United Nations Security Council Resolution 109

United Nations Security Council Resolution 109 was adopted on 14 December 1955. After being instructed by the General Assembly to consider the applications for membership of Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania, and Spain, the Security Council recommended all 16 countries for admission to the United Nations.

UN Security Council Resolution 109
Israel-Jordan border
Date	14 December 1955
Meeting no.	705
Code	S/3509 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new members to the UN
Voting summary	8 voted for None voted against 3 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Soviet Union  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Belgium  Brazil  Iran  New Zealand Peru  Turkey
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The resolution was adopted by eight votes; Belgium, China and the United States abstained.^[1]

See also

• Member states of the United Nations § Package deal
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 101 to 200 (1953–1965)