United Nations Security Council Resolution 87

UN Security Council Resolution 87
Taiwan, with mainland China coast visible
Date	September 29 1950
Meeting no.	506
Subject	Invitation to representatives of PRC and Taiwan regarding armed invasion of Taiwan
Voting summary	7 voted for 3 voted against 1 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Cuba Ecuador Egypt India Norway Yugoslavia

United Nations Security Council Resolution 87, adopted on September 29, 1950, considering that its duty is to investigate any situation likely to lead to international friction, the Council decided that it would respond to declarations by the People's Republic of China regarding an armed invasion of the island of Taiwan after 15 October 1950 when representatives from both the PRC and Taiwan would be present.

The resolution was adopted by 7 votes, with the Republic of China, Cuba and the United States voting against and one abstention from Egypt.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 (1946 – 1953)

References

• Text of resolution at UN.org (PDF)