To Holders of CENIS Report entitled
Bloc Politics in
the United Nations, by Thomas Hovet, Jr.
C/58-28, October,
1958
The charts in the report cited above have been
broaght up to date by the author to include the Thirteenth
Regular Session of the UN General Assembly.
This applies
to all charts except those dealing with methodology--Chart
on page 27 and Charts 72 through 77 in the appendix.
attached charts,
1
The
numbered I through 70, correspond to the
charts numbered 2 through 71 in your copy of the report.
It
is
regretted that the numbering was changed in
sequent reproduction,
the sub-
and I apologize for the inconvenience.
Lincoln P. Bloomfield
Director, United Nations Project
'S
C'-'
123
CHART 1
GEOGRAPHICAL
DISTRIBUTION GROUPS
CAUCUSING GROUPS
r-------
----
-----
Yugoslavia
Albania
SOVIET
Byelorussia
I Hungary
Rumania
ULSSR
China
ARAB
ASIANAFRICAN
Ir
I
AFRICAN
LI
COMMONWEALTH
I
SCANDINAVIAN
WESTERN
EUROPEAN
BENELUX
---
-
-
-
------
Finland
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ukraine
-
--
-I
EASTERN
EUROPEAN
- - -
Burma
Indonesia
Japan
Nepal
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Iran
Laos
Philippines
Turkey
Iraq
Lebanon
Yemen
Morocco
Sudan
Ethiopia
Guinea
Ghana
Ceylon
Malaya
___ _UK
_
Australia
New Zealand
Denmark
Norway
Austria
I Ireland
Spain
i Belgium
I Netherlands
Thailand
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Tunisia
UAR (E
Liberia
ASIAN
AND
AFRICAN
t-Syria)
India
Pakistan
Canada
South Africa
Iceland
Sweden
Greece
Portugal
Israel
Luxembourg
COMMON- _j
WEALTH
I
WESTERN
EUROPEAN
AND OTHERS
SItaly
France
IUSA
LATIN
AMERICAN
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Uruguay
Bolivia
Chile
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Haiti
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
LATIN
AMERICAN
SECURITY COUNCIL PERMANENT MEMBERS
1. Members of the United Nations arranged according to their membership in caucusing
and geographical distribution groups operating in the General Assembly at the start
of the XIVth Session in 1959
CHART 2
124
REGIONAL GROUPS
a
NATO
WEU
CE
EPU
L
OEEC
EAEC
ECM
ECSC
NC
I
Symbol key
CE:
EAEC:
ECM:
ECSC:
EPU:
NATO:
NC:
OEEC:
WEU:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
United States'
Canada'
1
Portugal
Greece
Turkey'
United 3 Kingdom'
France
2
Belgium
2
Luxembourg
2
Netherlands
3
Italy
Denmark'
Iceland'
Norway'
Sweden'
Austria'
Ireland'
Spain
|
I
I
I
I
Finland'
to regional groups:
Council of Europe
European Atomic Energy Community
European Common Market
European Coal and Steel Community
European Payments Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nordic Council
Organization for European Economic Cooperation
Western European Union (formerly Brussels Treaty Organization)
Does not belong to a caucusing group
Belongs to Benelux and Western European caucusing groups
Belongs to Western European caucusing group
Belongs to Scandinavian caucusing group
Belongs to Commonwealth caucusing group
Belongs to Asian-African caucusing group
2. Comparison of the membership in "Western European" regional groups and the membership in caucusing groups
I
CHART 3
125
MEMBERSHIP IN
CAUCUSING GROUPS
REGIONAL GROUPS
Guinea
Ethiopia
Liberia
African
ACCRA
Ghana
Libya
Sudan
UAR (Egypt-
AL
Tunisia
Morocco
|_
___ _ _Syria)
Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Arab
Yemen
Irac4
Turkey
Iran
AsianAfrican
METO
Pakistan'
ANZUS
L
SEATO
UK'
2
USA
Australia'
New Zealand'
Thailand
Philippines
Burma
Ceylon'
Cambodia
COLOMBO India'
Indonesia
Afghanistan
Japan
Iran
Laos
Nepal
France'
|
|
I
Malaya'
Canada'
Symbol key to regional groups:
ACCRA:
Conference of Independent African States
AL:
Arab League
ANZUS:
Anzus Council
BANDUNG: Asian-African Conference
COLOMBO: Colombo Plan
METO:
Baghdad Pact
SEATO:
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
1.
