S/PV.1208 Security Council

In accordance witb tbe previous decision of the Council I propose to imite tbe representative of Cuba to take a Seat at the Council table. Af fhe invffatfon of the Presidenf, Mr. A&xes Tabfo (C&a) todc a place af fhe Couacil fable.

Before 1 give the Roor to any of my colleagues who wish to address the Council. should like briefly to explain the circumstances in wbich we decided, late last night, to convene a meeting for this morning. 3. AR members of the Cou&l have in front of them a copy of a telegram purporting to be sent by a Dr. Jottin Cury, Minister for Foreign Affairs of tbe Dominican Republic. which is in these terms: “At tbis moment, Santo Domingo is tbe scene of tragic @vents and is in imminent danger of destruction. Tbis morning, the UnitQdStatQs troops advanced on the City, outside their positions in the so-calleà ‘se.:urity zone’ set up wder tbe Act of Santc Ilomi!xgo, thus openly violatmg this Act, wbich waa signed under the auspices of the OAS. Tbe troope of the Constitutionalist armed forces, after firsl giting wsrninp to thQ Special Committee of tbe OAE rities. apened fire or stationed outside tbreatening anC e Constitutionalisi forces. At two o’clock tbis afternoon, three P-51 “It must be acknowledged with regret that the Organisation of American States has sbowu that it is incapable of resolving the Domiuicau situation ami of -opposing the wlshes of the United States. The Special Committee has paid no attention to the requests and Complai&s made by tbe Constitutionalist Government, including those which led my Government to request intervention by the Unit& Nations Commission on Human Rigbts. Itbas merely sougbt to bring about impossible and improper a~~~~rnenta, and events have shown that it has no means of controlling the oc circumstances, sud ‘in order to prevent the destruotien of the city and the slaugbter of its heroic inhabitants, we urge your immediatepersonalintervention to check the attaoks by the United States troopa ami prevent their advance. tbus avoiding a catastrophe. Al tbe same time. we request an emergenoy meeting of the Securi& Couucil wlth a view to action being taken by tbe United Nations.* Council members Will observe that tbe telegram was Les addressed to tbe Secretary-General. who, soonafter 8 gramme o’clock la& night, drew my attention to it. It was in l’a soumis Spanish and had to be translated. en espagnol 4. dans la soiree, plaire lecture. collbgues, attendre le Conseil, mesures t6t. nous réunir a 10 heures. 4. Later in the evening, at about 9.15 p.m.. 1 called at tbe Seoretariat ami obtained a copy of the English text, wbich 1 bave just read to you. After consultation wlth some of my colleagues, we felt tbat we should net wait for the meeting set for this afternoon by the Council before it adjourned yesterday, but rather we abould take some urgent measures by meetii r at au earlier time. yor allpracticalreasons. not possible to have a meeting before this morniug, and this meeting was therefore fixed for 10 o’clock this morning. 5. accord de vue de certains face dans I%nn&diat pourquoi retard, 10 heures. 5. Efforts were being made behind the scenes to have some sort of consensus on a simple resolution, which, in the vlew of some representatives, might meet the immediate present situation: that is the reaaon why we had to begin late, even tbough the meeting had been called for 10 a.m. 6. gravit5 R&publique qu’inspire situation Dominicaine. 6. Mr. RIFA’I (Jordan): Tbe latest serious events in tbe Dominicau Republic bave added to tbe deep concern of the members of tbe Security Council over the grave situation in tbe Dominicau Republic. As an urgent e on the part of tbe Seourity Council with to the present developments in tbe Dominlcan of tbe rnembers of tbe council a dmft resol”ticn [s/6355) tich I bave tbe honour to read on behalf of the CO-sponsors: “Tbe Security Cooncil. nDeeply concerned at the grave evernts in the Domcan Repuolio, nl. m for a strict cesse-Ere: “2. B the Secretary-General to send, 5s an urgent measure. a represe the Domhioan Republic for tbe purpose of to tbe Seourity Council on the present si ‘3. Calls upon a11 concerned in the Dominican Republic to co-operate with the representative of the Secretary-General in the carrying ont of this task.A 7. In the ligbt of the wide consultations carried out by tbe three sponsoring delegations, we trust that this draft resolution Will be uuauimously adopted. Therefore. on behalf of my two colleaguesandmyself, I propose, Mr. President. that you kindly put our draft resolutio& an immedlate vote. --

As the representatives bave heard. the representative of Jordan bas asked for an immediate vote on the draft resolution. 1 bave some speakers on my list, and I uuderstand that tbey Will be prepared to speak after tbis draft resolution is disposed of. 1 should like then to put the draft resolutien submitied by the Ivory Coast. Jardanand Malaysia to tbe vote. A vole was taken by show ofhands. Tbe draft resofution ms.9 adopted unanimously. i/

Before 1 cal1 on aqy of the members who have indicated a desire to speak. 1 should like to cal1 on the Secretary-General.

