International Civil Aviation Organization

The fourteenth session of the Council, convened on September 28, was adjourned on December 14, 1951. The Council adopted twenty amendments to Annex 8 (Airworthiness of Aircraft), arising out of the work of the Airworthiness Division at its fourth session. Action was also taken on recommendations 1 to 23 of the Search and Rescue Division, third session, the details of which were communicated to member states as a forward to the division's report. The Council noted with satisfaction the agreements reached at the special meeting on coordination of air traffic in western Europe4 held in Paris in October 1951, directed that the report of the meeting be published as an ICAO document, and urged all affected states to give high priority to the coordination of their national requirements for the use of air space in western Europe. It was hoped that the progress made would be consolidated at the European-Mediterranean Regional Air Navigation Meeting to convene in Paris on February 26, 1952. Further, the Council: approved the program recommended by the Air Navigation Commission for keeping regional plans up to date and for isolating the more critical deficiencies in air navigation facilities and services; decided to recommend to the Assembly the adoption, with minor amendments, of the draft revised constitution of the Legal Committee prepared by that committee at its seventh session;0 approved the convening of the subcommittee established to continue work on the revision of the 1929 Warsaw Convention.