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12. December 1958, 14. December 1958

12/13/1958
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1348 (XIII). Question of the peaceful use of outer space
13 December 1958.
The General Assembly,
Recognizing the common interest of mankind in outer space and recognizing that it is the common aim that outer space should be used for peaceful purposes only,
Bearing in mind the provision of Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Charter of the United Nations, which states that the Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members,
Wishing to avoid the extension of present national rivalries into this new field,
Desiring to promote energetically the fullest exploration and exploitation of outer space for the benefit of mankind,
Conscious that recent developments in respect of outer space have added a new dimension to man's existence and opened new possibilities for the increase of his knowledge and the improvement of his life,
Noting the success of the scientific co-operative programme of the International Geophysical Year in the exploration of outer space and the decision to continue and expand this type of co-operation,
Recognizing the great importance of international cooperation in the study and utilization of outer space for peaceful purposes,
Considering that such co-operation will promote mutual understanding and the strengthening of friendly relations among peoples,
Believing that the development of programmes of international and scientific co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space should be vigorously pursued,
Believing that progress in this field will materially help to achieve the aim that outer space should be used for peaceful purposes only,
Considering that an important contribution can be made by the establishment within the framework of the United Nations of an appropriate international body for co-operation in the study of outer space for peaceful purposes,
Desiring to obtain the fullest information on the many problems relating to the peaceful uses of outer space before recommending specific programmes of international co-operation in this field,
1. Establishes an ad hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space composed of the representatives of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Sweden, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Arab Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America...
Kilde: - http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/SpaceLaw/gares/html/gares_13_1348.html
Se også: Space Law : A Symposium Prepared at the Request of Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman Special Committee on Space and Astronautics. United States Senate Eighty-Fifth Congress Second Session, December 31, 1958. - Washington : GPO, 1959. - 572 s.

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