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2. In particular, is the action of a State in preventing one of its nationals who is the wife of a member of a foreign diplomatic mission or of a member of his family or of his establishment from leaving its territory with her husband., or in order to join her husband, a breach of international law ? The delegate of Australia claimed that his resolution was complementary to that already accepted by the Committee and would lead to the elimination of certain doubts which had' been revealed during the debate. This view was supported by New Zealand. Several delegates considered, however, that the proposed questions were inadequate since they covered only one aspect of the problem raised by the original Chilean resolution. The resolution was lost by 9 votes (N.Z.) in favour, 13 against, with 12 abstentions. The draft resolution adopted by the Committee was not considered by the General Assembly at the first part of the third session, and will consequently require to be dealt with by the second part of the session. Approval of Supplementary Agreements with Specialized Agencies Concerning the Use of the United Nations Laissez-passer The Committee approved by 25 votes (N.Z.) with 6 abstentions the text of a draft resolution proposed by the Iranian delegation approving agreements concluded by the Secretary-General with the International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization extending to officials of those agencies the benefit of the provisions of Article VII of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, concerning the use of the United Nations laissezpasser. In the General Assembly the draft resolution was adopted by 41 votes (N.Z.) with 6 abstentions. Modification of the Rules of Procedure to Provide for the Adoption of Spanish as One of the Working Languages of the General Assembly A change in the Rules of Procedure was made necessary by the Assembly's decision to include Spanish among the working languages of the General Assembly. The Committee adopted the amendment to Rule 44 and certain consequential changes in Rules 45 to 48 suggested by the Secretary-General. In the Assembly the modification of Rule 44 was approved by 39 votes (N.Z.) with 11 abstentions, and the amendments to the Rules 45, 46, 47, and 48 were adopted without vote.