Draft Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Belgium: Amendment to Article 23

A/CONF.2/61

Article 23 Travel documents

Subject to the requirements of national security or public order, the Contracting States shall issue to refugees lawfully resident in their territory travel documents for the purpose of travel outside their territory, and the provisions of the Schedule to this Convention shall apply with respect to such documents. The Contracting States may issue such a travel document to any other refugee in their territory and shall give sympathetic consideration to refugees in their territory who are unable to obtain a travel document from the country of their lawful residence.