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The tenth session of the General Assembly met at UN Headquarters from September 20 to December 20, 1955. At the opening plenary meeting, Mr. José Maza (Chile) was unanimously elected President of the session. On the motion of the United States, the Assembly by a vote of 42 to 12 with 6 abstentions decided not to consider any proposals to exclude the representatives of the government of the Republic of China or to seat representatives of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China during the tenth session.

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Type: International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. United Nations
Information: International Organization , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , February 1956 , pp. 54 - 138

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020818300023237 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © The IO Foundation 1956

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^{page 54 note 1} Document A/L.195.

^{page 54 note 2} Document A/2967.

^{page 54 note 3} For information on consideration of the peaceful uses of atomic energy at the ninth at the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 64–67.

^{page 55 note 4} Document A/C.1/L.129 and Add.1.

^{page 55 note 5} Document A/C.1/I.,132.

^{page 56 note 6} Document A/C.1/L.131 and Adds. 1.

^{page 56 note 7} Document A/C.1/L.130 and Adds. 1 and 2.

^{page 56 note 8} Document A/C.1/L.129/Rev.1 and Adds. 1 to 4.

^{page 57 note 9} Document A/C.1/L.134/Rev.1

^{page 57 note 10} Document A/C.1/L.129/Rev.2.

^{page 57 note 11} Document A/C.1/L.135.

^{page 57 note 12} Document A/C.1/L.137.

^{page 57 note 13} Document A/C.1/L.136.

^{page 58 note 14} Document A/C.1/L.132/Rev.1.

^{page 59 note 15} Document A/C.1/L.138.

^{page 59 note 16} Document A/C.1/L.139/Rev.1/Corr.1.

^{page 60 note 17} Document A/C.1/L.140 and Corr. 1.

^{page 60 note 18} Document A/C.1/L.141/Rev.1.

^{page 60 note 19} Document A/C.1/L.142.

^{page 61 note 20} Document A/L.204.

^{page 62 note 21} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 13.

^{page 62 note 22} Document A/C.1/L.144.

^{page 63 note 23} See International Organizations, IX, p. 87–89.

^{page 64 note 24} Document A/C.1/L.145.

^{page 64 note 25} Document A/C.1/L.147.

^{page 64 note 26} Document A/C.1/L.146/Rev.1.

^{page 64 note 27} Document A/2923 and Add.1.

^{page 64 note 28} Document A/2980.

^{page 65 note 29} Document A/3044.

^{page 65 note 30} Document A/3042.

^{page 66 note 31} Document A/C.1./L.148.

^{page 66 note 32} Document A/2981 and Add.1.

^{page 66 note 33} Document A/2979.

^{page 66 note 34} For information on debates in the Sub-Committee, see below, p. 143–148.

^{page 66 note 35} For information on proposals at the Geneva Conference of July, 1955, see below, p. 147, and International Organization, IX, p. 576–578.

^{page 67 note 36} See below, p. 68.

^{page 68 note 37} Document A/C.1/L.149/Rev.1.

^{page 69 note 38} Document A/C.1/L.151.

^{page 69 note 39} Document A/C.1/L.150.

^{page 69 note 40} Document A/C.1/L.152.

^{page 70 note 41} For a summary of this resolutions, see International Organization, IX, p. 63.

^{page 70 note 42} Document A/C.1/L.153.

^{page 70 note 43} Document A/C.1/L.154/Rev.1.

^{page 71 note 44} Document A/C.1/L.150/Rev.1.

^{page 71 note 45} Document A/C.1/L.153/Rev.1.

^{page 71 note 46} Document A/C.1/L.150/Rev.2.

^{page 72 note 47} Document A/C.1/L.156.

^{page 72 note 48} Document A/C.1/L.152/Rev.1.

^{page 72 note 49} Document A/L.207.

^{page 72 note 50} Document A/L.209.

^{page 72 note 51} Document A/C.1/L.155.

^{page 73 note 52} General Assembly Official Records (10th session). Supplement 14.

^{page 74 note 53} Document A/A C.80/L.1.

^{page 74 note 54} For information on this resolution, see international Organization, VII, p. 65–68.

^{page 74 note 55} Document A/AC.80/L.1/Corr.2.

