S/PV.1571 Security Council

In view of the limited number of places at the CounciI table, I invite, in accordance with the Council’s practice, the representatives of Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and Sudan to take the places reserved for them in the Council chamber, it being understood that they wiI.I be invited to take places at the Council table when it is their turn to speak. At the invitation of the President, Mr. E.-H. A. Tour& (Guineaj, Mr. S. Daore’ (Mali), Mr. M. E. M Bal (Mauritania) and Mr. A. Eisa (Sudan) took the places reserved for them in the Council chamber.

The representatives of Togo, Mauritius and Zambia have requested by letter to be invited to participate in the debates of the Council [S/l 0263, S/10264 and S/10265J. I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite them to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote. 5. I invite the representatives of Mauritius, Togo and Zambia to take the places reserved for them in the Council chamber, it being understood that they will be invited to take places at the Council table when it is their turn to speak. At the invitation of the President, Mr. R. K. Ramphul (Mauritius), Mr. M. Y. Eklo (Togo) and Mr. K. S. B. Nyirenda (Zambia) took the places reserved for them in the Council chamber. 6. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Frencbj: The Security Council will now resume consideration of the item on its agenda. The first speaker on my list is the representative of Mauritius, whom I invite to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. . 7. Mr. RAMPHUL (Mauritius) (interpretation from Frenchj: Mr, President, while thanking the Security Council for allowing me to take part in this debate, I should like to express our satisfaction at seeing the representative of a friendly country conducting these proceedings. On the occasion of your national holiday, which I trust you will still have time to celebrate today, I should like to extend to the French people, io which we are bound by so many past and present ties, our sincere wishes for happiness and progress. / 8. In regard to the armed aggression perpetrated last November by Portugal on the sister Republic of Guinea, 1 said in this chamberJ1560th meeting] that the Portuguese colonial wars in Guinea (B&au), Angola and Mozambique represented a threat to the neighbouring States since these colonial wars, if the United Nations did not put a stop to them, could spread to those countries in the form of acts of aggression or even general armed conflict. 9. The day before yesterday /I%Pth meetingj, in an eloquent and detaiIed statement, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Senegal adduced facts and figures adding to the already crushing weight of evidence that there is indeed an escalation of acts of hostility and blatant aggression by Portugal against Senegal. ‘an escalation which may well end in war between Senegal and Portugal and which accordingly constitutes a threat to international peace and security in 15. Last December, after the publication of the report of the United Nations Special Mission,2 I said here in this chamber, refening to the decision that the CounciI was to take, that that decision should be the one appropriate to a specific case of aggression by one Member State against another Member State pursuant to the pertinent provisions of the Charter. So long as Portugal has reason to believe that the Council will not have recourse to these provisions, it will continue its acts of aggression not only against Senegal but also against Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the People’s Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. IO. VChen they became Members of the United Nations, all the African countries, including Mauritius, affirmed their devotion to the ideals of peace which we are all supposed to follow and defend at all costs, peace which can be ensured only if the Security Council agrees to play the important role incumbent on it under the Charter. The States members of the Organization of African Unity still believe in the United Nations and the Security Council, and it is to be hoped they will continue to do so, for we must avoid a situation in which they may have unilateral recourse, that is t0 say, outside the United Nations, to actions wllich might be necessary to defend, through solidarity, one of their number which was the victim 0f armed aggression. 16. At its recent sunlmit conference the Organization of African Unity reaffirmed its determination to free the continent of Africa from foreign domination and consecIuently considered ways of rendering more effective assistance to the liberation movements in the Territories concerned. We might recall in passing that the ovcrwhelming majority of States Members of the United Nations have recognized the legitimacy of the struggle of these liberation movements. 