S/PV.2708 Security Council

I should now like to make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Union of Soviet socialist Republics. The Soviet delegation ha8 studied with great attention the special report of the Seoretary-general on the United Nation8 Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIPILlr dwument s/18348. It he8 also carefully followed the Security ~lNlCi1’8 discuSsiOn of this item. We fully share the profound concern expressed by the Secretary-General and Council member8 at the situation that ha8 emerged in the URIPIL-occupied zone in Lebanon, quite rightly described in the report a8 .intolerable*. It i8 true that, having set up the Force in March 1978 fOllOWing the large-scale Israeli invasion of Lebanon , the Security Council, in resolution 425 (1979), gave it the primmary task of confirming the withdrawal of Israeli troop8 from Lebanese territory. Today, we are compelled to state that that task has not (The President) yet been fulfilled and that the situation in southern Lebanon where it concerns UNIFIL oontinues to worsen before one.6 very eyes. The reasons uuderlying this extremely dangeroue situation - as clearly stated in the Sezretary-General’s report - lie in Israel’6 continuing obstinate rttfueal to withdraw its troops from the territory of Lebanon. It is because of that situation created by Tel Aviv that UNIFIL is still unable to discharge the functions allocated to it under Becurity Council resolution 425 (1978). That defiant disregard of Security Council resolutions, including the basic resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982) demndiug that Israel Withdraw all its military forces forthwith and unconditionally to the internationally recagnized boundaries of Lebanon, has been confirmed in the statements made yesterday and today by the representative of Israel. For many years how, the Israel occupiers . have continued to hold eway on Lebanese soil. By employing local mercenaries Israel has illegally created a se-celled eeourity zone in the border areae of southern Lebanon to be used as a springhoard for conetaht attacks and aggreeaive sorties againet the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon, to strike deep into Lebanese territory an8 to destabilise the situation in that country generally. Council mmbers, of course, know full well who is backing Israel, who is preventing the aggressor from being called to heel and who ie eyetematically preventing the implementation of Council deoieions, including those relating to illqpleraentation of the UMIPIL mandate. Today, the people of Lebanon and the international community as a whole are f-d wtch &kn A--rruta CM-~P-PLL nf *hat 4rraa-ajhl_g -anlIcy of cnnnivence ----- ..---- ---_ ----=---L- --.--- 7------- -..-_ -__ -- =-.. with the aggreesor being followed by Waehington. It is precisely in that broader political context t,hat we should VIQW the recent armed incidents that have occurred (The President) in which UNIFIL servicemen have been attacked. In a statement issued on 5 Septearber of this year, Council members voiced their unanimous indignation at such resort to deliberate violence, which places in jeopardy the safety of the members of the Force. I should like to take this opportunity to express sincere sympathy to the Governments of Ireland and France and to the families of the UNIFIL servicemen. I should also like to stress that the arm& acts of provocation against UNIFIL call for condemnation and must cease forthwith. At the same time, those tragic events, which once again highlight the dangerous and abnormal situation in which UNIFIL is compelled to operate, should not obscure the main point, namely, that the solution to the problems of southern Lebanon muat involve the ceaeation of Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory. As the Secretary-General clearly pointed out in hi8 special report: -The oolution lies in complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory and the deployment of UNIFIL to the international frontier where it can play the role originally assigned to it* (s/18348, Para. 32). That, in the opinion of the Seoretary-General, ia the best way to prOmOte and enhance the security of the UNIPIL servicemen , and we fully ehare that view. (The President) The Soviet Union decisively condemns Israel’s continuing aggression in Lebanon and expresses solidarity with the people of Lebanon fighting for their legitimate rights. The key to normalizing the situation in Lebanon is clearly set forth in security Council resolutions 425 (1978), 508 (1982) and 509 (1982), calling for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the whole of Lebanese territory. It is the Soviet delegation's conviction that it is the bounden duty of the Security Council to secure implenrentation of those decisions and seek a cessation of Israeli occupation in Lebanon. Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity Lf the state of -banal must be ensured and an end put to the arbitrary rule of the Israeli authorities vie-&-vi6 the civilian population in the southern part of that country. The withdrawal of Israeli troops to the international border would naturally create favourable conditions so that the United Nations FotCe could finally be enabled to discharge the tacks assigned to it by the Security Council. The alternative to this decision would be merely a further escalation of tension in south Lebanon, something which is fraught with very serious consequences for international peace and security in the region. I nw resume my functions as President. Wr. Clovis Makooud, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations, has asked to make a statement. With the consent of the Council, I invite him to take a place at the council table and to make his statement. Mr. HA1(SOUDr I had not intended to make another statement, given that A.La--..