Abstract
This article examines the Anglo-American discord generated by the United States' decision in 1950 to introduce a resolution to the fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, known as the Uniting for Peace Resolution. It is argued that the ensuing conflict between the American and the British views on the Uniting for Peace Resolution was a manifestation of the differing perceptions of the two close allies on the UN's role in 1950. The United States wanted to turn the UN into a coercive instrument of collective security against aggressive acts, while the British believed that the UN could not play such a role. It is also argued that the British had serious reservations about the adoption of the Uniting for Peace Resolution because, with a circumscribed veto, it would have placed them in a less advantageous position in the United Nations.
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