A/37/PV.98 General Assembly

— Session 37, Meeting 98 — New York — UN Document ↗ — OCR ✓ — ⓘ 14 unattributed speechs
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Resolutions: 37/76, A/RES/37/71, A/RES/37/72, A/RES/37/73, A/RES/37/74B, A/RES/37/74A, A/RES/37/77B, A/RES/37/77A, A/RES/37/76, A/RES/37/78A, A/RES/37/78B, A/RES/37/78C, A/RES/37/78E, A/RES/37/78F, A/RES/37/78G, A/RES/37/78I, A/RES/37/78J, A/RES/37/78K, A/RES/37/80, A/RES/37/81, A/RES/37/82, A/RES/37/83, A/RES/37/84, A/RES/37/85
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UN resolutions and decisions Arab political groupings General statements and positions Southern Africa and apartheid Nuclear weapons proliferation Global economic relations

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In the absence ofthe President, Mr. IrUlnba (Ugan- da), Vice-President, took the Chair.

33.  Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa : (a) Report of the Special Committee against Apartheid; (b) Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against Apartheid in Sports; (c) Reports of the Secretary-General 5. In our view, it is essential to seek a solution to the problem of apartheid by peaceful means, through talks among all racial groups in South Africa. Further, it is necessary that as much international pressure as possible should be app~ied to Sou~h Africa in a reali~tic and practical.manner'. In order to mdu~e cha!1ge~ wI~h­ in South Afncan socIety. My delegatIon wIll gIve ItS full support to a resolution directed to those objectives.

The President unattributed #10079
I shall now call upon those representatives who wish to explain thei~ votes on !he draft resolutions adopted at the 97th meeting, regarding the policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa~ 2. Mr. HARASHIMA (Japan): Japan has firmly and consistently opposed the practice of apartheid and extends maximum co-operation to the Un:ted Nations in efforts for the elimination ofapartheid. Accordingly, my delegation supported draft resolutions A/37/L.21, L.23, L.26 and L.27; indeed, we co-sponsored draft resolution A/37/L.27, on the United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa, whose work we value highly. However, draft resolution A/37/L.17 contains many elements, such as those in the seventh preambular paragraph and in operative paragraphs 4, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 18, which my Government cannot support. 3. With regard to draft resolution A/37/L.19, which calls for comprehensive and mandatory sanctions measures against South Africa, my ~ountry does. not believe that such measures would In fact constItute an effective and ·expeditious means of achieving a peaceful solution to the question of apartheid. Moreover the draft resolution would pre-empt decisions of the Security Council, which alone has the authority to impose mandatory sanct:ons. Also, ~perative p~ra­ graph 4 contains some elements whose ImplementatIon my country could not ensure. For these reasons, my delegation voted against draft resolution A/37/L.19. We wish to emphasize, however, the well-known fact ~. that Japan has been taking various concrete measures against South Africa, including the strict enforcement of the arms embargo and the prohibition of direct investment. 4. In operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution A/37/ L.21, the Assembly endorses the report of the Special Committee against Apartheid [A/37/22]. Although my delegation voted in favour of that draft resolution, we cannot accept some parts of the conclu- NEW YORK
Mr. Scheltema NLD Netherlands #10081
In the debate on this item, I have already stated [6/st meeting] that the Netherlands Government remains committed to working for the total elimination of apartheid. We have repeatedly condemned this evil system of racial segregation. However, with .regard to South Africa, my Government wishes to pursue a twopronged policy-on the one hand, by increasing the pressure in the political and economic fields and, on the other, by maintaining a dialogue aimed at peaceful change in that country. We support the aspirations of the South African people to establish in their country a democratic society in which all citizens, irrespective of race, colour, sex or creed, will enjoy ,equal and full human rights and fundamental freedoms and participate freely in the determination of their destiny. 7. The representative of Denmark, at the 6!st and 97th meetings, has outlined a number of p~inciples commonly adhered to by the 10 member States of the European Community with regard to their opposition to apartheid. Together with its partners, the Netherlands believes that the con&equences of armed strife are too appalling to bear contemplation. At the same time, we owe it to the oppressed people of South Africa not to acquiesce in the status quo and to continue tu work for peaceful change. We reject apartheid as an institutionalized form of racial discrimination, just as we shall address ourselves to other violations of human rights wherever they occur; yet we wish to respect South Africa's rights as a sovereign State. Thus, the Netherlands cannot support attempts to deprive that country of its mem:Jership rights in international organizations; nor do we accept that South Africa's situation is a colonial one. My Govern- A/37/PV.98 8. Before turning to the resolutions before us, I wish to stress once more my Government's belief that the United Nations has an important function 'to perform by translating the world community's rejection of apartheid into practical action. Consequently, it would have been more appropriate if the decision-making by the General Assembly had yielded a greater degree of consensus. Some of the draft resolutions submitted to us contained divisive and extraneous elements, depriving them of valuable support. I should like to refer in particular to accusation~ directed against groups of Member States or against individual countries mentioned by name. On the other hand, we valued the consultations helrl by the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid on draft resolution A/37/L.28, concerning an oil embargo against South Africa. We -see this as an instance of substantive and purposeful action in the United Nations against apartheid: 9. My delegation voted against draft resolution A/37/L.17, on the situation in South Africa. The text contains a number of objectionable paragraphs which are