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ASSEMBL Y SEVENTH SESSION - 15 October 1971 RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER DECISIONS (RESOLUTIONS 202 - 258) Published in 1971 by the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION Albert Embankment, London SEI 7SR Printed by the International Maritime Organization, London 10 ISBN 92-801-1017-9 Copyright © IMO 1971 NOTE: The name of the Organization as it appears in this publication was changed to "International Maritime Organization" by virtue of amendments to the Organization's Convention which entered into force on 22 May 1982 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page AGENDA OF TIlESEVENlH SESSION OF TIlEASSEMBLY RESOLUfIONS: Number TitZe Date adopted 19?1 Agenda item Resolution A.202(VII) International Conference on Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1971 October 13 Resolution A.203(VII) Recommendation on the Conclusion of Agreements and Arrangements between States on the Question of Access and Employment of Foreign Sea-borne Salvage Equipment in Territorial Waters October 30 Resolution A.204(VII) Appreciation of the 11 October Services of Mr Hjalmar R Bardarson Resolution A.205(VII) Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960 12 October Resolution A.206(VII) Amendments to the 12 October Recommendation on Intact Stability for Passenger and Cargo Ships under 100 Metres in Length (Resolution A.167(ES.IV)) with respect to Ships Carrying Deck Cargoes 10 Resolution A.207(VII) Recommendation for an Interim Simplified Criterion for Decked Fishing Vessels under 30 Metres in Length 12 October 12 Resolution A.208(VII) Recommendation on Construction of Fishing Vessels Affecting the Vessel's Stability and Crew Safety 12 October 16 12 October 24 Resolution A 209 (VII) Recommendation on Information to be Included in the Manoeuvring Booklets Number Title Late C%lopted 1971 Agenda item Page Resolution A.2l0(VII) Recommendation on Steering Gear for Large Ships 12 October 26 Resolution A.2ll(VII) Recommendation on Safety Measures for Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces of Cargo Ships Additional to those normally Considered Necessary for an Attended Machinery Space 12 October 27 Resolution A.2l2(VII) Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk 12 October 33 Resolution A.2l3(VII) Recommendation on Fire 12 October Safety Requirements for Construction and Equipment of New Tankers 73 Resolution A.214(VII) Improved Provisional Guidelines on Test Procedures for Primary Deck Coverings 12 October 80 Resolution A.2l5(VII) Correction to the Text 12 October of the Recommendation for Fire Test Procedures for "A" and "B" Class Divisions (Resolution A.163(ES.IV») 92 Resolution A.2l6(VII) Instruction for 12 October Action in Survival Craft 92 Resolution A.2l7(VII) Measures for Strengthening and Improving the Maritime Distress System 12 October 94 Resolution A.2l8(VII) Safety Radiocommunication Requirements for Novel Types of Craft 12 October 99 Resolution A.2l9(VII) Unification of Perfo~ ance Specifications 12 October 100 Resolution A.220(VII) Introduction of Se1ective Calling (SSFC) System 12 October 101 Resolution A.22l(VII) Radio Equipment for Homing 12 October 102 Number Title Date adopted 1971 Agenda item Page Resolution A.222(VII) Performance Standards for Navigational Radar Equipment 12 October 102 Resolution A.223(VII) Performance Standards for Radio DirectionFinding Systems 12 October 106 Resolution A.224 (VII) Performance Standards for Echo-Sounding Equipment 12 October 110 Resolution A.22S(VII) Homing Capability of Search and Rescue (SAR) Aircraft 12 October 112 Resolution A.226(VII) Traffic Separation Schemes 12 Octoher 114 Resolution A.227(VII) System of Traffic Separation Schemes in the Dover Strait and Adjacent Areas 12 October 129 Resolution A.228(VII) Observance of Traffic Separation Schemes 12 October 133 Resolution A.229(VII) Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR) 12 October 133 Resolution A.230(VII) Adoption of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code 12 October 134 Resolution A.23l(VII) Amendments to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 12 October 11 135 Resolution A.232(VII) Amendments to the 12 October International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 (as amended in 1969), Concerning the Protection of the Great Barrier Reef 139 Resolution A.233(VII) Recommendation on 12 October International PerforIDI ance Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters 10 141 Number Title Date adopted 1971 Agenda Page item Resolution A.234(VII) Disposal of Oily Bilge and Ballast Water from Ships in Ports (Excluding Effluent from Cargol Ballast Tanks in Tankers) 12 October 10 151 Resolution A.23S(VII) Facilities