S/PV.1685 Security Council

1 thank Ihe representative of the Soviet Union for the very warm words in which he welcomed my delegauon to the Security Council.

Mr. Presideat, tlrst, may I join FII. the words of walcomo from many delegation-welcome I6 you individually as President of the CoundI, welcome to your delegation and welcome to the othem who are here for the flmt timo. 34. Lmt year, when we discussed holding Council meatings in Africa [ 1624th me&~, my dolegation enumerated c&aln factom which should bd given the most serious consideration by tire mdmberr of the Council when dbcuaiing the question of holding occasional meetings away from llcndquarten. Most Council mambcn would agree that when one cxammcs those fsctom closely the invitation 40. The meetings in Addis Ababn crime about as a result of an hlvitation from the Organisation of African Unity, which was solcnu~ly concurred hl by the Goneral Assembly in its resolution 2863 (XXVI), inviting the -Security Coumil to consider holding meetings hi Africe. la this cati, however, we have an invitation from L singlo country, in this instance a member of the Council. My delegation wonders whether ruiy member of the Security Council or indeed any Mombor of the United Nations should bo allowed to expect to have the Security Council meat in its capital by shnply invithig it to do so, perhaps because of the fortuitous circumstance that that Member happens to hold tho prosldcncy of the CounciJ during a particular month. Anything that lends to the possibility of further mcethlgs of this kind would, in our opinion, erode support for tho concept of holding occ~sionul meethigs away from Ibudquartcrs, a concept that we have endorsed. In other words, while concoivobly a good case might bc rnadc in the future for mooting away from Jieadquarters, a meeting in Panama under the circumstances 1 have outlined would tund to discredit the very concept, the very idea, of such meetings for the future, 41. Finally, wo should not forget that practical qucstlons, about which we have heard something here today, arise in connexion with meetings away from Hcadquartars-such questions as finruws and avaiiability of communicaUons. 42. With regard to fbianccs, fortuuately WC have hnd ono recent example, in Addis Abuba, on wldch to base our consideration of the cost of such meethigs. In this connexion 1 wish to recall the words of Ambassador Baroody during the debate last year regarding the meetirigs In kfrlcn, lie said: “the series of Council meethigs away from New York, whether in Africa or elsewhere, should not constitute P precedent, unless the country or group of co,untrios that demunds another such session will foot tho bill br to&’ / 1625 th ttteetlttg, pe.ra. 74j o It would bc in accordunce with standard United Notions prrctlcc that the host country pay the difference hi the cost of holdlng a meeting or r:onfcrcnce in tllat country rather Ban at the tlcadquarters site. 43. Nor should the question of connnunicntions be minintied. Last year, in discussing alternative sites for meetings in Afrlcu, the Security Council Committee on Cou~rcil 44. The mombors of the Council, we think, would be weJJ advised to consldor seriously tho resorvatlons that I have cnun~erated rind the consoquoncee of the example we conld set for the future if wo were indcud to accept Uds invitation. Tho United Stntcs values deeply its close, historic olid cordhd relotlonr with Panama, The consId. orations we have onunclated here nre not directed towards that friendly Covernmcnt. ladccd, it is not easy to point out the rescrvatlons that wo foci, because of our historic relntionship with J%m~ma. Rather our aim is to prcvcnt further weakening of the Lhlfted Notions itself at a thne when we should concentrate our efforts on strengthcnhig it. l’hat should bo our goal, ond I would ask that all members around this table kocp it Urmly in mired as we discuss Uds question in the important Committee nieetlngs thnt will follow. 45. Tho PRJBJDBNT: I thank the representiltlve of the United States for tJie words of welcome addressed to the new membors of the Security Council, fncluding my country. J think UUs wIJJ be the last time we shall have tho opportunity to have Ambnssador Bush among us and 1 should lJkc to take this opportunity to say that J personally am very sorry that J shall not have the opportunlty to work with him in the Council. 1 know that the Councfl wliJ certainly miss his contribution to its work, and 1 am sure that 1 am speaking on beMf of the Council in wishing him every success in the new functions he is goi& to assume in his COulltly’S poliucaJ life.

