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 TELECO~DIUXlCATlOX COXYEXTIOX. DECEMBER 9, 1932. ARTICLE 5 In principle, the minutes and reports shall give only the main points of the statements of the delegates. However, each delegate shall have the right to require the insertion into the minutes or report, of any statement he has made, either in summary or verbatim, on condition that he furnish the text thereof not later than the morning following the end of the meeting. ARTICLE 6 § 1. Any delegation which might, for serious reasons, be prevented from attending meetings, shall have the right to entrust its vote or votes to another delegation. However, a single delegation may not, under these circumstances, combine nnd llse the votes of more than two delegations, including its own vote or votes. § 2. A proposal shall be adopted only if supported by an absolute majority of the votes C8st; in case of a tie it shall fall. The minutes shall show the number of delegations which voted in javor oj and of those who voted aga'inst the proposal. §3. Voting shall be conducted either by raising the hands, or, at the request of a delegation, by roll call in the alphabetical order of the French names of the participating countries. In the latter case, the minutes shall indicate the delegations who voted in javor oj and those who voted against the proposal. ARTICLE 7 § 1. The committees created by the plenary assembly may be divided into subcommittees and the subcommittees into sub-subcom- mittees. § 2. The chairmen of the committees shall propose the selection of the chairman of each subcommittee and sub-subcommittee for the ratification of the respective committee. The committees, sub- committees, and sub-subcommittees shall appoint their own reporters. § 3. The opinions expressed by the committees must be marked: "unanimously" if the opinion has been expressed by the voters unanimously, or: "by a majority" if the opinion was adopted by a majority. ARTICLE 8 The Bureau of the Union shall take part in the various tasks of the C.C .l .R. for the purpose of centralizing and publishing general documents for the use of the administrations. ARTICLE 9 § 1. At the closing session of the plenary assembly, the president shall communicate the list of opinions and that of the questions left to be solved and of the new questions submitted by the committees. 2647