in Ports for the Reception of oil Residues 12 October 10 153 Resolution A.236(VII) Implementation of the 12 October 1969 Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 10 154 Resolution A.237(VII) Acceleration of the Maritime Safety Committee's Work Programme 12 October 10 156 Resolution A.238(VII) Adoption of the Reports 12 October of the Maritime Safety Committee 157 Resolution A.239(VII) Recommendation on Facilitation in Maritime Travel and Transport 12 October 17 157 Resolution A.240(VII) Working Capital Fund 12 October 19 158 Resolution A.24l(VII) International Conference on Marine Pollution, 1973 13 October 23 159 Resolution A.242(VII) Preparations for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 5-16 June 1972) 13 October 23 160 Resolution A.243(VII) International Convention on Ocean Data Acquisition Systems (ODAS) 13 October 23 161 Resolution A.244(VII) Co-operation with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 13 October 26 162 Resolution A.24S(VII) United NationslIMCO Conference on International Container Traffic, 1972 15 October 23 163 Number Title Date adopted 1971 Agenda item Page Resolution A.246(VII) Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 Concerning Tank Arrangements and Limitation of Tank Size 15 October 164 Resolution A.247(VII) Recommendation to Put into Effect Requirements relating to Tank Arrangements and to the Limitation of Tank Size from the Point of View of Minimizing Pollution of the Sea by Oil 15 October 169 Resolution A.248(VII) Long-Term Work Programme of the Organization 15 October 24 170 Resolution A.249(VII) Amendment Procedures in Conventions for which IMCO is Depositary 15 October 12 172 Resolution A.250(VII) Implementation of 15 October United Nations General Assembly Resolutions on Apartheid and on the Declaration of the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 26 172 Resolution A.25l(VII) Relations with NonGovernmental International Organizations 15 October 28 173 Resolution A.252(VII) Presentation of the 15 October Final Accounts and Audit Report for the Fifth Financial Period 20 174 Resolution A.253(VII) Amendment to the Financial Regulations 15 October 21 175 Resolution A.254(VII) Supplementary Estimates for 1971 15 October 22 176 Resolution A.255(VII) Work Programme and Budget for the Seventh Financial Period 15 October 25 179 , ,""' ," Number Ti tle 1971 Agenda item ResolutionA.256(VII) Continuation of the Joint Inspection Unit 15 October 29 185 ResolutionA.257(VII) Appointment of the External Auditor 11 October 33 186 ResolutionA.258(VII) Approval of the Appointment of the Secretary-General by Counci 1· 15 October 34 186 Adoption of the Agenda October 186 Election of President and Vice-Presidents and October 187 Appointment of the Credentials Committee October 187 Appointment of Additional Committees October 187 International Legal Conference on Marine Pollution Damage, 1969 - Endorsement of Council's Decisions October 14 187 Approval of the Report of Council October 30 187 Elec·tion of Members of 11 October the Staff Pension Committee of the InterGovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization 32 188 Approval of Reports of the Legal Committee of IMCO 12 October 15 188 Technical Co-operation 12 October 16 188 Approval of Reports of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Facilitation 12 October 17 188 Election of Members of Counci 13 October 31 189 Possible Amendments to Financial Regulations of IMCO 15 October 22 189 Determination of the Date and Place of the Eighth Regular Session of the Assembly 15 October 36 189 Up-Grading of UncI assi- 15 October fied Posts within IMCO 37 189 I Date adopted Page O'IHER DECISIONS: AGENDA OF OF THE THE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY SESSION Opening of the session by the Head of the Icelandic delegation Adoption of the agenda Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Assembly Status of the IMCO Convention (IMCO Membership) Establishment of the Credentials Committee Establishment of Committees of the Assembly as necessary and assignment of items to Committees Consideration of the Reports of the Maritime Safety Committee, transmitted by Council in accordance with Article 30 of the Convention Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960 and determination of the important nature of the amendments in accordance with the procedure under Article IX(e) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960 Adoption of recommendations related to maritime safety Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended in 1962 and determination of the important nature of the amendments in accordance with the procedure under Article XVI(5) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 as amended in 1962 10 