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Regulation, Limitation and Balanced Reduction of All Armed Forces and All Armaments; Conclusion of an International Convention (Treaty) on the Reduction of Armaments and the Prohibition of Atomic, Hydrogen and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

A/RES/1011(XI)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1957.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1956–1958
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1148(XII)
  • 1958A/RES/1148(XII)Regulation, limitation and balanced reduction of all armed forces and all armaments; conclusion of an international convention (treaty) on the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic, hydrogen and other weapons of mass destructionLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1957A/RES/1011(XI)Regulation, limitation and balanced reduction of all armed forces and all armaments; conclusion of an international convention (treaty) on the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic, hydrogen and other weapons of mass destructionCompare with previous version
  • 1956A/RES/914(X)Regulation, limitation and balanced reduction of all armed forces and all armaments; conclusion of an international convention (treaty) on the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic, hydrogen and other weapons of mass destruction

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
ConferencesConfidence-Building MeasuresDisarmament

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs
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Urges that continuing efforts be made to achieve mente and the prohibition of atomic, hydrothese objectives in accordance with the fondamental gen and other weapons of mass destruction principles for unification set forth by the nations participating in the Korean Political Conference, held at
The General Assembly, Geneva in 1954, on behalf of the United Nations and
Recalling its resolution 808 (IX) of 4 November reaffirmed by the General Assembly in resolutions 811 1954,
IX
of 11 December 1954 and 910 (X) of 29 November 1955;
Recognizing that the achievement of an agreement on the problem of disarmament would contribute to the
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Calls upon the United Nations Commission for strengthening of international peace and security, the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea to continue W elcoming the progress made on certain aspects of its work in accordance with relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and to observe and report on electhe disarmament problem by the Disarmament Commission and its Sub-Committee since the tenth session tions throughout Korea, and calls upon all States and of the General Assembly, authorities to facilitate this activity on the part of the Commission ;
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Requests the Disarmament <,ommission to reconvene its Sub-Committee at an early date;
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Requests the Secretary-General to place the Korean question on the provisional agenda of the twelfth
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Recommends that the Disarmament Commission session of the General Assembly.
and its Sub-Committee give prompt attention to the various proposais that have been submitted tu ._1e
United Nations including the proposai of Canada,
11 January 1957.
Japan and Norway of 18 January 1957 ;4 the com- 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eleventh Session,
prehensive proposais of France and the United King- Supplement No. 13 (A/3172). "Official Records of the Security Council, Eighth Year,
• Official Records of the General Assembly, Eleventh Session, Supplement for luly, August and September 1953 document Annexes, agenda item 21, document A/3203. S/3079, appendix A.
' • Ibid., agenda item 22, document A/C.l/L.162.
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dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of 11 June 1954,ft 19 March 19566 and 3 May 1956;7 the proposais of the United States of America made under date of 14 January 1957 ;8 the proposais of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made under date of 10 May 1955,0 27 March 1956,10 12 July 1956,11 17 November 1956,12 14 January 195713 and 24 January 1957 ;14 the proposais of the Government of India made under date of 25 July 1956 ;15 and the proposais of Yugoslavia of 10 July 1956 ;16 and give continued consideration to the plan of Mr. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, for exchanging military blueprints and mutual aerial inspection,17 and the plan of Mr. Bulganin, Prime Minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, for establishing control posts at strategic centres ;18
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Recommends fitrther that the Disarmament Commission request its Sub-Committee to prepare a progress report for consideration by the Commission not later than 1 August 1957;
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Transmits to the Disarmament Commission the records of the meetings of the First Committee at
• Official Records of the Disarmament Commission, Supplement for April, May and June 1954, document DC/53, annex 9.
• Ibid., Supplement for January to December 1956, document DC/83, annex 2.
• Ibid, annex 8.
• Official Records of the Central Assembly, Eleventh Session, Annexes, agenda item 22, document A/C.1/783.
• Official ,Records of the Disarmament Commission, Supplement for April to December 1955, document DC/71, annex 15.
"'Ibid., Supplement for January to December 1956, document DC/83, annex S.
.,, Official Records of the Disarmament Commission, 57th meeting.
,. Official Records of the Central Assembly, Eleventh Session,, Annexes, agenda item 22, document A/3366.
• Jbid., document A/C.l/L.160.
,. Ibid., document A/C.l/L.164.
,. Official Records of the Disarmament Commission, Supplemem for lanuary to Decembtr 1956, document DC/98.
,. Ibid., document DC/92.
"Ibid., Supplement for April to December 1955, document DC/71, annex 17.
,. Ibid., annex 15. General Aaaembl:r-Eleventh Sealon
which the problem of disarmament was discussed, with the request that the Commission and its Sub-Committee give careful and early consideration to the views expressed in those documents ;
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Invites the Disarmament Commission to consider the advisability of recommending that a special session of the General Assembly or a general disarmament conference be convened at the appropriate time.
14 February 1957.

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