Rules of Procedure Concerning Languages

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1946.

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4 subjects

Interpreting Languages Rules of Procedure Translation

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Resolved by the General Assembly of the United Nations to establish a Commission, with the composition and competence set out hereunder, to deal with the problerru raised by the discovery of atomic energy and other rela ted ma tters :

A Commission is hereby established by the General Assembly with the terms of reference set out under section 5 below. 2.

(a) The Commission shall submit its reports and recommendations to the Security Council, and such reports and recommendations shall be made public unles, the Security Council, in the interest of peace and security, otherwise directs. In the appropriate cases the Security Council should transmit these report~ to the General Assembly and the Members of the United Nations, as well as to the Econornic and Social Council and other organs within the framework of the United Nations.

( b) In view of the Security Council's primary responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of intemational peace and security, the Security Council shall issue directions to the Cornrnission in matters affecting security. On these mattcrs the Commission shall be accountable for its work to the Security Council.

The Commission shall be composed of one represcnta ti vt> from t>ach of those States repreaented on the Securrty Council, and Canada when that State is not ,, nwmbcr of the Security Council. Each rrprest'ntative on the Commission may have such assistance as he mav desire. 4.

The Commission shall have wh,never staff it may deem necessary, and shall make recommendations for its rules of procedure to the Security Council, which shall approve them as a procedural matter.

The Commission shall proe~d with the utmost despatch and enquire into ali phases of the problem, and make such recommendations from time to time with respect to them as it finds possible. In particular, the Commission shall make specific proposals:

(a) for extending between ali nations the exch,mge of basic scientific informatíon for peacefol ends;

( b) for control of atomic energy to the extent necessary to ensure its use only for peaceful purposes;

(e) for the elimination from national armaments of atomic weapons and of ali other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction;

(d) for cffective safeguards by way of inspection and other means to protect complying States agairut the hazards of violations and evasions.

The work of thP Cmwn,,,,,;iur. shnul<l proceed by

VID. RESOLtmONS ADOPTED ON THE BEPORTS OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE separate stages, the successful completion of each of which will develop the necessary confidence of the world before the next stage is undertaken.

The Commission shall not infringe upon the responsibilities of any organ of the United Nations, but should present recommendations for the consideration of those organs in the performance of their tasks under the terms of the United Nations Charter.

Seventeenth plenary meeting, 24 January 1946. 2 ( 1) • RULES 0F PRoCEDURE CONCERNING l.ANGUAGES

Resolved that the General Assembly:

(a) adopts rules of procedure concem~g languages in conformity with the rules herew1th pre sen ted ( annex) ;

( b) n·commends to the other organs of the UnitPd Nations the adoption of language rules in conforrnity with the rules hercwith presented;

(e) rt>commpnds that the Secretary-General makes a thorou¡rh rnquiry into the question of the installation of tckphonic systems of interpretation and, if possible, arranges far the establishment of such a srtem for the second part of the first session.

Twenty-first plenar,, mutine, 1 February 1946.

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In ali the organs of thi- United Nations, other than the Intrrnational Court of Justice, Chinese; French, English, Russian and Spanish shall be the official languages, and English and French tht' working languages.

Spet"ches made in either of the working languages shall be interprcted into the other working language ..

'l. Speeches made in any of the other three official languag.-s sha II be interpreted into both working languages.

Any representative may make a speech in a language other than the official languages. In this case he shall himself provide for interpretation into onr of the working languages. Interpretation into the other working language by an interpreter of the Secretariat may he based on the interpretation given in the first working langua¡¡;e.

Verbatim records shall be drawn up in the working languages. A translation of the whole or part of any verbatim record into any of the other official languages shall be fumished if requested bv any delegation.

Summary records shall be drawn up as soon as possible in the official languages.

The Tournal, of the orgam of the United Natiom ~hall hl" ismed in thr w0rking lan_guageg.

Ali resolutions and other important docurr.ents shall be made available in the official lan¡¡;uages. Upon the request of any representative, any other <locument shall be made available in any or ali oí the official languages.

Documents of the organs of the United Nations shall, if those organs so decide, be pubfohed in anv languages other than the official languages.

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l. ESTABLISHMENT 0F THE CoMMISSION RELATIONS 0F THE CoMMISSION WITH THE ÜRGANS 0F THE UNITED NATIONS

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