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title: "UN ESS/1/71B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "ESS/1/71B: Disarmament. Adopted in 1956 — 57 in favour, 5 against, 12 abstaining. TO ADOPT 19-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/3275) AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ARRANGE WITH PARTIES CONCERNED A CEASEFIRE, WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES, AND HALTING OF MOVEMENT OF OF ARMS AND FORCES INTO THE AREA, AT THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE; ALSO REQUIRING T"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/9021"
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# ESS/1/71B: SUEZ CANAL, CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Voted 1956-11-04 · Disarmament

Yes

57

77%

No

5

7%

Abstain

12

16%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 19-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/3275) AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ARRANGE WITH PARTIES CONCERNED A CEASEFIRE, WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES, AND HALTING OF MOVEMENT OF OF ARMS AND FORCES INTO THE AREA, AT THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE; ALSO REQUIRING T

### Voted against

Australia, France, Israel, New Zealand, United Kingdom

### Notable abstentions

Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Iceland, Laos, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden

## Primary sources

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

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