Sources: Jamaica

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• Reference work · Independent publication

  1961 Jamaican Federation of the West Indies membership referendum (Wikipedia) link

  General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, giving the exact result of the 19 September 1961 referendum on Jamaica's continued membership of the West Indies Federation: 256,261 votes (54.11%) against remaining, 217,319 (45.89%) in favour, on a turnout of 61.6% of 777,965 registered voters, leading to Jamaica's withdrawal and the Federation's dissolution in 1962.

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• Intergovernmental document · Government perspective or primary official source

  Parliament of the United Kingdom, The Jamaica Independence Act, 1962 (19 July 1962) link

  Official text of the Act as reproduced by the Laws of Jamaica online repository maintained by Jamaica's Ministry of Justice. Received Royal Assent 19 July 1962.

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• Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation

  United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly resolution 1750 (XVII): Admission of Jamaica to membership in the United Nations (United Nations, 18 September 1962) link

  Decides to admit Jamaica to UN membership, adopted at the 1122nd plenary meeting, 18 September 1962, alongside Rwanda, Burundi and Trinidad and Tobago.

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• Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation

  United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 174 (1962) (United Nations, 12 September 1962) link

  Recommends to the General Assembly the admission of Jamaica, adopted unanimously at the 1018th meeting.

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