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title: "UN R/16/876 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/876: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1961 — 40 in favour, 39 against, 21 abstaining. TO ADOPT 9-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.367/REV.1) URGING FURTHER DUTCH-INDONESIAN NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE FUTURE OF WEST NEW GUINEA."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/749"
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# R/16/876: WEST IRIAN

Voted 1961-11-05 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

40

40%

No

39

39%

Abstain

21

21%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 9-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.367/REV.1) URGING FURTHER DUTCH-INDONESIAN NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE FUTURE OF WEST NEW GUINEA.

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, France, Gabon, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria

## Primary sources

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

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