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Security Council

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The Indonesian question was before the Security Council twice in the period under review. On December 19, 1947, the Council decided without vote that Australia should continue as a member of the Committee of Good Offices after January 1, 1948, despite the expiration of its term as a member of the Security Council. From February 17 to February 28, 1948, the Council discussed the first interim report of the Committee of Good Offices.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities I. United Nations
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1948

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References

1 For previous summaries of Security Council discussion of this question see International Organization, II, p. 80–85.

2 The report of the committee appears as document S/649. For excerpts see this issue, p. 404–8.

3 Document S/649, Appendix XI. For text, see this issue, p. 404–6.

4 Document S/649, Appendix XIII. For text, see this issue, p. 407–8.

5 Ibid., Appendix VIII. For text, see this issue, p. 406–7.

6 Document S/P.V. 247.

7 Document S/678.

8 Document S/P.V. 249.

9 Document S/682. An Australian amendment authorizing the committee to make public on its own initiative its suggestions was withdrawn after Council discussion indicated that most of the members believed that the committee possessed competence to determine its own procedure in this regard without specific authorization by the Council. See document S/681 and discussions in documents S/P.V. 251, 252, 256, and 259.

10 S/P.V. 259.

11 Document S/628.

12 Document S/P.V. 227.

13 Documents S/P.V. 228 and 229. For counter charges on general India-Pakistan relations, see document S/646.

14 Document S/646.

15 Document S/P.V. 229.

16 Document S/P.V. 230.

17 The representative of Argentina (Arce) stated at the 232nd meeting of the Council that enhis government regarded this decision as “invalid considerlegally” since it did not receive the favorable vote of the five permanent members in accordance with Article 27(3) of the Charter, since “abstention is a means of concealing the veto.” The British and French representatives immediately reserved the position of their governments on this statement, but no general discussion ensued because of the desire to continue consideration of the India-Pakistan issue.

18 For text of the final resolution, see document S/726.

19 Document S/661.

20 Document S/662.

21 Document S/P.V. 239.

22 Ibid.

23 Document S/671. For expression of opinions of other representatives see documents S/P.V. 240, 241, 242 and 243.

24 Document S/P.V. 241.

25 Document S/668.

26 Document S/P.V. 266.

27 Document S/699.

28 Document S/P.V. 269.

28a For text, see document S/726.

28b Document S/P.V. 287. It should be noted that the Council did not vote on the resolution as a whole, assuming its passage when each of the individual paragraphs had received affirmative votes.

28c Christian Science Monitor, May 7, 1948.

29 Documents S/663 and S/676. Both also appeared as Assembly documents. For summary of the work of the Palestine Commission, of see this issue, p. 283–8.

30 For text see International Organization, II, p. 179.

31 Document S/P.V. 253.

32 Document S/P.V. 253. The United States resolution appears as document S/685.

33 Document S/P.V. 254.

34 Document S/P.V. 255. See also this issue, p. 284.

35 Document S/P.V. 267.

36 Document S/P.V. 258.

37 The Colombian resolution appears as document S/684. It requested the five permanent members to consult under Article 106, and proposed a committee of two permanent and three non-permanent members to investigate possibilities of agreement between Arabs and Jews and to consider the advisability of calling a special session of the Assembly.

38 Document S/P.V. 260.

39 Documents S/P.V. 261 and S/P.V. 262.

40 Document S/P.V. 263. In voting on the final section, appealing to the countries in and around Palestine to take all possible action to prevent or reduce disorders, Syria joined other abstaining members of the Council.

41 Document S/P.V. 263.

42 Document S/P.V. 270.

43 Document S/P.V. 271.

44 Documents S/704 and S/705.

45 Document S/P.V. 275.

46 Document S/P.V. 277.

47 Document S/P.V. 282.

48 Document S/694. See this issue, p. 408–10.

49 For text of letter, see document S/696. This was not formally circulated and placed upon the agenda of the Security Council by the Secretary-General because in his opinion Mr. Papánek was, on March 11, 1948, no longer the official representative of Czechoslovakia to the United Nations.

50 Document S/P.V. 268.

51 Document S/P.V. 272.

52 Documents S/P.V. 272, S/P.V. 273 and S/P.V. 276.

53 Document S/P.V. 278.

54 Document S/718.

55 For previous summaries of the discussion of the appointment of a Governor for the Free Territory of Trieste, see International Organization, I, p. 171–3, 334, 507–8; II, p. 98. For text of statute, see Ibid., I, p. 410–19.

56 Document S/647 and S/648.

57 Documents S/P.V. 233 and S/P.V. 265.

58 Document S/707.

59 Request for admission, document S/687. Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members, document S/706. For previous discussion, see International Organization, I, p. 51–2, 90–4, 503–4; II, p. 63–4, 90–5.

60 Document S/P.V. 279.

61 Document S/P.V. 279.

62 Document S/P.V. 280.

63 Sir Alexander Cadogan's questions appear as document AEC/C.2/71; Mr. Gromyko's reply appears as document AEC/C.2/109.

64 Document AEC/C.2/109.

65 For summary of discussions, see documents AEC/C.1/SR.33 to AEC/C.1/SR.41.

66 For summary of discussions of Committee 2, see documents AEC/C.2/SR.43 to AEC/, C.2/SR.45.