Mr, President, it gives us double pleasure both to greet you and your delegatlon as one of the five new members of the CounciJ and to congratulate you on assuming the responsible post of President of the Council for the month of January. The traditionally frienrfly relations between our two countries and Governments, strengthen6d by their dedication to and co.operetlon for the advancement of the movement of non&.ignment to which they have belonged from its inception, and the close co.operaUon and understanding that hevc always existed between our two delegatlons in the United Nations make us particularly happy in dohlg PO. The dgmw and extensive role that your country sonUnucs to play In Asian and world affairs is reflected in the broad vision that you have been personally contributing to our work in the United Nations. It is not often tJiat II new member is immediately, from the very bcghming almost without any breathing space, saddled with the respon. sibiritlcs of the presidency; but th3 energy, &ilJ and speed with which you have sturted to utschargc your drr.ties only connrm that we are in good hands. My delegetlon offers you its wholehoarted cosperution. ‘53, The meetings of the Security ‘Council in Africa actually opened a new chapter hi Its work and constituted --~ an eff6othe utilization of the possibility that the Charter, In ~- its wisdom, has provldod for the Couricil. There is a further need for the c’ouncil to apply agaln and dl,velop this valuable now practice, particularly at a thne whoa it is more widely recognizod that gUnoral pace cannot rost socuroly on unsettled regIonal crises and local wars, that all roglons might equally affaot and ba affected by the genorol trend towards hteniatlonel peace and socurlty-all that III a world which has really become one, with all countrlos, rcgloIls and 48, While obviously we never have reason to say farewell to the delegations of the permanent members, we otill have to face those moment6 when their permanent represen. tatives, our colleagues, leave us. My delegation and I pmondly e,re indeed sad at hearhlg what you just said, Mr. President, that this is the last Counoil meethlg which wlU be attended by the Permanent Representative of the United States, our good friend George Bush. His personal dedication to the ouuses of the U&cd Nations, and to UIO work of the Council was one of the malnstays in our joht efforts, His person&l charm and good humour often delighted and helped us all. We always enjoyed cosperating with Ambassador Bush, a worthy and able representative of a country WIUI which my country tradltlonally and contluen~~ being equally important olomcnta In the universal struoturo of international co.operatlon. 54. Swondly, the Government of Panama has now invited us to meet iu its capital from 15 to 21 March to consider an agenda whose general theme makes it possible to ongago In a very useful debate and to take adequato dccislons for the strengthening of poacc and IntcrnaUonal security in Lath1 America. The Gowrmuent of Pananpa hopes that such a series of meetings will be-and 1 quote from the letter of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panuuna, His Excollenoy Mr. Juan Antonio Tack: co~Itluuoualy 1~ had good and friendly relations, tested in some of the most trying moments of modern history. We are glad that we ran at the same thne congratulate George Bush on proceadlng to assume a very Mgh and responsible position In the poWal Life of his country, but wo shall certainly miss hhu hrre. We, are of course, lookhlg forward to cstabualhlng the same cooperation and close relationship with his successor when he comes. “a posit&c contribuUou to the search for solutions to the problems of Latin America, which are linked to the strengthening of international peace and wurity and the promotion of international co.opuraUon” [sea ~/10858], 49. In placing on today’s agenda the hwitation of the Government of the Republic of Panama to the Security Council to meet In Panama City in Marah of this year, we ae respondlag once again to an important Mtlative enabtig the Coundl to avail itself of the prerogative given to it by the Cluuter Fn Article 28, paragraph 3, namely, to “hold meetings at su3h places other than the seat of the Organizatlon as in its judgment wlil best facilitate its work”. 55. It is particularly significant that the Lath1 American Group in the United Nation8 has unanimously expressed its sympathy aud solidarity with this de&ion of the Panamanian Government. The vory wlde support that Its InMaUve has already gathered among the members of the Council indicates that we are all conscious of the groat importance and immediate attention that must be accorded to the wishes and needs of a large region of the world, of s large grpup of sovorejgn St&s, whobc role and contribution to the United Nations from Its inception ,havc becn second to none, whose collective and individual cqntributions to the affairs of the progressing intemational~conununity have been and are admired by all, 50. In our conwltntions with you, Mr. President, we have already indicated our strong and unqualified support for holding a se&on of the Council h Paruuna, for accepting its Government’s IntitaUon, I should now like to state briefly .&me of the relotis for my dClC@lOn’S positive stand on this, and for its urdng the Council to agree unanhnously to go to Panama, as we urged it last year to respond unanimously to the call of African States. 56, It was wisely said, in the coll8Uhation8 we had, that the problems of Latin Amarica relating to the maintenance and promotion of lnternatioual peace, security aud co-oporation have perhaps bean somewhat neglected hero in more recsnt times. Therefore, this is 0110 more reauon for our tackiing these problems in a more focused, concentrated manner, 111 doing so, in gohg to Panama, this Council will once again demonstrate that It does rcalize that peace is indivisible. Sl. Firstly, indeed, the success, the importance, the work accomplished by and the results of our historic meetings in Addis Ababa would by themselves be enough to jus!ify turning nimUar attention to the problems of pence, inter nntlonal security and cooperation of another great region and continent, problam which affect the world. 52. There Is no need today to prove in any dotnil what the Ad& Abnba meetings accomplished arid moaat for Africa, for the United NaUoN, for the Security Counc~, for the whole of the international community, Some doubts were 57. It is being said that while our African aerles of meetings was a valuable acllevement It does not necessarily constitute a precedent for other situations. Some say that problems in the Iwo rcglons are disshnllur, that somo of the 58, Thirdly, Yugodnvla-for which, as for mauy other countrlos, the genorsl intprost of the United Nations has always been olosc to the centre of its foreign policy-1s particularly gratoful to Panama and all the Latin American countries whloh, ln inviting the Council to help thorn don1 with the groat problems that affect thorn aud the wholc world, have shown their undhnlnished conftdcncs in the Wdtod Nations, In the Security Council and Ir; their rolo and posslbllities, This is gartloularly valwble at a time when we hoar from various aldos, so often and so insistently, lamentations ovor the so-called dccroasc hi prostlge and in the cstccm ln which the United Nations and this Council also are hold, Lnst year the African countrlos and this yoar tho Latin Am&an countmles have disagreed with this viow by wanting this Council to come and help thorn with some of the thornlest problems with which they are faced. 59, In conclusion, lot me just say thnt my dclogatlon is most grateful to the Govornnient of Panama not only for lnvltlng UL: and offorblg us a groat opportunity to perform our duties olid tasks ln an lmaginuUvo way, but also for offuring to do overythlng It can, and very gonorously, to create the best pondblc physical and logistic condltlons for our work In Panama City and in reduchlg the cost for the Organlzation by offerhig a wntributlon to meet a sub. stantlal purt of the cxpcnso, 60, My delegation, togethcr with all the others, will, If necessary, make dotaflod comments on arrangoinoats and other rotated Issues in the Conunlttce and subaqucntly. 61. As for the exact drafting of the sgonda for the mooting In Pamum; City and other polltbal matters of a substuntive nature, wo welcome tho splrlt of flexibility that hus been lndicatod by many mombors hare. Wo are sum that wo CUII jointly find solutious for thoso questions too, without Impalriny! our malri gorl in this worthy undortakhiy: promotion of the legltiniete lntorcsts of tho pcoplcs of Lntln America, rotated to pouco, socurlty and co.operatlou 111 that rcglon and in the w&d. 64, Mr. SEN (India): Mr, Prosldont, this is the -first meeting of the Council in 1973 and 1 should llko to oxprcs3 to you and to all members of the Coun6& and to the SooretaryGonoral and his staff of all ranks and ages, our best wishes for the Now Year and for the work of tho Council, Close and frlondly tics link India with Indoncsln. My dologatlon holds you personally hi high ostcom. We congratulate you warmly on your Prcsldcnoy of the Council for January and wo can assure you of our fullest co.opcr. ation, WC alsa welcome your dolcgatlon to n~ombcrsllll~ of the CouncU, togothor with the dologations of Australia, Austria, Kenya and Peru, Wo habo close and cordial rolatlons with all those countries, and we also look forward to co.operaUng with them ln every posslblo way in the work of the Council, as lndccd elsewhere. WC aro confidant that they will be worthy succ=sors to Argentlns, Belgium, Itt-ly, Japan and