Date August 9 1960 Code S/4426 (Document) Result Adopted | Meeting no. 886 Subject The Congo Question | |
Voting summary 9 voted for
None voted against
2 abstained | ||
United Nations Security Council Resolution 146, adopted on August 9, 1960, after a report by the Secretary-General regarding the implementation of resolutions 143 and 145 the Council confirmed his authority to carry out the responsibility placed on him thereby and called upon Belgium to withdraw its troops from Katanga. The Council then, while reaffirming that the United Nations Force in the Congo would not be a party to or in any way intervene in any internal conflict, declared that the entry of UN Forces into Katanga was necessary for the full implementation of the present resolution.
The resolution was approved by nine votes; France and Italy abstained.
References
United Nations Security Council Resolution 146 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA