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title: "UN R/3/566B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/3/566B: Disarmament. Rejected in 1948 — 5 in favour, 35 against, 10 abstaining. TO ADOPT PARAGRAPH 6 OF USSR DRAFT RESOL. (A/723), RECOMMENDING THE PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REDUCE BY 1/3 ALL THEIR ARMED FORCES IN A YEAR."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/99"
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# R/3/566B: DISARMAMENT, CONVENTIONAL

Voted 1948-11-07 · Disarmament

Yes

5

10%

No

35

70%

Abstain

10

20%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT PARAGRAPH 6 OF USSR DRAFT RESOL. (A/723), RECOMMENDING THE PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REDUCE BY 1/3 ALL THEIR ARMED FORCES IN A YEAR.

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen Arab Republic

## Primary sources

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

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