United Nations Security Council Resolution 321

United Nations Security Council Resolution 321, adopted on October 23, 1972, after reaffirming previous resolutions, the Council expressed its concern that Portugal persistently refused to comply with them. The Council attacked the latest cross-border action by the Portuguese army against Senegalese territory and demanded that the Portuguese cease any further acts of violence. The Council went on to reaffirm their position that Portugal's continued holding of colonies in Africa was unjust and that the native peoples of those colonies should be allowed self-determination.

UN Security Council Resolution 321
Date	23 October 1972
Meeting no.	1,669
Code	S/RES/321 (Document)
Subject	Complaint by Senegal
Voting summary	12 voted for None voted against 3 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina Belgium Guinea India Italy Japan Panama  Somalia Sudan  Yugoslavia
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The resolution was adopted with 12 votes to none, while Belgium, the United Kingdom and United States abstained.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971–1976)
• Portuguese Colonial War
• Portuguese Empire

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 321 at Wikisource