S/PV.1207 Security Council

In accordance wlth the prevlous decision of the Council 1 propose to lnvlte the representative of Cuba to take a Seat at the Council table. At the imftatiao of the President, Mr. Alvarez Tabfi~ (Cuba) took a place at tbe Coaacfl table.

The Couucll Will now continue its consideration of the question before it relating to tbs Domlnican Republic. 3. 1 cal1 first on the representative of the Soviet Union on a point of order. 4. bIr. FEDORENEO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): 1 bave before me a telegram addressed to the President of the Security Council and bearing today’s date: it ia beaded: Domlnican Republicv and is &y, Minister for Foreign of the Domlnican Republic. wbo states therein that he leasure of informing you that tbe Consitutional ent of the Dominican Republic bas a~pointed Ambassador RU~&% Brache as the Permanent Aepresentative of tbat country to the United Nations, and wbo requests a180 that Mr. Brache be received in that capacity in the Security Cou&l, 5. AS this telegram is directly related to the item on tbe Council’s agenda wblch is now beingdiscussed.

1 am indeed grateful to the representative of the Soviet Union for havlng raised this matter. Even though he raised it as a point of order which. according to the provisional rules of procedure, requires an immediate ruling, 1 do believe that my colleagues Will permit me to make a statement with regard to thls telegram. 7. At precisely five minutes before three o’clock this afternoon, someone telephoned me and asked to see me as President of the Security Council. He said he was speaking as the Permanent Representative of the Consitutional Government of the Dominican Republio which wants to take part inthe proceedinge of the Security Council. As 1 was leavlng for this meeting, 1 invlted him to meet me at the office of the President in this hall. 8. He came to me precisely at ten minutes past three ami introduced himself to me as Mr. Brache. By that time 1 had been given by the Secretariat an English translation of the telegram addrsssed to the President. which reads as follows: “Have pleasure to inform you Constitutional Government Dominlcan Republic has appointed Mr. Ruban Brache Ambassador Permanent Representative this country to United Nations. Request you receive Mr. Brache in such capacity in Security Council.” y It was signed by Mr. JottinCury. Ministerfor Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, 9. As my colleagues are aware, the President is, of oourse. the servant of the Counoil itself. He has no powers beyond what he can find or spell out, either by inference or necessary implication, from the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council. 1 pointed out to Mr. Brache, who speaks and reads English. that for the moment 1 am governed by rules 14 and 15 of the provisional rules of procedure which refer to non-members of the Security Council wishing to participate in a meeting. Even though the telegram requests that he may be received in such capacity, 1 assumed his anxiety to be reoeived was due to his wish to be able to participate. Rule 14 reads as follows: “Any Member of the United Nations not a member of the Security Council and any State not a Member of the United Nations, if invited t0 participate in a meeting or meetings of the Security Council, shall submit credentials for the representative appointed by it for this purpose. The credentials of such a representative sball be communicated to the Secretary-General not less than twenty-four heurs before the first meeting which he is invlted to attend.” Rule 15 goes on to say: “The credentials of representatives on the Security Council and of any representative appointed in u subaequently disn-ibuted 08 dGam?nt Sf635s @mm. vu). 11. After Mr. Brache had retlred, 1 got in touch wlth the Secretary-General and 1 am informed that up to tbis moment no credentlals bave been received by hlm authorlzing Mr. Brache to act as Permanent Representatlve of the Government of the Domlnlcan Republic or of any government. That belng SO, and having regard to those rules. 1 am ln no position to invite or accept Mr. Brache as havlng any particular status in the eyes of the Security Council. 12. That is the statement that 1 wlshad to make sud 1 hope that the representative of the Soviet Union understands my positlon. 13. 1 call on the Secretary-General, who wlshes ta make a statement.

Mr. President, in the llght of tha statement just made by pu, 1 would llke to submit a report to the Security Cou&l regarding the recent developments concerniug the representatlon of the Domlnlcan Republic in the Unlted Nations. 15. On 5 May 1965, a telegram sigaed by Dr. Jottln Cury, “Minlster for Foreign Affairs of the Domlnlcan Republic” , was received by me informing me ‘chat the “Consitutlonal GovermnentW of tbe Dominlcan Republic bad designated Dr. Moisés de Soto, Alternate Representative of the Dominican Republic to the Unlted Nations. as representative ad interlm untll a replacement for Dr. Guaroa Vel&quez. who had been relieved of his functions. was appolated. 16. Tben on 10 May 1965.1 receivPdatelegram from the %overnment of National Reconstructionn, coaflrming tba appointment of Ambassador GuaroaVeMsques as representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations. The message was signed by: General Antonio Imbert Barreras, Presidenr; Mr. Carlos Grisolfa Poloney. Member, Mr. Alejandro Zeller Co~co, Member; Colonel Pedro Bartolom6 Benoit. Member. and Mr. Jullo D. Postigo. Member. 17. ‘I%Q OQ th same day. that is 10 May 1965.1 recelved a communication signed by Ambassador Guaroa Velacquee informing me tbat on 7 May 1965 a “GWernment of National Reconstructionn bad been esmbllahed ln ths Domlnlcan Republic as follows: General Antonio Imbert Barreras, President: Mr. 18. Al60 on 10 May 1965, 1 received a telegram signed by Dr. Jottin Cury. “Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic”, referring to his earlier table of 5 May and informing me that the “Constitutional Government” had appolnted Mr. Rubén Brache as Permanent Representative of theDomintcan Republic to the United Nations and requesting that this telegram be accepted as provisional credentials for Mr. Brache. 19. Again on 10 May, a telegram was received by me. signed by Dr. Horaoio Vicioso Soto, “Secretof Stete for Fore@ Affairs” , informtng me that the “Government of National Reconstruction” of the Dominican Republic had confirmed Mr. Guaroa Velaaquea as Permanent Representative of the Dominîcan Republic to the Unlted Nations and requesting that MT. Velasques be recognized as such until the receipt of forma1 oredentials. The message also informed me that Mr. Guaroa Velazques had been appointeci and authorized to represent the Dominican Republic before the Security Council of the UnitedNations in the discussions concerning the present situation in the Dominican Republic. 20. Now in addition, of course, there is the telegram dated today, addressed to you, Mr. President, which you referred to in your statement just now. 21. From the statements which have been made in the Security Council and the commuuications received from the Organisation of American States concerning the Dominican Republic, it is apparent that the situation in that country is far from clear as to whlch of the contending authorities constitutes the Government of the oountry. Furthermore, there is no information available as to whlch of the contending authorities is regarded as the Government by amajorityof States Members of the United Nations. 22. In the light of the cimumstances mentioned above, 1 feel that at this stage 1 do not have sufficient information to formulate aqy opinion as to the adequacy of the provisional credentials which have been suhmitted. 23. Mi-, SEYDOUX (France) (translatedfrom French): The Frenoh delegation was very glad to hear the Secretary-General% statement. We listened to ais enplanations with particular interest. since some of the facts ha mentioned go back several days and bear on a question whlch is of special concern to the Securi@ Council in that the Council is the only body capable of dealing with it. We are therefore not absolutely certain that the situation is now as the President has just described it to us, 25. In the course of this dehate. we bave received no direct information on the situation inSanto Domingo ami it seems both natural and essentiel tbat, in order ta receive such information, we should dl UpOn the representative appointed by Colonel Caamafïo, since he has asked to be heard. 26. Moreover, rule 16 of the provisiomd rUbS Of procedure clearly states that the question of tbe approval of credentials is not necessarily decided before the representative concerned is invited to participate in the debate. 1 venture to remind the Council of the terms of rule 16: “Pending the approval of the credentials of a representative on the Security Cou&l inaccordanoe with rule 15. su& representative shall be seatsd provisionally with the same rights as other representatives.” 27. In fact, my delegation is of the opinion that the question before the Council is net whether Mr. Brache’s credentials are valid for the purpose of accreditlng him as permanent representative, but simply whether the Council wishes tbat he should be seated at its table to supply the explanations which we should be glad to hear from him.

