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Whereas the General Assembly of the United Nations on 12 February 1946, approved a Common Plan for the transfer of certain assets of the League of Nations to the United Nations which had been previously agreed upon between a Committee set up by the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations and the Supervisory Commission of the League of Nations; and

Whereas the Assembly of the League of Nations approved the said Common Plan on 18 April 1946,

The Secretary-General of the United Nations on the one hand and the Swiss Federal Council on the other hand have agreed to the following Interim Arrangement for the purpose of determining the privileges and immunities to be granted to the United Nations, to the representatives of its Members and to its officials, and of regulating other related matters.

Section I. The Swiss Federal Council recognizes the international personality and legal capacity of the United Nations. Consequently, according to the rules of international law, the Organization cannot be sued before the Swiss Courts without its express consent.

Section 2. The premises of the United Nations shall be inviolable. The property and assets of the United Nations in Switzerland shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation and any other form of interference, whether by executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action.

Section 3. The archives of the United Nations, and in general all documents belonging to it or held by it in Switzerland, shall be inviolable.

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