The 1954 Hague C o nvention on th e P ro te c tio n of C u ltu ra l P ro p e rty was b ro u g h t in to e ffe c t on A u g u st 7, 1956. By March 1, 1979 68 sta te s acceded to it. The fa c t of being a p a rty to th e C o n vention is a ssociated w ith a necessity to p e rfo rm va rio u s obligations re su ltin g from it, sep a ra te ly in th e time of peace (care over c u ltu ra l p ro p e rty ) an d in th e tim e of w a r (respect fo r c u ltu ra l property). On th e basis of th e re p o r t on th e ap p lic a tio n of th e Convention, sen t to UNESCO by some of th e sta te s in 1962, 1967, 1970 an d 1979, th e s ta te of th e ex e cu tio n of its p ro v isio n s has b e e n described, w ith a p a rtic u la r a tte n tio n p aid to v a rio u s w ay s of th e re c o rd ing of historic s tru c tu re s , p re p a ra tio n of te ch n ic a l docum en ta tio n of m o n um en ts, sa fe g u a rd in g of w ay s of th e e v a cu a tio n of movable s tru c tu re s and sh e lte rs , o rg a n ization of fire p ro te c tio n et.c. In ad d itio n to th is, m e th o d s of p ro p a g a tio n an d ap p lic a tio n of th e p rin c ip le s of th e Convention in a rm ed forces h av e b e en discussed, in c lu d in g th e a ssistan c e of organized a d v iso ry com m ittees. F u r th e r in th e a rtic le we find p ro b lem s followed by UNESCO, i.e. a n in te rn a tio n a l re g is te r of c u ltu ra l p ro p e r ty covered by special p ro te c tio n a n d lists of pe rso n s su itab le to p e rfo rm functions of C ommissars Gen e ra l fo r c u ltu ra l p ro p e rty as well as a id giv en by th e o rg an iz a tio n to th e co u n trie s which need it w h e n a r r a n ging th e p ro te c tio n of c u ltu ra l p ro p e rty . The fin a l p a r t of th e a rtic le deals w ith th e a ttem p ts m ad e to a p p ly th e C o n vention in some a rm ed conflicts ta k in g place in 1967—1980.