United Nations Security Council Resolution 144
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144, adopted on July 19, 1960, acknowledging that the situation existing between Cuba and the United States was growing more tense but also that it was the subject of ongoing debate inside the Organization of American States
, the Council decided to delay action on the matter until receiving a report from the OAS. The Council urged all other States to refrain from any action which might increase the existing tensions between the two nations.
Resolution 144 was adopted by nine votes to none, while the People's Republic of Poland
and Soviet Union
abstained.
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144, adopted on July 19, 1960, acknowledging that the situation existing between Cuba and the United States was growing more tense but also that it was the subject of ongoing debate inside the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, the Council decided to delay action on the matter until receiving a report from the OAS. The Council urged all other States to refrain from any action which might increase the existing tensions between the two nations.
Resolution 144 was adopted by nine votes to none, while the People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
and Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
abstained.