1 I. At its last summit conference* the Organization of African Unity confined itself to condemning the aggressive acts of Portugal against Senegal, but it did not state that it would limit itself to verbal condcmnatjons if the escalation Of the aggression against Senegal should continue, OJ, to speak more generaliy. if an armed conflict like that already undergone by the Republic 01” C;uinea should break out in one of the cnuntries bordering on the African Territories under Portuguese domination. 17. I would venture to suggest that members of the Security Council should take account of this context of the legitimate struggle of the freedom fighters in considering the question now before them. 12. Despite the irrefutable proof conccming criminal acts by Portugal against Guinea, these acts have gone unpunished. We believe that it is this very impunity which encourages Portugal to continue its acts of aggression and now openIy to attack a neighbour of Guinea (Bissau), Senegal. Furthermore, asgreceding speakers have reminded us, the Council has already requested Portugal to cease all violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Senegal. Thus the escalation of Portuguese aggression against Senegal is a challenge by Portugal to this august body, a challenge which the Council must vigorously take up in the very interest of the maintenance of international peace and security. 18. Obviously the problem the United Nations must face is the general problem of the complete decolonisation of Africa. Until an end is put to Portuguese colonialism, peace will be threatened in Africa. This means that it is necessary not o~dy to prevent Portugal from committing aggression against its colonies’ neighbours but also, and above all, to impel it to withdraw from the territories it continues to occupy contrary to United Nations resolutions. . 19. In this debate particular account should be taken of the case of Guinea (Bissau). For everyone knows that the valiant freedom fighters in the African Party for the independence of Guinea and Cape Verde-described by the Lisbon authorities as mere subversive elements-already control vast regions freed from the Portuguese colonial yoke. Fallen back on the last bastions, which must inevitably fall, Portugal, in despair, may have recourse to more and more serious acts of aggression against the neighbours of Guinea (Bissau) on the pretext that they are contributing to its defeat, which is inevitable. 13. It is clear that it is no longer sufficient to condemn Portugal; it is now necessary to take energetic and appropriate measures. In this regard we must emphasize the fact that Portugal is a member of NATO. Since its more powerful Atlantic partners happen to be members of this Council, we arc entitled to wonder whether all precautions are being taken to prevent Portugal from using in Africa the weapons to which it may have access as a member of NATO. It may also be wondered whether Portugal is not t0 some extent encouraged by a certain solidarity on the part of its Atlantic partners. May there not even be a question 0f Complicity? 20. Against this background, we believe that the situation is grave indeed. Senegal, in calling for the present debate, has given the Security Council an opportunity to act before it is too late. -.-...--- 1 Eighth session of the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity held at Addis Ababa from 21 to 23 June 1971. 32, But what is at issue? Senegal is an African country and does not have a common border with Portugal, which is more than 6,000 kilometres away from Dakar in Europe. The people of Senegal has never bothered and indeed could never bother the people of Lisbon, One wonders, then, why Portugal assumes the right to disrupt peace in Africa, to sow death and destroy homes? 22. We should like once again to emphasize the importance of the role which could and should be played by the countries members of NATO in solving the problem before the Council. Some of them are our friends. We hope that we shall not find ourselves in a situation in which we must choose between that friendship and our soljdatity with the brother peoples of Africa. 33. The reply to this question may be found in a system which is more than 400 years old. For more than four centuries Africa has been in torment, Its illness is wellknown : colonialism.

The next speaker on my list is the representative of Togo. f invite hiin to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 34. Colonialism is not, as some would have us believe, a civilizing mission, but is designed to seize by force foreign territory and take from the inhabitants the wealth oftheir mines and forests. President Jomo Kenyatta was right when he stated twenty years ago: “When they came, we had the land and they had the Bible. Today, we have the Bible but they have our land.” Colonialism has thus been defmed. It is, in fact, a permanent act of aggression, and struggles for national liberation are legitimate means of selfdefence.

