United Nations Security Council draft resolution 29 (1947); 30 (1947); 31 (1947)
Date: 1947-08-25 (meeting 194)
Agenda: The Indonesian question
Vetoed by: FRANCE

UNITED NATIONS
SECURITY
COUNCIL
Distr.
GENERAL
S/10294
16 August 1971
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
REPORT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON THE ADMISSION OF
NEW MEMBERS CONCERNING THE APPLICATIONS OF OMAN AND BAHRAIN
FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS
1. At the 157th meeting on 16 August 1971, the Security Council had before it
the applications of Oman (S/10216) and Bahrain (S/10291) for admission to
membership in the United Nations. The President of the Security Council referred
the applications to the Committee for examination and report in accordance
with rule 59 of the provisional rules of procedure.
2. At its 36th meeting, held on 16 August 1971, the Committee took up first
the application of Oman. The Committee decided to defer its examination of this
application and recommended without objection to the Security Council to have
recourse later to the last paragraph of rule 60 of the provisional rules of
procedure.
3. The Committee then proceeded to examine the application of Bahrain and
unanimously decided to recommend to the Security Council that Bahrain be admitted
to membership in the United Nations.
4. Accordingly, the Committee decided to recommend to the Security Council the
adoption of the following draft resolution:
"The Security Council,
"Having examined the application of Bahrain for admission to the
United Nations (S/10291),
"Recommends to the General Assembly that Bahrain be admitted to
membership in the United Nations".
71-16024


Voting result: 8 yes, 0 no, 3 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: A
country: Syria
vote: A
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: A
country: United Kingdom
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: Y