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title: "UN Roll call 939 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "Roll call 939: Colonialism. Adopted in 1966 — 57 in favour, 22 against, 21 abstaining. TO ADOPT PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE 26-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.506 AND ADD.1,2), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING COLONIAL POWERS TO DISMANTLE MILITARY BASES AND INSTALLATIONS IN COLONIAL TERRITORIES AND REFRAIN FROM ESTABLISHING NEW ONES."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/939"
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# Roll call 939: COLONIALISM, MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

Voted 1966-12-07 · Colonialism

Yes

57

57%

No

22

22%

Abstain

21

21%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE 26-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.506 AND ADD.1,2), SAID PARAGRAPH REQUESTING COLONIAL POWERS TO DISMANTLE MILITARY BASES AND INSTALLATIONS IN COLONIAL TERRITORIES AND REFRAIN FROM ESTABLISHING NEW ONES.

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Central African Republic, Colombia, El Salvador, Finland, Gabon, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico

## Primary sources

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

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