§ 93. Mr. Wilfred Palingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how the representative of the United Kingdom in the United Nations General Assembly voted on the inclusion on the agenda of the subjects concerning discrimination against the Indians and racial segregation in the Union of South Africa; what was the result of the votes; and which Governments voted and how.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe United Kingdom representative at the United Nations abstained in the voting at the General Assembly on the inscription on the Agenda of an item on the treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa. He voted against inclusion of the item on racial conflict in the Union. On each occasion his vote was based on our interpretation of Article 2 (7) of the Charter. Both items were inscribed on the Agenda.
Full details of how other Members voted are given on pages 3 to 6 of United Nations Document A/PV. 578, of the 15th of November, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. In brief, the voting was as follows:
On inscription of the item concerning treatment of people of Indian origin:
63 in favour: 2 against: 13 abstentions.
On inscription of the item concerning race conflict:
61 in favour: 8 against: 7 abstentions.