United Nations Security Council Resolution 704

UN Security Council Resolution 704
Location of the Marshall Islands
Date	9 August 1991
Meeting no.	3,003
Code	S/RES/704 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Marshall Islands
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Soviet Union  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Austria  Belgium  Côte d'Ivoire  Cuba  Ecuador  India  Romania  Yemen  Zaire  Zimbabwe
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United Nations Security Council resolution 704, adopted without a vote on 9 August 1991, after examining the application of the Marshall Islands for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that the Marshall Islands be admitted.

On 17 September 1991, the General Assembly admitted the Republic of the Marshall Islands under Resolution 46/3.[1][2]

See also

• List of United Nations member states
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991–1993)

References

1. United Nations (1992). Yearbook of the United Nations 1991, Volume 45. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7923-1970-2.
2. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/3, Admission of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Membership in the United Nations, adopted 17 September 1991.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 704 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org