2.
3.
4.
Member of the Commonwealth caucusing group
Does not belong to a caucusing group
Member of Western European caucusing group
Member of Baghdad Pact until 1959
3. Comparison of the membership in "Asian and African" regional groups and the membership in caucusing groups, at the end of the XIlIth Session
CHARTS 4 AND 5
126
MEMBERSHIP IN CAUCUSING GROUPS
REGIONAL GROUPS
OCAS
OAS
United States (none)
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Haiti
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Latin
America
Symbol key to regional groups:
OAS: Organization of American States
OCAS: Organization of Central American States
4. Comparison of the membership in "American"
caucusing groups
MEMBERSHIP IN CAUCUSING GROUPS
REGIONAL GROUPS
WARSAW
PACT
BALKAN
ALLIANCE
5.
regional groups and the membership in
Albania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Rumania
Soviet Union
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Yugoslavia (none)
Turkey (Asian-African)
Greece (none)
Comparison of the membership in "Eastern
ship in caucusing groups
Soviet
European" regional groups and the member-
127
CHART 6
COMMON INTEREST GROUPS
CAUCUSING GROUPS
Soviet
L _
_
-
-__ i_.-.
AsianAfrican
Albania
Byelorussia
Hungary
Rumania
Soviet Union
Cambodia
Laos
Philippines
Ceylon
Nepal
Thailand
India'
Libya
Iraq
Arab
Lebanon'
Latin
American
L_
_ _ _ _ _
I Yemen
Afghanistan
Iran
Turkey
Japan
China
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Uruguay
Austria
Finland
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Australia
Italy'
4
France
United States
Canada'
2
Denmark
2
Sweden
Ireland
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
-
Yugoslavia
Burma
Malaya'
1
Ghana
Liberia
Morocco
Sudan
African
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ukrmine
Member
Member
Member
Member
Lebanon
is about
Christian
-
I
-~
ANTI-COLONIAL
STATES
Ethiopia I
Guinea_
lunisia
UAR (Egypt- |
Syria) |
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
1
Pakistan
I
STATES
UNDERDEVELOPED
COUNTRIES
Bolivia
Chile
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Haiti
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Venezuela 2
Iceland
Israel
3
Netherlands
3
Belgium
New Zealand
1
United Kingdom
TRUST I
ADMINISTRATORS
BIG ,THREE
South Africa'
2
Norway
3
Luxembourg
of Commonwealth caucusing group
of Scandinavian caucusing group
of both the Benelux and Western European caucusing groups
of Western European caucusing group
might not be considered a "Moslem" state because the population
equally divided between Moslems and Christians, with a slight
majority.
6. Comparison of membership in common interest groups and caucusing groups
in
COLONIAL
POWERS
128
CHART 7
100
80
60
-
0)
U
a)
a-
40 F-
20 1-
0
-
-m-
I(1)
--
1(2)
m-m--mIl
l1l
-
IV
-
-
V
VI
-
Vil
-
-
Vill
-
IX
-
X
-
-
XI
Xi
XIll
Sessions
-
Identical
Solidarity
|
Divided
7. Cohesion of the Soviet bloc as evidenced by the types of votes (by per cent of the adjusted gross number of roll-call votes per regular session of the General Assembly)
CHART 8
129
100
80
~
-
-
-
~
~
,
I.J
60 - --
40
20-
10)
1(2)
Il
ll
I
V
VI
Vil
Vil
I<
i
XI
XiI
Sessions
0
----
Per cent "in agreement" with the majority of the General Assembly
Per cent "in agreement" plus per cent "not against" the majority of the General Assembly
Note: The difference between the two lines equals the per cent "not against."
