^{page 324 note 1} See Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighth Session, Supplement No. 9, document A/2456, pages 27 to 29. For the sake of brevity, the two conventions are here referred to as, respectively, the “elimination convention” and the “reduction convention”.

^{page 327 note 1} Mr. Edmonds abstained from voting on the draft conventions, as well as on the part of the report accompanying the drafts, for reasons explained at the Commission's 275th meeting (A/CN. 4/SR.275), Mr. Zourek declared that he was voting against the draft conventions and the commentary relating to them for reasons of principle which he had given in the course of the discussions at the Commission's fifth session, and which he had summarized during the sixth session at the Commission's 275th meeting.

^{page 335 note 1} Mr. Edmonds abstained from voting on the suggestions and on the part of the report relating to them, for reasons explained at the Commission's 276th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.276). Mr. François declared that, in voting for the suggestions, he wished to enter a reservation in respect of article V, to which he was opposed for the reasons he had stated during the 276th meeting. Mr. Sandström abstained from voting on the suggestions for reasons stated at the same meeting. Mr. Zourek voted against the suggestions and against the part of the report relating thereto for reasons of principle stated in the course of the discussions and in connexion with the vote taken on the draft conventions for the elimination or reduction of future statelessness, as well as for the reasons explained at the 276th meeting.