United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947
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The United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 was the resolution that established the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine and recommend future governance arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11501316 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 Context triple: [United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, legalBasis, United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947]
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A.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) is a 1947 resolution that established and defined the mandate of the International Law Commission to promote the progressive development and codification of international law.
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B.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 74 (I)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 74 (I) is an early post-World War II UN measure that created the Organization’s independent Board of Auditors to oversee and verify its financial accounts.
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C.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) is an early post-World War II UN measure that formally recognized genocide as an international crime and laid the groundwork for the later Genocide Convention.
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D.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV) is the 1959 measure that established the foundational international framework for the peaceful uses and governance of outer space, including the creation of mechanisms that led to today’s UN space affairs structures.
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E.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 Target entity description: The United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 was the resolution that established the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine and recommend future governance arrangements.
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A.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) is a 1947 resolution that established and defined the mandate of the International Law Commission to promote the progressive development and codification of international law.
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B.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 74 (I)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 74 (I) is an early post-World War II UN measure that created the Organization’s independent Board of Auditors to oversee and verify its financial accounts.
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C.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 96 (I) is an early post-World War II UN measure that formally recognized genocide as an international crime and laid the groundwork for the later Genocide Convention.
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D.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV) is the 1959 measure that established the foundational international framework for the peaceful uses and governance of outer space, including the creation of mechanisms that led to today’s UN space affairs structures.
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E.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN General Assembly decision
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United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| archivesAt | United Nations Archives and Records Management Section ⓘ |
| authorized | United Nations Special Committee on Palestine ⓘ |
| concerns |
Arab–Jewish conflict in Palestine
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British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction | United Nations ⓘ |
| date | 1947-05-15 ⓘ |
| describedAs | resolution establishing UNSCOP to study the Palestine problem and propose solutions ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181
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linked to:
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
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| follows | United Kingdom request to place the Palestine question before the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
mandated investigation of political, social and economic conditions in Palestine
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set terms of reference for UNSCOP ⓘ |
| hasPart | establishment of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
end of the British Mandate in Palestine
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalForm | resolution of the General Assembly ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
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United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| partOf | first special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Palestine question ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 15 May 1947 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
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to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ to recommend future governance arrangements for Palestine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
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partition proposals for Palestine ⓘ |
| significantEvent | creation of UNSCOP ⓘ |
| topic |
Palestine question
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linked to:
Question of Palestine
future government of Palestine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 Description of subject: The United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 was the resolution that established the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine and recommend future governance arrangements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
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legalBasis
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United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947
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