at variance with the principles I have just enumerated. The Netherlands Government supports the efforts of the African National Congress and the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania as anti-apartheid movements, but we do not recognize them as liberation movements. This is the corollary of our belief that the situaticn in South Africa is not a colonial one. We also maintain our reservation about the applicability ofprisoner-of-war status under Additional Protocol P to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.2 10. My delegation voted for draft resolution A/37/ L.18, on concerted international action for the elimination ofapartheid, because we fully support the aim of establishing a democratic society in South Africa in which human and political rights will be respected. In my Government's view, the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners would constitute an important first step towards realization of that objective. The draft resolution rightly points to the contribution by various social groups to the elimination of apartheid. The text also leads us to call anew for respect for the division of competences between the various organs of the United Nations. The wording of operative paragraph 2 leads me back to what I said ~arlier: that my Government does not support efforts aimed at the t'Otal isolation of South Africa. Such a policy would lead to increased oppression and hardship for the local population and would cause damage to neighbouring States. With regard to operative paragraph 3, I wish to state that the Netherlands favours the imposition by the Security Council ofselective mandatory sanctions against South Africa. However, such an appeal should have been made to the Council as such and not to a Jelected number of its members.
Mrs. NOWOTNY AUT Austria #10083
Austria has consistently rejected the policies of apartheid of the South Afr~can Government and maintained-most recently during the debate on this agenda item [60th meeting]-that an institutionalized policy of racial discrimination can never be the basis of a viable democratic society. This firm conviction found expressiDn in Austria's positive vote on the majority of the draf~ resolutions which have just been put to the vote. There are, however, several draft resolutions on which Austria bad to abstain, mostly for reasons arising from the Austrian internal legal system, which would prohibit their implementation on the national level. 21. I furthermore wish to reaffirm that, in Austria's view, the United Nations should concentrate all its efforts on bringing about political and social change by peaceful means only, as envisaged in the Charter of the Organization, and should not endorse or support armed 3truggle or the use of force as instruments of change. I also wish to point out that Austria's positive vote on some of the draft resolutions cannot be -- '"' 25. On the basis of this general principle, which defines our position on apartheid, we must support appropriate measllres to achieve its effective application, in accordance with international. law. In that spirit, my delegation also voted' ~n favour of the relevant draft resolutions. 26. However, since measures should be applied within the framework ofinternational law, we must express reservations about different aspects of several of the draft resolutions adopted. First, the application of measures pursuant to Chapt~r VII of the Charter falls within the competence of the Security Council. Secondly, the representation of peoples shall be decided by each people through the exercise of selfdetermination. Thirdly, the reference to specific States Members and the condemnation of those States selectively and without the justification of. hard evidence is unacceptable. Fourthly, the conduct of international economic co-operation organizations should be free of political considerations. Fifthly, the decisions of the domestic courts of a State fall under its jurisdiction. Sixthly, it is my delegation's understanding that, in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 6 of Security Council resolution 473 (1980), none of the resolutions adopted endorses the use ofarmed struggle. 27. The Uruguayan delegation would have preferred the various paragraphs of the draft resolutions to be more in keeping with the tone and nature of paragraph 23 of draft resolution A/37/L.17, which I have just read. 28. In addition to the legal points I have mentioned, it should also be -noted that, unfortunately, no consensus was reached on all the resolutions 43. The Nordic countries have on many occasions underlined that increased and effective pressure should be brought to bear on the Government of South Africa through peaceful means in order to bring an end to the apartheid system. 44. Humanitarian assistance to the refugees and the victims of apartheid also form an important part of the measures taken by the Nordic Governments in accordance with the Joint Nordic Programme of Action against South Africa. We have this year again introduced draft resolutions reflecting these policies. By that we have shown that our commitment actively to combat the evil of apartheid remains firm. 45. Mr. PAVANARIT (Thailand): My delegation voted in favour of all the draft resolutions under agenda item 33, on the policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa, in conformity with my Government's strong opposition to those policies. The Government of Thailand reaffirms its commitment to international efforts towards the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and persecution in South Africa. My Government has in the past strongly condemned that abhorrent practice of racial discrimination and will continue to -do so until it is eliminated. Recently, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand, in his statement marking the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, declared that: ~ ~The cruel and inhmnane policy and practice ofapartheid stands in contradiction to the principles of justice and moral values. The systematic persecution of African leaders is unwarranted and 51. My delegation also joins previous speakers who have expressed their deep concern at the invasion of Lesotho last night by South African forces. We deprecate this unwarranted attack and hope that South Africa will desist fFom such acts in the future, as they can only lead to increased tensions in southern Africa.
