General Assembly

General Assembly Admits Western Samoa as 147th UN Member State

15 December 1976

The General Assembly this afternoon admitted the Independent State of Western Samoa as the 147th Member of the United Nations. A 45-nation draft resolution calling for Samoa's admission was adopted unanimously by the Assembly. Following the admission of Samoa to the United Nations, the Deputy Head of State of that country, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV, speaking in Samoan, addressed the Assembly. Welcoming statements were then made by a number of delegations.
Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV, Deputy Head of State of Western Samoa, addressing the Assembly.

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