8. Voting of the Soviet bloc in relation to the voting of the majority of the members of
the General Assembly. (Vote of the majority of the Soviet bloc according to the per cent
"in agreement" and the per cent "not against" the majority of the members of the General
Assembly, based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes per regular session of
the General Assembly.)
130
CHART 9
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
Per cent of
votes in which
the bloc is
with the majority
of the Assembly
Per cent of votes
Li_
in which
the bloc
isopposed to the
majority of the
Assembly
9. Votes of the Soviet bloc in relation to the majority of the General Assembly according to
subject categories (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of total roll-call votes)
10
CHART 10
131
Per cent
0
Recommendations that I
states act
20
I
I
40
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
60
60
I
I
80
80
I
100
100
I
I
zzIIzI1
"
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
10. Votes of the majority of the members of the Soviet bloc in relation to the votes of the
majority of the members of the General Assembly, according to the types of recommendations involved in the votes (percentages based on -an adjusted gross number of roll-call
votes)
CHART 11
132
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
Per cent of abstentions
11.
Per cent of abstention votes cast by the Soviet bloc according to subject categories (based
on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
100
CHART 12
133
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
Recommendations that
states act
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
12.
Abstained
Per cent of abstention votes cast by the Soviet bloc according to the types of action
(based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
100
CHART 13
134
I
1011S
I
100
0
No
11
80
60
a)
5)
a-
40
20
0
l(1)
II
I(2)
III
IV
V
VI
Vil
Vill
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
Sessions
M
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
13. Cohesion of the Arab caucusing group .as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 14
135
Per cent
20
i
40
i
60
80
1-i-
|
|
100
|
|
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
M V / 777// 77771
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
M
14.
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
Cohesion of the Arab caucusing group according to subjects as evidenced by the types of
votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 15
136
Per cent
20
I
I
40
I
I
60
I
I
100
80
I
I
I
Recommendations that
states act
I
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
I7
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
-
I
Identical
Solidarity
WDivided
15. Cohesion of the Arab caucusing group according to types of recommendations as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of
roll-call votes)
137
CHART 16
7
100
80
60
C
U
4)
a-
40 1-
20
0
-
-m---m-------m-
1(1)
1(2)
Il
1i
-
IV
-
-
V
VI
-
Vil
Vill
-
-m
IX
X
XI
XII
Xill
Sessions
With the General
Assembly majority
16.
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Arab caucusing group in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly by sessions (percentages
based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
138
CHART 17
Per cent
20
40
T_
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
60
80
FI
100
T__
WfffffffZ
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
I
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
'I'll
Human rights
I
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
With the General
Assembly majority
17.
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Arab caucusing group in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly (percentages based on an
adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 18
139
Per cent
0
I
20
20
I
40
I
40
I
I
100
80
60
60
I
I
I
Recommendations that
states act
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
I-M
MRM
~zzI
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
I
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
With the General
Assembly majority
18.
F
Abstained
___|
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Arab caucusing group in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to the types
of recommendations (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 19
140
100
11
80
1-
60
1-
IN
I
I"
C
V
U
4)
a-
40
20
0
k
1(1
I
1(2)
-
11
111
IV
V
VI
Vil
m
-
Vill
IX
X
XI
XIll
Xl
Sessions
Identical
19.
Solidarity
Divided
Cohesion of the Latin American caucusing group as evidenced by the types of votes cast
(percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
141
CHART 20
Per cent
0
40
20
I
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
WI
I
I
60
I
I
80
I
I
100
I
I
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
20. Cohesion of the Latin American caucusing group according to types of subjects as evidenced by types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of rollcall votes)
142
CHART 21
Per cent
0
I
Recommendations that
states act
20
40
I
I
I
60
M
21.
100
z~zzzzz
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
80
----
I
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
Cohesion of the Latin American caucusing group according to the types of recommendations as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross
number of roll-call votes)
I
143
CHART 22
100
80
60
0
0
a.
