S/PV.1000 Security Council

Beiore we proceed to the Council's work, it is my pleasant duty-and here 1 am sure 1 am expressing the views of all members-to thank our colleague, Mr. Sosa Rodriguez, the representative of Venezuela, for his valuable contribution ta the smooth course of our deliberations. 1.- commencer l'agréable Rodrrguez, bution de égard 2. Throughout March, when he was in the Chair, he displayed his exceptiooal gifts of intelligence, discretion and tact, enabling the CouDcil ta conclude one debate and begin another in an atmosphere of harmony that oot ooly deserves our gratitude but upholds a tradition which, 1 trust, will not he broken now that 1 have been called upon to succeed him or on aoy other occasion. 2. au preuve de Conseil un seulement maintiennent ne aM. 1 1 ! 3. 1 would also point out that this meeting of the Council might be described as an important occasion because it 1s the thousandth meeting of this important body. In drawing attention to this faet, 1 hope that the Couneil, which is now entering upon its second thousand meetings, will continue to work effectively for world peace and harmony among ail nations. 3. d'aujourd'hui solellllel, sécurité. pour de la toutes ! 1 . 1

1 should like to thank the President for the kind references he has just made to my service as President of this illustri9US body last month. 1 can assure him that, coming from him, 4. l'espagnol]: de paroles quant ~ 6. 1 am veryhappy that Chile has succeeded Venezuela in the Chair of the Council. The President will, like myself, firmly maintain the principles which are sa dear ta our Latin American civilization and which receive support whenever someone with his qualities holds such a position i'.1 the United Nations.

1 thank the represent<'.tive of Venezuela, bath on my own behali and on behalf of the Government of my country, Chile, fOl' the cordial and friendly terms in which he has spoken of us. Adoption of the agendo ~ Oi The Palestine question: (!I) Letter doted 20 March 1962 from the Permanent Repre- sentative of the Syrian Arab Republic addressed to the President of the Security Council (5/5096); (!?) Letter dated 21 March 1962 from the Permanent Repre- sentative ot Israel addressed fO the President ot the Security Council (5/509B)

ln accordance with the decision taken by the Security Council at its lastmeeting, and ifthere is no objection, 1 shall now invite the representatives of Syria and Isr8..o:1 ta particîpate, without vote, in the discussion of this question. At the invitation of the President, MT. Salah El Dine Tarazi (Syrian Arab Republic) andMT. Michael Comay (IsTael) took places at the Counci] table.

The Council will DOW continue its discussion of the item before it. 10. The Secretary-General bas asked for the floor in order to make a short statement. 11. The Acting SECRETARY-GENERAL: In the light of the discussion at the last meeting of the Counci! on 28 March, 1 asked the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, General von Horn, ta come ta New York for a few days in order to be available to members of the Council for consultation. General von Horn arrived last Saturday evening and has made himself available ta delegations wishing ta see him. He is here with me today. 13. 1 trust that the procedure 1 have indicated will commend itself ta the President and members of the CouDcil. 13. rencontrera du

1 thank the Secretary-General for his statement. 14. mercie 15. As members of the Council have heard, the Secretary-General has suggested a procedure by which we eould take advantage of General von Horn's presence. If 1 hear no objection, 1 shaH take it that this procedure will be followed. 15. du à profit d'objection, suivre 16. Ml'. MOROZOV (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): 1 should like it ta be understood that this procedure, to which there is apparently no objection, will apply only ta this particular aase and will not be considered as establishing a precedent for the future. 16. soviétiques) le soulever au être l'avenir. ,

1 thank the representative of the USSR for his statement. 17. mercie déclaration. 18. Sinee 1 hear no objection, 1 take it that the procedure suggested by the Secretal'y-General is appro•.'ed, but without establishing any precedent. 18. procédure adoptée, ft was sa decided. , ,q, 19. Ml'. TARAZI (Syria) (translated from French): At the last meeting of the Security Council, the representative of Israel launched into a longharangue full of inaccuracies and false statements. As usual, he did not ask theCounailtobelphim ta find a solution in the interests of peace and security; he had his eye on the public attending the meeting and on the representatives of the Press, and what he was seeking from both was a greater contribution in money and in kind ta the so-called development of Israel. 