in accordancewith the resolution which has just been adofed by the Security Council. I need to say onld that 1 will carry out the wishes of the Council as quickly as possible. I shall. of course. keep tbe Conncil iuformed about the steps wbich I will be takmg. The diff carrying out tbis mandate are apparent, net elaborate upon them. 1 expect to r oo-operation frOm all tbose concesned i out the task entrusted to me by the Security COU~~&

Ou behalf of the entire memherShiP of the Security Council. 1 wish to tbank the Secretary-General for his words. y Resohtion 203(1965). 13. Ths oonsideration of the question of tbetelegram from the IvIinister for Foreign Affairs oftkeConstitutioaal Government, Mr. Jottin Cury, conoerning tke invitation to tke representative of that Government, Mr. Rub8n Bracke, to participate in tke proceedings of tke Security Council once more demonstrated tke complexity and gravity of tke situation obtainlng in tke Dominican Republic. Altkougk certalnrepresentatives in tke Council tried hard to exploit the purely procedural aspect of the question, it was clear to a11 tkat the Seourity Cou&l needs reliable first-kand information. 14. In tkis contelcion, attention must be drawn to tke negative position so diligently maintained by tke United States representative. Yesterday we had occasion to empkasize that the United States is trying its best to prevent the Security Council from evaluating the position on the basis of the real situation prevailing in the Dominican Repuhlic, to replace everyone, and not to allow anyone to inform the Council except as an officia1 representative of tke United States. Tke United States is playing a disgraceful role here. wltk tke implication that the interests of the Dominican Republic. a Member of our Organization. are represented by it-by .he Amerioans. 15. We speak of this also bscause tkis position of the United States is undoubtedly diotated by specific considerations and designs. Indeed, in the last few hours-since, in fact, the end ofourmeetingyesterday afternoon-the situation in the Dominican Republic kas sharply deteriorated, undoubtedly as a direct result of the continuing armed intervention by tke United States, of interference in the domestic affairs of that country. 16. What is happening is that the aggressive actions against the Dominican people are being further lntensified and expanded, and that the United States armed forces and the military junta supported by the bayonets of the United Ytates invaders are openly ckanglng course and proceeding to armedsuppression of the country’s patriotic forces. 17. As you lmow, yesterday evening Mr. Jottin Cury, Minister for Fore@ Affairs of the Constitutional Government led by Colonel Caamaflo, requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to take immediate measures ami summon an emerpncy meeting of the Seourity Council. 18. Tke Soviet delegation considers it necessary to draw attention to tke .fact that. in the text of the telegram from Mr. Cury. it is emphasized that Santo Domingo has become tke scene of tragic eveuts and 1s in imminent danger of destruction. The telegram notes tbat: v . . . the Unlted States troops advanced on the City, outside their positions in tke so-called ‘securiiy zone’.” bd my Govermaeat to request bit Pmproper arrangements, it bas no mean of tIT%OpS.” the telegram contains a request for tbe conof an emergency meeting of tbe Security with a view to action beii taken by tbe Uaited Nations. 20. The Soviet delegatian coald request of tbe Constitutional Go Domi~ican Republic for tbe tlxe Securig Ccmcil. We were prepared to hold a meeting of tbe Security Coancil immediately. even last nigbt, aad-as the Presideat rigbtlypoiatedout-we discussed tbat idea late in tbe evening. Nowever. tbe Cou&l could sot be convened at once-and tbis, of course, cannot fail to give rise to legitimate fears, particularly among tbe smaller Members of tbe Uaited Nations wbich place their main hopes in tbe Security Couacil, as tbe principal organ of tbe United Nations bearing responsibility for tbe maintenance of international peace aad secarity. Tbey are entitbed to expect that tbe Couacil Will be prepared immediately to respond to tbeir urgent calls. 21. Tbe Soviet delegatioa tbis time notes with satisfaction tbat the President of the Security Cou&l, in accordame with geaerally accepted proeedure, informed tbe Cou&l tbat a telegram had been received from tbe Minister for Fore@ Affairs of the Coastitutional Goverament, aad took tbe aecessary steps to convene tbe Council. 