S/35/PV.57 Security Council

Now that we have heard two observations on a point of order, 'I shall announce the result of the voting: 82 votes in favour, 7 against and 41 abstentions. u. Mr. SEMICHI (A)geqa) (lnterpretation from French): When I spoke just after the second vote, my delegation challenged the validity of that vote. I wish to repeat that when we adjourned this morning it was ~.herefore, if the Assembly agrees to follow me in no longer insisting on a recorded vote, whether we might not accept the total figures of this morning's voting rather that insist on a recorded vote, which we could not produce this morning. 53. I shall now call on those delegations wishing to raise points of order in the order in which they have asked to do so. 54. Mr. DETE (Zimbabwe): On the question of voting I agree with the position taken by the represen- tative of Algeria. However, my delegation regrets that the vote was carried out in our absence. We would request that we be recorded as havingvoted in favour. 55. Mr. BEDJAOUI (Algeria) (interpretation from French): Mr. President, I apologize for speaking a second time but you have just suggested a compro- mise solution which, with the goodwill of all, could solve the problem. The Algerian delegation finds it all the easier to accept the proposal you have just made since it was the Algerian delegation that re- quested a recorded vote this morning. We are thus More~ver, the delegation which asked for a recorded vote.has itself in fact lent you a helpinghand by with- drawang its request for a recorded vote. But a legal point has arisen and it is a serious one. It is as follows: at what point can a delegation which has requested a recorded vote withdvaw it, request for that ,....,~f'rded vote? Is it before or after the vote? There i~ .,~t,':'l· mely important contradiction involved "',',.- drawing a request for a recorded vote aft... l~(' ote has taken place. 74. As I see it, it is possible to withdraw a request for a recorded vote only before the vote and not when the vote has already taken place, particularly if the validity of the vote is beingdefended. , 75. If we wish to extricate ourselves from this diffi- culty while respecting the rules of procedure of the General Assembly and if we wish to adopt the course which you, Sir, in your wisdom, are proposing, I think that the way out is the one proposed by-if memory serves me right,-the representative ef Costa Rica; that is, simply to record what actually happened. But I do not think there is any possibility offered by the rules of procedure, now that the validity of the first vote has been upheld, of withdrawing the request for a recorded vote, on the one hand, and offollowing your proposal, Sir, on the other. 76. That is why, in conclusion, we should purely and _ply enter into the records of the General Assem- bly exactly what has happened. A recorded vote was requested, the vote took place, and it was not me- chanically recorded. Here we have the result and we can stop at this; no precedent has been created which might lead us into inextricable situation~ in the future. 77. '·~·hat is the purport of my proposal and I should like any solution which you may advocate, Mr. Presi- dent, and which we are quite disposed to follow, to preserve both the facts of the vote which took place -because all States which voted are here and know what they did-and also respect for the rules of pro- cedure of the General Assembly, which we cannot flout. or disdain because of certain circumstances or the whimof the moment. 78. The PRESIDENT: Let me repeat that, of course, all the observations that have been made since we gathered here this afternoon, including my own, will be reflected in the verbatim record and also as a des- cription of a really unique situation. 79. Mr. SEMICHI (Algeria) (interpretation from French): When I earlier attempted to submit a point of order, it was not on a point of order ~ )V~t a state- ment. Having said that, I have followed perfectly what the representative of Zaire has just said. One can, of course, have the entire situation reflected as it has transpired so far. But we shall have a resolution which will have a number ar,..; it will be necessary to refer to the result of the vote. Now which result? We shall have a resolution with two different kinds of results and that is quite absurd. Verd~, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Co- lombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dji- bouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equa- torial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Against: None. Abstaining: Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, Israel, Morocco, Paraguay, Uruguay.

I now invite representatives to turn to the draft consensuses recommended by the Fourth Committee in paragraph 29 of its report [AI35/ 596]. 88. Draft consensus I, entitled "Question of Gibral- tar", was adopted by the Fourth Committee without objection. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? o Draft consensus I was adopted (decision 35/406).

Draft consensus 11, entitled "Question of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands", was adopted by the Fourth Committee without objection. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise?

We now turn to the draft resolutions recommended by the Fourth Committee in paragraph 22ofpart 11ofits report [A1351596/Add. I]. 91. Draft resolution I is entitled "Question of Ber- muda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Montserrat"; the Fourth Committee adoptedl; without objection. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 35/21).

Draft resolution 11, entitled "Question of Guam", was adopted by the Fourth Committee without objection. May I take it that the GeneralAssembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution JJ was adopted (resolution 35/22).

Draft resolution III is entitled "Question of American Samoa". The Fourth Com- I The delegation of Mexico subsequently informed the Secre- tariat that it wished to have its vote recorded as having been in favour of the draft resolution. Argentina~ Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barba- dos, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bul- garia, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socia- list Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, KUWait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Leba- non, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mau- ritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and To- bago,Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United A,rab Emirates, United Republic ofCameroon, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Gennany, Federal Republic of, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,' Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstaining: Austria, Central African Republic, Chile, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, Gabon, Gambia,Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ivo / Coast, Lesotho, Liberia, Norw~y, Papua New Guinea, Rwa~da, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Swazi- land, Sweden, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Upper Volta.

The General Assembly will now consider the report of the Fourth Committee on agenda items 87 and 12, concerning the implementa- tion of the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- ~ttee in paragraph 8 of its report. A recorded vote Ii~~' been requested. .A recorded vote was taken. l:.In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Byelo- russian Soviet SocialistRepublic, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czecho- slovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, EgYPt. El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ire- land, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, .Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suri- name, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Volta, Uruguay, Vene- zuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Against: None. Abstaining: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Israel, Luxembourg, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.

I now invite representatives to turn to the report of the Fourth Committee on agenda item 88, on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa [A/35/ 601]. 125. We shall now take a decision on the draft reso- lution recommended by the Fourth Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The Fourth Committee adopted that draft resolution without objection. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? AGENDA ITEM IS Elections to fill vacancies in principal organs (con- tinued)* (a) Election of fivenon-permanent members of the Secu- rity Council

Before proceeding with the election, I wish to inform the Assembly that I have received the following letter, dated 7 November 1980, from the representative of Colombia in his capacity as Chairman of the group of Latin American States: "I have the honour to address Your Bxcellency, in my capacity as Chairman of the group of Latin American States during the month of November 1980, to inform you that the Permanent Mission .af Panama to the United Nations presented formally to the Latin American group on 6 November its candidature to fill the Latin American vacancy fOl the Security Council in the election to be held this year. Consequently, there are two Latin American candidatures for that seat, namely, Costa Rica and Panama." 129. As the result of the first restricted ballot on 4 November was inconclusive, we shall now proceed, in accordance with the rules of procedure, to another ballot restricted to Costa Rica and Panama, the two countries which obtained the greatest number of votes in the last vote taken on 4 November. Inciden- tally, this is the fifteenth ballot. 130,. May I remind representatives to write on the ballot paper the name of the one country for which they wish to vote. Ballot papers bearing the names of States other than Costa Rica or Panama, as well as any with more than 0 ~ name, will be declared invalid. The ballot papers will now be distributed. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Adeyemi (Nigeria), Mr. Tinea (Romania) and Mr. Jasudasen (Singapore) acted as tellers. A VOi"e was taken by secret ballot. 131. The PRESIDENT: I propose now to suspend the meeting while the ballots are being counted. The meeting was suspended at 4.55 p.m. and re- sumed at 5.05 p.m. 132. The PRESIDENT: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: ISO Invalid ballots: 1 At the invitation of the President. Mr. Adeyemi (Nigeria), Mr. Tinea (Romania) and Mr. Jasudasen (Singapore) acted as tellers. A Vote was taken by secret ballot. 134. The PRESIDENT: I propose now to suspend the meeting while the ballots are being counted. The meeting was suspended at 5./5 p.m. and re- sumed at 5.25 p.m. 13S. The PRESIDENT: The result of the voting is as follows: Number ofballot papers: 147 Invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 147 Abstentions: 1 Number ofmembers voting: 146 Required majority: 98 Number of votes obtained: Panama............................ 7S Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 136. The PRESIDENT: As the result of the third restricted ballot has been inconclusive, we must proceed to an unrestricted ballot in accordance with the rules of procedure. 137. In this unrestricted ballot any Member State from Group B, the Latin American States, may be a candidate except Jamaica, which is retiring and there- fore not eligible for immediate re-election, and Mexico, whose term asa member of the Security Council is still unexpired. Ballot papers will now be distributed, and I would remind representatives that ballot papers bearing more than one name will be declared invalid. At the invitation of the President. Mr. Adeyemi (Nigeria), Mr. Tinea (Romania) and Mr. Jasudasen (Singapore) acted as tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. 138. The PRESIDENT: I propose now to suspend the meeting while the ballots are being counted. The meeting was suspended at 5.30 p.m. and re- sumed at 5.45 p.m. 139. The PRESIDENT: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: ISO Invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: ISO Abstentions: 1 Number of members voting: 149 149o 149 1 148 99 Numberofballotpape~: Invalid ballots: Number of valid ballots: Abstentions: Number ofmembers voting: Required majority: Number of votes obtained: Panama............................ 83 Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Barbados .,. 1 Ecuador........................... 1 Guyana. . . .. .. . . . .... . . . . . ... . . . . . . I 143. The PRESIDENT: Since the required ml\iority has not been obtained, we shall now proceed to a third unrestricted ballot, the nineteenth ballot. As before, I would request representatives to write on each ballot the name of one country from Group Bother than Mexico and Jamaica. Any ballot papers bearing more than one name will be declared invalid. The ballot papers will now be distributed. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Adeyemi (Nigeria), Mr. Tinea (Romania) and Mr. Jasudasen (Singapore) acted as.tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. 144. The PRESIDENT: I propose to suspend the meeting while the ballots are being counted. The meeting was suspended at 6./5 p.m, and re- sumed at 6.25 p.m,

