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63, adopted on December 24, 1948, in response to a report by the

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the Council called upon the parties to cease hostilities and to release the President of the Republic of Indonesia and other

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s arrested since December 18, 1948. The council further instructed the Committee to report to it fully and urgently by telegraph on the events which have transpired since December 12, 1948 and to report to the Council on the compliance of the involved parties to its demands. The resolution was adopted by seven votes to none;

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, the

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and

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abstained.

References

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

* {{UNSCR 1948 0063 Indonesian National Revolution 0063 0063 1948 in Indonesia December 1948 events

See also

References

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