^{page 75 note 56} Document A/A/L.205.

^{page 75 note 57} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 15.

^{page 75 note 58} Ibid., Supplement 15A.

^{page 75 note 59} Document A/3017.

^{page 78 note 60} Document A/AC.80/L.6.

^{page 78 note 61} For information on this resolution, see International Organization, IX, p. 75–76.

^{page 78 note 62} Document A/2973.

^{page 78 note 63} Document A/2984.

^{page 78 note 64} Document A/AC.80/L.3.

^{page 79 note 65} Document A/AC.80/L.5; for list of states, see below, p. 139.

^{page 79 note 66} For a summary of the advisory opinion, see International Organization, II, p. 519–522. For the text, see the same volume, p. 568–573.

^{page 80 note 67} Document A/AC.80/L.3/Rev.1.

^{page 80 note 68} Document A/AC.80./L.7.

^{page 81 note 69} Document A/AC.80/L.8.

^{page 81 note 70} Document A/3099.

^{page 81 note 71} For information on Council action, see below, p. 139–143.

^{page 81 note 72} Document A/L.208.

^{page 81 note 73} Document A/3001.

^{page 81 note 74} For information on consideration of the question at the ninth session, see International Organization, IX, p. 72–74.

^{page 82 note 75} Document A/AC.80/L.10.

^{page 83 note 76} For the membership of the Security Council for 1956, see this issue, p. 49.

^{page 83 note 77} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 2.

^{page 83 note 1} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 18; for a summary of this report, see International Organization, IX, p. 503–504.

^{page 84 note 2} A/C.2/L.260.

^{page 84 note 3} A/2982.

^{page 84 note 4} See International Organization, IX, p. 107.

^{page 84 note 5} For consideration of this question by the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization1, IX, p. 93–102.

^{page 84 note 6} Document A/2906; for a summary of this report, see this issue, p. 154–155.

^{page 85 note 7} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 3; for a summary of consideration of technical assistance at the ninth session of the General Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 102–105.

^{page 85 note 8} Document A/2994.

^{page 85 note 9} Economic and Social Council Official Records (20th session), Supplement 1, p. 4–5; for a summary of the Council's report, see this issue, p. 157.

^{page 86 note 10} Document A/C.2/L.263 and Add.1.

^{page 86 note 11} Document A/C.2/L.264.

^{page 86 note 12} Document A/C.2/L.265.

^{page 87 note 13} Document A/C.2/L.266.

^{page 87 note 14} Document A/C.2/L.263/Rev.1.

^{page 87 note 15} Document A/3053.

^{page 87 note 16} For a summary of this General Assembly resolution, see International Organization, IX, p. 96–97.

^{page 87 note 17} Document A/C.2/L.267 and Add.1.

^{page 88 note 18} Document A/C.2/L.268.

^{page 88 note 19} Document A/C.2/L.269.

^{page 88 note 20} Mr. Scheyven's statement was circulated as Document A/C.2/187.

^{page 88 note 21} For a summary of this discussion, see this issue, p. 154–156.

^{page 88 note 22} Document A/C.2/L.271; the sponsors were Afghanistan, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Irag, Lebanon, Liberia, the Netherlands. Arabia, Syria, Thailand, Yemen, and Yugoslavia,

^{page 88 note 23} For a summary of this resolution, see this issue, p. 156.

^{page 89 note 24} Document A/C.2/L.272.

^{page 89 note 25} On December 9 the President of the General Assembly appointed Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, United States, and Yugoslavia.

^{page 90 note 26} General Assembly Official Records (10th session). Supplement 3.

^{page 91 note 27} Document A/C.2/L.275.

^{page 91 note 28} Document A/2968. For consideration of the matter at the eighth session of the General Assembly, see International Organization, VIII, p. 81–82.

^{page 91 note 1} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement II; for a summary of the report, see International Organization, IX, p. 504–505.

^{page 91 note 2} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 3, p. 68–70; for information on Council action, see International Organization, IX, p. 524–525; Ibid., this issue, p. 161.

^{page 92 note 3} Document A/C.3/L.463.

^{page 93 note 4} Document A/C.3/L.464.

^{page 93 note 5} Document A/C.3/L.464/Rev.1; for information on action on refugees at the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 109–111.