Somalla, to which we had the painful pdvilego of say!ng goodubyo a few wcoks ago. ~~ ~~ ~~~~ 65. Lastly, I have been doeply touched by the personal compliments paid by you, Mr. Presldont, and others to mo as the Prosldent of the Council for Decombcr. While those omotlonal sentlmonts and oxpqssions are worthy and worthwlfflo wo cannot in this context forgot that botwoen the time wo last met and now II grc\ar: natural calamity has befallen I) small country .in the region with which we am concerned today, and 1 should like to cxpress our sincorost condoloncos to the people and Government of Nicarugua for what thoy have suffered. G6. It Is pleasant to bo back to work and busincsv after a lull of a rather dull prlod of about a month, and we shall now turn to the busiuoss at hand which is.tho proposal of the Government of Panama for a series of nactlngs of the Council In Panama in March. WC have heard with utmost attontlon the statement by the rcpresentatlvo of Panama [IGB/lt/4 mocllr& and the comments mado on it by previous speakers. ‘Ill0 proposal for holding meetings of the Councfl in Panama C!!y from 15 to 21 March is not a new or sudden one, The dolcgatbl of Panama had spoken about it both formally und informally, orpoclally on a number of occasions over the last few months. We havo therefore had adequate notice to cousldor tho question ln l~rinclplo. Now, in his statomont, thu representative of Punsmu bus sought to nlrko cluar the objectives of the proposal, the attltudo of the countries of thu rcglon to it, the ovailabillty of tocludcul fucllltlos at Panama City, whirls would ho nccossary for a mooting of the Council away from Ileadqwltcrs, and its fiXlCillCid ilH)~tiCdtiOllLl. 67. Wo welcome this offor of the Government of Punuma and we grcntly look fotwerd to a most satlsfuctory urgaii~z&lon of our mcctlngs in its capltal. Our own attitude towards th!s yroposlll has been baseu, crftor careful hW? eXl~R%sQd-lR@hilately if I( 1&4y SQY SW-t~l~illOSOP VlarllS, Llppcsr to hava acccptl!d th fti:cct of the ergum1t ulllt all L4lu11 AmoricL~: countrico &!I1 PO ho 0 arias of nwcungu ill K’unPsls my, 68. Secortdy, we hove uobd &at U1o sugostod theme far sonsideation IX ,tlie agea& for tho propas6d moeiings 110s bcon fro~noc! III general and brood but noverU1cless Important tenm. Moreover, the delcgotion of Panama has indicated a flexible approach to its ociual wording. WC consldcr Grit the strengthening of international peam and securhy and th0 pro& rotion of into~natlonal co-operction in nny region are legithnato matters for tho Council’5 concom. Vc1y lcow will question Uist, In the context of Latin America, an agreed Latin Amarican capital would bo an approprlatc-indeed, we would lope, a fruitful-vcnuo for 5uch a dlscusslon. Naturally, it wouid be the pxorogatlvc of the Council to discuss ln detail the contents of the agenda It 9hould comider . 73. III conclusion I should like to say thnt in supporting the present proposal for a series of mcotings of th6 Cound In Panama City my dulogation has no particular issue in mhld as the only or nti subjcot of dlscusskui. Our support for the proposal is essentially lndicativc of our concern for the re&o as Q whole and of our desire that the aspirntlons of its people Gould be rospectod lllld that co-operation, peace and security among its,Stotcs be promoted for the greator good of us all, G9. l%irdiy, we think that, while too much cmphasls on the roglonalizaUon of the world may not always bo desirable, wo also have to take Into account that dlfferont regions face problems wlllch are poullar to them. For the Cou1icil to consider those problems as 3 whole h the context of tl1a mah1tenance of IntornaUonaI peace and sccurIty end the promotion of International co.oporuUon is B worthy end and should be gursuod. Hero agaL we cannot icmoro the useful result Ute Couiicil obtnined dudnn our meet&s ht Othboplo last year, both in its work towards finding solutlorls to some apecI!lc African probletne, and, psrhapa more importantly, in brh@nll the U&cd Nations, and all It stands for, nearor tho peoy!a of Africa. It achlevod, as I said beforol a most lmpoxtant resul!. In this connoxion, we hove particularly noted from the statomont of Panama that one of the intontlons Is to discuss tho probletnd of the Latin Amodcrm region aa a whole. 74. Before I conclude I have n few personal words to address to Ambassador Dush, whom wo may not seo again In the Cotmcil aftor to$oy’s meetlag, I have ahcudy paid my of!lcIal oumplhnents at the last meeting of the Coun& but I should llko to add that person9y 1 shall indeed bo vary sorry to sea him go. II-a has bcon a good friend, cheerftri company and n constant aourm of insplrntlon for many of us, and wo shpU miss him. Wa look forward to continued c~operatioii with the United States dolegatfon whan Id! aucccssor heads that delegation.

