14. In the course of discussions on the draft Convention, the Conference agreed that whilst the final text of the Convention does not include an article concerning territorial application, this will not preclude Parties to the Con- vention indicating at any time to which territories constitutionally associated with them, the Convention shall apply.
15. In approving the final text of the Convention, the Head of the Delegation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics abstained from approving Article 9 because it contained the provision that only members of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency or Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice may become Partics to the Convention. .His Delegation believed that all countries should have the right to become Parties to the Convention, since this would contribute to the cause of conservation of wetlands and waterfowl and he noted that birds recognized no boundaries. He expressed the hope that these views would be taken into consideration by governments at the time the Convention was opened for signature.
16. The representative of Unesco stated that Unesco was willing to accept the duties of Depository as specified in the final text of the Convention, subject to final legal clearance by the Organization and subsequent notifica- tion of its acceptance to the Imperial Government of Iran.
17. The representative of IUCN stated that he was authorized to accept on behalf of the bureau duties specified in the final text of the Convention.
18. The Conference invited the Imperial Government of Iran to take the necessary steps to prepare the final document containing the English, French, German and Russian texts of the Convention and, after submission for verification to the Governments represented at this Conference, to open the Convention for signature at a convenient date.(1)
19. During the course of discussion of the draft Convention the Con- ference decided to note the following points:
(a) The waterfowl referred to in the Convention include the following
groups of birds:
Gaviiformes
(Divers) (Grebes)
(Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters)
(Herons, Bitterns, Storks, Ibises, Flamingos)
Podicipediformes
Pelicaniformes
Ciconiiformes
Anseriformes
Gruiformes
(Cranes)
Ralliformes
Charadriiformes
(Screamers, Swans, Geese, Ducks)
(Coots, Rails)
(Waders, Gulls, Terns).
(b) The entries in the List of Wetlands of International Importance which is to be maintained under the Convention could usefully be supple- mented by descriptions of the biotopes involved and an enumeration of the bird species especially in need of protection therein.
(1) The Convention was opened for signature at the Headquarters of UNESCO at Paris on 12 July 1972.
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