S/PV.1204 Security Council

In accordance with the previous decision of the Council 1 propose to invite the representative of Cuba to take a Seat at the Council table. Af fhe invifafioa cf fhe Presidenf, Mr. Alvarez Tabfo (Cuba) fook a place af fhe Council fable.

The Council Will now continue its consideration of the question before it relating to the Dominican Republic.

After several days of consultations and informa1 ta&, after several days of more maiure reflection on the problem before the Council, my delegation, on the instructions of its Government, has decided to submit a draft resolution. 4. This draft resolutlon has just been handed to the Secretariat, and 1 am sure that the text wlll shortly be circulated to the members of the Cou&l. In order not to delay the meetlngunnecessarily. however. 1 shall venture to read out the text and to explaln briefly its contents and the reasons why my delegation decided to submit it. The text of the draft resolution is as follows: “The Security Council. %aving regard to Articles 24.34 and 35, and the relevant provisions of Chapter VIII, of the Charter of tbe United Nations, nResffirming the principles set forth in Chapter 1 of the Charter of the Unlted Nations an& in particuiar, in Article 2. paragrapbs 4 and 7. “Having particular regard also to the provisions of articles 15 and 17 of the charter of the Oraanization of American Skates. “1. Expresses its deep concern at the recent developments in the Dominican Republic; “2. Reafflrms the right of ths peOple of tbs Dominican Republic frsely to exercise, wlthout coercion of any ldnd. their sovereiga right of self-determination; “3. Urgently appaals to all contending factions in the Dominican Republic to cesse hostilities and to mahe every pussible effort to achleve a peaceful and democratic settlement of their differences; “4. Invites the Secretary-General tofollowclosely the e-in the Dominican Republic and to tahe such measures as he may deem appropriate fur the purpose of reporting to the Securltv Council on all aspects of the situation; “5. Invites the Organisation of American States to heep Security Council promptly and fully informed of tbe action tahen by the Organisation of American States witb respect to the situation existing in the Dominican Republic; ‘6. Al60 invites the OrganisaMon of American States to co-operate wlth the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the implementation of this resolution.‘3/ 5. With your permission, Mr. President, 1 should lihe to make a few brief comments. First of ail, 1 wish +o say that my delegation had occasion at a previous meeting [1198th meeting] to state its position on the main aspects of the problem now under consideration. 1 do not believe that that statement was open to any sort of misunderstanding. 1 need hardly add tbat the position stated at tbat time remains unchanged; it was based. as 1 said, above ail on considerations of principle. My delegation believes that those principles must be upheld in the interest of ail. Ll GffiCld Records Of the secrpity c0lmci1. nventletb year. XlpP nient for &MI. May and June 1963. documents S/6313. S,631S. S,6& ad= s/6323. Y’ Document S/6333/Rev.l. SE IIE record of the 1202nd ,,,eetù,g of zhe Council. para. 36. 7. Another development is the resolution adopted on 6 May by the Tenth Meeting of Consultation of Mlnlsters of Foreign Affairs [S/6333/Rev.l]. My delegaticn, as 1 have already had occasion to state, made known its position within the regional organieatien. We voted against the resolution, but it was adopted, and this constitutes a new development. 8. Finally, the situation is evolvlng rapidly wltbln the Dominlcan Regublic itself. According to today’s Press. the trend of events there may also open favourable perspectives. In other words, the situation is not exactly the same as it was when thls debate opened; any action which the Council may wlsh to take should net perhaps ignore that fact. if we are to aot realistlcally, ami that is the only way lo act effectively. 9. Furthermore, the Council is in a situation which, whlle it cannot be termed “unprecedented”, must be recognized as a very special and very exceptional situation. The Couucil has net, and has never had, any direct information concerning what has happened in the Dominican Republic. We have no direct knowledge of the wishes of the Domlnican people. No representative of that people has participated in our debates, and we have received no direct communlcation from the parties or factions now oppcsingeach other in that Republic. 