A/40/PV.37 General Assembly

The representative of Israel is speaking on matters having nothing to do with an explanation of vote. I have been patient enough, but he has come to the end of his 10 minutes and I must ask him to conclude. Mr. NETANYAHU (Israel) : I would close by inviting representatives to summon Mr. Arafat to a tribunal for itri crimes against humanity. Mr. LX Luye (China)(interpretation from Chinese): On the question of the credentials of the delegation of Democratic Kampuchea, the Chinese delegation supports the report of the Credentials Committee to the General Assembly. I wish here to reiterate China’s position. swawratio Kaqmchm fs an fndepmdent, ptmeful, neutral and non-aligned soverdgn countrg. It io a l&tmbw of tb6 Utited rJation8. The coalitfon GoveramePrt headed by Prince Slhanouk is effectively leading the EW@dean people86 HmJggle agadnst foreign aggremion and it6 rrtrugglc to deEen it;e fmvereignty and freedom. It fe the legal Ciovernment of Rarqpuchea; it itjt the true representstiva of the (Hr. LP Say@, China) The foreign aggressors created the so-called People ‘a Repu9Afc of #mpuchear and it Ps coappetely their representative. St has no right to represent the Wampuchean people, and it has always been condemned by the world comunity . The General Asserpbly has adopted numrous resolutions refusing to acknouledge that puppet r8gime and calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops 80 Ulat the Ramlpuchean.people may regain its right to self-determination. Pt ie only because of the foreign aggressorsl@ recalcitrant position, their expansicniet policies and their tZefUsa1 to withdraw their troops that it has sc far not been possible to implement the resolutions of the General AWenrblY. The Chinese delegation believes that the General Aslsembly at its current session should abide by its correct decision and accept the credentials of the dalegaion of Democratic Kampuchea. At the 8ame time, the Chinese delegation reiterates that the fact that the delegation of Afghanistan has been allowed to participate at the current session doe8 not Ikean oonnivance in the foteign occupation of AfghaniEtW, with all it3 consegueuces. Mr. AL-ALP1 (Denwxatic Yemen) (interpretation from Arabic): My country recognizes the People’s Republic of Kampuchea and its Government as the legitimate representative of the Kampuchean people in Its legitimate 8truggle to achieve peace, stablli ty and progrees and to rebuild i ~JS aoun try after massacres in which millions were killed. Therefore, my delegation wishes to express its reservations about the credentials of so-called Detuxra tic Kampuchea. We call for an end to the illegitimate occupation of the seat of Kampuchea at the United Nation6 by those who do not represent Kampuchea in any way whatsoever, so that the Kampuchean people and the Government of the People’s Republic of Kampuchea may play their constructive and effective role in this international Organization. Mr. KHAN (Pakistan): The delegation of PakisPtan would like to place on record It8 reservatioxb about the aredentiale of the reprwentative of Afghanistan, reoolPllended fn the rl. xt of the Credentfale Committee (A/40/747), Cur reservation is based on our well-known pouition of principle on the foreign military intervention in Afghanistan, which continue8 unabated, in flagrant violation of the pr inciplee of the Charter and the universally recognizod norm8 of inter-State aonduet. The PRESXDENT (interpretation from Spanish) t The Aseembly will nrvw take a decioion on the recoromenda tion of the Credentials Committee in paragraph 22 of it9 first report (A/40/747). The Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote, May 1 take it that the Assembly, bearing in mind the views expreeaed by various delegations, wishes to do the same? The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 40/2). The MRE3IDENT (interpreation frotrr Spanish) I I shall now call On theX3e represenbtives who wish to explain their position. Miss DEVER (Belgium) (interpretation from French) r I should like to make it clear that the fact that my delegation did not Object to the credentials of the delegation of Afghanistan can in no way be interpreted as r&xqnitiOn Of the present Afghan rdgime, which wao imposed from outside upon the Afghan people. Prince IWRODDM SIBANDUK (Demrxratic Kampuchea) (interpretation from French) ; The General Assembly haE just adopted without a vote the report of the Credentials Committee (A/40/747) , confirming once again Detiaocra tic Kampu&es “s 8bib.M a8 a Member of the United Nations, witi fb Cwlitidl