CONTENTS

SECOND COMMISSION

FIRST MEETING

(June 22, 1907)

Address of the President

Nomination of his Excellency Mr. Beernaert as president of the first subcommission
of his Excellency Mr. Asser as president of the second

Task of the two subcommissions

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Communication of General Amourel relative to the deposit of two projects on
the rights and duties of neutrals" (annex 24) and on the opening of
hostilities" (annex 20).

Address of Major General Yermolow on the question of the opening of hostilities.

Deposit of a proposition by Mr. Kriege relative to the "treatment of neutral persons

in the territory of belligerent parties" (annex 36) .

Adhesion of the Governments of Switzerland and China to the Convention of 1899

concerning the laws and customs of war on land.

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Remarks of the President and of his Excellency Mr. Martens concerning minutes and

communications to the Press

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SECOND MEETING

(August 14, 1907)

Amendments to the Regulations of 1899 respecting the laws and customs of war

on land (annexes 1-15). Reporter: Baron GIESL VON GIESLINGEN.

(See vol. i, pp. 83-4[85-6]; vol. iii, pp. 97-144[101-49])

Examination of the amendments

Reading of articles of the 1899 Regulations and amendments presented .

Article 1. German proposal (annex 2)

Declaration of Major General von Gündell relative to the non-renewal of the

German amendment

Article 2. German proposal (annex 2)

Adoption of the proposal

Article 4. Japanese proposal (annex 10)

Declaration of his Excellency Mr. Tsudzuki relative to the non-renewal of the

Japanese amendment

Article 5. Cuban proposal (annex 5)

Adoption of Cuban amendment .

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Rights and duties of neutral States on land. Reporter: Colonel BOREL.-Continued.

Reservation made by his Excellency Lord Reay

Remark of Colonel Michelson .

Reservation of his Excellency Mr. Tcharykow relative to the subsequent

presentation of an amendment (annex 35)

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Article 3 is declared provisionally reserved by the President

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Remarks of the President .

Proposition of an amendment by his Excellency Mr. Tcharykow (annex 35)

Remarks of Mr. Louis Renault

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of his Excellency Mr. Tsudzuki

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of Colonel Michelson

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of the President

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Submission to vote and adoption of the Russian amendment

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Reservations made by his Excellency Lord Reay to Articles 3, 8 and 9,

paragraph 2

Remarks of the President and of his Excellency Lord Reay relative to Article 3

of the draft

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Reservations made by his Excellency Mr. Tsudzuki on paragraph b of Article 3

of the draft

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Article 9

Reading and adoption of Article 9 of the draft (for the reservations, see under

Article 8)

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Article 10

Reading of Article 10 of the draft.

Declaration of Major General Yermolow relative to the acceptance of paragraph
1 of Article 10 and proposition of an amendment to the second para-
graph of Article 10 of the draft.

Remarks of the Reporter

of Major General Yermolow

of his Excellency Mr. Carlin

of his Excellency Mr. Milovanovitch

of Major General von Gündell.

Rights and duties of neutral States on land. Reporter: Colonel BOREL.-Continued.

Remarks of Colonel Michelson .

of the President

Adoption of the first paragraph of Article 10

Reading of Russian amendment to second paragraph of Article 10

Vote on and rejection of Russian amendment.

Reservations made by his Excellency Mr. Tcharykow on paragraph 2 of

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Neutral persons in the territory of belligerent parties. Reporter: Colonel BOREL.
(See vol. i, pp. 125–9[125-9], 150–64[150–64]; vol. iii, pp. 186-226[191–230])

Examination of the second report (see third meeting, annex C) of Colonel Borel

on the draft arrangement (annex 44) .

Reading of Article 61 of the draft.

Remarks of the Reporter

Article 61

of the President

of his Excellency Mr. Hagerup

Adoption of the draft modified by the Reporter

Declaration of his Excellency Lord Reay relative to the German draft (annex 36)

Reading of Article 62 of the draft.

Article 62

Proposition of his Excellency Lieutenant General Jonkheer den Beer Poortugael

Remark of the Reporter

Exchange of views between the President, his Excellency Mr. Carlin, his Ex-

cellency Lieutenant General den Beer Poortugael, and the Reporter

Reservations made by his Excellency Mr. Tcharykow relative to paragraph I

of Article 62

Proposition of the President relative to the postponement of the vote

Article 62

Reading of Article 63 of the draft

Remarks of the President

of the Reporter

Article 63

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Adoption of Article 63.

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Article 64

Reading of Article 64 of the draft.

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Remark of the President

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Reservations made on first paragraph of Article 64 by his Excellency Mr. Brun

and by his Excellency Mr. Mavrocordato

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Remarks of his Excellency Mr. van den Heuvel and of the President

Proposition of the President relative to postponement of the vote on Article 64

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Article 65

Reading of Article 65 of the draft .

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Proposition of an amendment by his Excellency Mr. van den Heuvel

Proposition of the President relative to postponement of the discussion on

Article 65.

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ANNEX A. Report of Mr. Louis Renault on a draft of regulations (annex 23) on the

opening of hostilities

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ANNEX B. Report of Colonel Borel on a draft of regulations (annex 34) relative to

the rights and duties of neutral States in war on land

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Neutral persons in the territory of belligerent parties. Reporter: Colonel BOREL.-
Continued.

ANNEX C. Report of Colonel Borel on a draft arrangement (annex 44) concerning

neutrals in the territory of belligerent parties

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FOURTH MEETING

(September 2, 1907)

Proposition by Major General Sir Edmond R. Elles of an amendment to the draft of

the Russian amendment (annex 35) on paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the draft

regulations (annex 34) concerning the rights and duties of neutral States

on land

Declarations of Major General Yermolow

of his Excellency Mr. Tsudzuki .

Remark of the Reporter

Neutral persons in the territory of belligerent parties (continuation). Reporter:

Colonel BOREL.

Resumption of the examination of the second report of Colonel Borel .

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Article 62 (see third meeting)

Address of Major General Yermolow and declaration concerning Chapter III

of the draft (annex 44)

Remarks of the Reporter.

Article 62 is declared reserved

Vote on and adoption of British amendment (annex 45)

Proposition and reading of a new draft of the British amendment made by

the Reporter

Remark of the President

Reservation made by his Excellency Mr. Carlin

Proposition by General Amourel of a new draft (annex 47) of Chapter III of

Proposition of an amendment by Major General Yermolow relative to the text of

Article 62 of the draft (annex 44)

Remark of the Reporter on the Netherland amendment to Article 62 (see

third meeting).

Exchange of views between the Reporter and his Excellency Lieutenant General

Jonkheer den Beer Poortugael

Remark of the President

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