S/PV.1249 Security Council

At tbe 1247tb meeting, on 25 October, the Council decided to invite the representatives of India and Pakistan to partxipate. witbout vote, in the consideration of the item under discussion. If there are no objections, 1 invite tbem to take places at tlx Cunncil table. i L ! ! At fhe invitation of fhe Presidenf. Mr. 2. A. Bhuftc (palcistao) took a place at the ComciI table. , 2. Tbe PRESIDENT (translated from Spanish): I giw the floor to tbe representative of the Ivory Coast. wh< wishes to give some explanations in connexion witl the statement he made yesterday [1248th meeting] , 1 3. Mr. USNER (Ivory Coast) (translatedfrom French) P asked to speak becaose I gatber tbat tkere might b an unfortuoate misamderstan~ig in the interpretatiol of wbat 1 said at the opening of the 1248th meet% of tbe Security Council concerning tbe absence of ont of the parties to the dispute from the Council’s dis tussions. I bave re-read tbe Verbatim record of thi meeting and 1 consider that it reflects precisel, what 1 said. It is fortonate, 1 am convinced, that n s a g e S Y 0 4. The PRRSIDENT (translated from Spanish): The observations made by the representattve of the Ivory Coast Will be noted in the record.

After the many communications which bave been addressed to the Security Council by India and Pakistan during the last month, as also the Secretary-General’s reports, the information given to us at the 1247th and 1248th meetings would confirm, if that were necessary. that the situation in the subcontinent is still extremely serious. The cesse-fire is still precarious and only partially applied, while the wlthdrawal of the armed forces of both countries has been effected only in very llmited areas. both in Kashmir and alcng the international border. 6. What is even more disturbing is the fact that ditring the past month there has not been the slightest sign or indication that any contacts will be initiated between the two parties, within the foreseeable future, in order to lay the foundations for a settlement of the question at issue. On the contraiy, the crisis has continued to deteriorate and it is in fact this profound lack of agreement that is the most serious aspect of the situation. 7. The French delegation, which of course hopes thnt the debate Will continue in the presence of both parties and in a calm atmosphere, considers that it would be advisable. in the circumstances. for the Security Council tc make a final appeal to the Governments of India and Pakistan to comply fully with the resolution which it adcpted unanimously in September 1965. We think that at the present stage it wculd be particularly usefal if, after inviting them to end hostilities completely and, this time, definitively, the Council urged them tc beyin without delay the withdrawhl of their forces of the positions which they held before the outbresk of hostilities. 8. Certainly. such cperations are oery delicate. as is clear from many examples in history. That is why 1 think that, in order that they may bave the degree of precision which alone cari make them applicable, the withdrawal plans shculd be drawn up, in cooperation with a representative of the Secretary- General, by the responsible authcrities of both countries at the very site of the hostilities. Only in this way would it be possible to arrange a phased withdrawal which would be appropriate to a military situation which is complicated bath by the nature of the terrain and by the extent of the combat areas. It is certainly no easy task, but we are convinced that it cari be carried out if both parties realize that their dispute cari only be settled in an atmosphere of conciliation and if, for its part, the Semtrity Council keeps before it the ides that its mission is. Il. II is fair to note tbal as far as tbe cesse-fire is emcerned there BS a large measure of agreement. Whak bas made tbe àmpBementaéian of the Cmmcil”s resohttions 80 difficuké is tbat thie atmosphere of suspicion, fealan& mistrust conttmde to poison tbe relatiens between hdia md Pakistm. SQ long as tbis is tbe case, violations of the cesse-fise will continue, withdrawal of troops wiO1 be delayed, and pmgress tocards a. final solw.tion of the Kasbmir question Will mat be possible. 12. lt 1s therefore tbe clear duty of the Securi@ Coumil to reaffïrm its determination to bring about an effective cesse-fire and to demand the speedy withdmwal of troops. My delegation endorses the proposai of the SecretaspGeneral [see S/6719/Add.2, para. 41 for a meeting of tbe reppresetatatives of ld.ia and Pakistan with a reoresentative of the Secretary-General for Lhe form&ion of an agreed plau and schedule for the withdrawal of the armed forces of both parties. We bope tbat SEC~ a meeting Will take place as soon as possible. We also hope that bath India and Pakistan will co-operate with the Secretary- General in SUC~ a mamer as to make the meeting a success. 1 believe aU of us are agreed that in order to achieve a durable peace in the subcontinent a solution of the political problems Will be required. Etut unless calm and reason prevail, there is no hope for an eventual political setthment of the Kashmir question. 13. In this connexion, my delegation believes tha? the actions taken by the Secretary-General to giw effect to the Council’s resolutions bave not beer inconsistent with the mandate given to him by thia is most es sb be FQ st~en FQ pmbkwa of sd once againn we ~epeat ilut tbat is my sale immecliate concem: the reskoratim or ae Li~n of Fhe Cooacilns mm-& and legaP authorigy. PM. IF is a thwsand @Fies tbat thepartiticipationof the Iwlian delegation in Une debates tbat eommenced QIP Past, 26 Q@t&?Po bave been abmted that delegaFion sh ave fouad itself in a pmîition net p?rmitFinag àFs further participation in tbis deb2F@, as the Indian ForeipMànïster’s letter fS/6633] sets 0ut. Ht is not for us to examine or to approve or disapprcwe tbe reasms Fàat eampelkd sueh an attitude. d Biné)s, if E may use su& an -corne in tbe ~a~ofa~s~~sej~oa~ first and essential ibiigs. Bac! , we should net fin? 0ursePves preSentig tbe spectacle that vie ami witness in the Cmeil, ~8th me af &e principal parties finding 81 impossible to gU%Cipat@. ht fs heartening to fiad, lmwever, tbat in tbe 1 0f Indis tbeere is to bu of the Poreign Ministel tbe char statement-in- Oll onday: RThese are tbe questions that must be settled first. these are the questions to which attention must be given in tbe situation that has now arisen.” 11247th meeting, para. 241.1 2% However, we are anxious net to be misunderstood, at least by those who have a willingness to understand. We have reneatedlv stated and we wish to - ” reiterate oui position. We do not say, and we bave never said. that there do not exist hetween the two countries political problems that require somtion. We feel too that for the sake of peace and security in that area the sooner they are resolved, and resolved tbrough peacefui processes, the better it would be not only for them but for the whole of Asia and indeed for the whole world. We merely wish to emphasize that tbe immedaite problem-1 repeat “immediate*-is tbe problem of a cesse-fire and withdrawal of forces. Indeed we think we have now arrived at a stage in wbicb actual withdrawals would aven more significantly contribute to the strengthenlng of the ceasefire than peremptory admonitions by the Council periodically addressed to the parties. 21. 1 should like to add a Word in connexion witb the statements that were made at the 1247th meeting by the representatives of the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France regarding the question of the Seoretary-General’s authority in carrymg out the resolutions of this CounciI. 22. The representative of the Soviet Union, if 1 may be permitted to summarize his attitude to this question in his two successive interventions, referred to the matter in two aspects. First, he said that the Secretary-General did not have the specific authority of the Security Council to take the steps he had taken, pursuant to its resolutions in the instant matter sud second, that he had acted in breach of the provisions of the Charter. Of the two 1 should consider the second as the more serious criticism, if it is well founded, hecause the Secretary-General% functions do not have even the vestige of an existencs outside of the Charter and the necessary intendment of its provisions. This whole question, with all its ramifications, is due to corne up for debate in other forums during the twentieth session of tbe General Assembly. Tbey Will provide the appropriate occasions to delve more fully into ail aspects of this matter. Therefore my delegation at this stage WiSbeS only to go on record as saying that ft is net aware of any provision of the Charter whicb cari sustain that critioism. 22. With regard to the first criticism, it is only fair to point out that, since resolution 211 (1965) of 20 September, the Secretary-General has supplied us with no Lss than ten successive reports as of today on his efforts to give effect to resolution 211 (1965). On 27 September, even before the Council met in wbicb be vers WQUM be 0 ized as the tbe 29. For our part. we camot bePp tbe nt$ ise duties cast upon bim by tbis Coimci~ infomeà from day to &y. at: if-b@ was a g ii-5 excess of the aumoF= ïty given bim by the Security Comcil in its resolu- %y it was open to any one of us wha ab0ut tbe extent of tbe autbority he *os in any partieuhmatter to bring them y to tbe notice of the Secretary-General, if necessay to tbe Security Council, if a more ized and precisey delimited authority ap any event, we beld on 27 September. gathering 31. Indeed, 1 venture to think that not to bave done what he in fact did would only bave left him open to the more legitimate criticism that would bave occurred to some others of us: why did he not act and act with the speed the situation demanded, in accordance with the mandate given to him by the Security Council?

There are no more speakers on the list and. in accordance with the informa1 consultations which 1 bave held, 1 suggest that this meeting should be adjourned and that the next meeting, which Will be convened by the new President, should be held in the afternoon of Monday, 1 November. unless any new developments make it advisable to proceed otherwise. If was SO decided. The meeting rose af 4.55 p.m. HOW TO OBTAIN UNITED United Nations publications may be obtoined distributors throughout the world. write to: United Notions, Sales Section, COMMENT SE PROCURER LES PUBLICATIONS Les publications des Notions Unies sont agences dépositaires du monde entier. Informez-vous ou odressez-vous à: Nations Unies, Section COMO CONSEGUIR PUBLICACIONES Los publicaciones de las Nociones Unidos cosos distribuidoras en todos portes del dirijose a: Nociones Unidas, Secci6n de Litho in U.N. Price: $US. 0.50 (or equivalenr in 0th~