– 146 – (6.1 – ITU Membership) R 1008 (C-1990) Committee to ascertain the facts concerning Israel’s violations of the International Telecommunication Convention The Council, pursuant to Resolution 64 (PLEN/2) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, Nice, 1989, considering that Resolution 64 (PLEN/2) of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the ITU (Nice, 1989) instructs the Council to form a Committee from among its Members with the task of ascertaining the facts concerning Israel’s violations of the International Telecommunication Convention (Nairobi, 1982) and of reporting to the Council on those violations, taking into account a) the results of the consultations of the Members of the Council during its 45th session; b) the need to establish a fact-finding Committee, from Members of the Council with regard to both a balanced distribution and the readiness of individual Members of the Council to serve on this Committee; c) the inability of the 45th session of the Council to form this Committee, resolves 1 that the terms of reference of the above Committee shall be to ascertain the facts concerning Israel’s violations of the International Telecommunication Convention (Nairobi, 1982)10 which, within the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories, prevent the Palestinian people and Arab civilians from making unrestricted use of telecommunication facilities; 2 to entrust the Secretary-General to constitute a fact-finding Committee consisting of at least five administrations from different regions within three months, and not later than 31 December 1990; 3 that the Committee may select its own Chairman, instructs the Secretary-General to provide, within the limits of available resources, the secretariat and other assistance which may be required by the Committee, invites Members of the Union to provide every assistance that may be required to facilitate the work of the Committee, invites the Committee to complete its task as quickly as possible and submit its report to the 46th session of the Council. Ref.: Documents 7074 and 7076/CA45 (1990). ____________________ 10 This reference will read: “... of the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Nice, 1989) ...”, as soon as those instruments come into force.