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The United Nations Conference on International Organization NUMBER 47 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA JUNE 18, 1945 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES made in the Charter for a special conference to revise the Charter, and by unanimous vote the re- Conunittee 1/2, at its afternoon meeting on June commendation that the special conference be called 15, continued its discussion on the time limit for by a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly and calling a special conference on the revision of the of any seven members of the Security Council. The Charter. The Committee rejected the joint motion questions of the voting procedure at the special of the Delegates of Canada and Brazil that the conference and the ratification of amendments pro- special conference be called not sooner than the posed by the special conference were discussed at fifth nor later than the tenth year after the coming length. The Delegate of Mexico stated that he -was into force of the Charter. Twenty-three delegates prepared to withdraw his motion that no provision voted affirmatively, seventeen negatively. The Com- be made in the Charter for voting procedure and mittee also rejected by vote of twenty-eight in for ratification of amendments, in view of the favor and seventeen against the proposal of the declaration on withdrawal contained in the report Union of South Africa that the special conference of the subcommittee. Several other delegates urged be called not later than the tenth year after the that the method of ratification of amendments be coming into force of the Charter. left to the special conference itself to decide. The Delegate of the United States proposed that The Delegate of Belgium urged that the declar- the following sentence be added to the amendment ation on withdrawal should be accepted by the of the sponsoring governments on the revision con- committee as a solution of the difference of opinion ference: "If such a conference has not been held be- between the sponsoring governments and those other fore the tenth annual meeting of the Assembly powers who opposed the provision that amendments following the entry into force of the Charter, the recommended by the Conference should require the proposal to call such a general conference shall be unanimous approval of the permanent members of placed on the agenda of that meeting of the As- the Security Council. sembly." The meeting adjourned without a vote on this The Canadian Delegate proposed that the words question. "by the permanent members of the Security Coun- cil" be added at the end of the proposal of the United States. Committee 111/2, at its evening meeting on June The Delegate of New Zealand suggested that the 15, adopted, with some modifications, the complete proposal of the United States be modified to pro- text for the chapter on the peaceful settlement of vide that the special conference would be held un- disputes proposed by the drafting subcommittee. The less the Assembly and the Security Council decide Committee considered a new text for Article 8 which otherwise. had been recommended to it by the drafting sub- The Delegate of Australia suggested that the committee, following reference back to the subcom- special conference on revision of the Charter be mittee of the text originally proposed. This new ,called by the Assembly without the concurrence of text, which involved a considerable modification of the Security Council. The Delegate of Greece pro- former paragraph 4 of Section A, Chapter VIII, as posed that only a simple majority of the Assembly amended by the proposal of the sponsoring govern- be required to convene this conference. ments, was unanimously approved by the Com- mittee. Committee 1/2, at its evening meeting on June The Committee also considered a slightly re- 15, continued discussion of the report of a sub,- vised text of Article 8 which had been submitted committee on Chapter XI (Amendments). The Com- to it by the subcomunittee after an earlier refer- mittee accepted by a vote of 41 to 1 the recom- ence back with certain suggestions and modifica- mendation of the subcommittee that provision be tions. The new text was adopted. Doe. 1030 (Eng.) PAGE 158 JOURNAL NO. 47 PAGE 158 JOURNAL NO. 47 The Chairman announced that the Committee would meet Saturday, June 16, at 3:30 p. m. to of the Day for Monday, consider the report of its Rapporteur. The Order June 18, 1945, will be issued as Committee 11/2 held a morning session on June a separate document. 