United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/4733/Rev. 1
Date: 1961-02-21 (meeting 942)
Agenda: Letter dated 13 July 1960 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/4381):
Letter dated 26 J anuary 1961 from the PermanentRepresentatives of Ceylon, Ghana, Guinea,
Libya, Mali, Morocco, United Arab Republic and Yugoslavia to the President of the Security Council (S/4641, S/4650):
Telegram dated 24 January 1961 from the President of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) and the President of the College of Commissioners-General and CommissionerGeneral for Foreign Affairs addressed to the President of the Security Council (8/4639):
Letter dated 29 January 1961 from the Permanent Representative of the Union of Soviet
80cialist Republ1cs to the President of the Security Council (8/4644):
Report to the Secretary-General from hisSpecialRepresentativein the Congo regarding Mr.
Patrice Lumumba (8/4688 and Add.l)
Vetoed by: RUSSIA/USSR

Ceylon, Liberia and United Arab Republic: revised joint draft resolution

The Security Council,

Taking note of the report of the Special Representative in the Congo (document A/4727) of 18 February and the Secretary-General's communication to the Security Council in his statement of 20 February, bringing to the urgent attention of the Council the atrocities and assassinations in Leopoldville, Katanga and South Kasai in the Congo,

Profoundly shocked at the continuance of large-scale assassination of political leaders in complete disregard of human rights and fundamental freedoms, world public opinion, and of the Charter of the United Nations,

Conscious of the extreme gravity of the situation in the Congo,

Determined that such assassinations shall come to an end,

Convinced of the responsibility for such crimes of persons in high places,

1. Strongly condemns the unlawful arrests, deportations and assassinations of political leaders of the Congo;

2. Calls upon all concerned in the Congo immediately to put an end to such practices;

3. Calls upon the United Nations authorities in the Congo to take all possible measures to prevent the occurrence of such outrages including, if necessary, the use of force as a last resort;

4. Decides upon an impartial investigation to determine the responsibility for these crimes and punishment of perpetrators of such crimes.

Voting result: 6 yes, 0 no, 5 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Ceylon
vote: Y
country: Chile
vote: Y
country: Ecuador
vote: Y
country: Liberia
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Arab Republic
vote: Y
country: China
vote: A
country: France
vote: A
country: Turkey
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A
country: United States of America
vote: A