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title: "UN R/16/1398 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/1398: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1962 — 61 in favour, 26 against, 14 abstaining. TO ADOPT A GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION (A/5131) TO INCLUDE AN ITEM ON \\QUESTION OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA,\\\\ IN THE AGENDA.\\\"\""
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/795"
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# R/16/1398: RHODESIA

Voted 1962-06-01 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

61

60%

No

26

26%

Abstain

14

14%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT A GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION (A/5131) TO INCLUDE AN ITEM ON \QUESTION OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA,\\\ IN THE AGENDA.\\""

### Voted against

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Japan, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Thailand

## Primary sources

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

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