A/PV.277 General Assembly
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(OPENING MEETING)
FlIts/ling Meadow, New York
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((The General AssemblYI ((Taking note of differences of view concerning the representation of China in the United Nations, ((Establishes a Special Committee consisting of the President of the Assembly and six other representa- tives selected by the President to consider the question of Chinese representation and to report back, with recommendations, to the present session of the Gen- eral Assembly, after the Assembly shall have consid- ered item 62 of the provisional agenda (Cuban item)." 182. The Australian amendment [A/1371] is that, in place of the words "the President of the Assembly and six other representatives selected by the President", there should be inserted the words "seven members nom- inated by the President and confirmed by the Assembly". That amendment, as I have already indicated, has been accepted by the Canadian delegation. 183. A vote will be taken on the first part of the Canadian draft resolution as amended by Australia. The first part was adopted by 38 votes to 61 with 11 abstentions. 184. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: The second part of the Canadian draft resolution reads as follows: ((Resolves that, pending a decision by the General Assembly on the report of this Special Committee, the representatives of the National Government of China shall be seated in the General Assembly with the same rights as other representatives." A vote will be taken on the second part. The second part was adopted by 42 votes to 81 with 6 abstentions. 185. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: The Gen- eral Assembly will now vote on the draft resolution pre- sented by the delegation of the USSR [A/1369]. The draft resolution was rejected by 38 votes to 101 with 8 abstentions. 186. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: The Gen- eral Assembly will now vote on the next draft resolution presented by the delegation of the USSR [A/1370]. The draft resolu,·ion was rejected by 37 votes to 111 with 8 abstentions. '187. Mr. QUEVEDO (Ecuador) (translated fro'm. Spanish): The Government of my country maintains relations with the Nationalist Government of China and until now it considers that government to be the legiti-
Mr. Nasrollah Entezam (Iran), having obtained the required majority of the Members present and voting, was elected President of the fifth session of the General Assembly, and took the Chair.
I wish, first of all, to express my deep appreciation of the signal 'honour which has been conferred upon my country through my election. 195. I am fully conscious of the difficulty of the task before me, and of the heavy responsibility which has been laid upon me. I can do no more than to promise absolute impartiality and complete devotion to the cause of the United Nations. In brief, I shall do all in my power to merit your confidence, but I must beg you to grant me your full and whole-hearted co-operation, with01.tt which no President can hope to carry out his miss';on successfully.
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The meeting rose at 6.30 p.m.
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