^{page 93 note 6} Document A/C.3/L.465.

^{page 93 note 7} Document A/C.3/L.463/Rev.1.

^{page 94 note 8} For consideration of the draft covenants at the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 111–117; for the text of the covenants as drafted by the Commission on Human Rights, see Economic and Social Council Official Records (18th session), Supplement 7, p. 62–76.

^{page 94 note 9} Document A/C.3/L.466; for consideration of the latter agenda item, see below, p, 103.

^{page 94 note 10} Document A/C.3/L.469.

^{page 94 note 11} Document A/C.3/L.468.

^{page 94 note 12} Document A/C.3/L.470/Rev.1.

^{page 95 note 13} Document A/C.3/L.473.

_{page 95 note 14} Document A/C.3/L.460.

^{page 95 note 15} Document A/C.3/L.474.

^{page 96 note 16} Document A/C.3/L.460.

^{page 96 note 17} Document A/C.3/L.481.

^{page 96 note 18} Document A/C.3/L.480/Rev.1.

^{page 97 note 19} Document A/C.3/L.475.

^{page 97 note 20} Document A/C.3/L.476.

^{page 97 note 21} Document A/C.3/L.477/Rev.1.

^{page 97 note 22} Document A/C.3/L.478.

^{page 97 note 23} Document A/C.3/L.489 and Corrs. 1 and 2.

^{page 98 note 24} Document A/C.3/L.479/Rev.1.

^{page 98 note 25} Document A/C.3/L.482.

^{page 98 note 26} Document A/C.3/L.495/Rev.2.

^{page 98 note 27} Document A/C.3/L.498/Corr.2.

^{page 99 note 28} Document A/C.3/L.499.

^{page 99 note 29} Document A/3077.

^{page 100 note 30} Document A/C.3/L.460.

^{page 100 note 31} Document A/C.3/L.485.

^{page 100 note 32} Document A/C.3/L.486.

^{page 100 note 33} Document A/C.3/L.483.

^{page 100 note 34} Document A/C.3/L.484/Rev.2.

^{page 100 note 35} Document A/C.3/L.460.

^{page 100 note 36} Document A/C.3/L.487.

^{page 101 note 37} Document A/C.3/L.501.

^{page 101 note 38} Document A/C.3/L.502.

^{page 101 note 39} Document A/C.3/L.503.

^{page 101 note 40} For information on the terms of the resolution as approved by ECOSOC, see this issue, p. 162.

^{page 102 note 41} Document A/C.3/L.488.

^{page 102 note 42} General Assembly Official Records (10th Session), Supplement 3, p. 57–90.

^{page 102 note 43} Document A/C.3/L.500.

^{page 102 note 44} See International Organization, VII, p. 90.

^{page 102 note 45} For the Final Act of the Conference and the text of the Convention, see Document E/CONF. 17/5.

^{page 103 note 46} Document A/2957.

^{page 103 note 47} For information on the 20th session of ECOSOC, see below, p. 149–166.

^{page 103 note 48} For the text approved by the Commission on the Status of women, see Document A/2944.

^{page 104 note 49} Document A/C.3/L.490 and Corrs, 1 and 2, A/C/L.492.

^{page 104 note 50} Document A/C.3/L.494.

^{page 105 note 51} Document A/C.6/L.377.

^{page 105 note 1} For a discussion of this agenda item, see below, p. 108–110.

^{page 105 note 2} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplements 16 and 16A.

^{page 105 note 3} General Assembly Official Records (9th session), Supplement 18; for a discussion of this report, see International Organization, IX, p. 128‐130.

^{page 106 note 4} General Assembly Official Records (7th session), Supplement 18.

^{page 106 note 5} Document A/C.4/L.391.

^{page 106 note 6} For information on renewal of the committee, see below, p. 108–110.

^{page 106 note 7} Document A/C.3/L.392.

^{page 106 note 8} Document A/C.3/L.392/Rev.1.

^{page 106 note 9} Document A/C.4/L.396.

^{page 106 note 10} Document A/C.4/L.398.

^{page 107 note 11} Document A/C.3/L.395.

^{page 107 note 12} Document A/C.3/2937 and Add. 1, 2 and 3/Rev.1

^{page 107 note 13} Document A/C.3/L.397.

^{page 107 note 14} Document A/C.3/L.402.

^{page 108 note 15} Document A/C.4/L.394.

^{page 108 note 16} For a discussion of this agenda item, see above, p. 105–108.

^{page 109 note 17} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplements 16 and 16A.

^{page 109 note 18} Document A/C.4/L.393.

^{page 109 note 19} Document A/C.4/L.403.

^{page 110 note 20} For consideration of the question of voting procedure on questions relating to reports and petitions concerning the Territory of South West Africa at the ninth session of the General Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 125–128; for a summary of the ad-visory opinion of the International Court of Justice requested by the ninth session of the General Assembly on voting procedure on questions relating to reports and petitions concerning the Territory of South West Africa, see International Organization, IX, p. 417–418.

^{page 110 note 21} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 12; for a summary of this report, see International Organization, IX, p. 502–503.

^{page 110 note 22} Document A/C.4/L.405.

^{page 111 note 23} For information on the advisory opinion of 1950, see International Organization, IV, p. 476–478.

^{page 111 note 24} Document A/2747/Add.1.

^{page 111 note 25} Document A/C.4/L.409.

^{page 112 note 26} Document A/C.4/L.410.

^{page 112 note 27} Document A/C.4/L.408.

^{page 112 note 28} Document A/C.4/L.412.

^{page 112 note 29} Document A/C.4/L.411.

^{page 113 note 30} Document A/C.4/L.413/Rev.1.

^{page 113 note 31} Document A/C.4/L.415. and Add.1.

^{page 113 note 32} Document A/C.4/L.416.

^{page 113 note 33} Document A/C.4/L.417.

^{page 114 note 34} "General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 4; for consideration of the preceding report by the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 134–137.

^{page 114 note 35} Document A/C.4/L.390.

^{page 114 note 36} Document A/C.4/L.414/Rev.1.

^{page 114 note 37} Document A/C.4/L.398.

^{page 114 note 38} Document A/C.4/L.420.

^{page 114 note 39} For a summary of the resolution approved at the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 136.

^{page 115 note 40} Document A/C.4/L.430/Rev.1.

^{page 115 note 41} Document A/C.4/L.434.

^{page 115 note 42} Document A/C.4/L.419.

^{page 115 note 43} Document A/C.4/L.206.

^{page 116 note 44} For consideration of this question at the sixth session of the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories, see International Organization, IX, p. 506, for discussion of the question at the eighth session of the Assembly, see Ibid., VIII, p. 101–102.

^{page 116 note 45} Document A/C.4/L.421/Rev.1.

^{page 116 note 46} Document A/C.4/L.422.

^{page 117 note 47} Document A/C.4/L.423.

^{page 117 note 48} For a discussion of these factors at the eight session, see International Organization, VIII, p. 95–96.

^{page 117 note 49} Document A/C.4/L.424.

^{page 117 note 50} Document A/C.4/L.425.

^{page 118 note 51} Document A/3046.

^{page 118 note 52} Document A/1206.

^{page 118 note 53} For a summary of this resolution, adopted at the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 134–135.

^{page 119 note 54} Document A/C.4/L.431.

^{page 119 note 55} Document A/C.4/L.432.

^{page 119 note 56} Document A/C.4/L.428/Rev.3.

^{page 120 note 57} Document A/C.4/L.429/Rev.4.

^{page 120 note 58} The Trusteeship Council consists of an equal number of members which administer trust territories and of non-administering countries.

^{page 121 note 1} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplements 5 and 5A; for a summary see International Organization, IX, p. 507–509.

^{page 121 note 2} General Assembly Official Records (10th session). Supplement 7; for a summary, see International Organization, IX, p. 509–510.

^{page 121 note 3} Document A/C.5/629.

^{page 121 note 4} Document A/3041.

^{page 121 note 5} Document A/3050.

^{page 122 note 6} For a summary of the special report of the Secretary-General on the organization of the Secretariat to the ninth session of the Assembly, covering UN Headquarters only, see International Organization, VIII, P. 553–554.

^{page 122 note 7} Document A/C.5/639.

^{page 122 note 8} Document A/3081.