40
20
0
l(1)
1(2)
I
1ll
IV
V
VI
Vil
Vill
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
Sessions
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
W
|Against
the General
Assembly majority
22. Votes of the majority of the members of the Latin American caucusing group in relation
to the votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly by sessions (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 23
144
Per cent
0
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
20
40
Il
I
|
60
80
|
|
100
M|
M
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
With the General
Assembly majority
23.
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Latin American caucusing group in relation
to the votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to types
of subjects (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
145
CHART 24
Per cent
20
0
Recommendations that
states act
I
40
60
80
II
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
I
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
AAgainst the General
Assembly majority
24. Votes of the majority of the members of the Latin American group in relation to the votes
of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to types of recommendations (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
100
CHART 25
146
100 F-
80 t--
60 1
0
0
a.
40 V
20
0
N
NKI
N
1-
--
-
l(1)
l
M
(2)
i-
-E-
Il1
I
u
IV
r
V
m
m
VI
m
-I-I-I
Vil
Vill
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
Sessions
Identical
Solidarity
|l|
Divided
25. Cohesion of the Commonwealth caucusing group as evidenced by the types of votes
cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 26
147
Per cent
0
20
|
|
40
|
|
60
|
|
80
|
|
100
7
1
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
I
I
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
26. Cohesion of the Commonwealth caucusing group according to subjects as evidenced by
the types of votes cast (percentages based on an -adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 27
148
Per cent
0
20
40
60
100
80
Recommendations that
states act
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs, I
organizations, etc.)
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
27. Cohesion of the Commonwealth caucusing group according to the types of recommendations as eyidenced by the type of vote (percentages based on an adjusted gross number
of roll-call votes)
CHART 28
149
100
80
60
Q
CL
40
20
0
I(1)
1(2)
If
III
With the General
Assembly majority
28.
IV
V
VI
Vil
Sessions
Abstained
Vill
IX
| i
X
XI
Xil
XIll
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Commonwealth caucusing group in relation
to the majority of the members of the General Assembly by sessions (percentages based
on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 29
150
Per cent
0
40
20
60
80
100
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
II
I
IA
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
29. Votes of the majority of the Commonwealth caucusing group in relation to the votes
of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to types of subjects
(percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 30
151
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
Recommendations that
states act
Recommendations
that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations
that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
30. Votes of the majority of the members of the Commonwealth caucusing group in relation
to the votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to the
types of recommendations (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call
votes)
100
152
CHART 31
100 I-
801-
-
60 -
0
40
I-
20L-
0
-
(1)
1(2)
-
Il
1i1
Identical
-
-
IV
-
-
V
-
-
VI
Vil
Sessions
-
-
-
Vill
IX
Solidarity
-
-
X
-
-
Xl
-
m
-
XII
XIII
Divided
31. Cohesion of the Scandinavian caucusing group 'as evidenced by the types of votes cast
(percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
153
CHART 32
Per cent
20
0
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
I
Peaceful settlement
"
i
i
40
i
I
I
100
80
60
I
I
I
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
0V,
/x1A
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
I
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
32. Cohesion of the Scandinavian caucusing group according to subject as evidenced by the
types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
i
CHART 33
154
Per cent
0
20
I~
Recommendations that
states act
40
I
60
I
I
80
I
I
100
I
I
information
33.
