Succession of States in respect of treaties

XXX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
3496. Succession of States in respect of treaties

The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Succession of States in respect of treaties", Recalling that, in its resolution 3315 (XXIX) of 14 December 1974, the General Assembly invited Member States to submit to the Secretary-General their written comments and observations on the draft articles on succession of States in respect of treaties contained in the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-sixth session,[1] Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General[2] containing the comments and observations submitted by a number of Member States in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3315 (XXIX), Taking note also of the views expressed by Member States during the debates in the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth and thirtieth sessions,

1. Urges Member States which have not yet been able to do so to submit to the Secretary-General as soon as possible their written comments and observations on the draft articles;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to circulate, before the thirty-first session of the General Assembly, the comments and observations submitted by Member States;

3. Decides to convene a conference of plenipotentiaries in 1977 to consider the draft articles on succession of States in respect of treaties and to embody the results of its work in an international convention and such other instruments as it may deem appropriate;

4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an item entitled "Conference of plenipotentiaries of States in respect of treaties".

2440th plenary meeting
15 December 1975

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/9610/Rev.1). [2] A/10198 and Add.1-6.