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1945 NEW ZEALAND

United Nations Conference on International Organization REPORT ON THE CONFERENCE HELD AT SAN FRANCISCO 25 APRIL-26 JUNE 1945 BY THE RT. HON. PETER FRASER CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION

Presented, to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave

CONTENTS Page Introduction by the Right Hon. Peter Fraser ... ... ... 2 Reports on the Technical Committees— Committee 1/1 —General Provisions: Preamble, Purposes, and Principles .. .. . .. .. 15 Committee 1/2 —General Provisions: Membership, Amendments, and Secretariat .. .. .. .. .. 22 Committee 11/ I—Structure and Procedures of the General Assembly .. • .. .. .. .. 29 Committee 11/2 —Political and Security Functions of the General Assembly .. .. .. .. .. 30 Committee 11/3 —Economic and Social Council: Arrangements for International Co-operation .. .. .. 35 Committee 11/4 —International Trusteeship .. .. 45 Committee 111/ I—Security Council: Structure and Procedures 50 Committee 111/2 —Security Council: Peaceful Settlement .. 55 Committee 111/3 —Security Council: Enforcement Arrangements 57 Committee 111/4 —Security Council: Regional Arrangements .. G4 Committee IV/I —Judicial Organization : International Court of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Committee IV/2 —Judicial Organization: Legal Problems .. 73 Appendices— I. Charter of the United Nations (including, at page 94, Statute of the International Court of Justice) .. 74 11. Interim Arrangements concluded by the Governments represented at the Conference .. .. .. 104 111. The Dumbarton Oaks Proposals for the Establishment of a General International Organization .. .. 106 IV. Amendments advanced by New Zealand to the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals .. .. .. .. .. 112 V. Conclusions on General International Organization reached at Australian-New Zealand (Wellington) Conference, November, 1944 .. .. ~ .. ~ 115