19. séance s'est tudes tumée, à trouver de venu presse, et en ment 20. As anyone could see, however, Ml'. Cornay was hardput ta it to answer the firm and just accusations of the Syrian delegatïon, He therefore chose to gallop across ground which he thought was firm but which was really very muddy indeed. We have been par- ticularly weIl acquainted with this ground ever sinee the existence of Israel was tolerated ~y the United Nations against the wishes of the lawful owners of the Arab land of Palestine. We are constantly seeing Israel come ta the Council table to anSweI' the charges of the various Arab countries which, bowing to the wishes of the security Counail, agreed to sign armistice agreements. Unfortunately those agreements have not been observedbyIsrael, although 20. remarquer, répondre délégations sur n'était nous tence contre arabe s'asseoir accusations au des ,, 22. This was exactly Ml'. Comay's position when he spoke at the last meeting. My delegation would have seen no l'easou to reply if he had simply served up the old dishes which are by now a nauseous spe- ciality that 15 very well known but 15 not appreciated even by those who try ta force themselves ta swallow anything. 23. Apart from his platitudes and repetitions, Mr. Cornay has distorted the truth. It is essential that the members of the. CO:1:'icil should be given the true facts about the attack that constitutes the act of aggression about which Syria has seen fit ta appeal to the Security Counci!. 24. Mr. Cornay tried ta establish an unfounded relationship between the incidents which preceded the perfidious attack on the night of 16 ta 17 March end the attack itself. He also tried to mislead the Council by false statements about the status of the demilitarized zone and about the scope of the General Armistice Agreement between Syria and Israel.Y 25. Nevertheless, despite the bold toues in which Mr. Cornay spoke, it \Vas obvious that his conscience was troubling him and that he was ill at ease. How could it be otherwise, when the authorities he repre- sents have outlawed themselves by their deliberate and inopportune violation ofthe United Nations Charter and the Armistice Agreement? No, Mr. Cornay was to be pitied, forhewasdefendingabad cause. Thinking of him, his friends wight weIl, other things being equal, have used these beautiful words of Corneille; ITWhat could he have done against three? Die, or take refuge in sublime despair." In this case despair did not appear on the scene. Instead of stating his case honestly and correctly, Mr. Cornay is trying first to slander Syria and then to confound it. In arder te justify an unjustifiable act of aggression, M. Cornay attacks Syrian policy. 26. This lS a field into which he should not venture and it is certainly not in his interests to disport himself in the field of inter-Arab relations. Mr. Cornay said: " .•. tensions within and between Arab countries do not concern Israelunless these tensions discharge themselves in aggressiveness against Israel" [999th meeting, para. 66 J. 28. The relations between Arab countries, as also their respective positions on foreign policy, are not the concern of any intruder. 1 do not wish to reply here ta Ml'. Comay's thinly veiled allusions ta the Arab countries ili general and Syria in particular. 1 shouià like ta say simply that they are in bad taste and seem to be made in absolute bad faith. They are designed to camouflage a flagrant act of aggression. 29. My delegation has already dl'awn attention to the repeated violations of the Armistice Agreement committed in the two weeks preeedingtheattackwhich the Couneil is now diseussing. 30. Ml'. Cornay has tried ta establish a relationship of cause and effect between these two types of action. Fortunately his argument has already been completely refuted by the representatives of the Soviet Union, the United Arab Republic and the United States of America. 31. This famous argument seems utterly ridiculous. Ji ridicule could kill, 1 should certainly, out of charity, fear for Mr. Cornay. But there J.s nothing ta fear; Ml'. Cornay is perfectly we11, for he has a broad back. 32. To send armoured launehes into the part of Lake Tiberias which lies within the deiensive area, according ta the Armistice Agreement; to arder these launches ta fire on Syrian positions; and then, when the Syrians replied to the fire of the Israel forces, to make this a pretext for attacking Syrian territory, using everything a warlike arsenal can contain in the way of tanks, gons, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft-all this is clear evidence of premeditation. 33, Need 1 refer to annex lllofthe General Armistice Agreement in order to give an exact idea of what the defensive area is? Need 1 recaU that annex IV, section m, of the Armistice Agreement provides that nNo naval force shall be alloWed in the Defensive Arean? Yet the Israel launches which approached the Syrian positions on several occasions were armoured launches, not police boats as Mr, Cornay claims. Can a launch tire gons if it has no armour? Yet that is what happened. 