Adoption of recommendations for preventing or limiting pollution of the sea by oil 11 Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 and determination of the important nature of the amendments in accordance with the procedure under Article 29(3)(d) of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 12 Amendment procedures in the Convention of which IMCO is the depositary 13 Consideration of the Report on the International Conference on Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1971 14 Consideration of the Report on the International Legal Conference on Marine Pollution Damage, 1969 15 Consideration of the Reports of the Legal Committee 16 Technical Co-operation 17 Facilitation of Travel and Transport: of the Ad Hoc Working Group Consideration of the Reports 18 Installation in new Headquarters 19 Arrears of contributions - Working Capital Fund 20 Presentation of the final accounts and audit report for the fifth financial period 21 Proposed amendments to the Financial Regulations 22 Supplementary 23 International Conferences 24 Long-term work programme of the Organization 25 Work Programme and Budget for the seventh financial period 1972/73 26 Relationship with the United Nations, Specialized Agencies and estimates 1971 1972/73 lAEA 27 Relations with inter-governmental organizations 28 Relations with non-governmental 29 Reports of the Joint Inspection Unit 30 Report of Council to the Assembly on the work of the Organization since the previous regular session of the Assembly 31 Election of Members of Council, 'as provided in Articles 17 and 18 of the IMCO Convention 32 Election of members to the Staff Pension Committee of IMCO 33 Appointment 34 Contract of the Secretary-General 35 Publications 36 Determination of the place and date of the eighth regular session of the Assembly in 1973 37 Supplementary international organizations of the External Auditor and public information agenda items (if any) RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION A.202(VII) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPECIAL TRADE PASSENGER SHIPS, 1971 The Assembly, Taking note of the provisions of Regulation l(e) of Chapter II and Regulation 3(b) of Chapter III of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960, calling for the formulation of general rules applicable to the particular circumstances of special trades, (2) The supp1eJQentary appropriations shall be financed as follows: (a) from the carry over of uncommitted balances of appropriations for the calendar year 1970, in the amount of US ~47,957, including the US ~ll,687 which was provided for in the 1970 budget appropriations for loan repayment; (b) by transfers between Sections of the budget for the ca1enda~ year 1971; (c) from the cash surplus for the calendar year 1969 in the amount of US ~31,OOO; and (d) if required, by advances from the Working Capital Fund in accordance with Financial Regulation 6.5 to an amount of US ~122,000, to be reimbursed to the Fund in accordance with Financial Regulations 5.2 and 6.4 ANNEX FINAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1971 SECTION I IMCO MEETINGS (1) Conferences, Assembly, Council, MSC, Committees and Working Groups (2) Travel of IMCO staff to meetings; consultants' travel TotaZ~ Seation I: II PERSONNEL AND PERSONAL SERVICES (1) Salaries and wages (2) Post adjustments and other salary items (3) Temporary assistance (4) Recruitment and termination expenses of staff and dependants (5) Staff benefits and allowances (6) Representation allowance (Secretary-General) (7) Administrative expenses incurred for participation in the Joint Inspection Unit, UN Pension Fund or other UN bodies Totat~ Seation II: 177 III GENERAL SERVICES (1) Hospitality (2) Duplicating paper, stationery and office supplies (3) Office equipment and machines: purchase, rental, maintenance (4) Library, books, subscriptions (5) Communications, freight, cartage and express (6) Rental of premises, cleaning, insurance, heating, lighting, water and rates (7) Other supplies and services Total Seation III: IV PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS (1) Printing (2) Public Information Total~ V Seation IV: OTHER BUDGETARY PROVISIONS (1) External Audit (2) Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses Total~ Seation V: 178 RESOLUTION A.255(VII) WORK PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR THE SEVENTH FINANCIAL PERIOD 1972/73 The Assembly, ReaaZZing Article 16 of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization and in particular paragraph (f) thereof with regard to the functions of the Assembly in relation to the budget, Noting that the provisions of Article III of the Financial Regulations with regard to the preparation of the budget estimates, including details