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title: "UN R/14/773A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/773A: Colonialism. Adopted in 1959 — 33 in favour, 31 against, 15 abstaining. TO ADOPT 2ND PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF THE TUNISIA DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.275/REV.1) ON FUTURE COMPOSITION OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, SAID PARAGRAPH CONSIDERING THE MODIFICATIONS IN TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL COMPOSITION TO BE EFFECTED BY LIQUIDATION OF"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/616"
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# R/14/773A: TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

Voted 1959-12-02 · Colonialism

Yes

33

42%

No

31

39%

Abstain

15

19%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 2ND PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF THE TUNISIA DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.275/REV.1) ON FUTURE COMPOSITION OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, SAID PARAGRAPH CONSIDERING THE MODIFICATIONS IN TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL COMPOSITION TO BE EFFECTED BY LIQUIDATION OF

### Voted against

Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Liberia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen Arab Republic

### Notable abstentions

Austria, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Iran, Italy, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar (Burma), Netherlands, Norway, Spain

## Primary sources

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

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