United Nations Security Council Resolution 13
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Security Council Resolution
13, adopted on December 12, 1946, after examining the application of Siam
(now Thailand) for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly
that Siam be admitted. It was adopted unanimously.
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13, adopted on December 12, 1946, after examining the application of Siam
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(now Thailand) for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...
that Siam be admitted. It was adopted unanimously.