His delegation believed that conciliators were legally and ethically obligated to disclose any circumstance that compromised their impartiality or independence; however, they should not be held liable for inadvertent technical failures to do so.
美国代表团认为，从法律上和道德上说，调解人都必须披露一切会损害其公正和独立的情况；但是，他们不必对因疏忽造成技术上未这样做负责。