Mr. President, first I should like to perform a pleasant duty and express to you, on behalf of the African group in the United Nations, which it is my honour and privilege to preside over in the course of this month of July, as well as to aB the members of the Security Council, our thanks for this opportunity to participate in the debate without the right to vote. 35. f have laid heavy stress on the problem of colonialism because this is in the opinion of our delegation the very substance of the matter before us. As long as there remains any plot of African land which is colonized, there will always be strugdes for liberation, the support of African peoples, acts of aggression by colonial countries, threats to peace and meetings of the Security Council called for the purpose of issuing condemnations. But what is the result of these condemnations if we refuse to strike at the heart of the evil? What would be the purpose of trying to fell a tree by only tearing off its leaves? There is no point in condemning colonialism alone without trying to eliminate it at all costs. 25. Mr. President, your courageous people-the people of France-today celebrates its national holiday, 14 Jufy, symbol of the French fight against injustice and for liberty, equality 3~1d fraternity among men. 26. Equality and fraternity in Angola, Mo/.ambique and Guinea (Bissau)? They certainly have not existed ever since Portugal took over these Territories: Portugal has destroyed these ideals. 27. And what of liberty? The Guineans in Guinea (Bissau) have not the slightest freedom--not even to flee the colonial war and seek asylum in neighbouring States-were they to try to do this, they would only step on mines. 36. These barbarous acts of aggression committed by Portugal against the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the People’s Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Guinea and today Senegal are but the symptoms of a dying regime. ‘This is an encouraging sign which proves that the liberation movements are doing very well within their respective countries. 28. Today, the Security Council is meeting to consider and condemn, if necessary, an act of injustice committed against a peaceful African country: Senegal, For Africa, it would seem that there are still perhaps latter-day Bastilles to be stormed: one in Lisbon, another in Pretoria. This is an indication of the importance that African countries ascribe to Senegal’s complaint against Portugal. .37. By greeting the freedom-fighters and @ving asylum to those who flee Portuguese barbarism, Senegal and Guinea have, with honour and courage, performed their duty of solidarity toward the African peoples that still live under ihe yoke of coloniafism. 29. In November of last year, the Security Council met as a matter of urgency to deal with a serious situation which was created in Africa as a result of an armed attack by Portugal against the Republic of Guinea, an independent and sovereign country. But before that, the Security Council had already met on a number of occasions to condemn Portugal which tramples underfoot the most elementary rules of international law. 38. One wonders, then, what right Portugal has to deny the colonial people they stiff control their freedom, dignity and independence? What right does Portugal have to wage an atrocious war against millions of Africans who only wish to live as free men on their own soil? 30. Today, once again, Africa, as a whole, in support of Senegal, has brought a complaint to the Council against the same country which is a Member of the United Nations and a signatory to the Charter. 39. There can be no compromise between freedom and slavery. There can be no compromise between colonized countries and colonizing countries. The former fight for 41. My country, Togo, gave its support to the brother people of Senegal and unconditionally condemns colonialism in all its forms. As recently as 21 June last, General Etienne Eyaddma, President of the Togolese Republic,and a true son of our country, inaugurated at Piya, in the northern part of Togo, a monument to the martyrs of colonialism who laid down their lives for a free and independent Togo. This is a great tribute which my country and government have paid to the great African freedomfighters, 49. It goes without saying that the catalogue of Postuguese criminaI acts of aggression against the Republic of Senegal so eloquently represented to this Council on Monday by the Foreign h%inister of Senegal (1569th meeting/ was staggering and sobering and, indeed, should be a ready conscience-bothering reminder to Portugal’s allies of darkness, 50. It is disturbing to note that other neighbouring independent African States such as the Republic of Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Repub- Iic of Tanzania and, indeed, my own country Zambia have similarly been constant targets of Fascist PortugaI’s ini@- tous acts of aggression and blackmaiL It is evident that if each of those States, including the Republic of Senegal itself, had complained to the Security Cou~~cil flowing each act of aggression this Council would have been sitting almost continuously during the past few years to consider the serious complaints brought before it against one and the same State, Portugal. 42. As for the African Group in the United Nations, our Support of the sister Republic of Senegal is unanimous. A letter, signed by alI the members of the Group /S/10259 04 Add.l/, was sent to you, Mr. President, calling on the Security Council once again to condemn the aggressor: Portugal. 43. What difference exists between invading countries with armed force and laying deadly mines in those sovereign countries? In both instances there exists a criminal premeditated intention to kill men, women, old people and children. 51, Is it not strange that within a period of eight months after the consideration of Portugal’s treacherous invasion of the peace-loving sister State of the Republic of Guinea last November and December the Council should again convene to consider the iniquitous acts of that same State? One even wonders whether Portugal and her supporters have the very rudiments of conscience and international morality. 44. If yesterday Portugal was able, with powerful means at its disposal, to invade Guinea, it can certainly quite easily lay deadly mines in Senegal. This would undoubtedly be well within that country’s capability. Senegal’s complaint and the irrefutable evidence presented by the Foreign Minister of Senegal, Mr. Gaye, are, we believe, beyond question, 52. The people of Zambia, and Indeed the peopfe of Africa as a whoIe, share with the innocent people of Senegal their cries of agony, their immense pain and sense of loss. The great Senegalese people have expressed their firm desire and determination to remain free and independent, at the same time as wishing their oppressed brothers and sisters in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea (Bissau) to be equally’freeand independent. Like the people of Senegal the people of Zambia deeply cherish those indivisible principles and aspirations, which cannot be compromised. As a faithful Member State of the United Nations, the Republic of Senegal, in conformity with the accepted norms of international law, vigilantly respects and abides by the ideals and principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter and in numerous General Assembly and Security Council decisions which, in sharp contrast, imperialist Portugal evidently does not. 45. The African Group &Is upon the Security Council vigorously to condemn Portugal once again for its acts of aggression against the people of the Republic of Senegal. 46. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Fkenchj: The next speaker is the representative of Zambia. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement.

