§ VISCOUNT CECIL OF CHELWOODasked His Majesty's Government whether they will lay on the Table of the House a statement on the occasions on which resolutions supported by a majority of the Security Council were vetoed by Russia.
§ LORD HENDERSONThe Soviet Representative has vetoed resolutions of the Security Council on the following occasions:
- 1. 16th February, 1946-Presence of British and French troops in the Levant states.
- 2. 18th June, 1946-Spain. Findings of a Committee to investigate a Polish charge that the Franco régime was a threat to peace.
- 3, 4. 26th June, 1946-Spain. United Kingdom Motion to take note of said findings and questions of whether the matters were procedure or substance.
- 5, 6, 7, 29th August, 1946-Admission of Jordan, Irish Republic and Portugal as members of the United Nations.
- 8. 20th September, 1946-Greece. See 10.
- 9. 25th March, 1947-Corfu Channel incident.
- 10. 29th July, 1947-Greece. Establishment of a mission to investigate the situation.
- 11, 12, 13. 18th August, 1947-Admission of Jordan, Irish Republic and Portugal as members of the United Nations.
- 14, 15. 19th August, 1947-Greece. Australian proposal to take steps to relieve tension and United States resolution calling upon the neighbours of Greece to desist from helping guerrillas.
243 - 16, 17. 21st August, 1947-Admission of Italy and Austria as members of the United Nations.
- 18, 19. 15th September, 1947-Greece. United States resolution to invite the General Assembly to make recommendations. Soviet used a double veto.
- 20, 21. 1st October, 1947-Admission of Italy and Finland as members of the United Nations.
- 22. 10th April, 1948-Reconsideration of Italy's application for membership.
- 23, 24. 24th May, 1948-Czechoslovakia. Chilean charge that U.S.S.R. had interfered in Czechoslovakia.
- 25. 22nd June, 1948-Approval of reports of the Atomic Energy Commission.
- 26. 18th August, 1948-Admission of Ceylon as a member of the United Nations.
- 27. 25th October, 1948-Berlin dispute.
- 28. 15th December, 1948-Admission of Ceylon as a member of the United Nations.
- 29. 8th April, 1949-Admission of Republic of Korea as a member of the United Nations.
- 30. 7th September, 1949-Admission of Nepal as a member of the United Nations.
- 31–7. 13th September, 1949-Admission of Portugal, Jordan, Italy, Finland, Irish Republic, Austria, and Ceylon as members of the United Nations.
- 38. 11th October, 1949-Approval of plan of work for Commission on Conventional Armaments.
- 39. 18th October, 1949-Approval of Commission's plan for exchange of information on Conventional Armaments.
- 40. 18th October, 1949-Submission of information on conventional armaments and atomic weapons.
- 41. 13th December, 1949-Resolution welcoming Round-Table Agreement on Indonesia.
244 - 42. 13th December, 1949-Direction to United Nations Commission on Indonesia to observe the implementation of the Round-Table Agreement.
- 43. 6th September, 1950-Korea. United States resolution to prevent Korean conflict spreading.
- 44. 12th September, 1950-Despatch of Fact-Finding Commission to investigate Chinese People's Government's complaint of United States bombing.
- 45. 12th October, 1950-Recommendation of reappointment of Mr. Trygvie Lie.
On the 26th June, 1946, two further resolutions in connection with the problem of Spain were not adopted owing to the negative vote of the Soviet and French representatives, although there were eight votes in favour.