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title: "UN R/17/1155C Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/17/1155C: Colonialism. Adopted in 1962 — 54 in favour, 38 against, 12 abstaining. TO ADOPT LAST PHRASE OF OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 8 (B) OF THE 34-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), WHICH PHRASE READS: \\..INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE FIXING OF AN APPROPRIATE TIME LIMIT.\\\\\" 0 0 0 0 1 0"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/838"
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# R/17/1155C: COLONIALISM

Voted 1962-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

54

52%

No

38

37%

Abstain

12

12%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT LAST PHRASE OF OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 8 (B) OF THE 34-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), WHICH PHRASE READS: \\..INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE FIXING OF AN APPROPRIATE TIME LIMIT.\\\\" 0 0 0 0 1 0

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, 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, Venezuela

### Notable abstentions

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

## Primary sources

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

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