iounclt had detracted from the overall autho rlty of the prj.marl' organ. fhe Securlty Councll unlike tne ECOSOC or the lru€teeship Council r,ras not in any way made res- ponsible to the' General Assembly; indeeC, 1n a nr:mber . . of 'rGtters even apart from malntenance of intelrratlonal peace and securlty, the Security Councll seemed to have been given an over-rlding volce such as j.n matters concernlng admj.ssLon of. new membe rs (nrtlcle 4), appolnt- ment of tl€ Secretary-General (Article 97) and appronal of tnrsteeship agreements in relation to strategic areas(Article 83). The speclal position of the Securlty Council, as envlsaged in the C!.!arter, was no doubt dellberate and perhaps Justif,lable ln tlre bacfuround and ttre context- of efficlent functloning of Ute Organizatlon as contemplated at San Franclsco.A/4O/726 English page 13 The framers of the Charter wer€, however, not urunLndful of the need for ar€ndment of the charter in the llghtof the experience 1n the r+orkl.ng of the Organizati.on and had envj-saged the conveninq of a gen€lral conf,erence for tlre purpose of reviewlng the Charte r by a s llnp].e majorlty ot- votes ln the G6ner31 Assembly and the vote. of any seven mernbers of t}!e Securitlt Council if the revlew conference had not taken place before the tenti annual session of the General Assernbly ( See Artl.cle 109, para 3 ) . flowever, ttre anendments .car:rled out in the Oraruer <iurinq these forty ye ars lrave been in regard to,only t] rree minor matters, narnely, enlargement of the memberst ip of the Security Councl-l from 11 to 15 (Artlcle 23), the votlng procedure tn the Security Councll (articte 2?) and enlarlement ln tJre, meribeEstilp of, ECOSOC from 18 to 2'I Eo 54 members, (Artlcle 61) ard 1n AEtlcIe 109 para 1. Vlews had been expressed la the General Assembly Ln tlre ve r1r flrst
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the structure and functioning of the United Nations, specifically the Security Council, and its relationship with the General Assembly. It mentions the Charter of the United Nations and its articles, which suggests that the topic is related to international organization and governance.

**Category**
International organization and governance, Politics