S/PV.2278 Security Council

On behalf of the members of the Security Council, 1 join in the expression of condolences on the passing away of Mr. Charles Yost and request the representative of the United States to convey our condolences to the bereaved family. Provisional agenda tSIAgendu/2278) I. Adoption of the agenda 7. Mr, LICHENSTEIN (United States of America): On behalf of my Government and the family and many. many friends of Mr. Yost, I thank the Secretary- General for his warm tribute to our colleague. He was, as the Secretary-General has said, a dedicated public servant, dedicated not only to the advancement of the policies of his own Government but, as many in this chamber know so well, dedicated also to the United Nations itself and to the goal of international peace, for which this body was established. 2. The situation in the Middle East: Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagenient Observer Force (S/14482) ?lle ltrwtirr~g u’f/.Y c~~rlld to flrd~~r 01 I.?.10 p./rr. Expression of thanks tu the retlrlng President

It is my pleasant duty as President of the Security Council f&.this month io express on behalf of the members of the Council deep appreciation to Mr. Noel Dorr. representative of Ireland, for the great diplomatic skill and untiring efforts with which he conducted the business of the Council during the month of April. 8. Again. 1 thank the Secretary-General for his condolences 10 all of us in this loss. Adoption of the agenda Trlbutc to the memory of Mr. Charles Yost, former Permanent Representative of the Unlted States of Amerlco to the Unlted Nations The sltuatlon In the Mlddle East: Report of the Secretary-General on the Unlted Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/14482)

The Secretary-General wishes lo speak a( this point. I now call upon him.

Members of the Security Council have before theni the report of the Secretary-Cicnord on [he United Nations Disengagenlenl Observer I;orce (UNDO13 for the period ?1 November IYXO lo 20 May IYXI. as well as a draft resolution contained in documeni S/14484. 3. The S~CKLTAKY-(iENEHA1.: Wc hoard lhih morning lhc sad news of Ihc death of Mr. Charles Yohl. former I’ermancn1 Reprcscn~ative of Ihe LJniteJ Stales to the Uniled Nations ;~nd ;I highly valuctl colleague of nimiy of us hew. IO. Unless I hear an!’ objcclion. I shall now pllt the tlrafl resoIutiol1 to the vote. There being no objection. we sIi;~Il proceed 10 the vole. 4. Mr. Yost was a great public scrvanl and il detlic;iled worker br iiilernatioti;il peace and for tlic Uniled Ndions. He reprexcnted hi5 courl~ry here with the grcaicsl skill xnd distinc(ion and in doing pro made an oulhtantling contribution lo the work of lhc Organizalion. Hc was a clohc pcrwnill friend of Innny of ub. and alicr he IelI the United Nations 1.1 kept in (ouch with our work d wih alwaj-s ready to be of help or lo II. The PRESIDENT: In connection with the adoption of the resolution on the renewal of the mandate of UNDOF. I have been author&d to make the following complementary statement on behalf of the Security Council regarding the resolution just adopted. “As is known, the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observe1 Force states, in paragraph 26, that ‘despite the present quiet in the Israel-Syria sector, the situation in the Middle East as a whole continues to be potentially dangerous and is likely to remain so unless and until u comnrehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached.’ This statement of the Secretary-General reflecis the view of the Security Council.” I?. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item WI the ngenda.