Mr. President, we have listened carefully to your explanation of the matter which we raised as a point of order. 29. My delegation notes from your explanation that the communication from the Minister for Fore@ Affairs of the Constitutional Govermnent of the Dominican Republic was not a surprise to you and tbat you had already met Mr. Brache. who. aocording to the telegram, has been accredited to represent the ConstitutionaI Covernment and to speak on its behalf in the Security Council. 39. That is a11 the more reason why we would bave expected that this communication from the Minister for Foreigu Affairs and the persona1 contact between tbis dnly accredited person and the President of the Security Council would be brought to the CounciPs attention not at the request of my own or another delegation, but in accordance with the aocepted rules governfng the oonduct of the Council’s President. 31. We ahO note that this telegram is addressed directly to the President of the Security Council. That is just the point we wish to mske-that this is a direct request to the President of the Security Council. i.e., b the Couucil itself. and is very recent. probably the latest communication, inasmuch as it bears today’s date. 33. Secondly, my delegation greatly appreciates the statement just made hy the representative of France, my dlstinguished oolleague. Mr. Seydoux. Mr. President, you quite properly read out rules 14 and 15 of the provlsional rules of procedure of the Security Council; however, a certain impatience apparently prevented you from continulng with your readingof the rules. In tbis connexion, 1 am reminded of the edifying maxim of an old teacher of mine who used to say. “If what you are readlng is not entirely clear to you. then you should read on.” 1 am grateful to my FrenOb colleague, who, following that simple maxlm, ?aad on and shed some light on the suhjeot. 34. Lastly. Mr. President, you stressed the time element, whlch has. SO to speak, exerted pressure on our work. Naturally, we cannot overlookthatfactor, but the question armes: to what should we devote our time and our efforts here in the Cou&l if net to the very subject of our discussion-the question whlch has brought us to this meeting today and which concerns the armed intervention by the Unlted States in the Dominlcan Republic? We have alreadyexpended much time and energy. But who is preventlng us from making a deeper, more thorough study of this matter, from making use of the time factor to give it proper consideratlon? 35. The Soviet delegation asks that the consecutlve interpretation be given ln French only, in order that my atatement may be clearly understood by my French colleagues.

