§ 31. Mr. Longdenasked the Lord Privy Seal how the representatives of Commonwealth Governments voted in the General Assembly on the following resolutions, namely, that the inscription of the Rhodesian item be decided by a simple majority, and that the item be inscribed and on the resolution tabled by the 16 Member States on 16th June.
§ Mr. P. ThomasOn the motion that the inscription of the Southern Rhodesian item be decided by a simple rather than a two-thirds majority, eight Commonwealth Governments voted for; four (including the United Kingdom) against; and one abstained. On the motion that the item then be inscribed, nine Commonwealth Governments voted for; three (including the United Kingdom) against; and one abstained. On the sixteen-Power resolution, nine Commonwealth Governments voted for, and three abstained. The United Kingdom did not participate in the vote.
The following are the full details:
On the motion that the inscription of the Southern Rhodesian item be decided by a simple majority, the Commonwealth voted as follows:
For: Ceylon, Cyprus, Federation of Malaya, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Tanganyika.
44WAgainst: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Abstaining: Pakistan.
2. On the motion that the item then be inscribed, the following is the voting record of Commonwealth Governments:
For: Ceylon, Cyprus, Federation of Malaya, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, and Tanganyika.
Against: Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Abstaining: New Zealand.
3. Commonwealth Governments voted on the sixteen-power Resolution tabled on 16th June, as follows:
For: Ceylon, Cyprus, Federation of Malaya, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, and Tanganyika.
Abstaining: Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Against: None.
The United Kingdom did not participate in the vote.