I thkk tho representative of lndln for the ?ceiy warm word3 of welcc,me which he uddrcssed to me. 70. Those of :is who work in the Unlted Nations are quite ofien criticizcd as livh18 in a11 exotic atmosphcro uway from the rough and tumble of dally Ufri ln diffoxent countries. Would it ililt bc better, OVOII for our own education, to go to some other countries and see how the peopio there llvo, how they feel and how they look on our prubloms and, t.hcreforc$ come bark wiser and bolter equipped’io solve the problems which wo face here 111 the COUIK~? I think thut was one of the iingottant lessons all the members of the Council learned while we were In Add!n Abuba, and I look forward to a repetition of s~cti n lesson when we yo to Panuna City. 76. Mr. UDERO~JOWI (Kenya): A! Ulie first moet1nfi uf the Secudty Council In 1973 my delegatiort !s ~‘ali&d to bc able to participate ln its r’cltberations as a mercbcr FOI the first time since my country won Indcpondencc. We wish to thank the members of the Afrllcan Group for theh unai~lmous support of our candidnture fur mon1bershlp iu the Council. Wo also thank all the other delcgut.ions wlloso support enabled my country to bccomc a member of this aosplcious body. I wish to assure you, Mr. President, tlrut . ..I -77. ‘T~ruhtg uow ~to ’ the questlott undoc dissussioa, uatttely, the~reqttest by &tmtn~ cottcotnhrg Uto ho1dir.g of ntcethta of Uto Socutltv Couttcil !tt Pnttama Citv. I wish to oxpt’o5~ ttty delegation%., whole-hearted suppc& for tho prcposnl so nbly presonttcd this morning by tlto tepreseu. ter.tvs uf Ponnmn. Our two cotttinants do btdcod share many cotttn~on groblonzs rind our two countries onjay the happiost of cotnUons, and, cottsoquattly, wo hnve no ltesitatiou ZLL givhtg our fratorttnl support to the ltotding of l:lootin~s of t’no c0ul1ci.l ill l’artlttt~ city 6onto ti1nc this year, 78. Aptrl frmtt the ogpcesal~n of solidnrity, ttowcvec, our support for this proposal is bnscd on cortnin basic principles and considoretions, Article 28, pttmgcaplt 3, of the Charter of the Utlltcd Nations provides thnt “Uto Security Cotutcil ttuty hold ntoctittgs at such places other Uutn Ute seat of the Orgnnir&ion ns iu Its judgment wilt boat fneilitnte its work”. Tile ctitetiou for holding ttteetht@ outside Headquarters is whether or not such P decision would best fncilitrto the work of Uto Council. Lnst yonr Uto Council decided, nt the invitation of tho Organizntiott of Africntt Unity, to ltold some of its tncethtgs in Africa to denl with Af&tt problems, The success of Utose tneetittgs of the Council which were held in Addis Abnba fully lustiflcd Utat doclsiou attd, ht the opitticm of my dclegat!& showed the ttoed to consider holding meetings uway frottt liondqttartors frottt Unto to tbo when this is justified by tlte ttatu;e of the problem5 Utnt hava to be donlt witlt, No oflo cnn deuy thnt problems that were referred to this moruing by Ute reprcs~ittntivo of Panama are relcvnnt to Uto couthteat of Yntitt AntocicnI oven though they might not dl be peculiar to that cottthtcnt. 79. As tlto Uttited Natioue organ on which tttontbcrs have conforced the “pcintncy cespott5ibillty fo: the ntnintennnco of httontntiortal peace aud securiiy” ht order to secure the pscific ,scttlontent of disputes, Ute taking of nction with raspact to threats to tlte p-aeo, breacltes of tltc pence ~ttd acts uf ~@rossion and tlte hactnottization of rogior@l actions to cusure pnciflc setllemcnts of disputes, the Council Is sujohted riot cmly to develop a [Jlobal presence and capctbiIity in Ute interests of poaco attd security but dso systentatieelly to Lcre,t$e and globally to assert its peesenco. This dctnartds Utat the Council tnalntaia‘ a posture of ptcpatuduess to daul wiUt all. Issues uttd ail Jovclopntortts which nro &ely to cottstitutc Ptttdilts lo the pc.nco bt the most effective, equitable snd timely Bt>nttec. Th.is itt turn demands the full and it!titatrcte iXMJhttl~llt of the Coutteil in Ute!;o iasuos. HO. In t11c o]Illlion of my ddo@ion, the presence of the Cotuh BI hi I;‘oJtoma City will greatly assist 4110 Cotmcil irl the full upprec;inti~u of the pcoblcnt~ of Lntin America. We also b&W IhQ! t!lC diNktC0 of tilt3 CuiltlCii flom !ie:%dqtlartult will in tt(j way d!nii&+h its capsbility ?o deal kltlt any 81, Phtnlly, ttty delegntlott k in full e~r~emcttt that tlte satno proceduco as wsb followed when Utc Council decldcd to ltold o series of nteotings.~n Africa $o!dd be @lowed in this on60 96 well, t 82, Mr. AUDULLA (Sudnn): AUow .me, Mr, Pcesideitt, first of nil to conyrntulnte you most wnrmly on your accession to tho pccsidcncy of the Council for Jamuuy, uud also on the ttten~bocsltll~ of your coutttcy in the CotuJI. Bccnuse of the long-stattdhtg, inthtmte aud friendly roletions which exist betwccu our two couutties and peoples, and also because of Uto rolo your great country ltns playod and cotttimtos to plny us ottc of the irtltlators attd promotots of the prhtciplors of non-nligmttont and pcacoful cooxistcucc, in wldolt we strongly believo, I am ltnp>y to nssutc you that my deldgatiott will be delighted to co.opccatG fully with you and your delogotion. And though you 1 wislt also to extottd the wamtost wolconte and best wisltos to the delegaUotts of Austcalin, Austria, Kettyn attd Peru, wlticlt have joined the Comic11 with your delegation, 83. As for Ute outgoing tnembocs, my delogatiott has happy tttetnoties of the co-operoliott ~tnd friettdaltip whiclt it has &aced with the delcgattons of Argentina, Belgitun, Italy, Japnu nnd Sam&t. We ccc& with great ndmiratiott and appraclntion tlte active and dyaatttic role and sympathy which Atnbwldor Ortiz de Rons and the dclogation of k;entinn have tttnnifested in Ute Council towards Aftienn problems. WC also have 110 doubt that the delegations of both Pnnnttta and Peru, as the representatives of L&u kttetica, will conthtuo to mnitttoht the saute level of interest ar:J support wltich their dolqa(ions hnve hitherto accorded to Afcican questions. 84. Now Curni~~g to the second ilcm on the agettdn of this mondng’s meetbag [16841/i ttzeelirtg], nty dalegatiou present5 its thanks to each tne:nbec of t!te Council for the confide;tce they showed in my dclcgrtlou arid the rcsponsibility they placed upon ii by ~ppcoving Its tttembr cship b Utu group of three on Namibia osta%lislted by the Couttcll. $5. My dolcgitlott hrls considered the tequcst of Panauta conccrnitt~J the holding o! n~ccti~t~~s of the Security Council in Psnatna City, ns contnittod Qt doctuncnt S/lOSSS and as unanimously supported by the delegntions of the rotuttdes of LBtln America in documont S/10859. and as t’uttlter explalncd todny by Ambassador ‘Boyd jifiW./, Ute Pormargent Representative of Panama. I But hr3ppy to say frottt Uto start that ttty delegation wctcotttos tbc proposal of Pattatttu aud supports Utc holding of ttteetings of tlte Council in Pattanta City between 1 .S and 21 Mutch. 86. We believe that the success pttd expeticuce gnlttcd front the holding of the tttuctittgs of the Ccuttcll at the l,egimtiup of last year in Addis Ababa will contclbute to the success of ths Panama tttt:otings. The Cntutcii will ltave att opportunity to acquitc on-tlte-siat kttowlodgo and, thecct0 th0 COUJlti .tO I~LXJt hl its CQ!&Jl City frOlU Is_ t0 -21 -’ March 1973. ,~ 1. 96, My delegation also agrocs with the vlow that the same procedure slJouId be followed as du&Jg the preparations for the Council niectb~g8 iu Afrh, and that the matter bc referrod to the Soourdty Council Committoo on Cou~icll Mcothgs away from licadquorters for fbrthcr consldcration of ti its aspcots. The Conmiittoe will subntit its Endings ruid recommendaUoJJs to the Cou~ioil. 88. ‘With all due rcspct to the arguJucnts pGt forward for hold.b~g mectlngs of the COJJJKU as a rule at IIoadquartors, wo caJ~~ot overlook tho faot that onto in a wlfflc the Coruioll should go to moot the peoples of tho world and acquaint tham with It rutd its work. Portutlotoly, this aotivlty Is facilltatcd by the frpquency and rapfdlty of conuiHJJlications bctWocil Headquarters alld ally capiti 111 the world.’ IJ~ such favourable condltioJJs atld ill rapidly changlug world conditions, it would bo most unfortunato lf the Cou~iclI should rornaln aloof olid dctachod froJu UJc 97. Spcakhlg now as PRESIDENT of tho COJJJIOU, I would say that as no other mcmbcr of the Council appears to wish to speak at this stage it sccms that WC havo rcaohcd the conclusion of our discussion, I shall thorcforo sum up UJc results of our consultations and the dlsousslon WC havo just held ii~ order that wo nwy arrive at the dcchloas which flow from Ulc action takon so far. very peoylori of the world whosa prxc and security It st&lJdS to guarentec. 89. In this particular case, we are encouraged by the faot -98,’ The Security Counoll has boon consldcring the proposal Jnado by tho Mltlistcr for Porcign Affairs of PanaJno tht tilt htill kUcriCaJ1 COUntriCS thOllJSk’O8 WGkOlllO th cottve~~I~tg of the Counoll in Par~ia City, and by the assurances of tll0 rcproscntativc of PanaJna 11Jluscif that his GovermuerJt firmly mdcrtakes to provide ail faollltics aJld security ruid to make a~i appreciable fhauoi~ contribution in order to ensure the success of the meet&Jgs, h Ills lcttcr dated 9 JamJa~y 19’73 [S/108%?] to the cffcct that the Council moot at I’IUI~JIXI City from 15 to 21 March 1973 iti ordor to consider an agenda having the gcncral thomc suggcstcd in his lcttcr. From Jny consultations with the members of the Council, luid from UJe StPtOiUGtltS that have boon nlpdc, it appears to me that Jnembcrs of the Council are prepared to accept the proposnt of l’ann~m. It further appears that menibors arc~agrced to follow the saJne proccduro followed last year ln prcparlng for the meetings of the Council In Africa, and that the Security Council Conunittee on Council Meetings away from Headquarters ostabllshed on 11 January 1972 should be rcw convcncd and requested to consider all aspects of the Cou~icil’s requirements ‘hi carryiJlg out its agrcemcnt to meet in Panama City, As beforc, the Conunittee would bo requested to make recoJntiieJldaUoJJs 011 technical, admin. istratlve, financial, legal, polItIcsI and other aspects of the question, includhJg the prcolse formulation of an agreed agenda for our dIsousslons. 90. My delegation agrees with the dclogatioJ1 of RJJama, foIlowl.ng u10s0 aSSuruJlcs., that UlC CouJJcIl may follow the same procedure as 111 the case of the meetings in Africa: namely, accepting UJe itlvitation ill pri~~ciple and author. i&g the Conmllttce of the Council on meetings away front IIeadquarte*r to report to it at the end of next week on the Conlmitteo’s study. 91. Flually, and on the basis of my prccedhlg argumenta, I WI& to reaffirm the support of my delegation for the request of Pamuna for the holding of rueetings of the Security Council in Panruna City next March. 92. Refore I conclude, I wish to say a few words on tho departure of Ambassador Bush of the UJlitcd States, whose appoIntJnnent will soon termlnatc. I muEt say that ho has endeared hImself to ail of us through his friendly spirit and his frank and open dealbJg with everybody. In spite of differences, Ambassador Bush 1~s the quality of aIway6 maWaIning friendship with evoryohe. I must say, on a parsoaal Icvel, that we shall miss tdnl very JmJch, but my delegation would wish hbn all success la his new Job. 99. If no member of the Council wislles to comment OJI the two propositions I have just ouUIncd and In the absoncc of objections, 1 shall consider that ihc Council agrees with both-that Is, that it accepts tn principle the invitation to met In Panama City from I5 to 21 March 1973 and that the Cotnm!ttco will be psked to consider alI aspects of the necessary arrangements. I would add that the Committee should be requested to conclude its work rind report to the Council by not later thau the end of next week.

