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title: "UN R/17/1155A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/17/1155A: Colonialism. Rejected in 1962 — 37 in favour, 45 against, 21 abstaining. TO ADOPT TUNISIAN PROPOSAL FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE 34-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), SAID PARAGRAPH ENLARGING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF I"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/836"
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# R/17/1155A: COLONIALISM

Voted 1962-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

37

36%

No

45

44%

Abstain

21

20%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT TUNISIAN PROPOSAL FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE 34-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), SAID PARAGRAPH ENLARGING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF I

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Liberia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal

## Primary sources

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

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