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title: "UN Roll call 901 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "Roll call 901: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1965 — 85 in favour, 0 against, 19 abstaining. TO ADOPT 4TH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION VII (A/6160) NOTING U.K. ANNOUNCEMENT OF INDEPENDENCE FOR BRITISH GUIANA ON 26 MAY 1966 AND REQUESTING THE U.K. TO THEREFORE ABOLISH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AND RELEASE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THAT TERR"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/901"
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# Roll call 901: BRITISH GUIANA, STATE OF EMERGENCY

Voted 1965-12-01 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

85

82%

No

0

0%

Abstain

19

18%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 4TH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION VII (A/6160) NOTING U.K. ANNOUNCEMENT OF INDEPENDENCE FOR BRITISH GUIANA ON 26 MAY 1966 AND REQUESTING THE U.K. TO THEREFORE ABOLISH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AND RELEASE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THAT TERR

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa

## Primary sources

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

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