| Statements | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, 1st meeting, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 3 December 1973 |
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Statement by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, acting President |
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| Statement by Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), elected President | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Second Session, Caracas, Venezuela, 19 to 28 June 1974 [Minor sound quality problems in the original] |
 42 minutes [Full version] |
| Statement by Mr. Miguel Burelli (Venezuela), President of the Organizing Committee, 19 June 1974 | |
| Statement by Mr. Constantin Stavropolous, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, 19 June 1974 | |
| Press conference with Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 19 June 1974 | |
| Excerpts of statements by Mr. Carlos Andres Perez, President of Venezuela, 14th Plenary Meeting, 20 June 1974 | |
| Statement by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 14th Plenary Meeting, 20 June 1974 | |
| Statement by Mr. Mustafa (Sudan), on behalf of the African Group of States, 14th Plenary Meeting, 20 June 1974 | |
| Reading of a message from Mr. Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States of America, by Mr. David L. D. Hall, Executive Secretary of the Conference (excerpt), 21st Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Caracas, Venezuela, 28 June to 3 July 1974 | 1 hour 17 minutes [Full version] |
| Excerpt of statement of Mr. Gonzalo Facio (Costa Rica), 21st Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Ramiro Guerriero (Brazil) 21st Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 |
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| Excerpt of Statement by Mr. G. Moe (Barbados) 21st Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 |
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| Excerpt of Statement by Mr. Kekoura Camara (Guinea) 21st Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 |
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| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Vu’o’ng’ Van Bac (Republic of Vietnam), 22nd Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by C. P. Srivastava, Secretary-General of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, 22nd Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Igor Kolosovsky (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), 22nd Plenary Meeting, 28 June 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Ededin Kazemi (Iran), 23rd Plenary Meeting, 1 July 1974 [Minor image quality problem in the original] | |
| Excerpt of Statement by Mr. Abdel Hamid (Egypt), 23rd Plenary Meeting, 1 July 1974 [Minor image quality problem in the original] | |
| Statement by the President of the Conference, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), speaking in tribute of the death of Juán Domingo Perón, President of Argentina, 24th Plenary Meeting, 1st July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Chai Shu-Fan (China), 25th Plenary Meeting, 2 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Jens Evensen (Norway), 25th Plenary Meeting, 2 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Jack Davis (Canada), 27th Plenary Meeting, 3 July 1974 | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Caracas, Venezuela, 29th and 30th Plenary Meeting, 4 July 1974 | 21 minutes [Full version] |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Zdenek Pisk (Czechoslovakia), 29th Plenary Meeting, 4 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. David Ennals (United Kingdom), 29th Plenary Meeting, 4 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Pelegrin Torras de la Luaz (Cuba), 29th Plenary Meeting, 4 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Al-Hubaishi (Yemen), 30th Plenary Meeting, 4 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Jens Evensen (Norway), 25th Plenary Meeting, 2 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Abdel Hamid (Egypt), 23rd Plenary Meeting, 1 July 1974 | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Second Session, 31st and 51st Plenary Meetings, Caracas, Venezuela, 8 July and 28 August 1974 | 1 hour 4 minutes [Full version] |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Strong (United Nations Environment Programme), 31st Plenary Meeting, 8 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Valencia Rodriguez (Ecuador), 31st Plenary Meeting, 8 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Andersen (Iceland), 31st Plenary Meeting, 8 July 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Amadou Cissé (Senegal), Chairman of the African Group, 51st Meeting, 28 August 1974 | |
| Excerpt of Statement by Mr. Arun Panupong (Thailand), Chairman of the Asian Group, 51st Plenary Meeting, 28 August 1974 | |
| Excerpt of Statement by Mr. Zdenek Pisk (Czechoslovakia), Chairman of the Eastern European Group, 51st Plenary Meeting, 28 August 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Galindo Pohl (El Salvador), Chairman of the Latin American Group, 51st Plenary Meeting, 28 August 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Abdel Hamid (Egypt), Chairman of the Arab Group, 51st Plenary Meeting, 28 August 1974 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Schacht Aristeguita (Venezuela), 51st Plenary Meeting, 28 August 1974 | |
| Excerpt of press Conference with Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), President of the Conference on the Law of the Sea, August 1974 | |
| Closing statement by the President of the Conference, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), 51st Plenary Meeting, 28 August 1974 | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Fourth Session, 57th Plenary Meeting, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 15 March 1976 |
16 minutes [Full version] |
| Opening statement by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 57th Plenary Meeting | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Peacock (Australia), Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Engo (United Republic of Cameroon) | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Fourth Session, 75th and 76th Plenary Meetings, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 17 September 1976 |
17 minutes [Full version] |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Engo (United Republic of Cameroon), Chairman of the First Committee, 75th Plenary Meeting | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Aguilar (Venezuela), Chairman of the Second Committee, 75th Plenary Meeting | |
| Excerpt of statement by the President of the Conference, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), 76th Plenary Meeting | |
