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S/RES/169(1961)

Security Council resolution 169 (1961) [on an arms embargo against the Congo (capital Leopoldville)]

Body
Security Council
Date
1961-11-24
Meeting record
S/PV.982
Draft
S/4985/Rev.1
Agenda item(s)
Letter dated 13 July 1960 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/4381).

Tally

Yes 9Abstain 2

Roll call

Roll call – S/RES/169(1961)
CountryPosition
ChileYes
China · permanent memberYes
EcuadorYes
EgyptYes
LiberiaYes
Sri LankaYes
Türkiye (as “TURKEY”)Yes
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”) · permanent memberYes
United States · permanent memberYes
France · permanent memberAbstain
United Kingdom · permanent memberAbstain

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Topics

Assigned automatically by keyword rules, not by the UN. Rule ids are shown for audit.

Africa · r-af-1Sanctions · r-th-san

Sources

Voting data: United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Security Council Voting Data (Version 7, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4055387, and General Assembly Voting Data (Version 6, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4060887. Vetoes: UN Peace & Security Data Hub, Security Council Data – Vetoes Since 1946 (DPPA-SCVETOES). © United Nations; used for non-commercial purposes with attribution.