On February 1, 1951, the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 498 was passed, condemning the aggression of the People's Republic of China.[1] This was followed by Report A/1802 of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee, containing the draft resolution which was considered by the General Assembly at its 330th plenary meeting on May 18, 1951; the resolution was passed with 47 votes to nil, with 8 abstentions and 5 nations not voting.[2]