United Nations Security Council Resolution 22

UN Security Council
Resolution 2
Date: April 9 1947
Meeting no.: 127
Code: S/324 (Document)

Vote: For: 8 Abs.: 2 Against: 0
Subject: The Corfu Channel incidents
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1947:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  UK  USA  USSR

non-permanent members:
 AUS  BEL  BRA
 COL  POL  SYR

United Nations Security Council Resolution 22, adopted on April 9, 1947, recommended that the United Kingdom and Albania take their dispute involving the sinking of two British vessels by mines in the Straits of Corfu on October 22, 1946 to the International Court of Justice.

The resolution was adopted by 8 votes, with abstentions from Poland and the Soviet Union. The United Kingdom did not participate in the voting.

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