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S1.JIvlMPffiY STATEMENT :BY TEE SECRETARY-GENERALQF MATTERS OF rmICH
THE SECURITY COUNCIL IS SEIZED AND OF TEE STAGE REACHED
IN THEIR CONSIDERATION
Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the
Sccur~ty
Council) I 8ubnit the following' Sunnnry Statenent of T.mttors of
which the Security Council is seized and of the stagerouchod in thoir
consideration on 10 May 1946.
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The Iranian Question.
The Irunion application) dated 19 January 1946) was considered at
the third and fifth Doetings oftho Security Council in London.
fifth nBoting)
a
resolution was
unanir~usly
At the
adoFted requesting the parties
to inforrl the Council of any results achieved in negotiations botween them.
The Council in the neanwhile retained the right et any tine to request
inforr.1D:tion on the progress of the negotietions.
Tho Iranian question was furthor considored at the
twonty~f'ifth,
tvTonty-oixth}. twenty-soventh) twenty-oight} twenty-ninth and thirtieth
neetingo}
and after various procoduraldecisions) it wes resolved by nine
votes (the Represontative of the U.S,S.R. being absent and the
RoprosentativG of Australia abstaining) that
" ... the Council defer further proceedings on the Iranian application
until 6 May) at which tine tho Soviet Govornnent and the Iranian Governnent
are
requc~ted
to report to the Council whether the withdrQwal of all Soviet
troopD f'roLl the whole of Iran has beencoT.1pletod ancl at which tine the
Council shall consider what} if any) further proceedings on the Iranian
aFPoal are required;
"prOVided) however) that if in the neontim.o either the Soviet
Governnent or the Iranian Governnent or any :m.enber of' the Secur.ity Council
reports to the Secretary-General rxny developnents which nay retard or
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:threaten to retard the prompt "'i thdro.wal of Soviet troops fr01ll. Iran, .in
Secretary-General shall immediately call to the attention of the Council
such reports which shall be consid.ered as the first item on tho aGenda. JI
(Pages 458~459, Socurity Council JOUrnal No .. 24.)
By letter dated 6 April 1946 and addressed. to the President of the
CO~tncil,
re~oved
Ambasso.dor A. A. Gromyko proposed that the IraDian q~estion be
from the agenda of the Council. _
By letter dated 9 AIJril 1946 end addressed to the Secretary-Go:Q.eral,
the Iranian Ambassador opposed this
~roposnl.
By l,etter d1;,ted 15 A~ril 1946 and addxessed to the President of the
Council, the Iranian Ambassador commmlicated the text of a telegranl from
his Goyornment stating thnt i t l'Tithdrew its cOI:lplaint from the Council.
At the thirty-third meeting the Secretnry-GenerQ,l subrotted a memorandum
to the President of the Oouncil concorning the legal effect of tho above
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letters from .A:m.bassador A. A. Gromyko and the IranilID i\mbassador.
The
Oouncil referred this 1UeillerandlUll to tJ::1e Conmtittee of Experts.
At the thirty-third meeting
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Bonnet moved
that the Security Council request the Secretary-General to collect
the necessary inforIi1?-tion in order to complete the Security Council's report
to the Assembly, in accordonco with Article 21~ of the Charter, on the
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manner in W11ich it dealt with the case placed on its agenda on 26 March
last at the request, now' withdro,Wl1, of the Government of Iron."
At the thirty-sixth meeting, tho Council considered the Report of
.Dr. H.
S8~a, Cbail~an
of the Committee of Experts, setting out the
conclusions of the Co:r:.n:.1i ttee of Experts ufter consideration of the
S0criOrtar,y-General l s memoronctum.
The Council continued its discus.sion.
of the issues raiseO. in the above lotters from Ambassador A. A. Gromyko
end the Iranian .AL1bo.ssad.or.
Mr. Gromyko associated himself with the
abovsResolution proJ.)osed by Mr. Bonnet.
Mr.. Bonnet's Resolution received
three Yotel"l, (France, Poland o;o.d U.S.S.R.) and was declared lost.
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Mr. GroT.W,ko aeLid tho.,t the, decision of the eouncilto :l?otninthe I1"Oni[1
question on its agenda was contrary, to tho Oharter.
l~ccoraingly,
tho
Soviet delega:tion clid. not cOl1sj.do!' it possiDl'') to toke',eny further :pcrt
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in the discussion of the Iranio..n qUGs'tionin tho Council.
By lottor datecl 6 May 1946 nd.d.T6ssed. to the President of the Council,
the Iranion fJ.ibassador; ,pursuEl.J:1t to tho Oouncil' s Resolution of
rOJ?orted. that Soviet troops had 'boon cOL1pletely
of Khorassffil, Corgsn; Iv!c.zonderqn
ono.
