United Nations Security Council Resolution 245

UN Security Council Resolution 245
Location of South Africa
Date	January 25 1968
Meeting no.	1387
Code	S/RES/245 (Document)
Subject	The Question of South West Africa
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Algeria Brazil Canada Denmark Ethiopia Hungary India Pakistan Paraguay Senegal
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 245, adopted on January 25, 1968, after the government of the Republic of South Africa refused to comply with a General Assembly resolution 2324 and continued to illegally try detainees from South West Africa, the Council demanded that those prisoners be released and repatriated and invited all states to exert their influence in order to induce the South Africans government to comply with the resolution.

The resolution was adopted unanimously.

See also

• History of Namibia
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 245 at Wikisource