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The Conference unanimously elected as President Dr. K.O. Rattray (Jamaica). It further unanimously elected as Vice-Presidents Dr. F.A. Cede (Austria), Dr. H.A. Perucchi (Argentina), Mr. M. Mukai (Japan), and Mr. V. Poonoosamy (Mauritius).

The Secretary General of the Conference was Dr. S.S. Sidhu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Dr. M. Milde, Director of the Legal Bureau of the International Civil Aviation Organization, was the Executive Secretary of the Conference; he was assisted by Dr. M. Pourcelet, Principal Legal Officer, Mr. R.D. van Dam, Senior Legal Officer, Mr. G.M. Kakkar and Mr. J.V. Augustin, Legal Officers of the Organization and by other officials of the Organization.

The Conference established a Commission of the Whole, whose Chairman was the President of the Conference, and the following Committees:

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE

Chairman: Dr. I. Jakubovicz (Brazil)

Members:

Czechoslovakia

Ghana

Lebanon

Sweden

DRAFTING COMMITTEE

Chairman: Mr. V. Poonoosamy (Mauritius)

Members: Argentina

Canada

China

Côte d'Ivoire

Czechoslovakia

Egypt

France

Islamic Republic of Iran

Japan

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

Following its deliberations, the Conference adopted by consensus the text of a Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection. The said Convention has been opened for signature at Montreal on this day.

The Conference furthermore adopted by consensus the following Resolution:

WHEREAS unlawful acts against, inter alia, civil aviation, maritime navigation and other modes of transportation often involve the use of explosives and explosive materials;

WHEREAS the marking of plastic explosives for the purpose of detection will assist

States in preventing such acts;