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title: "UN Roll call 898 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "Roll call 898: Colonialism. Adopted in 1965 — 47 in favour, 32 against, 24 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. V (A/6160) ON THE FUTURE OF THE FOLLOWING ISLAND TERRITORIES: AMERICAN SAMOA, ANTIQUA, BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, COCOS ISLANDS, DOMINICA, GI"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/898"
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# Roll call 898: STATUS OF ISLAND TERRITORIES

Voted 1965-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

47

46%

No

32

31%

Abstain

24

23%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. V (A/6160) ON THE FUTURE OF THE FOLLOWING ISLAND TERRITORIES: AMERICAN SAMOA, ANTIQUA, BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, COCOS ISLANDS, DOMINICA, GI

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, Finland, Gabon, Honduras, Israel, Madagascar, Malawi

## Primary sources

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

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