Mr. Goonetilleke LKA Sri Lanka #10085
Sri Lanka voted in favour of all the draft resolutions adopted under agenda item 33. My delegation would like to confirm Sri Lanka's continued support for the elimination of the policies of apartheid of the Governm~nt of South Africa. 53. However, in keeping with the policy of my Government, my delegation would have preferred to have no specific condemnation by name, in these resolutions, of individual countries with which Sri Lanka has diplomatic relations. It was for this reason w~ich. is designed to maintain the privileges of a 70. Mr. GAUCI (Malta): Because of its deep feeling mmonty. of solidarity with the slJffering people of Namibia 64. The Government of Portugal endorses all the and the disfranchised majority in South Africa initiatives of the international community aimed at my delegation supported the general thrust of all th~ promoting the structural changes needed for the draft resolutions that were placed before the Ascreation of a just and genuinely democratic South sembly, i~ the belief.that they will convey to the African domestic order. My delegation believes that South Afncan authontles a deep sense of the feelings only the elimination of social tensions produced by of the international community on their policies. This, the repressive system ofapartheid will make possible however, does not mean that we are in agreement with the climate of confidence which southern Africa needs each and every provision of the resolutions adopted. to establish genuine political stability, so essential to We believe that our aim must always be to encourthe normal development of all the countries of the age a genuine and universal effort to achieve the region. peaceful solution of both these problems. The sooner we embark on this process, the better it will be for all 65. Pontugal's condemnation of the situat10n existing concerned. in South Africa as the result of the imposition of apartheid laws cannot, however, brinterpreted as meaning that my delegation can agree to language which is not primarily designed to give to the forces of justice and of. the future the encouragement and energy required to bring about changes in South African society.
Mr. Said TUN Tunisia #10087
Tunisia's affirmative vote today for all the draft resolutions stems from our position ofprinciple against apartheid ~md ou~ solidarity with the brother people of South f\fnca. ThiS does not mean that my delegation subscnbes unreservedly to the formulations in all the p~ragraphs in .the resolutions. Ours was a comprehensive vote agamst all forms of racism and a vote of solidarity, as is quite natural. 66. We are not convinced that the use of force is the only choice in redressing situations of injustice,

139.  Intensification of efforts to remflve the threat of nuclear war and em.ure the Sl'fe development of nuclear energy

Mr. Erdenechuluun MNG Mongolia #10093
I have the honour to present "to the General Assembly the reports of the First Committee on its work concerning the disarmament questions under agenda item 39,41 to 47,50 to 53, 56, 57, 136, 138, and 139. The reports are before the General Assembly in documents A/37/651, A/37/653 to 659, A/37/662 to 665, A/37/668, A/37/669 and A/37/ 671 to 673. With the exception ofitems 136, 138and 139, all those disarmament items were included in the agenda' of the thirty-seventh session of the Assembly in accordance with previous Assembly resolutions. 73. Despite the great variety of questions debated in the First Committee, I feel confident in stating that all of its deliberations this year can be said to reflect the same overriding concern as in previous years, namely, to ensure world peace and international security through progress towards general and complete 76. In brief, the Committee focused special attention on the dangers threatening international peace and security and attempted to prescribe action to remedy that situation. As in the past, the Committee's deliberations and their results have demonstrated that, despite the differences in approach, there is a wide measure of agreement on the need for effective and urgent action to deal with the dangers threatening the international situation and with the present state of the arms race. 77. Following a pattern adopted at previous sessions, the First Committee, again this year, held a combined general debate on all disarmament items, which took place at its 3rd to 28th meetings, from 18 October to 5 November. The Committee had before it a total of 23 disarmament items and took action on 58 draft resolutions. The considerable number of delegations that took part in the general debate was a convincing indication ofthe importance which Member States attach to disarmament questions. 78. The reports of the First Committee indicate in detail the action taken regarding each item and the results of the voting on the draft resolutions approved. Therefore, I shall not take the time of the Assembly by restating those details. However, I might add that, out of58 draft resolutions approved by the Committee, 12 were adopted without a vote. Among them there are three items, each containing a large number of subitems, on which draft resolutions were approved. These are: item 50, on the review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session, with eight sub-items and 11 draft resolutions approved; item 55 on general and complete disarmament, with six sub-items and 15 draft resolutions; and, thirdly, item 133, on the review and implementation of the C.oncludingDocument of the Twelfth Special Session
The President unattributed #10094
We turn now to the report of the First Committee on agenda item 41 [A/37/653]. I invite members to turn their attention to the draft resolution recommended by the Committee in paragraph 7 of the report. A recorded vote has been requested.
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The draft resolution was adopted by 124 votes to 2, with 19 abstentions (resolution 37/72).5
The President unattributed #10095
I call on the representative of the United States for an explanation of vote.
Mr. Adelman USA United States of America #10096
I want to make a brief statement about the vote of the United States delegation on the resolution just adopted by the General Assembly, entitled "Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons".The resolution urges immediate negotiation by the Committee on Disarmament of "a treaty for the prohibition of all nuclear-w~apon tests". 93. As was stated during the general debate in the First Committee, the United States has set in motion during the last year a series of major initiatives in 103. As a result of the initiative of the Soviet Union, taken in keeping with this position of principle, the agenda of this session includes an item entitled "Immediate cessation and prohibition ofnuclear-weapon tests". The Soviet Union submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration the basic provisions of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests. We should like onceagain to emphasize strongly that this document. takes into account the degree of agreement reached during consideration of this problem in recent years and also the observations and wishes expressed by many States concerning, in particular, the question of verification. We are convinced that this document can provide a good basis for practical agreement on the provisions of a future treaty. 104. Taking intoJlccount the shortcomings that I have mentioned with regard to the draft resolution, we invite other delegations also to abstain in the voting on that draft resolution. .
The President unattributed #10097
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report [ibid.]. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The President unattributed #10098
The next report of the First Committee is on agenda item 45 [A/37/657]. The Assembly will take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Committee in paragraph 8 of its sa~, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iran (Islamic In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bang- Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, ladesh, Barbadof Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauri'ta- Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Byelonia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cape Verde, Central Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, African Republic, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Congo, Papua Ne''N Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Por- Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Demotugal, Qatar. Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saudi cratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Arabia. S~negal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, S~aziland, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Gre- Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and nada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hon- Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emkduras, Hungary, InfJia, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Repubates, United Republic of Cameroon, United Republic lic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao of Tanzania, United States of America, Upper Volta} People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liberia, Uruguay, Venezuela, 'Yemen, Zaire, Zambia. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malay- Against: Bhutan, India. sia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Abstaining: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argen- Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, tina, Australia, AustIia, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Boli- Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, via, BrazH, BulgaIia, Burma, Byelorussian Soviet Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Sao Socialist Republic, Congo, .Cuba, Cypms, Czecho- Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, slovakia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, German Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka; Sudan, Suri- Democratic Republic, Grenada, Hungary, Indonesia, name, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lao People's Democratic Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrain- Republic, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, ian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Social- Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, ist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic Sao Tome and Principe? Sweden, Ukrainian Soviet of Cameroon, United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Socialist .RepubJj~, Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- Volta, Uruguay, .Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, lics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia. Ireland, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yugoslavia. Against: None. T~e draft resolution was adopted by 99 votes to 2, with 45 abstention~ (resolution 37/76). Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, .France, Germany, Federal Republic of, 111. The PRESIDENT: I shall now ,,:all on the rep- Gr~ece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel: Italy, resentative of Greece, who wishes to explain his vote. Ivory Coast, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New 112. Mr. MEGALOKONO~'/IOS(Greece): My coun- Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, try is strongly in favour o~· creating nuclear-weapon- Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain free zones and that is why we voted in favour of and Northern Ireland, United States of America. the draft resolution in document Aj37;658. We would Draft resolution A was adopted by //9 votes to like to stress, however that the creation of any such none, with 26 abstentions (resolution 37/77 A). 8 zone 'should be founded on certain principles, amorug 116. The PRESIDENT: ~ shall now put to the vote which we consider very irr.~portant the concept of codraft resolution B, entitled "Renunciation of the use operation and peace among peoples of the region in of new discoveries and scientific and technological question. It is also necessary, in our opinion, for the achievements -for military purposes". A recorded States of that region to promote mutual confidence vote has been requested. and security and to apply strictly the principles of the J non-use of force and the settlement of disputes by A recorded vote was taken. Against: Belgium, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstaining: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, New Zealand, No:way, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Spain.
