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title: "UN R/3/489 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/3/489: Colonialism. Adopted in 1948 — 27 in favour, 23 against, 2 abstaining. TO ADOPT PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. II (A/720) ON ADMINISTRATIVE UNIONS IN THE TRUST TERRITORIES, SAID PARAGRAPH NOTING THAT THE UN TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS EXCLUDED ANY KIND OF POLITICAL UNION BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE UNIONS OF TRUS"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/88"
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# R/3/489: TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL

Voted 1948-11-06 · Colonialism

Yes

27

52%

No

23

44%

Abstain

2

4%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. II (A/720) ON ADMINISTRATIVE UNIONS IN THE TRUST TERRITORIES, SAID PARAGRAPH NOTING THAT THE UN TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS EXCLUDED ANY KIND OF POLITICAL UNION BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE UNIONS OF TRUS

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Egypt, Saudi Arabia

## Primary sources

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

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