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[ 1962 ] Part 1 Sec 1 Chapter 12 Questions Relating to the Organs of the United Nations, Membership and the United Nations Chart 150 POLITICAL AND SECURITY QUESTIONS CHAPTER XII QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS, MEMBERSHIP AND THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS During 1962, the number of United Nations 1962 Members rose to 110. Six States were admitted Date of Date of to United Nations membership by the General Council Admission Assembly, on the Security Council's recom- Applicant Recommendation by Assembly Rwanda 26 July 18 Sept. mendation, as indicated below. Burundi 26 July 18 Sept. The following table indicates the action taken Jamaica 10 Sept. 18 Sept. by the Security Council and General Assembly Trinidad and Tobago 10 Sept. 18 Sept. in 1962 to admit new Members to the United Algeria 4 Oct. 8 Oct. Nations: Uganda 15 Oct. 25 Oct. DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES ADMISSIONS IN 1962 BURUNDI RWANDA SECURITY COUNCIL, meeting 1017. SECURITY COUNCIL, meeting 1017. S/5137 and Add.l, 2. Letters of 27 June and 1 July S/5139 and Add.l. Cable and letter of 4 July 1962 1962, and cable of 2 July 1962 from Republic of from Kingdom of Burundi. Rwanda. S/5146. Letter of 19 July 1962 from Belgium. S/5146. Letter of 19 July 1962 from Belgium. S/5148. France, Ghana, Ireland, United Arab Re- S/5147. France, Ghana, Ireland, United Arab Re- public, Venezuela: draft resolution. public, Venezuela: draft resolution. S/5150. RESOLUTION, as submitted by 5 powers, S/5149. RESOLUTION, as submitted by 5 powers, S/5148, recommending that General Assembly ad- S/5147, recommending that General Assembly ad- mit Kingdom of Burundi to membership of United mit Republic of Rwanda to membership of United Nations, adopted unanimously by Security Council Nations, adopted unanimously by Security Council on 26 July 1962, meeting 1017. on 26 July 1962, meeting 1017. GENERAL ASSEMBLY——17TH SESSION GENERAL ASSEMBLY——17TH SESSION Plenary Meeting 1122. Plenary Meeting 1122. A/5148 and Add.l. Cable and letter of 4 July 1962 S/5147 and Add.l, 2. Letters of 27 June and 1 July from Kingdom of Burundi. 1962 and cable of 2 July 1962 from Republic of A/5151. Letter of 26 July 1962 from President of Rwanda. Security Council, containing recommendation of A/5152. Letter of 26 July from President of Security Council. Council, containing recommendation of Council. A/L.392 and Add.l. Belgium, Congo (Leopoldville), A/L.391 and Add.l. Belgium, Congo (Leopoldville), Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia: draft resolution. Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia: draft resolution. RESOLUTION 1749(xvii), as submitted by 5 powers, RESOLUTION 1748(xvii), AS submitted by 5 powers, A/L.392 and Add.l, adopted by Assembly on 18 A/L.391 and Add.l, adopted by Assembly on 18 September 1962, meeting 1122, by acclamation. September 1962, meeting 1122, by acclamation. "The General Assembly, "The General Assembly, "Having received the recommendation of the "Having received the recommendation of the Security Council of 26 July 1962 that the Kingdom of Security Council of 26 July 1962 that the Republic Burundi should be admitted to membership in the of Rwanda should be admitted to membership in the United Nations, United Nations, "Having considered the application for membership "Having considered the application for membership of the Kingdom of Burundi, of the Republic of Rwanda, "Decides to admit the Kingdom of Burundi to mem- "Decides to admit the Republic of Rwanda to mem- bership in the United Nations." bership in the United Nations." QUESTIONS RELATING TO ORGANS, MEMBERSHIP AND CHARTER 151 JAMAICA India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, United Kingdom: draft resolu- SECURITY COUNCIL, meeting 1018. tion. RESOLUTION 1751(xvii), as submitted by 14 powers, S/5154. Telegrams of 6 August 1962 from Jamaica. A/L.390 and Add.l, 2, adopted by Assembly on 19 S/5164. United Kingdom and Ghana: draft resolu- September 1962, meeting 1122, by acclamation. tion. "The General Assembly, S/5166. RESOLUTION, as submitted by United King- "Having received the recommendation of the dom and Ghana, S/5164, recommending that Gen- Security Council of 12 September 1962 that the State eral Assembly admit Jamaica to membership of of Trinidad and Tobago should be admitted to mem- United Nations, adopted unanimously by Security bership in the United Nations, Council on 12 September 1962, meeting 1018. "Having considered the application for membership, of the State of Trinidad and Tobago, GENERAL ASSEMBLY——17TH SESSION "Decides to admit the State of Trinidad and To- Plenary Meeting 1122. bago to membership in the United Nations." A/5154. Cables of 6 August 1962 from Jamaica. ALGERIA A/5188. Letter of 12 September 1962 from President of Security Council, containing recommendation of SECURITY COUNCIL, meeting 1020. Council. A/L.389 and Add.l, 2. Australia, Canada, Ceylon, S/5172 and Rev.l. Cable of 30 September 1962 from Cyprus, Ethiopia, Federation of Malaya, Ghana, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria. India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra S/5173. Chile, France, Ghana, Ireland, Romania, Leone, Tanganyika, United Kingdom: draft resolu- USSR, United