United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/391
Date: 1947-07-29 (meeting 170)
Agenda: The Greek frontier incidents question
Vetoed by: RUSSIA/USSR

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S/391
27 June 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE GREEK QUESTION SUBMITTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH
MEETING OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

The Security Council, having received and considered the report of
the Commission of Investigation established by resolution of the Council
dated 19 December 1946;
Convinced, on the basis of the Commission's report, that further
action is required by the Security Council;
RESOLVES THAT:
1. The Security Council adopts the proposals made by the majority
of the Members of the Commission;
2. In giving effect to proposals contained in paragraphs A, B, D and E
the Security Council hereby recommends to the governments of Greece on
the one hand, and Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia on the other, that
they take the action proposed therein;
3. In giving effect to paragraph C of these proposals, the Security
Council for the purpose of restoring normal conditions along the frontiers
between Greece on the one hand and Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia on
the other, and thereby assisting in the establishment of good neighbourly
relations, establishes a Commission as a subsidiary organ.
(a) The Commission shall be composed of a representative of each
of the Nations Members of the Security Council as they may be
from time to time.
(b) The duties and powers of the Commission shall be:
(1) To use its good offices for the settlement, by the means
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mentioned in Article 33 of the Charter, of:
(a) Controversies arising from frontier violations;
(b) Controversies directly connected with the application
of the frontier conventions recommended to the four
governments under this resolution;
(c) Complaints regarding conditions on the border which
may be brought to the attention of the Commission by one
Government against another; and in order to carry out these
tasks the Commission is empowered to make an investigation
of any frontier violations that occur and of any complaints
brought by one government against another in connection
with the application of the frontier conventions or regarding
conditions on the border.
(2) To use its good offices to assist the governments concerned
in the negotiation and conclusion of the frontier conventions
recommended under this resolution;
(3) To study and make recommendations to the governments
concerned with respect to such additional bilateral agreements
between them for the pacific settlement of disputes relating to
frontier incidents or conditions on the frontier as the Commission
considers desirable.
(4) To assist in the implementation of the recommendations
made to the four governments under this resolution with respect
to refugees; to receive reports from the four governments with
respect to persons who may cross or have crossed from the
territory of any one of such countries to any of the others; to
maintain a register for its confidential use of all such persons
and to assist in the repatriation of those who wish to return to
their homes; and in connection with these functions to act in
concert with the appropriate agency of the United Nations,
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(5) If called upon by any of the governments concerned to
supervise the arrangements for the transfer of minorities
recommended to such governments under this resolution and to
act as a registration authority for any persons desiring to
emigrate.
(6) To have such other duties and powers as the Security Council
may determine from time to time.
(c) The Commission shall have its headquarters in Salonika and shall
have authority to perform its functions on either side of the Frontier.
(d) The Commission shall have the right of direct access to the
governments of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia and shall
have authority to call upon the nationals and officials of those
governments to testify before it on any matters coming within its
competence.
(e) The Commission shall establish its own rules of procedure and
methods of conducting its business.
(f) The Commission shall render regularly quarterly reports to the
Security Council, or more frequently if it thinks fit.
(g) The Commission shall commence its work as soon as practicable and
shall remain in existence until 31 August 1949, before which date the
necessity for its continued existence after that date shall be reviewed
by the Security Council.
(h) The Commission shall have the staff necessary to perform its
functions, including persons able to act as border observers and to
report on the observance of frontier conventions recommended under
this resolution, the state of the frontier area, and cognate matters.


Voting result: 9 yes, 2 no, 0 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Australia
vote: Y
country: Belgium
vote: Y
country: Brazil
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Colombia
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Poland
vote: N
country: Syria
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: N