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1. Resolution for the Dissolution of the League of Nations, Adopted by the Assembly on April 18, 1946.1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The Assembly of the League of Nations,

Considering that the Charter of the United Nations has created, for purposes of the same nature as those for which the League of Nations was established, an international organisation known as the United Nations to which all States may be admitted as Members on the conditions prescribed by the Charter and to which the great majority of the Members of the League already belong;

Desiring to promote, so far as lies in its power, the continuation, development and success of international co-operation in the new form adopted by the United Nations;

Considering that, since the new organisation has now commenced to exercise its functions, the League of Nations may be dissolved; and

Considering that, under Article 3, paragraph 3, of the Covenant, the Assembly may deal at its meetings with any matter within the sphere of action of the League:

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Documents on International Organizations III. Documents on the League of Nations
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1947

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2 For members of the Board of Liquidation see p. 142.

3 Note. — This date is selected as giving sufficient time for adjudication of any disputes which may arise out of the notices of dismissal which have been giving to the officials of the Secretariat and which take affect on July 31st, 1946. In the unlikely event of a dispute between the Administration and those officials who remain in service after July 31st, who will be on a purely temporary basis, the Board of Liquidation may be trusted to find a just and equitable solution.