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Mr Powell, NENAD

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UN CONFERENCE ON SUCCESSION OF STATES IN RESPECT OF TREATIES: 31 JULY-18 AUGUST

1. A further session of this Conference is to be held in Vienna from 31 July to 18 August.

2.

For last year's session this department commissioned briefs

A copy of on the Boundaries and Other Territorial Regimes items. the commissioning minute is attached. Article 11, relating to

However this year Boundaries, was adopted at the last session. further consideration is to be given to Other Territorial Regimes. I should be grateful if you could let me know, if possible by close of play on 26 July, whether the information provided by your department in the attached briefing material, etc remains accurate for this year's session.

Original at: ND Recon K 144

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United Nations Department K 144 233 4637

CC: Miss Wilmshurst, Legal Advisers

Miss Rawson, N & TD

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・I find this about 99% incomprehensible, but the litt sense I can make of it leaves me to suspect that ir Davids minute of 28 Felinary 1977 was a red-herring. Can you m anything of it?

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