The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe by a Re solution of 6th February I958, authorised the publication of a Year book of the European Convention on Human Rights. The present Volume of the Year book is the sixth in the series. The Yearbook, being prepared by the Directorate of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, does not involve the responsibility either of the European Commission or of the European Court of Human Rights. In particular, the summaries of the decisions of the Commission cannot be quoted against the actual texts of these decisions. A.H. ROBERTSON Head of the Directorate of Human Rights Preface Par sa Resolution du 6 fevrier I958, le Comite des Ministres du Conseil de!'Europe a autorise la publication d'un Annuaire de la Convention europeenne des Droits de l'Homme. Le present Volume de 1' Annuaire est le sixieme de la serie. Redige par la Direction des Droits de!'Homme du Conseil de!'Europe, 1' Annuaire n' engage ni la Commission ni la Cour europeen nes des Droits de!'Homme. En particulier, les sommaires des decisions de la Commission ne peuvent ~tre cites a 1' encontre du texte m~me de ces decisions.