United Nations Security Council Resolution 109

UN Security Council
Resolution 109
UN Security Council; Resolution 109
	Israel-Jordan border
Date	14 December 1955
Meeting no.	705
Code	S/3509 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new members to the UN
Voting summary	8 voted for; None voted against; 3 abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; United Kingdom; United States; Soviet Union;
Non-permanent members	Belgium; Brazil; Iran; New Zealand; Peru; Turkey;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 109 was adopted on 14 December 1955. After being instructed by the General Assembly to consider the applications for membership of Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania, and Spain, the Security Council recommended all 16 countries for admission to the United Nations.

The resolution was adopted by eight votes; Belgium, China and the United States abstained.^[1]

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