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Vote Recorded VoteS/PV.1558 Nov. 23, 1970

— Abstain (11)
Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
Mr. Yost (United States of America)
I very much regret that our amendment was not adopted but, nevertheless, in view of the importance of the resolution and particularly in view of the assurances of one of the sponsors, the representative of Burundi, to the effect that he ,assumed that the President would be consulting members of the Council about the mission, we voted for the resolution on that understanding.
Sir Colin CROWE (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
My delegation, I must confess, would have very much preferred to see the amendment proposed by the United States delegation to paragraph 4 of this resolution. But we are glad to be able to vote in favour of the whole resolution since we do feel that it is important that an urgent call should go out from this Council for the withdrawal of all external armed forces from Guinea immediately and that …
Mr. Mwaanga (Zambia)
I realize that the hour is late, but as the representative of a country which has had the displeasure of bringing complaints to the Security Council against Portugal, I conside it incumbent upon me to make a brief statement. 106. My delegation listened very carefully to the telegram which was read out by the Secretary-General containing an important request from the President of the Republic of …
Mr. Pastinen (Finland)
In the view of my delegation, it is right that the Council has acted with the urgency that the situation demands. As emphasized by the representative of Nepal, in introducing the draft, it is an interim measure, a preliminary step designed to meet the immediate needs of the situation and to give expression to the will of the Council to act in accordance with its responsibilities. To take more sub…
Mr. Toure (Guinea)
My statement now will be merely to thank all those here who have expressed their active solidarity with my country, which is at present going through a very grave period. 127. The operative part of the draft resolution the Council has just adopted unanimously asks you, Mr. President, in close co-operation with the Secretary- General, to send a mission promptly-not to establish the facts, which w…
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