10. With regard to the events whlch led to the United States military intervention, the representative ofthat country has glven us his Government’s explanation, but the reglonal organlzation has only informed us of the decisions it has taken, and not of the situations or antecedents motivating those decisions, much less the debates whlch took place in the light of information whlch was doubtless available to the reglonal organisation and which was, or should have been, more direct than ours. 11. Lastly, 1 think we must conclude from the statements made during this debate that there is no unanlmous consensus regarding the substantive decisions that the Council could recommend or adopt. In the view of my delegation, this is the most serious fact at the present moment, because the absence of any decision by the Council would mean in effect, whatever doctrinaire or theoretical statements may have been made, a refusa1 to assume jurisdiction. 12. My delegation has considered this possibility wlth deep anxiely, since in the broad perspective of SO far as they are concerned. the effective application of the jur:dlcal safeguards against aggression estabIished in the Charter. But the damage would not be only to the smaller countries: it would bs damage done to the Unlted Nations: it would be damage suffered by the Security Council. whose prestige and autbority might be jeopardized precisely at a tlme in the blstory of the United Nations when, for reasons whi~h are well known. the duty of every Member is to do a11 in its power to strengthen the Organiaation, and no: to weaken it even more. 13. With thls prospect before us. my delegatian feels that the only course open to us is to try to reach agreement on a draft resolutlon whlch. wlthout taking a stand at this stage of the debate on the suhstance of the question, Will enable the Council to exercise its competence and wblch, at the same time, wlll unequivocally assert its authority. 14. Although thls may be the only course now open to the Council, 1 thlnk that it would be preferable to concluding this debate wlthout adopting any resolution. What is more, 1 also belleve that tbis mlnlmum action might have positive results; it might at least encourage those who are nobly defendll their sovereign rights and bs a warning to those who have ventured to create this situation. We Çannot, of course, foresee or evaluate these results exactly; we are not masters of tbe future. 15. We bave noted also that nomember ofthe Council bas questioned its authoriw or its competence. Ail we are trying to do, therefore, wlth our resolution is t0 carry thls affirmation to its loglcal conclusion. At the same time. we wanted to avold any possibility of introduclng controversial or polemic elements. The prablem of harmoniaing the functions oftbe Unlted Nations with those of the reglonal agencies-agencies which a?e authorized by the Charter-is not an easy one. The fact is that it has only been raised very recently. and when it has been raised it has generally been in connexion wlth politlcal problems aad extremely acute political crises which were certainly not favourable to the impartial andobjective coasideration of thls important question. Nor do 1 kvlieve. of course, that this is the propitiousoccasion for such consideration. My delegation’s intention in submltting this draft resolution was, therefore, much more modest; it is. as 1 say. to try to produce an agreement on what cari constitute a minimum acceptable to all. 16. 1 shall now briefly explaln the contents of the text whlch 1 read out. 17. The first preambular paragraphexpresses a con- Cern which is shared by sll the members of this courtml. without exception. 19. The third preambular paragraph evokes those Articles of the Charter on which the Council must base its competence. As 1 bave said, our concern is to affirm what is .the Council’s competence without beginning to determine. discuss, consider or question the competence of regional agencies. 29. During an earlier debate, one or two representatives considered this problem and mentioned provisions which are not referred to in this draft resolution. particularly Article 33 and paragraph 2 of Article 52. In the view of my delegatlon, it would be inappropriate to mention those Articles, not only because we are confronted with a situation and not a dispute, but a160 because the temporary priority which those Articles accord to the regional machinery. and whioh my delegation naturally does not question, relates solely, as is clear from the Articles themselves, to the type of international dispute amenable to conciliation and pacifie settlement. and not to situations like this one, where charges of aggression have been made. 21. My delegation thinks that, in these cases, it would be inappropriate to mention temporary priority or an obligatory primary jurisdiotion. The primary responsibility rests with the organs of the United Nations: however, we preferred to make no mention of this. 1 think that we may be able to agree among ourselves that. if we wish to affirm the Council’s competence-which no one, 1 repeat, has questionedthese are the Articles we should cite in the draft resolution. These are the Articles on whlch the Council’s authority is based. 