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1.-NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
OF THE UNITED NATEONS TO THE REGISTRAR,
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FILED IN THE REGLSTRY OF THE COURT ON NOVEMBER zgth, 1947.
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The Çecretary-Generd of the United Nations presents his com-


pliments to the Registrar of the International Court of Justice and
has the honour to enclose herein, copies in Engliçh and French
of the text of the Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
at its One hunclred and eighteenth PIenary Meeting held on
17th November 1947 regarding the interpretation of Article 4
of the Charter.
In conformity with the terms of the h a 1 paragraph of the Reso-
lution, twenty copies in English and one copy in French of the
records of the Two hundred and fourth, Two hundred and fifth
and Two hundred and sixth Meetings of the Çecurity Council will
be transmitted to the Registrar under separate cover.

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II.-TELEGRAM FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
F.
a-i . , OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTTCAR,
FILED IN THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT ON DECEMBER 11th, 1947.
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10th December 1947.
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34 Re your 51. Please consider my note 1zo4-6-2IDP of
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24th November as official notiiication of request by General Assem-
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i< bly for adviso~yopinion. Certified copy of Assembly Resolution


f oUows.-(Sigwd) TRYGVE LIE,Secretary-General.
III.-NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
I OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR,
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FILED I N THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT ON DECEMBER 12th~1947.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his corn-


plirnents to the Registrar of the International Court of Justice
and haç the honour to enclose kerein one cestified copy in English
and one certified copy in French of the text of the Resolution
adoptedbytheGeneralAssembly,atitsrx8thPlen~yMeeting .
held on 17th November 1947, regarding the interpretation of
Article 4 of the Charter.

IV.-RESOLUTION ADOPTED EY THE GENERAL


ASÇEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ON 17th NOVEMBER 1947.
The Ge~erat!Asssmbly,
Considering Article 4 of the Charter of the United Nations,
Considering the exchange of views which haç taken place in the
Security CounciI at its Two hundred and fourth, Two hundred and
fifth and Two hundred and sixth Meetings, relating t o the admis-
sion of certain States to membership In the United Nations,
Consideriq Ar ticle 96 of the Char ter,
Rquests the Irfternational Court of Justice to give an advisory
opinion on the following question :
1s a Member of the United Nations which is called upon,
in virtue of Article 4 of the Charter, to pronounce itself by
its vote, either in the Security Council or in the General
Assembly, on the admission of a State to membership in the
United Nations, juridically entitled to make its consent to
the admission dependent on condirions not expressly provided
by paragaph I of the said Article ? In particular, c m such
a Member, while it secognizes the conditions set foeh in that
. provision to be fulfilled by the State concemed, subject its
afkmative vote t o the additional condition that other States
be admitted to mernbership in the United Nations together
with that State ?
Xastrücts the Secretary-General t o place at the disposa1 of
the Court the records of the above-mentioned meetings of the
Security Council.
SECTION B.-DOCUMENTS TRANSMITTED ,
WITH THE REQUEST.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED


BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS'.

1. Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council (SI961


Rev. 3. January 27th, 1948).
2.' Rules of Procedure of the General Açsernbly (A1520.Decem-
ber ~ z t h ,1947).
3. Rules govesning the admission of new Alembers (Report of the
Committee of the Genetal AssembEy) (A/384, !p. 4, Septem-
ber 12th 1947).
4. Report by the Executive Committee t o the Preparatory Com-
mission of the United Nations ( P C ~ E X / I I ~ / R ~I.V .Novem-
ber ~ z t h ,1945).
5. Report of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations
(PC/zo. December ~ 3 r d .1945).
6. Records of the Security Council Cornmittee of Experts Meetings
çoncerning the Rules on the admission of new Members :

