United Nations Security Council Resolution 221

UN Security Council Resolution 221
Date	April 9 1966
Meeting no.	1277
Subject	Question concerning the situation in Southern Rhodesia
Voting summary	10 voted for None voted against 5 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Argentina Bulgaria Japan Jordan Mali Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Uganda Uruguay
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 221, adopted on April 9, 1966, after recalling previous resolutions on the topic (including the provision for an oil embargo), the Council was gravely concerned that Southern Rhodesia might receive a large supply of oil as the Joanna V, an oil tanker, had already arrived at Beira.

The Council called upon Portugal to not let oil be pumped through the Companhia do Pipeline Moçambique Rodésias Pipeline into Southern Rhodesia. It called upon all states to ensure the diversion of vessels reasonably believed to be carrying oil destined for Southern Rhodesia. The resolution also called upon the government of the United Kingdom to prevent, by force if necessary, the arrival at Beira of vessels reasonably believed to be carrying oil destined for Southern Rhodesia.

Resolution 221 was adopted by ten votes to none; the People's Republic of Bulgaria, France, Mali, the Soviet Union and Uruguay abstained from voting.

See also

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

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 221 at Wikisource