United Nations Security Council Resolution 79

UN Security Council
Resolution 79
UN Security Council; Resolution 79
Date	January 17 1950
Meeting no.	462
Code	S/1455 (Document)
Subject	Armaments: regulation and reduction
Voting summary	9 voted for; None voted against; None abstained; 1 absent; 1 present not voting;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Non-permanent members	Cuba; Ecuador; Egypt; India; Norway; Yugoslavia;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 79, adopted on January 17, 1950, having received and the text of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 300 concerning the regulation and general reduction of conventional armaments and armed forces, the Council decided to transmit the resolution to the Commission for Conventional Armaments for further study in accordance with the Commission’s plan of work.

The resolution was adopted with nine votes. Yugoslavia was present but did not vote, and the Soviet Union was absent.

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