Editorial Note
The United Nations Security Council met on November 8 from 3 to 4:50 p. m.; for the record, see U.N. document S/PV.521. Ambassador Austin made a brief statement to the effect that Communist China should be summoned, rather than invited, to speak before the Council. [Page 1107] The Council then voted on the Soviet draft resolution (S/1889) which failed of adoption by a vote of 2 in favor (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia) to 3 opposed (China, Cuba, United States), with 6 abstentions. A Soviet proposal to amend the United Kingdom draft resolution (S/1890) by changing the words “special report of the United Nations Command in Korea (S/1884)” to “the question submitted by the delegation of the United States of America (S/1886)” was rejected by a vote of 1 in favor (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) to 2 against (China, Cuba), with 8 abstentions. The United Kingdom resolution was then adopted (S/1892) by a vote of 8 in favor to 2 opposed (China, Cuba), with 1 abstention (Egypt).