Mr. President, I wish first, through you, to thank most sincerely all the members of the Security Council for having kindly permitted the delegation of the Republic of Zambia to participate, without the right to vote, in this very crucial Council consideration of a grave situation. 48. Once again, within a period of about eight months, this Council has before it a serious complaint, contained in document S/l0251 of 6 July 1971, from a peace-loving Member State of the United Nations, this time the sister Repubiic of Senegal, against no other Member State of the United Nations than the same unrepentent Fascist Portugal. Today, as on numerous previous occasions, Portugal stands condemned for its repeated heinous acts of untold murders and kidnappings of innocent populations, wanton armed 53. Thus Zambia, a similarly constant target of Portugal’s crimina1 acts of banditry and aggression, cannot possibIy stand idly by whenever a peace-loving State l&e the sister Republic of Senegal is threatened, 54. My delegation has time and again maintained before this Council and elsewhere that the crux of the whole matter regarding these disturbing and criminal events 58. To my delegation it seems that the alternatives before this Council are therefore quite clear: first, whether to continue to enter& Portugal’s heinous crimes in the future or to decide once and for all to punish severely that recalcitrant State; secondly, and most important, whether, in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, to take the necessary measures designed to liquidate OIW and for all the whole state of colonialism and oppression in Africa or to continue to entertain consideration of grave situations arising therefrom, 55. Consequently a situation of immense instability, constituting a grave threat to international peace and security, prevails on the whole continent of Africa. Unless colonialism is liquidated in the African continent that untenable ‘situation is bound to continue in the future.

Mr. President, -before taking up the subject on ow agenda I should like to extend to you the cordial congratulations of my delegation on the occasion of the French national holiday, Too many historical ties of all kinds-cultural, economic and pohtical-exist between our two countries, too many ccmmon trials have been borne by both our peoples in the course of history and at the present time, too many common undertakings bind us together for me to fail to mention this event which the French people are celebrating today in joy, peace and prosperity. 56. We have stated time and again, and we again firmly maintain today, that the numerous Portuguese infamous massive acts of aggression against independent Africa, and the very waging of its iniquitous colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea (B&au), could not have been meaningfully sustained without the loyal supporting hand of the NATO allied countries, It was for that basic reason that last December we unreservedly condemned the choice of Lisbon as the venue for the NATO Ministerial Council meeting as it constituted a further demonstration of support for and the giving of a certificate of respectability by the NATO countries to Portugal’s colonialism and exploitation in Africa, 60. Once again the Security Council has before it a complaint by Senegal against Portugal. We listened with very special attention to the clear and restrained statement which the Foreign Minister of Senegal made the day before yesterday /ibid.] on a number of incidents, all too frequently leading to fatalities, which occurred mainly in the region of Casamance, along the border with Guinea (Bissau). We were shocked to learn that again during the last few days-after the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations by letter /S/10227] had already brought to the attention of the President of the Council for June a list of serious incidents which had occurred during the course of last month-more families have been bereaved and more property haa been destroyed and damaged. We take this opportunity to express once again to the Foreign Minister5 Mr. Karim Gaye, the sympathy of the Government and the people of Belgium for Senegal, a courageous country devoted to peace and which has lofty humanitarian traditions. 57. In spite of world-wide protest the NATO countries went ahead and held the meeting in Lisbon last June. It is therefore significant that Portugal’s latest acts of aggression against the Republic of Senegal were intensified following that ministerial meeting. I leave it to you, Mr. President, to make your own interpretations and conclusions. My own President, Mr. Kaunda, in his former capacity as Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), just a few days before the NATO meeting said: “It is, however, with a deep sense of frustration and shock that we have learned that, quite contrary to OUT hopes and expectations, NATO countries have decided to hold a meeting of Defence and Foreign Ministers in the fascist capital of Portugal. By this blatant action, NATO countries are openly giving a certificate of apparent respectability to Portugal and encouraging it to continue its colonial occupation and exploitation of innocent African people. 