United Nations Security Council Resolution 39
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39, adopted on January 20, 1948, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Conflict
by setting up a committee of three members; one to be chosen by the India
, one to be chosen by Pakistan
and the third to be chosen by the other two members of the committee. The committee was to write a joint letter advising the Council on what course of action would be best to help further peace in the region.
The resolution passed by nine votes, with Ukraine
and the Soviet Union
abstaining.
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39, adopted on January 20, 1948, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Conflict
Kashmir conflict
The Kashmir conflict is a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region, the northwesternmost region of South Asia....
by setting up a committee of three members; one to be chosen by the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, one to be chosen by Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and the third to be chosen by the other two members of the committee. The committee was to write a joint letter advising the Council on what course of action would be best to help further peace in the region.
The resolution passed by nine votes, with Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and 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....
abstaining.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 (1946 – 1953)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 47United Nations Security Council Resolution 47United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on April 21, 1948, after hearing arguments from both India and Pakistan the Council increased the size of the Commission established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 to five members, instructed the Commission to go to the...