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APPENDIX I ROSTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS (As at 31 December 1967) DATE OF ADMIS- DATE OF ADMIS- MEMBER SION TO U.N. MEMBER SION TO U.N. Afghanistan 19 Nov. 1946 Hungary 14 Dec. 1955 Albania 14 Dec. 1955 Iceland 19 Nov. 1946 Algeria 8 Oct. 1962 India 30 Oct. 1945 Argentina 24 Oct. 1945 Indonesia1 28 Sep. 1950 Australia 1 Nov. 1945 Iran 24 Oct. 1945 Austria 14 Dec. 1955 Iraq 21 Dec. 1945 Barbados 9 Dec. 1966 Ireland 14 Dec. 1955 Belgium 27 Dec. 1945 Israel 11 May 1949 Bolivia 14 Nov. 1945 Italy 14 Dec. 1955 Botswana 17 Oct. 1966 Ivory Coast 20 Sep. 1960 Brazil 24 Oct. 1945 Jamaica 18 Sep. 1962 Bulgaria 14 Dec. 1955 Japan 18 Dec. 1956 Burma 19 Apr. 1948 Jordan 14 Dec. 1955 Burundi 18 Sep. 1962 Kenya 16 Dec. 1963 Byelorussian SSR 24 Oct. 1945 Kuwait 14 May 1963 Cambodia 14 Dec. 1955 Laos 14 Dec. 1955 Cameroon 20 Sep. 1960 Lebanon 24 Oct. 1945 Canada 9 Nov. 1945 Lesotho 17 Oct. 1966 Central African Republic 20 Sep. 1960 Liberia 2 Nov. 1945 Ceylon 14 Dec. 1955 Libya 14 Dec. 1955 Chad 20 Sep. 1960 Luxembourg 24 Oct. 1945 Chile 24 Oct. 1945 Madagascar 20 Sep. 1960 China 24 Oct. 1945 Malawi 1 Dec. 1964 Colombia 5 Nov. 1945 Malaysia2 17 Sep. 1957 Congo (Brazzaville) 20 Sep. 1960 Maldive Islands 21 Sep. 1965 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20 Sep. 1960 Mali 28 Sep. 1960 Costa Rica 2 Nov. 1945 Malta 1 Dec. 1964 Cuba 24 Oct. 1945 Mauritania 27 Oct. 1961 Cyprus 20 Sep. 1960 Mexico 7 Nov. 1945 Czechoslovakia 24 Oct. 1945 Mongolia 27 Oct. 1961 Dahomey 20 Sep. 1960 Morocco 12 Nov. 1956 Denmark 24 Oct. 1945 Nepal 14 Dec. 1955 Dominican Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Netherlands 10 Dec. 1945 Ecuador 21 Dec. 1945 New Zealand 24 Oct. 1945 El Salvador 24 Oct. 1945 Nicaragua 24 Oct. 1945 Ethiopia 13 Nov. 1945 Niger 20 Sep. 1960 Finland 14 Dec. 1955 Nigeria 7 Oct. 1960 France 24 Oct. 1945 Norway 27 Nov. 1945 Gabon 20 Sep. 1960 Pakistan 30 Sep. 1947 Gambia, The 21 Sep. 1965 Panama 13 Nov. 1945 Ghana 8 Mar. 1957 Paraguay 24 Oct. 1945 Greece 25 Oct. 1945 Peru 31 Oct. 1945 Guatemala 21 Nov. 1945 Philippines 24 Oct. 1945 Guinea 12 Dec. 1958 Poland 24 Oct. 1945 Guyana 20 Sep. 1966 Portugal 14 Dec. 1955 Haiti 24 Oct. 1945 Romania 14 Dec. 1955 Honduras 17 Dec. 1945 Rwanda 18 Sep. 1962 932 APPENDIX I DATE OF ADMIS- DATE OF ADMIS- MEMBER SION TO U.N. MEMBER SION TO U.N. Saudi Arabia 24 Oct. 1945 Turkey 24 Oct. 1945 Senegal 28 Sep. 1960 Uganda 25 Oct. 1962 Sierra Leone 27 Sep. 1961 Ukrainian SSR 24 Oct. 1945 Singapore2 21 Sep. 1965 USSR 24 Oct. 1945 Somalia 20 Sep. 1960 United Arab Republic3 24 Oct. 1945 South Africa 7 Nov. 1945 United Kingdom 24 Oct. 1945 Southern Yemen 14 Dec. 1967 United Republic of Tanzania4 14 Dec. 1961 Spain 14 Dec. 1955 United States 24 Oct. 1945 Sudan 12 Nov. 1956 Upper Volta 20 Sep. 1960 Sweden 19 Nov. 1946 Uruguay 18 Dec. 1945 Syria3 24 Oct. 1945 Venezuela 15 Nov. 1945 Thailand 16 Dec. 1946 Yemen 30 Sep. 1947 Togo 20 Sep. 1960 Yugoslavia 24 Oct. 1945 Trinidad and Tobago 18 Sep. 1962 Zambia 1 Dec. 1964 Tunisia 12 Nov. 1956 In a letter dated 20 January 1965, Indonesia informed the Secretary-General that it had decided "at this stage1 and under the present circumstances" to withdraw from the United Nations. In a telegram dated 19 Sep- tember 1966, Indonesia notified the Secretary-General of its decision "to resume full co-operation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities starting with the twenty-first session of the General Assembly." On 28 September 1966, the General Assembly took note of the decision of the Government of Indo- nesia and the President invited the representatives of that country to take their seats in the Assembly. On 16 September 1963, Sabah (North Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore joined with the Federation of Malaya2 (which became a United Nations Member on 17 September 1957) to form Malaysia. On 9 August 1965, Singapore became an independent State and on 21 September 1965 it became a Member of the United Nations. Egypt and Syria, both of which became Members of the United Nations on 24 October 1945, joined together —following3 a plebiscite held in Egypt and Syria on 21 February 1958—to form the United Arab Republic. On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, also resumed its separate membership in the United Nations, and the United Arab Republic continued as a Member of the United Nations. Tanganyika was a Member of the United Nations from 14 December 1961, and Zanzibar was a Member from4 16 December 1963. Following the ratification, on 26 April 1964, of Articles of Union between Tanga- nyika and Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar continued as a single Member of the United Nations; on 1 November 1964, it changed its name to United Republic of Tanzania. APPENDIX II THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS NOTE: The Charter of the United Nations was signed The amendment to Article 61 enlarges the member- on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion ship of the Economic and Social Council from 18 of the United Nations Conference on International to 27. Organization, and came into force on 24 October The amendment to Article 109, which relates to 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Jus- the first paragraph of that Article, provides that a tice is an integral part of the Charter. General Conference of Member States for the purpose Amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 61 of the of reviewing the Charter may be held at a date and Charter were adopted by the General Assembly on place to be fixed by a two-thirds vote of the members 17 December 1963 and came into force on 31 August of the General Assembly and by a vote of any nine 1965. The amendment to Article 109, adopted by members (formerly seven) of the Security Council. the General Assembly on 20 December 1965, came Paragraph 3 of Article 109, which deals with the into force on 12 June 1968. consideration of a possible review conference during The amendment to Article 23 enlarges the mem- the tenth regular session of the General Assembly, bership of the Security Council from 11 to 15. The has been retained in its original form in its reference amended Article 27 provides that decisions of the to a 'vote of any seven members of the Security Coun- Security Council on procedural matters shall be made cil," the paragraph having been acted upon in 1955 by an affirmative vote of nine members (formerly by the General Assembly, at its tenth regular session, seven) and on all other matters by an affirmative and by the Security Council. vote of nine members (formerly seven) including the concurring votes of the five permanent members of the Security Council. WE THE PEOPLES to employ international machinery for the promotion OF THE UNITED NATIONS of the economic and social advancement of all DETERMINED peoples, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought un- HAVE RESOLVED TO told sorrow to mankind, and COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS the dignity and worth of the human person, in Accordingly, our respective Governments, through the equal rights of men and women and of nations representatives assembled in the city of San Fran- large and small, and cisco, who have exhibited their full powers found to establish conditions under which justice and re- to be in good and due form, have agreed to the spect for the obligations arising from treaties and present Charter of the United Nations and do other sources of international law can be main- hereby establish an international organization to tained, and be known as the United Nations. to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, CHAPTER I AND FOR THESE ENDS to practise tolerance and live together in peace with PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace Article 1 and security, and The Purposes of the United Nations are: to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the 1. To maintain international peace and security, institution of methods, that armed force shall not and to that end : to take effective collective measures be used, save in the common interest, and for the prevention and removal of threats to the 934 APPENDIX II peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression Nations Conference on International Organization al: or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about San Francisco, or having previously signed the Declara- by peaceful means, and in conformity with the prin- tion by United Nations of 1 January 1942, sign the ciples of justice and international law, adjustment present Charter and ratify it in accordance with Ar- or settlement of international disputes or situations ticle 110. which might lead to a breach of the peace; 2. To develop friendly relations among nations Article 4 based on respect for the principle of equal rights and 1. Membership in the United Nations is open to self-determination of peoples, and to take other appro- all other peace-loving states which accept the obliga- priate measures to strengthen universal peace; tions contained in the present Charter and, in the 3.