A. Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and Comments by Governments and Organizations

A.1. ECOSOC: Report of the Committee on the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: 18 March 1955

• E/2704 - Report of the Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards (Resolution of the Economic and Social Council establishing the Committee, Composition and Organisation of the Committee, General Considerations, Draft Convention)
• E/2704/Corr.1 - Report of the Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards: Corrigendum

A.2. Comments by Governments and Organisations on the Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: January 1956 - March 1958

• E/2822 - Report by the Secretary-General, Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 31 Jan 1956
• E/2822/Add.1 - General Observations, Comments on Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• E/2822/Add.2 - Comments by Greece on Articles 1, 3, 4
• E/2822/Add.3 - General Considerations by the United States Chamber of Commerce and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
• E/2822/Add.4 - Comments by the Netherlands and the UK on Articles 1, 3, 4, 8, 9
• E/2822/Add.5 - Comments by Hungary and Norway on Articles 1, 3, 4, 7
• E/2822/Add.6 - Comments by Yugoslavia on Articles 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11 and Suggestion of Additional Articles
• E/2822/Corr.1 - Comments by France on Article 4
• E/2840 - Memorandum by the Secretary-General
• E/CONF.26/3 - Comments by New Zealand on Articles 1, 4, 5
• E/CONF.26/3/Add.1 - Comments by the Netherlands on Articles 4, 5 and Suggestion of an Additional Article

A.3. Activities of Inter-Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations in the Field of International Commercial Arbitration: Consolidated Report by the Secretary-General - 24 April 1958

• E/CONF.26/4 - Activities of Inter-Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations in the Field of International Commercial Arbitration: Consolidated Report by the Secretary-General

A.4. Comments on the Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: Note by the Secretary-General: 6 March 1958

• E/CONF.26/2 - General observations and presentation of the objective of the Conference
• E/CONF.26/6 - Consideration of other measures for increasing the effectiveness of arbitration in the settlement of private law disputes

B. United Nations Conference On International Commercial Arbitration: Documents

• E/CONF.26/1 - Provisional Agenda

B.1. Draft Rules of Procedure

• E/CONF.26/5 - Draft Rules of Procedure
• E/CONF.26/5/Rev.1 - Rules of Procedure adopted by the Conference at its second plenary meeting on 21 May 1958
• E/CONF.26/L.1 - Amendment to E/CONF.26/5 as Adopted at the first Plenary Meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.2 - Amendments proposed by the United States of America to E/CONF.26/5
• E/CONF.26/L.3 - Amendments proposed by the Philippines to E/CONF.26/5
• E/CONF.26/L.4 - Amendment proposed by Israel to E/CONF.26/5
• E/CONF.26/L.5 - Argentina: Draft amendment to document E/CONF.26/5, as amended by E/CONF.26/L.2

B.2. Amendments to the Draft Convention Submitted by Governmental Delegations : 21 -28 May 1958

• E/CONF.26/7 - Poland: amendments to the title of the Convention and Articles 1, 3, 7, 8 10
• E/CONF.26/L.6 - Austria, Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.7 - United Kingdom: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.8 - Sweden: amendments to Articles 3, 4 and suggestion of additional articles
• E/CONF.26/L.8/Corr.1 - Sweden: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.9 - Turkey: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.9/Rev.1 - Turkey: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.10 - Czechoslovakia: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.10/Rev.1 - Belgium, Czechoslovakia, United Kingdom: additional provisions to be included in the draft Convention
• E/CONF.26/L.11 - United Kingdom: amendment to Article 2
• E/CONF.26/L.12 - Yugoslavia: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.13 - Italy: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.14 - Ceylon: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.15 - Japan: amendments to Articles 2, 4
• E/CONF.26/L.15/Rev.1 - Japan: amendments to Articles 3, 4
• E/CONF.26/L.16 - Pakistan: amendments to Articles 1, 3, 4, 6, 12 and suggestion of an additional Article
• E/CONF.26/L.17 - Netherlands: amendments to Articles 3, 4, 5
• E/CONF.26/L.18 - Israel: proposed definition of the words "arbitral award"
• E/CONF.26/L.19 - Federal Republic of Germany: amendment to the Swedish proposal for inclusion of a new Article (E/CONF.26/L.8, paragraph 1)
• E/CONF.26/L.20 - Japan: amendments to Swedish proposal for a new Article (E/CONF.26/L.8)
• E/CONF.26/C.1/L.1 - Israel: amendment proposed for Article 1
• E/CONF.26/C.1/L.2 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.21 - Israel: proposed amendment to the United Kingdom amendment to Article 2 (E/CONF.26/L.11)
• E/CONF.26/L.22 - United Kingdom: amendment to Article 3
• E/CONF.26/L.23 - United Kingdom: amendments to all Articles from Article 3 onwards
• E/CONF.26/L.24 - United Kingdom: proposed amendment to Article 4
• E/CONF.26/L.25 - Austria: proposed amendment to Article 3
• E/CONF.26/L.26 - Austria: proposed amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.27 - Norway: amendments to the draft Convention
• E/CONF.26/L.28 - Norway: proposed amendment to the draft Convention
• E/CONF.26/L.29 - Yugoslavia: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.29/Corr.1 - Yugoslavia: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.30 - Switzerland: amendment to Article 3 as amended by the Netherlands amendment (E/CONF.26/L.17)
• E/CONF.26/C.1/L.6 - United Kingdom, USSR: amendment to Article 1
• E/CONF.26/C.3/L.1 - Sweden: draft additional Protocol on Arbitration Agreements: submitted for consideration by Working Party II
• E/CONF.26/L.31 - Israel: amendments to amendments as proposed by the Netherlands (E/CONF.26/L.17)
• E/CONF.26/.L.32 - France: Amendment to Article 4 as proposed by the Netherlands (E/CONF.26/L.17)
• E/CONF.26/L.35 - Yugoslavia: amendment to articles 3, 4
• E/CONF.26/L.34 - Federal Republic of Germany: amendments to Articles 3, 4, 5

