United Nations Security Council Resolution 42

United Nations Security Council Resolution 42 was adopted on 5 March 1948. The Council called on its permanent members to report on the situation in Palestine and to make recommendations to the Palestine Commission within 10 days.

UN Security Council Resolution 42
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Date	5 March 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 Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina Belgium Canada Colombia  Syria Ukrainian SSR
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Resolution 42 passed with eight votes to none. Argentina, Syria and the United Kingdom abstained.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 (1946–1953)