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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1948.

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10 versions · 1947–1956

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8 topics

Construction Contracts Establishment Loans Members Negotiation Office Buildings Terms of Reference

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12 operative paragraphs

Approves the general plan and design set l. Approuve lcs plan et projet generaux exposes forth in the report by the Secretary-General on the permanent headquarters of the United Nations permanent ck !'Organisation des Nations Unies ( document A/311) as revised in the further re- (document A/311 ), rt:vise clans le rapport addiport by the Secretary-General ( documents tionnel du Secretaire general ( documents A/311 / A/311/Add.l/Rev.1, A/311/Add.2 and Add.

Add.I /Rev.I, A/31 J IAdd.2 et Add.3); :3).

Authorizes the Secretary-General:

A utorise Jc Secretaire general:

a) A negocier et a condure, au nom de !'Orga-

To negotiate and conclude, on behalf of the United Nations, a loan agreement with the Government of the United States of America,

le Gouvcrnemcnt de~ Etats-Unis d' Amerique pour for an interest-free loan which would require apl'obtention d'un pret sans intcrcts, qui devrait reproval by the Congress of the United States, in cevoir l'approbation du Congr<'s des Etats-Unis an amount not to exceed $65,000,000 to provide for the payment of the costs of construction and pourvoir au paiement des frais de construction et other purposes provided for in paragraph 3 of this autres travaux prevus au paragraphe 3 de cette resolution. Such loan should be for a term of not resolution. Ledit prct devrait ctre acrnrd1: pour less than thirty years and should be repayable in une periode d'au moins trentc ans et devrait etre annual installments from the ordinary budget of the United Nations, the first installment to be ordinairc de !'Organisation; h premicrc annuite payable out of the budget for the year 1951 ;

serait prclevcc sur le budget de l'annec 1951 ;

( b) To receive and expend, or direct the exb) A rccevoir et i't ntiliser, dircctcmcnt 011 sous penditure of, the sum borrowed in accordance son contr6le, la sommc empnl!ltcc, co11formC-111ent a l'autori,:ation ri-dr,,sus, aux fins t:~1u1116ccs au with the foregoing authorization for the purposes ~et forth in paragraph 3 of this resolution;

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( c) With the consent of the Advisory Commitc) A cngagcr

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Capital Fund not exceeding $1,000,000, in order to continue detailed architectural and engineering planning and research, and to meet commitments for other necessary arrangements in preparation for the construction antl other work provided for in paragraph 3 of this resolution;

Further authorizes the Secrcta1y-Gencral, after the conclusion of the loan agreement authorized in paragraph 2 of this resolution and approval of the proposed loan by the Congress of the United States of America:

To proceed with the construction and furnishing of the General Assembly building, conference area and Secretariat building, together with the necessary landscaping, underground construction and other appropriate improvements to the land and approaches;

( b) To enter into contracts for the construction, furnishings and other work referred to in paragraph 3 (a) hereof, and to make:: expenditures to an amount not exceeding $65,000,000 for these purposes and for related purposes as set forth in document A/311 / Add.1 /Rev.I.

Further authorizes the Secretary-General,

While adhering to the general plan and design referred to in paragraph 1 hereof, to make such modifications in the plans, design, building, furnishings, landscaping, underground construction and other improvements, a.-; he finds necessary or desirable, provided that such modifications shall not increase the total cost beyond the sum proviclctl for in paragraph 3 ( b) ;

( b) To enter into appropriate arrangements with the United States Government, the State of New York, and the City of New York, with regard to easements, public services, sub-surface facilities, the approaches to the site, the vehicular traffic, water front and pier rights, and similar matters.

In carrying out his responsibilities as set forth in this resolution, the Secretarv-General shall be assisted by an Advisory Comn{ittee run- : sisting of representatives of the following Mon- I bc::rs:

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Greece, India, Norway, Poland, Syria, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom, United States of America and Yugoslavia.

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the third regular session of the General Assembly on the execution of this resolution.

flundred and twenty-first plenary meeting,

20 November 1947. 1.000.000 de dollars, afin de continuer l'ctablisse-

Jes autres dispositions ncccssaires a la preparation de la construction et autre.~ travaux cnumcrcs au paragraphe 3 de la prescnte resolution;

'.). Autorise en outre le Sccrctaire general, aprcs la conclusion de la convention prcvue au paragraphc 2 de cctte resolution et !'approbation par envisage,

a) A entreprendre la construction et l'amcublement des batiments de I' Assemblce genera le,

l'ameublement c::t les autres travaux dont ii est question au paragraphe 3 a) ci-dc::ssus, et d'autole document A/311 / Add. l /Rc::v. l, des dcpcnses qui nc devront pa~ depasser 65.000.000 de dollars;

Autorise en outre le:: Secretaire general,

a) Tout en sc conformant aux plan et projet gcneraux dont ii est question au paragraphe 1 cidc::ssus, a apportcr des modifications aux plans, projets, batiments, amcublcmcnts, amcnagements gera necc::ssairc::s OU desirables, a condition que ccs modifications ne portent pas le:: cout total au dcla de la somme prevuc:: au paragraphc:: 3 b) ; vernement des Etats-Unis, l'Etat de New-York et tudes, les services publics, les installations souterraincs, Jes acces au siege::, la circulation des voiturt',s, Jes droits de quai et de debarcadcre et toutes questions analogues. en vertn de la presente resolution, le Secrctaire general sera aide par un Comite consultatif compose de represcntants des Etats Mcmbrcs suivants:

Australie, Belgique, Bresil, Canada, Chine, Colombie, France, Grece, Inde, Norvege, Pologne, Syrie, Union des Republiques socialistes sovietiques, Royaume-Uni, Etats-Unis d'Amerique et Y ougosla vie.

Invite le Secretaire general a rendre compte de l' execution de la prcsentc resolution a la troisieme session ordinaire de I' Assemblee generale.

le 20 novembre 1947.

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