-a... rrn..,r,, (a n-It& a*- uraently tn vote on the draft resolution before c,cv “oru..rJ Q”“....Aa, -” -.e---- -=--- ----- it, which seeks to correct the obstruction in the way of implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Xnterim Force in Lebanon (UNIPIL) - obntructian which has lasted for far too long and which has strained the patience of the international community almost to the breaking point. (Mr. Maksoud) But after hearing the representative of Israel registering his reasons for objecting to the proposed resolution - not necessarily objections, for not only does he object but his country actually obstruct its implementation - I felt duty-bound to make an additional statement and respond to the reasons given by Israel because theee reasons tend to provide insight into the overall strategy of re*ponse, the ideological b&ground of the policy it pursues and the basic patronising attitude characteristic of an occupying Power. First of all, does the Security Council address the problem of Lebanon? In a way, yes; and in a way, no. The problems of Lebanon are for the Lebanese to resolve. Hence it is not within the Council’s purview to address Lebanon’s internal problems. Needless to say, the Lebanese themselves are fully aware that they have problems. At precisely the moment when the Lebanese parties were taking serious, constructive steps towards national. reconciliation, Israel chose to time its aggression today - as it did before - in a way so as to complicate further the process of nation& unity and cohesion by maintaining an illegal preeence inside Lebanon, in south Lebanon, openly prompting illegal militias to defy the authority of the central Government and advertising that it had also a claim on part of the militias just like everyone else. It is the diagnostic fallacy of Israel about Lebanon and the timing of Israel’s aggression that have led many in the Council and throughout the international couununity to focus - perhaps once and for all - on the real causes OS the Lebanese tragedy . The international community has come to the conclusion that since Israel’s invasion of 197s - as I said yesterday - Israel has refused to withdraw fran all Lebanese territories , refussd to allow UNIPIL to impiefnent its mandate, rods roughshod over UNIPIL in 1982. After redeploying its troops to south Lebanon, it has continued to sustain an illegal militia that defies the authority of bcth UNIFYL and the Lebanese central Government. (Mr. Maksoud) Yet the Security Council is seized of this question and it has every right to be, eince as a Hembor of the United Nations Lebanon har consistently depended on the United Nations for the preeervaticn of its territorial integrity. Hence Lebamese authorities and Lebanese parties have always been aware that cne principal factor of stability in Lebanon is that the territory of south Lebanon should be restored to the sovereignty of the State in order that the State can shoulder its national and international commitments and responsibilities. It iS the presence of Israeli occupation forces in south Lebanon and Israel’s repeated attempts to invalidate UNIFPL that have helped to contribute to the destabilizing situation in Lebanon. The Lebanese President and the Lebanese Cabinet have for the past three to four weeks met repeatedly to secure national reconciliation. In doing so, they have - as the Ambaseador of Lebanon has stated - looked to the United Nations to honour its commitments in order to enable Lebanon to carry out its oun responsibilities. (Mr. Haksoud) For the Iuraeli represon&stive to csme before this Comcil and manipulate the tragedy of Isbanar e0 sustain Israeli military and strategic hegemony in the South of L&awn, whici’b is the cause of repeated crises and the redoing of our LebSneSe nationa deskn, representa the ultimate in aggressiveness. Then, he reinforces his etatement by ccntempuously asserting to this comdl, ex cathedra, that Israel Wi11 m&tafn its right to continued occupation of the sbuth of Lebmm, on the false pretext of maintaining a *security mnem. Whom is the Israeli delegaticn trying to bluff? The problem and the crisio with the XaraelW is that they come arrogantly and speak ex cathedra, consrrrped with their wn sense of telnporacy power and openly exercising their disproportionate military strength. on the QreWXt of Ipainteining a %ecurfty s-e., they are are trying to oonsolidate the notiar that they can mntinue to maintain their occupation of South x&man. They are thus informing the Security Council that that is a l tight8 that IBtael intends to emrcise. That means that, irrespective of rslet the Security Council aecides, they vi11 cartime to practise what they have a1Wm practised and preachedt that the Gecurity Council can adopt as many reeolutione as it wants - and the draft resolution before the Council refers to such past resolutiane ae 425 (1976), 444 (19791, 490 (19791, 459 (19791, 474 (198O), 483 (191E0), 488 (1981), SO8 (1982) and SO9 (1982) - but that UleY will stand by their self-righteous pro&aoAation that their oocupation of &uth f&b&mar ie a prerogative of their enerciee of swereignty. That is a8 if the swereignty of Israel @exe predicated ~1 the pargetual violatim of tsbunm’s sovereignty. Then, in discussing hi8 objections to the draft resolutiar, the Israeli repreeentative condeeaendingly said that the Council should not quibble about legalisms. Naturally, his desire thst the Council shculd not quibble about legalkISs emerges from a sustained i&ological and practical ammitment to the &efiancc and violation of internatimal law, which Israel hae been guilty of not (Mr. Makmud) arly in South Lebancm but in its annexation of the Golan, in its annexation Of Jeru~alm and in the proliferatiar of illegal settlmnte in the i&at Bank and Ciclla. The Israeli representative’s talk of *quibbling &out legalisnrr’ is in fact an attempt ti enshrine Iarael*8 defiance and to eu~talt ite oontimpt of intarnaticnal law by prcmpting the Security Co~cil to neglect legality. Then the Israeli representative spoke about the 8piLlover of violence in L&anon on to the Wited Utions Interim Force in ~ebuna, (IJNIPIL). fn the S-tic acrdoatica he seeks to pet form in thb Council we gee a de1 iberate attempt to use the term “violenn~~” a8 if it were a charactetistia of the re&?ietaINS= fst me repetat the daviouer the occupatiar of Ubanese territxxy is illegal% it is conducted and minteined by the uBe of for-, by the use of the logistical, militBZy, financial and intelligence capabilities of Israel, directly of vianrioualy through ita illegal elements in Saith L&anon. That is @aMed ViOh8ba that terrotirefs the residents of the occupied territory. That is a form of terrmim that ie not diecussed 80 1p1& these daye. mt that kind of terrorism io highly structured, systematic and sustained, anir 401~~0 in the guise of an Israeli army terrorising residents by air, by ma LA cm LanB, day in and day auto in Lebdneee villagee and town6 and in the Palestinian refugee can&m. fureel expeats its occupaticn, ite presenoe, its attsdrs Ma ita inhuman prectiaee to go both unnoticed by the Security Council and unreaieted by the populat1cn. If the population resfete it will be Aeecrib63d a0 terrori6zor in the USUal fraditiar of all rest ad colarbl Papera, I-a& deecribg~~~n~ aa terroriem, lunping obnoxioue individual act8 by deaperedoee together with legitilaete forms of natianel resfetanoe to occupation. (Mr. Maksoud) We therefore subait the followihg obaervationsr resistance petitiom the United ahtiane and sosetimee even petitions the occupying forces it demonstrates; it proteats. Violence is the option of last resort. It if3 *en perouaeion becomes bogeleas that occupatim must pay the price. That is the significance of resistance on this, the fourth anniversary of the emergence of the Leban~e natimal resistance in the South of Kebanar. If ISraal amplies with the resolutiano of the Security Council and withdraws fOrthwith frail the occupied territories of Lebancm , nwh of the violence will be not remove&, but definitely defused pending the ultimate historical reamciliaticm c9ridb the LebinreSe have sought but vrhich hae eluded them. The &aft resolution before tie Counoil a8dreseee a central problem of tabanasr; it does not address the entire situation of LBbanm, and it is not expected to* Another divereiamry tactic ii3 the aeaertioh that thie Council ie meeting, and should be meeting, to addrese the prablem of Hezbollah. Suddenly, the ItXaeli CePremMtiVs, assuming the cleverness of Iaraelbs detailed intelligence, pmes as an expert on Heabollah. utt me eta&+ in reeponee that every time a society l-es hope in being able to emrcise its legitimate internationally reaognixed r ighte, that is a reaige for ensuring that reaietance will develop a friuge of Cecklessnese. Resolve the prcblem of &uth Lebanon, execute the mandate of the Security Comcil, allow UNXFIL to be &ployed to the ihternational bolPrdariee of fsbanan, enable the lebsnese aray - ae the representative of Lebanon eaid yea terbsy - to be canplemented by UNIFIL in the Barth of Lebanm, and you will have tune of the lunatic frfngee trying to ride the coattails of legitimate resistance to ocmupatian, for when reeietannce appease to be helpless to reStOre iegitilDacy the door la opened to reckless exploitation. (Mt. Mak soud) Therefore, in a way the cause of larch of the tragedy we have witnessed in Southern Lebanar is the fact that there has been no hope of implementing the reaolutiar, and therefore there is a hopelessness about fulfillfhg the Security Council *a mandate. The draft resoluticm is a serious attempt to rectify that i&alanaa. That is why the Ieague of Arab States hope6 that the Security COuhCil will support it. The Israeli representative says that the time-table, 21 days, is unrealistic and hot feasible. 1s it a stvange euggestion that any resolution should be inelmtly implemented when adopted, if the Security Council is to exert its authority and if its mechanism is to regain credibility and effectiveness? From OIU V-ta* point the period of 21 day8 is too long. Bowever, ff it is the collective wisdcnn of the Comcil that the Secretary-General should have 21 de!@ to report not on the eituatim, but on the tiplemmtatfark of the rasoluticm, the purpose is to give time to same of tbaee who are reluctant to restrain Ierael in ita addictim to aggrefmion; it ie to pl.acate those that shou characterietic permissiveneae as regards Ierael’s behaviour. In the world of today that UBY be a realietio baw to the power of power. The period of 21 daya is a time-frame that ie coueidered remamble, therefore it ie acceptable to UB. On the other hand, we have a warning for the Council, in the light of today*s events, nt.. mbin*e repeated etatementa and the potential - as indicated W Mr. Rabin - for extending the security zone to another 8ector of Lebanese territory, with mother influx of fareeli soldiers md attacks eiwilar to those that have already taken plaoe. Let us hope that the period of 21 daya due5 not meah a repeat demonstxation of Ierael*e addictiar to attack, to strike, ta expand and to invade. The PRBSIWI (interpretation from Russian): It is my understmd’.ng that the Council is rea@ to proceed to vote 01 the draft resolutim. If I hear no objectian, I shall put the draft resolutiar ti the vote ruw. There beihg no abjection, it is 80 decided. I shall nay call on thcee members of the Council who wish to make statements bafore tie voting. Sir John TEDMSON (united Kingdom) t My intervention yesterday was the result of a question raised by the Permanent ibpresentative of Israel* mday I wish to address the draft resolution put forward by the Permanent mpresentative of Prams. I repeat the condolehoes I offered yesterday to the French and Irish deiW%ttiOtUJ and to the families of thGW! gallant soldiers i&o have been killed or worm&d. I also repeat my praise for the troops of the United Nations Interim Pcrce in Lebanon (URIPIL) and for the Gaternments that have been public-spirited enough to contribute to it. Th8 situation in southern Lebanm is more than serioue~ it is dangerous. I fully agree with the Permanent Representative of FranCe, who said in opening the debate an Friday that the events of reoent week6 were of a different or&r from thcce we had witnessed hitherto. The delegation of France is entirely right Co br hg the situation before us and to ask for acticm. My delegation supports tb is call. The draft resolutim is in fitm but necessarily general language. It reraains fof the Secretariat to work out exactly tinat steps need to be taken. We favour (Sic Jahn Thoawm, United Eungdua) The draft teaoluticm rightly condemns in the otranguet term3 the