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Organization of a United Nations Postal Administration

A/RES/232(III)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1948.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1948–1951
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/454(V)
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
1951
A/RES/454(V)

Organization of a United Nations postal administration

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1949
A/RES/342(IV)

Organization of a United Nations postal administration

1189%Compare
1948
A/RES/232(III)

Organization of a United Nations postal administration

411–

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects
EstablishmentPostage StampsPostal Services

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the rcport1 of the Secretary- General on th,i question of a United Nations postal administration and of thr, rrport 2 thereon of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions ;
2
Appi•m;es in principle the idea of establishing a United Nations postal administration;
3
Invites the assistance of the Universal Postal Union in attaining this objective;
4
Authorizes the Secretary-General to conclude arrangements with various Governments, beginning with the Governments of those countries in which the main United Nations offices are situated, for the issue of special or over-printed postage stamp,, subject to the provisions that :
a
Words, designs and face values of such issues ,hall be approver! by thP Secretary-General;
b
No arrang,m1ents entered into under this paragraph shall inrolve financial loss to the United Nations;
5
Request., the Secretary-General to pursue the inquiries and nego'iations which he has already initiated and to present a report to the next regular session of the General Assembly.
Hundred and jifiietlt plenal'y meeting,
8 Octobe1· 1948.
2
Organcs pour lesquels les frais de voyage seront payes :
a) Assemhlee generale : cinq representants de chacun des Etats Memhres; po~r lesquelles les Gouvernements, apres s'Mre reprcs'.•ntants, dont le Conseit confirme ensuite lcs pouvo1rs.
3
Organes pour lesqucls ii ne sera paye ni frais de voyage, ni indemnites de suhsistance :
a) Conseil de scrurite;
b) Conseil economique el social ;
c) Conseil de tutelle;
d; Commission de l'energie atomique;
P; Commission des armements de type classique:
/) Commission interimairP de l'AssPmLlce generak;
cl Conforc11c('S spe~ial,·s auxqudlcs on invite lcs Gouvrrneml'nts a rnvoyer dt>s represPntanls;
h'. Commissions economiqups regionales.
232 (III). Organisation d'une adminis• tration postale des Nations Unies L 'Assemblee generale
concernant la question d'une administration pos-
tratives et budgetaires relatif a la m~me question;
2
Est d'accord en principe avec l'idee d'etablir une administration postale des Nations Unies;
3
Fait appel, a cette fin, au concours de !'Union postale universelle;
4
Autorise le Secretaire general a conclure, en vue de !'emission de timbres-paste speciaux ou a surcharge, des accords avec divers Gouvernements et, notamment, en premier lieu, avec vent les bureaux principaux des Nations Unies, sous reserve que : vignettes et vuleurs nominales de ces emissions;
b) Qu'aucun accord conclu en vertu du present paragraphe n'entra1ne de prrtc financierc pour les Nations Unies;
faire rapport a la prochaine session ordinaire de l'Asscmblee generale.
Cent-cinquantieme seance pUniere,
le 8 octobre 19 48.
l Voir fo document A/6 ~, ., ,
1 Se,· tlocumPnl A/G:i .-, . ' See rlornmrnt .\/till:',.
2 \'oir lr document .\.1(\1;:1.

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