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Chapter VII PRACTICES RELATIVE TO RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS f TABLE OF CONTENTS Page hTROIXJCTORY NOTE ............................ 83 PART 1. TABLE OF APPLICATIONS, 1956-1958, AND OF ACTIONS TAKEN THEREON BY THE SECURITY Council Note ............................... a3 A. Applications recommended by the Security Council .............. a3 B. Applications which failed to obtain a recommendation ............ 83 C. Discussion of the question in the Council from 1956-1958 ............ 83 D. Applications pending on I January 1956 .................. 84 E. Applications submitted bctwcen I January 1956 and 31 December 1958 ....... a4 F. Votes in the Security Council (1956-1958) on draft resolutions and amendments concerning applications for admission to membership in the United Nations .......... a4 **PART II. CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF RULES 58, 59 AND 60 OF THE PRO- VISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE ..................... 85 PART III. PRESENTATION OP APPLICATIONS Note ............................... 85 PART IV. REFERENCE OF APPLICATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS Note ............................... 86 A. Hcforc a rccommcndation has been forwarded or a report submitted to the Gcncral Assembly **I. Applications referred to the Committee by the President ........... 86 **2. Applications referred to the Committee by decisions of the Security Council .... 86 3. Applications considered by the Security Council without reference to the Committee . 86 **4. Applications reconsidered by the Security Council after reference to the Committee . 87 H. After :In :ipplication has been sent back by the General Assembly to the Security Council for reconsideration **I. Applications referred to the Committee by the President ........... 87 2. Applications reconsidered by the Security Council without reference to the Committtee . a7 PART V. PHO(.I.IIUWI~S IN 1111: ~‘ONSII)liRhTION 01; A 1’1’1 ICATIONS WIIlllN THI: StCUHIl’Y COUNCII. Note ............................... a7 A. Discussion of applications I. Order of the discussion of applications ................. 87 +*2. Documentation submitted to the Security Council ............. 88 B. Voting on applications l * I. Omission of voting on applications when previous position of members is unchanged . 88 2. Time and order of voting on applications ................ 88 3. Consideration of a proposal recommending the admission of a number of applicant States ............................ 88 **4. The question of submission of a draft resolution with a view to voting on an application .......................... 88 l *5. Conflict belween a proposal to recommend admission and a proposal to postpone voting 88 **6. Consideration of a draft resolution to note the qualifications of an applicant for membership .......................... 88 **PART VI. THE ROLE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND me SECURITY COUNCIL ........ 88 82 INTRODUCTORY NOTE The material covered in this chapter is dealt with on Compared with the discussions of the Council on lines similar to those followed in the first supplement such questions during the periods covered in the pre- to the Repertoire. Part I sets forth in tabular form the vious volumes of the H~~/~rfoire, the proceedings of the applications considered and the decisions taken by the Council in respect of admission of new Members in Council during the period under review. The other the years l956- 1958 have not involved so Iargc a range portions of this chapter concern the procedures of constitutional or procedural questions. Many headings employed by the Council in dealing with questions of in this chapter conscqucntly remain blank, including, in admission. particular, parts II and VI. Part 1 TABLE OF APPLICATIONS, 1956-1958, AND OF ACTIONS TAKEN THEREON BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL NOTE (i) Mongolian People’s Republic.’ The following table represents a continuation of the (ii) Republic of Korea.’ one in the previous volumes where its organization is (iii) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.’ explained. The modifications introduced in the tabu- lation contained in the last volume have been main- (iv) Vict-Nam.’ tuincd. (v) Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam.” A. APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE SECURITY COUNCH. C. DISCUSSION OF THE QUFX’ION IN THE COUNCIL FROM 1956-1958 In the period I January 1956-31 December 1958, the Security Council recommended the following States for [Note: The system of dcbatcs used for the sake of admission to membership in the United Nations: convenience in the previous volumes is not followed in (i) At the 7 16th meeting on 6 February 1956, the the present chapter inasmuch as it is unsuited to the Sudan was unanimously rccommcndcd. nature of the proceedings of the C’ouncil since the beginning of 1956.1 (ii) At the 73lst meeting on 20 July 1956. Morocco was unanimously recommended. The Council has held a total of ten meetings” on questions of admission during this period of three years, (iii) At the 732nd mecting on 20 July 1956, Tunisia was unanimously rccommcndcd. and six of thcsc meetings: involved separate discussion of the applications of new States. (iv) At the 756th meeting on 12 December 1956, Japan was unanimously recommended. (v) At the 775th meeting on 7 March 1957, Ghana * Received less than 7 affirmative votes. was unanimously rccommcndcd. * Failed to obtain rccommcndation owing to the negative vote (vi) At the 786th meeting on 5 September 1957, the of a permanent member. Federation of Malaya was unanimously rccommendcd. :I Rcceivcd less than 7 affirmative votes. (vii) At the 842nd meeting on 9 December 1958, 4 Failed to obtain rccommcndation owing to the negative vote the Kcpublic of Guinea was rccommcndcd by IO votes of a permanent member. in favour, none against, with I abstention. 1 Received less than 7 affirmative votes. 6 716th (6 February 1956). 731st (20 July 1956). 732nd (26 July 1956). 756th (I2 December 1956). 775th (7 March B. APPLICATIONS WHICH FAILED TO OBTAIN A lY57). 786th (5 Septcmhcr lY57). 789th and 790th (both on RECOMMENDATION 9 September lY57), X42nd and X33rd (both on 9 December I Y.(X). The following applications failed to obtain the 7 716th (Sudan) ; 731st (Morocco) ; 732nd (Tunisia) ; 775th Council’s recommendation up to the end of 1958: (Ghana) ; 786th (Malaya) ; 842nd (Republic of Guinea). 83 84 Chapter VII. Practices regarding the admission of new members - I). APPI.ICATIONS PENDING ON 1 JANUARY 1956 Mongolian People’s Republic , 24 June 1946 O.K. Suppl. 4, 1st yr.. 2nd series. Annex 6(3), pp. 48-49 (S/95) Rcpuhlic of Korea . I9 January 1949 O.R. Suppl. Feb. 1949, 4th yr., p. 5 (S/ 1238) Democrn~ic People’s Kcpublic of Korea . Y February 1949 O.R. 12, 4th yr., p. IX (S/ 1247) Viet-Nnm I7 December 19.5 I O.K.. 7th yr.. Suppl. for Jan.-Mar. 19.52. p. I (S/2446) Democratic Republic (i) 22 November 1948 a O.K., 7th yr.. Suppl. for July-Sept. 1952, of Viet-Nam . (ii) 25, Ikccmber I95 I pp. 57-58 (S/2780) O.K., 7th yr.. Suppl. for Jan.-Mar. 1952. pp. 3-4 (S/2466) Japan . 16 June 1952 O.K.. 7th yr., Suppl. for Apr.-June 1952, pp. I’)-20 (S/2673) :I (‘ircul;lted on I7 Scptembcr lYS2 as S/2780. (See Nc,lwr/oiw, Suppl. lY52-lY55, p, 91. (‘rise I.) E. APPLICATIONS SUBMITI’ED BETWEEN 1 JANIJARY 1956 AND 31 DECEMBER 1958 nv~~rwont I)ulv of AtgGxtion IkJcunwn1 II Sudan 2 I J;muary lY56 O.K.. Il~h yr., Suppl. for Jan.-Mar. lY56, pp. 10-11 (S/3543) Morocco . 4 July IY56 O.K.. I Ith yr.. Suppl. for July-Sept. 1956, p. I (S/3617) Tunisia 14 July 1Y56 O.K.. I Ith yr.. Suppl. for July-Sept. 1956. pp. 4-5 (S/3622) Ghana . 7 March 1957 O.K.. I Ith yr.. Suppl. for Jan.-Mar. 1957, p. IO (S/3797) Federation of Malaya 31 August 1957 O.K., 12th yr., Suppl. for July-Sept. 1957, pp. 22-23 (S/3872) Republic of Guinea . 3 Dcccmber 1958 S/4122 2 Includes the formal declaration in each case. F. VOTES IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL (1956-1958) ON DRAFI- RESOLUTIONS AND AMENDMENTS CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE IJNITED NATIONS Suhjrrt VOfSl Mwfrnu Hrrult of lhujt rrnolution. etc. of votr -jLw ag. crhnt.’ und duta tlDfF a Sdotr. I-rench-U.K.-U.S. d.r. (S 354.5) recommending admiAon . Same II 0 0 7 16th 6.256 AdOpICd Al~~n~(w>. French d.r. (S .7h20) rccom- mending ;rdrni\rion . SiUllc II 0 0 73 I sl 20.7.56 Allopkd Trrrrisiu. French d.r. (S 3627) rccom- mending admission . Same II 0 0 732nd 26.7.56 Adopled Purl Ill. i’wsentulion of upplicution.~ 85 __-~ ~~. ~. .~-~. _~._ ~~ F. VOTES IN THE SECIJRITY COUNCH. (1956-1958) ON DRAFT RESOLUTIONS AND AMENDMENTS - CONCERING APPLICATIONS FOR AI~MISSION TO \llGWl~RStlH’ IN TIIK IINITED NATIONS (cont’d.) Voir, fur a”. nht jnpan, Peru d.r. (S ‘3754) recommending admission . Same II 0 0 756th 12.12.56 Adopted Mon,q:o/irrn Pcoplc~‘.s Rcpuhlic. USSR d.r. (S ‘37.55) recommending admission . Same 4 2 5 756th 12.12.56 Not adopted GAantl. AusWalian-U.K. d.r. (S ‘3800) re- commending admission . Same II 0 0 77Slh 7.357 Adopted Mnl~.va. Australian-1J.K. d.r. 6’3876) rc- commending admission Same 11 0 0 786th 5.9.57 Adopted Democrc~fir Pcopfr’s Rc~plthlir of KorcW, IJSSK amendment (S/3887) lo joint d.r. (S/3884) - see below . Same I 9 I 790rh 9.9.57 Not adopted Kcp,rh/ic oj KWFLI. Australia, China, <‘olomhia, Cuba. France, Philippines, U.K.. U.S. d.r. (S/3884) recommcndinp admission Same IO I 0 790th 9.9.57 Not adopted Vkr-Ncrn~, Australia, China, Colomhia, Cuba, France. Philippines, U.K., U.S. d.r. (S ‘3885) rccommcnding admission Same IO 1 0 790th 9.9.57 Not adopted Mon~diw~ Pcw~/c~‘s Rc,puh/ic, IJSSK d.r.