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" Recommends that all members of the United Nations immediately recall from Madrid their Ambassadors and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited there. "The General Assembly "further recommends that the States members of the Organization report to the Secretary-General and to the next session of the Assembly what action they have taken in accordance with this recommendation." 6. Draft Declaration on the Rights and Duties of States A draft declaration on the rights and duties of States was submitted to the Assembly by the delegate of Panama and referred to the First Committee. After discussion, the following resolution was adopted in Committee and Assembly : "The General Assembly resolves "1. To request the Secretary-General to transmit immediately to all member States of the United Nations and to national and international bodies concerned with international law the text of the Draft Declaration of the Rights and Duties of States presented by Panama, with the request that they submit their comments and observations to the Secretary-General before 1 June, 1947 ; " 2. To refer the said Declaration to the Committee established by the General Assembly this session to study the methods of codification of international law and to request the Secretary-General to transmit to this Committee the comments and observations as they are received from the Governments and institutions referred to in the preceding paragraph; " 3. To request this Committee to report thereon to the second regular session of the General Assembly ; "4. To include this matter in the Agenda of the second regular session of the General Assembly." 7. Draft Declaration of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms This question had been introduced to the Assembly by a declaration of Panama and referred to the First and Third Committees. The Third Committee had adopted a resolution in the following terms : " Whereas " The Economic and Social Council has established a Commission on Human Rights and resolved that the work of the Commission shall be directed towards submitting proposals, recommendations, and reports to the Council concerning an international bill of rights, The General Assembly " Resolves, therefore, to refer the draft declaration on fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms to the Economic and Social Council for reference to the Commission on Human Rights for consideration by the Commission in its preparation of an international bill of rights."