Arab Republic, United Kingdom, tion. United States, Venezuela: draft resolution. RESOLUTION 1750(xvii), as submitted by 14 powers, S/5174. RESOLUTION, as submitted by 10 powers, A/L.389 and Add.l, 2, adopted by Assembly on 19 S/5173, recommending that General Assembly ad- September 1962, meeting 1122, by acclamation. mit Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria to membership of United Nations, adopted by "The General Assembly, Council on 4 October 1962, meeting 1020, by 10 "Having received the recommendation of the votes to 0, with 1 abstention (China). Security Council of 12 September 1962 that Jamaica should be admitted to membership in the United Na- GENERAL ASSEMBLY——17TH SESSION tions, Plenary Meeting 1146. "Having considered the application for membership A/5246. Cable of 30 September 1962 from Democratic of Jamaica, and Popular Republic of Algeria. "Decides to admit Jamaica to membership in the A/5251. Letter of 4 October 1962 from President of United Nations." Security Council, containing recommendation of Council. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO A/L.394 and Corr.1 and Add.l. Afghanistan, Albania, SECURITY COUNCIL, meeting 1018, Ceylon, Chile, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Ivory S/5162 and Add.l. Telegrams of 6 and 8 September Coast, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, 1962 from State of Trinidad and Tobago. Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, S/5165. United Kingdom and Ghana: draft resolu- Romania, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, tion. USSR, United Arab Republic, United Kingdom, S/5167. RESOLUTION, as submitted by United King- United States, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia: draft dom and Ghana, S/5165, recommending that Gen- resolution. eral Assembly admit State of Trinidad and Tobago RESOLUTION 1754(xvii), as submitted by 38 powers, to membership of United Nations, adopted unani- A/L.394 and Corr.1 and Add.l, adopted by Assem- mously by Security Council on 12 September 1962, bly on 8 October 1962, meeting 1146, by acclama- meeting 1018. tion. GENERAL ASSEMBLY——17TH SESSION "The General Assembly, Plenary Meeting 1122. "Having received the recommendation of the Security Council of 4 October 1962 that the Demo- A/5185 and Add.l. Telegrams of 6 and 8 September cratic and Popular Republic of Algeria should be ad- 1962 from State of Trinidad and Tobago. mitted to membership in the United Nations, A/5189. Letter of 12 September 1962 from President "Having considered the application for membership of Security Council, containing recommendation of of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, Council. "Decides to admit the Democratic and Popular Re- A/L.390 and Add.l, 2. Australia, Canada, Ceylon, public of Algeria to membership in the United Na- Cyprus, Ethiopia, Federation of Malaya, Ghana, tions." 152 POLITICAL AND SECURITY QUESTIONS UGANDA Cyprus, Ethiopia, Federation of Malaya, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, SECURITY COUNCIL, meeting 1021. Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanganyika, Trini- dad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United Arab S/5176. Cables of 9 October 1962 from Uganda. Republic: draft resolution. S/5177. Ghana, United Arab Republic, United King- RESOLUTION 1758(xvii), as submitted by 19 powers, dom: draft resolution. A/L.396 and Add.l, adopted by Assembly on 25 S/5179/Corr.l. RESOLUTION, as proposed by 3 powers, October 1962, meeting 1158. S/5177, recommending that General Assembly ad- mit Uganda to membership of United Nations, "The General Assembly, adopted unanimously by Security Council on 15 "Having received the recommendation of the October 1962, meeting 1021. Security Council of 15 October 1962 that Uganda should be admitted to membership in the United Na- GENERAL ASSEMBLY——17TH SESSION tions, Plenary Meeting 1158. "Having considered the application for membership of Uganda, A/5255. Cables of 9 October 1962 from Uganda. "Decides to admit Uganda to membership in the A/5258. Letter of 15 October 1962 from President United Nations." of Security Council, containing recommendation of Council. A/5202. Report of Security Council to General Assem- A/L.396 and Add.l. Australia, Canada, Ceylon, bly, Chapter 8. THE QUESTION OF THE REVIEW OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER Various questions relating to arrangements for Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, Ghana, India, holding a Conference for reviewing the United Italy, Japan, Mauritania, Mexico, Nigeria, the Nations Charter were discussed in 1962 at a USSR, the United Kingdom and the United meeting of a General Assembly committee set States. up to deal with such matters. This body, com- The majority—among them, Japan, Italy, posed of all United Nations Members, was Mauritania, the United Kingdom and the established by the General Assembly on 21 United States—agreed that in principle a con- November 1955 to consider, in consultation with ference for the purpose of reviewing the Charter the Secretary-General, the question of fixing a should be held to take into account the in- time and place for the Conference and its crease in the membership of the Organization organization and procedures.
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