S/PV.708 Security Council

If 1 undentood the French interpretation of the USSR representative's statément correctly, Mr. Sobolev said that the Assembly had unanimous1y urged us to admit eighteen countries. That is not quite accurate; the recommendation concerning the admission of the eighteen candidates was not unanimous. A littie later 1 heard Mr. Sobolev speak about "the unanimous opini~n of the majority"; 1 do not know whether he actually used those words or whether the simultaneous interpretation was at fault. In any event, that is an entirely new concept to me and one which 1 am sure is unintelligible to many memben of the Council. 12. Until quite reeently, very many to recœnm.end Japan's admiuion Assembly, in confomUty with the not posaible, for reasons of which What is DOW propoeed ÎI a simple that is wbat we have had to EaU do so very readily. Sucb an action opini~ of the put majority of members which is politically the mCllt important of the United Nationa. We should be was fully qualified fol' membenhip of and that it could and ahould be 13. We sba1l vote in favour of draft resolution without the addition USSR delegation, as we are opposed of that sort. 14. Mr. LODGE (United States United States believes that the ideal qut.ItÎon wu the adoption of [9/3510} which the United States ing] jmmediately after the Soviet simply recommended Japan's election ..on of the General Assembly. this wu vetoed by the Soviet Union 15. 1 predict that the Soviet Union bJast o~ condemnatory world opinion abuse of the veto power, and that, bas goDe by, Japan will he a Member. Union, let us face it, bas been advenely over the worid for its veto of 1apan. indift'erent to the overwhelming sentiment and 1 say this in spite of the fact at the close of the General Assembly [56011& plena,., meeting1 Mr. Kuznetsov Outer Mongolia ud left out Japan spite of that omission, 1 say that feel the eft'ect of world opinion d~tresolution of the United Kingdom will be adopted. S é lt 18. Mf. VAN LANGENHOVE (Belgium) (translated Irom French): The BeIgian delegation bas often voted in favour of the admission of Japan. It did so three times in succession Iast week. In its view, that great country fully satisfies the conditions laid down in the Charter. As t..~e debates here clearly show, that opinion is shared by an the members of the Council. The Council should therefore recommend the admission of Japan. 19. A recommendation in this sense bas, how~ver, been blocked by the veto of the Soviet Union. As 1 said before, that veto was obviously the result of a plan hold Japan as a hostage in order to ~ntee the adonission of Outer Mongolia. 20. Thus Japan's admission is made subject to condition which is not provided for in the Charter and which is consequently unconstitutional, as is clearly apparent from the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.:I In the circumstances, the least the Security Council can do is, while repeating that Japan is fully quaIified for membership in the United Nations, to express the hope that it will saon be admitted. That is what the United Kingdom' draft l'Csolution does, and wc fully support it. U Il ~ 21. For the reasons 1 have given, the Belgian delegation couId not of course agree that, in the expression of that hope, Japan's name should be linked with that another country.. The Belgian delegation will therefore he unable to vote for the Soviet amendment. le 22. Mr. D~ FREITAS VALLE (BraziI) (translated /rom French): After folIowïng this debate, 1 merely WÎIh to .repeat that Brazil is keenly desirous of Japan's admission to the United Nations. Hundreds thousands of Japanese have settled in BraziI, and their descendants have become good Brazilians. We in our country are acquainted 'with the courage and integrity of the Japan®Se people. 1 wish to bear testimony this in the CounciI, so that 1 may he entitled to exprea Illy conviction that Japan will make an extremely uaeful '-', IS te L !- ~ 1 ~tltniuiOfl of • s,.u '0 ,la. UraiI.tl NGlwru (CIa.,'n, Gr'. ~). ~tllJÜor7. o;iflioa.: .I.C./. R.,o,,,. NUIl, 1. 51. 25. A package deal has been accepted support, though a separate vote on each application. That only one application must he considered there must he no bargaining.

