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PART II - HAGUE RULES 639Article 5 - Non application to charter parties[480]The Chairman: Now upon the question which Mr. Miller raised, is it sufficient thatit shall appear upon the shorthand note that, in the presence of Sir Leslie Scott, thelearned Judge, Signor Berlingieri and other delegates to the Diplomatic Conference, ithas been agreed that the intention of the Conference, is not to construe the terms[481] which are expressed here, so as to interfere in any way with the law of generalaverage, where there is no such express reference to the law of general average. Is thatsufficient? (Agreed).Text adopted by the Conference(CMI Bulletin No. 65 - Gothenborg Conference)[382]NOTHING IN [383] THESE RULES SHALL PREVENT OR CONTROL THE MAKING OF ANYCHARTERPARTY OR THE ISSUING OF BILLS OF LADING THEREUNDER, BUT NO PROVISION INSUCH BILLS OF LADING SHALL VIOLATE THE TERMS OF THESE RULES.Conférence Diplomatique -Octobre 1922Séances de la Sous-CommissionTroisième Séance - 21 Octobre 1922[195]M. le Président. - Le but de la secondephrase est d’établir que l’armateurgarde sa parfaite liberté de conclure deschartes-parties aux conditions qu’il voudraet qu’il pourra y insérer toutes lesclauses qu’il désire comme dans le passé,mais que si l’armateur s’engage à émettredes connaissements, il ne peut dans cesderniers documents violer la convention.Il peut bien ne pas émettre de connaissement,mais s’il le fait il doit se conformerà ces règles.M. de Rousiers, délégué de la France,est d’avis que cette stipulation est inopportune.M. le Président. - Lorsque la cargaisonest chargée, le chargeur demande unconnaissement et le capitaine lui signe cedocument, dans lequel il dit simplementqu’il a reçu telle marchandise à délivrer àtel endroit et pour le reste il stipule quetoutes autres conditions seront celles dela charte-partie. Si ce connaissement resteentre les mains du chargeur, tout estbien et d’après le droit américain c’est laDiplomatic Conference -October 1922Meetings of the Sous-CommissionThird Session- 21 October 1922[195]The Chairman. - The purpose of thesecond sentence is to establish that theshipowner retains absolute freedom toconclude charter parties on the terms hewishes and that he can insert whateverclauses he likes, as in the past, but that ifthe shipowner engages in the issue ofbills of lading he cannot, in these latterdocuments, violate the Convention. Hecan just as well not issue a bill of lading,but if he does so he must conform tothese rules.Mr. de Rousiers, French delegate,felt that this provision was inopportune.The Chairman. - When the cargo isloaded the shipper asks for a bill of ladingand the captain signs the documentin which it says simply that he has receivedsuch and such goods to be deliveredto such and such place and for therest stipulating that all other conditionswill be those of the charter party. If thisbill of lading remains in the hands of theshipper, all is well and, as in Americanlaw, it is the charter party that regulates