I
I
I
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
I
I
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
Cohesion of the Scandinavian caucusing group according to the types of recommendations
as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 34
155
100
80
60
0
U
0
0~
40
20
0
I(1)
1(2)
I
1I
With the General
Assembly majority
IV
V
VI
Vil
Sessions
Abstained
Vill
IX
X
XI
XII
Xill
Against the General
Assembly majority
34. Votes of the majority of the members of the Scandinavian caucusing group in relation
to the votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly by sessions (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 35
156
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
|
|
100
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
1| |
Peaceful settlement
|
|
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
With the General
Assembly majority
IN
A
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
35. Votes of the majority of the members of the Scandinavian caucusing group in relation to
the votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to types of
subjects (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 36
157
Per cent
0
40
20
60
100
80
Recommendations that
states act
Recommendations that
states appropriate
71
6m=
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
zzzz~
I
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
_A
Against the General
Assembly majority
36. Votes of the majority of the members of the Scandinavian caucusing group in relation
to the vctes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to types
of recommendations (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
158
CHART 37
100 r-
r-1
r-
80 1--
I
I
I
60 --
0
U
0
a-
40
1-
20
I-
0
-
-
-
-
-
1(1) 1(2)
-
Il
-
-
-
l1l
Identical
IV
-
-
V
-
-
-
-
VI
Vil
Sessions
-
mm
Vill
Solidarity
IX
-
m
X
--
-
XI
m
X1I
XIII
Divided
37. Cohesion of the Benelux caucusing group as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
159
CHART 38
Per cent
I
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
|I
I
I
I
I
100
80
60
40
20
0
I
I
I
I
I
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
38. Cohesion of the Benelux caucusing group according to subjects as evidenced by the types
of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 39
160
Per cent
20
0
Recommendations that
states act
40
60
100
80
M
II
I
I
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
39. Cohesion of the Benelux caucusing group according to the types of recommendations as
evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number
of roll-call votes)
161
CHART 40
100
80
60
£
0
0
a-
40
20
0
1(1)
1(2)
I
111
IV
V
VI
Vil
Vill
IX
X
XI
XII
Xill
Sessions
With the General
Assembly majority
__
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
40. Votes of the majority of the members of the Benelux caucusing group in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly by sessions (percentages
based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
162
CHART 41
Per cent
0
20
40
I
60
80
I
100
I
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
zzz
I
With the General
Assembly majority
41.
Abstained
the General
LIZ Against
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Benelux caucusing group in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to types of
subjects (percentages are based on an .adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
163
CHART 42
Per cent
0
Recommendations that I
states act
20
I
i
40
I
I
80
60
I
I
I
I
100
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
42. Votes of the majority of the members of the Benelux caucusing group in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to the types of
recommendations (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
i
CHART 43
164
Group not
yet formed
100
F
80
F-
Group on
ad hoc
basis
Group
regularly
organized
60
C
0
U
C
a-
40
20
I(1)
1(2)
If
III
Identical
IV
V
VI
Vil
Sessions
Vill
Solidarity
IX
X
XI
XIl
Xill
Divided
43. Cohesion of the Asian-African caucusing group as evidenced by the types of votes cast
(percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 44
165
Per cent
20
0
40
60
100
80
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
I
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
44. Cohesion of the members of the Asian-African caucusing group in the period before
the group was operating, as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on
an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 45
166
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
100
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
zIz
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
45. Cohesion of the Asian-African caucusing group during the period the group has been
operating according to types of subjects as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
167
CHART 46
Per cent
0
Recommendations that
states act
I
40
20
I
I I
I
I
-
I
I
I
11
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I
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I
zzzI
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
I
100
80
60
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Identical
S
Solidarity
I
LII|
Divided
46. Cohesion of the members of the Asian-African caucusing group, in the period before the
group operated, according to types of recommendations as evidenced by the types of votes
(percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 47
168
Per cent
Recommendations that
states act
I-
I
t
I
I
100
80
60
40
20
0
I
I
I
M
I
I
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
I
I
Identical
Solidarity
E=
Divided
47. Cohesion of Asian-African caucusing group according to the types of recommendations
as evidenced by the types of votes (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of
roll-call votes)
CHART 48
169
Group on
ad hoc
basis
Group not
operating
100
Group
regularly
operating
FF1r
80 t-
60
~-
C
0
4)
a.
40 r-
20
0
m
m -
|(1)
-
-
1(2)
Il
-
-
1ll
-
-
IV
V
-
-
VI
mm
VII
m
Vill
-
m
IX
-
m
x
-
mm
Xi
-
xil
xill
Sessions
With the General
Assembly majority
48.
