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Chapter II AGENDA CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTORY Nom . 23 **PART 1. **C()SSII)]:~~,\TI()N 01; ‘I,,E AD~PIION OH hhliNI)>II.NT 01. RUIkS 6-12 . 23 PART 11. THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA ........................................ 23 Note ................................................................ 23 **A. Rule 6: Circulation of communications by the Secretary-General ........ 24 B. Rule 7: Preparation of the provisional agenda . 24 l *C. Rule 8: Communication of the provisional agenda . 24 D. Rule 12: Communication of the provisional agenda of periodic meetings . 24 PART 111. ADOPTION OF IHE AGENDA (RULE 9) . 24 Note . 24 **A. Procedure of voting on adoption of the agenda . 25 **I. Votes taken concerning individual items on the provisional agenda . 25 l ‘2. Votes taken on proposals to determine or change the order of items . 25 l *3. Votes taken on the adoption of the agenda as a whole . _ . 25 l *B. Consideration of: 0.1. Requirements for the inclusion of an item in the agenda . 25 l ‘2. Effect of the inclusion of an item in the agenda ................... 25 C. Other discussion on the adoption of the agenda ........................ 25 I. Order of discussion of items on the agenda ....................... 25 2. Scope of items and subitems on the agenda in relation to the scope of discussion .................................................. 26 3. Phrasing of items on the agenda ................................ 26 l ‘4. Postponement of consideration of items .......................... 26 l ‘5. Prscedence of the decision on adoption of the agenda .............. 26 PART IV. THE AGENDA: MATTERS OF WIIICH THE SECURITY COUNCIL IS SEIZED (RULES 10 AND 11) . 27 Note . 27 **A. Rule 10 . 27 B. Rule 11 . 27 1. Retention and deletion of items from the Secretary-General’s Summary Statements on matters of which the Security Council is seized . 27 “2. Proceedings of the Security Council regarding the retention and deletion of items from the agenda . 29 22 INTRODUCTORY NOTE The present chapter relates to material concerning Part 111 contains material on the procedure and rules 6 to 11, inclusive, of the provisional rules of practice of the Security Council in conncxion with the procedure of the Security Council. adoption of the agenda. No material has been entered As in the previous volumes of the Repertoire, the under section A dealing with the procedure of the Coun- material in the present chapter is presented directly cil in voting on the adoption of the agenda as well as under the rule of procedure to which it relates. The section B concerning discussion in the Council of the chapter is divided into four parts: part I, Consideration requirements for the inclusion of an item in the agenda of the adoption or amendment of rules 6-12; part II, and of the effects of such inclusion. Section C deals the provisional agenda; part III, Adoption of the with other questions which have been discussed in agenda (rule 9); and part IV, The agenda: Matters connexion with the adoption of the agenda, such as of which the Security Council is scizcd (rules 10 and the order of discussion of items, the scope of items in 11). No material has been entered under part I, since relation to the scope of the discussion, the phrasing the Council has not had occasion to consider any of agenda items and the participation of a non-Member change in rules 6-12. of the Council before the adoption of the agenda. Part II provided information concerning the prepa- Part IV relates to the list of matters of which the ration of the provisional agenda (rule 7) and the Security Council is seized. No entry is presented under communication of the provisional agenda of periodic section A relating to rule 10. The tabulation in section meetings (rule 12). No material was found for treat- B (rule 11) supplements the tabulation in the previous ment under the sub-headings “Rule 6: Circulation of volume of the Repertoire and indicates the changes that communications by the Secretary-General” and “Rule have since occurred in the list of matters of which the 8 : Communication of the provisional agenda.” Security Council is seized. ““Part I ““CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF RULES 6.12 Part II THE PROVISIONAL AGEKDA NOTE of the Council under rule 6. In addition to the express The proceedings dealt with in this part concern the provisions of rule 7 the Secretary-General has also question of circulation of communications by the Secre- to take into account whether a specific request to tary-General. include the item has been made. During the period under review, there was one instance i‘n which the Under the provisions of rule 6, the Secretary- manner of preparing the provisional agenda ~vas the General is obliged to bring to the attention of members subject of