Editorial Note
On November 4 a revised draft of the American resolution (document A/C.1/218/Rev. 1; United Nations, GA (II), First Committee, page 605) was introduced; ibid., page 286. An Indian amendment to it [Page 854] (document A/C.1/237; ibid., page 609) was submitted, followed by a Philippine amendment (document A/C.1/236; ibid., page 608), providing that the General Assembly urge noninterference in the internal affairs of Korea; next, a Chinese amendment (document A/C.1/238; ibid., page 609), providing for troop withdrawal after the Four Powers of the Moscow Agreement of December 27, 1945, had consulted.
On November 5 the main Soviet resolution was rejected by a vote of 20–6 (7 abstaining); ibid., pages 304–305. The amendments offered by India and the Philippines were voted by 34–0 (4 abstaining) and by 34–0 (3 abstaining). China thereupon withdrew its amendment, substituting two new ones which were accepted by the United States; these were voted by 32–0 (7 abstaining) and by 44–0 (4 abstaining) after being modified by France; ibid., page 306. The United States then proposed 9 members for the UN temporary commission on Korea; the Ukraine stated it would not participate as one of the 9 members because Koreans had not been invited to take part in UN debate. The American resolution, as amended, was voted by 46–0 (4 abstaining), with the Soviet bloc of 6 not participating as Koreans were not present; ibid., page 307. The text of this document was presented by the First Committee to the General Assembly with a report (document A/447, November 6) on the proceedings; United Nations, GA (II), volume II, pages 1554–1557.