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title: "UN R/16/1104B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/1104B: Colonialism. Rejected in 1961 — 15 in favour, 55 against, 22 abstaining. TO ADOPT A U.S. AMENDMENT (A/L.381) TO 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4998), REPLACING WORD \\CONDEMNS\\\\ IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 1 WITH WORD \\\\\"REGRETS.\\\\\"\""
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# R/16/1104B: NON SELF GOVERNING TERRITORIES, INFORMATION

Voted 1961-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

15

16%

No

55

60%

Abstain

22

24%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT A U.S. AMENDMENT (A/L.381) TO 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4998), REPLACING WORD \CONDEMNS\\\ IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 1 WITH WORD \\\\"REGRETS.\\\\""

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Nicaragua

## Primary sources

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

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