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title: "UN R/18/1881B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/18/1881B: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1963 — 100 in favour, 1 against, 4 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5565) CALLING FOR UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN SOUTH AFRICA INTERNED FOR OPPOSING APARTHEID, SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING S. AFRICA TO ABANDON"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/851"
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# R/18/1881B: APARTHEID, POLITICAL PRISONERS

Voted 1963-10-01 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

100

95%

No

1

1%

Abstain

4

4%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5565) CALLING FOR UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN SOUTH AFRICA INTERNED FOR OPPOSING APARTHEID, SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING S. AFRICA TO ABANDON

### Voted against

South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Australia, France, United Kingdom, United States

## Primary sources

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

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