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UN Security Council
Resolution 296
UN Security Council; Resolution 296
Date	August 18 1971
Meeting no.	1,575
Code	S/RES/296 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Bahrain
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; United Kingdom; United States; Soviet Union;
Non-permanent members	Argentina; Belgium; Burundi; Italy; Japan; Nicaragua; Poland; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Syria;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 296, adopted unanimously on August 18, 1971, after examining the application of Bahrain for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Bahrain be admitted.