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Record of Decisions
C.P.(Rou/P) 1st Meeting
Text of the Declaration of the U.S.S.R. Delegation Concerning the Participation of France in the Political and Territorial Commission for Roumania
The Delegation of the U.S.S.R. considers that it is indispensible to state that the countries which have been at war with Roumania and which figure in the preamble to the draft Peace Treaty presented by the Council of Ministers are members of the Commission.
As regards the draft submitted by the Secretariat containing the list of the members of the Commission, the Delegation of the U.S.S.R. is not opposed to France participating in the work of the Commission on the same bases as those in which she has participated in the work of the Council of Ministers.
Text of the Declaration of the French Delegation in Reply to the Declaration of the U.S.S.R. Delegation Concerning the Participation of France in the Political and Territorial Commission for Roumania
The French Delegation considers that the composition of commissions of the Conference is clearly determined by Section 1, paragraph [Page 246] 3, sub-paragraphs “a” and “b” of the Rules of Procedure. According to these provisions, France is a member of the Commission for Roumania on a footing of perfect equality. If there are any doubts concerning the interpretation of the text, it should be referred to the competent organs of the Conference, namely the Procedure Commission or the Plenary Session.
Text of the Declaration of the U.S.A. Delegation Concerning the Intervention of the U.S.S.R. Delegation Respecting the Participation of France in the Political and Territorial Commission for Roumania
The U.S.A. Delegation declares that it does not share the point of view expressed by the Delegation of the U.S.S.R. as regards the footing on which the French Delegation should participate in the work of the Commission. In the opinion of the U.S.A. Delegation, the French Delegation, which has participated on a footing of perfect equality in the preparation of the Treaty of Peace, should be associated without any kind of restriction with the discussions of the Commission.
Text of the U.K. Declaration Concerning the Participation of France in the Political and Territorial Commission for Roumania
The U.K. Delegation declares that it associates itself entirely with the views expressed by the French Delegation with regard to the participation of the latter in the work of the Commission.