'pourtant 34. Moreover, if Israel's intentions were peaceful, what evil genius led it ta continue its warlike demon- strations and ta provoke a state of latent tenSion" in the armistice area? 1 think that Israel was determined to carry outitsdesigns, Inhis report General von Horn says: nOn 9 March, 1 was requested hythe Israel Minis- try for Foreign Affairs ta advise Damaseus that 35. Mr•.Cornay has spoken of what he called the SyrianGovernment's aggressivepolicytowar<isIsrael; but do not the very words oft.'1e message which General von Horn was requested by Israel ta couvey ta the Syrian Government show clearly aggressive inten- tions';' This is so obvions that General von Horn did Dot try ta hide it, sinee he hastened ta add: "1 have never considered that United Nations representatives should be requesteq ta relay messages which could he construed as open or irnplied threats." [Ibid.] 36. Yet the threats continued, bath befere and after the attack made on the night of 16 to 17 March. 1 need only recaU that on the morning of 16 March an armoured lighter again approached the Syrian positions and fired on them. On 20 March, Israel aircraft flew over Syrian territory. They went as far as Kuneitra, a town which is comparatively far from the frontier. The Chief of Staff says in para- graph 36 of his report: "The aerial 'dog-fight' of six aircraft in the Syrian air space was clearly seen by United Nations observation posts. They also saw during this fi~ht anti-aircraft gunfire from Syria." Continuing his description of the incident, General von Horn says: "Four- gas tanks were projected from the Israel planes on Syrian territory. A child was wounded. The Uniteq. Nations observer who investigated the complaint was shawn four aircraft fuel tanks, one of them bearing an inscription in French."-Does that not suggest a "Mystère"'l-IIThe boy alleged ta have been struckbyafueltankwas in the hospital; he was slightly wounded." 37. However that may be, the gas tanks projected from che Israel airerait have been shown to the Syrian public; 1 have seen them myself. They were shown so that the Syrian public might know the real intentions of those who come to the Security COWlcil in sheep's clothing. 38. Mr. Comay can hardly claim that this Is not a flagrant violation of article III, paragraph 2, of the General Armistice Agreement, which says: "No element of the land, sea or air, military or paramilitary, forces of eitber Party, including non-regular forces, shaU commit any warlike or hostile act against the military or paramilitary forces of the other party, or against civilians in territory under the control of that Party; or shaH advance beyond or pass over for any purpose whatsoever the Armistice Demarcation Line set forth in article V of this Agreement; or enter into or pass through the air space of the other Party or throughthe waters within three miles of the coastline of the other Party. Il 40. A newspaper no less reliable that Le Monde published, in its final edition on 22 March 1962, the following report from André 8cemama, its special. correspondent at Jerusalem: . nit is felt in Jerusalem that tbe mere fact of firing on Israel fishermen on Lak~ Tiberias is an attack on Israel's integrity, which the Government is dp.termined to uphold by an possible means. "These means, as we know from a reliable source, \\Iere considered yesterday by the Coullei! of Ministers. After the matter has beeu brought befare the United Nations with all urgency, a firm warning wHI he addressed to the Syrians befare resorting to direct action. The time-table for carrying out this programme will probably he left to the discretiou of the Head of Government. It is thu8 almost certain that if an accommodation is not reached promptly through the diplomatie channel, a serious deterioration in the situation at the frontiers may he expected." 41. The date of the p~blication of this report-22 March-is of great importance. For itwas on21 March 1962 that the representative of Israel submitted his cornplaint against Syria tothe President ofthe Security Counci!. Thus, not content with violating the proYlsions of the Charter and of the armistice agreements, the Israel authorities are now resorting to attacks and intimidation. After committing an outrageous and unjustifiable act of aggression against Syria, they are now complaining. They have no cause to complain and their attitude bears the unmistakable stamp of complete cynicism and flagrant ill-will. People whose hands are soiled should keep them hidden. 42. Seeking to strengthen this indefensible position, Mr. Cornay produced a whole series of pseudo-legal arguments which do not bear examination. Listening to Mm, one could discern his embarrassment. The central fact that emerges from his misleading state- ment-and 1 am sure that the Council will not fail to take note of it-is that the attack which took place on the night of 16 to 17· March was premeditated, which makes it aH the more heinous. MI'. Comay's actual words were as foHows: liAs has been pointed out already in my letter to the President of the Security Council of 19 March [8/5093], the action of 17 March was taken in dis- charge of the Israel Government'l~responsibilities for the protection of the lite and property of Israel citizens and the territorial integrity of the State, and in exercise of its inherent right of self-defence. n [999th meeting, pa"'''' 82.] 43. 