S/PV.1071 Security Council

First of all, 1 should like to thank Ml'. Jacinto Castel Boria, my distinguished predecessor as President of the Security Council, who directed the Council's work in September. 1 wish to paya well-deserved tribute to the eminent qualities which he demonstrated in that capacity and to convey te> him my gratitude and, 1·am sure, the gratitude of aH the other members of the Security COWlcil for the remarkable work which he accomplished last month. 2. Au mercier et besoin tions Borja internationale. 2. Ml'. JIMENEZ (Philippines): On behalf of Ml'. Jacinto Castel Boria, 1 should like to acknowledge the President's generous and gracious words. 1 need not emphasize here that it was with· a deep concern for peace and international harmony that Ml'. Castel Boria discharged his duties as President in the month of september. 3. Allow me now, sir, to congratulate you on your assumptionof the Presidency of the 8ecurity Council for this month. We have followed your work in the Council and elsewhere in the United Nations with increasing respect. We are confident that, with your long experience as a diplomatandwithyour distinction as a scholar, you will guide the deliberations of this important organ with characteristic skill and perspicacity. 3. présidence C'est suivi ganes que, et diriger l'

lthank the .representative of the Philippines. 4. le Adoption of the agenda

The Jecurity Council will now proceedin accordance with Article 13, paragraph l, of the Statute of the Inter~ . national Court of Justice toelect !ive membêrsof the Court to fill the vacancies which will arise 5 February 1964 upon the expiry of th4;l terms of the following !ive judges: Mr. RicardOJ. Alfaro,Mr. Jules Basdevant, Mr. Lucio Moreno Quintana,. Mr. Roberto C6rdova and Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice. 6. The list of candidates nominatedby national groups with a .view to filling the above-rnentioned.vacancies is 'tobe fOund in documents S/5388/andCorr.land and . Add~1 to 7,' 8/5441 and 8/5442. The curricula vitae of all the candidates will be foùndin' document 8/5389 and Corr.l and .Add.l. CommUnications have also beenreceived notifyingthewithdrawal of the following candidates: 8ir Louis Mbanefo' [8/5388/ Add.l], Mr. Radhabinod Pal [8/5388/Add.2], Mr. Ahmad Matine-Daftary [8/5388/Add.3], Mr. Roberto C6rdova [S/5388/Add.4], Mr. EduardoJiménez deAré- chaga [8/5388/Add.6] and' Mrs. Paul Bastid [S/5388/ Add.7-]. 7. Thê Security Co~cil alsohas before ita memorandum by theSecretary-General [S/5390] setting out the election procedure. Under Article 10,paragraph of the Statute of the Court, those candidateswho obtain an absolute'iriajorityofvotes in the General Assembly and in. the:Security Council shall be çpnsidered elected. Rence, the candidates who obtain at least six votes in.the 8eçurity Councilwill beconsideredelected' by the eouncil. If more than five çandidates should obtain the requi:r.ed majority, t!le p1!ocedure followed ins.uch cases in the past ls.explained in paragraph of the.Secretary-Qeneral's memorandum. 8. In voting, the members of the Security Council will place crosses against the names of the candidates forWhom they wish to vote. Ba1l6t papers on which cro.sses havebeen placedagainstthenames ofmore than 'fiye candidates will. be conl:lidered invalid. Only vot~s cast for the candidates listed on the ballot paper will be counted. We will now proceed to thè ballot~ . . A vote was taken by secret ballot. Number of ballot papers: . 11 lnvalid ballots: . 0 Numbér of members voting: 11 Requiredinajorify: 6 Number of Votes obtained: Mr; Luis Padilla Nervo (Mexico) •• '. • • • 9 Ml'.Andrê Gros (France) • • • • • • . • • •• 8 Mr. Fouad Ammoun(Lebanon) .' •.~. • • • • • 7 Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice (United Kingdom). 7 Mr. Isaac Forster (Senegal) • • • • • • • • • 6 Mr. Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (Pakistan). 6' Mr. Josê Joaqum Caicedo Castilla (Colombia) , -. •. . ..• 4 Mr. Raûl SapenaPastor (paraguay) ;.... 4 Sir Edward Okyere ASafu-Adjaye (Ghana). 2 Mr. Wirjono Prodjodikoro' (Indonesia).. •• 2 ~: . '.' .. "Cases have arisen in which more than the required number of.candidates have.received an absolute.majol!ity.on, the.. same ballot. In.the electio~ of fiye judges at;tb.e 567tb. meeting of the Security CounciL on 6 .December. 1951, on the first ballot.six candidàtes receiveq.an absolute majority. After a discussion, the.Council voted to holda new vote on all the c.andidates and the second ballot produced a plajority foronlyfi:ve." 10. We shall now proce~d to a second ballot on all the candidates. A vote was taken by secret ballot. . lio 11 6 Number of.ba110t.papers: .Invalidballofs: . :. .. Number of validballots: Required majority: Number of votes obtained: Mr. Luis Padilla Nervo (Mexico) •••• , • 9 Mr. Andrê Gros (France) • • • . • . •. • • • • 8 Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice (United Kingdom). 7 Mr. Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (Pakistan). 7 Mr. Fouad Ammoun (Lebanon) • • • . • • • • 6 Mr. Isaac Forster (Senegal) • • • • • . • •• 6 Mr. Josê Joaqui'n Caicedo Castilla (Colombia) .. .' Il • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Mr. Raûl Sapena Pastor (Paraguay) •• •• 3 Sir Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye (Ghana). 2 Mr. Wirjono Prodjodikoro (Indonesia) • •. 2

As more than five candidates have obtained the reqUired majority, the SecurityCouncil, accordingto precedent. will proceed to a third ballot on all the candidates.

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