United Nations Security Council Resolution 21

UN Security Council
Resolution 21
UN Security Council; Resolution 21
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Date	April 2 1947
Meeting no.	124
Code	S/318 (Document)
Subject	Trusteeship of strategic areas
Voting summary	11 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; United Kingdom; United States; Soviet Union;
Non-permanent members	Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Colombia; Poland; Syria;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on April 2, 1947. The Council placed the former German Pacific Islands, which were formerly mandated to Japan by the League of Nations, under the Trusteeship System.

The United States was declared as the administering authority and was given persmission to militarize the territory.^[1]

References

^ United Nations Security Council. (1947). Trusteeship of Strategic Areas (Resolution No. 21). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.