16
No.
17
abstention or opposition, or from abstention to opposition. There have
been $ fluctuating votes.
(v) Tropical Africa cont.
Peking 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969), Dahomey (abstain 1961, not
participating in the vote 1965, other years Taiwan), Ghana (abstain 1967
and 1968, other years Peking), Nigeria (abatain 1961, 1962, 1963 and
1968, Peking 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1969), Rwanda (abstain 1965, other
years Taiwan), Senegal (Talwan 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1969, abstain 1965
and 1968, Peking 1966 and 1967), Sterra Leone (Peking 1961, 1962 and
1965, abstain 1963, Taiwan 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969)
No.
A. States which have always voted for a study.
(1) West
Belgium, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,New
Zealand, Turkey, United States
10
(Li) Asia
Japan
t
11
(iv) Arab States Tunisia
1
(vi) Latin America and Caribbean
Chile (abstain 1965 and
1969, other years Taiwan)
1
(v) Tropical Africa Mauritius
1
Total
20
(vi) Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia, Quatemala, Jamaica, Mexico,
Barbados, Brazil, Chile,
Proposal for study committee
The proposal for a study has arisen on three occasions (1966, 1967 and
1963). and there was a good deal of "cross voting". The votes, as shown
in Table 3, pp. 28-30, are classified below la six groups, as follows:
#.
Uruguay, Venezuela
Total
- IN
States which have changed from opposition to a study to absence or
abatention, from opposition to support, or from abstention to support
(date of change in brackets).
A.
States which have always voted for a study
22
(i) West
Cyprus (1967), Norway (1968), Spain (1967)
3
B.
States which have changed from opposition to a study to absence or
abstention, from opposition to support, or from abstention to support
(ii) Asia
Laos (1967), Maldive Islanda (1968)
2
12
(iv) Arab States
Lebanon (1967)
1
C.
States which have always abstained or been absent
12
(V) Tropical Africa
D.
States which have always voted against a study
51
Madagascar (1967), Senegal (1966), Slerra Leone (1967), Somalia (1967),
Togo (1967)
E.
States which have changed from support for a study to abstention, from
support to opposition, or from abstention to opposition
21
(vi) Latia_America and Caribbean Haiti (1968)
1
Total
12
Staten which have varled their votes
Total
126
It will be seen that consistent support for a study has come in the main
from States favouring a Peking plus Taiwan policy. Opposition has come
from both some of Peking's most consistent supporters and some of
Peking's consistent opponents. The movement of opinion has, on balance,
been away from the study proposal- Twelve States have moved in favour of
the study or at least from opposition to abstention, while 21 States
have moved from support for the study to
C.
18
States which have always abstained or been absent,
(1) West
Austria, Portugal, United Kingdom
E.
No.
(ili) Asia
Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia
的
(iv) Arab States Saudi Arabia
1
(v) Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guines, Gabon, Swaziland
3
(vi) Latio America and Caribbean
Argentina, Guyana
Total
12
19
States which have changed from support for a study to abstention, from
support to opposition, or from abstention to opposition (date of change
lo brackets),
Canada (1968), Greece (1967), Malta (1968)
(1) West
3
(iv) Arab States
Kuwait (1968), Libya (1968), Morocco (1968)
J
(v) Tropical Africa Cameroon (1968), Chad (1967),
Democratic Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) (1967), Lesotho (1967),
Liberis (1967), Malawi (1967), Nigeria (1968)
(vi) Latin America and Caribbean Bolivia (1967),
Dominican Republic (1968), El Salvador (1968), Honduras (1967),
Nicaragua (1987). Panama (1967), Peru (1987), Trinidad and Tobago (1967)
7
D.
States which have always voted against a study.
Total
21
(D) West
Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, South Africa, Sweden
6
F.
States which have varied their votes,
(L) Eastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR,
Yugoslavia
10
((i) Asia
Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, China, India, Mongolia, Nepal,
Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
12
(Iv) Arab States
Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Southern Yemen, Sudan, Syria, UAR, Yemen
{v} Tropical Africa Botswans (opposed 1366 and 1968,
abstained 1967), Cambla (opposed 1966 and 1968, supported 1967), Ghana
(opposed 1966 and 1968, abatained 1967), Kenya (opposed 1966 and 1968,
abstained 1967), Uganda (opposed 1966 and 1968, abstained 1967), Zambia
(opposed 1966 and 1968, absent 1967)
(vi) Latin America and Caribbean Costa Rica (abstained
1966 and 1968, supported 1967).
Ecuador (supported 1966 and 1968, abstained 1987)
N
(v) Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic,
Congo (Brazzaville), Dahomey, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali,
Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Tanzania, Upper Volta
(vi) Latin America and Caribbean Cuba, Paraguay
13
N
Total
$1
Total
20
(1) TABLE 1
21
The Preliminary Question
two-thirds majority needed to change the representation of China
2/3
-
S
= simple majority needed
abstained, did not participate in the vote, or absent
non-Member
(1) West
1961
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
Australia
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
Ukralalan SSR Yugoslavia
(iii) Asia
Afghanistan
1961
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
מס מס לס מ ס to
S
S
S
S
* * * < 5 4
S
Austris
A
A
A
A
A
A
Burma
Belglum
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Cambodia
558
$
* * *
Canada
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Ceylon
S
S
S
S
Cyprus
A
Denmark
Finland
France
2/3
HEAD D
2/3
2/3
2/3
China (Taiwan)
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
S
8
India
S
S
S
S
8
S
Indonesia
$
2/3
2/9
A
S
S
3
S
Irac
2/3
A
A
2/3
2/3
2/3
Greece
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Japan
2/3
2/3
2/8
2/3
2/3
2/3
Iceland
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Laos
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Ireland
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Malaya/Malayala
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Israel
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Maldive Islands
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Italy
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Mongolia
$
8
Luxembourg
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Nepa!
S
S
Malta
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Netherlands
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Pakistan Philippines
S
S
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
New Zealand
2/3
2/a
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Norway
S
3
S
Singapore
Thailand
I
S
S
S
S
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Xu
2/3
Portugal
2/3
A
South Africa
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
(iv) Arab States
Spain
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Sweden
S
S
S
$
S
S
Algeria
Turkey
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
fraq
United Kingdom
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Jordan
United States
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
Kuwait
I
Lebanon
(i) Eastern Europe
Albaniz
Bulgaria
Byelorussian SSA
Czechoslovakin
(1)
142 12 12 12
S
S
的的的弭
20 00 00 DA
S
$
$
S
GAOR, 16th session, 1980th plenary meeting (15 Dec. 1961), para, 22;
20th session, 1380th plenary meeting (17 Nov, 1965), para, 57; A/PV,1481
奶奶的的
(29 Nov. 1966), p. 46;A/PV.1610(28 Nov. 1967), p. 36; A/PV.1724 (19 Nov,
1968),
p. 111; A/PV.1808 (11 Nov. 1969), pp. 42-45; resolutions 1668(XVI),
2025(XX). 2153(XXI), 2271(XXI†). 2389(XXIII) and 2500(XXIV).
+
Sudan
Syrla
Tunisla
UAR
Yemen
Libya
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
ta ta ta ta ta
S
S
S
$
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
A
S
8
S
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
2/3
S
S
S
2/3
A
2/3
Southern Yemen