Draft resolution B was adopted by //4 votes to /0, with /7 abstentions (resolution 37/77 B).6
The President unattributed #10099
The General Assembly will now consider the report of the First Committee on agenda item 50 [A/37/662]. 118. After calling upon those representatives who wish to explain their vote before the vote on draft resolutions A to- K, recommended by the Committee in paragraph 33 of its report, I shall put the draft resolutions to the Assembly one by one. After all the votes have been taken, there will be another opportunity for explanations of vote.
Mr. Kor Bun Heng KHM Cambodia #10101
I should like to explain my delegation's vote on draft resolution B. 120. Everybody recognizes that political good will and international co-operation are necessary in order to achieve disarmament. But fruitful international co-()peration cannot be achieved without mutual confidence and good-neighbourly relations between States. For that it is necessary to adhere scrupulously to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which provide for respect for the national independence, sovereignty and territorial integtity ofall States, non-inte~~rence in the internal affairs of States, the non-use or threat of use of force, and the pecceful settlement of disputes. 122. My delegation is entirely in agreement with the principle stated in operative paragraph 3 of that draXt resolution, which "declares that the use of force in international relations ... is a phenomenon incompatible with ~he ideas of ~nternationalco-operation for disarmament"'. 123. Indr.;ed~ the situation at present prevailing in South-East Asia is evidence of this. Representatives are well aware that my country has been invaded and is at present occupied by 250,000 foreign soldiers and 50,000 foreign civilian agents. Six weeks ago the General Assembly, by an overwhelming majority, adopted resolution 37/6, in which it deplored that foreign armed intervention and occupation continued and that foreign forces had not been withdrawn from Kampuchea, thus causing continuing hostilities in that country and seriously threatening international peace and security. Now, the foreign troops that continue to invade my country and massacre my people belong to a State which had the cynicism to co-sponsor this draft resolution in the First Committee. If the use of force in intern&tional relations is a phenomenon incompatible with international co-operation for disarmament, co-sponsorship of the draft !,e~ot~tionJry that State-Viet Nam-is incompatible with operative paragraph 3.. " 124. For all the foregoing reasons, my delegation will not take part in the voting on draft resolution B.
The President unattributed #10102
The Assembly will now take decisions on the 11 draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 33 of its report [ibid.]. 126. Draft resolution A is entitled "Bilateral nuclear arms negotiations". A recorded vote has been requested. 128. Tht' fRESIDENT: Draft resolution C is entitled "Nuclear waapons in all aspects". A recorded vote has been requested. Republic~ Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Demo- cratic Republic, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger; Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suri- name, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Cameroon~ United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Volta, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambi~. Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany. Federal Republic of, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherbmds, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstaining: Greece, Guatemala~ L~banon, Para- guay, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Uruguay, Zaire. Draft resolution C was adopted by 118 votes to 19, with 9 abstentions (resolution 37/78 C).6 129. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution D is entitled ""Disarmament Week". The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution D was adopted (resolution 37/78 D). 130. The PRESIDENT:: Draft resolution E is entitled "Prohibition of lhe nuclear neutron weapon". A re- corded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. Infavour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bot- swana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Sovit~t Social- ist Republic, Cape Verde., Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czecho- slovakia, Democratic Yemen, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Gui- nea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, H~.mduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ir~4, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait,lO Lao People's Democratic Republic, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambi- que, Nicaragua, Oman,lo Panama, Papua New Gui-
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution B was adopted by lJ6 ~'otes to 12, with 16 abstentions (resolution 37/788).9
The President unattributed #10103
Draft resolution F is entitled "Implementation of the recommendations and decisions of the tenth special session". A recorded vote has been requested. .
