At its 516th meeting (private meeting), on 30 October 1950, the Council decided to inform the General Assembly that it had rejected, by a vote of 7 to l, with 3 abstentions, a proposal by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics une proposition de !'Union des Republiques socialistes that the Council should request the Assembly to postporn; the consideration of the item on its agenda relating tP hlee d'ajourner l'examen du point de son ordre du jour the appointment of the Secretary-General.