REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONS



proposed to amend the United States proposal by adding to it the
provision that Italy should grant to United Nations nationals the two
freedoms having to do with transit rights and technical (non-com-
mercial) landings.
  The United States Delegation supports the additional provisions
contained in the Netherlands proposal (which failed to obtain a two-
thirds majority) as assuring for the eighteen-month period a minimum
basis for international commercial aviation.


                             Annex 23
Statement by the United States Delegation on Article 72 (Settlement
                           of Disputes)

  This article was the subject of a complex divergence of views in the
draft treaty prepared by the CFM. There was a U.K. proposal and
a U.S.S.R. proposal. The U.S. was able to accept either of the drafts,
provided a specified addition was made to the U.S.S.R. text. Finally,
the French Delegation was able to accept either proposal subject to
the amendment of the U.S.S.R. proposal urged by the U.S. Delegation,
and subject also to the inclusion of Annexes 6, 7 and 8 within the
coverage of Article 72.
  During the deliberations in the Economic Commission for Italy the
United States Delegation put forward a proposal involving the estab-
lishment of mixed arbitral tribunals. This proposal was with slight
modifications based upon the Italian observations contained in Docu-
ment .36 bis G.49
  The advantage of the mixed arbitral tribunal approach is that it
provides a rapid, final and equitable method of settling disputes. The
United States Delegation feels that this procedure which has been
tested by experience should be used rather than to experiment with
an untried procedure for the settlement of disputes.
  While the United States Delegation could still accept either the
U.K. proposal or the U.S.S.R. proposal with the changes proposed by
the U.S. and French Delegations as set forth in the draft peace
treaty it feels that its own is far more satisfactory and strongly sup-
ports its adoption.

                             Annex 24
New Article Submitted by the Greek Delegation to Follow Article 74

  The Greek Delegation has submitted the following amendment (Doc.
1.J.18) as a new Article to follow Article 74;

49Ante, p. 163.



403