61, The day before yesterday we were all once again shown the magnanimity and far-sightedness of the leaders of that country. The concrete and realistic proposals that wre made by the eminent statesman President Senghor, and recalled by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, could promote a negotiated settlement of outstanding problems. . “On behalf of the leaders and the people of the OAU and the non-aligned States, we appeal once more and before it is too late to the Governments of NATO Member States who enthusiastically approve the Lusaka Manifesto of 1969 to do everything possible to put pressure on Portugal-the only NATO member to reject arrogantly this genuine offer of Africa to put an end in a peaceful and noble manner to the colonial oppression and crimes in Africa. Failure to do this will clearly prove that Portugal was right when its representative boasted arro- 62. Reprisals and acts of’ violence or repression of which innocent civilian populations are the victim are always regrettable. 63. My Government’s position on the problem of the decolonization of the peoples and Territories under foreign 44. The experience acquired by many members of the Council in the course of the past decade shows that it is possible to develop excellent bonds of friendship when they are based on strict and mutual respect for the sovereignty of others. Hence, it is our hope that a dialogue will begin that wiI1 lead to a solution of outstanding problems through negotiation. We believe that that is the right course to follow, for resorting to violence has never brought about the final settlement of disputes.

in accordance with the growing convention of the Council I shall refrain from extending the congratulations of my delegation to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the all-important office of President of the Security Council for the month of July. For the same reason I shall also refrain from congratulating your predecessor, Ambassador Liu. 66. My delegation shares the kind sentiments you expressed in reference to our Secretary-General concerning his rcccnt indisposition. We trust he is now in the best of health and sufficiently recovered to continue with his arduous tasks. (37. It is a matter of great concern to my delegation that amled acts of aggression by Portugal against the tenitorlal integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Senegal continue to take place in spite of Security Council resolutions 178 [1963), 204 (1965) and 273 (1969) which strongly condemned Portugal and warned that country to desist forthwith from acts of violation against Senegal. 68. This Council has in its exalted wisdom condemned the wanton and premeditatd acts of aggression against Senegal. It has denounced Portugal’s colonial policies and practices. It has called upon Portugal to mend its ways or face the consequences of its actions. But it would seem that all these warnings have produced little or no results, Portugal still continues to hold on to its Territories on the African continent against the will of the indigenous peoples and against a host of resolutions of the United Nations. It also continues to violate the sovereignty of African States. As a result, therefore, we witness an example of a Member State defying the will of the international community with impunity and of the Organlzation being powerless to bring such a State to heel. 69. The Foreign Minister of Senegal, Mr. Amadou Karim Gaye, has provided the Council with an impressive list of atrocities committed by the Portuguese authorities against his country. He has confirmed the accounts of the representative of Senegal, contained in documents S/IQ227 of 16 June and S/10251 of 6 July. The list is indeed extensive, and the more we ponder on them, the more odious and repulsive they become. Need I recount the bombardment of villages and civilian communities? Need 1 cmphasize the indiscriminate shellings and reduction to ashes of valuable property in the form of houses, vehicles, cattle and granaries that have taken place during the past 70. Portugal is not an African country, and by no stretch of the imagination could it ever become a part of Africa. It is a Western European colonial Power, based in the Iberian peninsula, and it chooses to hold on almost irrevocably to antiquated concepts of imperialism and colonialism instead of giving heed to the forces of liberation which have now engulfed the world. Can Portugal hold on to its Territories in that continent irrespective of the changes that have taken place, and will continue to take place, in International morality? There was a time when colonialism might have been a praiseworthy phenomenon; there was a time when the colonizer could have regarded himself as the selfelected, holy crusader with the Bible in one hand and a gun in the other, carrying Western culture and civillzation to unknown parts of the earth. Fortunately, those times are now past and those views have become totaIly outmoded. Unlike other colonial Powers which have seen the light and, in some cases, bowed to the storm of change, Portugal has not yet seen its way clear to taking a similar course. Instead it continues to entrench its hold on its African Territories and attempts to cement that hold by entering into a racist alliance with South Africa and Southern Rhodesia. By that move those three countries have carved up the southern part of Africa for the purpose of perpetuating colonialism. Portugal. in control of Angola and Mozambique, and in co-operation with Soulh Africa,has contributed in no small way to nullifying the implementation of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia, thereby frustrating the authority of the Council, The purpose of this alliance is essentially to prevent the liberation of the oppressed African peoples, as well as to carry out imperialist policies and actions against that continent-actions and policies which, if unchallenged, will virtually submerge it in a perpetual colonial status. 71, The Republic of Senegal is not at war with Portugal, ncr has it ever been. It has the right to live in security within its defined frontiers. The intrusion of Portuguese forces for the purpose of planting mines within Senegalese territory, shelling its civilian population, ambushing and kidnapping its citizens, and causing death and devastation to life and property indiscriminately, leaves the clear impression that Portugal is bent on a policy of wanton destruction and brutal attack. That policy, as you all know, is totally inadmissible in international law and must therefore be unreservedly denounced. 72. The Portuguese authorities may find satisfaction in these dastardly acts of murdering innocent civilians and causing destruction to their homes and belongings and unmitigated suffering to their families; but such actions vjolate basic human rights which the United Nations strenuously promotes, and we are shocked to see them perpetrated in the second half of the twentieth century. 73. A country dedicated, like Senegal, to the observance of peace and justice has no recourse but to turn to this Council when it is confronted with situations of this nature, Senegal is the least deserving of such a hostile attitude. It has, under its philosopher-statesman, the great President 74. Portugal, on the other hand, imposes its obnoxious rule on peoples that do not want to be identified with it, The brave people of Guinea (B&au), who have been engaging the Portuguese oppressors in a guerilla war of liberation, have regained a substantial part of their God. given land. They will never rest conlent until they have driven the colonial occupiers out into the Atlantic, And when that happens, Portugal will have only itself to blame for its obduracy and for its refusal to read and digest the signs of the times. Portugal has consistently refused to comply with the provisions of the Charter which establish the accountability of the administering Powers of Non- Self-Governing Territories and the pledge on the part of the administering Powers to enable the peoples of the Non- Self-Governing Territories to attain their independence. We ail know that Guinea (Bissau), like Angola and Mozambique, is a Non-Self-Governing Territory within the meaning of Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter. 75. My delegation subscribes to the view that the NATO Powers are aiding Portugal in its colonial policies, both materially and morally. Arms, no doubt supplied for European defence. still find themselves employed in the annihilation of defenceless Africans. The support which Portugal receives from its Western allies helps to build up its confidence to continue acts of aggression against peaccloving nations sharing common frontiers with its overseas possessions. Notwithstanding a campaign to change the venue of NATO last spring, the allies of Portugal, indifferent to non-European interests, convened the meeting in Lisbon. Small wonder, then, that after such a reassurance of co-operation from its friends Portugal should demonstrate its indifference to enlightened world opinion by launching a series of attacks against the Republic of Senegal. These attacks, coming on top of those of last year when a massive but abortive invasion of the Republic of Guinea was launched, are examples of Portugal’s contempt for the international community. This must not be allowed to continue. The Council has adequate means at its disposal, without departing from the Charter, to put an end to such actions once and for all. It would thereby be carrying out its all-important task of maintaining international peace and security, 77. We have absolutely no reason to doubt the statement of the Foreign Minister of Senegal. Both he and the Government he represents have so admirably shown great restraint here before the Council as well as in their handling of the situation in general. They have provided US with details in great number of the atrocities committed by Portuguese authorities in Guinea (Bissau) against Senegalese nationals. The Council must set an example: it must discourage, once and for all, attempts by this recalcitrant nation to harass a peace-loving and brotherly African state, Portugal has shown its contempt for this world Organization by its bombardment of Casamance while the members of the group of experts sent by the United Nations were making on-thespot investigations. Reference in this connexion should be made to chapter V of their report in document E/CN.4/1050 and Corr.1, of 2 February 1971. What further evidence of Portuguese hostility do we need? None, so far as my delegation and my Government are concerned. But to satisfy those who may still entertain some elements of doubt, my delegation would urge that a special mission of the Council be sent to investigate the reports.

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