United Nations Security Council Resolution 138

United Nations Security Council Resolution 138 was adopted on June 23, 1960, after a complaint that the transfer of Adolf Eichmann to Israel from Argentina constituted a violation of the latter's sovereignty. The Council declared that such acts, if repeated, could endanger international peace and security and requested that Israel make the appropriate reparation in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the rules of international law. Israel held the view that the matter was beyond the Council's competence and should instead be settled via direct bilateral negotiations.[1] Israel and Argentina did conduct further negotiations, and on August 3 issued a joint declaration admitting that Argentine sovereignty had been violated, but that the dispute had been resolved.[2]

UN Security Council Resolution 138
Adolf Eichmann
Date	June 23 1960
Meeting no.	868
Code	S/4349 (Document)
Subject	Question relating to the case of Adolf Eichmann
Voting summary	8 voted for None voted against 2 abstained 1 present not voting
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Ceylon  Ecuador  Italy  Poland  Tunisia
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Resolution 138 was approved by eight votes to none; the People's Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union abstained. Argentina was present but did not participate in voting.