S/PV.1209 Security Council

My understanding, as President, of the situation as it has arisen at thls stage is that it relates to the Security Council wishing to obtain information from two gentlemen who hase asked to be heard and who maintain a particular status in relation to the Dominican Republic. We adjourned yesterday SO that a report on this matter might be forthcoming from the Secreiary-General. That report is noW before us. and if we approve it a11 we would be approving is that, for the present, in the language of the Secretary-General, “he does net have sufficient information to formulate . . . any opinion s<mme members of the tbwhil to üsten to eason tbat we bave tbat we might go to 42. H do appreciate the point made by the represenlative d tbe Soviet Union. Of course, even if we appmve the Seoretary-General’s report, tbe door is wt closed. Rowever. out of deference to the point made by the representative of the Soviet Union. t we merely teke note of tbe report under ruke 39, to listen to these would be acceptable. the matter 43. I sbould like to 5sk rapresentative of tbe Soviet Union wllether my su stion woufd be acceptable to bim.

Mr. President, we bave listened careftdly to tbe explanation wbich The Soviet deleg5tion ventures t we bave not found tbe explanatien satisfactory. We venture to say tbis because yesterday we were, in addition. gtven 5 thorough and analysis of the relevant rules of pro- . the excbange of views has to some ntinued aud. althougb we did not voice our opinion inimediately, we feel we must now take ortunity to say th5t our approaoh is very to that which bas just been expouuded by the ntative of France. Mr. Seydoux. altbougbwe do net fully sbare his point of view. 45. We do oot wishat tbis stage to go into the details of thisquestion.but wouldmerelypointout once againtbat. in connexion with onr statement yesterday coacermng the fnterpretation of rules 14.15 and 16 of the rules of P by edure. we did not find the arguments advanced Unfted Kingdom delegatioa coaviacing. We bave hard 5othing new or convincing in today’s statement by MUeolleague. Lord Caradon. 4% As for tbe suggestion wbfch you bave just made. Mr. President, we sbould like to s5y tbat, for our part, we bave no objection to it; we understand it to mean that the Security Ccuncil could tshe note of tbe Secretary-General% report and tbus leave the question open.

I assume, therefore, that it is the consensus or un5nimous view of tbe council 48. Now we go on to the next step, which is rule 39. K bave not reoeived any contrary views wlth regard to whether we are really required to bave a forma1 motion. whlch is what the representative of Jordan wanted to know.

Mr. President, as you bave referred to rule 39, and because of some notes 1 bave received from some of my oolleagues concerning the Cyprus precedent I mentioned, 1 think I ought to make my meaning clear by saying that. in citing tbat case, 1 merely wisbed to indioate that the Government of Cyp~s had been fully represented on the Security Council by an accredited minister. but that the Counoil had nevertheless granted a hearing to a person belonglng to one of the communities under rule 39. This is the case 1 was referring to, but since 1 gathered that some confusion had arisen. 1 wanted with your permission, to give this explanation.

1 corne back to the final part of this discussion. Does any memi,er of the Council wish to make a statement suggesting that rule 39 is net applicable. or that under rule 39. these gentlemen should not be invited? If we could know that. if would be easier to get on with this matter. 51. 1 hear no objection, and 1 assume therefore that the consensus is tbat these two gentlemen who bave asked to participate should be invited under rule 39. bearing in mind the readiness of some delegations and the reluctance of others to see rule 39 applied. In substance, however. a11 members bave agreed that the two gentlemen might be given an opportunity to place wbatever facts they bave before the Security Council. 52. As 1 have no other speakers on my list for this afternoon and as the time is half-past four, 1 should like to inquire whether we should not appoint a day. allowing sufficient time, on whichboth these gentlemen could corne to the Council and make their statements. 53. 1 take it that it is the wish of the Council tbat we should appoint a day to glve them wbat 1 might cal1 a clear field SO that they cari make their statements one after the other. They should probably bave at least a whole morning. if not a morning and an afternoon. 54. 1 believe 1 shall bave to consult with the Secretariat as to fixing a date, because, as 1 pointed out yesterday. we bave certain difficulties about Monday, and on Tuesday we bave to continue with the discussion on the complaint of Senegal; therefore. the earliest date would probably be Wednesday, subject to other exigencies. But 1 mn conscious of the fact-and 1 am sure 1 reflect the wish of a11 members of the Councllthat we should get on with thls discussion as quickly as possible, and tbat we should try t0 profit SS Soon wisb to inform tbe members of the Secnrity Councll that. inpursuance af tbe ta& entrusted tu me by resolution 263 (1965) 56. glais): de sécurit4 tâche lution taines mencé ublic. as calledfo sllortly to repor to tbe council ications. includiug la r&oIution. au Conseil 57. In view of tbe urgency and seriQusness of lb=2 situation in the Dominlcan Republic. and to avoiù any loss of tiie. I bave decided to send out a small advance party of three or four Secretariat Staff members who Will proceed to the Dominican Rei>ublic without delay and prepare tbe way, on tbe spot. for tbe early rwrival of my representative. This advance party of Secret&& members Will be led by Major General I Jit Rikhye, wbo is myMilitaryAdviser, and it wil departing from New York tonlgbt. 57. tion dans La R&ublique toute Perte un petit groupe tariat. Dominicaine l’arriv6e Ce petit

I sbould like to thanh tbe Sec~t~-~~~l, on bebalf of the Security Council. and 1 am sure that it would be the WI& of every one of us gathered at tbis table that we should express to him our sinoere gratitude and sense of appreciation for tbe readiness with which he bas grappled with the task and bas already taken steps to get people off to Santa Domingo. a remercier les membres d’&tre cette et IaqueIIe prenant saires 59. r. FRDORENKO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): Mr. Presideni, I should lihe to refer to the question of our next meetiug. If I bave understood you correctly. there are certain cimnmwtances which prevent the Security Council front bolding its next ordlnary meeting before Wednesday. notre 60. AI we do not in principle abject to the ides th next meeting of tbe Security Cou&l on the question of the United States invasion of the Domiuican Republic ahouid be held on Wednesday. we consider it necessarv ta point out that the gravity and urgency of the situation in the DominicanRepublic Cap1 for tbe closest attention of the Security Couucil and DOW aho, 1 wouId observe, of tbe Secretary- General whose report we bave just had the pleasure of bearing. 61. Tbe Soviet delegatlon would lie to mahe it ca-. W. President. that in these circumstances the seCuri@ Conncil might consider it necessary to hold an emsrgency meeting-in which event it would be very desirable that tbe members of the Council should at 1eaSt be accessible ta the President of the COunoiI. ‘IXe experience of yesterday-your experience. Mr. President. over which we sympathise 62. Since in present circumstances such an eventuality cannot be excluded. we would express the hope that, 1 repeat, if the need arlses, the Security Council Will be convened in emergency meeting and that the members of the Council Will remain within your reach.

I can assure the representative of the Soviet Union that the President is fully and utterly conscious of the serious situation in this matter. 1 thank him for having made the suggestion with regard to the accessibility of members, but the President is only one person and. as far as 1 am concerned. 1 cari assure the Soviet representative , and a11 other members of the Council, that I am available and awake not only throughout the day. but also throughout the nlght. Therefore. it would not be impossible for me to go to work at any time Mr. Fedorenko would like to bave a meeting. 1 hope the other members of the Council Will also make themselves available to me.

Thank You, Mr. President, for your humorous explanation. 1 am aware that your organism is a rather particular one. 1 know tbat, unfortunately, you bave a somewhat unusual reglmen. We sympathise with you in that. s not speaking of you, Mr. President. 1 know. ut any doubt. with what responsibility you carry out Your duties. but from my conversation with you last night 1 gained the impression that it was neither you nor 1 who were sleeping; others were sleeping or were pretending to be asleep, but the main point was that we dld now kuow where. 65. 1 repeat, 1 gained the impression that those who were sleeping we knew not where were, it seems, local United States citizens. 1 should net bave been surprised if one of the foreigners. SO to speak. had absented himself; but it seems. if 1 understaud aright, that it was mainly the natives who were involved. That is why 1 ventured todrawyour attention to this Mr. President, and 1 would ask you to see in it nothing affecting you personally.

Since the Security Corncil seems to be in amood to hear humorous interventions, 1 now glve the floor to the representative of the United States.

With the utmost solemnity 1 wish to assure tbe members of the Council, and especially the rePresentative of the Soviet Union, that, on behalf of the “natives”, I am sure @ac-you Will be apprised of their whereabouts at ail times of daY and night during the ensuing days.

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