S/PV.2382 Security Council

The Council is meeting today in response to the letter dated 4 July from the representative of Jordan to the President of the Council, which is contained in document S/ 15272. Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/2382) I. Adoption of the agenda 4. Members of the Council have before them document S/15273, which contains the text of a draft resolution which has been prepared in the course of the Council’s consultations. 2. The situation in the Middle East: Letter dated 4 June 1982 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/15162) 5. Members of the Council have the following other documents before them: interim report of the Secretary-General in pursuance of Security Council resolution 5 12 ( 1982) [S/15267]; letter dated 25 June from the representative of Madagascar to the Secretary-General [S//5259]; note by the Secretary-General dated 28 June [S/1.5260], transmitting the text of General Assembly resolution ES-7/5; letter dated 28 June from the representative of L.ebanon to the Secretary- General [S//526/ 1; letter dated 25 June from the representative of the German Democratic Republic to the Secretary-General [S//5262]; letter dated 28 June from the representative of Mauritania to the Secretary- General [S//5263]; letter dated 30 June from the representative of Belgium to the Secretary-General [S//5265]: and letter dated 2 July from the representative ofIsrael to the President ofthe Council [S//527/ I. Expression of thanks to the retiring President

I am sure I speak for all the members of the Council when, at the outset of this meeting, I ask the representative of France to communicate to Mr. Luc de La Barre de Nanteuil, the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, our profound appreciation for his distinguished service as President of the Council for the month of June. In a difficult month, a month of much activity, Mr. de La Barre de Nanteuil guided the work of the Council with very great diplomatic skill, Adoption of the agenda 6. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it, If there are no objections, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. The situation in the Middle East: Letter dated 4 June 1982 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/15162)

In accordance with decisions taken at previous meetings on this item [2374rl?, 2375th lrnd 2377th meetings], I invite the representatives of Lebanon and Israel to take places at the Council table; I invite the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to take a place at the Council table; I invite the representative of Egypt to take the place reserved for him at the side of the Council chamber,

The representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization has asked to speak. I call on him. 8. Mr, TERZI (Palestine Liberation Organization): At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this urgent meeting because of the exigencies of the situation in Lebanon, particularly 9. I wish to express our gratitude to you and also to the Government and people of Guyana for theil position in support of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and of our endeavours to regain OUI rights in Palestine. I should also like to take this opportunity to thank the representative of France, who served as President of the Council last month, for his prudent conduct of the work of the Council. I should like to make special mention of his efforts towards the adoption of a draft resolution [S//.5255/ Rc1-.2] that called for the cessation of hostilities last month. Unfortunately, those efforts were torpedoed by the veto of a permanent member, the United States, IO. 1 wish to thank the members of the Council for having unanimously adopted the present resolution. The situation has really been worsening as a result of the policies and acts of the forces of Israel on Lebanese territory and in particular of the attempt to strangle Beirut. I I. This meeting has been called because of the worsening situation resulting from the escalation especially in the areas which have been occupied by Israel. There is a spirit of vindictiveness and malice, as has been reported in the press, It is not my intention to repeat what has been reported in the past few days in The Ncl~ York I’i~ncs by Mr. Shipler. 12. Our great concern here is the fact that as a result of the occupation the Israeli forces have detained in one place I.5 doctors from the Palestine Red Crescent who were working in a hospital, 54 members of the staff of the hospital and others. We fear for the fate of these humanitarian workers. 13. We are also concerned about the fate of 6,000 Palestinians who have been arrested and taken prisoner. Of course, the Israelis consider that they have a legal problem-how to deal with the 6,000 Palestinians who have been taken prisoner. According to the .Jrrusa/cm Posf this is posing a legal problem for the Israeli Gov- 14. We wanted to put it on record in the Council that we are concerned about the fate of 6,000 Palestinians taken and detained by the Israeli forces uf occupation, as is admitted. 15. Naturally, I do not wish to deal now with the situation of the cease-fire since there has been il resumption of the firing. There were reports yesterd:iy and I have also just now received a message to the effect that there is concentrated artillery shellling bn Burj al-Barajneh and the area of the airport, as ~~11 as other areas within Beirut. I trust that the Council will take note of these violations. I hope that IsrneI will respect the resolution that has just been adopted and that the “normal supply of vital facilities” ,as well as peace will be restored as a result of the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from Leibanon.

The representative of Lebanon has asked to make a statement, and I now call on him.

I shall be very briel”. since I know that it has been agreed that there should be no debate at this meeting. 18. Mr. President, I wish to thank you for the manner in which you conducted the consultations, ensuring that consensus and unanimity were quickly reached on the resolution that has just been adopted. 19. Although the resolution was adopted on humnnitarian grounds, I think that there is a clear message. I am sure that the Council is aware of this message and I hope that Israel will listen and facilitate the negotiations that should lead to full implementation of previous resolutions,