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title: "UN R/14/773B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/773B: Colonialism. Adopted in 1959 — 50 in favour, 4 against, 25 abstaining. TO ADOPT 3RD PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF TUNISIA DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.275/REV.1) ON TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL COMPOSITION, CONSIDERING THE DESIRABILITY OF STUDYING THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO GOVERNING PRINCIPLES OF MEMBERSHIP, RESULTING FROM CHANGES IN TR"
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# R/14/773B: TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

Voted 1959-12-02 · Colonialism

Yes

50

63%

No

4

5%

Abstain

25

32%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 3RD PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF TUNISIA DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.275/REV.1) ON TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL COMPOSITION, CONSIDERING THE DESIRABILITY OF STUDYING THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO GOVERNING PRINCIPLES OF MEMBERSHIP, RESULTING FROM CHANGES IN TR

### Voted against

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ethiopia

### Notable abstentions

Canada, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Laos, Liberia

## Primary sources

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

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