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title: "UN R/17/1166A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/17/1166A: General Assembly recorded vote. Rejected in 1962 — 25 in favour, 46 against, 15 abstaining. TO ADOPT AN ITALIAN MOTION FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON THE OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH OF THE 13-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.415 AND ADD.1) ON THE SITUATION IN ANGOLA, SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING UN MEMBER-STATES TO DENY ANY SUPPORT OR ASSISTANCE, PARTICULARLY OF"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/840"
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# R/17/1166A: ANGOLA, PORTUGESE SUPPRESSION

Voted 1962-12-02 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

25

29%

No

46

53%

Abstain

15

17%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT AN ITALIAN MOTION FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON THE OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH OF THE 13-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.415 AND ADD.1) ON THE SITUATION IN ANGOLA, SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING UN MEMBER-STATES TO DENY ANY SUPPORT OR ASSISTANCE, PARTICULARLY OF

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Chile, Cyprus, Iran, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uruguay, Venezuela

## Primary sources

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

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