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181, adopted on August 7, 1963, was concerned with an arms build-up by the

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and fears that those arms might be used to further the racial conflict in that country. The Council called upon the government of South Africa to abandon its policy of

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, as first requested to by Resolution 134 (1960), and called upon all states to voluntarily cease the sale and shipment of all arms, ammunition and other military equipment to South Africa. The resolution was adopted by nine votes to none;

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and the

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. However, the resolution had little immediate effect on the conduct of the regime in South Africa.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

Resolution 181
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