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Question of the Headquarters of the United Nations

A/RES/25(I)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1946.

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics
EstablishmentFairfield (Conn.)Location of OfficesMembersNew York (N.y.)Terms of ReferenceWestchester County (N.y.)

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
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The interim headquarters of the United Natiom shall be located in New York City.

III.

a
A Headquarters Commission composed of representatives of Australia, Uruguay, China, France, Iraq, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia shall be set up to carry out the tasks ientrusted to it under the fint part af this resolution regarding the permanent headquarters.
( b) The Headquarters Commission may be assisted by experts including planning engineers, lawyers, real estate experts, financial advisen and other appropriate experts who, at the request of the Secretary-General, shall be designated by the Govemment of the U nited Stat.es of America.
e
The Secretary-General shall consult with the Headquarten Commission or the experts assisting it, as he may deem necessary or appropriate, on problems which may arise in connection with the temporary installation of the various organs of the United Nations in the United States of America, the material arrangements for the holding of the second part of the fint session of the General Assembly in September 1946, and the housing of the delegates, secretariat and other personnel who may be required to reside for longer or shorter periods near the temporary headquarters of the Organization.
( d) The Secretary-General is authorized to pay the expenses of the members of and to compensate the e~rts attached to the Headquarten Commission on such basis and in such fonn as may appear to him most appropriate.
e
Toe Headquarters Commission shall submit its final report on all matters referred to it to the General Assembly at the second p&(t of its first session.
f
The General Assembly, during the coune of the second part of its fint seMion, shall give consideration to the appointment of a Planning Commission of e~perts as recommended, in chapter X, section 3, in the Report of the Preparatory Commission. Thirty-third plenary meeting, 14 February 1946.

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