United Nations Security Council Resolution 21

United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 was adopted unanimously on 2 April 1947. The Council placed the German Pacific Islands, which were formerly mandated to Japan by the League of Nations, under the Trusteeship System.

UN Security Council Resolution 21
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Date	April 2 1947
Meeting no.	124
Code	S/318 (Document)
Subject	Trusteeship of strategic areas
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  Brazil Colombia  Poland  Syria
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The United States was declared as the administering authority and was given permission to militarize the territory.^[1]

See also

• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands