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title: "UN R/3/565B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/3/565B: Disarmament. Rejected in 1948 — 8 in favour, 23 against, 19 abstaining. 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."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/97"
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# 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

## Primary sources

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

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