S/PV.2673 Security Council

Before proceding to the adoption of the agenda, f wish ta say to my colleagues in the Council that I have -ted with regret that todayus edition of the Journal of the United Natims makes 110 reference to the present meeting of the Security Council. I am aware that our last meeting wau held on Saturday and it was only late Saturday aftetnoon that we decided to convex a meeting this morning. It would have been desirable for the information services to have revised the text to include an announcement of this meeting in this morning’s Journal. in any event, ae I noted this zmrnfng, the pr488, of course, made no reference to today’s meeting. AlxX?TIOH OF THE AGENDA The agenda was adopted. I&T’IWI DATEU 12 APRIL 1986 FRDM THE CHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I. OF THE PE-NT MISSION OF MALTA TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDEHP OF !l!BE SECURITY COUNCIL (S/17982) The PRESXDENT (interpretation from FrenchIr In conformity with decisions taken at the 2672nd meeting, I invite the representative of U&ta to take a place at the Council table; I invite the representative of thio Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to take the place reserved for him at the ufde of the Council Chamber- At the invitation of the President, Mr. Borg (Malta) took a place at the Council. tabI.ee Mr. Azaatouk (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) took the place reeerved for him at the side of the Councii Chamber.

Z should like to inform members of the Council thst I have received letter% ft&u the representatives of the Ukrainian Soviet Soeialiot Republic and the Syrian Arab Republic, In which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item an the Cout~il’s agsnda. In confomity with the usual practice , ana with the cmsent of the Council, [The Preridmt) I prqxme to iwite ‘thou rcprercmtetiver to perticipete in the diecumoioh, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter end rule 37 of the CouncJl'u provielonel roleo of procubro. There being m objeotiar, it ia ma decided. At the invitetion of the President, MC. XL-Akaeai (Syrhn Arab Republic) and Mr. Uudovenko (Ukrainian Soviet Scuialiet Republic) toi% the placer cataerved for them at the ride of the muneil Chamber. The PRESXDENT (Intecptatetim fcaa Fcench)r f Mould like to inform meabere of the Counoil that I have ceoeived a lottec deted 14 April 1986 fccm the POcMkWmt Representative of the United Arab Emirater to the United Nations, which cow8 u followr “I hve tha haour to request the Bacurity Counuil to extend an invitation un%c ruk 39 of it8 provi8fanal rule8 6f procedure U, NiS ~~llency Mr. Clovia Hakaaad, Femaneht oburvot of tbe League of Arab Statea to the United Nations, in ccmecticn wltb the ccnsideration of the item on the COP~IDC~L'E agenda, entitled *Letter dated 12 Qcil 1986 fraar the CRarg& d%ffairms a.i. of the Pec&nent ~ireim of Malta to the Unieed Watione ob(lCesSed to tit% Preaidant of tha Smcucity Council (s/17962) *." -TbaL letteA(; vi11 be luuud as decuumt s/17985. If there 9.m no objection, I &a811 take it that the Courtcil decides to invite nr. Clovfs btak~ud un&r cub 39 of its p~ovfaioml rules of! pra=dur*~ There being IY) 6b)actim, it is so BecfdtA. The Security Cm-n&l rfll cyw rwsme its cumatdemtion of the itea on it@ weuda, Uexbera of! th4~ CountAl have &&or+ them dowsent S/13964, which oorstatne thr text of o draft toecblut~cn uuk%ced by Melta. Tha fftrt epeaker ia t^ne reprrmentative of pzke bibyan Atab Jaiaah~tiya. X Onvitn h%a to take a pleat at the Cbuncft k&Me and 4x3 make his atatenant. Mr. AZZMb3UIC (Cibym AK& Susbiriya) Qinterprrtatiu~ fraa Arabic) I It give0 w great ploamurr at the ort0ot, Sir , to convey to yQu our k8t Widm@ on your l uuapticn of tba presidmcy of the Saixrity cOwi for thin month. We have full cotafidence that you will guide the Countzil~a work with your veil known wicdor, atatoaaan0hip and lq rxpotienca, It is l pbaruro for w# ulso to convey our apprwiatim urll gratitude to your pr@9m88Drti Him E%collew~ Aab&mMdor Ole Biorring, Potmnent Hepr80WItatim of DIIlvrk, for the exmlary and outstandingly mkillful uumer in