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1Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentieth Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/6014), p. 90.

2As depositary of the amendments to the Charter, the Secretary-General drew up a protocol of entry into force of these amendments and communicated it to all Member States.

3Czechoslovakia had ratified the amendment on 7 October 1966. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section.

4Ratification on behalf of the Republic of China on 8 July 1966.  See note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section.

In communications addressed to the Secretary-General with reference to the above-mentioned ratification, the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Albania, the Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, the Ukrainian SSR, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia stated that the only Government entitled to represent and to assume  international obligations on behalf of China was the Government of the People's Republic of China and that, therefore, they did not recognize as valid the said ratification.

In a note addressed to the Secretary-General, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of China stated that the allegations contained in the above-mentioned communications are untenable both in law and in fact and could not in any way affect the requirements of Article 108 of the Charter or the validity of the amendments to the Charter duly ratified under the said Article.

5The former Yugoslavia had ratified the amendment on 13 March 1967. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina" , "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia"  in the "Historical Information" section.