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title: "UN R/13/478A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/13/478A: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1958 — 66 in favour, 6 against, 3 abstaining. TO ADOPT 7-POWER AMENDMENT (A/L.253) TO THE 6TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4034), SUBSTITUTING \\AT THE EARLIEST CONVENIENT DATE IN MARCH OR APRIL 1960\\\\ FOR \\\\\"IN JULY OR AUGUST 1959\\\\\", IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2. THE RESOLUTION REQUESTS THE SEC. \""
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/560"
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# R/13/478A: LAW OF THE SEA

Voted 1958-12-05 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

66

88%

No

6

8%

Abstain

3

4%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 7-POWER AMENDMENT (A/L.253) TO THE 6TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4034), SUBSTITUTING \AT THE EARLIEST CONVENIENT DATE IN MARCH OR APRIL 1960\\\ FOR \\\\"IN JULY OR AUGUST 1959\\\\", IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2. THE RESOLUTION REQUESTS THE SEC. "

### Voted against

Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden

### Notable abstentions

Cambodia, Iceland, New Zealand

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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