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resolution sponsored by Australia, China, and the United States, which was eventually approved by the Committee and the Assembly (the text is printed below), was aimed, on the other hand, at continuing the Commission in the belief that it would be able to supplement the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Korea and eventually bring about the unification of the country. Paragraph 2 of the operative part of this resolution had caused some delegations to hesitate, since it appeared, by referring to the " Government of the Republic of Korea," to recognize that Government as the Government of all Korea when, in fact, it was exercising jurisdiction over only the southern part of the territory. The United States representative (Mr Dulles) explained, however, that this paragraph had been carefully worded to state only what was indisputably true and did not assert that the present Government was in fact the Government of all Korea nor deny that another regime existed in certain parts of Korea. The joint resolution was adopted by 41 votes (N.Z.) to 6, with 2 abstentions. A United States proposal that the Commission should have the same membership as it had last year was adopted. When the resolution came before the plenary session, the Slav countries again made bitter attacks upon the Commission. Dr Tsiang of China and others pointed out, however, that if Northern Korea were truly democratic the Soviet Union should be only too glad to invite the Commission to observe this situation so that the whole world might be acquainted with the fact. Immediately before the resolution was put to the vote the Canadian representative observed that, since the Ukraine had again declined to serve, the Commission would be left with a membership of 8, which was not a convenient number ; accordingly Canada wished to withdraw. This amendment was adopted without opposition. The resolution as amended was then adopted by the large majority of 48 votes (N.Z.) to 6 with 1 abstention. The Soviet resolution was reintroduced and was rejected by 6 votes in favour, with 46 (N.Z.) against. The text of the resolution adopted by the Assembly is as follows : " The General Assembly "Having regard to its Resolution No. 112 of 14 November, 1947, concerning the problem of the independence of Korea; " Having considered the report of the United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea (hereinafter referred to as the " Temporary Commission "), and the report of the Interim Committee regarding its consultation with the Temporary Commission;