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title: "UN Roll call 902 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "Roll call 902: Colonialism. Adopted in 1965 — 35 in favour, 2 against, 65 abstaining. TO ADOPT WORDS \\AND, TO THIS END, TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS ON THE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE SOVEREIGNTY PRESENTED BY THESE TWO TERRITORIES,\\\\ IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. VIII (A/6160) ON IFNI AND SPANISH SAHARA, SAID\""
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# Roll call 902: IFNI AND SPANISH SAHARA

Voted 1965-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

35

34%

No

2

2%

Abstain

65

64%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT WORDS \AND, TO THIS END, TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS ON THE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE SOVEREIGNTY PRESENTED BY THESE TWO TERRITORIES,\\\ IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. VIII (A/6160) ON IFNI AND SPANISH SAHARA, SAID"

### Voted against

Portugal, Spain

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica

## Primary sources

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

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