Membership of Principal Organs of the United Nations The General Assembly The General Assembly consists of representatives of all states Members of the United Nations. As of December 31, 1946 these states The Security Council PERMANENT MEMBERS: China France Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS:3 Term Expires December 31, 1948: Belgium Colombia Term Expires December 31, 1947: Australia Brazil Poland The Economic and Social Council' TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 1949: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic New Zealand Turkey United States 5 Venezuela TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 1948: Canada Chile China 'Three non-permanent members are elected each year for terms of two years. At the first election of the non-permanent members Egypt, Mexico, and the Netherlands were elected for a special initial term of one year; their terms expired Dec. 31, 1946. *Six members are elected each year for a term of three years. At the first election the following states were elected for the special initial term of one year: Colombia, Greece, Lebanon, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, United States, and Yugoslavia. 'Re-elected at Second Part of First Session of the General Assembly to normal term of three years. Netherlands Peru TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 1947:" Cuba Czechoslovakia India Norway Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Trusteeship Council STATES ADMINISTERING TRUST TERRITORIES: Australia Belgium France New Zealand United Kingdom STATES NOT ADMINISTERING TRUST TERRITORIES: Members by Virtue of Being Permanent Members of the Security Council: China Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United States Elected at Second Part of First Session of the General Assembly to Three-Year Term Expiring December 31, 1949: Iraq * Elected at Second Part of First Session of the General Assembly to unexpired term of Belgium, which resigned. 'Elected at First Part of First Session of the General Assembly to the special initial term of two years. The International Court of Justice TERM EXPIRES 1955: M. Jules Basdevant (France) H. E. Dr. José Gustavo Guerrero (El Salvador) Dr. José Philadelpho de Barros Azevedo (Brazil) TERM EXPIRES 1952: Lic. Isidro Fabela Alfaro (Mexico) Dr. Helge Klaestad (Norway) M. Charles de Visscher (Belgium) Mr. Green Hackworth (United States of America) Prof. Sergei Borisovich Krylov (Union of Soviet Socialist Re publics) TERM EXPIRES 1949: Dr. Milovan Zoricic (Yugoslavia) Mr. John E. Read (Canada) Dr. Bogdan Winiarski (Poland) H. E. Dr. Abdel Hamid Badawi Pasha (Egypt) Dr. Hsu Mo (China) Following election of the Judges, lots were drawn to determine the three, six-, and nine-year terms of office of the members of the Court under art. 13 of the Statute of the Court. Future elections will be for the normal nine-year term of office. |