The result of the voting is as follows: Number ofballot papers: Invalid ballots: Number of valid ballots: 147o 147 '-, Panama .'. . . . . . . . . . 85 <):Costa Rica , '... . .. . . . . . 59 olB b d ~JiJ 1 ~ ar a os ,,, . I(IE d .:~; 1 '" cua or , . ·...·,1, 14~! The PRESIDENT: As the third unrestricted ballot has proved inconclusive, in accordance with rule 94 of the rules of procedure, we shall proceed to;a:ballot restricted to the two candidates which have obtained the largest numbers of votes. Those two countries are Panama and Costa Rica. I remind re- presentatives once again that the name of one country only should appear on the ballot papers and that ballot papers that contain any name other than that of Pa- nama or Costa Rica will be declared invalid. Ballot papers will now be distributed. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Adeyemi (Nigeria), Mr. Tinea (Romania) and Mr. Jasudasen (Singapore) acted as tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. 147. The PRESIDENT: I propose now to suspend the meeting while the ballots are being counted. The meeting was suspended at 6.35 p.m, and re- sumed at 6.45 p.m.

The result of the voting is as follows: Number ofballot papers: Invalid ballots: Number of valid ballots: Abstentions: Number ofmembers voting: Required majority Number of votes obtained: 147o 147 1 146 98 Costa Rica . Panama . 88 58

As the result of the first restricted ballot was inconclusive, we shall now proceed to a second restricted ballot under the same terms and conditions. The ballot papers will now be distributed. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Adeyemi (Nigeria), Mr. Tinea (Romania) and Mr. Jasudasen (Singapore) acted as tellers.

I propose to suspend the meeting while the ballots are being counted. The meeting was suspended at 6.55 p.m. and re- sumed at 7.05 p.m,

The result of the voting is as follows: Number ofballot papers: Invalid ballots: Number of valid ballots: Abstentions: Number 0/members voting: Required majority: 146o 146 2 144 96

I propose to suspend the meeting while the ballots are counted. .. Panama............................ 93 Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 155. The PRESIDENT: After consultation with and in agreement with the two condidates, I propose that we suspend further action, on this item until a future date, to be announced in the Journal. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the two candidates for their co-operation with the President. The meeting rose al 7.25 p.m.