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SITES OF THE AU THOR IT Y_AN F) JOF _TH E TRI BUNAEi 



The candidates for the site of the proposed International 

 Seabed Authority are Fiji, Jamaica* and Malta. 



The candidates for the site of the proposed Tribunal on 

 the Law of the Sea are the Federal Republic of Germany, 

 Portugal, and Yugoslavia. 



The question of the site of the Seabed Authority was 

 raised during one of the First Committee meetings. Questions 

 were raised as to whether that matter would be resolved by 

 the First Committee or by Plenary. 



The President informed the Conference that the candi- 

 dates have agreed that the matter would be taken up during 

 the third week of the resumed tenth session in Geneva. The 

 options facing the Conference at that time will be to select 

 one of the sites for each of the two institutions, defer the 

 matter for future consideration by the Conference or refer 

 the matter to the proposed Preparatory Commission. 



ATTACHMENTS : 



1. Report of Chairman of the First Committee 

 dated April 16, 1981 



2. Report of Chairman of the Second Committee 

 dated April 15, 1981 



3. Report of the Chairman of the Third Committee 

 dated April 17, 1981 



4. Drafting Committee Report: Janury 12- 

 March 2, 1981 



