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CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

Chapter VII.-Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of

the Peace, and Acts of Aggression.

ARTICLE 39.

The Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression, and shall make recommenda- tions, or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with Articles 41 and 42 to maintain or restore international peace and security.

ARTICLE 40.

In order to prevent an aggravation of the situation, the Security Council may, before making the recommendations or deciding upon the measures provided for in Article 39, call upon the parties concerned to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such pro- visional measures shall be without prejudice to the rights, claims or position of the parties concerned. The Security Council shall duly take account of failure to comply with such provisional measures.

ARTICLE 41.

The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.

ARTICLE 42.

Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demon- strations, blockade and other operations by air, sea or land forces of Members of the United Nations.

ARTICLE 43.

1. All Members of the United Nations, in order to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security, undertake to make available to the Security Council, on its call and in accordance with a special agreement or agreements, armed forces, assistance and facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security.

2. Such agreement or agreements shall govern the numbers and types of forces, their degree of readiness and general location, and the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided.

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DUMBARTON OAKS PROPOSALS.

Should the Security Council deem that a failure to settle a dispute in accordance with the procedures indicated in paragraph 3 of Section (A), or in accordance with its recommendations made under paragraph 5 of Section (A), constitutes a threat to the maintenance of international peace and security, it should take any measures necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Organisation (VIII (B) (1) ).

In general the Security Council should determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression and should make recommendations or decide upon the measures to be taken to maintain or restore peace and security (VIII (B) (2) ).

The Security Council should be empowered to determine what diplomatic economic or other measures not involving the use of armed force should be employed to give effect to its decisions, and to call upon members of the Organisation to apply such measures. Such measures may include complete or partial interruption of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio and other means of communication and the severance of diplomatic and economic relations (VIII (B) (3)).

Should the Security Council consider such measures to be inadequate, it should be empowered to take such action by air, naval or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade and other operations by air, sea or land forces of members of the Organisation (VIII (B) (4) ).

In order that all members of the Organisation should contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security, they should undertake to make available to the Security Council, on its call and in accordance with a special agreement or agreements concluded among themselves, armed forces, facilities and assistance necessary for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security (VIII (B) (5)).

Such agreement or agreements should govern the numbers and types of forces and the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided (VIII (B) (5) ).