GovernlTi@nt the sole legitimate representitive of the people of Kampuchea. I should like once again to express the great satisfaction of our people and our Coalition Government over that noble deeisioz~ and our infinite gra ti tuck for that further expression by the General Assembly of invaluable support for and soLfdcPrity with t&e Just struggle we have been waging for nearly seven years to recover our indepaadencs and free&m and m @iMum *a 8iurv1v*l of out m#&m* All tie peoples of the world devoted to peace and juatice will welcome this and wilk rejoice when they see our Aeeembly etsnding resolutely by a mmalP Member State of the United Ha tions - Demcra tic Kampuchea, whose independsnce, sovereignty and national dignity have been imdently trarppled underfoot by a powr?rfuP neighbour 8 the Socialist Republic of Vdet N&u, seovning the sacred principles of the Char term This new, mermrable decis%or~ by the General AsselFbly during this year of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nation8 and the Charter is the finest tribute that can be paid by the world Organization, which represents the conscience of he civi.liz;ed world, and eylpbolizee the collective wisdom of the peoples of the world devoted to peace and justice and determined to remin united within the United Nations, defending the rights and principles that underlie the United Nations, the foremoat of whi& are those set forth in Article 2, concerning the non-use of force or the threat of force in titernational relations and the peaceful settlement of dispu tee between Sta tee. During the year of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, which we have just celebrated, thio &cision by the General Assembly expresses, moreover, its de tersinatlon .mt to allcxs? a nw form of opproosim a?d foreign domination r such a8 expansionism or hegerionloe, on a world-wide or regional male, to replace with impunity colonialism, which is now disappearing.* Our CoUratW, which thi8 year is celebrating the thirtieth annivereary of it8 admission to the United Nations as a full Me&~)r and OUT people, whose last hope is * Mr. %x~eley (Barbados), ViCe-PKesident, took the Chair. (Prince Notodom Sihanouk, mm~ratic Kampuchea) Wis Organizatlon, find cowfort in thic decision ma encouragement to persevere in international peace i3ita security - which are seriously threatwed today by the policy of aggreseion and expaneicmiem and faits acamplis, to which a number of MmJbarS of the United Nations have fallen victia. Finally, our people see this decieion by the General Assembly as having greLt moral and political signifiwnce, as an expzessian of the will of the international community not to yield to the manoeuvres of tie Vietnamese authorities, which wish to impose their settlement of the problem of Itampuchea by force, as in the scale-offensive during tie seventh dry season, or by 8 teal th, as in the BucceSS ftJe atQmpt8 to sow confusion amng the paoples of the world devoted to peace and justice, who support our just cause. The Hanoi authori ties must now reolize that their actions will only isolate them further in the international arena. :Prince Norodom Sfhanouk, Deopucra tic Kampuchea) During this anniversary, therefore, we eincerely hope that our adveraacY t&t %xGilh5~ i&&GA2 or” Viet i&m viii change iti attitude, need tie repeated appeais of the intemati0na.l community and the Gmeral Assembly, and abaudon its pernicious policy of aggression and expansionisl~ in Kampuchea and South-East Asia, 80 &at our two peoples and OuF countries can finally live in peace in a opiri t Of good-raeighkmurU.ness and that tie threat posed to peace and the security of our region b&y can be removed Once and for all. ‘Phi@ Assembly’s strmg suppowt of our just struggle etrengthens our conviction that this year once agah the draft resolution on the eitua tion in mnpucbea 0 by which the Gsneral Assembly calls for the total and unconditional withdrawal of foreign faces, that is, Vietnamese forces, fropl nay country, 80 that it can become independent, peaceful, neutral and non-aligned, will be supported by an even more impressive majority. In conclusion, I should like to express once again to the General Assembly and to all countries devoted to peace and justice our profound gratitude for the noble support and solidarity vrhich they have given our people and our coalition Government of Deasocratic Kampudlea in our struggle for our independence and survival. Mr. EWW (United Kingdom) : The fact that my delegation has raised no P~r.t:l challenge to the credentials of the delegation from Afghanistan should, of