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title: "UN SS/1/115 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "SS/1/115: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1947 — 41 in favour, 7 against, 3 abstaining. TO ADOPT 5-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/305) GRANTING THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR PALESTINE A HEARING ON THE PALESTINE SITUATION BEFORE THE 1ST COMMITTEE; LIKEWISE TRANSMITTING OTHER SIMILAR COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED ALSO TO THIS COMMITTEE."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/9003"
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# SS/1/115: PALESTINE, JEWISH AGENCY

Voted 1947-05-06 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

41

80%

No

7

14%

Abstain

3

6%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 5-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/305) GRANTING THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR PALESTINE A HEARING ON THE PALESTINE SITUATION BEFORE THE 1ST COMMITTEE; LIKEWISE TRANSMITTING OTHER SIMILAR COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED ALSO TO THIS COMMITTEE.

### Voted against

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey

### Notable abstentions

India, Iran, Thailand

## Primary sources

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

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