At this Couneil, held on 15 December, [S/3510] presented by the United apd 1 will even say tragica11y, because of the veto of the Soviet that point, the representative of put before the Couneil the draft upon which the Couneil has now 27. The Soviet Union representative time that he thought that the resolution was worthy of consideration purpose, he requested an adjournment We agreed to an adjournment. for consideration. Yet today Council with the same old package deal, this time putting Mongolia in the same package. 28. He has advanced the novel General Assembly unanimousty Mongolia. That is news to Assembly never unanimously approved 29. Secondly, during the debates tical Committee and in the General fications of any applicant examined. Those debates were deal ". 30. As regards the individual Mongolia, only six· representatives Outer Mongolia was qualified: 33. In the long debates during recent weeks on whole problem of new membership, representative representative bas told the General Assembly and Security Council that he had certain applicant States closest to his heart. 1 confess that Japan is ciosest the heart of China. We have always worked for admission of Japan, and we shall continue to do To deny the right of Japan to be a Member of United Nations is sheer injustice. To delay admission is also injustice. 1 hope and believe that United Nations will see to it that that injustice remedied as saon as possible. ~ de ;elon :ures tion. totre sur faut QIlt :A :, le pu ique lvié- saisi quel

At the 706th meeting, my delegation stated its position with regard to the felicitous suggestion of United States that we should recommend to General Assembly that it should admit Japan at eleventh session. 1 do not intend to refer to arguments advanced on that occasion, or to repeat them now, when we are dealing with a similar proposai which merlts my delegation's enthusiastic support, but 1 think it my duty to mention certain others. :laré du , et ;OOt. pré- )Our ,'hui 'ché, t la 35. First, 1 must recall that Peru eamestly supported ail the recommendations which it was proposed that Securlty Council should make to the General Assembly concerning the admission of Japan; and that Peru, dealing with the problem which the General Assembly sought to settle by means of the Committee of Good Offices, of which 1 was the Chainnan, continually requested the USSR to agree to the admission of Japan, deeming it a signal of success that late in October early is November of this year, the USSR agreed Japan's admission, laying aside the objection-which did not think valid-that a state of peace did not between the USSR and Japan. duit 1 éné- :xté· blée [que leun men de 36. 1 should like also to refer to the fact that there ties between Japan and Pero similar to those between Japan and Brazil, ,to which the Brazilian representative alluded. We have a Japanese colony which is happy to accept Peruvian citizeriship, which co~plies [Olle de les .- '. 38~ The fust opportunity was Japan from the proposai approved Couneil at the 705th meeting. could not exclude Japan; because that, in order to maintain ·the recommendation of the Assembly, out, that happened Without responsibility, vention on the part of the countries forthat resolution by an overwhelming that there was a moral obligation arising from the other side's fulfilment as evidenced by eight votes in then by fifty-two votes, followed foi' .the other countries in the 39. The Soviet Union had another occasion of the proposaI submitted [8/3510]. Unfortunately there veto was interpreted as evidence was trying to use that circumstanœ with Japan, which naturally aroused of world public opinion. 10. The third opportunity United Kingdom delegation proposaI which is simply a tribute tribute and at the same time a nobody can object, least of all ~cognized in its previous proposaIs and by its subsequent attitude that Japan is qualified for ship in the United ~ations. 41. The·Peruvian delegation Unitea Kingdom proposaI, but not ior the USSR amendment, for the reasons which When we·voted for Mongolia and in the Security Council, broad and generous interpretation Charter. . 1 could never accept qualified" in ·connexion with Mongolia. .ASsembly resolution \VaS based but that friendly agreement is past; it was partIy broken control, .and is being further attitude of the Soviet Union. ,. l't 42~ For these reasons, the Peruvian abstain from voting on the Soviet vote for the draft resolution submitted Kingdom.