UN vote ·
R/17/484: RHODESIA
Voted 1962-10-07 · General Assembly recorded vote
Yes
81
86%
No
2
2%
Abstain
11
12%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/5256 AND CORR.1) URGING THE U.K. TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF JOSEPH NKOMO AND OTHER NATIONALIST LEADERS AND THE LIFTING OF THE BAN ON THE ZIMBABWE PEOPLE'S UNION IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
Voted against
Portugal, South Africa
Notable abstentions
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Turkey, United States