1 should add that, in a spirit of compromise, 1 preferred to make simply a general reference to Chapter VIII, without mentioning any particular provision of that Chapter that might glve rise to a difference of views wbich. from every standpoint. 1 wish to avoid. 22. The two following paragraphs. the fourthandfifth of the preamble, reaffirm cardinal principles of the United Nations: 1 do not believe that any State could question them. As for their significance, and in particular that of articles 15 and 1’7 of the charter of the Organisation of American States, 1 bave already mentioned this in my first statement [1199th meeting] and 1 do not think it is necessary to add anything further. 23. The only point that 1 wlsh to make clear, SO that it may appear in the record, is that the prohibition contained in Article 2, paragraph 7, of the Charter of the United Nations-namely, the principle of nonintervention-applies both to the Organisation and to every one of its Members indivldually, and with the same force. This, we believe, is clear from the preamble of Article 2, which expressly states that “the Organisation and its Members”-1 repeat, ‘land its Me?bers” -shall act in accordanoe with the principles enumerated in the Article. 26. le plus Je ne pense pas que cet appel puisse 6tre comme R6publique accueilli 26. Under operative paragraph 3. the Council will be exsrcising one of its essential and hlghest functions. namely. its peace-keeplng function. 1 do net believe tbat thls appeal cari be considered an act of intervention in the affairs of the Dominlcan Republic, and we are sure tbat it will be favourably received by those to whom it is addressed. vention pouvoir 27. Cperative paragraph 4 requests the Secretary- General to take action with a vlew to provldlngtbe Council wlth the information it needs in order to corne to a’ final decision. Thls procedure is net novel and was adopted recently wlthout opposition wben the Security Council considered tbe situation in the Congo at the end of 1964 [see 1189th meeting]. My delegation does not believe. therefore, that the wordlng of tbis paragrsph can cause aqy dlliculty. The Secretary- General% ability, competence, tact and pNdenCe are beyond all doubt, as is our confidence in hlm. 28. Finally, in the last two operative paragraphs, and again in a form similar to other precedents adopted by the Council wlthout objection. the regional organlzation is lnvlted to continue to lnform the Council of a11 action taken by it with respect to the situation edsting in tbe Dominican Republic-thls. 1 trust. Will dispel the misglvlngs expressed by some of our colleagues-and also to co-operate wlth the Unlted Nations in the implementation of this resolutien. 29. Tbese are the explanations I wlsh to glve the Council with regard to the initiative taken by my coUntry. wbicb is a member of bath tbe regional organlzation and the Security Counoll. 36. We are fully conscious of tbe several responsibilities lncumbent upon us, and we believe that we bave faithfully fulfilled tbem. At this stage, it only remains for us to request the Council’s unanimous ~Uppoti for oui initiative. If tbis is tbe only action we consider possible in the present circmnstances, lt is UOt because we were unwllling to express ourselves witb greter clarity, but because our sole concern is tbe fate of the Dominican people. If, in order to belp them, we have to restrain our impatience or remain silent on otber matters. it is because we believe that to be our real duty in this case. 31. Mr. RIFA’I (Jordan): At tbe present stage of our debate on the situation in tbe Dominlcan Republic. allow me to St&e tbe position of my delegation in tbe 33, We bave before us a situation in the Domirdcsn Repvhlic which we bave been considering for several meetings and whlch is engagingpublic opinlonthroughout the world. This situation has been expanclmgsince it began. in dimensions, in intentions ami in form. Yet it has not anchored at a safe shore. Purther developments mlght still take place. Different reports ami contradictory news continue to add to an already uuclear situation. 34. We certalnly realise that, whatever cievelopments have taken place, they do not change the principles lnvelved. Thls is a basic doctrine wbich my delegation wishes to stress in thls regard. In the conflict between principles and existing facts. principles must always prevail. 