Part 11. Other matters considered by the Security Council

THE FORMAT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Decision
In a note dated 29 January 1985, '' 4 and in accordance with the decision taken at the 2566th meeting of the Council held in private that day, the President of the Council stated the following:
"At its 2566th meeting, the Security Council adopted the annual report to be submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations.
"In preparing the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly for the period from 16 June 1983 to 15 June 1984, the members of the Council were of the opinion that the report could be shortened without changing its general format.
114 S/16913.

"In the spirit of the decision to that effect taken in 1974, " 5 they therefore agreed that the report, which since then has not included abstracts of statements made in the Council, would no longer summarize documents addressed to the President of the Council or to the Secretary-General and circulated as official Council documents, the full text of which was available elsewhere. Henceforth, the report would simply indicate the subject-matter of those documents which related to the Council's procedure, such as requests for meetings or requests to take part in the discussions. The report covering the period from 16 June 1983 to 15 June 1984 was prepared accordingly."
115 Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty-ninth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1974, document S/11586.

THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE'' 6
A. Date of elections to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice
At its 2604th meeting, on 12 September 1985, the Council proceeded with the discussion of the item entitled "Date of elections to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice. 11 '
Resolution 570 (1985)
of 12 September 1985
The Security Council, Noting with regret the resignation of Judge Platon D. Morozov on 23 August 1985, Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the remainder of Judge Morozov's term of office has thus occurred and must be filled in accordance with the terms of the Statute of the Court, Noting that, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute, the date of the elections to fill this vacancy shall be fixed by the Security Council, Decides that elections to fill the vacancy shall take place on 9 December 1985 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly at its fortieth session.
Adopted unanimous(v at the 2604th meeting.

116 Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted by the Council in 1946, 1948, 195 I, 1953, 1954,1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981,1982 and 1984.
117 See Official Records of the Security Council, fnrtieth Year, Supplemenl{or October, November and December 1985.
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