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title: "UN ESS/1/34 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "ESS/1/34: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1956 — 62 in favour, 5 against, 6 abstaining. TO ADOPT U.S. DRAFT RESOL. (A/3256) URGING IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND WITHDRAWAL OF ALL FORCES BEHIND THE 1949 ARMISTIC LINES AND URGING THE TAKING OF STEPS TO RE-OPEN THE SUEZ CANAL AND RESTORE SECURE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/9019"
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# ESS/1/34: SUEZ CANAL, CEASEFIRE, TROOP WITHDRAWAL

Voted 1956-11-02 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

62

85%

No

5

7%

Abstain

6

8%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT U.S. DRAFT RESOL. (A/3256) URGING IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND WITHDRAWAL OF ALL FORCES BEHIND THE 1949 ARMISTIC LINES AND URGING THE TAKING OF STEPS TO RE-OPEN THE SUEZ CANAL AND RESTORE SECURE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION.

### Voted against

Australia, France, Israel, New Zealand, United Kingdom

### Notable abstentions

Belgium, Canada, Laos, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa

## Primary sources

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

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