Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, Paris Peace Conference: Proceedings, Volume III

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October 12, 1946, 9:30 p.m.

C.P.(Plen) 45

President: Mr. Byrnes.

President: The meeting is open.

Peace Treaty With Hungary—Vote on the Articles⁴⁸

President: The Conference will now proceed to vote on Articles of the Peace Treaty with Hungary.

I will ask the Chairman and the Rapporteur of the Political and Territorial Commission for Hungary to take their places on the rostrum.

Preamble—The President: I will take the vote on the Preamble together with its amendments, as adopted by the Political and Territorial Commission by 11 votes, with 2 abstentions.

The Preamble is adopted unanimously.

Mr. Bartos (Yugoslavia) (Interpretation): The Yugoslav Delegation does not ask for a vote on the preamble, but requests that its abstention should be noted in the record of this meeting.

The President: The General Secretariat will take the necessary steps.

Article 1. The President: Are there any objections to Article 1, together with the amendments adopted unanimously by the Political and Territorial Commission?

(Article 1 is adopted)

The President: We will now take the following Article:

Article 2. The President: Are there any objections to Article 2, as adopted by the Commission without amendment?

The Delegate of the U.S.S.R. (Interpretation): I ask for a vote paragraph by paragraph.

The President: Are there any objections to Article 2 adopted unanimously by the Political and Territorial Commission?

There is a new paragraph proposed in connection with this Article.

As far as I understand, there are no objections to Article 2, but a vote has been asked on the new paragraph proposed in connection with the Article.

I will take a vote on the new paragraph proposed for Article 2.

(The vote was taken by roll-call).

The President: The result of the vote is:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, U.K., Union of South Africa, U.S.A.

Against: Byelorussia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstention: Czechoslovakia.

The new paragraph to Article 2 is therefore adopted by 14 votes to 6, with 1 abstention.

We will now take the next Article.

Article 3 and Article 4. The President: I will take a vote on Article 3, as recommended by the Political and Territorial Commission without amendment.

Article 4 was amended by the Commission.

Both these Articles were recommended unanimously by the Political and Territorial Commission.

Any objections?

Mr. Beasley (Australia): The Australian Delegation wishes to abstain from voting on Article 4.

The President: The Secretariat will take the necessary action.

Articles 3 and 4 are adopted.

The President: Are there any objections to the new Article proposed by the Czechoslovak Delegation, to come after Article 4, concerning the transfer of populations?

The new Article, after Article 4, is adopted.

Articles 5 to 9. The President: I put to the vote Articles 5 to 9 to which no objections were made by the Political and Territorial Commission.

Are there any objections to the adoption of these Articles as a whole?

The Articles are adopted.

The President: Are there any objections to the new Article, proposed by the Yugoslav Delegation, regarding literary and cultural property and archives?

The proposed new Article is adopted.

Article 20. The President: I suggest that we should not for the moment deal with the Military Clauses, but should examine Article 20.

This Article was not altered in any way by the Political and Territorial Commission.

Any objections?

The Article is adopted.

Article 35. The President: I will take a vote on the proposal of the U.K. and U.S.A., which was adopted by the Commission by 8 votes to 5.

(A vote was taken by roll-call).

The result of the voting was:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, U.K., Union of South Africa, U.S.A.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

The U.K. and U.S.A. proposal is therefore adopted by 15 votes to 6.

The President: Does anyone wish to take a vote on the U.S.S.R. proposal?

(A vote was taken by roll-call).

The President: The result of the vote is:

For: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, [Canada?], China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, U.K., Union of South Africa, U.S.A.

The U.S.S.R. proposal is therefore rejected by 15 votes to 6.

We will now take the next article.

Articles 36 and 37. The President: Are there any objections to Article 36 and Article 37, recommended unanimously by the Commission without alteration?

Articles 36 and 37 are adopted.

This completes the voting on the political clauses.

Military Clauses. The President: We will now take the Military Clauses.