wbicb !UI l uccrufully conducted the Council’~ work last month. Thti Cmncil h&8 xx& yet concluded it8 cwrmideration of the coqlaint brought t0 it by the SOViet WIthI, mltrr Wd the group of Arab State8 C’CMCerning the United State@ act of rrnd aggremion agaiamt the Libyan uab Jambiriyat tbmt aoql8inL romhm kfore tha Council. To&y, the Council is ccnvrned QIICH r)te at the roquubt of Wta to eomlc¶er new prrparatiarc for a furthrr act ob aggr*r0fon against the Jamahiriya being plumed by the United Stateo of JWCicam At prerent, United 8tater aircraft carrfrte end mny other naval verectl8 *r* l tatic;uud off Libya** dorem with the aim of mmmitthg a mew .aot of armed Wgcuaion on th pretut of *fevag*~ against tiw J*iriya for actm whom petcpotratim have not yet ken deterained. At wary level, the Jamhirw baa CknriW my oonneotfcm uhrtmeverc with the act8 which have Wn invokc3 by the Unitad Statm of Ammrica a8 a prstaxt for cmmitting lggresaion qainet the 800Llirt Pe&o*m Libyan Arab Jam&iriya. - ----a-- --- LL- CL.L-I -L-L_- *---L-m *m----a-- -m -.-1-.&*--Y -- - ---L--L .uu -I a#u cuw ““*COO PcI?Gmv an-ail LLwaQum saz IuvA~a~A” .1 Q yiorui for tta ftngmnt &ut of armed uggrarrion aggeinrt the Libyan Arab JaMhfr f.y&t it vi;rlatad Libya88 territorial vaterr and the mwerrignty of tibye’a &ores wh*n it laurmimd misoiler at oivilian targets in Libyan territoztol vakr.z~ and btl Lfbyan terrcitmy, Pn vieleticm ef the Oaf&d Wstiena Gmrter and the mrvs of Inmenmtial law. -ity end ca&tmeU by ml1 those uha spoke frr this Council during itr cxtiBi2aratinn of that act of aggiertiion. All peace-loving farces enc?ord the right of tlm victim sf eggcecehn to defend Ptr mveroignty and independence. But this i3bmaill*e foilute t;o adopt a reeoluticm - the reeult of presoure brqht to bearby t3w, United states of brica - has ckly vhmtteil the appetite of tin United StMem, uacour~ing it to puretm its 8ggreasPon. Stateserdi by United Strtor offiairl.8 ower the paot few day8 and the or&r8 imued to W United It8trr fleet to procald towwc38 Libya’s ahore conmtitute a blatant viohtitm of the Unit& Nati0nE Charter 8nd flagrant defiance of the norvllof internationaP l8w. (?fr. CLtzarouk, Libyan Arab J~aahi r iya) Thor* are no groundo for the barrago of Jbneriaan alleqations, in which the ro+onribility for the +Cta of terrorism taking pbm in th. world by dmxibwJ to tim Jamhirlyaj there io no evldtnce for this. Indo~, riaagan 8Iready ascribed tt-4 rupotwibility for tha incident8 at the &an am3 Vienna airport8 to the Janiahiriya, but it vam proved, by MMB of aotegoticel widenob and on the basis of rtstementa by officia~o in the 8bte8 conwrnod, that tlm Jamahiriya had had nothing whatmower to 60 ulth t&on incidenta. Tba who10 world iuxm that the pwplo of the Ja&~irlya i8 a plrrll, ~accloving people that baa only juet emurged frcm the clauo of oolonialfand the agents of oolonialiras that it lr h*nneuing all its capabilities and energie0 to the wk of ptoviding a b*ttet lita by wana of development plane, vi&h the tifiniti ati of ovorca~ untlerffevenlopnmt~ that its effortm arm consecrated to oonstruction l AB not to tertoria or to any of the acto repeatedly 8txl continuourly r@forrid to by ths United Statas Adminietratian - to the point that this barrage of nmwlcan allagatiorr8 ham beca~ a daily practica in tba context of that Mmfnirtratfon*8 purruit of ttm pliay of 8teta torroriom. IM are fully aware that the United scatma, with ftr trwwdous military anb polit9cal crpabilitior wv3 its wiba information capscitiu, can commit agqreoeion mgainrt Uh. ftr dlventutiflp wight evati ptoqt it to pursue itcr aggrearion to the Wine of attempting to &nnihPLate our pwple. Put therm i8 QIW thing that the Untted Staten can never aabiwar Zt aan never Urnfeat th8 people of tha Jamahiriya, rbr it can uver thtroy t-m WiZS of peoph* &‘&ti; rejeui; the pUi.ioy of AiE@itGiii diktat. The &u&Ian ia vspy gtave) it it qukkly aplgroaohing the point of emploeion. For plana have already been *dP(e for an aet of aggression. That ie sffik@d In the 4#t&tWWttft Of all United 23taeerr off&ta25 . T@okbur: s t-:3 at0 (Mr. Amaroukr Llbysn Arab &mahiriya) witwoaing a vi& &byrs into wbiob the antiro Maditarrarm cm ha dragged. Xf tbir Anrican &tack wte to take plncs, Libya would find itfmlf in Q &ate of legitimate eslf-defanc*# it uould ba bound to undartaka tbo dofanca of itr, sacrti righta, its aecurrity an8 it8 bmSar0, tier tba provirion8 et Articb 51 of tbe CL8rtet. Wtrepeatt tbapeaceQftbe~~ldi8 in jeopardy b8c8uwof tbc Avcicam tbreata. ‘The iiWrmtiom1 -ity, through tba Security Couwil, mart take aeuaros ta con$ain tbo 8itu8tion, witbin tb8 coaimg few ~OUPO, The Council muat stam% Pizp in cq~a8iag and tl%&dWRiw 811 irP8kNlC88 Of thU UO Ofi gOEQB, in Contrdliction with tba norm governing intrzrnational relation& I wuld tocall tba statwent I mUa ducing tba Coimail*a ;coari%uration of the Waited Stutw agge88ion agrinot tba territory of L&by8 23ut mtb. In that UWtW8bat 1 aaid that Bince tba ixaginning 0: tbia y@#8C the URitrd I)tBte8 had tK)t Gomea&Citi preirediti0ti~inteiitian Lo @Wart tba 28gitimate righta of the Libyan Arab people, to violate tbut pmph*e covoteignty and m itu hkdapndubt 1p1iaY by force. Ewery tiu ucmwtbtng happans in the worlds 8 the immahirlya finds it6tat aucuml by the unite4 State8 Mainist-9Cm Ai ’ 2 d rerpansible for tbosa OCQUICf#k& That ulum~ tkr& tba Umitd St&au OE Aawier has a prc4eterwimab (UK. Azmrouk, Libyan Arub Samahir iy$ for an wrt of urmud eggreeaian egainrt the movereignty, integrity l d uecurity of ay couniryr a Member of the International Organirsatian, in wbfch the Swxrity (2ounoil hao grida of place in tbe task of prowtw cwdibility b.n regard to tha praviaioM of the Charter for detorrhg tfw urn d ‘wte force against the rights of the Weaker Sutes. On thu &her hand, we a80 that tba United State9 ha8 over thu peat few monthm been exerting intense preawre on it6 l 31ieo in Bumps, in instigating those St&es to &oue an eamo~io boycott on the Jurhiriya. Pt has now brought new presctures to bear an th43m allies to collaborate with it In an wet of amed aggreeoim againot the Jurhiriya. A n-r of tbma allies have re8istti IllaeriUPn pPePEUOe. That is why tha world ws as surpriaad as w were by the strtements by kzrd Carr&qtoa and Uenarol mere ta the l ffeut tb8t the United States could re%y oa tbe 8yqathy and m&port of the States membwa of the Wrth Atlentic Treaty Orgaaizatiim (U20) if it c8rriad out m crct of vmgeawm 8gafnse the Libyan Rrab 3emahiriye. Tham statasen~ ahow that; tRe United stafms hes siuoceedad, in bringing ptesaure to beer cm the leder8blp of NiXTO. They SROW tRat tn this way the sc6ps of the aggrasriam meld k rxpamldl to meke the North Atlantic alliance, uhith it is oisiaed im a dehoive rllimce, an instrumml: snd man83 of aggreoslcm sgainsc a Stake Kemhr of kim Unitad Uatims. Pgesoditnted~ f2.agrmtt arul immirr*nt act of armd aggmesitm kq a major t?Wsr, a pamaaent 2usber: qf tha #aeatity CaunsriZ 6f tba United B?eticm6, tba orgcpn that hu9 bwa l nkrusted c I ragmtt eYIttusfied - with tke ta& of sainta~nflng iareotlert~l peace CRd smwity. %?Rs fdlure of tRe 61e~~ity codicil to OdaBt detomnt (Hr. Arrarouk, Libyan Arab SaPrhtr iYd mo*wsem ooncerning the United St&e8 8ggr588icn again8t the Jmhfriya lart math bar oncour~ed the United St8te8 to prepare for a new 8ct of m~ggtewion and ta attempt ta onlimt the mqgwrt ot St&e8 Hembra of the Unitad Noticnmr tnchdiW 8oe8 perauwnt mmber8 of the Securftf iZounci1, !a order to comolidate its policy of aggresrion and uke it the law of natignr , as a muthstitutr for the collacdve 88curity l ymte8 provid+8 for in the Charter. (Mr. Aanarouk, Libyan Arab Jauhir iya) The Jumhitiya affiru that the premeditated Americen act of eggreaaien conatitutau a throat to international paaca 8nd aacutity in tha whole area, to thu peaae and security of all the countries in the ate+. It raamtvaa the right to take auah atepa as it deem rwrceaaaty to protect ita 8owaroignty and aafaguard ita iudepcndance in accordance with the Charter and the pzincip1ea of international law. I r~aeva ny delegation’8 right to address the Council as appropriate. The PRFXIVEXT (intetptetation fro8 Prench): I thank the representative of the Libyan Arab Jamabiriy& for his kind mrda @dressed to 1;0. Mr, OKUN (Vnitad State8 OR Aaarica)t Hr. Praaidsnt, it