rg47. S/C.IISR.~~.
,, 96, Corr. I.
,, 101.
,, 102.
I, 103.
ii 104.
7. Records of the meetings of the Joint Cornmittees a pointed by
the Generd Assernbly and tbe Secutity Counc on Rules
governing the admission of new Members :
if
A/AC.II/SR.I.
,, SR.1, Con. I.
,, SR.2.
,, SR.2, Rev. I.
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1 These documenta are not reproduced in this volume. [Note by the Registrau.]
DOCUMENTS TRANSMITTED WZTH THE REQUEST TI
AlAc.1rlSR.3.
,, SRg, Rev. I.
,; . SR.+
,, 33.5.
,, SR.6.
,, SR.7.
,, SR.8.
,, SR.8, Con.
SR.9.
,,
sR.10.
,,
SR.rx.
,,
Report of the Security Council Cornmittee on the admission of
new Members, 1946 (Security ComciZ Oflcial Records, First
Year, Second Series, Supplement No. 4, p. 53).
9. Report of the Security Council t o the General Assembjy on the
admission of new Members, xg46 (A11o8, October 15th, 1946).
IO. Records of the Security Council Meetings concerning the admis-
sion of new Members, 11346.
Y ~ ~ OficiaE Records, First Year, Second Series :
S ~ C U Cozlnd
No. 1.
,* 2.
*, . 3.
,, 4 . .
,, 5.
,, 78.
,, 23.
,, 24.
,, 25. ,

Secwrity C o ~ n c i l Joacrnal, Pirst Year, No, 35.


II. Records of t h e First Committee Meetings of the Second Part
of the Fjrst Session of the General Assembly concerning the
admission of new Members, 1g46 :
Journal 22, Suppl. No. I-AIC.x/zz.
,, 24, >, ,, I-A/C.XI~I.
,, 25, J1 ,, 1-AIC.1137.
, 26, ,, p s 3-AICe3143.
,, 27, ,, ,. 1-AIC.1139.
,, 28, , ,, 1-A/C.1141.
,, 29, ,, A-AIP.V.47.
,, 37s ,,
' ,, I-AIC.I/~~.
,, 321 ,> -AlC.1/47.
, 371 ,, A-A/P.V.48,
, 38, ,, A-A/P.V.49.
Recordç of the Plenary Meetings of the Second Part of the First
Session of the General Assembly concerning the admission of new
Members, 1946. (Journal No. 66, Supplement A-A1P.V. 67.)
Report of the Security Council Committee on the admission of
new Memberç, 1947. Security C o u ~ c i l Oficial Records, Second
Year, SpeciaI Çupplement No. 3 , Lake Sucçess, New York, 1947.
DOGUMENTS TRANSHITTED WITH THE REQUEST 12

14. Reports of the Secvrity Council t o the General Assembly on the


admission of new Mernbers, 1947 (Al406 October gth, 1947.-
A/g15. Novernber zznd, 1947).
15. Records of the Security Councii Meetings concerning the admission
of new Members, 1947.
Security Coztncil Oficicdl Records, Second 'Year, No. 38 :
sIp.V.136. S/P,V.186.
sP.v.137. s/P.v.190.
S/P.V.151. S/P.V.I~~.
S/P.v. 152. s/P.v.204.
S/P.V.154. S/P.V.205.
slP.v.161. . S/P.V.zob,
SIP.V.168. Ç/P.V.zzx.
slP.V.178. S/P.V.zzz.
16. Records of the First Cornmittee Meetings of the Second Regular ..
Session of the General Assembly concerning the admission of
new Members, 1947 :
A/C.I/SR. 59.
59, Corr. 1.
1,
1
,, 59, cors. 2.
97.
,, 98.
99.
,, 100.
,, 101.
,, 102.
,, 102, Corr. I. I
,, 102, Corr, 2 ,
1
,, 103. ,

17. Records of the meetings of the Second Regular Session of the


General Assembly cancerning the admission of new Members,
1947 :
AIP.V.83. A/PmV.8g.
,s 84.
,, 85.
,, 90.
,, 92.
I
,a 86. ,, 96.
,,. 87. ,, 1x7.
,, 88. ,, 118.

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