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title: "UN Roll call 965 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "Roll call 965: Colonialism. Adopted in 1966 — 70 in favour, 16 against, 25 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAG. 5 OF DRAFT RESOL. (A/6624) ON NEW GUINEA AND PAPUA, WHICH PARAGRAPH CALLS UPON THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWER TO REFRAIN FROM UTILIZING THE TERRITORIES FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE U.N. CHARTER."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/965"
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# Roll call 965: NEW GUINEA AND PAUPA

Voted 1966-12-07 · Colonialism

Yes

70

63%

No

16

14%

Abstain

25

23%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAG. 5 OF DRAFT RESOL. (A/6624) ON NEW GUINEA AND PAPUA, WHICH PARAGRAPH CALLS UPON THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWER TO REFRAIN FROM UTILIZING THE TERRITORIES FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE U.N. CHARTER.

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Israel, Japan

## Primary sources

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

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