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143 was adopted on July 14, 1960. With Congolese requests for assistance in front of him, following the

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had called a meeting for the evening of July 13, acting under Article 99 of the Charter. After the Secretary-General's report and a request for military assistance by the President and Prime Minister of the

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to protect its territory, the Council called upon

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to withdraw its troops from the territory and authorized the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to provide the Government with such military assistance that the national security forces may be able to meet fully their tasks. The Council asked the Secretary General to report to the Security Council as appropriate. The resolution was adopted with eight votes to none;

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, the Republic of China, and the

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abstained.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
* ''Note that S/4387 is the UN documents symbol for UNSCR 143.'' {{UNSCR 1960 0143 0143 0143 1960 in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) 1960 in Belgium July 1960 events

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