I thank the reprcscntative of Sudatl for the very kind words he has addressed to me and to my delegation.

In CO~INAOII with the invitution of Peuama, my delegation 94. I should like now to speak as raprcscntativc of INMNl!SIA. ::z:.mlOl, -Mr. Prcsldout, -you hnvo glvc~i us n vory clear aid mmrnto sunmary of t!iu co~~soJJsus ncldcvcd IJJ our dobnto -todny, wlioroby Uio Council hns docidod to nyrco In prlnclplo to tlkc rcquost mndo by tlic Govornmout ?f Pnmnn with tllo utlnuimus support of tllc Latin Amorlcnn Group to hold moetlngs in Pruuuun front 15 Mnrch to 21 Mnrch 1973. 011 bollnlf of the Govomnont and pooplo of Pnnnm I oxprcss deep grntltudo to you ns wall ns the nlembcrs of the Couucll rind our broth Lnth Anlcrlcnn , coutitrlos, for today’s dccisiou and for tlioir Sonorous support. 102, My country wlll closely co-opcrnto with the Cou~mll’s Corninlttcc on nicotings nwny from llondqunrtors and Uic Sezrctnrint on nil tlio tcclulicnl, ndmiulstrntlvo, finnacinl, log& political and 0th nspocts, so tlrnt the nlcotlup of tlio Couucil ln Pnnnnin will constitute nn lllstorlc ovont mid il positlvc coiitributlon to Uio ~trcugtlming of Intoriintionn1 poacc mid scculity nud to the proinotiou of luternntlonnl COUIICL At this thuc I wnul to Umk my collongucs for tllc wnrm attention and contidcrntlon they linvo show~l 1110 ovor tlio lnst two yonrs, 104. The l~IU!SIDDNT: I thnnk UIO roprcscntntlvo of the United States for his words of hrowoll. Wo wish 1d1Jl nil the best aJJd cvmy SUCCCBS ia Ids IIOW fUJJCt~Oll8. 1: HOW TO OBTAIN UNITED NATIONS I’UDLICC~TIONS United Nations publlcetione may bc obtained from bookntoros and dletrlbutore l11rougbout tbo world. Coneult your hooketore or writs to: UnlM Nntlonr, S&s Swtlon New York or Geneva. ~COLWIENT SE PROCUILES LES PUULlCATIONS DES NATIONS UNIES Ian publicetitna den Nntlons Unlea sent on vcnte dans lor libr4lrh et lea agenw d+eltairee du mom10 ontlar. Inlormes-voue auprbs de votre llbrairo ou adreeeox-voue h : Nationa Unlos, Sectlou dov ventos, New York ou ConBvo. COMO CONStXi(JlB PUILICACIONES UE LAS NACIONES WNIDAS Lw publhcioncs de I44 Nncioncs Unldas ostAn ou venta en Ilbrerh y caeae dtstri. hidores err todee pertea de1 mundo. Coneulte a nu librero o dirl]eee Y: Nsdouee Unldru, SeccMn de Veutas, Nueva York o Glnebrs. - Lltho in Unlted Netlona, New York I’rlce: su.9. 1.00 (or 0qulvels11t In 0th currsncls1) 7342006~hterch 1976-1,925