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title: "UN R/14/775A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/775A: Colonialism. Adopted in 1959 — 25 in favour, 23 against, 31 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUNISIA DRAFT RESOL. (A/275/REV.1) ON TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL COMPOSITION, RECOMMENDING CONSIDERATION OF EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AMONG REMAINING MEMBERS SO THAT THE TWO MAIN GROUPS AT PRESENT REPRESENTE"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/622"
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# R/14/775A: TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

Voted 1959-12-02 · Colonialism

Yes

25

32%

No

23

29%

Abstain

31

39%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUNISIA DRAFT RESOL. (A/275/REV.1) ON TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL COMPOSITION, RECOMMENDING CONSIDERATION OF EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AMONG REMAINING MEMBERS SO THAT THE TWO MAIN GROUPS AT PRESENT REPRESENTE

### Voted against

Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Yemen Arab Republic

### Notable abstentions

Austria, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Iran, Italy, Japan

## Primary sources

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

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