Part 11. Other matters considered by the Security Council

ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE UNITED NATIONS74

A. Application of the Republic of Djibouti

Decisions
At its 2020th meeting, on 7 July 1977, the Council, following the adoption of its agenda, decided to refer the application of the Republic of DjiboutF6 for membership in the United Nations to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for examination and report, as provided in rule 59 of the provisional rules of procedure.
At its 2021st meeting, on 7 July 1977, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Oman, Somalia and Yemen to participate,
74 Resolutions or decisions on this question were adopted by the Council in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.
75 Official Records of the Security Council, Thirtv-second Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1977, document 8112357.

without vote, in the discussion of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members76 concerning the application of the Republic of Djibouti for admission to membership in the United Nations.
Resolution 412 (1977)
of 7 July 1977
The Security Council, Having examined the application of the Republic of Djibouti75 for admission to the United Nations, Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Djibouti be admitted to membership in the United Nations.
Adopted unanimously at the 202/st meeting.
7G /hid., document SI !2359.

B. Application of the Socialist Republic of VietNam

Decisions
At its 2022nd meeting, on 18 July 1977, the Council, following the adoption of its agenda, decided to refer the application of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam77 for membership in the United Nations to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for examination and report, as provided in rule 59 of the provisional rules of procedure.

At the same meeting, the Council also decided, at the request of the representatives of Benin, China, France, India, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritius, Pakistan, Panama, Romania, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Venezucla,79 to afford an opportunity to the Permanent Observer of the Socialist Republic of VietNam to the United Nations to address the Council on the question under discussion.

At its 2023rd meeting, on 19 July 1977, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Angola, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Poland and Sri Lanka to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members78 concerning the application of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for admission to membership in the United Nations.
77 Ibid., Thirty-first Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1976, document 5112183.
78 /bid., Thirty-second Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1977, document 8112367.

At its 2024th meeting, on 19 July 1977, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Algeria, Chad, Cyprus, Iraq, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mali, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yugoslavia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.
At its 2025th meeting, on 20 July 1977, the Council decided to invite the representative of Burundi to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.
79 Ibid., document SI 12365.

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