S/PV.1232 Security Council

In accordance wlth previous decisions by the Council, now propose to invite the representative of the Republic of Cuba to take a place at the Council table. A: the imihtica cf the President, Mr. Alfoaso Marffbez fCubaj took a place at tbe CouaciI table.

Before we pmceed to a discussion on the matters before us, 1 wlsh tc inform the Council that Ihave received requests from Mr. Rubén Brache and Mr. Guaroa Veldzquez for a hearing. 1 would remind members of the Council that at previous meetings, after dlscussing similar requests, the Council agreed to invite Mr. Brache and Mr. Velazquez to speak. in acoordance with rub 39 of the provisional rules of procedure. If tbere are no objections, 1 shall take it that members of the Councll wlsh tc follow the same procedure with respect to these two requests. 3. 1 should also like to drawthe attention of members of the Council to the fact that newdocuments bave been received and circulated. They include the report of the Seoretary-General of 22 July 1965 [S/6553].ya telegram from Mr. Jottlm Cury. dated 23 July 1965, and other communications which members bave before them.

Nearly three months have elapsed since the Security Council was first seised of the alarming situation in the Dominican Republic. In the meantime, thanks to the activities of the Organisation of American States [OAS] ancl thanks to the efforts of the Representative of the Secretary-General, some progress has been made toward a solution which Will restore peace and tranquillity in the island Republic. 6. WA sincerely hope that these endeavours to reach a solution Will be crowned with success at an early date. It would seem that the discussions now being held with the assistance of the OAS and aimed at forming a provisional government provide some ground for optimism. My delegation wishes to associate itself with those speakers who have expressed their appreciation for the assiduous manner in which the Representative of the Secretary-General is fülfilling his task. 7. It is with concern, however, lhat the delegation of the Netherlands has noted the violations of the cesse-fire demanded by the Security Coÿncil in its resolutions 203 (1965) and 205 (1965) of 14and 22 May. It is essential for reaching any solution that this cesse-fire be strictly observed and that iûrther bloodshed be prevented. My delegation has been alarmed by recent developments such as arbitrary arrests and indiscriminate shooting and wishes to put on record its condemnation of these violationyof human rights. The reports we have received, particularly the report of the technical mission of experts of the Organisation of American States composed of three criminologists, which is contained in document FJ6522.3 indicate that elementary human rights have been grossly viclated in the Dominican Republic. Those responsible for these actions shouldunderstand that they cause alarm not solely in neighbouringcountries but are condemned in the entire world. It is our sincere hope that a repetition Will be prevented in the future.

There are no more speakers from among the members of the Council on my list. If no member of the Council wishes to speak now we shall carry out the Council’s decision to hear Mr. Brache and Mr. Velazques. 9. Accordingly, 1 invite Mr. Brache to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. At the invitation of fhe Presfdenf, Mr. RubénBrache foak a place af the Coumil fable.

It 1s with profound sorrow and just indignation that 1 bave -- q-0 11. There is no doubt that the faCt that world Opinion lus severely censored the crimes of genocide committed by tbe criminal hordes of the nefarious Government of National Reconstruction, allegedly headed by General Antonio Imbert Barrera, bas not caused those crimes to be diminished in the least; and that, of course, confirms that the presence of the so-called Inter-American Peace Force bas no effect on them. 12. on repeated occasions the ConstitutionalGovernment bas observed that since the armed intervention in our country, which constitutes extraordinaryviolatien of the basic principles of international law. there lias been an inmease in mass executions. arbitrary detentions. illegal raiding of homes, lll-treatment and torture. Even alter a series of gruesorne crimes, ascertained by competent bodles. a state of terrer continues in the country in the areas occupied by the Inter-American Peace Force. We are inf~rmed that the repression in the interior of the oountry is as severe as during the blackest years of the Trujillo era, if not worse. Together with the serious economic situation, that creates a most explosive state of affairs, and consequently a rapid and just solution of the political problem cari no longer be postponed. 13. My delegation shares the opinion of the Constitutional Government that the contmuing presence of the so-called Inter-American Peace Force is a great irritant to the nationalist feelings of ourpeople, whose repudiation of the intervention increases as this humiliating situation is prolonged, as Mr. Jottin Cury SO pertinently states in bis table of 23 July. 14. In previous statements, my delegation bas insisted on the withdrawal of the Inter-American Peace Force as the only solumtion to my country’s problem. In fact, the Constitutional Government bas proposed that the interventionist forces should be evacuated from our oountry witbin amonth after a ProvisionalGovernment has been set up. The Dominican people must be enabled to exercise their inalienable right to selfdetermination, and my Government requests the Council to use ail its prestige andauthority to achieve this vital objective. 15. The Dominican people have increasingly given proof of thelr dignity, their love of their country and their courage at this unhappy time in their history. They deserve, therefore, that at least their desire for freedom should be respected and that their golden dream of achieving their long-awaited democracyafter SO many years of struggle against tyranny and after untold suffering, which basically good people Such as ours had not earned-should become a reality. 16. 1 bave full confidence that our people Will not bave fought in vain; it matters little that our Republic is Smala in sise since it is populated by giants who bave waged a titanic struggle to win the right to live in dignity, freedom and independence. Mr. Brache wifhdrew.

