S/PV.470 Security Council

In accordance with the decision taken at the last [469th] meeting, 1 shaH caU upon the representative of India to state his Government's views, particularly in connexion with the statement the representative of the United Kingdom made at the last meeting on behalf of the four sponsors of the joint draftresolution [S/1461]. There will he consecutive interpretation of thi~ statement and of that of the representative of Pakistan. My Government has examined the clarification of the joint draft resolution which Sir Terence Shone gave on behalf of its sponsors. The Government of India's position regarding the McNaughton proposaIs [S/1453] was restated by me in the statement 1 made on 8 March [469th meeting], and my Government adheres to and sees no reason to modify it. Subject to that, my Government accepts the re~êllution. My Government assumes ~;at, as implied in paragraph 5 of the joint draft resolution, the United Nations representative will le appointed with the agreement of the parties, and on this assumption, my Government is ready to extend to him such co-operation in the discbarge of his functions as lies in its power. Sir Mohammad ZAFRULLA KHAN (Pa.1dstan): In the course of my submission to the Couneil when it met last, 1 made it quite clear that the attitude of my Government was to regard the draft resolution, in its main features, as satisfactory. lu fact, 1 had very little to sayon the language of the resolution itself. Such observations as 1 submitted to the Couneil were directed towards portion of the clarifications offered to the Couneil on behalf of the sponsors of the resolution by Sir Terence Shorle. 1 shaH try to follow the lead given by Sir Benegal N. Ra" by way of keeping my own statements quite coneise alld brief. Before 1 submit my Government's attitude on the resolution itself, 1 do want to make just one observation on something that was said -by Sir Benegal N. Rau during his submission to the Couneil at the last meeting which 1 was not quite able to follow at the moment. In drawing attention to sub-paragraph 2 (à) of the joint draft resolution, he said that he assumed, or at any rate desired, that the agreements referred to therein w01Jld also include agreements that may be arrived at in the future. As 1 have said, 1 was not quite able to follow him then, but a further study of his statement, and consultation with my advisors, h~s indicated what bis meaning might have been. Subparagraph 2 (d) reads as follows: "To arrange at the appropriate stage of demilitarization for the assumption by the Plebiscite Administrator of the functions assigned to the latter under agreements made between the parties." It is perfectIy clear that the joint draft resolution speaks of agreements made between the parties in the First, according to us, there is no kind of assumption made by General McNaughton in sub-paragraph 2 (b) of his proposaIs. That sub-paragraph is quite clear. It reads as follows: "The 'northern area' should also be included in the above programme of demilitarization, and its administration should, subject to United Nations supervision, he continued by the existing local authorities". That, 1 submit, is perfectly clear; as a matter of fact, it stands in no need of clarification. With regard to sub-paragraph 2 (b) of the draft resolution under discussion, 1 took pabs at that time to submit to the Security Council-and 1 need not repeat what 1 said on that occasion and have repeatedly declared on every occasion when this matter has come before the Security Council, or has been discussed before the Commission-that the agreed oùjective between the parties is that the question of the accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan or to India is to be determined through the democratic process of a free and impartial plebiscite; and that that is the objective which has to be pursued unswervingly and unflinchingly by the United Nations representative to be appointed under this draft res<?lution, as well as 'JY all other organs of the Security CounciI and of the United Nations as a whole. plus en sitions pas position de du les tout avec nistrateur organismes pour de dispositions nous esprit, ses s'agit. Having made these submissions, 1 need only remind the Security Council what Pakistan's attitude was generally with regard to the McNaughton proposais,' and that having been so, 1 do not think that anybody could have been left in any doubt with regard to what Pakistan's attitude would be towards the joint draft resolution which is based upon the proposaIs of General McNaughton; that is, that we accept the draft resolution and shall do whatever may be required of us ta co-operate with the United Nations representative and the Plebiscite Administrator, and \Vith any other authorities and organs that may· he ~~{lpointed to carry through the objectives of this draft l'f'sotution. And when 1 say "we accept the draft resolutiol1", l mean bath the letter and the spirit thereof: what il' aims at, and the processes through which it desires to arrive at that aim. If no member of the Council wishes to speak, I shaU consider the general debate on the question dosed, and, if no one requests the floor, 1 shaU aIso declare c10sed the general discussion on the joint draft resolution submitted ·by four merilbers of the