United Nations Security Council Resolution 72
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72, adopted on August 11, 1949, after receiving a report by the Acting United Nations Mediator in Palestine
on the completion of his responsibilities the UN decided to pay tribute to the late Count Folke Bernadotte
, the then current Acting Mediator Dr. Ralph J. Bunche
and the Belgian, French, Swedish and American officers who served on the staff and as military observers in Palestine.
No vote was taken as the resolution was adopted.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....
72, adopted on August 11, 1949, after receiving a report by the Acting United Nations Mediator in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
on the completion of his responsibilities the UN decided to pay tribute to the late Count Folke Bernadotte
Folke Bernadotte
Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a Swedish diplomat and nobleman noted for his negotiation of the release of about 31,000 prisoners from German concentration camps during World War II, including 450 Danish Jews from Theresienstadt released on 14 April 1945...
, the then current Acting Mediator Dr. Ralph J. Bunche
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Johnson Bunche or 1904December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize...
and the Belgian, French, Swedish and American officers who served on the staff and as military observers in Palestine.
No vote was taken as the resolution was adopted.