ia a plfaaure to see you, a diotinguiahed representative of my country*8 oldest friend, preoiding ovar the Council thio month. Hy delegation feelo confident that you will guida the Csuncilga work with the am serene atragth and aenaitivity to the concwn# af all mmbara aa have chdcderined yaw activitieo here at all tiwa. At the auma time, we kke thia opportunity to express our appraciation to and to honour Ambaaaadoo Weruing of ~asark for hi8 work aa our President lart month. We wish to #preaa our thanks to him for the akilful manzmr in which he condwted th& Council98 work during a diffiuult &Widi. The United State8 suppxta the view that it ia 3~ primary reaponaibiliky of ths Council to naintain peace and security. In that &me&ion, there ia no uc>%ion the Council could WCQ uaefully take than to cau*B those who are violating inkmational law in general , and Article 2 (4) of the Chatter in particulate C:‘b cI)ma those wiolationa. Let me mke it alear that I am not apeaking of an ieoX.&ted fnatancm of a use pf force in violation of Areicie 1 iij --- - .a -a l _) , eitwugn enat mmiia ~-5% -riwa anough. What. unfoatunately, the Council iol faced with is a perairtent. comae of conduot by a Ma&w State e Libya, in flagrant disregard of the soat (Hr. Vkun, United Stete6) fumlamntml rule* of international law. Liby6n armiQ forcer are now preaent end in autial on ale territory of its rwighbmlr, Ch8d. Libyan arlvd forces openeil fire a fw ahort wrrka ego otl American navul forcea ogerating on and over internationel Mtera on tha bigb seas. ha all of us in the Chpaber know, the force prohibited by Artiale 2 (4) of our Cbartar need not be uaed by uniformed 6e6tmra of the armed forcee of l country. %t UQB l at8tjllahd long ago ad ie e firm prinoiple. It 16 just aa mmh a violation of &rticle 2 when individual6 vearing civilien c&the6 pl6nt bolbo in uraplanoa or Pn arorrded cafes. The fwt that auoh aoticms, which ate targeted on humcent civiliana, alw vi&ate other rule8 of 1s~ and are corrwatly deaaribd aa bWtOri6t wta in 8~ v6y decraasea the ruteut to ubiab they violate Article 2 (4). It abould l lw be recalled that Article 2 prohibit6 the threat of force. In 6ddltioa to wing force, the Goverment ot Libya haa also threatened the we of force, not mly egeinat American aititena, but rgainrt anyolur who 16 allied with . .L * the United 6Ukra or ahwee our view that the condwt of the Libyan Government ia tbr conduct of an outleu rigime, an outlaw r/giam tb8t ia prepared to tra@e on, ud dma trmle on, the inttrn6tioml norna tbet ato the hellmrk of e civili6ed fntermati6ml camunity. Specific threata have alw been 6161% 8gminat Europeen Qitiea, deapito the protaetmtionr of innocence that ue have juat heard trite Yt thia teble. The Intest reports from Libya to the effsst that it plan6 to 6ove foreign worker6 ta it6 ailiteocy ba6e6, if ttudr indicate an intantion to use civflien8 to aMeld riLitery.opDr6tion6. That would be another violation of the norm6 of criv1lioed oonduat and a truly horrible abiminakfon. Wt. Okua, United states) It ia the course of illeggal conduct by the Governaeiit of Libya that mu8t be dealt uith. Any effort at preventive dkdowov must focus ou waye and mean8 of bringing to an and that conaiatent policy of violation of fwdaaentsl norm& Tha uaa of form fit violation of Article 2 (4) give8 rise to a right of aelf-defence. The right of aelf-defence, aa Artiolo 51 maker expressly clear, i8 an inherent right. Nothing in the Charter of the Unitad Nation8 reatriats that right. There are, of oourse, tapedtie.! procedure8 set forth in connection with it8 exercise. Specifically, Article 51 requires that , %eaaurea taken by Henberm in the exercise of thia right of wlf-dofence ahsll k imadistely rtgoeted to the Security CounaiX*. I&en the United State8 uaa forced to reapond to the Libyan attacks on our aircraft and ahipa oImrating on and over international water8 ay Government Mfately rmpxtmd that fact to the Council. It ia revealing that Libya.8 conteqbt for the law of the Chartar utanda even to that Qrcacedural raguirewnt. Although Libya's force8 are prwent in Chad, although Libya has alreedy fired ufe8ilea at our