35. We are told that. since the Organlzation of American States bas taken charge of the question of the Dominican Republic, the Securiiy Council should glve way and encourage the regional organisation to continue its endeavours. In order to avoid any academic discussion on the subject of jurisdlction, 1 would submit right away that the efforts of the regional orgardzation cari in no way be bandicapped by the responsibilities of the Security Council. As tbings stand now, the OAS bas decided on its own to take certain active measures at a time when the Security Council was in the process of consfdering the situation. In view of tbat fact and in view of the need to maintain harmony ami co-operation beiween the duties of the Security Council as a principal organ of the worldOrga&atlon 36. The clear explanations given by the representative of Uruguay do not leave much for me to ad& This draft resolution establishes allnkbetweentheSecurity Cou&l and the OAS regarding the Dominican situation and maintains the relationship between tbat agency and the United Nations. It does net ask endorsement of the measures taken by the OAS nor does it obstruct its activities. Indeed, the situation lnthe Dominican Republlc requires that more substantive measures be taken on the part of the Security Council. However. under the present circumstances this draft resolution should meet the preliminar~ requirements. 37. Ambassador VelBzquez should be complimented for bis constructive efforts and for the explanatory statement he made today. In the Uruguayan draft resolution the Seourity Council: “m the Secretary-General to follow closely the events in the Dcminican Republic and to take such measures as he may detm appropriate for the purpose of report’sg to the Security Council on a11 aspects of the situation.” 38. 1 wlsh to take this opportunity to renew our full cotidence in the Secretary-General and our bigh respect for him. and our hope that. with the adoption of this draft resolution, he Will carry ont his mandate in such a mariner as to enable the Security Council to assume its responsibility. 39. My delegation realizes that inasmuch as the UNguayan draft resolution has just been introduced, the members of the Council Will need time to stndy it. to consider it more thorougbly and to look into its various provisions. You might tberefore, Mr. President, wish to cdl another meeting for tbis purpose, preferably the day after tomorrow, to allow sufficient time for the members of the Council to explain thsir positions regardingthis new draft resolution.

The Security Council is approacbing the final phase of its consideration of the question of the flagrant armedintervention by the United States in the interna1 affairs of the Dominican Republic. 41. In these circumstances, we deem it necessary to stress that any decision by the Council must be based squarely on the need for an immediate cessation of the aggression committed by the United States. a psrmanent member of the Security Council, against the Dominican Republic, a Member of tbe United Nations, and the withdrawalfrom that country of United States occupation forces. 42. The Security Council cannot pass over in silence the fact-and we cannot ignore facts-that the United fn tb@ case of elle pieces of evidence. spokesmanof the Unibec ared vfith even greate3 slilH 0 candidat4 niea3D lie.” 56. Fourthly and lastly, one of the principal provisions of the United Nations Charter is the obligation “to practise tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours”. 59. What is the attitude of the UnitedStates to this principle. as witnessed by the facts? 60. It is well known that the United States has now proclaimed the doctrine-as, for instance, The New York Times puts it-of “preventive militaryaction” against elements which it regards as objectionable and which hold views different from its own. 61. Hence, the United States now openly rejects the principle of peaceful coexistence among States. It now wishes to play the part of a militant international policeman, who Will net tolerate any deviations from the rules prescribed by him and who has the effrontery to break into other people’s homes if something there is net to hi6 liking. or is unsuitable from the standpoint of the American way of life. The United States now also publicly rejects this basic principle of the United Nations Charter. 62. Certain conclusions seem inescapable. Wbat is now being done by United States imperialism in the Dominican Republic represents. as it were, the quintessence of the present international policy of the United States Govermnent. TO pursue that policy is to use naked force against the territorial integrity and political independence of States: to flout theprinciple of non-interventionin the domestic affairs of States; to trample underfoot the principle of self-determination of peoples; and to undermine tire principles of peaceful coexistence among States. In other words, this course of action is an outrage against the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, a blaEant flouting of those principles and a transition to a policy of armed intervention. These are the sober facts, which the Securily Council must take into account. 63. The Soviet delegation would once again draW particular attention to the actions of United States imperialism, wbich is attempting to caver UP its flagrant interference in the interna1 affairs of other States with the banner of ami-communism. 64. Everyone lmows that this tactic is in no way new or original. It is the very one the fascist aggressors resorted to on the eve of the Second World War. Everyone remembers that in November 1936 the socalled anti-Comintern pact was signed between Nazi Germany and militarist Japan. In November 1937 Fascist Italy joined that pact. Thus. the mobilisation of the fascist aggressors against a11 peace-loving José A&valoo, convinoi imperialism a083 %@ s in Latin America. vihk% it xt of the e stiftïng SS and ail aspirations of Latin American p@QpleS tQ 0atiQwd i0depe0denCe. He writes: ~Aot~-~~~~s~ serves them’“-tbe Yanhees- *for every sort of advantage, but cbiefly to clear tbe road for predatory gain and to close off tbe otber road: that of ~~~rat~gtbe~p~ar majorities.w is evidence offered hy the Latin Amesicans elves. 69. ‘3% criminal actions of tbe United States a the ~mi0ican Republic are clear evidencethat United States imp@riaPists are reviving tbe metbod of armed ss pcplar movements forliberation e, a metbod once used bythecolonialci&. Beeause of their abject poverty f ideology, Weltanschauung, morality bave ~thi~g~tb~~chtoco~ter 5dvS.nced idsas ami a prwessive outlook; in their rage and frenzy. tbey rush to tahe up arms and éry by brute force to put down any people wbich is trying to acbieve independence. The United States now ‘70. In its hysteria. the United States asserts that democraoy oan be preserved only at tbe point of its soldiers’ bayonets, which are dripping with tbe blood of patriots of many Latin American, Afrioan and Asian countries. Here we bave a murderous proof of tbe recklessness and irrationality of UnitedStatesimperialism. whichis so~n~deatha~dost~tloa, fostering obscurantism and setting up rotten cor dgimes which the peoplehate. Almostev hem arch-reaotionaries and blood-stained hencbmen in power, they remain in power only through tbe generous support of the United States. 71. But the United States is trying to dothe impossible, namely, to stop the advance of bistory, and to suppress the struggle for liberation from slavery which, dsspite a11 its efforts, is spreadii tbrougbout the world. 72. Kt is hardly surprisi that it fs beingsaid everywbere that United States imperialbsts are fo~~ow~~~ a well-trodden path and are taking over the methods of Witlerism. They are obsessed with plots ami see ghosts, mysteries and conspiracies. Surely that is borne out by the frennied anti-communist hysteria with wbioh the ruling oiroles of the United Skates are afflicted. For example, this is what Colonel Caamallo, the provisional President of the Dominican Republic, said recently. In reply to aqucstionre ing the United States assertion tbat over fifty Communists are in control in his group. he stated: There are no Communists in our movement. 1 do not nnderstand how it is possible to pretend that fifty-three persans oan control awholecountry, when it is we, the military, who startsd tbis movement and oontrol it. 1 do not lmow any Communists and do not seek to make their acquaintance.a 73. I am bound to say that all who oherish tbe ideals of peaoe, freedom and indepsndence cannot remain indifferent speomtors. If United States intervention is tolerated in one case, then other countries may become viotims. It is now particularly clear tbat the United States does not oare wbat pretexts it uses 74. We have already drawn the Security Counoil’s attention to the fact tbat at a time wben the boots of United States interventionists are trampling Dominioan soil. at a time when it would seem tbat ths oynicism of the United States could go no further, we m-e faced with a new and monstrous piece of bypocrisy. The Wnited States, again using the Organization of American Stams for its own imperialist en&+. has pushed through a resolution in tbat Organization, alleging that United States occupation forces 80. In conclusion, my to draw the attention of tbe danger of the situation brought about by the aggression of United States imperialism against tbe Dominican Republic. That aggression mark6 the adoption by United States imperialism of a policy of flagrant interference in tbe internai affairs of sovereign States, particularly of small States. and of the wanton use of armeci force in tbe pursuit of its selfish interests. 81. Yesterday the peoples of the Congo and Panama were tbe victims of United States imperialism. Today. it is tbe peoples of Viet-Nam and tbe Dominican Republic. Tomorrow, miles6 the a essionis stopped. it Will be other small countries. 82. That is wby the Security Councilmusttakeurpnt and effective measures to hait the a essioa by United States imperialism in tbe Dominioan R and seonre the immediate withdrawal of the ventionist troops from the territory of a BOV State Member of the United Nations. 83. In view of the hour andontheusual understandi 1 will net insist on the consecutive interpretation.

