United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 information
1948 resolution on resolving the Kashmir conflict
United Nations resolution adopted in 1948
UN Security Council 47
Date
21 April 1948
Meeting no.
286
Code
S/726 (Document)
Subject
The India–Pakistan Question
Result
Adopted
UNSC resolutions concerning the Kashmir conflict
Notes
UN mediation of the Kashmir dispute
List of UNSC resolutions
1948
Resolution 38
Resolution 39
Resolution 47
Resolution 51
1950
Resolution 80
1951
Resolution 91
Resolution 96
1952
Resolution 98
1957
Resolution 122
Resolution 123
Resolution 126
1965
Resolution 209
Resolution 210
Resolution 211
Resolution 214
Resolution 215
1971
Resolution 303
Resolution 307
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"United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan" redirects here. For a general overview, see UN mediation of the Kashmir dispute.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflict. After hearing arguments from both India and Pakistan, the Council increased the size of the UN Commission created by the former Resolution 39 to five members, instructed the Commission to go to the subcontinent and help the governments of India and Pakistan restore peace and order to the region and prepare for a plebiscite to decide the fate of Kashmir.
Secondly, the Resolution recommended a three-step process for the resolution of the dispute. In the first step, Pakistan was asked to withdraw all its nationals that entered Kashmir for the sake of fighting. In the second step, India was asked to progressively reduce its forces to the minimum level required for law and order. In the third step, India was asked to appoint a plebiscite administrator nominated by the United Nations who would conduct a free and impartial plebiscite.
The resolution was adopted paragraph by paragraph; no vote on the resolution as a whole was taken.
Both India and Pakistan raised objections to the Resolution. However, they welcomed mediation by the UN Commission. Through its mediation, the Commission amplified and amended the Security Council Resolution, adopting two resolutions of its own, which were accepted by both India and Pakistan. Subsequently, a cease-fire was achieved by the Commission at the beginning of 1949. However, a truce was not achieved due to disagreements over the process of demilitarisation. After considerable efforts, the Commission declared its failure in December 1949.
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