· xelure ;eunté Union Fet, il 45. In these drcumstances, my delegation welcomes the cirait resolution of the United Kingdom, which at placing on record a fact recognized and acknowledged by ail, namely, that Japan is fully qualified for membership and, further, that we aU hope to have Japan ils in the United Nations as soon as possible. My gation is in full agreement with the ideas and sentiments erribOdied hi the United Kingdom recommendation, and' we shall therefore vote in favour recommendation. LCCOrd Se, la ~ponn' des lune ,uittée t voix , puis e pas 46. As to the Soviet amendment, 1 said, when a proposai [8/3512] was presented to us 706th meeting, that it was the most peculiar deal ever presented to the United Nations. 1 a ..lack of sense of realism, to put it mildly, in Japan on the same level as the People's Republic Mongolia. Therefore we cannot lend our support the Soviet amendment. won: 3510]. a vu acteur bien ~ pro- 'ment. ~ senier rendu temps, Union :onnu, 47.' Ml'. 'ABDOH (Iran) (translated trom French): My .delegation will enthusiastically support the ieSolution submitted by the United Kingdom and ~~lain from voting on the USSR amendment. ~, que Orga- 48.,. In this connexion, 1 must once more express delegation's regret at the result of the voting at meetings' of the Security Council dealing with admission of. Japan. We were rather pleased the. United Kingdom delegation take the initiative submitting a new proposaI under which the Council would take note that Japan was fully qualified for memhership of the United Nations and express hope that it would. soon be admitted. Although proposaI is not entirely satisfactory to my delegation, we . see no valid objection to recommending admission of Japan to the General Assembly time; the question will have to he discussed Assembly atits eleventh session. Eut we think in view of existing obstacles to an immediate mendation by the Security Couneil for the admÏflsion Japan, the United Kingdom draft resolution may he considered as a step towards the admission ~t country to the United Nations. lthOUpour a pas nous géné- d'une de !il c plei- 1goliè. ar un ; il a nous même s'abset elle ar la 50. 1 should like to point out 706th meeting, when the USSR representative for an adjournment, we hoped for would feel able not to oppose the draft resolution. With aU the respect reprèlentative, 1 must tell him that we by the attitude he bas taken today. 51. Although my delegation bas faWJur of the admiuion of Outer among the eighteen applicantl whOie mitted to the Security Council, it will Soviet amendment ia put ta the vote. the amendment destroya the very purpoee Kingdom draft l'e!Olution. My intended to make the admiuion of Japan country dependent upon the admission guliatïbât.. üiÛommaœly,is: up:cbge which we cannot IUbicribe. 52. Furthermore, as the representative country, 1 mould like ta point out communiqul from the Bandung Conference and Asian States, which many Memben Nations bore in minci during the debate of new Memben, Japan wu included COUlltries reeommended for admission Nations, whereas no ref!rence waa made golia. Let nobody tell ua tha.t Outer not participate in the Bandung Conference that wu why itl name did not appear communiqul, because 1 shall then inquire Mongolia, althougb an AlIian country, invited to the Bandung Conference. am not eeking to deny the qualiti~ for whQlle admiuion my delegation bu 1 am limpty pointing outthat it il appropœt~ t/;) put Japan OlInd Outer equal fooiliag-, 58. 1 must make it clear that New Zealand's readiness to vote individually for the eighteen candidates can in no way be construed as implying agreement with the view that a permanent member of the Security Council m:y 1eg-.Jl; m=ke its mvourable ,'Ote on one applicmt der-end on the simultaneous admission of another. It is quite a dift'erent matter ta assert, as we do, that a Iio.')lution of the problem of rlew Members depends primarily on the reaching of aIl understanding among the great Powers. Such an understanding, this year, proved possible in respect of sixteen, but not eighteen, appHcants. 1 made it clear in the .Ad hoc Political Committee [26th meeting] that, in th2 absence of a great-Power undentanding in respect of the appHcants tben ugder consideration, my delegation would have to reserve its position on the individual applications. And 1 now restate this l''eIervation. . 59. So far as Japan is concerned, we have no doubts as ta its eligibility for immediate admission. At any future session of the Genera! Assembly, where the question arises, wemaIl take a fresh look at the '11pplication of the Mongolian People's Republic. Our readineu ta vote for this applicant, &long with seventeen oth.en, during the tenth RlSÏon of the A.embly, did not meal.' that we were entirely without doubt as to its qualifications. 