511.4A6/373: Telegram

The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Caldwell ) to the Acting Secretary of State

37. My telegram No. 34, July 2, 10 a.m. Article 23 of draft convention withdrawn. Swiss amendment adopted this morning without objection with the phrase “in accordance with the constitutional procedure of each of the parties to the dispute” in the second paragraph deleted. Certain drafting changes summed up by the legal adviser of the Secretariat will be made. This delegation stated that it reserved its position on this subject until the second reading.

Caldwell