22. In this connexion, bowever, we deemitaecessary to draw attention to the baste displayed in tbe past few days, ami particularly at yesterday afternoon’s meeting, by tbe Uaited States delegatioa wbfcb, as WC? sec, Is striviag to curtail the work of the Seeurity Council. 23. The nature of the new aad very serions complication now confronting tbe Security Couacil as a result of the coatimdng occupation of tbeDominicaaRepublic by United S’&es soldiers is extremely clear from the telegram of Mr. Cury. From this teiegram it clearly emerges tbat offensive military operattons bave been launched by the United States occupation forces against the forces of tbe Caamaiio Covernment. 24. In this very haste, the attempt ofthe United States autborities to caver up their tracks was clearly evident. Only yesterday an officia1 representative of the State Department of the UnitedStates. Mr. Richard Phillips. admitted, among other t that military airoraft bad taken off from the Id at the Air Force base near San Isidro. which is in the bands of tbe United States occupation troops. It is worth noting how the State Departmeut representative tried to justifu himself in these circumstances. The reports show that Mr. Phillips could find oiily the feeblest deliberately false explanations. Amoug other 8, he said: “This is a large base and a plane ake off from it without the Americana knowing.* But who Will believe this rubbish when, on the admission of the Department of State itself, the airfield on this base is being guarded by United States paratroopers? In theae circumstances. who will believe such clumsy and hastily concoctedfiction? 25. But matters do not stop there. Above ail, it fs generally known that the reactionary junta of Dominican rais is only an obedient puppet in American s. The United States Press itself writes opemy to this effect. 26. As recently at 12 May, The New York Times wrote in aneditorial: “Americancorrespondents onthe spota-i+e.. in tbe Dominican Republic-Jagree that General Imbert. n0w head of the junta, was cbosen. med and put in by the Amerioans ami is being in power by American9. 27. For its part, The New York Herald Tribune wrote on 11 May: RThe UnitedStates Embassy”-that 1% the Embassy of the United States in Santo Domingo-“through ita military attach&, is now dictating orders to the Domiaican Republic’s new military-civilian fuma. bath on military operations and on dealings with the Organization of American States. The orders are no longer in the formof su stions. They are direct commands. Directives corne straight fr0m tbe State Departme8it.v 28. A further truth is that the UnitedStates occupation rities rot only bave the junta entirely in their s ‘but are ueing it as their obedient instrument; United Statet; the Dominican Republic ctive part in military ope ional Government of the country. 29. United States Marines and paratr0operS are ing their bridge-heads in Sarit0 back the government tr00pe. TheY 30. According to a report of the United Press International dated 11 May 1565. with reference to testimony gken by an officer in the United States occupation forces, units of the United States 62nd Airborne Division alone bave thïrty-six 105~mm guns in Santo Domimga The officer also said that twentyfour of tbese guns are aimed at the constitutionalist sector of Santo Domingo *to be used if and wben they are needed*. Four more guns are aimed at the San Isidro Air Rase in order, as the ageucy states in tbe officer’s words, ‘30 repel any attack, if the rebels try to seize it from the paratroopers”-tbat is, from the Unïted States paratraopers. In addition, United Press International states tbat six howitaers of tbe United States Marines are also trained on the regions where the coastitutional forces are hold&g out. 31. This is cloquent evidence of the side on whicb tbe sympathies and support of the United States invaders lie: it is clear that they are on the side of the noilitary junta. One csn there’ore understand the aeal displayed yesterday by the United States troops which stru ed out of tbeir previo too, Qlhy the air operations were timed to coincide witb this offensive. Yesterday, in fact. joint military operatioas wew undertahen by tbe invaders and tbe junta. 32. It was on tbe territory seiaedby tbe Uuited States under the protection of United States bayt the junta opened its so-oalled Wministriesw. At tbe same time, only yesterday it beoame hnown tbat the United Statss had granted tbe Rnbert junta $750,000, ostensibly for tbe payment of workers and staff. 33. Tbese are the facts, and they demonstrate implacably that the reactionary military junta, tbis obedient puppet of United States imperialism on Dominican soil, is being supported by it against the Dominican people. 34. By its new aggressive actions againstthe Domin; ican people, United States imperialism has again mamasked its truc aims, which are to stifle ail the democratic forces in the Dominican Republic. At the same time, as rightly pointed out in the telegram from tbe Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, these cases of a on reveal tbx tbe Organisation of American has sbown that it is incapable of resolving the Dominican situation and of opposing the wishes of the UnitedStates. One cannot but agree with this accurate observation. 35. Thus tbe new and tragic deterioration of tbe situation in the Domfnican Republic. caused by the expansion of t&e a ession by tbe Uuited States invaders, clearly confirms tbe oogeney of the warni given by the Soviet Union. Tbis new a the situation mahee it particularly neceeeary for the Security Council itseff to take the most decisive measures to put an end to the gross interferenee by Ie ce geme. 17. b s&wi6~ 37. 5f COWS~, tbis in no way relieves tbe Security COWiP of its 18. mzer, purmime 99. M. STEVENSON 3e gramme 40. que hs Uvraiené gramme avions de Said-Domi . Tbe first paragmph of States fmcesbad 41. pertinents faits 41. 2wbmkgb it In cuit to ob.tain all 6be relevané facts on , I bave been able to asc&ain some of tbe essential facts, wbich may help to put s incident iato prspective. 42. One jeep, wbicb is a sma4? motor vebicle, cmtaining tbree or four me=, errowusly drove into tk area held by tbe Caama&o group yesterday morting. Two of tbe men were killed and one was wounded. Tbis was tbe extent ofthe so-ca&d amassing concentration of troops and of the attack to wbich tdegram refers. 42. mobile, p&&trê trouve tirames que The nigbt before tbere bad ~so~eaa~en~o~ter n a smtil mit of Un&& States truops was foroed to retura fire against snipers f bad been laying a beavy fire agaiast ou-r tro~ps. As you ail wp ow trcmps bave luffered numerous casualties fmm S@ers in violation of tbe cesse-fire. In We aftermon aad in tbe ewninp: of 12 May-Wednesday- American tmops, guardieg tbe electric power plant, received a bezvy sniper fire from a nearby building. Tbis fire continued for some heurs. Our trocps returiied, but they did not initiate chat fire. tbe firing still coatinued for several hoors. one 44. Our complaint against this heavy sniping attack, in violation of the cesse-fire. and the facts of our response were passed on to the OAS Committee for relay to the Caamafio headquarters. The UnitedStates special representative, former Ambassador John B. Niartin, himself spoke to Colonel Caamafio of the incident yesterday morning. 45. Despite these facts the Caamafïo group spread the false claim yesterday afternoon that American troops were invading downtown Santa Domingo. It directed its forces to tske combat positions. lt asserted that the OAS had lost control of United States troops and said the Caamafio troops must repel this advance. Immediately theresfter-after this radio appeal-heavy firing was directed from the Caamafio-controlled area toward positions near the American Embassy in the security zone. 46. The United States supports the cesse-fire negotiated by the Organisation of American States. It deplores a11 violations of the cesse-fire. Its troops fire only when fired upon. Al1 violations are promptly reported by forma1 complaint. For example, the officer in command files a daily report. There were, for instance, on 10 May fifteen violations ofthe ceasefire from the rebel-held area. On 11 May there were seventeen violations. On 12 May there were sixteen violations. Al1 these incidents involved firing against our forces by snipers or by armed bands. 