IX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE
811 The Korean question

The General Assembly, Having noted the report[1] of the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea signed at Seoul, Korea, on 17 August 1954, Having received the report[2] on the Korean Political Conference held in Geneva from 26 April to 15 June 1954, in pursuance of General Assembly resolution 711 (VII) of 28 August 1953, Noting that the negotiations in Geneva have not resulted in agreement on a final settlement of the Korean question in accordance with the United Nations objectives in Korea, Recognizing that these objectives should be achieved by peaceful methods and by constructive efforts on the part of the Governments concerned, Noting that paragraph 62 of the Armistice Agreement [3] of 27 July 1953 provides that the Agreement "shall remain in effect until expressly superseded either by mutually acceptable amendments and additions or by provision in an appropriate agreement for a peaceful settlement at a political level between both sides",

1. Approves the report on the Korean Political Conference;[4]

2. Reaffirms that the objectives of the United Nations remain the achievement by peaceful means of a unified, independent and democratic Korea under a representative form of government and the full restoration of international peace and security in the area;

3. Expresses the hope that it will soon prove possible to make progress towards these objectives;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to place the item on the provisional agenda of its tenth session.

510th plenary meeting,
11 December 1954.
[1] Ibid., Ninth Session, Supplement No. 15. [2] Ibid., Annexes, agenda item 17, document A/2786. [3] See Official Records of the Security Council, Eighth Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1953, document S/3079. [4] See Official Records of the General Assembly, Ninth Session, Annexes, agenda item 17, document A/2786.
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