International conference of plenipotentiaries on consular relations

XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
1813. International conference of plenipotentiaries on consular relations

The General Assembly, Recalling that by its resolution 1685 (XVI) of 18 December 1961 it decided to convene an international conference of plenipotentiaries at Vienna at the beginning of March 1963 to consider the question of consular relations, and referred to that conference chapter II of the report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its thirteenth session,[1]1together with the records of the relevant debates in the General Assembly, as the basis for its consideration of the question, Having considered the item entitled "Consular relations" at its seventeenth session, Having heard the further expressions of opinion and exchanges of views on the draft articles on consular relations prepared by the International Law Commission,[2] Considering that the work of the conference would be facilitated if States which intended to participate were to submit in advance of the conference amendments which they might wish to propose to the draft articles prepared by the International Law Commission, and that their action in so doing would be without prejudice to their right to propose amendments in the course of the conference,

1. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the international conference of plenipotentiaries on consular relations the summary records and documentation relating to the consideration of this item at the seventeenth session;

2. Invites States which intend to participate in the conference to submit to the Secretary-General as soon as possible, and in any event not later than 10 February 1963, for circulation to Governments, any amendments which they may wish to propose in advance of the conference to the draft articles prepared by the International Law Commission.

1196th plenary meeting,
18 December 1962.


[1] Ibid., Sixteenth Session, Supplement No. 9 (A/4843). [2] 3 Ibid., para. 37.
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