| UN Security Council Resolution 168 | |
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| Date | November 3 1961 |
| Meeting no. | 972 |
| Code | S/4972 (Document) |
| Subject | Recommendation regarding the appointment of an acting Secretary-General |
Voting summary |
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| Result | Adopted |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 168 was adopted on November 3, 1961. After Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was killed in a plane crash, the Security Council met to select his successor. The Council recommended to the General Assembly that Burmese diplomat U Thant be appointed as acting Secretary-General for the remainder of rest of Hammarskjöld's term.
The resolution was adopted unanimously by all members of the Council.
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