1 now come L vhe crucial. point. In criminal law the exercise of the right of self-defence requires the prior fulfilment of certain conditions. 1 do not propose to waste the valuable time of members of 44. Let us first ask ourselves_the fo11owingquestion: did the Israel armoured lighters enter the so-called defensive area'? There ean he no shadow of a doubt about the answer to that question. The lighters ap- proached the eastern shore of the lake. 45. The next question we sbould ask ourselves is whether or not the Israelis in tbese lighters fired on Syrian military positions. There again there is no room for doubt. The United Nations observers were informed by Syrian officers that the Israelis had opened fire. In such circumstances, are the Syrian positions expected to remain silent simply for the convenience of those who barbour far from honourable intentions towards them, ta say the·least of it? The right of self-defenee, whicb Ml'. Comay wrongly invokes, should have served as a pretext for the Syrians who had been attacked to carry out reprisaIs against the Israel positions. With alogie that is a11 its own, and which is a travesty of true logic, Israel now seeks to reverse the l'ales. !ts argument l'uns like this: III come up to you, 1 fire at you, 1 am tben fired at by you and, in order to save my life, my property and my territorial integrity, 1 !aunch an attackonyou,ltryto occupy your territory and destroy your military positions. Il 46. Such is Israel's sy11ogism-if sncb it can he called. Starting from false premises, it ends in a false and wrong-headed conclusion. 1 trust that the members of the Council will pardon this digression, which 1 feel is absolutely necessary in arder to lay bare the true motives underlying Israel's aggression, which 1 shaH discuss at a later stage. 47. Not content with the gratuitous charges which he kept reiterating throughout his statement, Ml'. Cornay tried once again to mislead you on the subject of the military action taken during the night of 16 to 17 March. According to Israel propaganda, the object of that action was to silence Syrian positions, which it did by destroying them. What is more, the positions from which the firing came are in a demilitarized zone. During the afternoon of17 March, the spokesman of the Israel Defense Forces IN~.de the following statement: 118hortly before midnight, a unit of the Israel Defenee Forces assaulted Syrian positions north of Nuqueîb, occupied the posts and destroyed the fortifications. Il 49. 1 would add that the Syrian Army has no posts in the demilitarized zone. Mr. Cornay should really have the decency to refrain from casting the smallest stone when the demilitarized zone is mentioned. 50. Ever since the armistice went into force, Israel has consistently refused to respectthe rules governing the demilitarized zone which were proposed in 1949 by someone wh.o is here in this chamber-Mr. Ralph Bunche-and who was United Nations Acting Mediator at the armistice conference, which 1 myself had the honeur ef attending as legal adviser to the Syrian delegation. 51. It is not self-esteem thatprompts me te introduce thls personal note, but a desire to give you the observations of an eye-witness. 1 know how the dis- cussions proceeded at the armistice conference and can bear witness to what took place. 52. When Mr. Bunche's explanatory note concerning the demilitarized zone was placed before the two parties, two basic decisions were taken: first, it was agreed that no question of sovereignty would arise regarding the demilitarized zone so long as the Armistice Agreement was in force; secondly, it was decided that Mr. Bunche's interpretation would be as authoritative as the Agreement itself. 53. These decisions were endorsed by the Security Council after the Armistice Agreement had gone into effect. In its resolution of 18 May 1951, adopted at the 547th meeting,Y the Council: ! ! "Calls upon the parties to give effect to the following excerpt cited by the Chief of Staff of the Truce Supervision Organization at the 542nd meeting of the Security Council on 25 April 1951, as being from the summary record ofthe Syria-IsraeIArmis- tice Conference of 3 July 1949, which was agreed to by the parties as an authoritative comment on article V of the Syrian-Israel General Armistice Agreement." >i ) 54. Instead of adherïng ta the rules they had agreed 10, the Israel authorities consistently sabotaged them. The rules governing the demilitarized zone provide as follows-and 1 quote from the Security Council resolution of 18 May 1951: ! ! ! 55. In the light of that text it is difficult to understand how armoured elements \Vere able to leave Eiu Gav, wh10h is in the den'ilitarized zone, pursuant to article V of the Armistice Agreement, as WB shall see, in order to maye towards Syrian territory. Forty tanks! For. gentlemen, one must aeeds ape the couquerors! 56. AU the violations of the Armistice Agreement, aU the warlike adventures in which Israel indulges, sprillg from the faet that Israel cioes Dot intend to houour the undertakings inta which it has entered. This ls certainly an unfartunate situation, further aggravated by Israel's refusaI to take part in the meetings of the Mb:ed Armistice Commission. In its resolution of 18 May 1951, the Security Council: nConsiders that it is inconsistent with the objec- tives and intent of the Armistice Agreement to refuse to participate in meetings of the Mixed Armistice Commission or to fail ta respect requests of the Chairman of the MixedArmistice Commission as they relate to his obligations under article V, and ca11s upon the parties to be represented at a11 meetings ca11ed by the Chairman oE the Commission and to respect such requestsn. Unfortunately, Israel always jibs and refuses to take part in the meetings of the Mixed Almistice Commission. 57. In the case with which we are concerned, imme- diately following the ".I.ttack, the Syrian delegation to the Mixed Armistice Commission lodged a com- plaint. Unforbmately the Commission was unable to meet. 58. More recentIy still, inits resolution of 19 January 1956 ,Y the Security Couneil speeified that the parties should make full use of the Mixed Armistice Com- mission's machinery in the interpretation and appli- cation of the provisions of the Armistice Agreement. 59. There again, at the stage we havereached,Israel is still flouting the Armistice Agreement as weIl as the deeisians of the Cauncil. The tense situation along the armistice demarcation lines is of its own making and Israel 5hould be the last to complain ta you. 60. The thesis advanced by Israel concerning the right of seIf-defence does no't need to be refuted by legal or political arguments. It i5 seIf-destructive. In the course of his ingenious and brilliant statement, the representative of the Soviet Union disposed of Israel's alleged complaint and of Mr. Comay's arguments. 61. Without wishing to analyse the statement made by the representative of the United States, Mr, Steven- 62. To corne back ta the nttack by Israel, my delegation wishes to dmw the attention of the Security Conncil to the following points. 63. First, the armed attack was launched from Ein Gev. Now, Eln Gev is part and parcel of the demilitarized zone, in accordance \Vith paragraph 5 @) of article V of the Armistice Agreement. Perhaps General von Horn could tell us on this occasion just what the Israel authorities think of this and what justification they adduce for so grave a violation of the Armistice Agreement. 64. The express purpose of the demilitarized zone ls ta separate the armies; yet Israel is stationing its troops and keeping its tanks in tbat zone. What is the use of a demilitarized zone if it does not serve ta separate the forces and to preserve peace? 6'5. Secondly, the Israel attack was premeditated. 1 need only refer to General von Horn'sreport, where lt is stated, in connexion with an interview which he had with the Israel au~horities: "The senior Israel delegate referred ta the present dangerous situation which, in his view, might deteriorate to the state that existed in 1955, when the Israel Army attacked Syrian positions east of the lake. n [SÎ5102, para. 10.1 66. Thirdly, the Israel attack had as its purpose the occupation of Syrian territory. lt was founded on the desire and determination to expand. It was repulsed by the Syrian forces, whichcounter-attacked from Syria and not from the demilitarized zone, as Ml'. Cornay stated. 67. Fourthly, the attack itself was out of aU propor- tion ta the aims of a mere reprisaI opention. There is no need ta use forty tanks when the object is only ta destroy a military post and its fortifications. 68. This last comment brings me ta the question of what Israel's :real objectives were. 1 should not wish, at this time and place, ta putforward considera- tions which might lead us away from the basic subject that we are discussing. May 1 be allowed merely ta make the following two observations: in the first place, Israel would like to do away with the demili- t.nized zone, which it finds obstructive; in the second place, Israel is contemplating the execution of certain projects on the Jordan and on Lake Tiberias. ,, 69: Putting an end ta the demilitarh-:ed zone is prohibited by the Armistice Agreement. Putting projects into execution with the aim of improperly appropriating certain waters is equally prohibited. 70. Furthermore, in addition to the provisions pro- hibiting access to the demilitarized zone, there is a very important provision of the General Armistice "With a specifie view to the implementation of the resolution of the Sec 11rity Couneil of 16 November 1948, the following principles and pm'poses are affirmed: Ill. The principle that no military or politienl advantage should he gained nnder the truce ordered by the Security Couneil i8 recognized. "2. It is aisa recogllÎzed that no provision of this Agreement shaH in any \Vay prejudice the rights, claims and positions of either Party hereto in the ultimate peaceinl settlement of the Palestine question, the provisions of this Agreement being dictated exclusively by military, alldnotbypolitical, considerations." 71. 1 thank the representatives for having kindly grallted me their attention. 