I will ask the Chairman and the Rapporteur of the Military Commission to take their seats on the rostrum.

Article 10. The President: Are there any objections to Article 10?

Article 10 is adopted.

We will now take the next Article.

Articles 11 and 12. The President: Articles 11 and 12 were not altered by the Commission.

Are there any objections?

Articles 11 and 12 are adopted.

We will now take the next Article.

Article 13. The President: Article 13 was altered by the Commission, which decided on 10 October that the same clause in each Treaty should be drafted in identical language.

On 11 October, it was decided to insert in the Article, after the word “submarines”, the words “motor torpedo boats”.

The President: I will take the vote on this amendment. (A vote was taken by roll-call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Czechoslovakia.

(The amendment is adopted by 15 votes to 5, with 1 abstention).

We now come to the next Article.

Article 14. The President: Are there any objections to Article 14? It has not been altered, but the French text has been re-drafted.

(Article 14 is adopted)

Article 15. The President: Article 15 has not been altered. Are there any objections?

The Australian Delegate: The Australian Delegation would like its abstention on this Article recorded in the minutes.

The President: The Secretary-General will have the Australian Delegation’s wishes complied with.

(Article 15 is adopted).

Articles 16, 17, 18 and 19, and Annexes II and III.

The President: The Commission unanimously recommended, without alteration, Articles 16, 17, 18, and Annexes II and III.

Are they [there?] any objections to the adoption of these Articles and Annexes as a whole?

As there are no objections, the Articles and Annexes referred to are adopted, and we have completed the voting on the military clauses.

The President: I will ask the President and Rapporteur of the Economic Commission to take their places on the rostrum.

Article 21: The President: We now come to Article 21—Reparations and Restitution.

There were no amendments, and the Commission adopted this Article by 8 votes to 4, with 1 abstention.

Are there any objections?

As a vote has been asked for, I will now take the vote on Article 21.

The Delegate of Norway: The Norwegian Delegation will abstain on the vote concerning the amount of reparations to be paid by Hungary and on the apportionment of these reparations. We have already supplied the Secretary-General with a written statement to this effect.

The President: The Secretary-General will take note of this and we will now vote on Article 21.

(A vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Byelorussia, China, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, France, India, Poland, United Kingdom, South Africa,^* Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: U.S.A., Canada.

Abstained: Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway.

The article was adopted by 12 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions.

The Delegate of Czechoslovakia (Interpretation).

Mr. President, the Czechoslovak Delegation requests the insertion in the minutes of the interpretation they have given to Article 21, and which was adopted by the Economic Commission.

The President: The Secretary-General will take the necessary steps.

Article 21 A: We now come to Article 21 A; Economic consequences of the Vienna Award. This Article was unanimously adopted by the Commission.

Are there any objections?

(Article 21 A is adopted).

Article 22: We now come to Article 22. The amended version of Article 22 was unanimously adopted by the Commission.

Are there any objections?

The Delegate of Czechoslovakia (Interpretation)—The Czechoslovak Delegation requests the insertion in the minutes of the statement made in connection with Article 21 bis, which has been handed to the Secretary-General.

The President: The Secretary-General will take the necessary steps.

Are there any objections to Article 22?

Article 22 was adopted and we shall now take Article 23.

Article 23: The President: Paragraphs 5, 6, 7 have not been altered; paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 8 were altered. This will be found in the Report.

The Commission unanimously adopted paragraph 4 a concerning northern Transylvania.

Are there any objections to the adoption of these paragraphs, 1, 2, 3, 4 a, 5, 6, 7, 8?

Delegate of the U.S.S.R. (Interpretation)—I understand that a vote will be taken on each paragraph separately.

Chairman: I will take a vote on paragraph 1 of Article 23; I will first call on the Delegate of the U.S.S.R.

Delegate of the U.S.S.R. (Interpretation)—Paragraphs 1, 2, 5, having been adopted unanimously by the Commission, I suggest that this meeting should vote on these 3 paragraphs as a whole.

