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Membership Chart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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For the convenience of readers, we are listing here membership of United Nations organs for 1953. Dates in parentheses represent ends of terms; the states serve through December 31 of the year listed.

Type
International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. United Nations
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1953

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1 Elected October 25, 1952, by the General Assembly for two-year terms.

2 Elected October 27, 1952, by the General Assembly for three-year terms.

3 Elected October 25, 1952, by the General Assemby for three-year terms.

4 Re-elected October 25, 1952, by the General Assembly for three-year terms.

5 Re-elected July 24, 1952, by ECOSOC for three-year terms.

6 Elected July 24, 1952, by ECOSOC for three-year terms.

7 On July 24, 1952, ECOSOC extended the terms of office of Argentina and Czechoslovakia through the convening of the seventh session of the Commission, which was scheduled for February 1953.

8 Canada, China, France, India, Peru, Turkey, USSR, United Kingdom, United States and Yugoslavia were re-elected in August 1949 by ECOSOC for an indefinite period “until such time as they might be replaced by decision of the Council”. On July 24, 1952, ECOSOC ex-tended the terms of office of Egypt, Iran, Mexico, Netherlands and Poland through the convening of the eighth session of the Commission, which was scheduled for the early part of 1953.

9 Membership on regional commissions is not for any specified term of years.

The question of continuing the commissions themselves is to be considered by ECOSOC periodically.

10 Judges of the International Court serve a their individual capacities and not as representatives of their countries. Countries are listed for convenience in identification only. Terms of office expire on February 5 of the year listed.