^{page 123 note 9} Document A/3104.

^{page 123 note 10} Document A/2946.

^{page 123 note 11} Document A/C.5/643.

^{page 123 note 12} Document A/C.5/L.363.

^{page 123 note 13} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 10; for a summary, see International Organization, IX, p. 510–511.

^{page 124 note 14} Document A/3102.

^{page 124 note 15} Document A/2996.

^{page 124 note 16} Document A/3036.

^{page 124 note 17} Document A/C.5/632 and A/C.5/636.

^{page 124 note 18} Document A/3038 and A/3039.

^{page 124 note 19} Document A/C.5/632 and A/C.5/636.

^{page 124 note 20} Document A/3038 and A/3039.

^{page 125 note 21} Document A/2909; for consideration of this question at the ninth session of the Assembly, see International Organization, IX, p. 140–142.

^{page 125 note 22} Document A/2917 and Adds. 1 and 2.

^{page 125 note 23} Document A/C.5/634.

^{page 125 note 24} Document A/C.5/635.

^{page 126 note 25} Document A/C.5/L.335/Rev.1.

^{page 126 note 26} Document A/C.5/L.339.

^{page 127 note 27} Document A/C.5/L.337.

^{page 128 note 28} See Document A/3108. A/3109, A/3109, A/3045, A/3060, A/3020, respectively.

^{page 128 note 29} See Documents A/3003, A/3007, A/3033 and A/3051, respectively.

^{page 128 note 30} See Document A/3004.

^{page 128 note 31} See Document A/3011.

^{page 129 note 1} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 9.

^{page 129 note 2} For the membership of the International Law Commission, see this issue, p. 53.

^{page 129 note 3} Document A/CN.4/79.

^{page 129 note 4} See International Organization, IX, p. 83–85.

^{page 129 note 5} Document A/CN.4/L.53.

^{page 129 note 6} Document A/CN.4/90 and Adds. 1–5.

^{page 129 note 7} For a summary of the report on the sixth session, see International Organization, VIII, p. 510–512; for consideration of the report at the ninth session of the Assembly, see Ibid., IX, p. 150–152.

^{page 130 note 8} Document A/C.6/L.350.

^{page 130 note 9} Document A/C.6/L.349.

^{page 130 note 10} Document A/C.6/L.351.

^{page 130 note 11} Document A/C.6/L.353.

^{page 131 note 12} Document A/C.6/L.348.

^{page 131 note 13} Document A/C.6/L.359.

^{page 131 note 14} Document A/C.6/L.357.

^{page 131 note 15} Document A/C.6/L.363.

^{page 131 note 16} Document A/2977.

^{page 132 note 17} Document A/C.6/L.364/Rev.1.

^{page 132 note 18} Document A/C.6/L.365.

^{page 132 note 19} Document A/C.6/L.366.

^{page 133 note 20} Document A/C.6/L.367.

^{page 133 note 21} Document A/2983 and Corr.I.

^{page 133 note 22} Document A/C.6/L.348.

^{page 133 note 23} Document A/C.6/L.352.

^{page 133 note 24} Document A/C.6/L.354 and A/C.6/L.362.

^{page 133 note 25} See International Organization, V. p. 100–105.

^{page 134 note 26} Document A/C.6/L.368.

^{page 134 note 27} See International Organization, VII, p. 527–528.

^{page 134 note 28} General Assembly Official Records (10th session), Supplement 9, Ch. 11.

^{page 135 note 29} Document A/2899, Corr.I and Adds.1 and 2.

^{page 135 note 30} Document A/CN.4/92.

^{page 135 note 31} Document A/C.6/L.369/Rev.1.

^{page 135 note 32} See International Organization, VIII, p. 115–116.

^{page 136 note 33} Document A/C.6/L.371.

^{page 136 note 34} Document A/C.6/L.170/Rev.1.

^{page 137 note 1} Document A/C.6/L.197/Rev.2.

^{page 137 note 2} See International Organization, VIII, p. 113–115.

^{page 137 note 3} Document A/C.6/L.201/Rev.1.

^{page 137 note 4} Document A/L.200.

^{page 137 note 5} Document A/L.196.

^{page 137 note 6} Document A/2912 and Corr. 1.

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