Before 1 cal1 on the next speaker, 1 should like to correct some errors that have unfortunately been made in the statement of the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. A certain amount of criticism-probably he thought it was legltlmate-was indulged in, and 1 should like briefly. but very courteously, to reply to that criticism. 37. At the very end of hls statement he referred to the fact that 1 had said something about the time factor, as if 1 am deludin~ myself into thinklng that this is net a sufficiently important matter on whlch we cannot afford to devote more weeks ami days. 38. 1 started by saying: “1 am the servant of the council”. and. being a servant of the Council, 1 suppose that the Coua+ itself will expqct me to follow the rules which the Council has already laid down ami which bave been in force even though, for some unknown reason, they are still called “pro- VisionaI” after nineteen years. 39. In offering any remarks on the question of the interpretation of the rules, naturally 1 do it with a great deal of deference and a great deal of reluctancs ‘because 1 cannot hope to engage in legal debate cn the interpretation of the rules with such giants as the reprtisentatives of the Soviet Union or of France, bath of whom bave been here tco long in this Council to forget what tbe rules say; 1 cari never hope to bave auy experienoe of that klnd which would ever outmatch the expericnce that tiiey bave acquired over a period of years. But 1 should lffe to say this, The representative of the Soviet Union said that a teacher had told him some time ago that he ehouid go on reading. 1 Will tell bim what he shonld bave gone on reading and what he would bave found if lie really wanted to find what ha was lcoking for. 40. The representative of France said tbat rule 16 ex@lned everything. 1 want to assure my colleagues in the Cou&l that 1 bave been a lawyer at the Bar for forty yeara and 1 bave read every r-ule with regard to tbls matter before putting forward my view in thls Council. 1 shall now show not only why 1 dld net read. rule 16.’ but also that 1 did net want to read it because it is utterly irrelevant and does not caver the case before us. 1 Will explain. Rule 14 deals with tvfo classes of persans who would want to intervene in the debate or take part in the appropriate proceedings of the Security Council. The two are: “Any Member of the Unlted Nations net a member of the Security Cou&l and anv State not a Member of the United Nations.. .“-one cari for& those- “if invlted tc participate in a meeting or meetings of the Security Council, &a11 submit credentials . . .“, and 60 on. 41. Rule 13. which begins the rules wlth regard to credentials, refers to these two classes. This rule states: “Each member of the Security Council shall be representeà at the meetings of the Security Cou&l by an accredited representative. The credentials of a representative on thr, Seourity Counoilvthat phrase refers to all TZe eleven gentlemen silting here-“shall be communicated to the Secretary-General not less thar twenty-four heurs.. . v “Tbe Security Cou&l may intite members of tbe SeoFetariat OF wbom Lt canassistance in asked shetoriccally: n tter infmmatia We eW?F haW th that tbe m;epmsentative WbQ is laoctiag at the door and L certaidy pr&t by eveqrtbing Fe us be%oore VIe take a vote onthi But SiPr. 3Facb.3 said: RP h ~erma~nt Bepresentative.* isbes: Rl request that Mr. B in SUGb capacity . . .* 46. Do my tvm learned eollea s want me to forge4 tbat phrase ad to say: Wby do you mt regard bim aS a member and invite bim to speal~?~ E tbat ié 4’7. Those are the reasons which. 1 should like to explain. deliberaiely prompted me to deal wlth rules 14 and 15 only, and net to waste your time, which 1 know is very important. by readlng rule 16. 48. But now a11 that has happened is that I have wasted more of your time byreadingrule 39 also. That is the position. 49. Lord CARADON (United Kingdom): I merelywish to say a word on the procedural point which we bave been discussing. 1 think it is clear-it is certainly clear to my delegation-tbat rule 16 does net apply t0 the matter under discussion. The representative of France and the representative of the Soviet Union suggested that it did. The only dlfference in the way that they spoke wae that the representative of France was wrong and polite, whereas the representative of the Soviet Union was wrong and offensive. 50. 1 think we bave a right in this Council to support our President who has a difficult task to pérform. These are difficult matters to decide. But I think that it is right that themembers of this Cou&l should insist on maintaining the decent courtesies of ordinary parliamentary discussion. 1 for one would wlsh at once to give you, Mr. President. our full support in carrying out the dlfficult duties in which you lead us, if 1 may say YO, SO admirably.