16 and, after concurring in the previous action of Committee 11/3 with reference to the addition of the words "education and health" to the first sen- tence of Chapter V, Section B, paragraph 6, ad- journed to give members time to read the provis- ional Report of the Rapporteur. The Committee resumed its session in the after- UNITED NATIONS THEATER of the Rappor- noon and considered the Report 260 O'FarrellStreet teur paragraph by paragraph, eliminating several paragraphs and accepting others with minor modif- (Between Powell and Mason) ications. In connection with the final part of the Report containing the texts to be recommended to Monday, June 18 Commission II, a question of substance was raised 7: 00 p. m. Newsreel by the Soviet Delegation regarding Chapter V, Sec- tion B, paragraph 1. The proposal involves adding 7:10 p. m. China Sky (Studio preview) at the end of Chapter V, Section B, paragraph 1, RKO's current production of the words "which affect the maintenance of inter- the war in China, featuring national peace and security." Discussion on this Randolph Scott, Ruth point was not concluded before the meeting ad- Warrick, and Ellen Drew journed. 8:86 p. m. Underground Report (March Committee 111/2, at its afternoon meeting on of Time picturization of June 16, unanimously approved the report of the French resistance) will be presented to Commission Rapporteur, which 8:54 p. m. Voice That Thrilled the World III Monday, June 18. (Warner Bros. dramatiza- tion of the use of sound in CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OFFICE motion pictures) The Cultural Activities Office, located in Room 9:11 p. mn. Newsreel 126 of the Veterans Building, will bring its work to a close at 5:30 p. in., June 19. 9:21 p. M. China Sky For those persons who plan to go to Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, or Washington after the Con- 10:47 p. mn. Underground Report ference ends, services similar to those of the Cul- 11:05 p. M. Voice That Tho-illed the World tural Activities Office may be arranged with the following persons: 11:22 p. m. Repeat showing of newsreel In Los Angeles: Mr. Carl S. Dentzel, Southern California Council of Inter-American Affairs, 707 Admission free to persons holding Conference Auditorium Building, 5th and Olive Streets; tele- credentials, Including delegation staffs, phone: MUtual 8812. Secretariat staffs, and members In Chicago: Dr. John A. Wilson, Director of the of the press Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. In New York: Mrs. Grace Belt, Office of Inter- American Affairs, 444 Madison Avenue; telephone: PLaza 5-8989. In Washington, D. C.: Dr. Ruth Me-Murry, Div- LIST OF DOCUMENTS ision of Cultural Cooperation, Department of State; The list of documents issued June 15, 1945 is telephone: REpublic 5600, extension 2260. Document 1082. FINAL CULTUR-AL ACTIVITIES BUJTLETII{..,, With this bulletin the work of the Cultural Activities Office draws to a close; the office,, Room 126 Veterans' Buil.d- ing, will be off'icially closed 5:30 P.M., June 19th. For those who plan to go to Los Angeles, Chicago., New York or Washington after the Conference ends, the following information may be found useful: 1. In Los Angeles, Mr. Carl S. Dentzel at the Southern California Council of Inter-American Affairs, 707 Auditorium Building, 5th and Olive Streets, Los Angeles, telephone: MUtual 8312, is prepared to give assistance and information to visitors in the Los Angeles area. 2. In Chicago, Dr. John A. Wilson, Director of The Oriental Institute, U~nive rsity of Chicago, stands ready to perform similar services. 3. In New York, Mrs. Grace Belt, Office of Inter- American Affairs, 444 Madison Avenue, telephone: PLaza 5-3939.. may be consulted. 4. In Washington, Dr. Ruth McMurry,, Division of Cultural Cooperation, Department of State., 17th and F Streets, telephone: REpublic 5600, Ex- tension 2260. The Cultural Activities Office has enjoyed the opportunity of being of service to memboer of foreign delegations, foreign press and Consultants. During the Conference, thousands of citizens of this country have been privileged to meet our dis- tinguished. guests and to sense through them the possibility of active cooperation among the people of neighbor nations. The Division of Cultural Cooperation in Washington,, which has been represented by the Cultural Activities Office in San Francisco., stands ready at any future time to be of service to visitors to this country and to those interested in obtaining information and assistance through the State Department's Cultural Relations Officers in its foreign missions. FINAL CTLTUhAL ACT~IVITIES BUILL-ETIN With, this bulletin the work of the CutplAc'17itic-s Of-"ce hw to -close; th-e off~ice, Rooni 126 Veteraens r-uild- ing, will be off icially closed 0':3,0 P. 14ý, June 19th. For those who polan to -jo to Los An, elos, Chicro,Ne Yoro Wsii~ ~nsfer the Conference ends, th~e olwn informa~tion may be found useful: 1. in Los An._eles, 1Ar. Cearl S. Dentzel 't -Th.e S~uthern California Council of Inter-A'L,.erican Affairs, 707 Auditorium t :il~m,nd 0-1ive Streets, Los AnL-eles, telephone' PMUtuael GH~2, is prepýr ed to ,,ive assiste;nce nnd.