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CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

ARTICLE 5.

A Member of the United Nations against which preventive or enforce- ment action has been taken by the Security Council may be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of membership by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. The exercise of these rights and privileges may be restored by the Security Council.

ARTICLE 6.

A Member of the United Nations which has persistently violated the Principles contained in the present Charter may be expelled from the Organisation by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.

Chapter III.---Organs. ARTICLE 7.

1. There are established as the principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice, and a Secretariat.

2.

Such subsidiary organs as may be found necessary may be established in accordance with the present Charter.

ARTICLE 8.

The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs.

Chapter IV. The General Assembly.

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DUMBARTON OAKS PROPOSALS.

The General Assembly should, upon recommendation of the Security Council, be empowered to suspend from the exercise of any rights or privileges of membership any member of the Organisation against which preventive or enforcement action shall have been taken by the Security Council. The exercise of the rights and privileges thus suspended may be restored by decision of the Security Council (V (B) (3) ).

The General Assembly should be empowered upon recommendation of the Security Council to expel from the Organisation any member of the Organisa- tion which persistently violates the principles contained in the Charter (V (B) (3) ).

Chapter IV. Principal Organs.

(1) The Organisation should have as its principal organs :-

(a) A General Assembly;

(b) A Security Council;

(c) An International Court of Justice; and

(d) A Secretariat.

(2) The Organisation should have such subsidiary agencies as may be found necessary.

COMPOSITION.

ARTICLE 9.

1. The General Assembly shall consist of all the Members of the United Nations.

2. Each Member shall have not more than five representatives in the General Assembly.

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS.

ARTICLE 10.

The General Assembly may discuss any questions or any matters within the scope of the present Charter or relating to the powers and functions of any organs provided for in the present Charter, and, except as provided in Article 12, may make recommendations to the Members of the United Nations or to the Security Council or to both on any such questions or matters.

All members of the Organisation should be members of the General Assembly and should have a number of representatives to be specified in the Charter (V (A)).

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