planes and ahips, and although Libya ha8 used force against innccent civilian8 and civilisn targate, the Coonoil h&s received M report filed by Libya pursuant to the raquiremanto of Article 51. Pscts are 8s scarce (1s a monacon iur the deeert when it come8 to Libya*@ treatsant of the Council. what Libya doer QCOViil4S for the council - unfortunately, 811 too sftan - is fnvactive, polemics, protestations of bnnocencu and whining arrogarwe. we ate faoed with Y r&gim that aonai&oa itmelf outoide the law, that conuidera itself unrestricted by the Charter, that considers itself unaffected & global condematioae of terroriaa and considera itself, evidently, without any obligatson to honour the rules of civilized conduct and huaan tight& (Mr. Okun, United States) If the Council is to Sece ire trepmeibilitieo en& meek to reduce tensions in the eree which Libya feel8 free to threaten, it aunt begin with measurea to bring Libya into tho fold of nations, into that fold of neticno for which the requirements sf the Charter are 4erativee. Any action by fzhis CouncJl must be grounded on end explicitly addrose the persistent illegal conduct of Libya, coudwt which ha cawed uo much suffering end heightened tension. We do not augqe~t that the Council facee an ersy teuk in grappling with the prckblero of a State whiczh f&auto all civilimtd rules. The task, howverc iu still * eee.entiel, even though diffioult. The Council will not be facing its re8pansibilitfes, nor will it ease tension, if it seeks to avoid the root cawe of , I. the problem. Thet root cause4 I repeat, is the murducous behaviour of the Gs3vernnnt of Libya end it8 egent8. (interpretation f rem Preuch) t I thank the representative . . of the United Stete8 for hi8 kind words sddreased to ry country end to Y The PlSSXW%T peW8QMllY. Hr. DUBMiSJ (Union of soviet Sa?ielt6t Republicsl(interpretetin from: Ruoeien): Piret of ull, permit to cmgretulete your Sir, on your eeeueption of the pruUancy of tba security Council and to cxpr*am my couviatian thet your conoiderablo proferh3n8:. emit8 end your authority will l ueble you eucceorfwlly to cQndwt the proceedings of the security Ccumil thiu month. I WUM 81~0 like ta l xprror qj gretitude to yoor precedesm8Y, the r%preuntetive of Dotirk, for him conduct of the Council’s proceediugs fn Herah. & SCAIY~O~ &~tiQn comaidere the ccmvening of! this meeting of the BwUPitY Council to comider the situation in the central Mediterranean entirely justifiadl and timly. The Soviet Union was ome of the States that took the initiative fn bringing this mtter h%i?Qre the Secusity Councit at the and of Keruh, when, AE a (Mr. Dubinin, USSH) result of the provocative actiona of the United States against Libya, the situation in that area reached a dangerous pitch. In the course of the serieo of Council meetings held at that time, we set forth our basic view of those actions of the United States of Aamrica, and I do not believe there ie any need to tepeat that view now. Suffice it to say that the militaristic course of the me of force by the united States against Libya ham been the subject of widespread condemotion, and an unqualified demand has been addressed to Washington that it immediately call a halt to that policy and remove its have1 units from the Libyan coast. Unfortunately, we cmnot help but note that t&lay we are once again witnessing a dangerous recoudescence of the militaristic hysteria that has gripped the United States, in the form of a aevere, anti-Libyan eyndrope. Once again, a dirty cloud of blackmail ati threats ia rising from the shores of the Potomac , directed against Libya, and once again call6 are issuing from Washington for the Libyan leadership to be taught a lessan by military mearm. Of COurBe, it is not merely a question of exercises in rhetoric. As one of the militaristic reflexes that are becwing all-towcommon, the striking fist of the United States fleet is once again being clenched off the shore8 of Libya - that fleet that scarcely had tine to quit those watere following the event6 in March. Highly placed officials in Washington - not to mentim the United States media - are actually, wfttzmt a trace of embarraemufzntr