UN vote ·
R/14/585C: FRANCE, NUCLEAR TESTING
Voted 1959-11-06 · Nuclear weapons
Yes
35
44%
No
29
36%
Abstain
16
20%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT 8TH PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/4280), BEARING IN MIND THAT FRANCE CANNOT PROTECT THE AFRICAN STATES THREATENED BY THE DANGERS OF HER NUCLEAR TESTS.
Voted against
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Notable abstentions
Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Haiti, Iceland, Ireland, Laos, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey