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derives its authority from the consent of the governed; and that to achieve that end General Franco should surrender the powers of Government to a provisional Government broadly representative of the Spanish people, committed to respect freedom of speech, religion, and assembly and to the prompt holding of an election in which the Spanish people, free from force and intimidation and regardless of party, may express their will. " And invites the Spanish people to establish the eligibility of Spain for admission to the United Nations." The voting on the United States amendment was as follows —for 22, against 22, abstentions 6 (including New Zealand). The amendment was thus rejected owing to equality of votes. The penultimate paragraph of the sub-committee's draft was then put to the vote. The voting was as follows —for 20, against 20, abstentions 10 (including New Zealand). The sub-committee paragraph was thus rejected owing to equality of votes. The Belgian delegate then moved an amendment as follows : " Recommends that, if within a reasonable time there is not established in Spain a provisional Government broadly representative of the Spanish people and committed to the prompt holding of an election, the Security Council consider the adequate measures to be taken in order to remedy the situation ; " And recommends that all members of the United Nations immediately recall from Madrid, by way of warning, their Ambassadors and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited there." On the first paragraph the voting was as follows —for 27, against 8, abstentions 16 (including New Zealand). The paragraph was adopted. Before the second paragraph was put to the vote the Belgian representative withdrew the words "by way of warning" at the request of the representative of the United Kingdom (Sir Hartley Shawcross), who said that his Government was not willing to be a party to any threats, but would support the amendment if the words in question were deleted. The text, as amended, was then voted upon—for 27 (including New Zealand), against 7, abstentions 16. The paragraph was adopted. The resolution, as amended, was then put to the vote —for 23 (including New Zealand), against 4, abstentions 20. The resolution was adopted. The Committee then considered a resolution which had been presented by the sub-committee in the following terms : "The General Assembly recognizes : " 1. That the majority of the Spanish people are in a situation of hardship because they are seriously deprived of food necessary to their existence. "2. That the Franco regime exports considerable quantities of foodstuffs which are essential for the feeding of the impoverished Spanish people.