| Excerpt of statement by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 76th Plenary Meeting | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Fifth Session, 71st and 73rd Plenary Meetings, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 2 August and 13 September 1976 | 41 minutes [Full version] |
| Opening of the Fifth Session of the Conference by the President of the Conference, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), 71st Plenary Meeting, 2 August 1976 | |
| Tribute to the memory of Mr. Mao Tsetung, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, 73rd Plenary Meeting, 13 September 1976 | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Sixth Session, 77th and 81st Plenary Meetings, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 23 May and 15 July 1977 | 22 minutes [Full version] |
| Statement by Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), President of the Conference, 77th Plenary Meeting, 23 May 1977 Opening of the Sixth Session of the Conference on the Law of the Sea | |
| Statement by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 77th Plenary Meeting, 23 May 1977 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Kozyrev (United Soviet Socialist Republics), 77th Plenary Meeting, 23 May 1977 | |
| Excerpts of statements by Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), President of the Conference, 81st Plenary Meeting, 15 July 1977:
Announcement of the result of the vote on the venue for the Seventh Session of the Conference of the Law of the Sea and concluding remarks [Minor sound quality problem in the original] |
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| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Eighth Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 19 March 1979 | 11 minutes [Full version] |
| Opening of the Eighth Session of the Conference by the President of the Conference, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), 110th Plenary Meeting | |
| Interview with Mr. Bernado Zuleta (Colombia), Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the Conference | |
| Press Conference (excerpts) with Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), President of the Conference on the Law of the Sea, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 25 July 1980 | 12 minutes [Full version] |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Ninth Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 July to 29 August 1980 |
39 minutes [Full version] |
| Opening of the Ninth Session of the Conference by Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), President of the Conference, 121st Plenary Meeting, 3 March 1980 | |
| Statement by Mr. E. Wapenyi (Uganda), Chairman of the Group of 77, 130th Plenary Meeting, 28 July 1980 | |
| Excerpts of statements by Mr. Richardson (United States of America), 130th Plenary Meeting, 28 July 1980 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Orrego Vicuña (Chile), 137th Plenary Meeting, 26 August 1980 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Powell-Jones (United Kingdom), 137th Plenary Meeting, 26 August 1980 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Ognimba (Congo), 138th Plenary Meeting, 26 August 1980 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Santos (Philippines), 138th Plenary Meeting, 26 August 1980 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Al-Moussa (Kuwait), 138th Plenary Meeting, 26 August 1980 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Nakagawa (Japan), 139th Plenary Meeting, 27 August 1980 | |
| Statement by Mr. Nandan (Fiji), 139th Plenary Meeting, 27 August 1980 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Wapenyi (Uganda), 141st Plenary Meeting, 29 August 1980 | |
| Statement by Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), President of the Conference, 141st Plenary Meeting, 29 August 1980 | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Tenth Session, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 9 and 13 March 1981 |
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| Opening of the Tenth Session of the Conference by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 142rd Plenary Meeting, 9 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. T. T. B. Koh (Singapore), President of the Conference,143rd Meeting, 13 March 1981 | |
| Tribute to the memory of Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, first President of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, 142rd Plenary Meeting, 9 March 1981 | |
| Statement by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 142nd Plenary Meeting, 9 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Tubman (Liberia), speaking on behalf of the group of African States, 144th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Abad Santos (Philippines), speaking on behalf of the group of Asian States, 144th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Yankov (Bulgaria), speaking on behalf of the group of Eastern European States, 144th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Valencia-Rodríguez (Ecuador), speaking on behalf of the group of the Latin American States, 144th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Oxman (United States of America), 144th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Zuleta (Colombia), Special Representative of the Secretary-General, 144th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Pinto (Sri Lanka), 144th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. James L. Malone (United States of America), 145th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Adio (Nigeria),145th Plenary Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. Masaninga (Zambia) 145th Meeting, 17 March 1981 | |
| Press Conference with Mr. James L. Malone (United States of America), Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Tenth Session, Geneva, 5 August 1981 | 11 minutes [Full version] |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Eleventh Session, 182nd Plenary Meeting, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 30 April 1982: Adoption of the Convention on the Law of the Sea | 11 minutes [Full version] |
| The President of the Conference, Mr. T. T. B. Koh (Singapore), puts the Convention on the Law of the Sea to the vote and proclaims the results. The Convention is adopted. | |
| Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Eleventh Session, 182nd Plenary Meeting, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 1st May 1982: Press Conferences [Minor sound and image problems in the original] | 35 minutes [Full version] |
| Press Conference with Mr. T. T. B. Koh (Singapore), President of the Conference, and Mr. John Alan Beesley (Canada), Chairman of the Drafting Committee | |
| Press Conference with Mr. James L. Malone (United States of America) and Mr. Leigh S. Ratiner (United States of America) | |
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