As regards paragraph 4 I will ask for a separate vote on each of the sub-paragraphs.

The President: I understand that a vote is asked on paragraph 4.

Are there any objections?

Delegate of the U.S.S.R. (Interpretation)—There are no objections.

The President: Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 may therefore be regarded as adopted, and the Conference will now take a vote on paragraph 4.

Lord Hood: U.K., Mr. President, I think that owing to an error in translation, members have not, in listening to the French and Russian translations, understood correctly the proposal you have made.

The President: My proposal is as follows—that a vote be taken on paragraph 4. As regards the other paragraphs, that is, paras. 1, 2, 3, 4 a, 5, 7 and 8, which were unanimously adopted by the Commission, these should be regarded as having been adopted by the Conference, with regard to the question of compensation; there are 3 proposals: one for 100%, one for 25%, and the third for 75%.

Do the members wish to vote on the principle of 100%?

Lord Hood, U.K.: No, Mr. President, I do not insist on a vote of 100%.

The President: The question is then, to ascertain whether the Conference shall adopt the proposal specifying 25% compensation. I will take a vote on this proposal.

(A vote was taken by roll-call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:—

For: Byelorussia, China, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., U.S.A., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, U.K., Union of South Africa.

Abstained: Brazil.

The proposal is therefore rejected by 12 votes to 8, with 1 abstention.

The President: The other proposal submitted concerns a 75% compensation.

Any objections?

The Soviet Delegate (Interpretation). I ask to the meeting the proposal for 75% compensation, and put the same proposal to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom.

Against: Byelorussia, Norway, Ukraine, United States, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Brazil, China, Poland.

Therefore the proposal for 75% compensation is adopted by 15 [12] votes to 6, with 3 abstentions.

We now come to paragraph 4.

Any objections to the study of sub-paras. a, b, c, and d as a whole?

The Norwegian Delegate: The Norwegian Delegation asks for a separate vote on these sub-paragraphs.

The President: I put sub-paragraph a to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: China, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia.

Therefore, sub-paragraph a is adopted by 13 votes to 5, with 3 abstentions.

I put sub-paragraph b to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

Therefore sub-paragraph (b) is adopted by 13 votes to 7, with 1 abstention.

I put sub-paragraph (c) to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

Therefore, sub-paragraph (c) is adopted by 14 votes to 6, with 1 abstention.

I put subparagraph (d) to the vote:

(The vote was taken by roll call):

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

Therefore sub-paragraph (d) is adopted by 14 votes to 6, with 1 abstention.

I put to the vote sub-paragraph (e) submitted by the French Delegation.

The Delegate of Yugoslavia: In view of the fact that this amendment concerns private companies, I shall ask that it be read out, because certain delegates do not even know to what private companies it refers.

The President: (Reads an English text).

The Delegate of the United Kingdom: I think there is some mistake. This is not the text.

M. Alphand (Delegate of France): I think that the Yugoslav Delegate has made a mistake as regards the Article, and that the text read by the President is the right one.

The President: We now come to the French proposal for the addition of a new paragraph 9 to Article 23.

I first put to the vote sub-paragraph (e) (French proposal).

(The vote was taken by roll call).

For: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., United States, Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Brazil, China, Ethiopia.

Therefore, paragraph (e) is adopted by 11 votes to 6, with 3 abstentions.

The Delegate of Yugoslavia: Since No. 9 covers the two paragraphs, I ask that a vote should be taken on the new parargaph 9, and that the text should be read out.

The President: I call on the Delegate of Czechoslovakia.

The Delegate of Czechoslovakia: The Czechoslovakia Delegation asks that the interpretation of Article 23, paragraph 8, sub-para. 2, which was unanimously adopted by the Economic Commission, should be inserted in the Minutes of the Meeting, as deposited with the Secretariat.

The President: The Secretary-General will see that the request of the Czechoslovak Delegate is complied with.

In accordance with the request of the Yugoslav Delegate, I shall ask the Secretary General to read new paragraph 9.

