The following is the original, complete text of Resolution 3379 adopted at the 30th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on November 10, 1975. The resolution was advanced by the Soviet Union to curry favor with Arab nations, which supported it. The roll call of nations' vote is below the text.
Note that the resolution was repealed by a subsequent resolution and an overwhelming vote of the General Assembly on December 16, 1991. The move to repeal the resolution was advanced by President George H.W. Bush following the Persian Gulf War. The vote was 111 nations for repeal, 25 nations against (mostly Islamic nations) and 13 abstentions.
Regarding the vote for repeal, The New York Times reported that "While no Arab country voted for repeal, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman and Tunisia all were absent from the vote. Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen were among those voting against repeal. But there was no indication that those Arabs voting against repeal made much of an effort to persuade other states not to go along with the United States initiative.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
on the report of the Third Committee (A/10320)
3379 (XXX). Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 1904 (XVIII) of 20 November 1963, proclaiming the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and in particular its affirmation that "any doctrine of racial differentiation or superiority is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous" and its expression of alarm at "the manifestations of racial discrimination still in evidence in some areas in the world, some of which are imposed by certain Governments by means of legislative, administrative or other measures",
Recalling also that, in its resolution 3151 G (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, the General Assembly condemned, inter alia, the unholy alliance between South African racism and zionism,
Taking note of the Declaration of Mexico on the Equality of Women and Their Contribution to Development and Peace, 1/ proclaimed by the World Con-ference of the International Women's Year, held at Mexico City from 19 June to 2 July 1975, which promulgated the principle that "international co-operation and peace require the achievement of national liberation and independence, the elimination of colonialism and neo-colonialism, foreign occupation, zionism, apartheid and racial discrimination in all its forms, as well as the recognition of the dignity of peoples and their right to self-determination",
Taking note also of resolution 77 (XII) adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its twelfth ordinary session,2/ hold at Kampala from 28 July to 1 August 1975, which considered "that the racist regime in occupied Palestine and the racist regimes in Zimbabwe and South Africa have a common imperialist origin, forming a whole and having the same racist structure and being organically linked in their policy aimed at repression of the dignity and integrity of the human being",
Taking note also of the Political Declaration and Strategy to Strengthen International Peace and Security and to Intensify Solidarity and Mutual Assistance among Non-Aligned Countries,3/ adopted at the Conference of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Non-Aligned Countries held at Lima from 25 to 30 August 1975, which most severely condemned zionism as a threat to world peace and security and called upon all countries to oppose this racism and imperialist ideology,
Determines that zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.
Draft resolution III was adopted 72 to 35, with 32 abstentions. The roll call follows:
Voting for the Resolution:
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Libyan Arab Republic
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Arab Emirates
United Republic of Cameroon
United Republic of Tanzania
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burundi
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Congo
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Dahomey
Democratic Yemen
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
German Democratic Republic, i.e. East Germany
VotingAgainst the Resolution:
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Luxembourg
Malawi
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Swaziland
Sweden
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Canada
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Denmark
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Fiji
Finland
France
Federal Republic of Germany, i.e. West Germany
Abstaining from a Vote:
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Lesotho
Mauritius
Nepal
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Upper Volta
Venezuela
Zaire
Zambia
Argentina
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Burma
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Gabon
