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title: "UN R/17/1155B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/17/1155B: Colonialism. Adopted in 1962 — 52 in favour, 40 against, 12 abstaining. TO ADOPT LAST PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF THE 34-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUIRING A TIME LIMIT WITHIN WHICH THE DECLARATION MUST BE IMPLEMENTED."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/837"
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# R/17/1155B: DECOLONIZATION, INFORMATION

Voted 1962-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

52

50%

No

40

38%

Abstain

12

12%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT LAST PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF THE 34-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUIRING A TIME LIMIT WITHIN WHICH THE DECLARATION MUST BE IMPLEMENTED.

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

### Notable abstentions

Cambodia, Cameroon, Cyprus, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago

## Primary sources

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

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