English, Portuguese, and French texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the General Secretariat, which shall transmit certified copies thereof to the Governments for purposes of ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the General Secretariat, which shall notify the signatory States of each such deposit. ARTICLE XXVI The present Protocol shall enter into force among the ratifying States when two thirds of the States signatory to the Charter have deposited their instruments of ratification. It shall enter into force with respect to the remaining States in the order in which they deposit their instruments of ratification. ARTICLE XXVII The present Protocol shall be registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations through the General Secretariat of the Organization. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, whose full powers have been found to be in good and due form, sign the present Protocol, which shall be known as the "Protocol of Buenos Aires", at the city of Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, this twenty-seventh day of February of the year one thousand nine hundred sixty-seven. STATEMENT OF THE DELEGATION OF ECUADOR The Delegation of Ecuador, drawing its inspiration from the devotion of the people and the Government of Ecuador to peace and law, states for the record that the provisions approved with respect to peaceful settlement of disputes do not carry out the purpose of Resolution XIII of the Second Special Inter-American Conference, and that the Permanent Council has not been given sufficient powers to aid the Member States effectively in the peaceful settlement of their disputes. The Delegation of Ecuador signs this Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States in the understanding that none of its provisions in any way limits the right of the Member States to take their disputes, whatever their nature and the subject they deal with, to the Organization, so that it may assist the parties and recommend the suitable procedures for peaceful settlement thereof. STATEMENT OF THE DELEGATION OF PANAMA The Delegation of Panama, upon signing the Protocol of Amendment of the Charter of the Organization of American States, states that it does so in the understanding that none of its provisions limits or in any way impedes the right of Panama to bring before the Organization any conflict or dispute that may have arisen with another Member State to which a just solution has not been given within a reasonable period after applying, without positive results, any of the procedures for peaceful settlement set forth in Article 21 of the present Charter. STATEMENT of the DelEGATION OF ARGENTINA On signing the present Protocol, the Argentine Republic reiterates its firm conviction that the amendments introduced in the Charter of the OAS do not duly cover the requirements of the Organization, inasmuch as its basic instrument should contain, in addition to the organic, economic, social, and cultural standards, the essential provisions that would make the security system of the Hemisphere effective. STATUS OF THE PROTOCOL OF AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES "PROTOCOL OF BUENOS AIRES" Signed at Buenos Aires, February 27, 1967, at the Third Special InterAmerican Conference Date of deposit of the instrument of ratification July 21, 1967 March 16, 1970 February 27, 1970 December 11, 1968 February 27, 1970 July 26, 1968 September 30, 1970 May 20, 1968 October 10, 1968 1 Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago signed at the General Secretariat on March 16, 1970, February 27, 1970, and May 20, 1968, respectively. *Acts as the Preparatory Committee of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly should decide otherwise. E. SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR CONSULTATION AND NEGOTIATION (CECON) The Special Committee for Consultation and Negotiation is a subsidiary body of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, created at its Eighth Special Meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, February 3-6, 1970. It is composed of representatives at the ministerial level of all OAS member nations and will function indefinitely, according to the resolution establishing it, as "an instrument of consultation and negotiation between the Latin American nations and the United States of America within the framework of a new policy which will strengthen hemispheric cooperation for development," inspired by the Latin American nations 1969 Consensus of Vina del Mar. The Committee serves as an instrument of continuing negotiation for the purpose of arriving at effective solutions to the economic and social problems hindering Latin America's development, setting necessary priorities, instituting action programs, and handling emergency situations in these areas as they arise. Primary areas of attention include Latin American-United States trade, external financing, transportation and tourism. The Committee meets regularly twice a year, supplemented by special called sessions if the need arises. Its first session was held at the General Secretariat headquarters in Washington, D.C., from April 27 to May 5, 1970. The first area of focus was the expansion of Latin American trade with the United States, toward which end a special Ad Hoc Group on Trade was established to identify obstacles to trade, to study tariff and nontariff barriers, and to prepare specific recommendations for the gradual elimination of those barriers. Sources: Organization of American States: Report of the secretary general to the General Assembly. July 1, 1969-Dec. 31, 1970. Washington, General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, 1971. Organization of American States. Inter-American Economic and Social Council. Eighth Special meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the ministerial level. (Caracas, Venezuela) Feb. 3-6, 1970. Final Report. Washington, General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, July 19, 1971. (39) F. CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 1. Pan American Conferences, 1826-1972 Washington, D.C., United 18; all the American Republics 3d International Conference of American States. July 21 to Aug. 26, 1906.. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Consideration of possible re- Discussion of problems of mutual 19; all the American Republics Discussion of international legal 19; all the American Republics except Haiti and Venezuela. 4th International Conference of Amer- July 12 to Aug. 30, 1910. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 20; all the American Republics ican States. except Bolivia. 5th International Conference of American States. Mar. 25 to May 3, 1923... Santiago, Chile. 18; all the American Republics except Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru. Discussion of reorganization of Outcomes Several agreements signed; none ratified by all signatories. 3 treaties signed; none ratified. A treaty of mutual assistance Formation of the International Protocol of adhesion to "Hague Convention for Pacific Settle- Conference decided to take ques- "Treaty To Avoid or Prevent Con- |