Before 1 give the floor to the representative of the Soviet Union, 1 wish to make it absolutely clear that, whatever the interpretatlon of the statement by the Soviet representative. 1 was not in the least offended. 1 must say, inthe last thirteen days 1 bave gathered more experienceinconducting meetings than 1 had gained ina lifetime. Apart from that, 1 am very conscious. from having worked with and known Mr. Fedorenko. that bis words only appear violent; 1 know they emanate from a gentle heart. 52. M’r. FEDORENKO (Union of Soviet SOCialiSt Republics) (translated from Russian): The Content sud intonation of my delegation’a statements should be viewed in the contez& of the question we are discussing. It was not with violence but with a feeling of conoern and responsibllity that 1 spoke, and it is sometimes diffioult to conceal one’s emotions. 53. 1 was pleased to hear you say, Mr. President, that we do not dissimulate but speak from the heart an-i say what 1s on our minds. In that connexion, 1 should like ta inform my United Kingdom colleague that I am well aware of the existence of the British Parliament and of the customs and usages that 54. You went on to speak about another matter. about the tone in which our debate shonld be conducted-a tone of restraint and courtesy. It hard& seems necessary for me to say that I am well aware of the importance of that aspect of our deliberations. We are far from havinganyfeelingofhostility towanls any member of the Security Council, particnlarly its President. and we shall try to maintnin that attitude to the fullest extent. 55. NO~. with regard to your comment about the time element. one aspect of tbe matter is that youfound yourself pressed for time during your meeting with Mr. Brache before the Council convened. However. it was our feellng in raising the question that, even thougb you had heen placed in such awkward circumstances, we should be able to hear about this communication from your own lips. That wasthemost natural procedure. At all events, we had every right to expect you to give us the faots of the situation. That is what we had in mind when we asked you for an expIanation. 56. In a broader sense, the time element cas be understoad to mean that. if more time is needed. the Security Council cari of course decide accordingly. 57. New 1 should like to return to the text we are discussing. When we read this text to the end, we fulfilled only half of the maxim laid down by my old teacher. We read rule 16 of the provisional rules of procedure, but in seeking the truth we must always, as these wise people advise us to do, revert to the passage that was unclear to us to start with. In this aonnexlon. permit me. Mr. President, to draw vour attention to the fact that rule 16 savs: “Pendmg the approval of the credentials of a representative on the Securitv Council in accordance wlth Rule 15...” There are two points here which deserve some attention. First, the rule speaks of the credentials of a representative cn the Security Council. A representative on the Security Council may be the representative of aState member of the Security Councll or, as the representative of a State which is a Member of the United Nations but net a member of the Secnrity Councll. he may be accredlted to the Couneil in order to represent his oountry inconuexion with the question under consideration. That is why we cannot narrow or limit our interpretation of this rule. 1 should like to draw thls point to the attention of our United Kingdom colleague. 58. Secondly, the rule says “in accordance wltb mle 15’. Referring to rule 15, we flmd that it speaks of “tbe credentials of representatives on the Security 59. Rule 14begins: “Any Member of ths United Nations net a member of the Security Couucil and any State. . . n. Thls refutes the assertion that ruIe 16 must be interpreted in the narrowest sense to referonly to States members of the Securi& Council. Vehemence, Lord Caradon. Will net help matters. 60. We think that this matter, namely. the communication from the Minister for Fore& Affairs of the Dominican Republic concerning the credentials of his representative, Rubén Brache, sheuld be considered precisely in this content and net in another manner that might seem right or desirable to aome.