1should not like to conclude without laying particular stress on the fact that although Israel is, as it were, a child of the United Nations, its behaviour is mostdeplorable. For thirteen consecutive years it has been committing one act of aggression after another. The Arab countries upon whicb Israel has been imposed have found in it only an avid and voracious adversary. J 72. In submitting our complaint, we are not seeking to arouse pity; aIl we desire is thataggression should be punished and the armistice respected. The (i.îgnity of the United Nations and the real interests of peace and security are at stake. 73. Ml'. EL-ZAYYAT (United Arab Republic): 1 should like to thank the Secretary-General for having :: sked General von Horn to be with us this afternoon. We welcome him to this table. 74. In accordance with the procedure just approved by the Council, 1 would like to begin by putting a few questions to General von Horn. First, we see in the report he has submitted {S/5102j that until June 1951 the Mixed Armistice Commission had met regularly. The reasons why it has ceased to meet have been explained i.n a previous report.il 75. It is known that Israel has denied that the Mixed Armistice Commission was competent to deal with issues pertaining to the demilitarized zone. Israel's refusaI to attend regular meetings has resulted in a suspension, since June 1951, of regular meetings of the Mixed Arnüstice COmmission dealing with any issue whatever, whether related to the demili- tarized zone or not, thus undermining the proper functioning of the machin~ry and the special powers conferred upon the Chairman, under the provisions of article V, not to speak of the emergency meetings which could be held, even if a party refused to be represented, in situations of exceptional gravity. ~ Ibid., Fifteemh Year. supplemeot for Jaouary. FebruaryandMan:h 1960, documem S/4270, para. 9 ff. 77. Now, doea General von Horn consider itnecessary for the good functioning of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization that the Mixed Armistice Commission should meet and resume its worle and carry out its responsibîlîties? This is the iirst question. 78. My second question emanates from the dis- cussion that we have just heard regarding the nature and the status of the demilitarized zone. What is the status of the demilitarized zone and what are the responsibilities of the truce machinery deriving from article V of the General Armistice Agreement \Vith regard ta this zone? 79. For my third question, l should like ta know from General VOll Horn if there are at present any military or paramilitary forces or any positions of a military character in the demilitarized zone. If sa, do they, in the opinion of General von Horn, violate paragraph 5 (~) and (ç) of article V of the General Armistice Agreement? 80. My fourth question is: ln the light orthe messages ta which General von Horn referred, which may be oonstrued as open or implied threats, does he feel that there is now any reason ta expect yet anothe,r attack on Syrian territory by Israel armoured forces? 81. 1 wish ta reserve the right ta make a further statement after receiving replies to these four questions. 82. Ml'. QUAISON-SACKEY (Ghana): My delegation does not intend ta intervene in the debate at the present time. We are very delighted that the President, through the Secretary-General, found it possible ta invite General von Horn ta be here with us. 83. 1 have only one question ta ask which, in my opinion, might assist the deliberations ofthisCouncil. 1 should like to know whether General von Horn wculd indicate ta the Council in what way the terms of the General Armistice Agreement of 20 July 1949 have been violated by either Syria or Israel within the past six months, and particularly within the period immediately preceding' the events which took place on 16 and 17 March 1962. AIso, what has the Truce Supervision Organization done ta prevent such viola- tions, if any? 84. Ml', YOST (United States of America); We very much appreciate the presence here ofGeneral von Horn which, we are sure, will eontribute to the clarity and efficacy of our deliberations. Pm'suant ta the practical proposaI which the Secretary-General made, 1 should also like ta address a fewquestions ta General von Horn, which 1 assume will be answered in the manner suggested by the Secretary-General. Sorne of these questions overlap somewhat questions which have already been posed, but 1 sholÙd nevertheless like ta put them forward in arder ta eliminate our 86. Secondly. ia the United Nations Truce Supervision ûrganization afforded the necessary freedom ofmove- ment wlùch i8 essential ta the performance of its re- s}JoDsibilities under theGeneral ArmisticeAgreement? 87. Thirdly, doea General vou Horn have auy sug- gestions as ta how observance of the General Armis- tice Agreement, with special reterenee ta deployment of forces in the demilitarized zone and the defensive area, could be împroved? 88. Finally. could he comment further, in addition to the remarks in his report, on the status of the Israel-Syrian Mixed Armistice Commission?

