The United Nations Economic and Social Council late last night approved the draft constitution of the International Refugee Organization by a vote of eight to three.
The U. S., Britain, Peru, Norway, France, Greece, China, Canada and Belgium voted for it, and the USSR, Ukraine and Yugoslavia against it. The remainder abstained. The draft constitution will be submitted to the General Assembly for final adoption, with the reservations made previously by the delegates of USSR, Yugoslavia, Ukraine and Cuba.
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