tour se, in no way be taken to imply that the Government of the United Kingdom regaras the present regime in Kabul as being a governwnt. Count YORK (Federal Republic of Germany): I should like to put on record our position on the credentials of the delegation of Afghnnistan, Our vote Oar th@ Credsntials Comittee’s report does not imply that we recognise the legitimacy of the rdginae in Kabul. Mr. KHALfPI (Egypt) (interpretation fmn Arabic) o How that the Genecal Assembly has approved Wx report of the Credentials C-f ttee, the delegation of Wypt wishes lm place an record that our delegation voOjed the way it did on the Swedish n&ion because it related to PP discumiorn, a debate OQ that proCedwer which, unfortunately, does not in any way change tie deteriorating situation in tie fiddle East. Egypt condemns the Israeli policies and practices in the occupied territiries a8 well as its sots of aggression against l&e Arab States, partkwlarly tie lat@St tmac?recous act against tie capital of Tunisia and tie Vu) hez@guacters. t&Q delegation believes tit the fact that the credentials of the ferasli delegation have been issued in Jerusalem does not detract from the Wtally illegal character of the annexation of Jerusalem. This position is in keeping witi that of the United Nations on this issue. . Mr. i33SSEINI (Iran) : Allow me to request that the reservation of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the ccedentfals of the zicnist base, included in the report of the Credentials Cmmittee omtained in document A/40/747, be recorded in the documents of the General Assembly. Mr. ZARIP (Afghanistan) : I wish to put on record the reservation of the Government of the L?emmratic Republic of Afghanistan cm thase points of the report of the Credentials Committ43e that cefer to the so-called Government of Demmcatic KLlIQU&hea. We believe that this Government is an entity that exists only in the mind of some people who have locked themselves out of reality. The only authority that can speak on behalf of the people of Kampuchea is their sole legitim te @verrmmt, the People’s Republic of Kampuchea. Similarly, we should like ~XII express our reservation cm paragraphs 10, 13 and 15 of the report of the Credentials Committee which make impertinent references to the crede~.tials of the delegation of the Demcratic Republic of Afghanistan. (Nr . zar if, Afshaniatan) We should also like to reject totally the comments made by the representatives of China, Pakistan, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Federal Kepublic of Usmany pertsining to Afghanistan. The PR.E.9 XmmT: We have beard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote. The Observer of the Palestine Liberation organiza tion has asked to make a staterPent and in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, T now call on him. Mr. ‘PER81 (Palestine Liberation Ouganization (OXO)): Mr. President, thank you fQ1: allowing am to particimte in the discussion of agenda item 31 which is an integral part of the work of the general Assembly. I wish to recall, as you have just mentioned, that resolution 3237 (XXIX) extended a standing invitation to the Palestine Liberation Ogganization to participate in its sessions and work in the capacity of Observer. Recently, however, an attempt was made to deny the Palestine Liberation Orgmizaticm partioipation in one or another integral part of the work of the General Assembly. Im this respect, we appreciate very highly the statement made by the President on Monday affirming that the Assembly at one stage acted without prejudice to the Provisions of resolution 3237 (XXIX), and did not intend to derogate in any way from the said resolution which continues to remain valid and applicable in every respect. Thus, in our opinion , and in accordance with established practice in plenary, it is our right to participate in the debate on any i tern on the agenda when we choose tc do so. Qn t;his particular item 3, namely, credentials of Icepxesenbtives to the fortieth session, II: wish to state We follwirrq. What the General Assembly has witnessed this morning was in fact a matter of aubstonce related to merPber @hip in this orqanization. Almst one-third of Member States expressed tImir position as ahown in the report , more than one-third of Member States cast a negative vote a the wtion proposed by Sweden, and about 52 Member States put on record their reservations concerning the credentials of Israel. However, the result of the exercise this awning carries a mesaget the message is that the accreditation of the representative of the neo-fascist