{"id":186065,"date":"1948-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=186065"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:00:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:00:39","slug":"auto-insert-186065","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-186065\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel membership in the UN &#8211; Letter from SecCo Membership Cttee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>LETTER DATED 6 DECEMBER 1948 FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNING ISRAEL&#8217;S APPLICATION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>FOR ADMISSION TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE UNITED NATIONS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">6 December 1948<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The Security Council Membership Committee has discussed Israel&#8217;s application for admission to membership of the United Nations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>As a result of its discussions, the Committee came to the conclusion that it was not at present in possession of the requisite information to enable it to come to any decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;In particular, it was pointed out in the Committee that the General Assembly itself has not yet reached any conclusion on the Palestine question as a whole.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The USSR and Ukrainian delegates declared, however, that for their part they saw no reason whatever for delaying Israel&#8217;s admission to the United Nations.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Syrian delegate, on the other hand, expressed his opposition to the application for admission, and added that the application did not merit consideration.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The Security Council Membership Committee has instructed me to apprise the Council of the above.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee considers that it will be for the Security Council to decide at the proper time whether to refer the matter back to the Committee or take a decision itself.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(Signed)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph Nisot<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Chairman of the Security Council<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Membership Committee.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">status.isr<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LETTER DATED 6 DECEMBER 1948 FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNING ISRAEL&#8217;S APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE UNITED NATIONS 6 December 1948 The Security Council Membership Committee has discussed Israel&#8217;s application for admission to membership of the United Nations. 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