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 INDEX
