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Resolution III/12 (1977)

Transliteration into Roman and Devanagari scripts of the Indian Division

The Conference,

Referring to resolution 11 of the Second United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names,

Noting the corrections and amendments given in document E/CONF.69/L.116,1

Further noting that the note regarding Tamil has now become applicable,

Recommends the adoption of the tables of transliteration into Roman and Devanagari of the languages of the Indian division, reproduced in the technical papers of the Second United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, as amended by document E/CONF.69/L.116, subject to further studies being undertaken in conjunction with Pakistan and Bangladesh of Urdu and Bangla.


1Third United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names: Vol. II. Technical papers, 1977, p. 393.


Note. See also further comments in res. IV/17.