§ Sir Trevor SkeetTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the resolutions of the Security Council 660 to 665 with a brief analysis of the purpose of each, indicating how many of the resolutions were unanimous and upon which the Yemen and Cuba abstained.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe table shows the voting on each of the Security Council resolutions so far adopted on Iraq and Kuwait:
Resolution No. Subject Voting SCR 660 (adopted 2 August) Condemned invasion and called for immediate and unconditional Iraqi withdrawal. 14 votes for: 0 abstentions: 0 against. Yemen absent. SCR 661 (6 August) Imposed sanctions. 13: 2: 0. Yemen and Cuba abstained. SCR 662 (9 August) Decided annexation of Kuwait by Iraq null and void. 15: 0: 0. SCR 664 (18 August) Reaffirmed rights of third state nationals, including the right to leave. 15: 0: 0. SCR 665 (25 August) Authorised measures to halt shipping in order to inspect and verify cargoes. 13: 2: 0. Yemen and Cuba abstained. SCR 666 (13 September) Established system to permit food imports to Iraq and Kuwait in humanitarian circumstances. 13: 0: 2. Yemen and Cuba voted against. SCR 667 (16 September) Condemned Iraqi attacks against diplomatic premises and personnel. 15: 0: 0. SCR 669 (24 September) Called on Sanctions Committee to consider requests for economic assistance under article 50 of UN charter. 15: 0: 0. SCR 670 (25 September) Measures to tighten air embargo and detain or deny entry to Iraqi-registered ships breaching sanctions. 14:0:1. Cuba voted against.