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title: "UN R/18/1899 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/18/1899: Disarmament. Adopted in 1963 — 82 in favour, 6 against, 17 abstaining. TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/5605) CONSIDERING ANNEXATION OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA BY S. AFRICA TO BE AN ACT OF AGGRESSION, AND URGING UN MEMBERS TO EMBARGO SHIPMENTS OF ARMS AND OTHER MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM P"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/857"
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# R/18/1899: SOUTH WEST AFRICA

Voted 1963-11-02 · Disarmament

Yes

82

78%

No

6

6%

Abstain

17

16%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/5605) CONSIDERING ANNEXATION OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA BY S. AFRICA TO BE AN ACT OF AGGRESSION, AND URGING UN MEMBERS TO EMBARGO SHIPMENTS OF ARMS AND OTHER MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM P

### Voted against

France, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway

## Primary sources

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

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