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title: "UN R/21/2238 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/21/2238: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1966 — 69 in favour, 18 against, 27 abstaining. TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6622) ON OMAN, CALLING UPON THE U.K. TO CEASE ALL REPRESSIVE ACTIONS, WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM THE TERRITORY, RELEASE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS AND ELIMINATE ALL BRITISH DOMINATION."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/973"
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# R/21/2238: OMAN

Voted 1966-12-07 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

69

61%

No

18

16%

Abstain

27

24%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6622) ON OMAN, CALLING UPON THE U.K. TO CEASE ALL REPRESSIVE ACTIONS, WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM THE TERRITORY, RELEASE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS AND ELIMINATE ALL BRITISH DOMINATION.

### Voted against

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica

## Primary sources

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

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