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Article: Assembly demands immediate halt of United States intervention in Panama; similar text vetoed in Security Council.
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- March 1, 1990
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Similar text vetoed in Security Council
The General Assembly on 29 December demanded "the immediate cessation of the intervention and the withdrawal from Panama of the armed invasion forces of the United States".
It also strongly deplored the intervention, calling it "a flagrant violation of international law and of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of States".
In resolution 44/240, adopted by 75 votes to 20, with 40 abstentions, the Assembly demanded full respect for and strict observance of the letter and spirit of the TorrijosCarter Treaties on the Panama Canal. Among other things, the Treaties provide for tile transfer ...