talking about the poeeible targeta of a strike against Libyan territory. All this ahowe thet the United states is tuakim intensive mmeratione far a new act of azweaeion against Libya, even to the point of provoking a conflict in the region that could threaten international peace and security. (Hr. Dubinfn, USSR) El0 matter how Washington tries to justify its preparations Eor a further military adventure, nothing can justify the use of force or the provocative disregard of the United Native Charter and the basic noras of international law. At prior neetings of the Security Council , the Soviet Union had already warned that this policy of force against Libya was an eloquent teatin to the policy of "new Q~Obalisn" pxmlairzed by the United States Administration, which was visibly taking on an increasingly dangerous and belligerent character and posing a threav to world peace. Today, that aosesmnt is sore justified than ever. In the circumstances, the Security Council bears a serious responsibility to avert a further escalation of events in the Mediterraneanf it must prevent the situation from reaching the danger point and getting out of control. For the time being, it ie still possible to divert the blow being aimed at Libya. Rence, as many Council ne&nwB have repeatedly advocated preventive diplomacy muet be wed to its full potential. The Security Council must make undeniably clear it& fundamental view of the venturistic actions of the United States, cowa out wholaheavtedly in support of Libya's sovereignty and territorial integrity and demaud unequivooally that the United States cease its policy of aggrtaeion, amed prwocation and threats against citya and withdraw its armed forces from Libyan shores. Only thus will the Council be fulfilling its tounden duty under the Charter of our Organizetion as the supreme body reaponeible for the maintenance of international mace and security. (Hr. Dubinin, USSR) In conclusion, tbo Soviet dolegation wishes to rtroro thet the aurrent deng~roue situ&ion make8 even more urgent and irpcirretive a broder irauo - the need to l top up the comerted effort8 of State8 to e&pt prectical measure6 to 8trengthen mcurity in the Mediterranean. In that regard a broed progreme of eatioun wet put forward in a recent statement by thm Geuerel Secretary at the Central Coon&tee of the Cosmunist PertY Of the Soviet Union, Hr. Gorbeahev, and it he8 already wdt with a conaidereble reqonne throughout the world. ao would Omo egein draw ettentiou to the idte presented ir. Wt. CorbuMvgs stetemant of convening 8 rtprtuntetive conference in which, together with me Hediterreneen States and States adjacent to the art% the United State8 end other interested partita could Cake pert. At much en internetiouel conference it would be pomlble to consider a broad erray of mteaurt~ designed to tatt ttnmiou, tenging from confidence-building meeaurom in the military field to the reduction of military forces and rilitery activities l d the withdrawal frae tbe Hediterrreueen of nuclear-weapon-bearing vemel8. 1 The rtedinems enprtrsed by the Soviet Union imediately to enter into telk8 with the Unit4 States on the question of the eivulteneous end mutuel withdraw1 of navel units of the USSR ad the United state8 from the &ditorranean ia Of ” coueidtrable aigniffceme. The idea behind the ntv Soviet propoeelm fa, very cleat: the nomalizetion of :9e situation in the H~ittrrarrten, the rducLian of tit level Of military ConfroFntatiun, end the transfurmtion of t-hat part of the worUl into a , zone af @table pmce end go&~neighbuurlintocr. If mch ‘a pmgrtmme utrt carried Out, it vould renbrt isnpmoibT!s Onhe rect~drae,nce of e aituatim tuch ea the one wa are dteling with to&y. The PItWItSmT (intchrprotstWn from Irrancb)r I thank tha representative of the Sovit'c Union for the kind uotds he cddCcr@d ts me. There UC 1t0 mote speaker8 for this meeting. A nmber of represen*ativee have :dlic.tiid that thy vlrh to q&, but not before taaxtcrsr. Consequently the next I8eetkng 0X the Swurity Council to contfnua eondderation of the item on itx agenda will take place tomorrow, ToesGay, at 11 a.m. The meting come at 12.55 p.r. .