UN vote ·
R/3/565B: DISARMAMENT
Voted 1948-11-07 · Disarmament
Yes
8
16%
No
23
46%
Abstain
19
38%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT PARAGRAPH 4 OF USSR DRAFT RESOL. (A/723), POINTING TO THE BIG POWERS' RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORLD PEACE AND SECURITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR MILITARY STRENGTH.
Voted against
Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greece, Haiti, Iceland, Luxembourg, Myanmar (Burma), Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Notable abstentions
Afghanistan, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Netherlands, New Zealand