of the work programme and appropriate information annexes, have been complied with, ReaaZZing that, in accordance with Resolution A.100(IV), the disposal of any amount standing to the credit of the Printing Fund at the end of a financial period shall be decided by the Assembly, Approves the work programme as submitted by the Secretary-General in documents A VII/25, A VII/25/Add.1, A VII/25/Add.3 and A VII/25/Add.4, Further approves the lists of meetings and of posts contained in Annexes A and B respectively of this Resolution, ResoZves that: (1) For the financial period 1972/73 appropriations shall be voted for the following purposes: I Meetings II Personnel III IV V General Services Printing and Publications Other Budgetary Provisions (2) The appropriations voted in paragraph above shall be financed by contributions from Member States after adjustment as provided in the Financial Regulations; for this purpose miscellaneous income is estimated at ~30,OOO; (3) Transfers of uncommitted balances of appropriations to the same Section of the budget in the second calendar year, other than those authorized by Article IV of the Financial Regulations, and transfers of appropriations between sections of the budget shall only be carried out with prior concurrence of the Council; (4) The appropriations for each of the calendar years 1972 and 1973 covered by the financial period shall be those indicated under the relevant headings, as shown at Annex C; 179 (5) Any amount standing to the credit of the Printing Fund at the end of the financial period 1970/71 shall be carried forward to the Printing Fund for the financial period 1972/73, Invites the Council to comply with the above-mentioned Instruots the Secretary-General endeavouring provisions, to ensure their application while to effect the maximum economies on the budget 180 ANNEX A LIST OF MEETINGS APPROVED FOR 1972 AND 1973 (meeting weeks) IMCO Meetings 1972 Joint UN/IMCO Conference International Container Traffic 1973 on Joint UNESCo/IOc/IMCO Conference on the Legal Status of ODAS International Conference on the Revision of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 2~ International Conference on Marine Pollution' Conference on Space and Health Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships 1* Assembly 1! Council and Working Group on Technical Co-operation Maritime Safety Committee and its subordinate bodies * Joint Conferences wi th IMCO participation 1972 1973 21 1! 18 Working Group on Facilitation 1 Legal Committee and its subordinate bodies 5 32~ 30 To be held at the end of 1972 or in 1973 181 ANNEX B LIST OF POSTS APPROVED FOR 1972/73 PROFESSIONAL AND ABOVE Grades No UNCLASSIFIED D.2 - D.1 - P.S P.4 11 P.3 18 P.2 P.1 GENERAL SERVICE G.8 G.7 S G.6 G.S 13 G.4 31 G.3 17 G.2 Total, all posts 122 182 ~XC DISTRIBUTION BY CALENDAR YEARS SECTION I IMCO MEETINGS (1) Conferences, Assembly, Council, MSC, Committees and Working Groups (2) Travel of IMCO staff to meetings; Consultants' travel TotaZ, Section I: II PERSONNEL ~D (1) PERSONAL SERVICES Salaries and wages (2) Post adjustments and other salary items (3) Temporary assistance (4) Recruitment and termination expenses of staff and dependants (5) Staff benefits and allowances (6) Representation allowances (7) Administrative expenses incurred for participation in the Joint Inspection Unit, UN Pension Fund or other UN bodies TotaZ, Section II: 183 1972 1973 Total ~ ~ ~ ANNEX C (continued) SECTION III GENERAL SERVICES (1) Hospitality (2) Duplicating papert stationery and office supplies (3) Office equipment and machines; purchaset renta1t maintenance (4) LibrarYt bookst subscriptions (5) Communicationst freightt cartage and express (6) Rental of premisest c1eaningt insurancet heatingt lightingt water and rates (7) Other supplies and services TotaZ, Section III: IV PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS (1) printing (2) Public information TotaZ, Section IV: ANNEX·C (continued) SECTION V OTHER BUDGETARY PROVISIONS (1) External Audit (2) Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses TotaZ, Seation V: Tota Z Expendi ture: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME RESOLUTION A.256(VII) CONTINUATION OF THE JOINT INSPECTION UNIT The Assembly, Considering that the United Nations General Assembly has decided in its Resolution A.2735 (XXV) to continue the Joint Inspection Unit on the existing experimental basis for a further period of two years beyond 31 December 1971, and has recommended the other participating organizations in the United Nations system to take appropriate measures for the continuation of the Joint Inspection Unit on the same basis, and Noting that the United Nations General Assemb1y·wi11 review the question of the Joint Inspection Unit at its twenty-seventh