discussion (Case 1). of the Council all communications from States, organs of the United Nations, or the Secretary-General, con- Pursuant to rule 12, the provisional agenda for each cerning any matter for the consideration of the Security periodic meeting is circulated to members of the Secu- Council. However, during the period under review. rity Council at lcast twenty-one days before the open- there wcrc no instances in which the question of ing of the meeting. The first periodic meeting of the circulation of communications nroze. Council took place during the p,:riod under review. The provisional agenda for that meeting, ho\vcvcr, was Rule 7 entrusts the drawing up of the provisional circulated to members in a note by the Secretary- agenda for each meeting to the Secretary-Gcncral, Gcncral two days prior to the meeting (Case 2). subject to the approval of the Prcsidcnt of the Security Council. The Secretary-General’s discretion with re- In the S/ series are also circulated communications spect to the inclusion of new items is rcstrictcd to from regional arrangements or agcncics, which are those items which have been brought to the attention rcccivcd pursu:mt to Article 51 of the Charter. 23 24 - -- **A RIJLE 6: CIRCULATION OF COMMIJNICATIONS order to hear the statement of the representative of the BY TIIE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Kingdom. He then added: B. RULE 7: PREPARATION OF THE “With regard to what appears to bc a slight prob- PROVISIONAL AGENDA lem of form, that is, the wording of the agenda, rule 7 of our rules of procedure states that: ‘The CASE 1 provisional agenda for each meeting of the Security At the 1601st meeting on 24 Novcmbcr 1971, the Council is drawn up by the Secretary-General and representative of the United Kingdom, speaking on a approved by the President of the Security Council.’ point of order, referred to his lcttcr* requesting a So that the question is in the hands of the Sccretary- meeting of the Council at 11.30 a.m. the following day General, who will draw up the agenda, which you in connexion with the situation in Southern Rhodesia. must then approve, Mr. President.“’ Hc said that his request was based on the assumption that all members of the Council would wish to hear **C-I. RULE 8: COJIMUNICATION OF THE from him a statement concerning the details of an PROVISIONAL AGENDA agreement that was reached in Snlisbury the previous D. RULE 12: COMMUNICATION OF THE day, designed to achieve a settlement of the Rhodesian PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF PERIODIC MEETINGS question. He wished the Council meeting to coincide, as closely as possible, with the time that the United CASE 2 Kingdom Parliament itself was being informed. He The provisional agenda for the 1555th meeting--the then remarked that any objection to his request for first periodic meeting of the Security Council-was a meeting might be made formally. communicated to the members of the Security Council in a note by the Secretary-General dated 19 October The representative of the USSR stated that if it were a question of convening a meeting to discuss an item 1970,3 which read as follows: in the agenda of the Security Council, namely, the “In accordance with the final paragraph of the situation in Southern Rhodesia, his delegation would consensus [S/9835] expressed by the President and have no objection to the meeting. However, there was approved by the Security Council at its 1544th meet- no precedent where the Council met for the sole pur- ing on 12 June 1970, the following provisional pose of hearing information pertaining to the visit of agenda of the first periodic meeting of the Security a statesman of one counrry to a colony of that country. Council has been drawn up by the Secretary-General, After the representatives of Argentina, Burundi, in consultation with the members of the Council, and France, Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Somalia ar,d the approved by the President of the Security Council: United States had expressed their support for a mcet- “1. Adoption of the agenda. ins as requested by the reprcscntative of the United “2. Review of the international situation.” KFngdom, the President (Poland) stated that consulta- tions were going on in that regard. The 1555th meeting was held on 21 October 1970. The representative of Argentina stated, however, 2 For the texts of relevant statements, see: 1601st meeting: that there was no need for further consultation as President (Poland), para. 80; Argentina. paras. 88-90, 109- 110: Belgium, para. 105; Burundi, paras. 96-100; France, paras. the majority of the members of the Council had already 74-77; Italy, paras. 101-102; Japan, para. 103; Somalia, para. expressed their willingness to convent a m:cting in 104; United Kmgdom, paras. 66-70, 86; United States, para. 82; USSR, para. 72. 1 S/10396, OR, 26th yr., Suppl.