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title: "UN SS/5 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "SS/5: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1967 — 84 in favour, 2 against, 29 abstaining. TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/L. 516/REV. 1) ESTABLISHING AN 11-MEMBER COUNCIL FOR SOUTH WEST AFRICA TO BE BASED IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA AND TO ADMINISTER THE TERRRITORY UNTIL INDEPENDENCE; ALSO REQUESTING THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES OF"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/9018"
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# SS/5: SOUTH WEST AFRICA, COUNCIL

Voted 1967-05-07 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

84

73%

No

2

2%

Abstain

29

25%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/L. 516/REV. 1) ESTABLISHING AN 11-MEMBER COUNCIL FOR SOUTH WEST AFRICA TO BE BASED IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA AND TO ADMINISTER THE TERRRITORY UNTIL INDEPENDENCE; ALSO REQUESTING THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES OF

### Voted against

Portugal, South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy

## Primary sources

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

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