United Nations General Assembly Resolution 273 was adopted on 11 May 1949 to admit Israel as a United Nations member state. It followed the approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 69 on 4 March 1949.
Resolution 273 was opened in the second half of the third session of the United Nations General Assembly. It received 37 votes in favour and 12 votes against, with 9 abstentions, thereby fulfilling the requisite two-thirds majority for successful adoption.
In the debates about UN resolution 273 in 1949 about Israel's admittance to the UN, Israel's UN representative Abba Eban promised that the state would honor its obligations under resolution 181 and Resolution 194. El Salvador's representative asked:
Eban replied:
He further added:
The result of the voting was the following:
In favour
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Byelorussian SSR, Canada, Chile, China (Republic of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia.
Against
Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen.
Abstaining
Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, El Salvador, Greece, Siam, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom.