A resolution of the Council embodying a decision settling a matter at issue between Constituent States shall be obligatory and binding on all the Constituent States, including all the parties to the matter at issue, if either it is passed unanimously by all the members of the Council present and voting; or where the proposed enactment does not affect the independent sovereignty or the territorial integrity, nor require any change in the internal laws of any State, and where such enactment shall have been assented to by a three-fourths majority of the votes given by the representatives present and voting. _The International Secretariat_ 10. There shall be an International Secretariat, with an office permanently open for business, with such a staff as the International Council may from time to time determine. It shall be the duty of the International Secretariat to make all necessary communications on behalf of the International Council to States or individuals; to place before the President to bring before the Council any matter of which it should have cognizance; to organize and conduct any enquiries or investigations ordered by the Council; to maintain an accurate record of the proceedings of the Council; to make authentic translations of the resolutions and enactments of the Council, the report of the proceedings, and other documents, and to communicate them officially to all the Constituent States; and to publish for sale an _Official Gazette_ and such other works as the Council may from time to time direct. Subject to any regulations that may be made by the International Council, the International Secretariat shall take charge of and be responsible for (_a_) the funds belonging to or in the custody of the International Council and the International High Court; (_b_) the collection of all receipts due to either of them; and (_c_) the making of all authorized payments. THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH COURT