United Nations Security Council Resolution 121

United Nations Security Council Resolution 121, adopted unanimously on December 12, 1956, after examining the application of Japan for membership in the United Nations, the UN Security Council recommended to the General Assembly that Japan be admitted. The United States first invited Japan to join the UN in 1955 but their admission was vetoed by The Soviet Union in protest of the Republic of China vetoing membership for the Mongolian People's Republic as a part of a 18 nation membership nomination process. The USSR proposed a second resolution to admit both Mongolia and Japan together; the draft resolution was voted upon with only the USSR in favor, and the 10 other members abstaining.^[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 121
Date	December 12 1956
Meeting no.	756
Code	S/3758 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Japan
Voting summary	11 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Australia Belgium  Cuba  Iran Peru  Yugoslavia
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See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 101 to 200 (1953–1965)
• Japan and the United Nations