Threat to the Political Independence and Territorial Integrity of Greece

A/RES/109(II)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1948.

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16 subjects

Albania Border Incidents Boundaries Bulgaria Conference and Meeting Services Diplomatic Relations Dispute Settlement Establishment Foreign Relations Greece Guerrillas Members Refugees Repatriation Terms of Reference Yugoslavia

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12 operative paragraphs

The Cenerril "Lsnnh 1r of the Umted Nations,

II aving 1,on,idercd the record of the Security Council proceedings in conncxi(Jn with the complaint of the Greek Covernmc11t of 3 December 1946,

1 including the report submitted by thc. Commission of Investigation 2 established by the Security Council resolution of 1 CJ December 1946 " and information supplied by the Subsidiary Group of the Commission of Investigation subsequent to the report nf the Commission;•

Taking account of the report of the Commission of Investigation which fonnd by a majority vote that Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia had given assistance and support to the guerrillas fighting against the (;r;Tk Covemrncnt,

'See Official RecDrdr of the Security Council, First Year, Second Series, Supplement No. 10, Annex 16, and Supplement No. 11, Annex 20.

Ibid., Second Year, Special Supplement No. 1 'Ibid., First Ye,n, 'irrnnd S,•cies, No. 7.H, pages 700-701 'See documents S1367, S/31i7/Add.l, S/388, S/388/ Corr.l, S/402, S/405 S/419, S/420, S/42'.i, S/428, S/432, S/431, S/435, S/441, S/441/Corr.l, S/443, S/445, S/457, S/509, S/515, S/515/Corr.l, S/527, S/531, S/534, S/539 and S/554. VIII

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tan a l'Organisaticn des Nations Unies L' Assemblee ginerale,

Prenant acte des demandes d'admission a !'Organisation des Nations Unies presentees par

Yemen comme Membres des Nations Unics, Etats pacifiques au sens de l' Article 4 de la Charte, qu'ils sont capables de remplir lcs oblipour ces motifs qualite de Membrcs des Nations Unies.

Quatre-vingt-douzieme seance pleniere,

le 30 septembre 1947. 109 (II>. Menaces a l'independance politique et a l'integrite de la Grece

declares rcsolus a pratiquer la tolfrance, a vivre bon voisinage, et a unir !curs forces pour main-

,·onformemcnt aux principes qu'elle enonce,

L' Assemblee generate des Nat ions U nies,

relatifs a la plainte deposce le 3 dccembre 1946 rapport presentc par la Commission d'enquetc

sion d'cnquete apres le depot du rapport de cctte Commission',

Prenant acte du rapport de la Commission

rnmbattent le Gonvernement hellenique,

'Voir le• Procls-v«rbaux officiels du Cons.ii d- slcu,itl, Premiere Annee, Seconde Serie, Supplement No 10, Annexe 16, et Supplement No 11, Annexe 20.

'Ibid., Deuxicme Annee, Supplement ,pecial No 2.

'Ibid., Prem1ere Annee, Deuxieme Serie, No 28, pages 700-701.

'Voir Jes documents S/367, S/367/Add.l, S/388, S/388/Corr.l, S/402, S/405, S/419, S/420, S/423, S/428, S/432, S/434, S/435, S/441, S/441/Corr.l, S/443, S/445, S/457, S/509, S/509/Corr.l, S/515, S/527, S/531, S/534, 1 S 1'>39 et S/554.

slavia to do nothing which could furnish aid and alGStance to the said guerrillas; slavia on the one hand and Greece on the other to co-operate in the settlement of their disputes by peaceful means, and to that end recommends:

( 1) That they establish normal diplomatic and good neighbourly relations among themselves as soon as possible;

That they establish frontier conventions providing for effective machinery for the regulation and control of their common frontiers and for the pacific settlement of frontier incidents and disputes;

( 3) That they co-operate in the settlement of the problems arising out of the presence of refugees in the four States concerned through voluntary repatriation wherever possible and that they take effective measures to prevent the participation of such refugees in political or military activity ;

( 4) That they study the practicability of concluding agreements for the voluntary transfer of minorities;

Establishes a Special Committee:

( 1 ) To observe the compliance by the four Governments concerned with the foregoing recommendations;

( 2) To be available to assist the four Governments concerned in the implementation of such recommendations;