junta in Tel Aviv is not totally and unconditionally welcome here. Israel is celled upon ti abide by the principles and provisions of the Charter. Israel cannot and should not be permitted to be the obstacle to peace efforts diplomatically and through its continued and escalated aggression against ‘neighbouring Arab States, as well as against distant States, as in the case of its aggreesion against Tunisia , and also through its racist and repressive policies and practices against our people in the occupied Palestinian territory and against Arab brothers in other occupied Arab tirritories in Syria and Lebanon. In all its acts of aggression Israel counts on the unconditional support of the United States Administration. The General Assembly itself recommended that our country, Palestine, should be partitioned and our people fragmented. That was done against our will and the will of the Palestinian people, of course. Yet that same recommendation called for the safeguarding of the fundamental rights of all Palestinians and the establishment of a Palestinian Arab State and a Palestinian Jewish State. (Hr. Terzi, PLO) In our opinicn tbe accredltatifm U tbe legitfauy of the two States 6bould be opn13tdeKed jointly hexer for me is cmtingent upon tie other. Cmmguently, we haV8 a problem, 01: riAtb8r th8 Genepal Astp8lpbPy haa a pmi!&~~e& name&y, that it has aled in a selective way in iuplex&mtfng @ata @it of its resolution and bam@ring tb8 fmlpl8SWtiItiO#3 Of tb8 0&8r: wt Of t&at IuIlpB r8aOhUtfW. We are appalled that on thh the fbrtietb anniversary of the victory over fa@i#m and na~i&n the General Ammbly has accepted the credentials of the ~L*;O~~~gi ~biib us gkgb ihi ~61 AVIV, 6 ghigg c-g& 02 a c~litfon that shares power with the i&rut party, whiah was a political organ of the so-called Irgun We1 Leumi - the national military organizetion, or whatever it was called. That organisation espoused and continues to espouse the proposala, concept6 and plans concerning what was called the solution of the Jewiah question of Europe and the active participation of the ftgun Svai Leumi on Germany’s side in the war of 1939-1945. That is very well documented, and S shall quote part of that docunentation about the collaboration between the Herut party and the Nazis as follows: Wn numerous occasions proainent statesmen of the national socialist Germany underlined in their remarks that the new order of Europe required a radical solution to the Jewish queetion through evacuation, a Judenrein Europe. The evacuation of the Jewish masses from Europe is their pre-condition for the solution of the Jewish question, which, however‘ solely and finally becomes possible through resettling those masses in the ho-land Of the Jewish people in Palestine and through establishing a Jewish State within its historic frontiers. ‘The establishment of a historical Jewiah State on a national and totalitarian basis with contractual relations with the German Reich would be in rhe interest of maintaining and strengthening the future Germail position in the Middle East. And the co-operation of the Israeli liberation movtiment c~ould kx along the lines of one of the last speeches made by the German Reich'e Chancellor, Herr Hitler, in which he stressed that he woul.d use each combination and coalition in order to isolate and defeat England." Thus, again, while thisl Asstearbly has not QO ymt taken any L&amr~ W iqlewant it~ own resolution by a~itking the repceuen~tivo of the Paleatiaian Anib Sb.& ii~ a f@ Mu, if w@lcirtktri ag i& &&&we & g&g- &i& ccllaborated with IQitler and his wazi hordes and oontinaterr to ttqmuse and practice hitler’s rac:lst Bdeologieo and brutal method@- The representative of Xmael, in all bie awogama, thilp mrning sounded as if he were mzmipuls tlng the policies and a&Am of a nudxer of Sta teaa f should like to ask tb is Assembly whether it has forgotten for a mnent the tiousande of innocent children and wmen murdered in cold blood aa a ceoult of th@ dropping of the mst sophisticated explosive - which was, of tour se, suppl ied freely by the Unit&d Stitefs to Tel Aviv. Hae ehe AaseabPy forgotten the blood of those children? In iti proceedings next week this Assembly will be welconring a necMazi whose hands are still dripping with the blood of innocent Palestinian md other children. The collaborators with the Nazis should be summoned to appf%%r before a resumed Nuremburg trial, and there should be no room for thepl in this Asaer&ly.

We have now concluded cur consideration of the first report of the Credentiale Committee. The meeting was adjourned at 1.25 P rl.