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Article: Security Council does not adopt text calling for selective mandatory sanctions against South Africa. (oil exports, food, iron, steel imports)
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- May 1, 1987
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Security Council does not adopt text calling for selective mandatory sanctions against South Africa
A draft resolution calling for selectivemandatory sanctions against South Africa under Chapter VII of the Charter was vetoed in the Security Council on 20 February because of negative votes cast by two permanent members. The vote was 10 to 3 (Federal Republic of Germany, United Kingdom, United States), with 2 abstentions (France, Japan).
The sanctions--which would havebeen imposed in accordance with Article 41--would have included prohibition of import of South African agricultural products, uranium, coal, food, sugar, iron and steel, kruggerands, South ...