.tiona or Ilrior1tioa. Tho j)ro~oocU we.D tho.t, in oo.aos whore thoro
woro 010.100 in rOO];loot of (1.a.r..lQ.CO to ho.rbour works, basins one:. ncvi(;'O,blo
wc.torwc.ya, woh olnioo ohctllu. lw..vo nbaoluto priority Uj) to e first sOl)Dont
of ::::100,000 o.nel ahould then r-...nk rc.tor.bl~~ ,'11th athol' ola.!013 for l\.ano.co to
proporty. lionoo, oloJ.1:1o for DoroonoJ. injury oould not (1)111 ovor into
thc.t first sOOJ,ont, but, c.s on offoot, tho lir.~to.tion D.'Jounta fixed fo'n suoh
ola.ins would be substal"ltic.lly increesod.
11. npooin.l problo.:.l crose in roopeot of low tC'l'lIlCl.(3'O ships whioh ni(3ht
11fvorthe1oso 00.000 oonsideroblo c'lo.rJt:l.eo in ralo.tioll to the to·tel size of the
fwld. That wo.a ,.,hy 0. lc.rcor proportie>n of the f'uncl had boon rGsorved for
olninll for c1(:'I.J.1O.(5e to hl'..:t'bour works, bc.sino C'Jld no,vicro.b1e wl1:terwavra in tho
00.00 of erl.'\ll ohi~)B.
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Tho ucluticn uub:,:i't'tGd to tho OO!Di ttoo in tllOOO taros l)UG.1."(\l'ltood c.saurod
and totcJ. oovor, t.nCo tho.t m\o C'.fC'.otor of oonaidoro::.>lo benofit, oOl)Gololly in
ovalUll.ti1l6 tho ooat of Inl'J'Ul;'O.'loG - thc.t c.dvo.nto.-.,"'O bain{s aho.wd, ino1dontolly,
by tho no~oa:Lon ~rolJoGCJ.. Purthorooro, 1 t ~e:ro1 ttod the elilt~bl10hc0nt of
Co unifom Qynten, throuO::wut tho DhippinG oornunity, and ~ aua:co.nt~ toot in
ovory ooso DQrt ,of tho tuna would bo c.vcilcblo for Qthor olaios and an and
to tho prr~tloe of aaok1uc tho trlbunc.l offorinQ tho beot odvontaBO, with
tho olOl".lant of unoortainty whioh that oJ.wc.yo c.d(led.
Tho Ur.J. too. ICin&-c.on cluloaction hOllad that 1 to propoooJ. would bo approved
by 0 Inrao nc.jorlty; but if' toot wero not tho o~o, it would vote in ft\vour
of tho UorwOe!M propose.l.
Tho CH!..nIMlJ~ invited tho CoIJI:d. ttoo to inCionto thoir Drofo:renooswi th
re(;C'..rd to tho throe 1;,r0l'0scla bClf'oro thou.
it£.lio,mo,ZAP.ll p"r.oJl,o.fID.l_ l'l,P.S appro,y:pg (2·1 votpa in f'~our' 11 gag.inat,
~d 6 p.bptont.t..q,llPJ. •
. ~.9. UAi tgQ ~..9s. ,D,;!i.04S.W wee' .f:Ui2R0ved (21 Y9t 9P in fo.vm;F. 15 t:.iEifJw~,
mtiE-]:>_qi~Ui.!2Erll.
~.~Ll€.S.Q:~.9A..t."l.J£~.QJ_tl~ ;W:ODOP£J,.j;O Al;tow Stn.teg toJW
1-'J!~!~_OnS lGj;P_.l.'eIl!ll~:.t.i.O~.Q.:t.oJ...F~ Lo_~E£:~1.1."-..r£~S. wQrJtJ3. 20 0{@.Aa.t.
~.!. .~t.f'Ej;;\on"p'.l. tlte~~Q.qgJ._~_,;:,e~~.
The ciItmlt.!iJ noted thc.t tho NorweGian prOliOoc.l ho.d tho widest suj?j,)ort.
Mr. PTM (Polond) l)rOpODEtU tho.ti.."l view of the result of the l)1'ovi&lono.l
voto just tokon, 0. Ol1c;lt o.r.lonU:1ont of 01 indico.t1 va na.ture should bo nado to
tho NOrtfoclOll j?rolJoao.l, so t'..f3 to pomit the meortion of' tho oo.in points
conl.a.inod in tho Uni tod lCin£.,1'ClO:J propooel. Thl'. t oould bo done by oc.1di:tl{3'
tho word a " ••• in no oaae OXOGocll.nc US G1OO,OOO" at tho end of' tho text
succastod by tho Norwecicn ueloGntion.
~~_w~ l....x.9.i9P_:tn. .to.Y.9.&..pllh.Q,., PoJ:iop Vit:0,;.200o.1. 2 g.po..i,p,R,t o.nd
,6,LqB!!i<m.'li.9P.RJ_ the..J:~ll.<?.fiC:"l.~ ro,j~.
Tho CIUllH.MIJl put to tho voto the vropooc.1 by the Norwec'if.'.n dolocrat1on.
~4.1qO:r;w~Eik']1 propop.9J. .. )tQG J£m.;:ovoe1 (26 y..o~IL41.AP;Y.9 .. ¥.a....ll.~l,at end
A_q,b.J3~.ut)..£.upl.
UJG/OQlU'. 5/0.1/3:1.22 - 6 -
1<Ir ... 'U·1X108() (Ito.ly') tfIlGL,~ou. c. drc.fti:n.a cUOn~lOl'lt to tho text whioh
ha.c1 just boan Givan o.PP1'evnl co to its oubstc.noa. Tho weirdo " ••• , totally
or ptn"t!c.l.l:y, ••• " sho\u.d be 1:tll'lortod in O%'dor to quAl.i.f'ytho priority a1von
to olaine tor dc.r.lQGO oo.uDoc1 to ho.:rbour works with 0. viow to indioo.t:lJ.18 to the
1O{!'CU o.uthori tios that .it would be unc1oau'O.b10 to proVide tor a total
reoorvntion in tho.t 1'ocpoot.
r·ir. JEtJmDL (Franoo) o.l)l?rooio.ted tho ;point QXoroiail'la tho nind Of tho
Italio.n ropreoonto.tivo, but noted tho.t urKloJ~ tho toma of tho Norwoa1o.n toxt
tho priority in quoation would be dof'!nod by the lo.WB of tho Stato oonoornod,
whioh would thus renoJ.n ooaplotoly Bovo.roicn in the rnttor.
Tho OIL\L.1Ul.ll tJU&.,~CJtoc! that tho Itclic:.n roprosonta.tiVG leave toot po:f.nt
a.t the l1.rasont otaae of disoussions end t~~o it up lator it ho doenod it
neooaao.r;r o.ftor oonsul tntiol'l ~ri th hia oolloc.cuoa.
111'. NtJ1.~ (EGYPt) oo.1d that his (lolocntion bOO votod in tcvour of inoortinG'
into tho Oonvent:t.on 0. rooorva.tion cll":usQ, tho prinoiplo of whioh would be
OOIllio.ti"Jlo with tho provioions oonto.inec! in tho 19.51 ConVGntion. The
~ro1~osa.lo by the dolocc.t!,'ma cf NO:t"WO\\r c.nd tho Un! tau. ~10D deportod frorJ
thC'.t prinoiple, to tho rGC1'\.,t of his ueleeo.tion, whioh ho.Q. tberefore found
it neoessary to vote C'{;'t'.in.at then,
The CfUI.DU'lt.l! requested dolocntions to revert to tho l~ote by tho
Sooretll.ria.t (LP,G/COl'lF. 5/C .1/111'.82) oonoernina' the lirJi to.tio..'Y). systen in
l..rtioloD 4 to 6 of the ConvonUon; in llo.rtioulor sho draw o.ttontion to
Lnnox I oonta.i.n.ina l'ropooa.l.a on I1n!tntion fiGUros, with the ren:w.der tha.t
thoso proposals wore based on the four o.caucptions Ci~on in tho paraarn1'hs
in tho footnote to thct !Jrunox.
She sueeaated thnt 0. vote shoulu. first be ta.kon on tho pro1'ose1 in
p~ph :3 to anti tlo StctOfJ to nnko c. rGservntion in respeot of wrock
ronowl.
}Ir. HtJ{OVSKY (ussn) row no roo.eon why 0. docision should not bo taken on
Pc.ro.cro.l)h ;, but thoudlt toot 0.11 fo'Ur Da.rocrc.phe should then t)e 1'ut to tho
voto, sinoe thoy tocothor oonstitutod 0. oODprorJioa solution.
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l':!r. ,n:':llJ:'!JlL (~i\;:::;':lO() BO.iC: that :'("..r.:'.{jTo.:;;>h 1, roforrina to .tlrtiole 4, rniaod oertcln clif:fioultioD for hio doloection, end it woul.d thoro fore pro fer
£1rot of cU.l to a.ooerto.1n "lhothor - bo:Core yot:lne on the whole ot' tho footnote
to lurlOZ I - a oon,procioo Dolution oould not, be don nod ' for l..J..-tiole 4 on tho
ballin of hiD G.oloection'll prOl,)oacJ. in doounont IJ:X:i.jooNll'.5/c.l,IWP.65.
Mr. HDLl'JI:C:~m: (Finlo.l1d) endorooCl tho sta.tonont by tho USSR delecntion
to the offoot that tho four a.oauqptimtB fornen an entity on whioh thG
Conu1ttoo oh~uld voto.