attackS against IJNIPIL and exprcsscs iodignatiar at any supper t which may wet tly of cwettly be given to them. Those attaoka show the intention of Certain people to defy not only the intetnaticmal m-unity but also the great majority of the local mele l They are dntem&d to cell IJ?JSFIL*s cartinued existence into questian- Lest there be any doubt, I should mke it clear that the Council is not meting an this occmia, following haraeement of UNIFSL by Israel or fsraeli~ontcolled fotoes. The armed element8 attaoking UNIFIL in resent weeks seem to prefer enonymiw, but this does not prevent our having a fairly clear idea of who they are and whet their ultimate purpoee is. Their use of violenos against a ulited Nations Force is *holly unacceptable. The ending Of that ViOlenCe, ie the urgent cowern of &he Council, but experience and careful analyeie have shwn that a full and lasting soluttlub will not be pawible withart also addressing the wider prablme faaing LBJXFIL in carrying out its mandate m&r resolutia, 425 (1978). UNPIL was areated to aesitlt in restoring peace and eecurity to the internatimal btxder bebveen Letbana, and Ierael. It has long been the Comcfi'8 view, e-died not anly in resolution 425 (1978) and subsequent r&olutiona renewing UblPU’o mandate but aleo, in the strargeet terme, in resolution 509 (1982), that Ierael c9lould withdraw it0 forcee ccmpletely frari Lebanese Boil and fully respect the swereignty, in&pen&noe and territorial integrity of teballm. The eaam camAu8im hae been reached in euccessive reports on the situatim of UUIBIL by the Secretary-General , mo8t recently in the compreheneive -A +nn14ac4r mm-.-. -I 1smvp.r *- e.- __-_ - ___ LIIYI.C WC -.- Ay p pZ&ioe iii pesiiii;liGi Gi i8 %pti&ei in &aUimii~ Wla348. (Sir John Thomsm, ulited Kingdom) I do not auggaet thet the mere withdrawal of Israeli force43 frasl kbanese SOLI, and the ending of Israeli control of a pact of hbanese terribory, will prove to be the full answer. Given inatabili@ in the area and the presence of armed and Wetring group within the Arab and Is&~~ic worlds, other assures rpay be required to restwe the authority of the Lebanese Government and ensure peace along the international frantier. But there ie no possibility of any solutiar without the withdrawal of Israeli foraas and the deployment of UNIFIL to the border in aocotLnoe with its mandate under resoluticm 425 (1978). (Sir John Thomson, United Kingdom) The continuing refusal by Israel to withdraw can only lead to the perpetuation of the highly unstable and dangeroue conditions which now reign in the area and which offer outsiders the opportunity for interference. My delegation firmly belleVeS that no outside forces should be permitted in any part of Lebanon except those which have the consent of the Lebanese Government, and therefore it will vote in favour of the draft resolution now &fore the Council. Hr. LI Luye (ChinE) (interpretation from Chinese): At the outset, I wish to COngratUlate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Secutity Council for this month. f have every conviction that, with your outstanding ability in diplomacy, you will certainly guide this Council to the successful accomplishment of ite tasks of this month. I wish also to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Alleyne of Trinidad and Tobago for conducting the proceedings of the Council in an active and steady manner last month. Over the past few weeks, the conditions of UNIFIL have drastically deteriorated a8 the result of a series of irresponsible and unprovoked attacks against the Interim Force in southern Lebanon, during which a number of French and Irieh officers and soldiers lotat their lives while carrying out the noble miesion of peace-keeping in the Middle East. On behalf of the Chinese Government, I wish to convey our condolences to the deceased and express our sympathy and solicitude to the Governments of their countries and the bereaved families. I wish also to convey our reopect to all the UNIFIL officer5 and soldiers who stand fast at their poets deepite difficult conditions and dedicate themselves to the united Nation8 Cause of peace-keeping and to the Governments of the troopcontributing COUntKfes- The Chinese delegation has studied the special report of the Secretary-General on UNIFIL (S/18348) and taken note of some of the important suggestions he raised in the report. We thank him and his colleagues for the ieprt. (Hr. Li Iuye, China) The Chinese delegation is of the view that the cmtinwd presence of UNIFIL is neoessary and that the reaaam given by the Secretary&metal as to why he %annot recamend that the Cotncil Bacide to withdraw the ForuP (S/18348, pare. 31) are under standab le. At the same time, we truly believe that UNXFPL faces serious difficulties, az even a cri818, 41ich mwt be resolved at the earliest possible date. The Chinese delegaticm has mnststently maintained that the fundamental solution to the prablerps canfrcmting the Force lies in the following: Security Council resolutiar 825 (1978) must be steadfastly ismplemmtad; fsbmcm*s territorial integrity, swereignt$ aud political independance must be strictly respected% Israel must withdraw all its troope from the territory of -banan aad dismautle the so-called security same it has set up in southern Lebenar’, end UNIFIL should be etatimed along the internatiaral ‘bcrder of Lebwan so as to truly play ite proper role of llrrihtaining iuternatianal peace inB security. This is also the beet way to imprwe the safew of the Rbrg% personnel, The &tart ity Council is obliged to make resolute efforte and adopt effective measures towards this end. The Chinese delegstiar -11s ou all gartj,es wnmrned to work in m-geratia, with, and render the necessary support to, UBJIFIL, withaut ndhh it would be impossible for the Ebrw to aocow1 ish ite missicm. The Chinese dele(Fetion will vote in favour of the draft resolutia, as oontained in document S/18356. At the same time, I witi to etirte the following poeiticm of the Chinese Governmentr We hop that the coats incurred in the implementation of the relevant provisions of the &aft resolutim will be cwered by the regular budget of UNPIL and not by extra funds.

I thank the representative of China for his kinds words addreeeed to me. Mr. BIERRING (benmark) t Mr. Preeident, it givee me great pleasure not only to welccxma you as the new Permanent Representative of the Union of Soviet Socialiot Republics to the United Nationa but also to congratulate you on your aseumption of the preeidency of the Council for the month of September. The very skilful way in which you have already guided the Council*6 deliberations augurs well for a highly successful preeidency. I also wish to exprese my delegation’s apr ciation to the Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago, 3or Alleyne, for the excellent way in which he conducted the work of the Cb.2 clring the month of August. Mr. President, allow me first to convey, through you. to the Governments of Prance and freland, aa well aa to the families of the URIPIL soldiers who were killed or wounded during the recent incident6 in southern Lebmon, my Government’e profound syupathy and condolence& Theee incident6 moat tragically illustrate the rapid deterioration of the situation in southern Lebanon and the extremely difficult conditions under which the eoldiere of UBIBIL operate. Denmark fully understande and shares the view that the recent development8 and particularly the aeriee of premeditated attacks again& the French contingent, the latest of which occurred only a few daye ago, have created an intolerable eituation for UBIPIL. The@ attacks can in no way be juetified and deeerve the unenimoue Such deliberate attack8 againet united Nation8 Boldiere, whose only ambition is to serve peace In the area, be brought to an end immediately. (Mr. Bierring, Denmark) What ie at atake here ie not only the very future of an important IJnited Nations peace-keeping operation but indeed the fate of thousands of innocent civilians in atrife-r idden Lebanon. Denmerk, therefore, strongly urges all concerned parties in the area to avail themselves of whatever influence they have in order to bring about the cessation of the attacks. These attacks have clearly ehown the vulnerability of UNIFKL and the neceseity of adopting urgent meatsurea eimd at the effective enhancement of the security of the member8 of the Force. Uy delegation, therefore, welcomes the decision of the Secretary-General to advance the departure to the region of the mission of inquiry headed by Hr. Goulding to aonsider measures to be taken to improve the security of UNIPIL and to consult onae ltlOre with the partiee on how progress can be made towards implementation of Security Council resolution 425 (1978). (Mr. Bierring, Denmark) :n his special report on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanar UJNIFIL)~ the Secrehry-General describes the measures already taken to improve the security of the members of the Force and a number of recommendations by the Force Commander which in his view wDuld respond well to the situation in which tRJIFIL finds itself. The Security Comcil should give serious consideration to thase ceamR%ndatiars, and I can assure the Secretery-Generel and the other members of the Council that Denmark is ready to bear its fair share of the extra cast involved in their implenrenteticn. I turn now to the long-standing problems conoerning UNIFILDo missian. My Government has for 1-g been of the opinion that the eolution lie6 in ccmplete withdrawal of Israeli foroes from Ubanese territory and the deployment of tfNIB& to the international frartier. we fully underetmd Israel’s legitinete cQloern over the security of its northern border , across which it has been in ule past, and still is, subjects8 to atlack. At the saw timm, however, it has been and continues to be OUfirm belief that the present security ame is neither a legitimate nor an effective means of meeting Israel’s security concerns. The possible OOnsequenoes of the esntinuatian of the preemt ,impasee is clearly stated in the Secretary-General ‘13 report. such a eituation would in our best judgement not be in the interest of any of the parties anoerned. It is therefore essential that all efforts be exerts8 to ensure substantial progrea* towarda implementation of tesoluticm 429 (1976). For the reaeone I have outlined my delegation will vote in favour of the draft reSOlut.im before us. We have, hasever, certafn reservations as b the realism of the time-limit ccnbsined in the draft. (Mr. Bier r ing , Denmar k) In cancluaicm, I should like to reaffirm my CQVernment*s strcmg support fat UNSPIL and errlpreas our deep gratitude to the troop-ontrfbuting countries for the sacrifices &id1 they have alraady trade as well as to the Commander, officers and men Of UJIPIL for the emmplary dedicatiar and courage they have &xn in performing their dangerous and difficult tasks. I also commend the SeCretirYGeneral and his staff for their retiring efforts to solve the pr&lems wthich have weighed so heavily m UNIFY since its establishment.

I thank the representative of Denmark for the kind words he addressed to me. Mr* ‘lWER(OV (Bulgaria) (interpretetion from French): Sinoe I have not yet had an opportunity of cmgratulating yau, Comrade President, on your asamption of the presidency of the Security Council fcr Sesember , I wish to do so nau. And I do so with pleasure, shoe I have no do&t6 whatsoever that your excellent prOfe6Si~al qualities ensure the aucceas of the wxk of this very imFrtant body. It ia all the more satisfying to me to hanour in that pact the worthy CePreaentQtiVe of the Union of Soviet Socialist I&publics, ta wnich my country, the People’s EIspublic of Sulgaria, &a linked by fraternal ties of friendship, mtual w*,peratia, and assisbnoa, within the socialist family. I take thie opportunity also of extending my delegation’s gratitude to Mr. Uleyne, the Permanent 13spremntative of Trinidad and lbbago, on the outstanding way in &icb he carried out his duties as President of the Council in nuguot. It is a matter of deep QMcIBrn that the Semrity Council has had to met once again in a period of two week6 to consider the si bastion in 5311 ther n Lebanon, in the light of the special report by the Secretaty-<;eneral on the Urrited Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). And there ie gad reascn for the Coun:il to (Mr. Twetkov, Bu lgar ia) meet. The situation in southern Lebanon renmins extremely serious. Wlat is morer We are witnessing there a dangerous escalatiar of tensian that muld degenerate into direct armed conflict. The incidents of provocation which have cmtinued to afflict UNIFZL and have resulted in the death of innocent victims are a cause for 55riou5 cmcern. On behalf of my tivernmmt, I take this opportunity of expressing our sincere sympathy to the French and Dish Governments as well as our condolences to the families of the viotims. These acts of provocation against the United Natiars Force in southern L&anal demand our ccndennatiar; they must be stopped WnediatelY. The recent tragic event9 are further proof of the abnormal and dangerous canditione in rhi& UNIRIL operates and Jlich ptwent it from fulfilling its mandate under Security Council reaolutia, 425 (1978). The main teaam for that state of affairs and for the deterioration in the situation in southern Lebanon is well knmun to all. It ie Israel’s amtinued oocupatian of a large part of Iebanese territory, as well as the comtant, eyatematic acts of aggression directed by the IWaeli occupier and its lackeys in southern Lebanm agahet the independent and satereign Lebanese Itate. 1 ewemy Gmernmnt’s gratitucb for the SecreteryCeneral~s special report m UNIFIL and thank him for its objectivity and ite panpt preparation. I would expressly emphasize that the Bulgarian delegation entirely shares the conclusicm of the report that “The eolutim lies in oomplete withdrawal of Israeli for-8 from Lebanese territory and the deployment of UNIFIL to the internatiaral frmtier, where it can play the role originally assigned to it of restoring international peace and securiQm. (s/18348, para. 32) (Mr. ‘Jkwetkcw , Bulgar ia) Such a solution carforlPs fully to the views of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria on this questiar. As is vell knaun, the means for achieving a just and lasting peace in Lebanon are clearly and unequivocally indicated in SeCUritY council resolutiars 508 (1982) and 509 (1982), in vhi& the Council demanded that Israel withdraw all its military forces forthwith and uncarditiarally to the internationally reaogniaed boundaries of Lsbanaa. Moreover, the international cammunity unanimously believes that a solution to the problems in Lebanon is poesible only on the basis of the maintenanoe of the unity, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebancn. ff is OUT view that it is high time to make Israel oomply with the security council r es0lJ.l tions. m that end, &at is required first and fore-t is the constructive co-Q,peraUm of all the mebxe of the Counail. In our opinion, the Security Council, whiah the Charter has en&wed with the necessary competence and machinery, aan and must urgently take measures to guarantee the application of its decisions - h this case, tha3e cancezning eauthern LebanaL Given the positive role that UNIPIL is called upon Lo glay in regard to the solution of Labanar ‘6 problem , the eulgar ian delegatian believes that, de@ te the continued deteriaratiar of the conditiars in which the Unitad Watians Inter La Paroe in Lebanon is obliged to operati, it ehould oantinue to carry out its ttum%te J@ defined in Security Council resolutia, 425 (1978) and the euksequent relevant te6olution6. (Mr. Tsvetkov, Dulgar ia) For all those reasons, while we would have preferred the draft resolution to bWhd0 a axe e%plicit mention of the withdrawal of Israeli forces t0 the internationally-recognised borders of Lebanon , in keeping with Security Council resolution 425 (1978), and although there are other aspects of the draft resolution with which w are not entirely satisfied, Dulgar ia wtll vote in favour of the draft resolution, while reserving the right to express our view5 on its financial implication8 when those are knOwno The PRESIDENT (interpretatbn from l?ussfan)t I thank the representative of Bulgaria for hfs kind words addressed to cm30 Mr. WDLCDlT (Australia); As this is the first time I am speaking in the Counol this mOnthr let a&? at the outset congratulate your Sir, cm your aeeumption of the preeidency for the Planth of SeptemDero Ky delegation ie confident that, a5 a representative of a country with the power and influence of the Soviet Unionr in which I personally have had the pleasure of serving on two Occasions in my career0 you vill carry out your dutiee with impartiality and with your already acknowledged am-tic ektlle. I would also like to expreae the eppgeciation of my delegstian to Ambaesador Alleyne of Trinidad and Tobago, for the patient, tactful and effective PBcLnneK in which he conducted the affair5 of the Council throughout August. I should also like to extend Auetralia’s eincere cOndolence8 to Prance and to Ireland and to the families of *he member8 of their armed forces over the tragic losses vhich they hsvr suffered. I also wish to psy tribute to all of the a.---- ---L-IL.-L*^- _.._ &a,- a= ~.~t.u’Irrrlr”c.*.y W” ,..I .5Y .ih *t h4ha V=ti-n Inwcim Force in Lebanon -.-e-w- -.-- - __._ (UNIPIL) for the courageous manner in which they are eerving the cause of peace-keeping at this difficult and dangecoue time. (Mr. Woolcott, Australia) My delegation ha8 listened attentively to each of the preceding speakers. Australia will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us because we support it8 general thrust and, in particular, because we believe that all foreign fOcC@ in Lebanon Should withdrew, except those which ar8 there et the request of tha Government of Lebanon. We consider that the draft resolution i8 also helpful in mking Cleat the complete unacceptability of armed attacks against e United Nation8 peace-keeping f me. rtrat Le something we deplore. The Rermsnent Representative of Israel said a few minutes ego that deliberate attacka on UNIFIL will not stop, but we muat hop8 that they will and that the draft te~htion before Uo will be heeded by those resmnsible for the attdKs against UNIRIL. While Israel% refusal to withdraw all of it8 forcea f torn Lebanon has clearly w3vented UNIBIL from fulfilling it8 mandate , the recent incidents which have given rise to thie draft resolution are a manifestation of a different - even if reiated - problem. A# the Secretary-Ueneral noted in his special report, armed eleIaentt3 have begun attacking UNIPIL beceuse of their oggosition to the very Pre8ence of the United Nations Force. we all know that the &curity Council is meeting at a critical time for UNIBIL. Ae the Secrstary-G%narel he8 noted, the Force faces a major crleie. This ie Qo deepite the mftrPent of the troopcontributing COWltrieS and the ftnancial and political support of the great majority of Member Stetee. Clearly, we are facing a delicate situation and a period of anxiety and uncertainty. My delegation ie concerned about the future of UWIPIL, and we can only hope that, d88eft8 the obviws GiFficuitiee , t?n*ci,, “W.P ua‘YE.*-..u- -*-+- ----- --~-*(=-a with pinful claritv in the statements mde in this Council yeeterday and, indeed, again today, this draft resolution will 90 WIT@ way towards enabling the Porte to fulfil its mandate in accordance with (Mr. Gbeho, Ghana) resolution 425 (1978). The draft r85OlUtian before the Security Council tdaY 8Xpresses the view that this shoirld happen. It is now up to all those more directly involved to find the will to eee that it does happen.

