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U.N. Membership Debate Tests Tiny Nations and Microstates
The article surveys growing U.N. memberships from 51 in 1945 to 122, noting tiny states like Nauru Pitcairn Maldives and Gambia seek recognition. Secretary-General U Thant calls distinguishing independence from full membership amid burdens and power shifts in the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
U. N
Yonkers
N. Y
Maldive Islands
Indian Ocean
General Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
Wichita Falls
Tex
Santa Ana
Calif
U.N
Aden
Mauritius
Swaziland
Special Committee On
Maldives
Lilliputian
League of Nations
U Thant
United Nations
Thant
Nauru
Australia
Pitcairn Island
Pacific