1 hope at a later stage ta put before the Council the considered observations of my Government on the statements that have been or may be made in the debate, as well as on any proposaIs that may be put forward. This includes the statement of the representative of Syria today which indicates that the Syrian representative has little to learn from anyone about bad taste. Some 'of bis conunents aremoreappropriatetobisown home nèwspapers than ta the dignity of this Council's proceedings. He has however asked what Israel's objectives are and then proceded to answer in his own way. 90. 1 can tell him briefly what are the objectives of our policy. They are, first, peace with our neighbours. 8econdly. if our neighbours refuse to negotiate a settlement of all outstanding differences between us, as they are obliged ta do by resolu~ions of the Security Council and the General Assembly, we will at least insist on that freedom from attack, aggression aud interference which is guaranteed to Israel under the armistice agreements. Thirdly, we mean to proceed with the constructive development of our own country and we will not acquiesce in any attempts by our neighbours ta obstruet or impede any aspects of that development. 1 think this brief impromptu reply to the question of the Syrian representative should suffice for the present. 91. The purpose of my intervention at this point is to draw attention again to the two compiaints submitted to the Council in my letter of 21 March 1962 (8/5(\98]. My Government looks to the 8ecurity Council to take action on these complaints and regards such action as essential to preserve peace and security in our area. It may be helpful to the Council if 1 put before it some tentative provisions for a Council resolution on our complaints. These suggestions are as follows: "Recallîng further that in its resolution of 18 May 1951 the security Council declared 'that in order to promote the return of permanent peace in Palestine, it is essential that the Governments of Israel and Syria observe faithfuIly the General Armistice Agreement'. "Having considered the complaints submitted by the Government of Israel ta the Security Council (8/5098). "Noting the report of the Chief of 8taff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (S/5102 and Add.1). "ConSidering that the repeated statements of leading Syrian representatives threateningtheterrttorial integrity and politieal independenee of Israel violate the letter and the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations, the General Armistice Agreement between Israel and Syria. and the resolutions of the Seeurity Council, "1. Condemns aIl violations by Syria of the General Armistice Agreement. and eans upon it to abide fully by aIl the provisions of that Agreement. and in particular ta refrain from firing into Israel territory; "2. Calls upon 8yria to desist from any t.1reats against the territorial integrity or politieal independence of Israel." 92. l'attention résolution vient

l should like ta draw the attention of members of the Council to the draft resolution submitted ta the Couneil by the Syrian Arab Republic, which has just been distributed as document S/5107. 93. viens commentaires ration commentaires de il

1 have just heard the representative of Israel proffer some rather fantastic comments on my previous statement. l could retort that these comments do not invalidate the substance of my statement and do not constitute a reply to that statement. 94. secondly. the representative ofIsraelhasbrought up various points to which my delegation will reply later. 1 should like to say forthwith, however, that after listening to the remaries of the representative of Israel and hearing him read out the proposaI that he intends ta submit to the Council, l remain convinced of what l have already stated ta the Council. namely, that Israel has not replied on the question of the attack which has been eommitted. 94. état se dèS taires faite au déclaré pas r' 95. lution de Il commencé 95. There is nothing new in the Israel drait resolution. whieh caIls upon the Syrian forces to refrain from firing on the Israel forces. It has been established that it l'las the Israelis who fired the first shot; hence before trying to teach others a morallesson, before

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