The first edition, compiled by Sami Hadawi, appeared in 1966 under the title United Nations Resolutions on Palestine 1947-1966 as No. 3 in the IPS Basic Documentary Series. The second edition, compiled and classified by Sami Musallam, appeared in 1973 under the title United Nations Resolutions on Palestine 1947-1972 as No. 10 in the Basic Documentary Series. This volume, the third expanded edition, completes the earlier ones by including all the resolutions adopted by the United Nations in 1974 and other resolutions adopted earlier by specialized agencies, but not included in the first two editions either because it was not possible to obtain them in time for publication or because of inadvertent omissions. The texts of the resolutions have been taken from official records of the United Nations.