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United Nations Security Council Resolution 182

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 23, 2025
Entity authorityQ1972151 ↗
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 182, adopted on December 4, 1963, after the Republic of South Africa refused to co-operate with Resolution 181, the Council again requested South Africa comply with previous resolutions and that all States comply with resolution 181. The Council then requested the Secretary-General establish a small group of experts to examine ways of resolving the situation in South Africa and that he report back to the Council no later than June 1, 1964.

The resolution was adopted unanimously by all 11 members of the Council.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1963, 1964—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1963-12-04. The account is most persuasive where United, Nations and Security can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “United Nations Security Council Resolution 182” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.