IO Files: US/A/C–1/143

United States Delegation Working Paper

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Draft Resolution on the Establishment of an Interim Committee of the General Assembly on Peace and Security

The General Assembly, convinced of the need for the study, review and more effective implementation of the responsibilities conferred upon it by the Charter in relation to the maintenance of international peace and security and for the peaceful adjustment of situations likely to impair the general welfare or friendly relations among nations,

Resolves That:

1.
An Interim Committee is created, composed of all the Members of the United Nations, each Member to have one representative. The Secretary-General shall, within fifteen days of the close of the Second Regular Session of the General Assembly, convene the Interim Committee which shall serve until the beginning of the Third Regular Session of the General Assembly. The rules of procedure of the General Assembly shall, so far as applicable, govern the proceedings of the Interim Committee and its subcommittees. The Interim Committee shall elect its own chairman, vice-chairman, rapporteur, and such other officers as it may deem fit.
2.
The Interim Committee shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)
It may consider such situations and disputes as may be brought to its attention: (1) by Member States pursuant to Article 14; (2) by the Security Council pursuant to Article 11(2). It may bring situations [Page 175] to the attention of the Security Council pursuant to Article 11(3). It shall report on such situations and disputes to the General Assembly and, in appropriate cases, to the Security Council, along with such recommendations as it may adopt. It shall consider and report to the General Assembly upon measures for making more effective the purposes and principles of the Charter, and upon such other matters as may be comprehended by Articles 11(1) or 14. The Committee shall take into account the primary responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security, and the duties and functions assigned by the General Assembly or the Security Council to any committee or commission such as the Atomic Energy Commission and the Commission on Conventional Armaments.
(b)
The Interim Committee shall study and report to the Third Regular Session of the General Assembly on the advisability of establishing on a permanent basis a standing committee of the General Assembly to consider problems related to peaceful adjustment and the maintenance of international peace and security in so far as these fall within the jurisdiction of the General Assembly.
(c)
The Interim Committee may recommend to Member States the calling of a Special Session of the General Assembly to deal with any matter which in its judgment requires such action.
(d)
The Interim Committee shall perform such other functions and duties as the General Assembly may assign to it.
3.
The Interim Committee is empowered within the scope of its powers and duties to ascertain and record facts and, to this end, conduct investigations and appoint commissions of inquiry whenever it may deem it useful and necessary for the performance of its duties. The Secretary-General shall enter into suitable arrangements with the proper authorities of any State in whose territory the Interim Committee or subcommittees or commissions may wish to sit or to travel and shall provide necessary facilities and assign appropriate staff thereto.