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title: "UN R/15/1273C Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/1273C: Colonialism. Adopted in 1960 — 40 in favour, 34 against, 22 abstaining. TO ADOPT A U.S.S.R. AMENDMENT (A/L.328) TO THE 43-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.323 AND ADD.1-6), SAID AMENDMENT ADDING AN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 9 DECIDING TO CONSIDER IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS RESOLUTION DURING 16TH SESSION."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/657"
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# R/15/1273C: COLONIALISM

Voted 1960-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

40

42%

No

34

35%

Abstain

22

23%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT A U.S.S.R. AMENDMENT (A/L.328) TO THE 43-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.323 AND ADD.1-6), SAID AMENDMENT ADDING AN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 9 DECIDING TO CONSIDER IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS RESOLUTION DURING 16TH SESSION.

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo - Brazzaville, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran

## Primary sources

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

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