The Secretary-General: The French Delegation proposes to add to Article 23 a new paragraph 9 worded as follows:

“The Hungarian Government shall negotiate with the other Governments concerned, the Danube-Sava-Adriatic Railway Co., and the Committee of Bond-Holders of that company, in order to determine the method of applying the provisions of the Rome Agreement of March 29, 1923, embodying the Company’s Articles of Association, and the alterations required to that Agreement, and to ensure the equitable servicing of the Bonds of the Company”.

The President: I put this French amendment to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President (Interpretation): The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia, Norway.

The French proposal is therefore adopted by 15 [13] votes to 6, with 2 abstentions.

The President: The report of the Economic Commission mentions a proposal by the United Kingdom and United States delegations for the introduction of a new Article 23 A concerning the restitution of the rights and interests of persons having sustained damage through persecution.

M. Alphand (France): The French Delegation asks for a vote on paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.

The President (Interpretation): I put paragraph 1 to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Czechoslovakia, Poland.

Paragraph 1 is therefore adopted by 15 votes to 4, with 2 abstentions.

I put paragraph 2 to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Czechoslovakia, France.

Paragraph 2 is therefore adopted by 14 votes to 5, with 2 abstentions.

Article 24: The President: This Article has been unanimously adopted by the Commission.

Any objections?

Article 24 is adopted.

Article 25: The United States Delegate: In respect of this Article, the United States Delegation will abstain from voting on paragraph 5, sub-paragraph (e).

We make this statement in order to avoid a separate vote on each paragraph.

The President: The United States’ statement is noted.

I now put to the vote the first proposal with regard to this Article.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Czechoslovakia.

The first proposal with regard to Article 25 is therefore adopted by 15 votes to 5, with 1 abstention.

I now put to the vote the Soviet proposal for the same Article.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Abstained: Czechoslovakia.

The Soviet proposal is therefore rejected by 15 votes to 5, with 1 abstention.

Article 26: The President: With regard to this Article, a proposal by the United Kingdom, United States and France obtained in the Commission 9 votes to 5. I now put it to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

The proposal of the United Kingdom, United States and French Delegations is therefore adopted by 14 votes to 6, with 1 abstention.

In regard to the same article, there is a proposal by the Soviet Union which is now put to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President: The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

The Soviet proposal is therefore rejected by 14 votes to 6, with 1 abstention.

Article 27: The President: Article 27 has been unanimously adopted by the Commission.

Any objections?

Article 27 is adopted.

Article 28: The President: Article 28 has been unanimously adopted by the Commission.

Any objections?

Article 28 is adopted.

Article 29. The President—The Commission adopted the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 1, and also sub-paragraphs a and b.

Are there any objections to the adoption of the 3 paragraphs which have been unanimously adopted by the Commission?

Since there are no objections, these 3 paragraphs are adopted.

As regards sub-paragraph (c), the Conference has to deal with two proposals—one from the United Kingdom, United States and French Delegations, the other from the Soviet Delegation.

I put to the vote the proposal of the United Kingdom, United States and French Delegations.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: China, Ethiopia, Norway.

The proposal of the United Kingdom, United States and French Delegations is therefore adopted by 12 votes to 6, with 3 abstentions.

I now put to the vote the Soviet Delegation’s proposal concerning the same Article.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Abstained: China, Ethiopia, Norway.

The proposal of the Soviet Delegation is therefore rejected by 12 votes to 3 [6], with 3 abstentions.

The United States Delegation, supported by the United Kingdom Delegation, has proposed an addendum to sub-paragraph (c) of the first paragraph, which concerns civil aviation.

I put this proposal to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call)

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

The proposal of the United States Delegation seconded by the United Kingdom Delegation, is therefore adopted by 15 votes to 6.

An amendment to this proposal has been submitted by the French Delegation. An objection having been raised by the Soviet Delegation, I put to the vote the amendment of the French Delegation.

(The vote was taken by roll call)

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

The French amendment is therefore adopted by 14 votes to 6 with 1 abstention.

I now put to the vote the proposal of the United States, United Kingdom and French Delegation with regard to the wording of paragraph 2 of Article 29.

(A vote was taken by roll call)

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

The proposal of the United States, United Kingdom and French Delegations is therefore adopted by 14 votes to 6, with 1 abstention.

I now put to the vote the Soviet proposal with regard to the same paragraph.

(The vote was taken by roll call)

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

The Soviet proposal is therefore rejected by 14 votes to 6 with 1 abstention.

Article 29 bis. The President—A French proposal for the insertion in the Treaty of a new Article 29 bis, concerning the resumption of transit traffic by rail was adopted by the Commission by a majority exceeding two-thirds, 11 votes to 3. The Soviet Delegation having raised objections, I put this proposal to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll call)

The President—The result of the vote is:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Canada, China, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.^48a

Against: Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

The new article 29 bis proposed by the French Delegation is therefore adopted by 16 votes to 5.

Article 30. The President—I now put to the vote the United Kingdom proposal concerning Article 30.

(The vote was taken by roll call)

The President—The result of the vote was as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

The United Kingdom proposal is therefore adopted by 15 votes to 6.

The President—I now put to the vote the Soviet proposal concerning the same Article.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

The Soviet proposal is therefore rejected by 15 votes to 6.

Article 31. We now come to Article 31.

The President—Article 31 was unanimously adopted by the Commission.

Any objections?

Article 31 is adopted.

We will go on to the following Article.

Article 32. The President. Article 32 was also unanimously adopted by the Commission.

Any objections?

Article 32 is adopted.

Article 33. The President—Article 33——

The Greek Delegate. The Greek Delegation asks that its statement with regard to paragraph b) of the French proposal, which is now deposited with the Secretariat, should be recorded in the Minutes of this Meeting.

The President—The Secretary General will take the request of the Greek Delegation into account.

I call upon the Norwegian Representative.

The Norwegian Delegate. The Norwegian Delegation asks that a separate vote be taken on each of the two paragraphs of Article 33. Our Delegation’s statement on this question has been deposited with the Secretary General.

The President—At the request of the Norwegian representative a separate vote will be taken. Therefore, I now put to the vote paragraph 1 of the French proposal.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, [Greece?], India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Paragraph 1 of the French proposal is therefore adopted by 15 votes to 6.

The President—We now come to the vote of the second paragraph. (The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

The second paragraph of the French proposal is therefore adopted by 14 votes to 7.

The President—In view of the fact that this proposal has been adopted I ask the Soviet Delegation if it maintains its request that a vote be taken on its proposal with regard to Article 33.

The Soviet Representative—No, Mr. President, I do not maintain my request.

The President—We have now finished with the voting on the Articles of the Treaty, and we come to the vote on Annex 4, Section A:—Industrial, commercial, artistic and literary property.

The President—The Commission unanimously approved paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 8 and also paragraphs 4 & 7, with a revised wording which is contained in pages 18 & 19 of the report.

Any objections to the adoption of these paragraphs in the form indicated by the Commission?

This section is adopted, and we now come to Section B “Insurance”.

The French Delegation had submitted a proposal designed to replace those contained in the draft Treaty. This proposal was adopted by the Commission, by 9 votes to 5.

Any objections?

I put to the vote the French proposal which has been adopted by the Commission.

(The vote was taken by roll-call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Belgium, Brazil, Ethiopia.

The French proposal is therefore adopted by 12 votes to 6, with 3 abstentions.

We now come to Annex 5.

The President—Annex 5 deals with contracts. We shall vote on the proposal of the U.K. Delegation.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa.

Against: Byelorussia, China, Czechoslovakia, India, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., United States, Yugoslavia.

Abstentions: Brazil, Ethiopia, Poland.

The British proposal is therefore adopted by 10 votes to 8, with 3 abstentions.

The President—Does the Soviet Delegate maintain his request for a vote on his proposal?

