UN General Assembly
1946

There is no doubt that the great majority of countries represented at San Francisco endorsed this view and that Article 27 in its present form would not have been carried but for the fact that undertakings were given. It was hoped that, in due course, the permanent members of the Council would come to see the necessity for amendment of the voting provisions of the Charter. In addition, it was hoped that the indications given by the great Powers that the veto right would not be misused in practice would be realized. The following excerpt from the speech of the Australian Foreign Minister on this subject at the close of the San Francisco Conference is of considerable interest today. He said: