Date November 3 1961 Code S/4972 (Document) | Meeting no. 972 Result Adopted | |
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Subject Recommendation regarding the appointment of an acting Secretary-General Voting summary 11 voted for
None voted against
None abstained | ||
United Nations Security Council Resolution 168, adopted on November 3, 1961, after the death of Dag Hammarskjöld his term of Secretary-General still needed to be filled, the Council recommended that Burmese diplomat U Thant be appointed as acting Secretary-General.
The resolution was adopted unanimously by all members of the Council.
References
United Nations Security Council Resolution 168 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA