United Nations Security Council Resolution 273

United Nations Security Council Resolution 273, adopted on December 9, 1969, after a complaint from Senegal regarding the shelling of the Senegalese village of Samine from a Portuguese base in Begene, the Council condemned the action and called upon Portugal to desist from violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Senegal.

UN Security Council Resolution 273
Date	December 9 1969
Meeting no.	1,520
Code	S/RES/273 (Document)
Subject	Complaints by Senegal
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Algeria  Colombia  Finland  Hungary    Nepal  Pakistan  Paraguay  Senegal  Spain  Zambia

The resolution was adopted by 13 votes to none; Spain and the United States abstained.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 273 at Wikisource