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62, STAT.] MIULTILATER-AL -TELECOMMUANICATIONS-OCT. 2 , 1947 Rule 18 Adoption of New Provisions 1. As a general rule, delegations which cannot have their opinion regarding a provision accepted by the others must endeavour to adopt the opinion of the majority. 2. However, if the measure proposed appears to a delegation to be of such a nature as to prevent its Government from ratifying the Convention or approving the Regulations, the delegation may express reservations final or provisional, regarding this measure. Rule 19 Minutes of the Sessions of the Plenary Assembly 1. The minutes of the sessions of the Plenary Assembly shall be drawn up by the secretariat of the Conference. 2. (1) As a general rule, the minutes shall contain only the pro- posals and conclusions, with the chief reasons for them in concise terms. (2) However, each delegate, representative or observer, shall have the right to require the insertion in the minutes, either sum- marized or in full, of any statement which he has made. In such case, he must himself supply its text to the secretariat of the Conference within two hours after the end of the session. It is recommended that this right shall only be used with discretion. Rule 20 Reports of Committees 1. (1) The debates of the committees and subcommittees shall be summarized, session by session, in reports in which shall be brought out the essential points of the discussion, the various opinions which are expressed and which it is desirable that the Plenary Assembly should know, and the proposals and conclusions which emerge. (2) However, each delegate, representative or observer shall have the right to require the insertion in the report, either summarized or in full, of any statement which he has made. In such case, he must himself supply to the reporter the text to be inserted within two hours after the end of the session. It is recommended that this right shall only be used with discretion. 2. If circumstances warrant, the committees or subcommittees shall prepare at the end of their work a final report in which they shall recapitulate in concise terms the proposals and the conclusions which result from the studies which have been entrusted to them. 1509