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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, General; the United Nations, Volume I, Part 1

The United States at the United Nations: the United States position regarding certain problems of United Nations organization and procedure:


Contents

    • I. United States policy regarding elections to certain organs, commissions, and committees of the United Nations (Documents 47–102)
      • II. Attitude of the United States toward changes in the representation of Czechoslovakia at the United Nations, March 1948 (Documents 103–108)
        • III. United States policy regarding the question of admittance of new members into the United Nations (Documents 109–147)
          • IV. Interest of the United States in increasing the effectiveness of the United Nations: United States proposals for changes in the voting procedure of the Security Council (Documents 148–170)
            • V. Policy of the United States regarding the apportionment of expenses of the regular (administrative) budget of the United Nations among members of the Organization (Documents 171–175)

            Contents

            • Preface
            • Introductory note
            • List of abbreviations and symbols
            • Organization and arrangements for the conduct of United States relations with the United Nations (Documents 1–14)
            • General United States policy toward the United Nations:
              • I. The United States and the United Nations: the United States view of the role of the United Nations in the international situation prevailing in 1948 (Documents 15–16)
              • II. Attitude of the United States toward proposal by the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the establishment of a United Nations security guard (Documents 17–19)
              • III. Establishment of the seat of the United Nations in the United States: matters related to the implementation of the Headquarters Agreement of 1947; the United States position regarding the general convention on privileges and immunities of the United Nations; the United States–United Nations Headquarters loan agreement (Documents 20–40)
            • United States position regarding proposal for a General Assembly resolution appealing to the Great Powers to renew their efforts to compose their differences and establish a lasting peace (Documents 41–46)
            • The United States at the United Nations: the United States position regarding certain problems of United Nations organization and procedure:
              • I. United States policy regarding elections to certain organs, commissions, and committees of the United Nations (Documents 47–102)
              • II. Attitude of the United States toward changes in the representation of Czechoslovakia at the United Nations, March 1948 (Documents 103–108)
              • III. United States policy regarding the question of admittance of new members into the United Nations (Documents 109–147)
              • IV. Interest of the United States in increasing the effectiveness of the United Nations: United States proposals for changes in the voting procedure of the Security Council (Documents 148–170)
              • V. Policy of the United States regarding the apportionment of expenses of the regular (administrative) budget of the United Nations among members of the Organization (Documents 171–175)
            • United States policy regarding certain questions relating to Article 73 of the Charter of the United Nations (non-self-governing territories outside the United Nations trusteeship system) (Documents 176–182)
            • Human rights questions at the third regular session of the General Assembly: the United States position (Documents 183–188)
            • The United States and the United Nations conference on freedom of information, held at Geneva, Switzerland, March 23–April 21, 1948 (Document 189)
            • United States policy at the United Nations with respect to the regulation of armaments and collective security: the international control of atomic energy; regulation of conventional armaments; efforts toward agreements placing armed forces at the disposal of the Security Council (Documents 190–273)
            • Index

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