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294 General Assembly-Forty-second Session 12. Expresses its appreciation for the important role played by the International Trade ~aw Branch of the C::,f- fice of Legal Affairs of the Secretanat, as the substantive secretariat of the Commission, in assisting in the structur- ing and implementation of the work programme of the Commission and invites the Secretary-General to con- sider taking ~hatever measures may be necessary, within existing resources, to provide the Commission with ade- quate substantive secretariat support. 94th plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/153. Draft Convention on International Bilis of Ex- change and International Promissory Notes The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2205 (XXI) of 17 December 1966, by which it created the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law with the object of promoting the progressive harmonization and unification of the law of international trade, Reaffirming its conviction that divergencies arising from the laws of different States in matters relating to interna- tional trade constitute one of the obstacles to the develop- ment of world trade, Being aware that the Commission, at its fourth session in 1971, decided to proceed with work directed towards the preparation of uniform rules applicable to a special negoti- able instrument for optional use in international transac- tions in order to overcome the divergencies arising out of the existence oftwo main systems oflaw governing negoti- able instruments, 25 Recalling that, in its resolution 41/77 of 3 December 1986, it requested the Commission to complete, at its twentieth session, the work on the draft Convention on In- ternational Bilis of Exchange and International Promis- sory Notes26 and decided to consider the draft Convention during its forty-second session with a view to its adoption or other appropriate action, Taking note of the draft Convention adopted by the Commission at its twentieth session,22 Recognizing that Governments should be given suffi- cient time to study the draft Convention, 1. Expresses its appreciation for the work achieved by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in the preparation of the draft Convention on Inter- national Bilis of Exchange and International Promissory Notes; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to draw the atten- tion of ali States to the draft Convention, to ask them to submit the observations and proposals they wish to make on the draft Convention before 30 April 1988 and to circu- late these observations and proposals to ali Member States before 30 June 1988; 3. Decides to consider, at its forty-third session, the draft Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes, with a view to its adop- tion at that session, and to create to this end, in the frame- work of the Sixth Committee, a working group that will meet for a maximum period oftwo weeks at the beginning 25 See O./ficial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixlh Session, Supp/ement No. 17 (A/8417), chap. 111, sect. A. 26 /bid., Forty-first Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/41/17), annex l. of the session, in order to consider the observations and proposals made by States. 94th plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/154. Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplo- matic and consular missions and representa• tives The General Assembly, Having considered the report ofthe Secretary-General,27 Emphasizing the important r_ole of diplomatic an~ ~on- sular missions and representat1ves, as well as of m1ss1ons and representatives to international interg~we':"men_tal or- ganizations and officials of such orgamzat10ns, 1~ the maintenance of international peace and the promot1on of friendly relations among States, and also the need for en- hancing global understanding thereof, Convinced that respect for the principies and rules of in- ternational law governing diplomatic and consular rela- tions, in particular those aimed at ensuring t?e inviolabil- ity of diplomatic and consular m1ssions and representatives, is a basic prerequisite for the normal con- duct of relations among States and for the fulfilment of the purposes and principies of the Charter of the United Na- tions, Concerned at the continued failure to respect the inviola- bility of diplomatic and consular missions and representa- tives and at the serious threat presented by such violations to the maintenance of normal and peaceful international relations, which are necessary for co-operation among Sta tes, A/so concerned at the abuse of diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities, particularly if acts of violence are involved, Alarmed by the acts of violence against diplomatic and consular representatives, as well as against representatives to international intergovernmental organizations and offi- cials of such organizations, which endanger or take inno- cent lives and seriously impede the normal work of such representatives and officials, Expressing its sympathy for the victims of such illegal acts, Emphasizing the duty of States to take ali appropriate steps, as required by international law: (a) To protect the premises of diplomatic and consular missions, as well as of missions to international intergov- ernmental organizations, (b) To prevent any attacks on diplomatic and consular representatives, as well as on representatives to intema- tional intergovemmental organizations and officials of such organizations, (e) To apprehend the offenders and to bring them to justice, Noting that, in spite ofthe call by the General Assembly at its previous sessions, not all States have yet become par- ties to the relevant conventions conceming the inviolabil- ity of diplomatic and consular missions and representa- tives, Welcoming the measures already taken by States in con- formity with their international obligations to enhance the 27 A/42/485 and Add.1-5 and Add.5/Corr. l.

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