55. Editorial Note
On December 9, the U.N. Security Council considered the admission to the United Nations of the Republics of Guinea, Korea, and Vietnam. The Security Council resolved to recommend to the General Assembly that the Republic of Guinea be admitted to the United Nations, decided against a Soviet proposal to consider the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for U.N. membership, and voted in favor of resolutions recommending that the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Vietnam be admitted to the United Nations. The Soviet Union, however, vetoed the latter two resolutions, and they were not adopted.
For text of the resolution on the Republic of Guinea, see U.N. doc. S/INF/13, page 12. For text of the draft resolution recommending the admission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, see U.N. doc. S/4129/Rev. 1. For text of the Soviet amendment to this resolution, see U.N. doc. S/4132. For text of the draft resolution for admitting Vietnam to the United Nations, see U.N. doc. S/4130/Rev.1. For the record of the Security Council discussion of these proposals and the votes on them, see U.N. docs. S/PV.842 and S/PV.843.