Counci1. As no one wiS'hes to speak, we shaH proceed te a vote on the draft resolutlon submitted by the representatives of Cuba, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. b~ favour: China, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstaining: India, Yugoslavia. Absent: Union ri Sûviet Socialist Republics. Mr. NINCIC (Yugoslavia) : The Yugoslav delegation has listened with the greatest attention to the èiscussion whkh has taken place here on the question of Kashmir. It has also carefully studied aU the available documents, such.as the official records of Security Council meetings on this question, the reports of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, and so on, and it has reached certain conclusions which can be briefly summarized in the foUowing two points which will, at the saine time, constit.ute an explanation of my vote on this question. First, the question of Kashmir shoulâ not, in our opinion, be viewed solely or even essentiaUy as a dispute between two neighbouring States, India and Pakistan, but should, above aU, be considered in the lig-ht of the rights and interests of the population of the State of Jammu and Kashmir itself. Secondly, due .consideration should he given, when dealing with the problem of Kashmir, to the important question of the relations between the two main religious elements on the Sub-Continent, and any measure .contemplated on the territory of Jammu and Kashmir should be weighed in the light of the repercussions it would have, or simply might have, on the population of India and Pakistan, both of which countries, it will be remembered, are composed of these religious elements. In the light of these conclusions, we cannot but feel rather doubtful regarding the effect of the adoption .of the joint draft resolution. The sponsors of the draft resolution themselves seem to share some of these. The J?RESIDENT (translated tram Spanislt) : In view of the adoption of the draft resolution with which we have been concerned during recent meetings, 1 feel it incumbent upon me to state that the Security Council has ta~cen one more <:oncrete step forward towards the eventual solution of the dispute between India and Pakistan. de séances devoir se et For two years this matter has been before the Security Council, which has had the benefit of the co-operation of the two Governments interested in the solution of the problem. The Council has been assisted by the wise and persevering efforts of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan which it set up for that purpose, and we have arrived at a stage when the question has again come hefore th'5 Council, which has devoted its full attention to it and has found, in the draft resolution submitted by the representatives of Cuba, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, a solution which we believe ''lill be conducive to the effective seUlemen.t desired. It is a proposaI which we have already described as objective, fair and just; its aim is that the interested parties themselves shaH reach the solution we all desire. de du Conseil geux et maintenant question, et représentants et de que d'équitable, sc1ution It was of course impossible that this or any other proposaI could be completely and wholly accepted by each of the parties whose views conflicted; but it was gratifying to the Council that the parties should also have indicated their Governments' acceptance of this skilfully ,canceived a~d drafted proposaI. We are sure that when, in accordance with the resolution, the Security Council designates the United Nations representative who will go to the scene to seek a solution ta the problem, he will be able to count upon the loyal co-operation of the interested parties,and we are certain that, with such cc-operation, a settlement will prove feasible and will be reached readily. proposition, ment points Conseil avaient cette d'habileté. de représentant lieux problème, des collaboration régler The resobtion we have adopted includes a special paragraph in which the Council extends its sincerest thanks to the members of the United Nations Commission. 1 wish to reiterate publicly how deeply the Security Council appreciates the labours of that Commission in overcoming difficulties of every kind, and in submitting to us proposaIs which have been powerful factors in achïeving the conclusion now approved by the Council. We have also made a special reference in the resolution to General McNaughton's characteristica1ly able contribution to the work of this body in December, when he acted as its President. The thanks and congratulations of the Security Council shculd also be extended to General McNaughton because the proposaI just adopted was, as we know, based cin the principles laid down by him. paragraphe exprime des combien déployés difficultés sitions d'arriver Dans mentionné de mait du les ses proposition Nations 1. hope that, following the choice of the United Nattons representative, who will undoubtedly be a In accordance with the resolution adopt~d: the representative of the United Nations will he chosen by the Security Council. Thi3 matter will be considered later by the Council, and, if there is no special reason for an earlier meeting, l propose to cali the members of the Council together for a meeting next week. The meeting rose at 4.5 p.m.