session, taking into account, inter alia, the views of the governing bodies of the specialized agencies concerned, Deaides that the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization shall continue to participate in the Joint Inspection Unit on the existing experimental basis for a further period of two years beyond 31 December 1971 15 Oatober 1971 Agenda item 29 185 RESOLUTION A.Z57(VII) APPOINTMENT OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR The Assembly, RecaZZing Article XII of the Financial Regulations of the Organization, Taking note that the Financial Regulations provide that the External Auditor shall be Auditor-General (or officer holding the equivalent title) of a Member State, Decides to appoint the person at any time performing the duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General of the United Kingdom as External Auditor for a period of four years commencing July 1972 11 October 1971 Agenda item 33 RESOLUTION A.ZS8(VII) APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL BY COUNCIL The Assembly, Taking note that Council on June 1971 unanimously decided to renew the appointment of Mr Colin Goad as Secretary-General of the Organization, in accordance with Article 23 of the Convention, Approves the renewal of Mr Colin Goad's appointment as SecretaryGeneral of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization for two years from January 1972 with the possibility of renewal 15 October 1971 Agenda item 34 OTHER DECISIONS ADOPTION OF 1HE AGENDA The Assembly adopted the agenda for the seventh regular session October 1971, Agenda item 186 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIIENTS The Assembly elected the following delegates to hold office until the eighth regular session of the Assembly: President of the Assembly: Mr J.S Tarka (Nigeria) First Vice-President: Mr G Balasoiu (Romania) Second Vice-President: Mr F Shehail (Saudi Arabia) and October 1971, Agenda item APPOINTMENT OF 1HE CREDENTIALS COMv1IITEE The Assembly appointed a Credentials Committee, composed of representatives of Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria and Turkey October 1971, Agenda item APPOIN1MENT OF ADDITIONAL (X)M.1IITEES The Assembly appointed, in addition to the Credentials Committee, an Administrative, Legal and Financial Committee and a Technical Committee October 1971, Agenda item INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE POLLUTION DAMAGE, 1969 ENOORSEMENT OF mUNCIL'S DECISIONS - The Assembly endorsed Council's decision to accept the functions conferred on IMCO under the International Cdnvention relating to Intervention on the High Seas inCases of Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 and the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969, and Council's decision to authorize the Secretary-General to exercise the relevant depositary functions The Assembly further endorsed the various decisions and measures taken by, or on the authority of, Council in connexion with the results of the Conference October 1971, Agenda item 14 APPROVAL OF 1HE REPORT OF COUNCIL The Assembly approved the Report of Council on the work of the Organization since the previous regular session of the Assembly, submitted in accordance with Article 24 of the IMCO Convention October 1971, Agenda item 30 187 ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF mE STAFF PENSION QJM-1ITTEE OF mE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION The Assembly, in accordance with Article of the revised Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, re-elected Baron de Gerlache de Gomery (Belgium) as member, and Mr W Ertel (Poland) as alternate member to serve on the Staff Pension Committee of the lnter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization during the next two years 11 October 1971, Agenda item 32 APPROVAL OF REPORI'S OF mE LEGAL COM4IITEE OF IMCO The Assembly approved the Reports of the Legal Committee on its seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions 12 October 1971, Agenda item 1D TErnNICAL CO-OPERATION The Assembly invited Council to refer the following items to the Working Group on Technical Co-operation: (1) Circulation to Member States of sample descriptions of various types of projects - with emphasis on global and regional projects which might be requested by developing countries during the next two years (2) Selection of a few critical areas, including especially training of marine and seafaring personnel, for special emphasis in the Technical Co-operation Programme (3) Establishment of regional maritime training institutions East Africa, and in West Africa, respectively (4) Special attention to the important field of cargo handling, in close co-operation with