United Nations Security Council Resolution 397

United Nations Security Council Resolution 397, adopted on November 22, 1976, after examining the application of the People's Republic of Angola for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Angola (now the Republic of Angola) be admitted.

UN Security Council Resolution 397
Location of the People's Republic of Angola
Date	22 November 1976
Meeting no.	1,974
Code	S/RES/397 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Angola
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 1 abstained 1 present not voting
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Benin  Guyana  Italy  Japan  Libya  Pakistan  Panama  Romania  Sweden  Tanzania

The resolution was adopted by 13 votes to none, while the United States abstained and China did not participate in the voting.

See also

• List of United Nations member states
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971–1976)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 397 at Wikisource