United Nations Security Council

Resolution 8 (1946)Admission of New Members: Afghanistan, Iceland, Sweden

The Security Council,

Having received and considered the report submitted by the Committee on the Admission of New Members regarding applications for membership in the United Nations presented by the People's Republic of Albania, the Mongolian People's Republic, Afghanistan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, Ireland, Portugal, the Republic of Iceland, Siam and Sweden,

Having considered in the course of its debates each one of the above-mentioned applications,

Having taken due notice of the statements of opinions of the members of the Security Council in regard to those applications,

Recommends to the General Assembly that it admit to membership in the United Nations the following applicants: Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden.

Voting record

In favour (10)
Brazil · China · Egypt · France · Mexico · Netherlands · Poland · Soviet Union · United Kingdom · United States
Against (0)
None
Abstaining (1)
Australia

Official text

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