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UN Security Council
Resolution 21 |
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| Date: | April 2 1947 |
| Meeting no.: | 124 |
| Code: | S/318 (Document) |
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| Vote: | For: 11 Abs.: 0 Against: 0 |
| Subject: | Trusteeship of strategic areas |
| Result: | Adopted |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 21, adopted unanimously on April 2, 1947, placed the former German Pacific Islands north of the Equator, which were formerly mandated to Japan by the League of Nations, under the Trusteeship System. The Security Council declared 16 Articles under which it had approved the terms. It declared the United States to be the Administering Authority and gave it permission to militarise the territory.
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