United Nations Security Council Resolution 294

UN Security Council Resolution 294
Date	July 15 1971
Meeting no.	1,572
Code	S/RES/294 (Document)
Subject	Complaint by Senegal
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Argentina Belgium Burundi Italy Japan Nicaragua Poland Sierra Leone Somalia Syria

United Nations Security Council Resolution 294, adopted on July 15, 1971, disturbed by the longstanding Portuguese violations of Senegalese territory and the recent laying of mines inside that nation which was giving shelter to independentist guerrillas of PAIGC, during the Portuguese Colonial War. The Council noted Portugal's failure to comply with previous resolutions and demanded that they immediately cease all acts of violence and destruction in Senegal and respect her territorial integrity. The Council included the usual condemnations and requested that the Secretary-General urgently send a special mission of members of the Council assisted by their military experts to carry out an inquiry into the facts of the situation and make recommendations.

The resolution was adopted with 13 votes to none; the United Kingdom and United States abstained.

See also

• Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965 – 1971)
• Portuguese Empire

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)