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no more than thirty minutes should be allowed. Such statements
would have to comprise general observations as well as the position
taken with regard to particular provisions.
  There would be no discussion of particular articles.
  This would seem to be justified by our legitimate desire to gain time
as well as by the fact that the whole discussion has taken place in the
Commissions. There is no need to repeat it in plenary meeting. It is
only necessary to draw the conclusions from the work that has been
done.
  As far as possible, the Delegations and the Secretariat should be
in a position to circulate written translations of the statements at the
moment they are made, so as to render unnecessary the greater part of
the oral interpretation.
  III. A mendlrments-No amendments other than those expressly
mentioned in the Reports should be presented.
  Amendments mentioned in the Reports might be put to the vote, but
not to be discussed.
  IV. Voting-Each article of each Treaty should be voted on, but
the vote should not be by roll-call unless a delegation requests it.
  If no roll-call is requested, the article should be deemed unanimously
adopted.
  V. Any delegation should be free to ask for the insertion, in the
Record of Decisions, of written supplementary observations explain-
ing its attitude or the reasons of its vote concerning any matter ex-
amined by the Conference.
  VI. These rules of procedure should be adopted in a preliminary
plenary meeting.
  If the delegations are wise enough to accept some such suggestions,
I think we may be able to finish our work in time.
  Yours very sincerely                               P. H. SPAAK
                 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1946
THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR ITALY,
                     OCTOBER 4, 1946, 10 A. M.
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  The Commission continued discussion of the U.S., U.K., French and
Soviet recommendations for reparation under Part B of Article 64
(CP (IT/R) Doe 34) [C.P. (IT/EC) R. Doo 34] .3 Paragraph 3, which
8For text, see vol. iv, p. 792.
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