Kt is quite obvlous tbat the Soviet representative Will not persuade me to read rule 16 of the provisional rules of prooedure as he reads it, nor Will 1 be able to persuade him to read it in the way in which 1 think it ought to be read, since he has a Russian text and 1 have an EngIish text. He gives me the impression of the village schoolmaster in one of Goldsmith’s books who, even though vanquished, must argue still.

1 should like first of a11 to say that this prolonged debate appears to bave become, if 1 may use tbe expression, somewhat otiose in character. What we are in fact discussing is a cabIe of which the President was good enough to inform us but which we know dates back to 10 May. which is three days ago. In view of the importance of the document, it should be communicated as soon as possible to the members of the Security Council. since, as the President quite rightly pointed out, what concerns him is also of immediate concern to a11 the members of the Council. 63. In my opinion, what ma’cters in this debate is the aim to be achieved. and 1 think 1 expressed chat aim clearly in my previous statement. The sender of the oable is the judge of the capacity in whlobbe would Iike his representative to be recognized, but 1 tbink that the Security Council, for its part, is the judge of the capacity in which it wishes to hear that representative. Tbe essential fact that emerges from the table which has just been brought to our attention is that the Government of Colouel Caamai?o bas requested tbat its representative should particlpate in our work. 64. In that regard, we have. as the President polnted out just now, rules 36 and 39 of the provisionaI rules of procedure. % date. I gathered fmm Secretary-General% sident, ana conc judgement you bave us will preclude furtber discussion by tQ prdollg it, as we bave already atest remarks of tbe Soviet representative. representatives on tbe Securily Cotmcil and repree witbrule 14. Rule 16 sentatives of tbe Security CounciQ. st that tbe substautivedhàcussionnow ress tbe view of my or desirable 0 tbe request tbe situation contüsed. TO embroil tbe Coumil in a long and tendeutious argument at tbis point as t.o who is tbe spokesman for epublic or tbe United Nations repre- Dominican Republic in tbe current on could hardly contribute constructively to our dfsposition of thii case. dentials from tbe previous Covernment bot also bas received credentials from tbe group hnown as tbe Covernment of National Reconstruction. 1 understand, moreover, tbat to date 110 Govemments bave glven diplomatie recogaftton to eitber of tbese two groups. Uwler tbe ciroumstances, a debate in tbts Council as to the proper representative of tbe Dominican Republic is certainly botb unwise and unnecessary. 72. Hence, we feel it would be unwise for us to invite contending spokesmen to corne here, andthat we should proceed with our considerations and encourage the Organization of American States in the steps that are now under way. 73. As to the argument that the Council needs to hear a first-handreportofthe situationinthat afflicted country, it is reported in the Press that Mr. Brache has been a resident of New York for many years, and we understand he has not been in tbe Dominican Republic since the rebellion began. In view of the fact that our discussion here concerns current events in the Dominican Republic and the activities of the Organization of American States, we questionwhether he is personally in a position to provide first-hand information in any case, or should be invited to do SO under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure. 74. We are not at this moment seeking to make a substantive judgement on the internai state of affairs within the Dominican Government, nor to make a choice between two rival claimant governments, neither of which bave been recognized by my Government, nor, as far as 1 know, by any other Government here represented. 1 therefore believe that we will get on with our business more effectively if we avoid for the present attempting to Seat any persons alleging to represent the Dominican Republic. ‘75. Mr. FEDORENKO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): My delegation has listened attentively to the explanation offered by the United States representative. That explanation makes it unmistakably clear that the United States representative is not inclined to be receptive to information from any but United States sources. It is presumably tc be concluded from Ambassador Stevenson% statement that he intends to glve the Security Council exhaustive information about the events taking place in the Dominican Republic. HOWever, the previous meetings of the Council have shows that if the United States representative has done anything here it has been to evade a straightforward answer to the questions: by what right are United States armed forces in the Dominican Republic, by what right have they occupied that country, and by what right are they imposing upon it a system and a regime of their choice? 76. The United States representative has also evaded an answer to the questions: under what mandate ve 5ny such justification or any sucb r. skmson, please produce it bere in ity ~camcil. If mt-5s üs tlae case-please courage to say SQ pmldy. 78. ~n>m &a explanation of tbe United States representative it is petiectly clear that what the United ting ta do üs cc& to ensurethattbe question is considered and an appmfeels tit it should empbasise to the effect that tbe situation in Republic is being deaIt with by a n wütb tbe soates. Etere, 5s dy pointed out. an outrageous challenge and at the Security United Nations is y delegation repeats tbat ifcircumstances arme dwly taken iuto acconnt. esent case, the Security C!ou&l sbould fidl attention to tbe request made in to whieh reference bas been made. We are even more convinced of this in view of the negative and intolerant position pst taken by the United S&es representative. 63. I WaiVe the Consecutüve interpretation, inaccord- ~CCC~ wit.b ehe pmcedure behg fobowed today.

