Sprawa frankistowskiej Hiszpanii w Radzie Bezpieczeństwa ONZ w 1946 roku

Abstract

The case of Franco's Spain appeared during the establishment conference of United Nations in San Francisco. At the time was an enterprise of Mexico, it arrived at resolution. It said that a state by which government was created by armed assassination and which had lead a war against The United Nations couldn't be a member of it. During conference in Potsdam, the great powers pronounced that they would not support gen. Franco's government and his endeavors to be accepted to the UN. The beginning of this paper discusses about circumstances in which the Security Council started be interested in the issue of Spain. In April 1946 Poland took up an initiative against Spain's causes. Poland was supported and inspired by representative of the Soviet Union. The Polish delegation presented resolution to acknowledge of Franco's regime as danger international peace and security. Poland appealed to United Nations to break diplomatic contacts with Spain. The main issue of this paper is to reconcile the process of discussion and the resolution of Polish delegate to the UN. The proposition of Polish delegate was refused by the Security Council because of opposition to it by western states. At the time a committee was founded with five members, including Poland, for inquiry of this issue. The conclusion of this working group was that Franco's regime activity was "potential" danger for peace. The committee suggested handing the case over to the UN and putting forward a proposal to the General Assembly. The proposal instructed all its members to break diplomatic contacts with Spain. Finally the Security Council did not take up any resolution on this issue. It was a result of a protest by the Soviet Union. A delegate from the Soviet Union considered that denunciation of Franco's regime in form that was only "potentially" a threat to peace was inadequate. Nevertheless the issue was retreated from by the Security Council and handed in to the General Assembly. It meant that effort of the Polish and Soviet delegacies did not bring any expected effects [besides moral and propaganda]. There did not come to be any radical decision of the Security Council about Franco's regime.