Ved denne undlod fire af Fællesskabets medlemsstater (Belgien, For bundsrepublikken Tyskland, Luxembourg og Det forenede Kongerige) at stemme, mens de seks øvrige medlemsstater stemte for.
Despite all these efforts the United States' unbending opposition made it impossible to avoid a vote, in which four Member States of the Community (Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom) abstained while the other six voted in favour.