PORTUGAL ATTACKED IN U.N.

Press, Volume C, Issue 29671, 15 November 1961, Page 15

PORTUGAL ATTACKED IN U.N.

(N iP-A.-Reuter— Copyright)

NEW YORK, Nov, 14. The United Nations General Assembly’s Trusteeship Committee last night overwhelmingly endorsed a 33-nation move to condemn Portugal’s refusal to transmit information about its overseas territories. The draft resolution would request all member States to deny to Portugal any support which could be. used for “suppression.” In a roll-call vote, only Portugal, South Africa and Spain voted against it and

Bolivia and France abstained. The final vote was 83 to 3, with two abstentions. The final vote came after the committee turned down requests from the United States and Britain for separate votes on the paragraph calling for denial of aid and other sections of the resolution. The draft resolution, initially introduced by India, would have the General Assembly note “with deep regret” that Portugal had continued to refuse to submit information about her overseas territories “as called for” by the Charter and

General Assembly resolutions It also noted “the continuing deterioration in the situation in the territories under Portuguese administration.” It then “condemns the continuing non-compliance by the Government of Portugal with its obligations” under the Charter and the terms of Assembly resolutions. It also sets up a special seven-man committee to gather and examine **as a matter of urgency” all the information available about these territories.