ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/CONTENTS/FIGURES/ABBREVIATIONS/INTRODUCTION
PART I: THE PREPARATORY STAGE: 1949-1960
1 CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW: ORGANS AND PROCEDURES
Evolution of the International Law Commission, 1947 to 1960/ The Sixth
(Legal) Committee of the United Nations General Assembly/ The Codification
Process/ Conclusion
2 THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ON DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES,
1949 - 1958
The Fifth to Eighth Session of the International Law Commission, 1953 to
1956/ The Ninth Session of the International Law Commission in 1957/ The
Tenth Session of the International Law Commission in 1958/ Conclusion
3 BRITAIN'S FOREIGN POLICY- PROCESS: PREPARING FOR THE 1961 VIENNA
CONFERENCE
Coordinating Britain's View on the Codification of Diplomatic Privileges
and Immunities/ Dealing with the 1957 Set of Provisional Draft Articles/
Preparing the Commentary for the 1958 ILC Draft Articles
Whitehall Comments on the ILC Drafts/ Her Majesty's Home Office/ The Lord
Chancellor's Office/ The Treasury and its Revenue Departments/ The Ministry
of Pensions and National Insurance/ The General Post Office/ The
Commonwealth Relations Office/ Late Recognition of the Problem/ The Future
Convention and its Application to Commonwealth Relations/ Troubleshooting
Articles/ Minor Changes and Terminological Differences/ Important Questions
of Principle/ Interpretation of the More Favourable Treatment Clause/
Conclusion
PART II: THE DIPLOMATIC STAGE: 1961-1964
4 THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE 1961 VIENNA CONFERENCE
Opening of the Conference and Discussion on Participation/ Organisation of
the Conference /
Adoption of the Rules of Procedure/ The General Committee: Election of
Vice-Presidents/
Election of the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole/ Appointment and
Report of the Credentials Committee/ Working Procedures of the Committee of
the Whole/ Appointment of the Drafting Committee / Conclusion
5 ANALYSIS OF THE 1961 VIENNA CONFERENCE NEGOTIATIONS
Statistics of the Vienna Conference/ Articles and Documents adopted by the
Conference/ The positive Conference Atmosphere and Spirit of Cooperation/
Types of Disputes and Negotiation Examples
Canned Arguments/ Progressive Codification / Political, Cold War
Confrontations/ Unbalanced Reciprocity, when Rules seemed to carry
one-sided Benefits / Bone of Contention: Privileges and Immunities of
Non-Diplomatic Staff/ Conclusion
6 BRITAIN AND THE 1961 VIENNA CONFERENCE: A HAZARDOUS TASK
Britain's Delegation: Composition, Communication and Instructions/ Exerting
Influence/ Objectives, Negotiation Tactics and Results/ Negotiations of
Commonwealth Issues at Vienna/ Article 47: Non-Discrimination/ Foreign
Office Points/ Treasury Issues/ Post-Vienna: Signing and Ratification of
the 1961 Vienna Convention/ Britain's Ratification of the Vienna Convention
on Diplomatic Relations, 1962-1964/ Conclusion
7 CONCLUSION
APPENDIX I: OVERVIEW OF THE 1961 VIENNA CONVENTION AND THE 1958 DRAFT
ARTICLES
APPENDIX II: VOTING-RESULTS IN COMMITTEE AND PLENARY
Voting-results in Committee of the Whole
Voting-results in Plenary
APPENDIX III: WHO'S WHO
Legal Adviser Branch to the British Foreign Office, 1959-1961
Whitehall Departments, 1957 to 1964
Commissioners of the International Law Commission involved in Negotiations:
1957 to 1961
Other Conference Officers
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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