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R/15/273B: SOUTH AFRICA, SANCTIONS

Voted 1961-04-04 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes
41
43%
No
34
36%
Abstain
20
21%
Absent
0
0%

Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOL. I (A/4728) CONDEMNING THE APARTHEID POLICIES OF SOUTH AFRICA, SAID PARAGRAPH RECOMMENDING STATES TO CONSIDER TAKING SUCH MEASURES AS THE BREAKING-OFF OF DIPLOMATIC RELAT

Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Cambodia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Iran, Israel, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines

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