United Nations Security Council Resolution 13

UN Security Council
Resolution 13
UN Security Council; Resolution 13
	Location of Siam (Thailand)
Date	December 12 1946
Meeting no.	83
Code	S/RES/13 (Document)
Subject	Admission of Siam
Voting summary	11 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; United Kingdom; United States; Soviet Union;
Non-permanent members	Australia; Brazil; Egypt; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on December 12, 1946. The Council recommended that the General Assembly admit Siam as a member state.^[1]^[2]

Prince Wan Waithayakon became the first United Nations ambassador from the country.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "SIAM FORMALLY JOINS 54 OTHERS IN U.N." The New York Times. 17 December 1946. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ United Nations Security Council. (1946). Admission of New Members to the United Nations (Resolution No. 13). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.
^ "SIAM JOINS UP". The New York Times. 30 April 1947. Retrieved 20 May 2023.