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title: "UN R/52/38R Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/52/38R: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1997 — 153 in favour, 0 against, 9 abstaining. The President: Draft resolution R is entitled _Transparency in armaments<d3>. Separate votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 5 (b) and 7 of draft resolution R. Is there anyobjection to that request? 67th plenary meeting 9 December 1997 There is no objection. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 5 (b). A recorded vote has been requested. A"
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# R/52/38R: nan

Voted 1997-12-09 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

153

94%

No

0

0%

Abstain

9

6%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The President: Draft resolution R is entitled \_Transparency in armaments\<d3>. Separate votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 5 (b) and 7 of draft resolution R. Is there anyobjection to that request? 67th plenary meeting 9 December 1997 There is no objection. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 5 (b). A recorded vote has been requested. A

### Notable abstentions

Algeria, China, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria

## Primary sources

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

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