I thank the representative of Australia for his kind words addressed to rPB- Mr- GSEHO (Ghana)t My delegation has already hnd the opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, ar your assumpticn of your duties as President of th8 Council. Permit me0 hOweV8r, to add my perscnal congratulations to those already offered you. Your country and mine ‘1av8 had comm positions cm many of the issues that cmme before the Council, and I am hopeful that Under your presidency progress can be made in the Council in finding eolutions to 80x55 of the intractable problem5 With which the Council is seized. May I aleo add my personal appreciation and congratulation5 to Ambassador Alleyne of Trinidad and Tobago for hie exemplary and brilliant Presidency during the month of August. 1 had not previoualy intentbd to epeak. I decided to do 5.0 a few moments ago becauee I thought that, since Ghana la a troopcontributing Country and one Of the very few from the continent of Africa, Africa.8 voice should aleo be heard in this debate. A few days ago the Council decided to aUthori the Secretary-general to eend a miesion to southern Lebanon to inveetigate on the ground the activitiee that have caused the Council to be convened. Today, the report of that mission is before the t%uncil, and my delegation ha5 studied it very carefully. What 18 mOr8r th8 Ghana delegation has also listened to all sides in thi5 debate, and I am happy to say that the report generally enjoys the support of my delegation. (Mr. Gbeho, Ghana) ghe Ghana delegation is able to give its support to the Gecretary-General’s COnClUBiOne, and particularly to the arrangements made to meet the increasing escalation of violence, because its thrust confirms what was reported to the council earlier on, namely, that there is indeed a dangerous escalation of violence in southern Lebanon. what is more, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) itself, in spite of jts mandate, has become the target of that violence. In the debate to which we have listened, one thing has been clear, and that is ref leoted in the Secretary-General’s report: the continued illegal occupation of the sovereign territory of Lebanon is at the core of the problem in southern Lebanon today. We heard the Ambassador of Israel refer to another aspect of the situation. In his statement he tried hard to put the blame on parties other than Israel, eSpecially the Bezbollah, and sought to conclude that, therefore, it was the Reabollah that was causing all the tension in southern Lebanon, and not Israel ‘8 illegal presence there l (Hr. Gbeho, Ghana) After having carefully conaideced that mAdma&, tay delegatiar has come to the conclueian that we cannot put too mu& credence on it, for it lacks the hsllmao k of proof. Qwtations frcm civilians and from are ox two religious figures reported in a febamse newspaper cannot be accepted by the Council as watertight proof for the ongoinq violenoe. On the other hand, it is scuepted by practically all who have oared to debate the issue that because the presence of Israel in the so-called security 2018 is an act of lawlessness in itself it has tended to enwurage further lawlessneso and has also made Iecaeli troops and repreeentatiwes targets of violence in south LebaWJn. My delegation was more thun disaagointed yesterday when the representative of Israel paced a rhetorical questiw about ~ebamn. Re asked% what aovereigntyt what oentral authority? &I went an furthat to ask: when wea the lest time the President of rcebanm visited south Lsbancm? The visit of the President of Lebanon to the a~- of violence annot be the test of swweignty of the country, and w regret that this attitude ssem to be at the root of Israeli attitude vi&-vis kbanar. We ekall therefore vote in faoau of the draft resolution be&bore the Council, became it reiterates hat we ourselves - 8s a Stste and as a trwp-ccmtributing awntry - have said all along, that the continued illegal presence of Israeli force8 in earth Lebanon cannot be aoaept*le to the Council. Before I conulude, allas me to convey the syrspathy and condolenoes of ay dalegatian and my aomtcy ta the representatives of Braze and Ireland an the ..------ -L.- .____ u----L-- crbo~rsvro A.CIDDQ “8-x 1IQ11 ixi-ite~~ recently $7 *,-5,1w. m w.. ---- --- yh rrlr bhr, nl,* candolencea be aonveyed ecqecially to the families of three soldiers Aor Un*rbrn8telY, were killed in the course of united taatione duty. The IQQB’IDENT (interpretation from Russian)t S thwk Ule nepreaentrrtive of Ghana foe the kind words he addressed t0 me- I shall naJ put to the vote the draft resoluticn contained in Qcument S/18396. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Australia, Bulgat ia, Chkra, Cargo, Denmark, Fran-, Ghana, Madagascar, Thailand, Trinidad and T&ago, UIion of Soviet Socialist Republics, Unitsd Arab EMrates, United Kingdom of Great Brttdn and Northern Irelard. Venezuela Agrninstr NUM3 AbSta hjJK$t United States of Arner iop The PW9IDm (interpretation from Russian) t The result of the voting is 86 follows: 14 in favour, nQ)e against itnd 1 abstention. The draft resolution has therefore been adopted as reaolutian 587 (1986). I -11 an the representative of the mitad statese iho wishee to mate a ststement following the voting. Mr. WALmS (ulited States of her iaa) t This is the fir at time I have bad ocuasten to cmgratulate you, Sir, ar your aeamption of the presidency of UIe seaut ie c%nrndl. fioo are sure thrt you will amtinue to guide the Counail*e 8eUheseticuu with the sem diatinctia, an8 oteadfest diplomatic skill8 that have merked your oareet in the sesviaa of your corntry in various parta of the world. I would also like to thank Wassador Alleyne for the distinguished and ilqpartial day in which he guf&d the Council during the month of August, and m who know him and know r+rrrt he has dare are luch fn hi8 debt. The flhited States has consistently and vigorously supported the United #astirno Interim Force in ~&anan (UNIFIL) since that mrce w:,e created in 1978. In Very difficult circumdmmee end in the Pam of major &stacles, UNIFIL ha6 IM& e significant cmtributicm to the stability of south Lebanm. we axttinue to believe (Hr. Walters, United Statea) that LRUFIL plays an important role, both in the present cirau~etancss and in Lhe cmtext of possible future arrangements which, by ensuring atability in south Lebanon and security for northern Israel, could ensble it to fulfil its nWrdate* Our fqport for UNIFIL as an organisation is matched by our respect and adnriretian for the troops ao have manned it ova the yeacs. The ~-a-contributors have faoed the danwets of their missian with amrage and fortitude. UWRXL has suffered casualties in the carno of peer and we salute thcroe who have am& these sacs ifiaes. Hnst reamtly the brave sam of two nations - Brame and Ireland - with tbidr my oourtry enjoys the cla-st Of relati-8, have last their lives on behalf of peace 5n Ubanar. I wish to use this occasion to express my deepest sympathy to the fadlies of these brave men and to the ammd foroeee to which they belanqed. In particular, we join our voioee to thoee of civilised people everywbsre in aploring the reoent wsve of attacks cn tlNl[pIL soldiers. Tbaae who have oarried out these attacks ate ariminals. Ws strargly endorse effor te by the Smxetary-General end others to improve the seourity of the Force and we hooe that any et8eg that cm amtribute to the safety of those in the field will be teken as sow aa possible. We urge all three who live in south ubmon and benefit frors the stability and seauritj that uNIRIL provides & aontinw their @upport of that oowageous Poroe. It is precisely because of our strang sugpert for IIBXYXL and Its goals that YB regret that we had to &stain in the vote QI this resolution, prt faward by a colleidet&ls sscrifice for the sake of ~&unar swereignprty, unity and indegendena3. In aflditian to our awn oonsbtent and firm euppott for UNfBIb, ouz own forces, together with thcee of Bcanae, have given their lives in Beirut far the 5W ob jectfve. But me thing is quite clear; it is not Iereel that is killing and wornding the aoldiere of WIPIL, and this is a watertight truth. Unfortunately, the Cesolutiar juet a&p&d by the Council will not support that objectivu. It calls an the secretary-General ” . . . to make the necreseary arrangements for a deployment of the lkmca to the southern border of Lebaninon”. W foaming exclusively cm redeployment of the Ebrae the reaolutian ignores the critical factor that has prevented the fulfilment of UNIFIL*s mandater the absence of agreement mg the parties aonoerned m security arrangements that would protect ttreir respeotive intfmSt% Our positia, is cleart lasting peace and stebility in south Lsbanm oan Q)~PB dy through agreed on security measures that ensure both the safety ad the well-being of the @ample of south Lebana, and of fszaelis who live near the Lebanese border and nd~o have also been viotfme of violence and terrcx originating in south Lebanar. (Ms. Walters, United States) Such measures must be agreed on by the parties concerned) they are not in the Power of the Secretary-General to iwpose. It ie neither realistic nor responsible to demand this, and doing so will only jncrease the level of friction and mistrust that seems ti have been an obstacle to the fulfilment of the mandate of the United Natione Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The situation in South Lebanon is fraught with danger. The United States believes that the status quo ie unsatisfactory for Lebanese and Israelis alike, as well a8 for uNsRIL. To deal with this situation a renewed effort is needed to achieve agreed-m eecurity arrangements that protect the interests of all concerned. If the Council wishes to act it should address itself to this tack. The quest&m that mst be faced is: What action can be taken in these next weeks? We agree with the view enpreesed here yesterday that the attacks against UNIFIL would not cease if its area of deployment were changed. Thaee attacks occur beCaUSe of the abeence of adequate Government of &ebanon authority in the area where UNIFIL is already deployed. The problem, in short, is that the Government of Lebanon, unfortunately, is not able to exercise its authority over the territory fran which the attacks against UNIFIL are beins launched. If this Council in it8 deliberations is to do anything useful, this lack of effective authority in the area where UNIFIL already exists is the first , not the last, question to be addressed. Indeed, one of the missions of UWIPIL, as spelled out in previous resolutions 09 this Council, is to assist the Governmnt of Lebanon in restoring its authority over ite territory. lf this problem can be e?lved the remaining probieam sii iSit GGP<G t?,ZZtlvZ. If thia ~rablem cannot bs solved in a short ----- time-frame, attention must then be directed to ameliorating the aaigere to UNIFIL that flow from the lack of effective authority in that part of Lebanon. (Mr. Walters, United States) We must also reserve our position On what we will do when the Council receives the report, a report which must focus on all aspects of this problem. It is incumbent upon the Council to put the tilae that we have to goad me. The COUnCil 8hould not allOw itself to be rushed into actions which can iU&e the already difficult situation worse. f wish to be apletely clear: we support UNIFIL. we respect and admire the troop-contributors, which include some of our closest allies. However, we did not believe that a draft resolution such as the one that was before us today would advance that end.

I thank the representative of the United States of Anrerfca for the kind words he addressed to me. The representative of Lebanon has aeked to make a statement, and I call upon him nmf. Mr* FAMfDUEul (Lsbanon) (interpretatton from Arabic): l4y delegation cannot refrain frcm expreeeing its aetoniehment and deep regret st the result of the voting on the draft resolution submitted by Bran-, and specifically at the abetentiar of the delegation of the United States, even though the draft reeolution laid BtteeLl On Security C~ncil resolution 425 (1978), which, a8 melnbere will recall, was formulated and submitted by the delegation of the United States in 1978. We had expected the speedy implementation of reedution 425 (1978)) we had expected that the United Rations Interim mrce in Lebanon (UNIFIL) would have been =ZZbkd c,^ 0**104' a,- -mu-*- epl&ely =>fi =e y+cly aa =wible. ---A-- e-w m-..---M That would have been the case had it not been for Israel’s refusal to withdraw from Lebanon and the impossibility of deploying UNIBl;L units t0 the internationally recognized (Mr. Pakhoury, Lebanon) border. We had hoped for unanimity among Council membere, aa there had been last April and laet July when they extended UNIFIL’e mandate abed this September, when the President of the Council ioeued a statement. We had hoped that the Council Wculd be unanimoue today in adopting a resolution stressing the neecl to implement pact resolutions in order to ensure the safety of the men of the Force. The future of UNIFIL - and hence &a future of southern Lebanon and its civilian population, and the population of Lebanon -’ remain6 the direct KeWonaibility of the security Council. I must cell attention to the fact that tday'e vote in the Security Council coincidee with the intensification of acts of aerial aggreesion committed by ferael against villages in the mountains of Lebanon and with shelling by artillery provided by Israel to the sa-called South Lebanon Army. The shelling has been directed againet eeveral villages in southeKn.Lebanon. The reeponeibility lies, first and foremost, with the permanent lnembere of the Zecutity Council, anCl they ebould fully shoulder that reeponeibility. The major question ie: what will follow the forthmming relprt by the Secretary-‘ieneral? What doee the future hold for uNIPTL? Lebanon cannot accept that all the bloodehed and eacrifieee made by ONIBIL unita should be in vain lult because of any failure on their part to fulfil their mandate, but because of difficulties placed in their way. The PRRSIDlWT (interpretation from Rueelan): There are no further epeakere for this meeting. The Security Council hae thus concluded the pteeent etage of ita coneideration of the item on its agenda.