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In 12.1962, the General Assembly called on ECOSOC to request the Commission on Human Rights to prepare a draft declaration and a draft international convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance (resolution 1781 (XVII)). These records consist of correspondence and summary records with regard to the draft declaration and draft convention.

General Assembly resolution 1780 (XVII) (12.1962) requested ECOSOC to ask the Commission on Human Rights to prepare a draft declaration on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and a draft international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination. The drafts were to take into consideration any international instruments already adopted in the field by the specialized agencies.

The records include a report by the Special Rapporteur Mrs. A. Refslund Thomsen (Denmark) on the consideration of the draft principles by the Third Committee. In 11.1963 the General Assembly, on the recommendations of the Third Committee adopted resolution 1904 (XVIII) proclaiming the United Nations declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, resolution 1905 (XVIII) on publicity to be given on the Declaration; and resolution 1906 (XVIII) on the preparation of a draft international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination. The Commission on Human Rights was again directed to take into consideration the international instruments as well as the findings of the Sub-Commission in giving absolute priority to the preparation of an international convention.

The records pertain to the work of the Division on the Convention with regard to the drafting of the Declaration and the Convention.

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide of 9 December 1948 came into force in 01.1951. Governments could sign the Convention up to 31 December 1949; after 1 January 1950 any Member of the United Nations or any Non-member State that was invited to do so could accede to the Convention. Such invitations went to each non-member State which became an active member of one or more of the specialized agencies of the UN, or which had become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, in accordance with GA resolution 368 (IV) (1949).

The records of the sub-sub-series consist of correspondence with regard to the transmission of certified true copies and to the ratification or accession by States to the Convention.

Correspondence, schemes, photos.

1st to 12th sessions: personnel; arrangement and agenda; list of delegates; reports; records of meetings; special session; programme of work and resolutions.

Personnel related questions; correspondence with Fédération internationale de l'automobile (International Federation of Car), Union internationale des chemins de fer (International Union of Railways), Union internationale pour l'utilisation des voitures et fourgons, Comité international des transports par chemins de fer (International Committee of Transport by Rail), Conférence internationale pour l'unité technique dans les chemins de fer (International Conference for Technical Unity in Railways), Union internationale des wagons (International Union of Wagons), Association internationale des automobiles-Club, European Oil Transport Committee, Central council of international Touring; Association suisse pour la navigation du Rhône au Rhin, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, League of Red Cross Societies, International Chamber of Commerce, Organization for European Economic Cooperation, Council of Europe, International Transport Workers' Federation, World Federation of Trade Unions, Fédération internationale des syndicats chrétiens (International Federation of Christian Trade Unions), Conférence des ministres des transports (Conference of Ministers of Transport), Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier (European Coal and Steel Community), Union internationale des organismes officiels de tourisme, Fédération internationale des fonctionnaires supérieurs de la police, Société ferroviaire internationale de transports frigorifiques, Institut international du froid, International Federation of Forwarding Agents Association, International Organization for Standardization, UNCTAD, ILO, UNESCO, WHO, IAEA, Economic Commission for Western Asia, Economic Commission for Latin America, Communauté économique européenne, Economic Commission for Africa, Union internationale des transports publics, International Bank for Reconstruction, International Maritime Consultative Organization, Council of Customs Cooperation, United Nations Transport Centre, Comité consultatif international télégraphique et téléphonique; invitation to conferences, 2eme Symposium international sur l'économie des transports 1967; activities in the Mediterranean region.

Gas study. Correspondence, reports, schemes.