47. The other complaint in this telegram relates to the aerial attack yesterday afternoon against Radio Santo Domingo. The first result of tbis attack was firing by these planes into the security zone. The United States Ambassador and members of the Embassy staff themselves had to tske caver. One United States Marine was wounded. The United States forces returned the fire against the aircraft and one plane evidently crashed before its mission was completed. This attack was also a serious violation of the cesse-fire and we net only returned the fire, which hit OUT positions, but promptly complained to the OAS Committee. This attack was made wlthout prier warning or notice and without our knowledge in any form whatsoever. The planes apparently took off from tbe San Isidro airport. Contrary to what the representative of the Soviet Union has said here this morning, we occupy only one corner of the airport, which is a large airport, and the rest is under Dominican control. Furthermore, our troops have no zati0n of Amerhm e we bave been talking for more than a en vmrkinfg. Yet wbat bave we ur faitb in its Rave we even to succeed? Or wbo bas initial 9 suggest tbat 52. But let us net hum away fmm tbe main problem or alZow tbis incident to divert the very organization to redore order we accept these tbat Santa Domingo “is in imminent tien”, to quote the Ianguage of this am, tbat tbe OAS is iaeffective, incapable, that from destruction and the I ask you: Wbere is our specifically charges tbat itself to be ineffective to E‘esalve the Dominican situation and incapable of the Will of the United States. This is a ge and it confirms whathas beenapparent, I Wnk, tc most of us all along, that this case in the Securi’cy Cauncil has bsen used for a carefully calculated attack on the integrity and the competence Of the Qrganization of American States and of the inter-American system. action tn settle this unhappy situation. It is bardly sqrising that tbere have been difficulties in enforcing this recently concluded cesse-fire. I remind you tbat the. United Nations itself bas experienced su& difficulties. b&h in tbe Congo and more recently In Cyprus, of assuring tbat armed groups respect International authority. There may be stIll more violations, but that is no more reason to conclude that the machinery in motion Will not succeed in the Dominican Republic than it is to conclude that tbe United Nations is a failure in Cyprus, for exampk. 54. The Organisation of American States has acted vigorously In the case of Soviet aggression towards this hemisphere and equalIy vigorously against Cuba, which bas been cbarged witb subyersive a ession by tbe members of that regional organisation. It is quite apparent tbat tbe OAS is too effective for their liking, not Suit it is too ineffective. But we are bere to seek a peaceful solution to the dIfficulties in this troubled island. Let us encourage the OAS to get on with its guod efforts and do everything possible to co-operate with it in assuring tbat the peace is restored and that the Dominican people may truIy bave a free choice of their own destiny. 55. In oonclusion, may I sum up tbe essential facts in regard to this most recent event. First, the United States has no responsibility for what occurs outside tb.e security soae and tbe line of communication which it holds in accordance with the OAS resolution. Second, the United States does net occupy or control tbe San Isidro airport; we use this airport, as do ail other fore@ aircraft, but its control is entirely in the hands of tbe Dominicans. Tbird, the United States bas no mandate to enforce the cesse-fire which was laid down by tbe OAS. This cesse-I?re is unforhmately still being violated by tbe forces of bath Dominican groups. Finally, wItb regard to yesterday’s attaok on tbe radio station, not only was the United States in no way involved in tbis attack, but the attacking aircrsft fired on UnitedStatestroolx around OUI embassy and wounded one of them. Tbe troops returned the fire. Moreover, tbe UnIted States embassy filed a formal protest witb tbe Orgatdsation of American States in regard to that attack. 56. These are tbe facts witb respecttowhathappened yesterday and with respect to tbe responsibi!Ities of the United States in the Dominican Repubiic. 5’7. Mr. SEYDOUX (France) (translatedfrom Frencb): Yesterday evening, at the very time when we were listening to a legal dissertation on tbe interpretation of rules 13, 14, 15, 16 and other provisions of the provisional rules of procedure, events in tbe Dominican Republic were taking a very alarming turn. We bave md disquiet wbicb 1 e 69. For this reason the French delegation welcomes adoption of the resolution submitted by the representative of Jordaq on behlf of bis delegation and of ions of the Ivory Coast and Malaysia, and iixte to tbe efforts made, fntbis s customery ski& by our colleague Pdr. R&a”i.

