United Nations Security Council Resolution 21

UN Security Council
Resolution 21
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DateApril 2 1947
Meeting no.124
CodeS/318 (Document)
SubjectTrusteeship of strategic areas
Voting summary
  • 11 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on April 2, 1947. The Council placed the former German Pacific Islands, which were formerly mandated to Japan by the League of Nations, under the Trusteeship System.

The United States was declared as the administering authority and was given persmission to militarize the territory.[1]

  1. ^ United Nations Security Council. (1947). Trusteeship of Strategic Areas (Resolution No. 21). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.