Doug wrote:
>
> Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> >Doug wrote:
> >
> >>Erik Reuter wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 01:17:21PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>the Security Council does whatever these five agree upon. Yes, 5 of the 10
> >>>>temporary members have to concur, but it is likely to happen if these 5
> >>>>agree.
> >>>>
> >>>4, I believe.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>5: U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China
> >>
> >
> >I thought the 4 was the number of the temporary members that had to
> >concur; if it's 9 out of 15 (which I seem to remember someone quoting),
> >then you'd need to have 4 of the 10 temporary members agree to whatever
> >the 5 you listed agree on.
> >
> Oh, OK, I misunderstood. 8^P
What you were responding to was perhaps ambiguous, and I wouldn't have
caught it if I hadn't been paying attention earlier in the discussion.
(And I'll feel better about *my* response if I get confirmation from
Erik at some point.)
And your response was informational. :)
Julia
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