United Nations Security Council Resolution 221

United Nations Security Council Resolution 221 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on April 9, 1966. The Council, concerned that Southern Rhodesia might receive a large supply of oil from tanker MV Joanna V, which was docked in Beira, ordered Portugal to prevent the movement of oil along the Companhia do Pipeline Moçambique Rodésias pipeline.

UN Security Council Resolution 221
Date	April 9 1966
Meeting no.	1277
Subject	Question concerning the situation in Southern Rhodesia
Voting summary	10 voted for None voted against 5 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Argentina Bulgaria Japan Jordan Mali Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Uganda Uruguay
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The Council called upon all member states to divert vessels suspected of transporting oil to Southern Rhodesia. The resolution ordered the United Kingdom to prevent, by force if necessary, any vessels suspected of carrying oil to Southern Rhodesia from arriving at Beira.

Resolution 221 passed with ten votes to none. The People's Republic of Bulgaria, France, Mali, the Soviet Union and Uruguay abstained.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)
• The Beira Patrol

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 221 at Wikisource