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The Acting Secretary of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Gadel 1. Re: Admission New Members. In view likelihood membership may be early item on Ad Hoc Political Committee’s agenda Department believes GADel should immediately initiate consultations with representative Key delegations re possible arrangements for non-member participation (recommendation 4 SD/A/C.1/446). Draft resolution which should be used as basis discussions embodies maximum privileges that could be extended to non-members, some of which may be dropped in course negotiations other delegations. Following is text.
“Considering that Security Council has been unable, owing to opposition of one of its permanent members, to make recommendations required under Article 4 of Charter United Nations respecting admission to membership in United Nations of Austria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal and Vietnam;
“Considering also that in judgment of General Assembly, as expressed in Resolution 113 (II), 197 (III), 296 (IV), and 620 (VII), Austria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal and Vietnam are peace-loving within meaning Article 4 of Charter and are able and willing to carry out obligations of membership in United Nations, and are thus entitled to be admitted as Members;
“Recognizing that above-named states, while not yet Members United Nations, pending their admission to membership, can contribute substantially to Organization if they are given opportunity to participate directly in work of United Nations;
“The General Assembly
- “1. Invites any state not a Member of United Nations which General Assembly has found qualified for admission but whose application has been blocked by inability of Security Council owing to opposition of a permanent member to make affirmative recommendation under Article 4 of Charter, to send resident representative to Headquarters United Nations and to accredit representatives to sessions of General Assembly;
- “2. Decides that such representatives may speak and make proposals in main committees and in plenary sessions of General Assembly and shall have right to have their vote recorded but not counted:
- “3. Direct’s Secretary General (a) to place any non-Members who avail themselves of provisions of paragraph 1 on same basis as Members of United Nations with respect to distribution United Nations documents, and (b) to accept and circulate as United Nations documents any proposals or communications received from such non-Members;
- “4. Requests Secretary General, during Ninth Regular Session of General Assembly, to recommend to Sixth Committee, for action during current session, any amendments or additions to rules of procedure General Assembly necessary to carry out provisions of this resolution;
- “5. Requests Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in view of desirability of enabling any non-Members who decide to participate in work of United Nations on above basis to make a financial contribution to United Nations to cover costs of such participation—to consider and make recommendations to General Assembly during present session on development of an equitable basis for arriving at amount of such contributions.”