Security Council Resolution 303 (1971) [Deciding to Refer the Question on the Situation in the India-Pakistan Subcontinent to the 26th Session of the General Assembly]

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A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1972.

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At its 1604th meeting, on 2 December 1971, the At its 1623rd meeting, on 30 December 1971, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Zambia Council decided to invite the representatives of Uganda,

Nigeria, Algeria and India to participate, without vote,

in the discussion of the question.

THE SITUATION IN THE INDIA/PAKISTAN SUBCONTINENTr.1 Decisions Resolution 303 (1971)

At its 1606th meeting, on 4 December 1971, the Council, in accordance with Article 32 of the Charter

The Security Council, of the United Nations, decided to invite the representatives of India and Pakistan to participate, without vote,

Having considered the item on the agenda of its in the discusion of the question.

Taking into account that the lack of unanimity of its permanent members at the 1606th and 1607th meet- At its 1607th meeting, on 5 December 1971, the ings of the Security Council has prevented it from Council decided to invite the representatives of Tuniexercising its primary responsibility for the maintensia and Saudi Arabia to participate, without vote, in ance of international peace and security, the discussion of the question.

Decides to refer the question contained in document S/ Agenda/1606 to the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session, as provided for in Assembly resolution 377 A (V) of 3 November 1950.

r,o Ibid., Twenty-sixth Year, Special Supplement No. 2 and Special Supplement No. 2 A.

r,1 The Security Council adopted this formulation of its agenda at the 1614th meeting on 14/15 December 1971. Prior to that meeting, the Council had discussed the question, starting at the 1606th meeting, on 4 December 1971, under a number of sub-headings, which read as follows: "Letter dated 4 December 1971 from the Permanent Representatives of Argentina, Belgium, Burundi, Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Somalia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/10411)" [See Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty-sixth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1971]; "Report of the Secretary- General (S/10410)" [ibid.]; "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation along the cease-fire line in Kashmir ( S/10412)" [ibid.]; and "Letter dated 12 December 1971 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/10444)" [ibid.].

of 6 December 1971

Adopted at the 1608th meeting by 11 votes to none,

with 4 abstentions (France,

Poland,

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). 52The item on the agenda of the Council (S/Agenda/1606) read as follows: "(a) Letter dated 4 December 1971 from the Permanent Representatives of Argentina, Belgium, Burundi,

Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Somalia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America addressed to the President of the Security Council ( S/ 10411 ) ; "(b) Report of the Secretary-General (S/10410)."

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