The remarks of Ambassador Fedorenko add litSe to what we bave heard from him several times a day for most of the past week. He has again grossly distorted the views and the policies of the United States. The truc perspective of the action that we have taken has already been stated by me here in the Council. 1 shall attempt once more to state it in capsule form. 85. First. the United States action in the Dominican Republic was to protect the lives of foreign nationals ami to give the interdmericansystemachance to deal with the situation in the Dominican Republic, wbich was within its competence; second, the United States forces are not asserting any authority to govern &y part of the Dominican Republic and are not taking sides in the conflict; tbird. the UnitedStates fully supports the vigorous action whichtheOrganisatien of American States has taken to deal with tbis situation, including the historic step of establisbing au inter-American force; fourth. the United States forces Will be withdrawn from the Dominican Republit when the OAS Command of the Inter-American Force determines that they are net needed; fifth, we believe that the people of the Dominican Republic, as 1 have said repeatedly, should freely choose their own govermnent. Our action had the purpose of preserving that right, a choice which would bave been denied, perhaps irretrievably, if the forces at work to capture the revolution last week had succeeded. by tbe representative of Jordan. 89. Tbe teti of the draft resoluéion bas ww ben circulated [S/6346j. I re tbat 1 bave tbe greatest respect for bis views, ait hitmustbe that the majority of tire members of the af American States disagresd witb tbose sation adopted its recent ms&&ion 0x1 on in the Do cari Republic [S/6333/ gret to say t for oar part, we cannot the draft resohtion proposed by tbe represe~~tive of Uruguay wouldbe helpful attbis point. 96. The Orgaaization of American States is acting ~igorousIy in this case; I do net believe that tbere cas be any dispute about tbat. Its autbority PS fuRy pravided for by tbe Charter of the United Nations, as well as bu the OAS charter. It bas adopaed many efforts of the OAS that an inter-American force is being established. The Organisation of American Skates bas reported these decisions to tbe Security Council, and more reports wiIl doubtless follow. 91. The draft resolution proposed by tive of Uruguay seeks. 1 am afraid, Security Counoil into tbe situation at tbis time. just when the reglonal organization seems to be dealing with the situation effectively. Tbis is net a question of whether the Secur ay or may not exercise its authority. is not at issue in any way. Tbe issue stepa taken by tbe Organisation of American States have been deficient or satisfactory, an& tberefore, wbetber the Security Counoil should intervene now. 92. In our view, t tim of American S indeed, we should be following tbem-if now, this long discussion, we were to conchxie tbat t Security Council did not need to interpoee itself. Tbis does not mean, of course, that it couldnotdo 60 were the situation different and were regional agencies aoting improperly or deficiently; it would tbus not deprive the Security Council, as a matter of its own responsibility. of the possibility of action in other situations at earlier stages, or of resuming its activities in this case if it became necessary to do SO. 93. 1 suspect that the adoption of the Uruguayan dr& resolution would tend to complicate tbe activities of the Organisation of American States by entoura concurrent and independent considerations and aotivities by this Council. 94. There are also some implications in the preambular language of the draft resolution which would prejudge the situation, imply conclusions which th@ Organisation of American States bas not reacbed and introduce substantive concepts whicb would PrOVe contentious. We do not believe that that would belp the situation; indeed, it could tend to bring the bi contentious atmospbere of world politics. SO sharply manifested in our debates, back into a situationthat is now moving towards a solution. Theharsh,Stalinist approaob to tbe problem tbat has been intrcduced into this Council is not encouraging in that respect. EWKO (Union of Soviet S~ialist kted fram Russian): We bave just StatemeAt from the UEBed states it bas beca made on im?. mt it is as stereo datement by tbe repreas the United mina when be W. We did net came beere to speak d or new. We are b fa&, and tbe facts remain ~PS~OA anc.3 armed intar- .:!c, co~ti~t~ a flary’s i~temal affairs. 