International: UNO

At UNO's first session in London, the Security Council:

¶ Heard Iranian charges against Russian troops in Azerbaijan and Russian countercharges against British troops in Greece and Indonesia;

¶ Rejected Albania's appeal for immediate admission; C]J Witnessed Russia's first use of the veto power to block a U.S. plan for withdrawing French and British troops from Syria and Lebanon;

¶ Adjourned Feb. 16 until its New York meeting, about March 21.

The General Assembly:

¶ Elected Belgium's Paul-Henri Spaak as president;

¶Barred Franco Spain from UNO;

¶ Chose New York as temporary site (three to five years) and Westchester-Fairfield as permanent site;

¶ Rejected Russia's demand...

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