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Doc 8979-LC/165-1 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on AIR LAW The Hague, December 1970 Volume I - MINUTES MONTREAL CANADA Published in separate English, French and Spanish editions by the International Civil Aviation Organization. AN correspondence, except orders and subscriptions, should be addressed to the Secretary General of ICAO, International Aviation Building, 1080 University Street, Montreal 101, Quebec, Canada. Orders for this publication should be sent to one of the following addresses, together with the appropriate remittance (by bank draft or post office money order) in U.S. dollars or the currency of the country in which the order is placed or in a freely convertible currency: Australia: Robertson and Mullens, 107 Peru: Representante de la OACI, Oficina Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000. Sudambica, Apartado 4127, Lima. Canada: Information Canada, Ottawa, On- Senegal: Representant de I'OACI, ~ureau tario. Afrique, Boite postale 2356, Dakar. 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The Bulletin will also keep you up to date on the latest ICAO publications, their contents, amendments, supplements, corri- genda, and prices. Available in three separate editions: English, French and Spanish. Annual subscription: U.S. $9.00 (surface mail); U.S. $17.00 (air mail). TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME I -Page INTRODUCTION... ............................. (ix> History ................................ Action by ICAO Council ......................... ti:\ Documentation for the Conference .................... (ix The Convention and the Final Act .................... .(x) Contents of Doc 8979-~~/165...................... (x) MINUTES OF MEETINGS Inaugural Meeting, 1 December 1970 (1100) ................. 1 Agenda Item No. 1: Opening of the Conference ............. 1 Address of Welcome on behalf of the Government of the Kingdan of the Netherlands ........................... 1 Address of the President of the ICAO Council .............. 3 First Plenary Meeting, 1 December 1970 (1200) ............... 5 Agenda Item No. 2: Adoption of the Agenda ............... 5 Agenda Item No. 3: Adoption of the Rules of Procedure ......... 5 Agenda Item No. 4: Establishment of Credentials Committee ....... 5 Agenda Item No. 5: Election of the President of the Conference .... 5 Table of Contents (ii) Page Second Plenary Meeting, 1 December 1970 (1505.) .............. 7 Agenda Item No. 6: Election of Vice-presidents of the Conference . Agenda Item No. 7: Report of the Credentials Committee ....... Agenda Item No. 8: Organization of Work ............... Agenda Item No. 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... General debate .......................... Third Plenary Meeting, 2 December 1970 (1000) .............. Agenda Item No. 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... General debate .......................... Fourth Plenary Meeting , 2 December 1970 (1440) .............. Agenda Item No. 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... Generaldebate .......................... First Meeting of the Commission of the Whole, 2 December 1970 (1455) ... Agenda Item No. 8: Organization of Work ............... Agenda Item No. 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... Article 1 (a DOC Nos. 7, 8, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 23) ........ Second Meeting of the Commission of the Whole, 3 December 1970 (0935) . Agenda Item No. 9: Consideration of the draft convention ....... Article 1 ............................. Vote on SA Doc No. 19 ....................... Vote on SA Doc No. 23 ....................... Fifth Plenary Meeting, 3 December 1970 (1440) .............. Agenda Item No. 6: Election of Vice-presidents of the Conference . Third Meeting of the CQmnission of the Whole, December 1970 Agenda Item No. 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... Article 1. ........................... Proposal by Ghana (SA Doc No. 6) ............... Proposal by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (SA Doc NO. 32) Question whether Article 1 of the Convention s5ould expressly state #. whether the aircraft Efiould be those registered in a Contracting State or registered in any State whatever (~eportof the Legal Camittee (seventeenth session) on the subject of Unlawful Seizure of ~ircraft) ...................... Proposal by Japan (SA DOC NO. 36) ................. Table of Contents (iii) Sixth Plenary Meeting. -4December 1970 (0940) ............... Agenda Item No . 8: Organization of work ............... (b) Establishment of Canmission of the Whole and of Camittees as necessary .......................... Fourth Meeting of the C~mnissionof the Whole. 4 December 1970 (0945) ... Agenda Item No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ....... Arkicle 1 ............................. Vote on the amendment proposed by the Australian Delegation .... Vote on the menbents proposed by the United Kingdan Delegation (SA D~CNO . 37) ......................... Fifth Meeting of the Canmission of the Whole. 5 December 1970 (0935) ... Agenda Item No . 8: Organization of Work ............... Camposition of the Camnittee on Final Clauses ............ Canposition of the Drafting Committee ................ Agenda Item No . 9: C~nsideration~ofthe draft convention ....... Article 2 ............................. 11) ................... 37. 32. 9. 16. 29) .......... Sixth Meeting of the Ccsmnission of the Whole. 7 December 1970 (0940) ... Agenda Item No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ....... Article 2. paragraph 3 ....................... Vote on the joint draft amendment of Barbados. Zambia and the International Law Association (Information Paper NO . 1) ..... Vote on the draft amendment of the United Kingdan (Information Paper No . 1) ........................... Vote on the draft amendment cif Jamaica. the Netherlands and Trinidad and Tobago (Information Paper No . 1) ............... Vote on the draft amendment of the USSR (SA Doc No . 32) ...... Vote on the draft amendment of Greece (Information Paper No . 1) . Article 2. paragraph 4 ....................... Vote on Article 2 as a whole .................... Article 3 ............................. .Seventh Meeting of the Cummission of the Whoile. 7 December 1970 (1440) . Agenda Item No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ....... Article 3 (SA DOC Nos . 33. 48. 60. 44) ............... Credentials Committee ......................... Agenda Item No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ....... Article 4 ............................. Table of ~onterrts .Page Eighth Meeting of the Ccnmnission of the Whole. 7 December 1970 (2000) . 73 Agenda Item No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... 73 Article 4 ............................. First category of proposed amendments .............. Second category sf propused amendments .............. Ninth Meeting of the C~amissionof the Whole. 8 December 1970 (0940) . Agenda 1.t- No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... Article 4 ............................ Vote on the Austrian amendment to Article 4. paragraph 1 (SA DOC NO . 39) ......................... Vote on the draft amendment of Argentina. Barbados. Cameroon. Costa Rica. India. Jamaica. Peoplets Republic of the Congo. Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia (SA Doc No . 46) ......... Vote on Article 4 as a whole as amended ............. Article5 ............................ Articles 6. 7 and 8 ....................... Article 9 ............................ Article 9. paragraph 2 ...................... Tenth Meeting of the Commission of the Whole. 8 December 1970 (1435) . Agenda Item No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... Article 9. paragraph 2 (SA Doc Nos . 19. 32. 47. 54) ....... Article 10 (SA Doc No . 13) .................... Eleventh Meeting of the Commission of the Whole. 8 December 1970 (2000) . Agenda Item No. 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... Article 10 (SA Doc No . 13) .................... New Article (SA Doc No . 68) ................... Article 6 ............................ Paragraph 1 (SA Doc Nos . 15. 32. 43... 44 and 52) ........ Paragraph 2 .......................... Paragraph 3 SA Doc Nos . 44 and 67) .............. Paragraph 4 t SA Doc Nos . 11. 32 and 66) ............ Twelfth Meeting of the C-ission of the Whole. 9 December 1970 (0945) . Agenda Item No . 9: Consideration of the draft convention ...... Procedure ............................ Vote on order of discussion ................... Article 8 ............................ Vote on the amendment of Senegal to Article 8. paragraph 1 (aDOC NO . 6) ......................... Vote on the amendment of Tanzania to Article 8. paragraph 2 (SA DOC NO . 64) .......................