h’Iy delegation does net intend to pmlong taniS discussion but 1 should fie to say a few words an the woblem before us, narticularlv witb regard to tbe Iieation of rule 16 of the provisiona &eS of pmcedwe. $4. 1 must say tbat, hating read rule 16, as we were recommended to do, my delegation is of the opinion tbat @a? reference made in it to mle LO-tit is ths one immediately preceding it-indicates tbat tbe representatives referred to in rule 16 belong to tbe two s of representative mentioned in rule 15. 85. I regret, therefore, that 1 am unable to agree, Mr. Pfesident, witb the interpretation which you SO ably gave ua . 87. My second point will, I think, make tbe mean@ Of rule 16 even clearer. If rule 16 had in fact been intended to refer exclusively to the representatives of the members of the Security Cou&l, it seems to me that instead of mentioning rule 15 and thus introducing a certain confusion and ambignity inviewof tbe fact that rule 15 refers to twotypes of representative, it would simply have stated: ‘The credentials of a representative on tbe Security Council in accordance with rule 13’, wbich is tbe one referring to the representatives of the members of tbe Security Council. 88. In my view, the most precise way of expressing the idea that rule 16 applies only to members of the Sffiurity Council would have been-and I am sure tbe drafters of tbe rules of procedure were not unaware of this-to mention clearly and unequiwcally nzle 13, which lays down all the requirements and conditions for the accreditation of a representative of a member of the Security Council. 89. Naving said this-and granted that rules of procedure always seem to be ambiguously phrased, which may perhaps be politically convenient-I sbould like to complete my interpretation by making two observations Wicb 1 consider essential. 90. The first is that tbe application of rule 16 cari in no case imply recognition of the validity of tbe credentials submitted by the person wishing to be heard. This recognition of validity must be determined by the Cou&l, after appropriate examiuation by tbe Secretary-General. For this reason, my delegation’s position cannot even remotely impIy recognition of any gnvernment or authority that may exist in tbe Dominican Republic. 91. My second observation is tbat tbe application of rule 16 does net mean tbat if, at tbe present Stage of the situation, another representative appmacbes the Council or some otber autbority designates its representative tc the United Nations and asks tbat he should be heard in tbe same capacity, be ceuld net be heard under the terms of the same rule 16 before the Council reaches a final decision on bis credentials, altbough of course ruIe 16 made no provision for such a possibility. 92. Finally, the delegation of UrUgUaY &S dWaYS maintained that, in cases of doubt and where the right in question, su& as tbe rigbt to be besrd. is almost and e~~tK~Iy discussed visi~5s.l mles of prooedure ~tl~~ly it is for the Councdl tQ decicae t it waatstQdQ.Ikave,nQt 96. Tbat being SO, 1 would suggest for theconsideratlon of my colleagues whether it is their wish that representative. as an indivldual wbo to contribute should be invlted uld hear a statement frQm him 96. Kf no member wisbes to tahe the floor, is it Council tbat my suggestion tbat he ed or invited to supply the Cou&l rmation as he is abIe to give under d bo put to the vote? r. STEVENSON (United States of America): . Bresident, if I understood you arigbt, you asked CounciB a question concernlng whetber or net it chose to e representative ta appear, under rule 39. it the benefit of bis ioformation..I wouId ass the proper procedure would be for someone to make a motion to tbat effect, wblch would then be put t0 the vote. I am net quite clear from what you said, Sir, whether su& a motion bas been presented. If SO, I am afraid I dicl net hear it. 98. Tbe PRESIDENT: Does any member wish to propose that tbis gentleman be invited under rule 39 e0 appear before tbe Coumil?

It Wems to me tbat su& a motion is superfluous, sime YOU yourself, Ir. President, with alf the 102. The French delegation tblnhs that tlm Security Council is master of its own procedure and tbat it could therefore take a decision on such a question, as you yourself have suggested. Mr. President. It has no objection, however, to the consideration of&& question being resumedatafurthermeeting, tomorrow for exsmple, when all the necessarydocumentswillbe at our disposal.

1 must confess 1 dldnotnotice whc raised his arm first, tbe United Kingdom or tlm Soviet Unlon. If they could choose been themselves, 1 should be happy to give the flcor accordingly.

Althoughlraised my band first and should accordingly be the first to speah, courtesy prompts me to yield tbe floor tc my Unlted Kingdom colleague. 105. Lord CARADON (United Kingdom): 1 am sure tbat we are all happy to notice the improvement in the attitudes tshen by niy friend from tbe Soviet Union. 1 merely wanted to say tbat 1 should lihe to support tbe suggestion of my friend from France and to suggest tbat thls matter, which 1 thtnk deserves further consideration, migbt well be held over untiI our next meeting.

I see that at last my United Kingdom colleague is beghming to understand our position and our attitude. It is only regretttble tbat this understanding bas corne a little late. However, as tbey say, abetter late than never”, and tbls, 1 tblnlc, applies even to lords. 107. 1 cannot but associate myself with tbe French representative’s suggestion. We consider it reasonable and timely, and 1 join wlth the Unlted Kingdom representative in supporting it. 108. It is thus our view that we sbould postpone consideration of this question until tbe next meeting and limit ourselves today to tshlng a decision to tbat effect.

