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See also documents A/AC.24/SR.45-48, 50 and 51.
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UNITED
NATIONS
A
      General Assembly
A/RES/273 (III)
11 May 1949
273 (III). Admission of Israel to membership in the United Nations


Having received the report of the Security Council on the application of Israel for membership in the United Nations,1/

Noting that, in the judgment of the Security Council, Israel is a peace-loving State and is able and willing to carry out the obligations contained in the Charter,

Noting that the Security Council has recommended to the General Assembly that it admit Israel to membership in the United Nations,

Noting furthermore the declaration by the State of Israel that it "unreservedly accepts the obligations of the United Nations Charter and undertakes to honour them from the day when it becomes a Member of the United Nations",2/

Recalling its resolutions of 29 November 1947 3/ and 11 December 1948 4/ and taking note of the declarations and explanations made by the representative of the Government of Israel 5/ before the ad hoc Political Committee in respect of the implementation of the said resolutions,

The General Assembly,

Acting in discharge of its functions under Article 4 of the Charter and rule 125 of its rules of procedure,

1. Decides that Israel is a peace-loving State which accepts the obligations contained in the Charter and is able and willing to carry out those obligations;

2. Decides to admit Israel to membership in the United Nations.


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1/ See document A/818.

2/ See document S/1093.

3/ See Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly during its second session, pages 131-132.

4/ See Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly during Part I of its third session, pages 21-25.

5/ See documents A/AC.24/SR.45-48, 50 and 51.


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