NOTE:  Copies of this document were given informally 
       to the Soviet and British Ambassadors in 
       Washington shortly after Januay 15, 1945.
 
                                            January 15, 1945
 
     PRINCIPAL SUBSTANTIVE DECISIONS
      ON WHICH THE SECURITY COUNCIL
             WOULD HAVE TO VOTE
 
       Under the voting formula proposed by the President, 
all of the decisions listed below would require the 
affirmative votes of 7 members of the Security Council, 
including the votes of the permanent members. The only 
exception would be that, in the event that a permanent 
member is a party to a dispute or a situation before the 
Council, that member would not cast its vote in decisions 
listed under "Promotion of Peaceful Settlement of Dis-
puree" (Category III below).
 
       I.    Recommendations to the General Assembly on
 
       1.  Admission of new members;
       2.  Suspension of a member; 
       3.  Expulsion of a member;
       4.  Election of the Secretary General.
 
       II.  Restoration of the rights and privileges of a 
      suspended member.
 
       III. Promotion of peaceful settlement of disputes, 
      including the following questions:
 
       1.  Whether a dispute or a situation 
            brought to the Council's attention 
            is of such a nature that its con-
            tinuation is likely to threaten the 
            peace;
 
       2.  Whether the Council should call on 
            the parties to settle or adjust the 
            dispute or situation by means of 
            their own choice;
 
       3.  Whether the Council should make a 
            recommendation to the parties as to 
            methods and procedures of settlement;
 
                                            4.  Whether