United Nations Security Council Resolution 276, adopted on January 30, 1970, after reaffirming previous resolutions and statements, the Council condemned South Africa's continued occupation of Namibia as illegal and decided to establish an ad hoc sub-committee to study the ways and means by which the Council's resolutions could be implemented. The Council requested all states and organizations give the sub-committee all the information and other assistance it may require and further requested the Secretary-General to give every assistance to the sub-committee.
| UNSecurity Council Resolution 276 | ||||
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| Date | January 30 1970 | |||
| Meeting no. | 1,529 | |||
| Code | S/RES/276 (Document) | |||
| Subject | The Situation in Namibia | |||
Voting summary |
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| Result | Adopted | |||
| Security Council composition | ||||
Permanent members |
 France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union | |||
Non-permanent members |
 Colombia Finland Nepal Nicaragua Poland Sierra Leone Spain Syria Zambia | |||
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The Council decided to resume consideration of the question of Namibia as soon as the recommendations of the sub-committee have been made available.
The resolution was adopted with 13 votes; France and the United Kingdom abstained.
Anadvisory opinion concerning Resolution 276, issued on 21 June 1971 by the International Court of Justice (I.C.J),[1] gave rise to the term Namibia exception.
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