A recorded vote was taken.
The President unattributed #10104
Draft resolution K is entitled "Monitoring ofdisarmament agreements and strengthening of international security: proposal for the establishment of an international satelli~e monitoring agency". A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, AustiaHa, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bm'rna, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Democratic Kampuchea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic ot), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mex!co~ Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suritfame, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, ULiited Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Volta, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia. Against: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet SOf;ialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Abstaining: Afghanistan, Angola, Cuba, CypruS,t2 D(:mocratic ~emen, Grenada, Lao l'leople's Demoo cratic Republic, Lebanon, Mozambique, United States of America, Viet Nam. ~ider the report of the First Committee on agenda Item 51 [A/37/663]. The draft resolution recommended by the Committee appears in paragraph 7 ofthe report. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to adopt this draft resolution· without a votl:? The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 37/79).
Draft resolution K was adopted by /26 ;Iotes to 9, with / / abstentions (resolution 37178 K).12
The President unattributed #10105
We now turn to the report of the First Committee on agenda item 52 [A/37/664]. I invite members to turn their attention to the draft resolution recommended by the Committee in para-· graph 7 of that report. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 108 votes to 17, with 19 abstentions (resolution 37/80).6
The President unattributed #10106
We now turn to the report of the First Committee on agenda item 53 [A/37/665]. I now invite members to tum their attention to the recommendation of the Committee in paragraph 7 of that report. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Mr. De La Fuente PER Peru [Spanish] #10107
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution which has just been adopted, in accordance with its well-known position of support for the efforts of the international community to avoid the proliferation ofnuclear weapons. Peru is a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [resolution 2373 (XXll), annex] and considers it essential that the safeguards of the IAEA be universally applied as one of the means of guaranteeing non-discriminatory access to the peaceful uses of nuclearenergy. Therefore my delegation considers that if the requirement to submit to the safeguards of
The draft resolution was adopted by 138 votes to 1, with 7 abstentions (resolution 37/83).13
The President unattributed #10108
The Assembly will now consider the report of the First Committee on agenda item 136 [A/37/671]. I invite Members to turn their attention to the draft resolution contained in paragraph 7 of the report. A recorded vote has b;;.~n requested. i50. The PRESIDENT: We come now to the report of the First Committee on agenda item 138 [A/37/672]. 151. I call on the representative of Australia, who wishes to explain her vote before the vote. 152. Miss BOYD (Australia): My delegation wishes. to explain its vote before the vote on the draft resolution under agenda item 138 now before the As- sembly. 153. Australia was a\sponsor of draft resolution adopted by the General Assembly today under agenda item 43, a resolution which related to a compre- hensive nuclear-test-ban treaty. 154. Australia is in general not in favour of the _proliferation of multiple resolutions on similar topics and has for several years been closely associated with the draft resolution on a comprehensive nuclear-test- ban treaty. We were therefore disturbed this yearby the presentation by the Soviet Union of a draft resolu- tion which deals with a nuclear weapon test-ban treaty-that is, a treaty applicable only to nuclear- weapon tests. In the view of my delegation, the banning of nuclear-weapon tests is not enough. The world will not be free from the threat posed by the proliferation, both horizontal and vertical, of nuclear - weapons as long as so-called peaceful nuclear explo- sions are permitted. In addition, my delegation does 155. For these reasons, my delegation sponsored and, naturally, voted for the resolution on a compre- hensive test-ban treaty adopted earlier this afternoon and will abstain on the draft resolution on a limited test-ban which is before .the General Assembly now. We would urge other delegations to do likewise.
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 136 votes to none, with 10 abstentions (resolution 37/84).6
The President unattributed #10109
The Assembly will now vote on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report [ibid.]. A recorded vote has been requested. 157. Miss BOYD (Australia); My dclegation intended to abstain in the vote on resolution 37/85 and asks that the record of vote be adjusted to take this into account.
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 115 votes to 5, with 25 abstentions (resolution 37/85).6
The President unattributed #10110
finally, the Assembly will turn to the report of the First Committee on agenda NOTES , A/32/144, annex I. 2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-973. 3 Report of the International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa, Paris, 20-27 May 1981 (A/CONF.I07/8), paras. 200-275. of The delegations of the Bahamas and Samoa subsequently informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour of the draft resolution. S The delegation of Samoa subsequently informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain in the vote on the draft resolution.
The meeting rose at 5045 p.m.
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