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UNDER THE INTERPRETATIVE
POWER GIVEN TO THE COUNCIL BY ARTICLE III (2) OF THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHING THE COUNCIL, THE LATTER CAN LEGITIMATELY INTERPRET A TREATY PROVISION REFERRING ONLY TO A STATE MEMBER AS ALSO MEANING A NON-STATE MEMBER. HOWEVER IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO ADOPT WITHOUT DISSENT THE INTERPRETATIVE DECISION RECOMMEN- DED IN SECOND TUR, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR THAT DECISION TO BE UPSET SUBSEQUENTLY. WE WOULD ADDRESS THIS AND OTHER ISSUES IN FULL
IN DUE COURSE.
4. THE CONFUSION CAUSED IS REGRETTED.
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