S/RES/372(1975) SC
Security Council resolution 372 (1975) [on admission of Cape Verde to membership in the United Nations]
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| Draft symbol | S/11806 |
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| Adopted symbol | S/RES/372(1975) |
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| UN Document | S/RES/372(1975) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.1838
Speeches following this vote (16)
The President
I shall now ask members to vote on draft resolution B contained in paragraph 3 of document S/11806, which relates to the application of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe for admission to membership in the United Nations.
A vote was taken by show of hands.
The draft resolution was adopted unanimously2.
The President
The Council will now proceed to vote on draft resolution C, contained in paragraph 3 of document S/11806, which relates to the application of the People’s Republic of Mozambique for admission to membership.
A vote was taken by show of hands.
The draft resolution was.adopted unanimously3.
9. A number of members of the Security Council have asked to be allowed to speak following the voting, and …
Mr. Sanders
It is a great pleasure for me, on behalf of the people, the Government and the delegation of Guyana to welcome into membership of the United Nations the three States of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, and the People’s Republic of Mozambique. To us, the accession by these three States to membership of this Organization is another step forward towards t…
Mr. Safronchuk
The delegation of the Soviet Union voted in favour of, the admission to United Nations membership of the young African States of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the People’s Republic of Mozambique. The delegation of the Soviet Union upheld the requests of the Governments of those countries, since their applications were in full accord with the requ…
Mr. Booh Booh
In unreservedly supporting the draft resolutions in,document S/11806, whereby the Security Council has just recommended that the General Assembly admit the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe -and the People’sRepublic of Mozambique to membership in the United Nations, my delegation wishes to indicate that we are devoted to the principle of universality of our …
Mr. Huang
The Republic of Cape Verde, the People’s Republic of Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Sao ‘Tome and Principe submitted their applications for admission to membership in the United Nations on 21 July, 31 July and 13 August 1975, respectively. The Chinese delegation holds that in accordance with the relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter the People’s Republic of Mozambique, the …
Mr. Lecompt
At this time last year the Security Council decided in favour of the entry into the United Nations of Guinea Bissau [resolution 356 (1974)], the first country to accede to independence among a group of Territories which for some time had been claiming the right to choose their own destiny. In today recommending that the General Assembly
57. We voted in favour of these three applications for admi…
Mr. Cavaglieri
My delegation has welcomed the applications presented by the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, and the People’s Republic of Mozambique, for admission to membership of the United Nations. We have found those applications to be in conformity with the relevant paragraphs of the Charter and the rules of procedure and we have been glad to vote in favour of the a…
Mr. Hammarskjgld
My country has always considered universality one of the essential cornerstones of an effective United Nations. Thus it is with great satisfaction that we note that another three States-all of which Sweden has recognized-have applied for membership of this Organization. Their admission would mark a further step towards the realization of the desired universality of the United Nations.
Mr. Al-Shaikhly
The delegation of Iraq is extremely pleased to have voted in favour of the draft resolutions which have just been adopted and to associate itself with the Council’s unanimous decision to recommend to the General Assembly the admission of the People’s Republic of Mozam- 66. We have on our agenda the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members
73. The Government and the people of the R…
Mr. Bennett
The United States delegation welcomes the prospect that this year there will be three new African Members of the United Nations: the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the People’s Republic of Mozambique.
89. The United States also supported the application of the Government of Sao Tome and Principe for membership in the United Nations. The islands of Sa…
Mr. Murray
My delegation was glad to vote today for the admission of three new Members to this Organization. Their application for membership as independent and sovereign States is a reminder of the immense changes that have taken place in Africa since 25 April of last year.
87. Perhaps not many around this table have ‘had the privilege, which was mine, of having visited personally the Cape Verde islands. …
Mr. Kudryavtsev
The delegation of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic is very gratified to have voted in favour of the Security Council resolution which recommends the admission of the new sovereign States of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the People’s Republic of Mozambique to membership of the United Nations. The applications of these sovereign States fo…
Mr. Salim
Today will go down as one of those happy and memorable occasions in the history of the United Nations. The Security Council has just made an important recommendation to the General Assembly concerning the admission to membership in the United Nations of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the People’s Republic of Mozambique. We are looking forward to t…
The President
Before calling on the next speaker, I should like to take this opportunity to speak in my capacity as representative of JAPAN on the subject under discussion.
114. It is indeed a source of great joy to me that I am privileged to preside over this meeting at a time when we are considering these felicitous items on the admission of three African States, each of which has acceded this year to full …
Mr. Quintela Paixao
Mr. President, first of all, I should like to thank you and the other members of the Security Council for allowing me to participate in the work of this body concerning the applications of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the People’s Republic of Mozambique for admission to membership in the United Nations. Allow me also to say how pleased my delega…
Draft resolution text UNBench dataset (Liang et al.) ↗
1. At the 1837th meeting on 18 August 1975, the Security Council had before it the applications of the Republic of Cape Verde (S/11800), the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (S/11804) and the People's Republic of Mozambique (S/11805) for membership in the United Nations.
2. At its 49th meeting, held on 18 August 1975, the Committee considered the applications of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the People's Republic of Mozambique. All members of the Committee expressed their views. The Committee unanimously recommended to the Security Council that these applicant States be admitted to membership in the United Nations.
3. Accordingly, the Committee decided to recommend to the Security Council the adoption of the following draft resolutions:
"The Security Council, having examined the application of the Republic of Cape Verde for admission to the United Nations (S/11800), recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Cape Verde be admitted to membership in the United Nations."
Having examined the application for admission of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe to the United Nations (s/11804),
Recommends to the General Assembly that the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe be admitted to membership in the United Nations.
Having examined the application of the People's Republic of Mozambique for admission to the United Nations (s/11805),
Recommends to the General Assembly that the People's Republic of Mozambique be admitted to membership in the United Nations.
Full text of resolution
Resolution 372 (1975)
of 18 August 1975
The Security Council,
Having examined the application of the Republic of
Cape Verde 45 for admission to the United Nations,
Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Cape Verde be admitted to membership in
the United Nations.
Adopted unanimously at the
838th meeting.
45 Official Records of the Security Council, Thirtieth Year,
Supplement for July, August and September 1975, document
S/11800.
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