"Rule 99 A
"Any meeting of the General Assembly held in pursuance of the Statute of the International Court of Justice for the purpose of the election of members of the Court shall continue until as many candidates as are required for all the seats to be filled have obtained in one or more ballots an absolute majority of votes.",
Resolves:
1. To concur in the rule of procedure quoted above;
2. To adopt the following rule of procedure:

"Article 99 A
"Toute seance de I'Assemblee generale tenue conformement au Statut de la Cour internationale de Justice pour proceder a !'election de membres de la Cour se poursuivra jusqu'a ce que la majorite absolue des voix soit allee, en un ou plusieurs tours de scrutin, a autant de candidats qu'il sera necessaire pour que tous les sieges vacants soient pourvus. ", Decide:
1. D'approuver !'article susmentionne ;
2. D'adopter !'article suivant de son reglement interieur:

"CHAPTER XI. - RELATIONS WITH OTHER
UNITED NATIONS ORGANS

"CHAPITRE XI. - RELATIONS AVEC LES AUTRES
ORGANES DE L'0RGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES

"Rule 61
"Any meeting of the Security Council held in pursuance of the Statute of the International Court of Justice for the purpose of the election of members of the Court shall continue until as many candidates as are required for all the seats to be filled have obtained in one or more ballots an absolute majority of votes." ; Transmits this resolution to the General Assembly for its information.
Adopted unanimously at the 138th meeting.

"Article 61
"Toute seance du Conseil de securite tenue conformement au Statut de la Cour internationale de Justice pour proceder a !'election de membres de la Cour se poursuivra jusqu'a ce que la majorite absolue des voix soit allee, en un ou plusieurs tours de scrutin, a autant de candidats qu'il sera necessaire pour que tous les sieges vacants soient pourvus.";
Transmet la presente resolution a l'Assemblee generale pour son information.
Adoptee a /'unanimite a la
138· seance.

33 (1947). Resolution of 27 August 1947
[S/5281
The Security Council
Resolves:
1. That the sub-committee of the Committee of Experts be instructed to negotiate with the General Assembly's committee on procedure for its acceptance of rule 58 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council as tentatively revised by the Committee of Experts,31 and for its undertaking to effect necessary accompanying changes in rules 113 and 117 (originally rule 116) of the provisional mles of procedure of the General Assembly as suggested by the Committee of Experts ; and, if the negotiation is not successful, to accept, on behalf of the Security Council, the change in rule 58 as previously proposed by the General Assembly committee ;

33_:(1947). Resolution du 27 aoiit 1947
{S/528]
Le Conseil de securite
Decide:
1. Que le sous-comite du Comite d'experts re':roive pour instructions de negocier avec la commission de procedure de l'Assemblee generale pour que cette derniere accepte l'article 58 du reglement interieur provisoire du Conseil de securite dans sa forme revisee proposee par le Comite d'experts~ 1 et procede aux modifications qui en resultent pour les articles 113 et 117 (anciennement 116) du reglement interieur provisoire de l'Assemblee generale proposees par le Comite d'experts et, dans le cas ou les negociations n'aboutiraient pas, d'accepter au nom du Conseil de securite la modification de l'article 58 deja proposee par la commission de 1'Assemblee generale ;

31 See Official Records of the Security Council, Second

31 Voir Proces-verbaux officiels du Conseil de securite,

Year, Supplemen: No. 19, annex 44.

deuxieme annee, Supplement n· 19, annexe 44.

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2. That, as regards proposals made by the General Assembly committee concerning rule 60 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, the following recommendations of the Committee of Experts 31 be accepted :
(a) That the change of the word "decide" to the word "consider" in the first paragraph not be accepted;
(b) That the addition of two paragraphs as the second and third paragraphs be accepted ;
(c) That the change of the word "recommendations" from the plural to the singular be accepted ;
3. That the sub-committee of the Committee of Experts be instructed to advise the General Assembly committee that the proposed change in rule 114 and the addition of a new rule 116 in the provisional rules of procedure of the General Assembly are accepted.
Adopted at the J97th meeting by 10 votes to none, with 1 abstention (Australia).

2. Que soient acceptees les recommandations suivantes du Comite d'experts relatives aux propositions de la commission de l'Assemblee generale au sujet de !'article 60 du reglement interieur provisoire du Conseil de securiU!31 :
a) Refuser de substituer le mot "examine" au mot ''decide";

b) Accepter d'ajouter deux paragraphes qui seraient les deuxieme et troisieme de !'article ;

c) Mettre au singulier le mot "recommandation" precedemment au pluriel [dans le texte anglaisl;

3. Que le sous-comite du Comite d'experts rec;oive
pour instructions de faire connaitre a la commission

de l'Assemblee generale que la modification proposee

pour !'article 114 et !'addition d'un article llo nou-

veau au reglement interieur provisoire de l'Assemblee

generale sont acceptees.

Adoptee a la 197' seance

par 10 voix contre zero,

avec une abstention (A us-

tralie).

37 (1947). Resolution of 9 December 1947
The Security Council Decides to include in its rules of procedure the following revised rules :

37 (1947). Resolution du 9 decembre 1947
Le Conseil de securite Decide d'inclure dans son reglement interieur les nouveaux articles suivants :

CHAPTER X. - ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS
"Rule 58
"Any State which desires to become a Member of the United Nations shall submit an application to the Secretary-General. This application shall contain a declaration made in a formal instrument that it accepts the obligations contained in the Charter.
"Rule 59
[Text unchanged.]

CHAPITRE X. - ADMISSION DE NOUVEAUX MEMBRES
"Article 58
"Tout Etat qui desire devenir Membre de ]'Organisation presente une demande au Secretaire general. Cette demande doit contenir une declaration, faite dans un instrument forme!, par laquelle cet Etat accepte les obligations de la Charte.
"Article 59
[Texte sans changement.]

"Rule 60
"The Security Council shall decide whether in its judgement the applicant is a peace-loving State and is able and willing to carry out the obligations contained in the Charter, and accordingly whether to recommend the applicant State for membership.
"If the Security Council recommends the applicant State for membership, it shall forward to the General Assembly the recommendation with a complete record of the discussion.
"If the Security Council does not recommend the applicant State for membership or postpones the consideration of the application, it shall submit a special report to the General Assembly with a complete record of the discussion.
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"Article 60
"Le Conseil de securite decide si, a son jugcment,
l'Etat qui sollicite son admission est un Etat pacifique, capable de remplir les obligations de la Charte
et dispose a le faire et s'il convient, en consequence,
de recommander !'admission de cet Etat a l'Asscm-
blee generate.
"Si le Conseil de securite recommande !'admission
de l'Etat qui a presente la demande, il transmet a
l'Assemblee generale sa recommandation accompagnee d'un compte rendu complet des debats.
"Si le Conseil de securite ne recommande pas !'admission de l'Etat qui a presente la demande ou
remet a plus tard l'examen de cettc demande, il presente a I'Assemblee generale un rapport special
accompagne d'un compte rendu complet des debats.

