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269, adopted on August 12, 1969, condemned the government of

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for its refusal to comply with resolution 264, deciding that the continued occupation of

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(now

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) was an aggressive encroachment on the authority of the United Nations. The resolution also called for South Africa to remove its administration of South West Africa before October 4, 1969, calling on all states to refrain from dealings with either country and noting it would consider a further meeting if the present resolution was not implemented to discuss further action the Council could take. The resolution was adopted by 11 votes to none;

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, the

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and

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abstained from voting.

References

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

* {{UNSCR 1969 0269 0269 0269 August 1969 events

See also

References

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