B.3. Comparison of Drafts Relating to Articles III, IV and V of the Draft Convention - 29 May 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.33 - Amendments proposed by the Netherlands, Sweden, the Committee, France, Pakistan and Israel
• E/CONF.26/L.33/Rev.1

B.4. Statement submitted by the Observer of the Hague Conference on Private International Law

• E/CONF.26/L.36 - Amendment to Article 2

B.5.Further Amendments to the Draft Convention Submitted by Governmental Delegations - 29 May -3 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.37 - Brazil: amendment to article 3
• E/CONF.26/L.37/Rev.1 - Brazil: amendment to article 4 of the text proposed by Working Party III (E/CONF.26/L.43)
• E/CONF.26/L.38 - Italy: amendment to the Netherlands amendment (E/CONF.26/L.17) to article 4
• E/CONF.26/L.39 - Yugoslavia: amendment to the Netherlands amendment to article 4 (E/CONF.26/L.17)
• E/CONF.26/L.40 - France, Federal Republic of Germany and Netherlands: amendment to articles 3, 4 and 5
• E/CONF.26/L.41 - Italy: amendment to article 1
• E/CONF.26/L.44 - Belgium: amendment to article 6

B.6. Reports of Working Party I: 2-4 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.42 - Report on Article 1, paragraph 1 and Article 2 of the draft Convention (E/2704 and Corr.1)
• E/CONF.26/L.42/Corr.1 - Report on Article 1, paragraph 1 and article I2 of the draft Convention (E/2704 and Corr.1)
• E/CONF.26/L.49 - Report of Working Party No. 1 on Reservations

B.7. Text of Articles III, IV and V of the Draft Convention Proposed by Working Party III: 3 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.43

B.8. Text Additional Protocol on the Validity of Arbitral Agreements Submitted by the Working Party No. 2 - 5 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.52

B.9. Amendments by Governmental Delegations to the Drafts Submitted by the Working Parties and Further Suggested Drafts 3-5 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.45 - Yugoslavia: amendment to article 4 of the draft Convention proposed by the Working Party (E/CONF.26/L.43)
• E/CONF.26/C.3/L.3 - Belgium: Working Paper on the draft Supplementary Protocol
• E/CONF.26/L.53 - Sweden: Proposal for an Article 4 in the Additional Protocol
• E/CONF.26/L.54 - Netherlands: Amendment to proposal made by Working Party No. 2 (E/CONF.26/L.52)
• E/CONF.26/L.55 - Yugoslavia: Amendment to article 11 (E/2704 and Corr.1)
• E/CONF.26/L.56 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: amendment to Article 13 (E/2704)

B.10. Text of Articles Adopted by the Conference: 4-6 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.46 - Text of Article 1, paragraph 1, as adopted by the Conference at its 16 th meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.47 - Text of Article 2 as adopted by the Conference at its 16 th meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.48 - Text of Articles 3, 4 and 5 as adopted by the Conference at its 17 th meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.50 - Text of Article 6 as adopted by the Conference at its 18 th meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.51 - Text of Article 7 as adopted by the Conference at its 19 th meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.57 - Texts of Articles 8 to 15 as adopted by the Conference at its 20 th and 21 st meetings
• E/CONF.26/L.58 - Text of Article 1, paragraph 2, as adopted by the Conference at its 21 st meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.59 - Text of new article to be included in the Convention, adopted by the Conference at its 21 st meeting
• E/CONF.26/L.60 - Consideration of other measures for increasing the effectiveness of arbitration in the settlement of private law disputes: Report of the Committee on Other Measures

B.11. Text of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards as Provisionally Approved by Drafting Committee 6-9 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.61 - Text of the Convention as provisionally approved by the Drafting Committee on 6 June 1958
• E/CONF.26/8 - Text of the Convention as as provisionally approved by the Drafting Committee on 9 June 1958

B.12. New Text of Articles I (3), V (1)(a), (b), and (e) Adopted by the Conference at its 23rd Meeting - 9 June 1958

• E/CONF.26/L.63 - Consideration of the draft Convention: New text of Articles 1 (3), 5 (1)(a), (b) and (e) adopted by the Conference at its 23 rd meeting

B.13. Draft Final Act of the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration

• E/CONF.26/L.62

B.14. Final Act and Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

• E/CONF.26/8/Rev.1

C. Summary Records of the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration, New York, 20 May - 10 June 1958

• 1 st meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.1 - Opening of the Conference, adoption of the agenda, adoption of the rules of procedure]
• 2 nd meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.2 - Adoption of the rules of procedure (continued), consideration of the draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add. 1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2. 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4)]
• 3 rd meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.3 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Ad.1, 26/4, 26/7]
• 4 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.4 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/2, E/CONF.26/3 and Add.1, E/CONF.26/7]
• 5 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.5 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6 and L.9]
• 6 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.6 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6 to L.12]
• 7 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.7 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6 to 13]
• 8 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.8 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/L.10]
• 9 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.9 - E/2704 and Corr. 1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.7, L.8, L.12. L.14, L.16]
• 10 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.10 -E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/2, E/COPNF.26/L.11 and L.21]
• 11 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.11 - E/2704/Rev.1, E/2822 and Add.1-6, E/CONF.26/2, 6/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6-L.31]
• 12 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.12 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/7, E/CONF.26/L.8 and Corr.1, L.15/Rev.1, L.16, L.19, L.22, L.31 to L.34]
• 13 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.13 - E/2704 and Corr. 1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.8 and Corr.1, L.15/Rev.1, L.16, L.17, L.22 to L.25, L.30 to L.36]
• 14 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.14 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822, E/CONF.26/L.17, L.31, L.33/Rev.1, L.34. L.38 and L.40]
• 15 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.15 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 3 and Add.1, 4, 7, E/CONF.26/L.7, L.12, L.14, L.26 to L.29, L.41, L.42]
• 16 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.16 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add. 1-6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.10/Rev.1, L.12, L.13, L.41, L.42]
• 17 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.17 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/L.31, L.37/Rev.1, L.43 and L.45]
• 18 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.18 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.23, L.44]
• 19 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.19 - E/2704 and Corr.1 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.28 and L.44]
• 20 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR20 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6,, E/CONF.26/2, E/CONF.26/3 and Add.1, E/CONF.26/4, E/CONF.26/7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.28, L.49 and L.52]
• 21 st meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.21 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 3 and Add.1, E/CONF.26/4, 7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.28, L.49, L.52, L.55, L.56]
• 22 nd meeting [E/CONF.26/SR22 - E/CONF.26/4 and 26/6, E/CONF.26/L.60]
• 23 rd meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.23 - E/CONF.26/L.60; Adoption and signature of the Final Act and Convention (E/CONF.26/8, 9, E/CONF.26/L.28, L.49, L.58, L.61)]
• 24 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.24 - Adoption and signature of the Final Act and Convention (E/CONF.26/8 and 9, E/CONF.26/L.63), Report of the Credentials Committee (E/CONF.26/10)]
• 25 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.25 - Signature of the Final Act and the Convention; Completion of work]

D. Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards

• E/C.2/373 - Enforcement of international arbitral awards: statement submitted by the International Chamber of Commerce, a non-governmental organization having consultative status in category A
• E/C.2/373/Add.1 - Enforcement of international arbitral awards: statement submitted by the International Chamber of Commerce, a non-governmental organization having consultative status in category A
• E/AC.42/1 - Comments received from Governments regarding the Draft Convention on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards
• E/AC.42/2 - Protocol on Arbitration Clauses, Geneva, 24 September 1923
• E/AC.42/4 - Report of the Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards
• E/2704 : E/AC.42/4/Rev.1 - Report of the Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards (Resolution of the Economic and Social Council establishing the Committee, Composition and Organisation of the Committee, General Considerations, Draft Convention)
• E/2704/Corr.1 : E/AC.42/4/Rev.1/Corr.1 - Report of the Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards : Corrigendum

D.1. Summary Records of the Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards

• 1 st session [E/AC.42/3 - Committee on the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards: Provisional Agenda]
• 1 st meeting [E/AC.42/SR.1]
• 2 nd meeting [E/AC.42/SR.2]
• 3 rd meeting [E/AC.42/SR.3]
• 4 th meeting [E/AC.42/SR.4]
• 5 th meeting [E/AC.42/SR.5]
• 6 th meeting [E/AC.42/SR.6]
• 7 th meeting [E/AC.42/SR.7]
• 8 th meeting [E/AC.42/SR.8]