Security interests was discussed by the Commission already at its first and third sessions in 1968 and 1970 respectively:
A/7216 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its first session , paras. 40-48,
A/8017 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its third session , paras. 139-145
At its eighth session in 1975, the Commission considered a note by the Secretariat entitled "Security interests in goods":
A/CN.9/102 - Report of the Secretary-General: security interests in goods
A/10017 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its eighth session (Geneva, 1-7 April 1975) paras. 47-63
At its tenth session in 1977, the Commission considered another two notes by the Secretariat entitled "Study on security interests" with an annex entitled "Legal Principles governing security interests":
A/CN.9/131 - Report on the Secretary-General: study on security interests
A/CN.9/132 - Note by the Secretariat on article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the United States of America
and report of the Committee of the Whole II, paras. 9-16, UNCITRAL Yearbook, vol. VIII: 1977, part one, II, A, Annex II
At its twelfth session in 1979, the Commission considered yet another note by the Secretariat entitled "Security interests: feasibility of uniform rules to be used in the financing of trade" :
A/CN.9/165 - Report of the Secretary-General: security interests: feasibility of uniform rules to be used in the financing of trade
A/34/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its twelfth session, paras. 41-59
At its thirteenth session in 1980, the Commission considered yet another note by the Secretariat entitled "Security interests: issues to be considered in the preparation of uniform rules":
A/CN.9/186 - Report of the Secretary-General: security interests, issues to be considered in the preparation of uniform rules
A/35/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its thirteenth session, paras. 26-28