Gil~.
ey[~cUf.i.te(l
Thc,t
4 April,
froll tho provinces
il1forI:J[~tion
W8,S 'bao.ed.
upon invootigo.tlon T.1C1d.e 'by rosponsi'ble officials of the Govornnont of Iran.
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Reports thet the provinc~ of Azor'baijr.JJ. l~ud 'boon evccuatcCL ho.dnot bo.en
verified Py direct o'bsorvD;tiol1s of Qfficic,ls' oj:' tho
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Govo~nr;J.Gnt
of Iron.
The J:'ouson Wo.s that the Ir1:miE'eD Gov0rnnent ho.cl 'been unab.le, bccmuJ8 of
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tho, interferences previous.ly conplo.inod. of) to exeX'ci80 effectivo authority
wi tl:in Azor'bai jo.n sinco 7 H oveIlber 1945.
randum
!tS - soori.
no the Irc.niCl1l GovQrm.lcn't
was able to ,ascertain through its off:lcJ.a.l representatives tho tJ;'ue stato
of o.f'fairs in the province of l\,Z',er'bo.,ijan tho iD.cts would 'be ropo:L'tod.
pro1J.:ptl~
to tho Council,
At the fo:C'tieth Lleoting tLo Council nClo·ptod. by' ten vote 0 (tho
RO}Jroscntative of the U.S.S.R. being r.~'bs8nt) the folloving r0801ution
Lect
proposed by the Representative of the United Bto.tos:
,"RESOLVED:
That in viow of th0 stntonont IJ.,'1d.o by the Iranian GovorI1nont
in its prelininary roport of 6 May; fJU'bnittecl inco:apHr."2'lCe with ·t'he
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resolution of 4 April 1946) that it was not able us of 6 Mny to stnte
'Whether tho"Withdrnwo.1 of all Soviot troopS fron the wholo of Iron
hndboon CODploteCl) the COlfficil dofor further pro<Jooc'Lings on tho Iranian
l~~ttor
in order that tho,Governnont of Iran
r~y hav~ tir~
ihwhich to
uocertain through ito official roprooOl;.to.UV08 whether all
Soviot trooIls
have beonwithclro:wn froD tho whole of Iron; that the IronilJJl governrlent
PO roquestod. to GUbr.lit
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conp1ote re})ort on the ouPject to the Socurity
,Council ir.1tlOdinto.ly
upon. the receipt of the inf'orL1c.tion which
wui ori!:l.plo
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to do; and that :in caae. it i a =b1e to obtain
8u1.
inf'o:mation by
20 Mcy, it roport on that date ouch infon:w.tion as is o.vqilnb1e to it et
that tine; QDd. that irn:1Od.iate1y f0110wine the receipt iron the lrani~
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Governnont of tho rOpol't requested, the COlmCil shall consider whether
fillY further .proceedings are roq,uired."
2.
The Spariish
S?:.!-uat.?-_~.
By letters datocl 8 April 1946' ~mcl 10 April 191,,6 l:tdc1ressed to the
.Secretary-Genero,]., the'Polish Am'btlssador ~ ~mcler Articles 34 onc!. 35 of
the .Charter , :requested the Security 001U1Cil te place on its agenda the
situation Glrising fron the existence o...'YJ.d acMvi ticD ef the Frnnce rec;ine
in Spa::.n for cOl1siclero.tim:c end for ecQOFtion of such :moasures as nre
pr.oVido(1~ for in the Chnrter.
At the thirty-f01.l.rth enel tl1j.rty-f'ifth 11oetingo the Council considered
this a~:plicatio~ EU1d resolutions :sub~',1ittec1. bY' the Polish ~d Australian
representatives,
At the thirty-seventh Dnd. thirtJ-eight neetings the Council considered
.the rOiJolutions Q,nd
~:lendL1ents
su'bnittC:Jll by sevoral reproseiltittives,
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the thirty-ninth l:loetinc. tl1e AuotrgliD,n resolution, as £ID.Gnded,
'by ten votes) the Soviet rej:>rescmtative abst::dning.
Council appointed
sub~cOT;]Ditto.o
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WCl.l3
At
e,dopted
By this resolution the
8ub-conJnitteo of fivo of its lilembors D.ncl instructed this
to report before the onc. of MC'S.
ItwQS cLree<3 that the
DUb-cOliI:littee should po fOrJ:1ocl of the ropreoonto,tivo.8 oiLuotro.lia (ChailT.k'ID),
BraZil, China, Frm,-co anti Polan.d.
