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X RULES FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES ARISING AMONG MEMBER STATES IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION MATTERS The First Assembly: Having in view the desirability of improving as far as possible the Rules adopted by the Interim Council for the settlement of differences between States relating to international civil aviation matters, Resolves : To recommend to the Interim Council the adoption of the modifications in the existing Rules comprised in the memorandum prepared by Commission 4 annexed to the Commission's report on Item 1 of its Agenda (Doc. 1715 LE/10). XI DRAFT CONVENTIONS ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL AIR LAW PREPARED BY THE CITEJA Resolved : That it is legal and desirable for the First Interim Assembly of PIC AO and those States not members of PIC AO represented at this Assembly to proceed to the consideration of the draft, conventions on private international air law forwarded by the CITEJA to the Council of PIC AO after examination by the appropriate Commission ; and that it would be legal for this Assembly to adopt them with or without modifications or to take other appropriate action with regard to them. XII SELECTION OF THE SEAT OF THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Resolved : That the Assembly proceed with a full and free discussion of possible sites, to be followed by a secret ballot (under Section IX, paragraphs 4 and 5, of the Rules of Procedure) in the full Assembly ; such balloting not to be limited to the States mentioned in the discussion ; and where a State selected has more than one suitable site, to choose by vote of the Assembly a specific city in the member State selected. XIII FILLING OF THE VACANCY ON THE INTERIM COUNCIL Resolved : That the Assembly proceed with a full and free discussion, to be followed by secret ballot (under Section IX, paragraphs 4 and 5, of the Rules of Procedure) in the full Assembly; such balloting not to be limited to the States mentioned in the discussion. XIV PUBLIC INFORMATION POLICY OF PICAO Resolved : That a special Public Information Group be formed in the Secretariat of PICAO to achieve the objective of world-wide publicity; and that the group be provided with adequate facilities to carry out this program of information ; and that the performance of this task shall be left to the determination of the Interim Council; and that in selecting staff for the Group the prime consideration shall be to secure personnel with high qualifications for the duties proposed ; that the size of the group shall be kept to the minimum consistent with the efficient discharge of those duties ; and that it should be an instruction to the group from the Council to make full use of, and not in any way to duplicate, the services rendered by the officials already responsible for publicity in the field of civil aviation in the various member States.

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