United Nations Security Council Resolution 303

United Nations Security Council Resolution 303, adopted on December 6, 1971, after a lack of unanimity at the 1606th and 1607th meetings of the Council prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility, the Council decided to refer the question to the General Assembly.

UN Security Council Resolution 303
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Date	6 December 1971
Meeting no.	1,608
Code	S/RES/303 (Document)
Subject	The Situation in the India/Pakistan Subcontinent
Voting summary	11 voted for None voted against 4 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina Belgium Burundi Italy Japan Nicaragua  Poland Sierra Leone  Somalia  Syria
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Meetings at the Council were called following a deterioration in relations between India and Pakistan over a series of incidents, including Jammu and Kashmir, and the additional strife in East Pakistan. Additionally, the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan reported violations on both sides of the Karachi Agreement of 1949.^[1]

The resolution was adopted by 11 votes to none, while France, the People's Republic of Poland, Soviet Union and United Kingdom abstained.

See also

• Bangladesh Liberation War
• Kashmir conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971–1976)