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Dr, LMgo zaid that he did not i{ithdraw
hiD oa:1.'1ier resolution der:I.Cnc!.il1C; collective broaking of diplo:r.1L'\tic relations
Re undcrstoocl that his cerlier re~olution would e.gain be consideredj
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e,f'tor the En~b-conl'.1ittoo ho.d :prosontocl its roport.
wi th Spain.
The 8u"b-cbl:mi'ttee has held meetings on 29 April, 1 May ) 6 Mc.y, 7 gay
cncll0 Hay"
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Spocial ""greel:lonts unctor 1.rt.icloL~3 oS the. Cho,17"l;or.
At its second T.1eeting the Council ado:pted tho :prOVisional agenda for
ita first moetings recOL1I1onded by' the Preparatory COI.JD.iscion.
It deferred
consideration of Iten 10 of that :provisional aeono.a:
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Discu8sionof the b"'st
DOC.JlS
of <\rriving 'at the conclusion of the
s:pccial a.woenents roferred to in Article 43 of the Charter."
The' queotion is being eXaniued 'bJ the Military Stoi'f Com"1ittee.
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. RUles of Procedure of the Securit;y- Council.
As instruct'ed 'by' the: COUncil iJ.tits
fir~t onci'twenty..'third.ineetings,
the Co:rmn.ittee:of Experts submitted revised. pl~ovisionQl RUleo cif P:r:ocedure
at the thirty-first meeting, tocether with rocOl:1.rnenoa:tiol'l.s concerning
cornmuniC8,tions from pri'vb.te indiv:Ld1..tals m;d non~govElrnmentaJ bodies.
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Mter r.linor E\JiloIldr:J.ents the SedurityCouncil aclop:ced these :Rule-s
Proced~re Dna recornn8nc1at'ions, the approved text being h:Jprbduced.
of'
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It Was agreed that the Cor.ID1ittoo of Experts' 'shciuld f~rmulate 'additiona~
Bules of Procedure for submission to the Council) and this work is proceeding,
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Statute ond Rules of Procedure of t.h'o'· MJli tary st",£f Committee..
At the twenty-third meeting it was
a6ree~
to postpone consideration of
the Report of tho Militar;ySto.ff Cor.11!li ttoc concerning i te StcltUtO QIld Rules
ted
of Proceduro (DOCUI'lOnt S/lO).
The Corrraittee of Experts Was instructed to
tIle
eXDl:Linethe Report., It wns also c.greect 'that :pendinG the approval b;y tho
this
Council of the Report of the Militnry Stoi'f COJ:Ir:uttee) the Mili taxi, stclf
C0:r:Jr.11ttoe was authorized to crxry on its businGss along the linos suggested
in its Report.
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At the twenty-fifth meeting considorC':tion of tbe Roport was further
postJ?oned pen<1ing eXD...lJ.ination by the COr.Jnittee of Exports.
The Corm:1.ittee
i
9ideretl~ .
of EXJ?orts h0.8 been engaged in consid.erQtion of' the Provisional Rules of
Procedure for the Socurit;y Council c.nd kw not yet oxcl."1ined the Re:port of
the Milltary Staff Conr.lUteo.
6.
The A;pplication for the Ac1r:Li.sfJion of' Aloo.nia. as a. Mombor of the Unl ted
Nations.
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:By letter addJ:'8ssod to the Acting SocrotarY-General) Mr. Edvo.rd Kardolj,
Vico-Pre~rier
of Yugoslavia requosted that tho Security Council roco~~onC to
the General Assembly the ac1nission of .Albania us n Monbor of the United Nations.'
The le-t;tor enclosod a telegrora frOLl Colonel-GenercJ. Enver Hoxl1) P;rosid!ent of
the Peoplos I Republic of Al'bDnia) cd-dressed to the Prosident and Vico-PJ.~osidents
of the General Asoonbly QJiplyine; for the adnisoion of !llbo...nia as a Member of
tho Unit,ed Nations.
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At the thircl noeting i t waG
081'00 d.,
yithout objoc tioD thc.t,th:l.£). ,
o.ppliQo.tion be plc.cea, on .thc o.gend:o.. (J?[;ge 47) Security Council Joui"nul
No. 5).
.At the eighteenth nooting) Mr. Stottinius LlO..d.e the following
proposal:
"I tl,?ve that t]1is iten 'be kept on our cc;ona..n., putdiGpooition be
doforrod :ponding further otudJ" UJ.'l.til tho Security' Council convones O.t the
teuporc..ry hoo.dg,uertorfJ ,11 (pCLI30 216, Socurity Council Journni No, ll~).
SOYen delogL1.tiono votecl in fc.vour of thi 8 propooo.l nncl tho Prooiderit
doclo.rocl thc,t it was c.dopted.
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