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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
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The fourth session of the General Assembly met at Lake Success and Flushing Meadows from September 20 to December 10, 1949. General Carlos P. Romulo (Philippines) was elected president for the session on the Assembly's first ballot, receiving 53 votes to 5 for Vladimir Clementis (Czechoslovakia). The heads of delegations of Brazil, China, France, Pakistan, the USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States were elected as vice presidents, and the following chairmen of the six main committees were chosen: political and security committee, Lester Pearson (Canada); economic and financial committee, Hernan Santa Cruz (Chile); social, cultural and humanitarian committee, Carlos Eduardo Stolk (Venezuela); trusteeship committee, Hermod Lanning (Denmark); administrative and budgetary committee, Alexei Kyrou (Greece); and legal committee, Manfred Lachs (Poland)
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References
1 Documents A/989 and A/1004.
2 For summary of discussion on the question at the third session second part of the General Assembly, see International Organization, III, p. 471–5.
3 Document A/PV.250. For text of the resolution adopted, see this issue, p. 163.
4 For subcommittee 16 reports, see documents A/C.l/494, A/C.l/495 and A/C.l/496. Groups granted a hearing were: for Libya: The National Congress of Cyrennica, the National Congress of Tripolitania, the Independence Party of Tripolitania and the Jewish Community of Tripolitania; for Eritrea; the Eritrea Bloc for Independence, the Unionist Party of Eritrea, the Independent Moslem League and the Representative Committee of the Italians in Eritrea; and for Somaliland, the Somali Youth League and Hamar Youth Club, and the Somalia Conference.
5 Documents A/C.1/SR.278, A/C.1/SR.279, and A/C.1/SR.281.
6 Documents A/C.l/487.
7 Document A/C.l/487.
8 Document A/C.1/499.
9 Documents A/C.l/489, A/C.l/490 and A/C.l/491.
10 Document A/C.1/522.
11 Documents A/C.1/SR.292 and A/C.l/SR.293.
12 Document A/1089.
13 Documents A/PV.247, A/PV.248 and A/PV.249.
14 Document A/PV.250. For text of the resolution as finally adopted, see this issue, p. 163.
15 Document A/PV.276.
16 For the reports, see documents A/973, A/1060 and A/1113.
17 Documents A/AC.31/SR.43 through A/AC. 31/SR.50. For draft declaration on the holy places proposed by the Conciliation Commission see document A/1113.
18 See International Organization, II, p. 337–42.
19 Document A/AC.31/L.37.
20 Document A/AC.31/L.42.
21 Documents A/AC.31/L.40 and A/AC. 31/L.41.
22 Documents A/AC.31/L.43 and A/AC.31/L.44.
23 Document A/AC.31/11.
24 Documents A/AC.31/L.52, A/AC.31/L.53, A/AC.31/L.56, A/AC.31/L.57 and A/AC.31/L.58.
25 Document A/AC.31/SR.61.
26 Documents A/PV.274 and A/PV.275.
27 Document A/PV.275. For text of the resolution as finally approved see document A/1245.
28 Document A/PV.276.
29 Documents A/1060 and A/1106.
30 Document A/AC.31/L.46/Rev.l.
31 Document A/PV.273.
32 Document A/1222.
33 Documents A/935, A/978 and A/981. See also International Organization III, p. 659–661.
34 Document A/1062. For activities of the earlier conciliation committee see International Organization, III, p. 659–61.
35 Document A/1062.
36 Documents A/C.1/SR.307 and A/C.l/SR.308.
37 Document A/C.1/SR.310.
38 Document A/1014.
39 Document A/1062.
40 Document A/C.1/SR.311.
41 Document A/PV.246.
42 Documents A/PV.247 and A/C.1/SR.311.
43 Document A/PV.268.
44 Documents A/C.1/SR.338, A/C.1/SR.339 and A/C.1/SR.340.
45 Document A/C.l/551.
46 Document A/C.l/552.
47 Documents A/C.l/553 through A/C.l/556.
48 Document A/C.1/SR.344.
49 Document A/PV.273. For text of the resolutions as finally adopted see documents A/1236 and A/1239.
50 Document A/996.
51 Document A/C.l/549.
52 Documents A/C.1/SR.325 through A/C.1/SR.337; A/PV.257 through A/PV.261.
53 Document A/PV.261.
54 Document A/PV.252. For the report of the Council see document A/945.
55 Document A/PV.231.
56 Documents A/993 and A/1045. See Intetnational Organization, III, p. 211 and 669.
57 Document A/1050.
58 Documents A/AC.31/L.26 through A/AC.31/L.30.
59 Document A/AC.31/SR.37.
60 Document A/PV.254.
61 Documents A/AC.31/L.33/Rev.2 and A/AC.31/L.35.
62 For discussion in the Security Council, see this issue, p. 113.
63 For discussion, see documents A/AC.31/SR.38 through A/AC.31/SR.43, A/PV.267 and A/PV.268.
64 Documents A/968, A/974, and A/982.
65 See International Organization, III, p. 63–65, 302–4, 664–5.
66 Document A/1066.
67 Document A/AC.31/SR.29.
68 Document A/PV.252.
69 See International Organization, III, p. 481–83.
70 Document A/AC.31/L.4.
71 For further details on the operative part of the resolution, see this issue, p. 124. For text of committee resolution, see document A/1023.
72 Document A/AC.31/SR.9.
73 Document A/AC.31/SR.11.
74 Document A/AC.31/SR.8.
75 Document A/1043.
76 For discussion in committee, see documents A/AC.31/SR.7–15; for discussion in plenary session, see documents A/PV.235–236.
77 For a summary of the meeting of the special committee and its conclusions see lnternational Organization, III, p. 662.
78 Document A/AC.31/SR.24.
79 Document A/PV.252.
80 Document A/AC.31/L.50.
81 Document A/AC.31/L.51. See also this issue, p. 109.
82 Document A/AC.31/SR.56.
83 Document A/PV.272.
84 Documents A/936 and A/936/Add.l. For previous summaries of the work of the commission, see International Organization, III, p. 289, 493 and 656.
85 Document A/AC.31/SR.2.
86 Document A/AC.31/SR.3.
87 Document A/AC.31/SR.6.
88 Document A/PV.232.
89 See International Organization, II, p. 59 and III, p. 58.
90 Document A/1008.
91 General Assembly Official Records: Fourth Session, Supplement 9.
92 Ibid.
93 For discussion in the Ad Hoc Political Committee, see documents A/AC.31/SR.16–20.
94 Document A/PV. 250.
95 For discussion in the Economic and Social Council see International Organization, III, p. 673; for text of resolution see, ibid., p. 761.
96 Documents A/1102 through A/1105, A/1064.
97 Documents A/C.2/SR.93; A/C.2/SR.94.
98 Document A/C.2/SR.95.
99 Ibid.; document A/C.2/SR.96.
100 Document A/1084.
101 Document A/1126.
102 For discussion in the Economic and Social Council, see International Organization, III, p. 674.
103 Document A/C.2/SR.104.
104 Document A/C.2/SR.106.
105 Document A/1126; A/C.2/SR.112.
106 Document A/P.V.256.
107 Document A/P.V.231.
108 Documents A/C.2/SR.113–114; A/1083.
109 Document A/1069.
110 Document A/C.2&3/SR.44.
111 Document A/P.V. 272.
112 Document A/1147.
113 Ibid.
114 Document A/1145.
115 Document A/1146. For discussion in committee, see documents A/C.2&3/SR.40 – A/C.5/SR.217 through A/C.2&3/SR.43 – A/C.5/SR.220; for discussion in plenary session, see documents A/PV. 255–256.
116 Document A/PV. 232. For text of the resolution, see document A/1035.
117 Documents A/C.3/SR.234—35.
118 See International Organization, III, p. 683.
119 Document A/1038.
120 Document A/PV.233.
121 For the French drnft resolution, see document A/C.3/L.27; for United States draft resolution, see document A/C.3/L.28; for joint draft, see document A/C3/L.29.
122 For discussion in committee, see documents A/C.3/SR.256–264.
123 Document A/1118.
124 Document A/1199.
125 For discussion in plenary session, see documents A/PV.263 to A/PV.265.
126 Document A/1175.
127 For discussion in committee see documents A/C.3/SR.237–248, A/C.3/SR.268–269; for discussion in plenary meeting see documents A/PV. 263–264; for text of the convention, see document A/1194.
128 Document A/C.3/524.
129 Document A/1052.
130 For discussion in committee, see document A/C.3/SR.249–251; for session see document A/PV.243.
131 Document A/1112. For discussion in committee, see documents A/C.3/SR.252–54; for discussion in plenary discussion in plenary session, see document A/PV.243.
132 Document A/PV.264.
133 Document A/1195.
134 Document A/933. For summaries of the fourth and fifth sessions of the Trusteeship Council, see International Organization, III, p. 320 and 690.
135 Documents A/C.4/SR.88 to A/C.4/SR.104.
136 Documents A/C.4/L.3 through A/C.4/L.11.
137 Document A/FV.240.
138 Document A/C.4/L.25.
139 Document A/C.4/L.26; for information on General Assembly resolution 224(111) of November 18, 1948, see International Organization, III p. 74; for the report to the Trusteeship Council of its Committee on Administrative Unions, see document T/338.
140 Document A/C.4/SR.112.
141 Document A/PV.240.
142 Document A/1065.
143 Document A/PV.231.
144 For the report of the special committee, see document A/923. For a summary of action by the special committee and resolutions recommended by it, see International Organization, III, p. 661.
145 Document A/C.4/SR.116.
146 Document A/923, Annex II; see also International Organization, III, p. 661.
147 Documents A/C.4/SR.117 through A/C.4/SR.120.
148 Document A/C.4/SR.122.
149 Documents A/C.4/SR.123 through A/C.4/SR.127.
150 Document A/PV.263.
151 Document A/1214.
152 Document A/929.
153 For consideration of this question at the Trusteeship Council's fifth session, see International Organization, III, p. 699.
154 Document A/C.4/SR.131.
155 Document A/C.4/SR.134.
156 Document A/C.4/L.62.
157 Document A/C.4/SR.137.
158 Document A/C.4/SR.138.
159 Document A/C.4/SR.139.
160 Document A/C.4/SR.140.
161 Document A/1180.
162 Document A/PV.269.
163 Document A/1230.
164 Document A/PV.276.
165 Document A/C.5/SR.190.
166 Document A/1025.
167 Document A/1030, A/1031, A/1009.
168 Document A/1141.
169 Document A/1144.
170 Document A/1138.
171 For discussion of the establishment of a United Nations administrative tribunal and the question of tax equalization, see this issue p. 121.
172 For a discussion of the first session of the International Law Commission, see International Organization, III, p. 491.
173 Documents A/1196 and A/PV.270.
174 For report of the Special Committee, see document A/937.
175 For text, see this issue, p. 169.
176 Document A/1048.
177 Document A/955. p. 169.
178 Document A/1174. For text see this issue p. 169.
179 Document A/1206.