United Nations Security Council Resolution 40

Not to be confused with Resolution 40 of the UN Inland Water Committee that sets out the International Certificate of Competence boating licence.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 40 was adopted on 28 February 1948. The Council requested that the Committee of Good Offices monitor and report political developments in western Java and Madura.

UN Security Council Resolution 40
Date	February 28 1948
Meeting no.	259
Code	S/689 (Document)
Subject	The Indonesian question
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	Argentina Belgium Canada Colombia Syria Ukrainian SSR
Lists of resolutions

Resolution 40 passed with eight votes to none. Argentina, the Soviet Union, and the Ukrainian SSR abstained.

See also

• Indonesian War of Independence
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 41
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 55
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 63
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 (1946–1953)

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 40 at Wikisource