CHAPTER I WHEREAS a Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness was adopted by the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries on the thirtieth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-one, and is open for accession pursuant to Article 16 thereof; CHAPTER IV NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned [Title of Head of State, Head of Government or Foreign Minister] hereby notifies the accession of the [State concerned]; CHAPTER III AND WHEREAS, it is provided in Section 4 of the said Article 16 that accession thereto shall be affected by deposit of an instrument with the Secretary-General of the United Nations; CHAPTER II Annexe IV: Model instrument of accession to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness CHAPTER V GIVEN under my hand in______________ this _______________________________ [Signature of Head of State, Head of Government or Foreign Minister] CHAPTER VII [Public seal and signature of custodian if appropriate] CHAPTER VI Day of_____________________________ two thousand and________________________ RECOMMENDATIONS ANNEXES 79