text: A. Communications received from specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION [Original: English] [6 March 1984] 1. In response to the alarming increase in crimes of violence which adversely affected the safety of civil aviation in the late 1960s, an Extraordinary Session of the ICAO Assembly (Al7) was convened in June 1970. That Assembly session adopted a number of resolutions on the subject of unlawful interference with the civil aviation, some of which have since been updated, and subsequent sessions of the Assembly have adopted additional resolutions. (See attachment.) 2. The organization has also been instrumental in the development of legal conventions relating to unlawful interference, i.e. the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (The Hague, 1970) and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal, 1971). States have also been urged to become parties to the earlier Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (Tokyo, 1963). As of today's date, 121 States are parties to the Hague Convention, 119 to the Montreal Convention and 119 to the Tokyo Convention. 3. ICAO has also developed a new Annex to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Annex 17, entitled "Security-Safeguarding International Civil Aviation against Acts of Unlawful Interference". First published in 1974, the Annex sets out the basis for the ICAO civil aviation security programme. The aviation / ... A/40/445 English Page 19 security specification in Annex 17 and other Annexes are amplified by an extensive and detailed Security Manual which is used by Governments, airline operators and airport administrations in their aviation security programmes. 4. This whole question and the need for any further initiatives is monitored by the Council of ICAO and its Committee on Unlawful Interference. GENERAL Al7-l: ATTACHMENT 
analysis: The text appears to be related to the regulation and security of civil aviation, which is a key aspect of the transport and communication sector. The mention of international conventions, annexes, and security manuals suggests a focus on the international coordination and standardization of aviation security measures.