United Nations Security Council Resolution 21

United Nations Security Council resolution
United Nations resolution adopted in 1947
11 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
    • ResultAdoptedSecurity Council composition
    Permanent members
    •  China
    •  France
    •  United Kingdom
    •  United States
    •  Soviet Union
    Non-permanent members
    •  Australia
    •  Belgium
    •  Brazil
    •  Colombia
    •  Poland
    •  Syria
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    United Nations Security Council Resolution 21, adopted unanimously at the 124th meeting of the Security Council on April 2, 1947, placed the former German Pacific Islands north of the Equator, which were formerly mandated to Japan by the League of Nations, under the Trusteeship System. The Security Council declared 16 Articles under which it had approved the terms. It declared the United States to be the Administering Authority and gave it permission to militarise the territory.

    See also

    References

    United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 (1947). Trusteeship of Strategic Areas S/RES/21(1947) 2 April 1947. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

    External links

    • The full text of United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 at Wikisource
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