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title: "UN R/17/655 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/17/655: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1962 — 78 in favour, 2 against, 19 abstaining. TO ADOPT 4TH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/C.4/L.753) REAFFIRMING EARLIER RESOLUTIONS FOR THE U.K. AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF SOUTHERN PHODESIA TO SUSPEND 1961 CONSTITUTION AND THE PENDING ELECTIONS, CALL A FULLY-REPRESENTATIVE NEW CONSTITUT"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/809"
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# R/17/655: RHODESIA, POLITICAL PRISONERS

Voted 1962-10-05 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

78

79%

No

2

2%

Abstain

19

19%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 4TH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/C.4/L.753) REAFFIRMING EARLIER RESOLUTIONS FOR THE U.K. AS ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY OF SOUTHERN PHODESIA TO SUSPEND 1961 CONSTITUTION AND THE PENDING ELECTIONS, CALL A FULLY-REPRESENTATIVE NEW CONSTITUT

### Voted against

Portugal, South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mali, Netherlands

## Primary sources

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

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