^* [The documents reproduced in this issue of I.L.M. were obtained from the U.S. Department of State and the Washington Office of UNESCO.The U.S. letter of December 20, 1984, and the follow-up letter of January 10, 1985, concerning the observer mission, begin the documentation. These are followed at I.L.M. page 492 with UNESCO's acknowledgment, stating that the communications would be before the Executive Board at its 4th Special Session, to be held February 12-16, 1985. Agenda item 2 of that Special Session was entitled “Consequences of the Withdrawal of a Member State from UNESCO”. The UNESCO Director-General’ s report on this item appears at I.L.M. page 493. The Executive Board's decision on this item appears at I.L.M. page 528.

[The U.S. letters of December 29, 1983, concerning withdrawal appear at 23 I.L.M. 218 (1984). The UNESCO letter of January 18, 1984, appears at 23 I.L.M. 224 (1984).]

^* [Reproduced from UNESCO Document 4 X/EX/2 of January 28, 1985. The I corrigenda of February 1, 1985, and February 5, 1985, have been incorporated in the text. The letters annexed to this document have been reproduced at I.L.M. pages 489-492.] 1Decision of the San Francisco Conference meeting in plenary session on the report of its Committee 1/2. Cf. UNCIO documents.

^* [Reproduced from UNESCO Document 4 X/EX/Decisions of February 22,1985. The Executive Board's 4th Special Session took place in Paris, February 12-17, 1985.]