United Nations Security Council Resolution 42

United Nations Security Council Resolution 42, adopted on March 5, 1948, called upon the permanent members of the Council to consult and inform it regarding the situation in Palestine and to make recommendations to the United Nations Palestine Commission. The Resolution also appealed to all governments and peoples, particularly those around Palestine to aid the situation in any way possible.

UN Security Council Resolution 42
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Date	March 5 1948
Meeting no.	263
Code	S/691 (Document)
Subject	The Palestine question
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	Argentina Belgium Canada Colombia Syria Ukrainian SSR
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The resolution was adopted with eight votes to none and abstentions from Argentina, Syria and the United Kingdom.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 (1946–1953)
• Template:United Nation resolutions on Israeli–Palestinian conflict

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 42 at Wikisource