United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/5425/Rev. 1
Date: 1963-09-13 (meeting 1069)
Agenda: Letter dated 2 August 1963 from the representatives of Ghana, Guinea, Morocco and the United Arab Republic addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/5382) and letter dated 30 August 1963 from the Chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Congo (Brazzaville) addressed to the President of the Security Council on behalf of the representatives of Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Leopoldville), Dahomey, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanganyika, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda and Upper Volta (S/5409) [regarding Southern Rhodesia]
Vetoed by: UK

UNITED NATIONS
SECURITY
COUNCIL
Distr.
GENERAL
S/5425/Rev.1
11 September 1963
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Ghana, Morocco, and the Philippines: joint draft resolution

The Security Council,
Having examined the situation in Southern Rhodesia,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
1747 (XVI) of 28 June 1962, 1760 (XVII) of 31 October 1962, and the resolution of
the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
of 20 June 1963,
Noting that the Sepcial Committee on the Situation with regard to the
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples has drawn the attention of the Council to the deterioration
of the explosive situation which prevails in the Non-Self-Governing Territory of
Southern Rhodesia,
Recognizing that the practice of racial discrimination is incompatible with
the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and should be condemned
wherever it occurs,
Recognizing that the present Government in Southern Rhodesia came to power
as a result of an undemocratic and discriminatory constitution imposed on the
population of Southern Rhodesia and opposed by the overwhelming majority of this
population,
Considering that the transfer of powers and attributes of sovereignty, in
particular the control and operation of military forces and arms, to that
Government will aggravate the already explosive situation,
1. Invites the United Kingdom Government not to transfer to its colony of
Southern Rhodesia as at present governed any powers or attributes of sovereignty
until the establishment of a government fully representative of all the inhabitants
of the colony;

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2. Further invites the United Kingdom Government not to transfer to its
colony of Southern Rhodesia the armed forces and aircraft as envisaged by the
Central Africa Conference, 1963;

3. Invites the Government of the United Kingdom to implement the General
Assembly resolutions on the question of Southern Rhodesia, in particular General
Assembly resolutions 1747 (XVI) of 28 June 1962 and 1760 (XVII) of
31 October 1962;

4. Requests the General Assembly to continue its examination of the
question of Southern Rhodesia with a view to securing a just and lasting
settlement.

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Voting result: 8 yes, 1 no, 2 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Brazil
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Ghana
vote: Y
country: Morocco
vote: Y
country: Norway
vote: Y
country: Philippines
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: Venezuela
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: N
country: France
vote: A
country: United States of America
vote: A