UN vote ·
R/16/873: NON SELF GOVERNING TERRITORIES
Voted 1961-11-05 · Colonialism
Yes
52
51%
No
35
35%
Abstain
14
14%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT LAST PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF THE 13-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.368) URGING DUTCH-INDONESIAN RENEWED NEGOTIATIONS OVER WEST IRIAN, SAID PARAGRAPH PROVIDING THAT ANY SOLUTION TO THE FUTURE OF A NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY BE BASED ON THE P
Voted against
Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Congo - Kinshasa, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Yemen Arab Republic, Yugoslavia
Notable abstentions
Argentina, Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Guatemala, Iran, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela