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The membership of the Economic and Social Council, as from 1 January, 1950, will therefore be : Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Poland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom (retiring at the end of 1950). Belgium, Chile, China, France, India, and Peru (retiring at theend of 1951). Canada, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, Iran, Pakistan, and the United States (retiring at the end of 1952). Trusteeship Council Argentina and Iraq were elected, by 50 and 45 votes respectively, tofill the vacancies created by the normal retirement from the Trusteeship Council of Iraq and Mexico at the end of 1949. Costa Rica having announced the intention of resigning from the Trusteeship Council, the Dominican Republic was elected, by 45 votes,, to replace Costa Rica for the unexpired period of the latter's term, from 20 October, 1949, to 31 December, 1950. The membership of the Trusteeship Council, as from 1 January, 1950,. will therefore be : Administering Members : Australia, Belgium, France, New Zealand,. the United Kingdom, and the United States. Non-administering Members : China and the Soviet Union (permanent) the Dominican Republic and the Philippines (retiring at the end of 1950) ; Argentina and Iraq (retiring at the end of 1951). Credentials Committee The General Assembly, in accordance with Rule 24 of The Rules of Procedure, appointed a Committee, composed of the representatives of Belgium, Brazil, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cuba, Iran, the Union of South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Uruguay, to examine the credentials of representatives. V. GENERAL DEBATE In the absence of the President of the third regular session of the General Assembly, Dr H. V. Evatt, of Australia, Mr Norman Makin, Chairman of the Australian delegation, declared the fourth regular session open and read to the Assembly a message from Dr Evatt, regretting his enforced absence, claiming that the United Nations now held an established position as the supreme world body, and making a plea for universality of membership.