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the Asian-African caucusing group in relation to the votes of the
majority of the members of the General Assembly by sessions (percentages based on an
adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
170
CHART 49
Per cent
20
40
60
80
I
100
I FI
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
I
Development of
international law
MMMF
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
I
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
49. Votes of the majority of the members of the Asian-African caucusing group, in the period
before the group came into being, in relation to the votes of the majority of the members
of the United Nations according to types of subjects (percentages based on an adjusted
gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 50
171
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
100
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
I
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
50. Votes of the majority of the members of the Asian-African caucusing group in relation
to the votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to the
types of subjects (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 51
172
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
100
Recommendations that
states act
zzzIz
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
With the General
Assembly majority
51.
P M
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Asian-African caucusing group, in the
period before the group came into being, in relation to votes of the majority of the
members of the General Assembly according to types of recommendations (percentages
based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
173
CHART 52
Per cent
0
20
40
60
100
80
Recommendations that
states act
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
zwl
I
I
With the General
Assembly majority
_____
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
52. Votes of the majority of the members of the Asian-African caucus in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to types of
recommendations (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
174
CHART 53
Before group formed
100
0
Ike.
I
80
I
U
I
60
C
I
C
4)
I
U
I
e
a-
40
20
0
-
-
-
1(1)
-
-
-
1(2)
-
I
-
-
1l
Identical
m
IV
...
-
V
VI
Vii
Sessions
Vill
-
Solidarity
IX
X
-
XI
W_
Xi
XIII
Divided
53. Cohesion of the Western European caucusing group as evidenced by the types of votes
cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
175
CHART 54
Per cent
20
0i
40
100
80
60
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
7177
Self-determination
U11111ZLIA
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
/ 7'7777A
Human rights
Development of
international law
I
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
I
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
54. Cohesion of the Western European caucus members in the period before the group was
organized according to types of subjects (percentages based on an adjusted gross number
of roll-call votes)
176
CHART 55
Per cent
0
20
I
I I
40
I
60
I
80
I
I
100
I
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
55. Cohesion of the Western European caucus according to the types of subjects (percentages
based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 56
177
Per cent
Recommendations that
states act
I
I
I
I
I
100
80
60
40
20
0
I
I
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
M
I
Identical
Solidarity
|
| Divided
56. Cohesion of the members of the Western European caucus, in the period before the
group was formed, according to the types of recommendations as evidenced by the
types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
I
CHART 57
178
Per cent
20
0
Recommendations that
states act
[E
40
60
100
80
1
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
-
Identical
Solidarity
Divided
57. Cohesion of the Western European caucusing group according to the types of recommendations as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based on an adjusted
gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 58
179
Before group formed
100,
I-
80 L-
60 1C
401--
20
0
m-
--
1(1)
1(2)
mI
With the General
Assembly majority
mIV
--
1ll
_
_
.
V
Abstained
-m--
VI
Vil
Sessions
-m
Vill
|
IX
X
|j Against
X1
XII
the General
Assembly majority
58. Votes of the majority of the Western European caucusing group in relation to the votes
of the majority of the members of the General Assembly by sessions (percentages based
on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
Xill
180
CHART 59
Per cent
20
40
60
100
80
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
II
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
I
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
I
With the General
Assembly majority
[//7
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
59. Votes of the majority of the Western European group members in the period before the
group was formed in relation to the votes of the majority of the members of the General
Assembly according to the types of subjects (percentages based on an adjusted gross
number of roll-call votes)
181
CHART 60
Per cent
0
20
40
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
\
100
80
60
\
\
|
Peaceful settlement
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Human rights
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
I
MMI'M
I
With the General
Assembly majority
AAbstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
60. Votes of the majority of the members of the Western European caucusing group in relation to the votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to
types of subjects (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
|11
182
CHART 61
Per cent
0
20
40
60
80
100
Recommendations that
states act
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
With the General
Assembly majority
61.