Recommends that the four Governments

concerned co-operate with the Special Committee in enabling it to carry out these functions;

Authori.:es the Special Committee, if in its opinion further consideration of the subject matter of this re,olution by the General A~~embly prior to its next regular session is necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security, to recommend to the 1-1cmbcr:; of the United Nations th2t a spefr1I se~f.ion of the Gt>ncral As- ~emhly be convoked as a matter o( urgency;

Decidts that the Special Committee

( 1) Shall consist cf representatives uf Australia, Brazil, China, France, Mexico, 1 :1c ]'.icth~rlands, Pakistan, the U nitcd I<: inµ;ck,m and the United State,; of America, ~cats hl'ing held open for Pflland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;

( 2) Shall !ia,;e its principal headquarters in Salonika and with the co-operation of the hu;· Governments concerned shall perform its functions in such places and in the territories of the four States concerned a$ it may deem appropriate;

( 3) Shall render a report to the next regular session of the General A%embly and to any prior special session which might be called to consider the subject matter of this resolution,

and shall render such interim reports a~ it may deem appropriate to the Secretary-General for transmission to the Members of the Organization; in any reports to the General Assembly slavie a ne ricn faire qui puisse constitucr une assistance et un soutien a ccs franc~-tircurs; slavie d'une part, et la Grcce d'autre part, a collaborer au rcglement pacifique de !curs dif- 1) D'etablir entrc eux, aussitot que possible,

rapports de bon voisinage;

2) De conclure des accords de fronticre instituant un systeme efficace de reglement et de permette de rcgler par des moycns pacifiques tieres;

3 ) De reglcr en cornmun les problernes retre Etat<; intcresscs, en procedant, chaque fois quc cela scra possible, au rapatriement volonempecher ces refugies d'avoir une activite politiquc ou militaire;

transfert volontairc de minorites;

Cree une Commission spcciale chargce:

1) D'observer clans quclle m::'.Sure les quatre Gouvcrncment-; intcresses sc conforment aux recommandations ci-dessus;

2) D'aider, le cas cchcant, les quatre Gouvernements interesscs a donner effet a ccs recommandations;

Rci:ommande aux quatre Gouvemements i~tcrcss(:~,_d'aider cette C~mmission speciale dans l accomplls.<cP1cnt de sa tache;

B. ,1utorise la Commission speciale, au cas ou la sccuritc intcrnatioruks ncccssite un nouvel exar.1cn de la q ucst io!l par \'.\!;:cmblcc gencrale avant .,a prochaine se:-~:ion ordinaire, a recommanckr aiix ,\lcmlirt's des Nations Unics la convn ·ati, m rJ urgcnrc d'unc session cxtranrdinaire de l'As,cmblfr gcneralc;

'.). lHcide que la Commission spcciale l I Scrn rnmJ1os11e de representants de l'Aus-

Roya'.~mc-l,:11i et (~es E~at~-Unis d'Amcrique,

I' U11ion des Republiques socialistes sovictiques;

'.2 I ,turn son siege principal a Salonique et,

en cu!hboration avcc Jes quatre Gouverncmcnts intcresscs, s'acquittera de sa tache dans Etats intfr,·sscs OLI die jugera utile de se rendre;

3) Present era un rapport a l'Assemblee gcncralc !ors de sa prochaine session ordinaire nu !ors Jc toute session extraordinaire qui pourrait etre convoquee anterieurement pour resolution; presentera au Secretaire general,

aux fins de transmission aux Membres de l'Or- ~anisation, tous rapports qu'elle, jugera bon de

the Special Committee may make such recommendations to the General Assembly as it deem~ fit;

( 4) Shall determine its own procedure, and !

may establish such sub-committees as it deemf1 !

necessary;

Shall commence its work within thirty days after the final decision of the General Assembly on this resolution, and shall remain in existence pending a new decision of the General Assembly.

I 0. The General Assembly Requests the Secretary-General to assign to the Special Committee staff adequate to enable it to perform its duties, and to enter into a standing arrangement with each of the four Gov-- ernments concerned to assure the Special Committee, so far as it may find it necessary to exercise its functions within their territories, of full freedom of movement and all necessary facilities for the performance of il'l functions.

Hundredth plenary meeting.

21 October 1947.

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