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CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

2. The Security Council shall hold periodic meetings at which each of its members may, if it so desires, be represented by a member of the Govern- ment or by some other specially designated representative.

3. The Security Council may hold meetings at such places other than the seat of the Organisation as in its judgment will best facilitate its work.

ARTICLE 29.

The Security Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions.

ARTICLE 30.

The Security Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its President.

ARTICLE 31.

Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council may participate, without vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Security Council whenever the latter considers that the interests of that Member are specially affected.

ARTICLE 32.

Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council or any State which is not a Member of the United Nations, if it is a party to a dispute under consideration by the Security Council, shall be invited to participate, without vote, in the discussion relating to the dispute. The Security Council shall lay down such conditions as it deems just for the participation of a State which is not a Member of the United Nations.

Chapter VI.-Pacific Settlement of Disputes.

ARTICLE 33.

1. The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.

2. The Security Council shall, when it deems necessary, call upon the parties to settle their dispute by such means.

ARTICLE 34.

The Security Council may investigate any dispute, or any situation which might lead to international friction or give rise to a dispute, in order to determine whether the continuance of the dispute or situation is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security.

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DUMBARTON OAKS PROPOSALS.

The Security Council should be empowered to set up such bodies or agencies as it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions (VI (D) (2)).

The Security Council should adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its President (VI (D) (3) ).

Any member of the Organisation should participate in the discussion of any question brought before the Security Council whenever the Security Council considers that the interests of that member of the Organisation are specially affected (VI (D) (4)).

Any member of the Organisation not having a seat on the Security Council and any State not a member of the Organisation if it is a party to a dispute under consideration by the Security Council should be invited to participate in the discussion relating to the dispute (VI (D) (5) ).

[NOTE.-Special attention is called to the manner in which the provisions of Section A of Chapter VIII of the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals, dealing with the Pacific Settlement of Disputes, have been rearranged in the Charter.]

The parties to any dispute the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security should obligate them- selves, first of all, to seek a solution by negotiation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration or judicial settlement, or other peaceful means of their own choice (VIII (A) (3) ).

The Security Council should call upon the parties to settle their dispute by such means (VIII (A) (3) ).

The Security Council should be empowered to investigate any dispute, or any situation which may lead to international friction or give rise to n dispute, in order to determine whether its continuance is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security (VIII (A) (1) ).

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