In accordance with the decision taken by the Council, I invite Mr. Vel&xluez to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. Af fbe invifafion of fhe Presidenf, Mr. Guarca VelzSsquez fook a place af fhe Couscil fable. i 19. Mr. Guaroa VELAZQUEZ (translated from Spanish): 1 shall confine myself, as 1 bave done on other occasions, to supplying information. withln the terms of rule 39 of the provisional rulesof procedure of the Security Council, on some aspects of the Dominican situation which is under review by this body of the United Nations. 1 mean to say that. because I consider them irrelevant, 1 shall not refer to the opinions voiced here by others concerning the declarations which 1 bave made on behalf of the Dominican Republic in the course of the discussion of this matter. Nothing is to be gained by transferring to this chamher the climate of civil war which is morally and materially rulning the Dominican people, for it would only inflame passions and provide food for a tendentious propaganda which would hardly benefit the Dominican Republic. 20. But 1 cannot fail to stress the fa& that the Government of National Reconstruction is the only Government exlsting in the Dominican Republic, since it is the only one whichhas the characteristics of a Government as defined in international law. In fact, the Government of National Reconstruction is manifestly exercising effective and respected authority over the greater part of the territory of the Republic. maintaining order, fulfilling interna1 and international obligations, offering the protection of the law, collectmg and administeringpublicrevenues,prosecutingand punishing offenders, stc,; in short, it is maintaining in operation the public services of the Dominican Republic. The Government of National Reconstruction, as the law requires, is a juridical reality. whioh. although it may not have been recognized, nevertheless exists. for it is well known that the de facto existence of a Government does net dependonrecognition by other Governments. 21. On the other hand. the so-called Constitutional Government, barricaded within a fewblocks,fifteenor twenty at most, of the old City of Santa Domingo, lacks a11 the elements that constitute a government. It is a mere fiction, a label that masks a deception. What is surprising is that recognition and parity should be given to this fiction by international bodies, since that circumstance is one of thefactors that bave led to the prolongation of the Dominican crisis. 22. Two matters have been slngled out for special emphasis in the recent meetings of the Security Council. namely, the violation of the cesse-fire 27. It has just been said here that violations of human rights are being committed by the Government of National Reconstruction; but apparently document S/6555,4/ which has just been circulated, bas been disregarded. In it mention is made of visits to the prisons, especially to La Victoria prison, showlng that everthing is entirely normal. 28. In view of the contradictions in the crlmlnologists’ report, of the seriousness of the accusations made in it and the inadequacy of its conclusions, the proper thing to do before forming any judgement would be to carry out a supplementary detailed and impartial investigation in order to determine where the responsibility for the alleged violations lies z.d who is guilty of them. 29. The Government of National Reconstruction reiterates the request made earlier to the Security Council that the Inter-American Peace Force should he immediately evacuated from the territory of the Dominican Republic. Mr. VeHzquez wifhdrew.

1 should like to know whether any member of the Cou&l