No. 134
Editorial Note
On December 8, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 717 (VIII), which noted that limited evacuation of foreign forces personnel from Burma had begun, expressed concern that the foreign forces had surrendered few arms, urged continuing efforts by all those concerned for their evacuation or internment and the surrender of all their arms, urged all states to refrain from providing assistance to the foreign forces, and invited the Burmese Government to report on the situation as appropriate. The resolution was adopted by 56 votes to none with 1 abstention (the Chinese Representative not participating). For the record of the meeting, see U.N. document A/PV.470.