It was noted that refugees and stateless persons were the subject of other relevant international treaties, but that such instruments did not deal directly with their diplomatic protection; rather, they appeared implicitly to exclude it.
有的代表团指出，难民和无国籍人是其他有关国际条约的主体，但是那些文书不直接涉及外交保护问题；并且似乎间接地排除这个问题。