FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1946, VOLUME IV



  -Insertion in § 1 Part B, of the total amount of 225 millions adopted
by 11 votes to 4.
  -Article 71, time limit to be added in paragraph 1, proposal ap-
proved by 12 votes to 8.
  -Article 74, addition approved by 13 votes to 7.
  -Annex 7(II) either:
  -A Soviet proposal approved by 8 votes to 7 with 5 abstentions, or
  -A TT.K. proposal approved by 8 votes to 6 with 6 abstentions.
  -Annex 7III, as a whole approved by 8 votes to 6 with 6 abstentions.
  The text of proposals which obtained a minority of the votes
but which were defeated by less than a 2% majority is contained in the
special conclusions concerning each particular article. The Commission
did not take a decision on the original subparagraph (a) and sub-
paragraph (f) of paragraph 5 of Article 69.
  The Commission further decided to recommend the Plenary Con-
ference to refer the following questions to the Council of Foreign
Ministers for decision:
  -Annex 3, and the Greek and Yugoslav amendments concerning
this Annex.
  -Annex 9, and the first sentence of the draft Article 16B contained
in the U.S. Delegations proposal (C.P. (IT/P)IDoc.16, page 4).
                                                  The Rapporteur
                                                  HERVE ALPHAND

                             Annex 1
   Statement by the Australian Delegation on Article 64, Part B

I (a) Amnendments C.P. (Gen) Doc.1.B.9 and 11.B.10
  The technical problems involved in fixing reparations, particularly
in view of Italy's limited capacity to pay and the competing claims
lodged by several countries, require more time than can be given them
in the course of this Conference. The proposed payments in current
production will involve external interference in Italy's economic life
and create co-ordination problems as between the several claimants for
reparations.
I (b) Amendmnent (C.P. (IT/EC) Doc. 13)
  A series of bi-lateral agreements between claimant countries and
Italy is likely to give rise to overlapping and conflict, and the Four
Ambassadors in Rome cannot be regarded as satisfactory machinery
for achieving coordination of these agreements.



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