United Nations

United Nations

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 Security Council Resolution

United Nations Security Council Resolution

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 167, adopted on October 25, 1961, after examining the application of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for membership in the United Nations the Council recommended to the General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly

For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...

 that the Islamic Republic of Mauritania be admitted.

The resolution was approved with nine votes in favour and one against from the United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic

The United Arab Republic , often abbreviated as the U.A.R., was a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union. Egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. The President was Gamal...

; the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

abstained.