The Soviet Delegate: No, Mr. President.

The President—Annex 5 part 2 “Periods of Prescription”. We have a proposal of the Soviet Delegate with Yugoslav and French amendments. It will be found on page 21.

The question is whether the Conference shall adopt or reject this proposal.

The President—I put to the vote the Soviet proposal amended by Yugoslavia and France.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, France, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Greece, India, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Abstentions: Ethiopia, Netherlands.

The Soviet proposal is therefore rejected by 11 votes to 8 with 2 abstentions.

The President—I put to the vote the U.K. proposal.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa.

Against: Byelorussia, China, Norway, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., U.S.A., Yugoslavia.

Abstentions: Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, France, Poland.

Therefore, with 9 votes for, 7 against, and 5 abstentions, the U.K. proposal is not adopted.

The President—I put to the vote Section 3 of Annex 5, the U.K. proposal adopted by the Commission.

(The vote was taken by roll call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, China, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Ethiopia, Poland.

Section 3 of Annex 5 is therefore adopted by 13 votes to 6, with 2 abstentions.

We now come to Section 4 of Annex 5. I put the Soviet proposal to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll-call)

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Belgium, Byelorussia, China, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Canada, France, Greece, India, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa.

Abstentions: Brazil, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Norway.

Section 4 of Annex 5, by 9 votes to 8, with 4 abstentions is therefore rejected.

I now put to the vote the U.K. proposal to forward this question to the Council of Foreign Ministers.

(The vote was taken by roll-call)

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, India, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa.

Against: Byelorussia, China, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., United States, Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Brazil, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Norway.

The proposal by 9 votes to 8, with 4 abstentions, is therefore not adopted.

The President—We come now to part 5 of Annex 5.

The Canadian Delegate: The Canadian Delegation wishes its statement in respect of Annex 5, which is deposited with the Secretary General, to be recorded in the Minutes of the Meeting.

The President—The Secretary General has noted this request.

Any objections to the U.S.A. proposal for the insertion of the new part 5 in Annex 5 (Page 21 of their report)

I put this proposal to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll-call).

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, United States.

Against: Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Abstained: Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia.

Therefore the U.S. Proposal is adopted by 14 votes to 5, with 2 abstentions.

We now come to Annex 6.

Annex 6. U.S.A. proposal. I put the proposal to the vote.

(The vote was taken by roll-call)

The President—The result of the vote is as follows:

For: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Against: Australia, Byelorussia, France, Greece, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa.

Abstained: Ethiopia.

The U.S.A. proposal is therefore adopted by 14 votes to 6 with one abstention.

The French and U.K. Delegations do not maintain their request for a vote on their proposals.

The Soviet Delegate—Annex 1 of the Treaty with Hungary has not been voted on by the Conference. Should we consider this Annex as adopted?

The President—This Annex is included in paragraph 5 of Article 1.

Are there any objections to this Annex being considered as included in paragraph 5 of Article 1?

Annex 1 is adopted.

The Delegate of the Union of South Africa: I wish to rectify a statement in connection with the vote on Article 21. We wish the vote of the South African Delegation to be recorded as an abstention.

The President—Article 21 was adopted by 12 votes to 7, with 2 abstentions, the vote of the Union of South Africa being in favour.

Since the Delegation of the Union of South Africa states that it abstained from voting, this abstention will be recorded in the results of the vote.

The Secretary General informed me this afternoon that there could be no meeting to-morrow so that the Secretariat would have the time to bring its work up to date. I am quite in agreement and the next meeting will therefore be held on Monday at 10 a.m.

The Meeting is adjourned.

The Meeting adjourned at 12:10 a.m. October 13, 1946.

48. Regarding voting procedure and citations to relevant documentation, see the editorial note, p. 702.
49. See alteration in the vote requested at the end of the meeting by the South African Delegation. [Footnote in the source text. Regarding the alteration in the vote, see pp. 839–840.]
50. The Ethiopian, French, Greek, and Indian Delegations presumably voted for the proposal.