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
Votes of the majority of the members of the Western European caucus, in the period
before the caucus was formed, in relation to the votes of the majority of the members
of the General Assembly according to the types of recommendations (percentages based
on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 62
183
Per cent
0
Recommendations that
states act
20
I
40
I
I I
60
I
I
80
I
100
I
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
Against the General
Assembly majority
62. Votes of the majority of the members of the Western European caucus in relation to the
votes of the majority of the members of the General Assembly according to the types
of recommendations (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
184
CHART 63
After
group formed
Before
group
formed
100
80
60
0
0
a-
40
20
0
1(1) 1(2)
I
Il1
IV
V
Vi
VII
Vill
IX
X
XI
XII
XiII
Sessions
-
Identical
Solidarity
=Z
Divided
63. Cohesion of the African states as evidenced by the types of votes cast (percentages based
on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
185
CHART 64
Per cent
0
20
60
40
100
80
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.,
A
Peaceful settlement
B
A
7777 7W2XB
Self-determination
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
Mill
B
Human rights
FF1
,71
A
I
Development of
international law
B
IA
0
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
B
IA
7~72222 Z 22XZ2Z ZZZ~
-
Identical
Solidarity
|___
Divided
B = Before the group was formed
A =-After the group was formed
64.
Cohesion of the African states according to subjects (percentages based on
gross number of roll-call votes)
on
adjusted
CHART 65
186
Per cent
20
0
40
FTi
60
FTI
Recommendations that
states act
W
100
80
FTi
VA IW
MZZA
OZFZZZAI
FZZ
d
B
I
B
A
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
I
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
-
Identical
B
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Solidarity
A
Divided
B = Before the group was formed
A = After the group was formed
65. Cohesion of the African states according to the types of recommendations (percentages
based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
187
CHART 66
After
Before
group
formed
group.formed
0
U
0
C-
1(1) 1(2)
I
1ll
IV
V
VI
Vil
Vill
X
IX
Xi
XiI
Xill
Sessions
With the General
Assembly majority
Abstained
W
Against the General
Assembly majority
66. Votes of the majority of the African states in relation to the votes of the majority of
the General Assembly (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 67
188
Per cent
20
0
I
I
40
I
I
60
tI
I
100
80
I
I
I I
I
B
IA
Collective measures,
including regulation
of armaments, etc.
Peaceful settlement
B
A
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Self-determination
IB
A
Economic, social, and
humanitarian cooperation
B
A
Human rights
B
A
Development of
international law
Administrative,
procedural, or
structural
B
A
A
IB
JA
I
-
Identical
Solidarity
W
IDivided
B = Before the group was formed
A= After the group was formed
67. Votes of the majority of the African states in relation to the votes of the majority of
the General Assembly according to the types of subjects (percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
189
CHART 68
Per cent
|I
|
Recommendations that
states act
I
|
I
1
I
100
80
60
40
20
0
I I
|
0,1F/7/77A
WO M
I
Recommendations that
states appropriate
funds or supply
information
A
B
A
Recommendations that
other action be taken
(i.e., not by states
but by other organs,
organizations, etc.)
-
B
A
Identical
S
Solidarity
WDivided
B = Before the group was formed
A=After the group was formed
68. Votes of the majority of the African states in relation to the votes of the majority of
the General Assembly according to the types of recommendations (percentages based on
an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
CHART 69
190
USA
Per cent
Caucusing bloc or group
0
20
40
60
80
Soviet bloc
Arab group
Latin American group
Commonwealth group
Benelux group
Scandinavian group
Asian-African group
Western European group
African group
69. Comparison of the degree to which the majority of the various groups tend to vote with
the majority of the members of the General Assembly (percentages based on an adjusted
gross number of roll-call votes)
100
CHART 70
191
100
80
60
c
0.
40
20
0
(2)
I(1)
I
I
IV
V
VI
Vil
Vill
IX
X
Xl
XIl
Sessions
Latin American
- -----
Scandinavian
Asian-African
Commonwealth
------
USA
---
--
4
African
Benelux
Arab
Western European
Soviet
70. Comparison of the degree to which the majority of the members of the various groups
vote with the majority of the members of the General Assembly session by session
(percentages based on an adjusted gross number of roll-call votes)
XIll