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title: "UN R/22/2324 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/22/2324: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1967 — 108 in favour, 2 against, 2 abstaining. TO ADOPT THE 73-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.536/ADD.4) CONDEMNING THE ILLEGAL ARREST, DEPORTATION AND TRIAL IN PRETORIA OF 37 SOUTH WEST AFRICANS AND CALLING UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA TO RELEASE AND REPATRIATE THEM."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/997"
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# R/22/2324: SOUTH AFRICA, POLITICAL PRISONERS

Voted 1967-12-05 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

108

96%

No

2

2%

Abstain

2

2%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT THE 73-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.536/ADD.4) CONDEMNING THE ILLEGAL ARREST, DEPORTATION AND TRIAL IN PRETORIA OF 37 SOUTH WEST AFRICANS AND CALLING UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA TO RELEASE AND REPATRIATE THEM.

### Voted against

Portugal, South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Greece, Malawi

## Primary sources

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

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