United Nations Security Council Resolution 161
UN Security Council Resolution 161 | ||
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Date | February 21 1961 | |
Meeting no. | 942 | |
Code | S/4741 (Document) | |
Subject | The Congo Question | |
Voting summary |
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Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 161 was adopted on February 21, 1961. After noting the killings of
mercenaries
not with the UN and called upon all states to take measures to deny transport and other facilities to such personnel moving into the Congo. The Council also decided that it would launch an investigation into the death of Lumumba and his colleagues promising punishment to the perpetrators.
The resolution was approved by nine votes to none; France and the Soviet Union abstained.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 101 to 200 (1953–1965)
- Resolutions 143, 145, 146, 157, and 169
- The Congo Crisis
- History of Katanga
References
External links
- Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 161 at Wikisource