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title: "UN R/15/377B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/377B: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1961 — 62 in favour, 15 against, 16 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE 11-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.335), AS AMENDED BY THE U.S.S.R. PROPOSAL (A/L.336), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS DECISION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN REGARD TO THE CANDIDAT"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/704"
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# R/15/377B: ADMISSION MAURITANIA

Voted 1961-04-03 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

62

67%

No

15

16%

Abstain

16

17%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE 11-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.335), AS AMENDED BY THE U.S.S.R. PROPOSAL (A/L.336), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS DECISION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN REGARD TO THE CANDIDAT

### Voted against

Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen Arab Republic, Yugoslavia

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ghana, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Mali, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay

## Primary sources

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

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