United Nations Security Council Resolution 156

United Nations Security Council Resolution 156, adopted on September 9, 1960, after receiving a report from the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) the Council noted its approval regarding the first resolution of the Meeting of Consultations of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics whereby an agreement was reached on the application of measures regarding the Dominican Republic.

UN Security Council
Resolution 156
DateSeptember 9 1960
Meeting no.895
CodeS/4491 (Document)
SubjectQuestion relating to the Dominican Republic
Voting summary
  • 9 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 2 abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

Following the OAS' decision to break off diplomatic relations and sanction the Trujillo regime after its involvement in an assassination attempt against President Rómulo Betancourt of Venezuela,[1] the Soviet Union provided a text draft of the resolution, however this was rejected by other members of the Council due to the issue of non-military sanctions.[2]

The resolution was adopted by nine votes to none; the People's Republic of Poland and Soviet Union abstained.

See also

References
  1. Final Act of the Sixth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of 21 August 1960, Resolution 1, OAS Official Records, OEA/Ser.C/II.6
  2. Frowein, Jochen Abr; Wolfrum, Rüdiger (1997). Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, Volume 1. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 177–178. ISBN 978-90-411-0700-8.
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