The proposal bas been made, and supported by several representatives, that we slmuld adjourn further consideration of this matter until such time as we are able to deal wlth tbis new problem tbat ha6 arisen. 110. At tbe moment, it is not possible t0 SaY that we shall bave a meeting eitber tomorrow or Nionday. Tuesday has been fixed for debate on the ccmplaint by Senegal. Therefore, 1 fear Lat our n& meeting-- other tbings being equal-Will have tc be sometlme OuHd therefore hope , in a suitable 11% Lord GARADON (United Einsdoml: hfr. Presldent, yon put me in somkrbat of an-awl&ard position, since 1 net wish nndulv to nress that 1 shouId be il. Ne&h&ess, IshouId uot be President would permit me, tbcre which 1 would wlsh to commuolcate to tbe lI4. T&e PRESIDENT: Tbe representative of tbe m may XXl&F bis statement mxv. CARAmN (United : As 1 was as 1 was endeavcmr -some two vlously, 1 wish to refer tc tbe esrlier debates whicb bave tsken place in this Council and to say that, as tbe debateproceeded, Iwas hmreasingly and deeply impressed by three things. lI6. Flrst. there is io this Cou&l and tbroughout slI delegations in the United Nations and, I am sure, ety not only about ublic-and that is the autbority and 117. We listened most respectfully to tbe speeches of the representatives of Uruguay and Jordan at OUI last meeting. And, altbough we may net agree with a11 tbe ternis of the draft resolution wbicb the representative of Uruguay first put forward, 1 Mieve tbat Q1 of us share tbe conviction which tbe two representatives eloq.ently expressed that tbis Councll must rise to its responsiblity and maintain its authori@. Tbose of us wbo constantly preach 119. Tbirdly, 1 have been increasingly impressednot witb the disagreements anddisputesbetweenmembers of this Council but witb tbe extent of the common ground on whioh most of us are agreed. It shoold be possible, SO 1 confidently believe, if we make an effort to define the positive purposes on whicb we are agreed, to corne to tbe rigbt decision. Sure$, we must now devote ail our endeavours to tbat effort in a spirit of constructive co-operation. 120. When faced with the situation in the Dominican Republic, we had to do two things: first. to be clear about the principles to be applied; and, second. urgently to decide not what should be said but what shonld be done. 121. Wbat are tbe principles? First, tbat international securitv is a resnonsibilitv of the United Nations: second,” that tbe use of &med force is subject to the obligations of the Charter: tbird, tbat tbe Charter specifically recognizes the role of regional agenoies in the maintenance of internationalpeace and security. 122. Bearing these principles in mind, we welcomed the decision of the Organisation of Amerioan States to appoint a Special Committee to make a cesse-fire effective and to mediate amougst those who had been involved in the fîghting. And we made it clear that it was to the OAS tbat we looked to open the way to the establishment of a free government based on the wlshes of the Dominican people. 123. At the same time. we specially welcomed the proposa1 made by the representative of Bolivia regarding the action to be taken by the United Nations. and we emphasieed the need for United Nations action in encouragement and support of the efforts of the OAS. 124. From the first, we welcomed the efforts of the Organisation of Amerioan Smtes to stop the fightmg and to strive for peaceful mediation. We welcomed, too, the subsequent action of the OAS. But clearly the re@onsibility lies not only withthe OAS. Responsibility also lies with this Council. That is why my delegation Will support a new initiative with the purpose of achievlng a wiùely supported resolution. 125. If the principles and the purposes are clear and generally agreed, as 1 believe they are. surely 127. Tke PRESIDENT: Tke representative of France kmws very welI tkat tkis morning tke same problem arose w-a rd to tke Senegalese complaint. mmy rnnern&PS 6 to me tkat tbey wouldnot be available tomomow. vas tke reason wky we had to postpane eanslderation of tke Semegalese complaint until On Monday some other meetings were tkerefore it was set for Tuesday morn- Boweves, if. at tke sequest of tke representative rance. everyome wants to continue the discussion tom~~mw afternom, the President kas no objection. 128. Mr. WDOWENKO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republles) [tramlated from Russian): In view of tke nature of tkis question and tke course of events in tke Dominican RepubU&-eveds wkich are taking a new turn, nccorciing to Pke news agemies-we feel ekat tke Fr@a& r@preseentative’s proposa1 is Vve11 founded aeeeptabh mad we agree to it. 129. The PRESD3ENT: Does any other member wish to speak ~4th regard to meeting tomorrow afternoon? As no o&e wiskes to speak, I assume that a11 memkess V&U be ready to attend a meeting tomorrow aftemon at 3 o’claok. 4t was SO decided. 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