Date August 29 1946 Code S/RES/8 (Document) | Meeting no. 57 Result Adopted | |
Subject Applications for membership Voting summary 10 voted for
None voted against
1 abstained | ||
United Nations Security Council Resolution 8 was adopted on August 29, 1946 by ten votes to none, with Australia abstaining.
Following up on Security Council Resolution 6, the Security Council reviewed requests for membership by People's Republic of Albania, the Mongolian People's Republic, Afghanistan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, Ireland, Portugal, Iceland, Siam, and Sweden. The Council recommended the General Assembly admit Afghanistan, Iceland, and Sweden. A recommendation for Siam's admission was given in Resolution 13 the following December.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 8 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA