Security Council Adopts Resolution on Congo Question

The Security Council this afternoon adopted -- by a vote of 10 in favour to none against, with 1 abstention (France) -- a resolution by which the Council requested all member states to refrain or desist from intervening in the domestic affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, appealed for a cease-fire in the Congo, in accordance with a resolution adopted by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on 10 September, and considered that the mercenaries should be withdrawn from that country "as a matter of urgency", and encouraged the OAU to pursue its efforts to help the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to achieve national reconciliation.

All States were requested to assist the OAU in the attainment of these objectives, and the OAU was asked to keep the Security Council fully informed of any action it might take under this resolution. The Secretary-General of the UN was asked to follow the situation in the Congo and to report to the Security Council at the appropriate time. Here is a view of the Council Chamber during the voting, as those in favor raised their hands.

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