Tbe Soviet delegation feois that it must exercise the right of reply witb respect to some of the attachs contained in tbe statement madeby tbe UnitedStates represeatative. 61. Despite the fa& that the situation is SO clear, despite the irrefutable evidence of piratical actions by the United States occupation forces on Dominican SO~I, despite the flagrant violation of all the rules snd standards of international relations, and despite tbe mOnstrous fhuting of tbe provisions of our Organisation% Charter, the Umted States representative bas attempted here to justïfy the criminal actions of the occupation tmops in the Dominican Republic. Re even went SO far as to say tbat tbe United States troops were being fired upon by snipers and. as he said, by %.rmed bauds”. 62. By wbat rigbt does be make such an assessment of the situation? are tbe “armed bands’ in the Dominican Republic? Are tbey net the occupation tr s? Are tbey not tbose wbo, witbout permission or sanction, have violated tbe sovereignty of that country, bave invaded it by brute force sud are committing outrages upon the people? Is it not they who are the Vrmed bands” and the criminals? By what right does he insuR the people of an independent State, a people who, with arms in their hands, bave risen up against United States occupation and intervention? 63. The United States representativehaspaintedhere a pictnre of martyrdom and sacrifice on tbe part of innocent troops of occupation. 65. In strident tones the United States representative bas once more expatiated on the so-called Soviet threat in the Western hemisphere; once again, pbantoms and nightmarish abjects have flashed through his min& We lmow that the United States needs justification: of this there is none, 60 it resorts to unbridled fantasy and raving. 66. The information contained in tbe telegram from Mr. Cury, Minister for Foreign Affairs of tbe Constitutional Government, is in our opinion the most convinoing evidence of what is happening. It is of a first-hand nature. The Security Council Will, of course, consider this information, net the clumsy justifications of the occupying force. 67. The United States representative ha6 called upon the Security Council to pay tribute to tbe services rendered by the Organisation of American States, to “raise its voice” in defence of that agenoy. Once again we hear the same old cynicism and hypocrisy. 68. The Security Council has still not been toldon what basis the occupation troops are in the Dominican Republic, or wbo instructed the regional agency to engage in actions involving the use of armedforce. In these circumstances, how cari the United States representative venture to ask the Council to pay tribute to the services of tbat agency? who asked him to do it, who instructed him? No organization, no force has been given the right to interfere in the domestic affairs of any Member of the United Nations without the appropriate decisionor authorizatien of the highest organs-in this case, the Security Council. The Security Cou&l is bound to act on the basis of the provisions of our Organisation% Charter: and we b,ope that any further examination of tbis question will be conducted in strict complianoe with the principles, spirit and letter of our Charter and in accordance with the prerogatives snd special responsibilities of the Securily Council 69. No kind of effort to replace or CiroUmvent the Security Council in international affairs is justified. The meefing rose af 12.5Sp.m.