the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association in The Assembly also invited Council, at its twenty-eighth session in 1972, to consider changing the Working Group on Technical Co-operation into a Technical Co-operation Committee 12 October 1971, Agenda item 16 APPROVAL OF REPORTS OF lliE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON FACILITATIOO The Assembly approved the Reports of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Facilitation, and invited Council to consider changing the Working Group into a Committee 12 October 1971, Agenda item 17 188 ELECITOO OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL In accordance with Articles 17 and 18 of the IMCO Convention, elected the Members of Council as follows: the Assembly For the purposes of Article 18(a): the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Japan, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Norway and Greece; for the purposes of Article 18(b): the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Canada; for the purposes of Article Algeria and Ghana 18(c): Brazil, India, Australia, Poland, 13 October 1971, Agenda item 31 POSSIBLE AMENIJ4ENTS 'ID FINANCIAL REGULATIONS OF IMCO The Assembly referred to Council, for consideration at its twenty-eighth session, the Soviet proposal to amend Article 111.3.2 and Article V.5.5 of the Financial Regulations to permit the budget to be expressed in sterling 15 October 1971, Agenda item 22 DETERMINATION OF '!HE DATE AND PLACE OF '!HE EIGH'IH REGULAR SESSION OF '!HE ASSEMBLY The Assembly decided that its eighth regular session should be held in the autumn of 1973, the date to be decided by the Council 15 October 1971, Agenda item 36 UP-GRADING OF UNCLASSIFIED POSTS WI11UN IMCO The Assembly adopted the proposals to up-grade the posts of Deputy Secretary-General and Secretary of the Maritime Safety Committee to bring them in line with corresponding posts in the United Nations family 15 October 189 1971, Agenda item 37 STATUS OF THE THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONSULTATIVE CONVENTION o ON MARITIME R G A N I Z A T ION As at 15 Oatober 1971 STATES DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE INSTRUMENT OF ACCEPTANCE Algeria Argentina Australia Barbados Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Burma Cameroon Canada China, Republic of Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt, Arab Republic of Federal Republic of Germany Finland France Ghana Greece Haiti Honduras Hong Kong* Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Khmer Republic Korea, Republic of Kuwait Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Republic Malagasy Republic * 31 October 1963 18 June 1953 13 February 1952 January 1970 August 1951 March 1963 April 1960 July 1951 May 1961 15 October 1948 July 1958 May 1966 October 1963 June 1959 25 August 1953 12 July 1956 17 March 1958 January 1959 21 April 1959 April 1952 July 1959 31 December 1958 23 June 1953 23 August 1954 June 1967 10 June 1970 November 1960 January 1959 18 January 1961 January 1958 26 February 1951 24 April 1952 28 January 1957 November 1960 17 March 1958 January 1961 10 April 1962 July 1960 May 1966 January 1959 16 February 1970 March 1961 Associate Member 190 STATES DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE INSTRUMENTOF ACCEPTANCE Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritania Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Romania Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland SyrianArab Republic Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Union of Soviet SocialistRepublics United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Yugoslavia 191 17 June 1971 31 May 1967 22 June 1966 May 1961 21 September1954 30 July 1962 31 March 1949 November 1960 15 March 1962 29 December 1958 21 November 1958 31 December 1958 15 April 1968 November 1964 16 March 1960 28 April 1965 25 February 1969 November 1960 17 January 1966 23 January 1962 27 April 1959 20 July 1955 28 January 1963 27 April 1965 23 May 1963 25 March 1958 24 December 1958 14 February 1949 17 August 1950 10 May 1968 12 February 1960 ... Regular Session of the Assembly 15 October 36 189 Up-Grading of UncI assi- 15 October fied Posts within IMCO 37 189 I Date adopted Page O'IHER DECISIONS: AGENDA OF OF THE THE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY SESSION. .. the Joint Inspection Unit 30 Report of Council to the Assembly on the work of the Organization since the previous regular session of the Assembly 31 Election of Members of Council, 'as provided... of the eighth regular session of the Assembly in 1973 37 Supplementary international organizations of the External Auditor and public information agenda items (if any) RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION