A/RES/2642(XXV) GA

Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library 6 General Assembly-Twenty-fifth Session Mindful of the need to ~nsure that_ all imp?rtant political and developmental t!ems are d1s~ussed m the appropriate forum and contrnue to receive full con- sideration, 1. Requests the President of the General ~ssembly to establish during its current session a Special Com- mittee on the Rationalization of the Procedures and Organization of the General Assembly_, consisti1;g of thirty-one Member States, on the basis of eqmtable geographical distribution, to study ways_ an? means of improving the procedures . and orgaruz~~1on of the Assembly in accordance with the prov1s10ns of the OJ.arter of the United Nations, including the alloca- . tion of agenda items, the organization of work, d_ocu- mentation rules of procedure and related questions, methods ~d practices, and to submit a report to the Assembly at its twenty-sixth session; 2. Requests the Governments of Member States to give the Committee all the assistance it may require in pursuance of the present resolution and to submit their views and suggestions to the Committee by 28 Febru- ary 1971; 3. Requests the specialized agencies to provide any relevant information regarding the procedures applying to their respective organizations; 4. Further requests the Secretary-General to give every assistance to the Committee in the perf onnance of its task; 5. Authorizes the Committee to maintain and cir- culate summary records of its proceedings. * 1898th plenary meeting, 9 November 1970. * * At the 1933rd plenary meeting, on 17 December 1970, the President of the General Assembly announced that he had appointed, in pursuance of paragraph 1 of the above reso- lution, the members of the Special Committee on the Ration- alization of the Procedures and Organization of the General Assembly. The Committee is composed of the following Member States; AFGHANISTAN, AUSTRIA, BARBADOS, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BURUNDI, CAMllROON, CANADA, CHILE, DENMARK, FRANCE, GREECE, INDIA, JAPAN, LEBANON, LIBERIA, NETHERLANDS, NlOEIUA, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, ROMANIA, SENEGAL, TuNrsIA, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNITBD ARAB REPUBLIC, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VENEZUELA, YUGOSLAVIA and ZAMBIA. 2636 (XXV). Credentials of representatives to the twenty-fifth session of the General Assembly A The General Assembly .Approves the first report of the Credentials Com- mittee,6 except with regard to the credentials of the representatives of the Government of South Africa. 1905th plenary meeting, 13 November 1970. 6 (!flicia/ Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fifth Sessron, Annexes, agenda item 3, document A/8142. B The General Assembly Approves the second report of the Credentials Com- mittee. 7 1929th plenary meeting, 14 December 1970. 2642 (XXV). Representation of China in the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling the recommendation contained in its reso- lution 396 (V) of 14 December 1950 that, whenever more than one authority claims to be the Government entitled to represent a Member State in the United Nations and this question becomes the subject of con- troversy in the United Nations, the question should be considered in the light of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the circum- stances of each case, Recalling further its decision in resolution 1668 (XVI) of 15 December 1961, in accordance with Article 18 of the Charter, that any proposal to change the representation of China is an important question, which, in General Assembly resolutions 2025 (XX) of 17 November 1965, 2159 (XXI) of 29 November 1966, 2271 (XXII) of 28 November 1967, 2389 (XXIII) of 19 November 1968 and 2500 (XXIV) of 11 November 1969, was affirmed as remaining valid, Affirms again that this decision remains valid. 1913th plenary meeting, 20 November 1970. 2651 (XXV). Fourth International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolutions 2406 (XXIII) of 16 De- cember 1968 and 2575 (XXN) of 15 December 1969 concerning the holding of the Fourth Interna- tional Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Having considered the report of the Secretary- General,8 together with the provisional agenda prepared by the United Nations Scientific Advisory Com1111ttee,9 Being of the view that the Conference will contribute to the more effective dissemination of knowledge and technology concerning the peaceful uses of atomic energy among Member States, especially among the developing countries, 1. Endorses the proposals contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the convening of the Fourth International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy at Geneva in the autumn of 1971; 2. Notes with appreciation the contributions and close co-operation of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the preparations for the Conference; 3. Commends the United Nations Scientific Advisory Committee for its work in drawing up the provisional agenda for the Conference; 4. Approves the provisional agenda for the Con- ference; 1 Ibid., document A/8142/Add.1. B [bid., agenda item 20, document A/8157. n l bid., annex I.

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