199. It vfas to these matters ‘chat we considered it wbich tbey are oc tbls Will corne abaut semer OP later; United States imperialism will not escape triai and punishment. SO forth. But Mr. Stevenson has, just as carefully as before, evaded the main isue: By what right bave United States armed forces invaded the Dominican Republic, and by what right do they contiuueto ocoupy the country? We have put this question to the United States representative before. and we ask it again: By what right does the United States do this? Surely. as a permanent member of the Security Council. tbe Uuited States is familiar with the Charter, aad is aware that any enforcement action requires the authorisation of the Security Cou&l. 102. Does the United States, we ask, have tbat authorization? The answer is no; the Security Council never granted it. The United States has embarked on a course of lawlessness and international banditry. Purthermore, the Uuited States is now trying to justify its armed invasion of the Dominican Republic, even wbile continuing to send more troops to the couutry. That is also a faot which the Counoil must bear in mind. and whlch it must forcefully condemn as a case of international banditry. 103. Why does the Unlted States representative not cal1 things by their proper names? Why does he SO shyly avoid these faots and try to lure us into discussions of mythology. telling us fairy-tales about the blessings that flow from the bayonets of United States ocoupation forces? 104. The Soviet delegation, having heard the statements by the representative of Uruguay, Mr. VelBzquea, and the representative of Jordan,Mr. Rifa’i.bas corne to the conclusion that the oonsiderations theyput forward deserve careful attention. The Soviet delegation has no objection to postponing a vote on the Uruguayan draft resolution, as proposed by the representative of Jordan. 105. With regard to our draft resolution, the Soviet delegation, as everyone knows, has repeatedly stressed that it must be put to the vote. However, the Soviet delegation has always taken into account the vlews of the other members of the Security Council: in this case, too, we are prepared to take into account the views that any other members of the Couucil might wlsh to express.

We have just heard the United States representative’s suggestion tbat the draft resolution submitted by the Soviet delegation should be put to the vote at today’s meeting. A few minutes previously, however, the representative of Jordan had requested , that discussion of the item before us should be postponed until :r meeting which, as 1 understood it, would be held tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. 107. The Soviet delegation has not insisted or requested that its draft resolution should be put to the 114. The PRESPDENT: I also take this e lqa-esentat6ve of tate mit d to wmdsavf bis s FEDQRENKO (Union of Soviet Socialist piepublics) (translated from RUS&~): We share the ion to returninrg to tbe matter cerned witb tbis item. to tbe Soviet draft wisbes of tbose de tbe Word of Damocles ha over tbem a aitt1e 117. Tbe PRESIDENT: DoesanyoneePsewishtospeak on Ws question of putting tbe draft resolution to the vaée or on adjourning the meeti tiSk5 t0 Speak, H assume that it is the consensus a question with regard to interventio ffiat, today-that w I wonder whether it would accord witbtho convenience of the members if tbis debate OB tbe Dominican Republic vfere tobeadjourneduntillbursdayafter~won to enable the Securlty Counoil to dezl titlt th? Senegalese complaint tomorrow afternaonandpossibly Tbursday moruin$. This subject mi@ take ‘WC meetings at the odside. 119. If no one bas any objection to that Pr-dure. Will be adjourned as far as the question ican Republic is Coacer~d~~~Tb~s~y 3 p.m. The Council will res~metomo~ro~ afternoon at 3 p.m. ta oonsider the Se= plaint. The mee rose sf 1.lSp.m.