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1 t4ink the debate is now closed and we can proceed ta V0~e. May 1 remind the Council that we have before us a motion submitted by the USSR l'epresentative in the letter of 6 April. It reads as follows: "For the above-mentioned reasons the Government of the USSR insists that the Iranian question should be removed from the agenda of the Security Council." The French representative has also submitted a draft resolution which reads as follows: "The Security Council~ "Having again considered at its meetings of 15 and 16 April the question which it had placed on its agenda on 26 March 1946 at the request of the Govemment of Iran and which formed the subject of its resolution of 4 April; "Takes note of the letter dated 15 April addressed to it by the representative of the Government of Iran in which the latter informs the Sequity Council of the withdrawal of his camplaint; . "Notes that an agreement has been reached between the two Governments concerned; and "Requests the Secretary-General to collect the necessary information in arder to .complete the Security Council's report to the Assembly, in accordance with Article 24 of t..~e Charter, on the maIller in wmch it dealt with the case placed on its agenda on 26 March last at the request, now withdrawn, of the Government of Iran." This draft resolution may be considered as an amendment to the USSR motion. If the Council agrees to that,. "'P •.m proceed, to vote first on the French dra{ 1....'S0Iution. Do the members agree to that? Mr. GROMYKO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated trom Russian): 1 sup'" port thedraft resolution submitted by Mr. Bonnet. A vote was taken by show of hands. The French draft resQlution wasrejected by B votes to 3. . Ml'. GROMYKO' (lJnion. of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated trom Russian): Are we to consider that the voting is completed? . The PRESIDENT: Yes, we have three votes In favour and eight againSt. Ml', GROMYKO (Union of Sûvïet Socialist 42. Continuation of the discus!lion on the Spanish question . . The PRESIDENT: Nowwe come tothe Span~ ish question•.Does any. representative want to speak? Mr. LANGE (Poland): 1 wonder,in view of the lateness of the hour, whether the Presi~ dent and the members of this Council woul(f· not he agreeable to a postponement of further discussion until the next meeting. The PRESID~NT: po !the members agree to the adjournment? ...,..,....).fr.S-rETTINWs(UnitedStates ofAmerica) : Did t\lePolish representative's remarks reter to the Spanish situation?

Yes. Do the members agree toan adjournment? May 1 propose to adjourn until the day after tomorrow at 3 p.tn.? f. .~ Mr. STETTINWS' (United States o(America): Wednesday? Th,ePRESIDEN'l': No, Thursday, at 3 p.m. Does''the. United .States representative prefer Wednesday? Colonel4loDG-soN" (Atistralia)': 1 do not see why we should not meet t()morrow. The' .PRESIDEN'.i:': Sorne members want to meet the day after tomorrow. If the members have noobjection,we can meet the clay after tOlllOrrow. . Sirice •tltere is ..• no objection, the meeting will be held 'f.hursday at 3 p.m. THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING ,Held at. Hunter ..College,New York, J~nThursda'Y, 25 April 1946, ai 3ft.m. ... . President: AFIFIP,asha(~gypt)••. Present:> The •.representatives. of"thefoUowing CQuntIiës:.. .Australia,. Bram, Chiria, Egypt, France,<Mëxico, Netherlands, Poland, Union of~oViet&()cialistRepuplics, United KingdoPl, United·'·States·.·of Am.erica.•