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3, adopted on April 4, 1946, acknowledged that the

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troops in

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could not be removed in time to meet their deadline under the Tri-Partite Treaty but requested the

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remove them as fast as possible and that no member state in any way retard this process. If any developments threaten the withdrawal of troops, the Security Council requested to be informed. The resolution was adopted by 9 votes, with

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present and not voting, and the

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absent.

References

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

* {{UNSCR 1946 0003 1946 in Iran 1946 in the Soviet Union Iran–Soviet Union relations Iran–Soviet Union border 0003 0003 April 1946 events

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