SPEECH ON PROCEDURE AT THE PLENARY
MEETING

August 8, 19M

Mr. President and Delegates. The Soviet delegation agrees
with the draft rules of procedure submitted by the Commit-
tee, with the exception of one point: the Soviet delegation
does not agree with the Committee's decision that the Confer-
ence should adopt its recommendations by a simple majority
and not by a two-thirds majority, as was proposed by the
Council of Foreign Ministers.
The Soviet delegation cannot consent to recommendations
being adopted at the Conference by a majority of one vote-
to eleven delegations imposing their proposals upon the ten
other delegations. The Soviet delegation believes this decision
to be erroneous and insists on a revision of this erroneous
decision of the Committee.
1. VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL RULES
Voting procedure at an international conference is a
highly important matter. The Conference will be called upon
to state its view on many serious question's. It is impermis-
sible that these questions be decided by a majority of one
vote. One must be either very naive or very inexperienced in
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