A/PV.330 General Assembly

I shall now put t4e .draft resolution to the vote as a whole, by roll-call.· A vote was ta:~en by roll-call. The United States of America, having been drawn by lot by the President, was called upon to vote first. In favour: United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Against: None. Abstaining: Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sweden, Syria. The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics did not participate in the voting. 137. The PRESIDENT (translated from French): Before announcing the results of the voting, I wish to give an explanation. My ruling generally is to count those delegations which do not participate in the vote as abstai'ing. In this special case, however, in view of the importance of thif resolution and in view of the fact that the First Committee followed a different procedure, I shall allow an exception and I shall mention separately those which abstained and those which declared that they did not wish to participate in the vote. 138. The result of the voting is as follows: 47 delegations voted in favour, none against, 8 abstained and 5 delegations dec1ared that they did not wish to participate in the vote. Consequently the draft resolution is adopted. The meeting rose at 12.55 p.m.