~tr. PERllI'JITS (Groooo) acid tho.t in ordor to a.void further laos of t1no,
he 'WCS propo.rod to 000 tho Frenoh :propooal. put to tho vote, to be followed
by a vote on :ul four l'c.r::'.J'1'('.l,)ha.
I.ord DIPWCrc (Un! tod lCine'dO:1) oonour.t'oc1 with tho reprooonta.tiYe of tho
USSR thAt wha.t we.S befcro tho Cor.rr:::t.ttoo wc.o C oonproniso solution c.nd th....'1.t
0.11 four pc.rc.c:t't".phe ohoultl bo eub.-.:ittocl to the Cwnittoo toaothor. Howover,
ho c.croed ",i th the euccestion tho.t the F.renoh ~ropoBa.l should first be put to
t..'le vote without fUrther diooussion.
at'. mucr:Jjs (J .. uatrclia.) was :;,:>rel'a.rec1 to vote on the DOJ:'CI.{jl."a.phs to.ken as
a whole, l)rov1uecl thnt his dele[\t:',tion r a li1'01'oOC1.1 oonoorninG Artiole 4 (L.DG/cOlJF.5/c.l/~:JP.20) we.a C'.loo token into oooount.
The Clil"U'.wJI l;ut to "bho voto tho l)rOpooc.l by tho Frenoh dolo£,ro.tion to
doel aoparctoly with tort ol~JO for Deroonnl injury (IBG/COl~.5/C.l~TP.65).
1lt¥Q wo~..J.....y.o"ts!;t'y!'j.'o.voX_o!'j!l~qpoh i)!'OIiQ.So.l. 21 g.a:.....llWt. ood
16_o.botantions.l "jilll? ;'l:t:O~..PA+' woe ro..19£!ml. \'
Tho CIIAIi?NfJJ than :;;ru.t to tho vota tho oor:rpron1oo solution oonto.inod in
Lrmox I to tho doounont on lid to.tiOll fi(3'\lres (r.l~/CClTF. 5/C .1~lP. 82) ,
inoludil'lG the COBUr11)tioll for tho fic;uros I:1ontionod in tho four po.roerc.phs
in tho footnoto.
J1l,.e_O~O;:;1J]'or:~J3..9...§.~luy'o.D~ ~~1 .. P[L1i11Q...i.9ur ~n.hs. wa.s c.J?l2X'ovoq
i~*- y.0t9.!! .. J.!l..£~V.9JXiZ. 2 ~.411P.i._$~ltl_l.4...f':.b..ei.opji,!Qru:Jl.
:£Itt'. TJJ:!nUMA (Jnpa.n), in oX],1lC'J1O.tion of his voto, so.id that tho dolation
of tho words "(31'OSO noelicronoo" in l.rtiolo 4 reiood sorious diffioulties for
hio c1olo[,"O.tiColl, whioh ha.d thoro foro found i teol! in tho unfortuna.to jlosi tion
of not hoine a.blo to C'.coopt tho text ca c. wholo.
:Uxt/cnIlF. 5/c .l/su. 22 - 8 -
Hr • .Du.IlSLDY (Unital'. stc.tOG) ox::;>lo.i.."1acl tho.t hiB d.oloCCtion ho.c1 ncda
no oCll:£ent whan tho OO!T,.?rot',1so Dolution hc.e bean prGoontod; fa%! oJ. tho'Ul;h
it had falt UD:).blo to Givo toot solution pos.tt1~ mwDort, it ho.d novortholess
WiOOod to ancblo tho Connittoo to o:r.rivo o.t c. oonnonauo. IIowovor, to
onsuro thl:!.t hio doleant1on t s o11onoo wb.o not n1eoonatruod, ho wished to
Clloo1fy thc.t tho linito.t1on fiau:ros wero juot c.bow the unooneo1ona.ble lovol.
Oona1dorln{r tho d1ffo:rll1(r v.iowvo1nte ox:prossodby the doloantions, ho
wno hnPDY to Doe tho.t tho Cono1ttoo hod renchec 0. oonsenous. NevorthelesD,
hiD uolo6~tion felt thc.t tho ConJdtteo ohould have o~oeDtod the fnet that
t~o i'iGUZ'GD woro 1nc.doquc.to, rp,thor tbr...n cttor:q)t to foroulo.to ooqproDieos
or priori tieD for ho.rbour work olo.:U.ls whioh further burdono<! l?r;i.vnto
olc.ir'>..nnto.
Tho CHt.Iru'WIT C{3rOoc::. toot it wee llovor oo.ay to o.sSOBS whethor 0. toxt whioh
1w.<l boon ''10rkel~ out would provo vic.blo ,or 110t. It oould ct loo.st be ooid
thc.t intonsive e£;forte had been I..1lloC1e to try to reMh 0. OOLll)rOl:lioe.
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