Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23

of America, one OF the British empire. one
of France, one of Italy and one Of Japan.
will be submitted to the approval Of the
conference by the president, who will be
the controlling authority responsible for
its operations.
This secretariat will be entrusted
with the care of drafting the protocols
of the meeting of classifying the ar
chives. of providing for the administra-
ton and organization Of the conference
and generally of ensuring the regular
and punctual working Of the service
entrusted to IL. The head of the secre-
tariat shall have charge Of and be re-
sponsible for the protocols and ar
chives.
The archives will always be open to
the members of the conference.
Section S-The publicity Of the pro-
ceedings shall be ensured by official
communicates prepared by the score
tarat and made public. In case OF
disagreement as to the drafting OF
| these communicates the matter shall be
| referred to the principal plenipoten-
tiaries or their representatives.
Section 9-Reserved.
Section 10-All documents intended
for inclusion in the protocols must be
handed in in writing by the plenipo-
tentiaries presenting them. No docu-
ment of a proposition may be sub
mitted save by one of the plenipoten-
| tiaries or in his name.
Section 11-Plentipotentiarie wish
Ing to make a proposal not connected
with the question on the agenda or not
arising from the discussion shall give
notice of the same "a hours in adj
vance, in order to facilitate the dis
cussions. However. exceptions can be
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ments or secondary questions, but not
in the case Of substantive proposals.
| Section 12-Petitions, memoranda, OBJ
servations or documents forwarded to the
| conference by any persons other than
| plenipotentiaries must be received and
classified by the secretariat. Such Of
| these communications as are Just po-
litical will be briefly summarized in Q
line to be distributed to all the plenipo-
tentiaries. This list will be kept UP to
| date as analogous communications are
received. All such documents will be
deposited in the archives.
Section 13-The discussion Of the ques-
ton to be decided will comprise a first
and second reading. The first will consist
of the general subject, with the object Of
| obtaining an agreement on matters Of
| Importance. Subsequently there will be
| a second reading for a more detailed ex-
| animation.
Section 1.-THE plenipotentiaries shall
| have the right, subject to the agreement
with the conference. to authorize their
technical delegates to submit technical
| explanations such points as may be
! deemed lawful.
| If the conference thinks advisable,
the technical examinations of any par
ticular question may be entrusted to
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duty will be to report and suggest
solutions.
Section 15-The protocols drawn up
by the secretariat shall be printed and
distributed in proof to the delegates
in the shortest possible time. To ex.
pediate the work by the conference the
communications thus made in advance
shall take the place of the reading Of
the protocols at the beginning of each
meeting. If no alteration Is proposed
by the plentipotentiaries the text shall
be deemed approved and entered in the
archives.
If any alteration Is proposed. it's text
shall be read by the president at the
beginning Of the following meeting. In
any case, the protocol must be read
out in full at the request of any pleni-
potentiary.
Section ia committee shall be
formed for drafting the resolutions
adopted. This committee shall concern
itself only with questions which have
been decided. Its sole duty shall be to
draw up the text OF the decision adopt
ed and to present 1t for the approval
Of the conference.
1t shall be composed of ave members
not forming part Of the plenipotentiary
delegates and composed OF one repre-
sentative of the United States Of Amer
lea, one of the British Empire. one Of
France, one of Italy and one Of Japan.