United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...
Security Council Resolution 21, adopted unanimously at the 124 meeting of the
Security Council
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on April 2, 1947, placed the former
German Pacific Islands north of the
Equator
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, which were formerly mandated to
Japan
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by the
League of Nations
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, under the
Trusteeship System. The Security Council declared 16 Articles under which it had approved the terms. It declared the United States to be the Administering Authority and gave it permission to militarise the territory.
See also
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100
This is a list of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 adopted between 25 January 1946 and 27 October 1953.
See also
* Lists of United Nations Security Council resolutions
* List of United Nations Security Council Resolution ...
(1946–1953)
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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994.
History
Spain initially claimed the islands that later composed the territory of the Trus ...
References
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April 1947 events