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United Nations Security Council Resolution 678

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On 29 November 1990, the Security Council passed Resolution 678 under the guidance of Canada, the USSR, United Kingdom and the United States, which gave Iraq until 15 January 1991 to withdraw from Kuwait and empowered states to use "all necessary means" to force Iraq out of Kuwait after the deadline.
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expelled Yemeni workers. US diplomats told Yemeni officials it "was the most expensive no vote you ever cast"—referring to ceasing more than $ 70 million of US government foreign aid to Yemen.
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Cuba's had voted for or abstained on previous resolutions relating to the Iraqi invasion, but did not support Resolution 678 because of its authorization of "all necessary means."
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such resolutions authorizing action against a state, abstained in exchange for a promise from the US government that sanctions would be eased, and that the
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The Resolution requested Member States to keep the council informed on their decisions. This later became the legal authorization for the
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Mideast Tensions: How U.S. Won Support to Use Mideast Forces The Iraq Resolution: A U.S.-Soviet Collaboration
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Mideast Tensions: How U.S. Won Support to Use Mideast Forces The Iraq Resolution: A U.S.-Soviet Collaboration
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Mideast Tensions: How U.S. Won Support to Use Mideast Forces The Iraq Resolution: A U.S.-Soviet Collaboration
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Before the vote, United States lobbied states which had membership of the Council at the time, including the
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and return them the positions in which they were located on 1 August 1990, the day before the
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Security Council Resolution 678 and Persian Gulf Decision Making: Precarious Legitimacy
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Humanitarian intervention: the United Nations in an evolving world order
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1990 resolution on removal of Iraq from Kuwait by "all necessary means"
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which demanded that Iraq withdraw its forces unconditionally from
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was adopted on 29 November 1990. After reaffirming resolutions
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700
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United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Kuwait
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United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq
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The scourging of Iraq: sanctions, law, and natural justice
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Resolution 678 was adopted by 12 votes with two opposing (
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Index

Security Council
Resolution

Document
Security Council
China
France
United Kingdom
United States
Soviet Union
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Ethiopia
Finland
Ivory Coast
Malaysia
Romania
Yemen
Zaire
677
Lists of resolutions
679
660
661
662
664
665
666
667

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