United Nations Security Council Resolution 218, adopted on November 23, 1965, after recalling previous resolutions on the topic, and Portugal's failure to implement them, the Council again demanded that Portugal withdrawal its military presence from her colonies and enter negotiations with political parties there regarding independence.
| UNSecurity Council Resolution 218 | ||||
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| Date | November 23 1965 | |||
| Meeting no. | 1268 | |||
| Subject | Question relating to Territories under Portuguese administration | |||
Voting summary |
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| Result | Adopted | |||
| Security Council composition | ||||
Permanent members |
 France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union | |||
Non-permanent members |
 Ivory Coast Jordan Malaysia Netherlands Uruguay | |||
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The council also affirmed that the situation resulting from the conflict to retain the colonies seriously disturbed international peace and security and requested that all states refrain from supplying Portugal with any arms or war materials that would enable her to continue to repress the people of the territories under its administration.
The resolution passed with seven votes, while France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States abstained.
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