62. Arguments to,the effect that Japan and the Mongolian People', Republic and refusai on those grounds to include bath countries in the same proposai, criticism. The United Nations, after zation of States, great and small. one bas any right to reintroduce the minating against some countrÎes and in the matter of admission to the 63. Sir PierSofi nixon, with a feigned opposed any expression by the Security opinion, in the same resolution, on the United Nations of two States-tbe -People's Republic and Japan. 1 that on 13 Decemher [703rd and had before him a similar draft resolution eighteen States, including the Mongolian Republic and Japan. At that time sidered such a procedure possible, but he would vote for the Mongolian People's Japan, and for the other States mentioned 64. At the 704th meeting the m~jority of the Security Council not onIy resolution as a single whole, b,ut acted wiJh to remind the memben of the happened at that meeting. Aftel' had been voted upon separately and favourable recommendation, the Security not stop there but continued the annulled its earlier decisions br voting resolution as a whole. 65. In the light of these facts~ Sir and the strong language he used are sheer hypocrny. 66. The representatives of the United United Kingdom are trying to prevent for our fallure to admit Japan to at the tenth seuion of the GeneraI Assembly laid at their daor. They will not 68. One penon in the Security Counci1, who reprelellts nobody but himself, opposed the will of the General Auembly and·.of the majority of memben of the Security Councll. . It ia DQlI!Cl'et that the repre- 5entative of the Chiang Kai-ahek clique wu able ta do this only with the bleuing of the United States, which accordingly beara full l"elpomibility for the fact that neither Japan nor the Mongôlian People'. Republic wu admitted to the United Nations at the tenth lIeIIÎon of the General Aaembty, at the laIDe âme 81 the ather sixteen States. No subsequent manoeuvres in the Security Council on the part of the United States and the United Kingdom delegations will IUcceed in relieviDg them of the responsibility for the non-admiaion of Japan ta the United Nations, as they failed to taire the neceuary !teps tg enmre auch adlliiuion. 69. We are prepared ta vote for the admission of Japan and the Mongolian People's Republic, the two remaining countries of the eighteen which were recommended br the General Auembiy. 1 ahould like ta ask whether the reprelentatives of the United States, the United Kingdom and the other memben of the Security Couneil are prepaœd to do 10. If not, then surely thia is an instance of dUcrimination against some of the applicant countrics; BUrely this do."S not accord with the principle of the univenallty of the United Nations. 70. Mr. Lodge desuibed the Mongolian People'. Republic 81 fi a geographical abstraction". In that connexion 1 should like to recall a rrtory br the great Rusaian satirist, Saltykov-Shchedrin. The story concerna an official who was not interested in anything outside bis own littie town. Whenhe leamed that such a Countlj7 as America existoo, he aùed bis assistant: "What g'eogtaphical concept it that?" Leaming that such a country really existed, and had been discovered by Columbus, he gave the ord~r: .. Caver it UP:lgain".Thfa.n, afteraJ'ew mQIDen~' reflection, he said: cc But this isn't in my line of duty." 1 think that this anJWen Mr. Lodge's contenûon that the Mongolian People'l!J Republic ia Il geographical abstraction. 72. Mr. LODGE (United States Soviet representative referred to representative and asked him a reason, 1 will take a few minutes. 73. 1 heard Mr. Sobolev mt express rights of lIPla1I nations, which is not from him. 1 nlight say that impressive if we did not have fresh way in which some small nations by the Soviet U~on in the post-war 74. Then the Soviet representative him that the United States "bcms the fact th&t neither Japan nor the Republic was admitted". 75. As to the non-admission of United States cheerfully accepts ifs . sibility. As far as the non-admission concemed, it is not very complicated fault that is. AU you have to do veto. There is the gentleman who he hasdone it time and time and man who casts the veto is the man who keeps It is just as simple as that. Therç meanings, 80y rabbits in hats or about this veto business. Who cast Soviet Union cast il. 76. The Soviet Union representative question: is the United States prepared Outer Mongolia? 1 am glad to give cal answer: no, the United States vote for Outer Mongolia. The United support Outer Mongolia in the ~t Union attributes this word "reservations says that we made relervatioDl. vations. We were n.ot in favour We did not support the package no reservations about il. We were Whether you like it or not, out perfectly clear a11 the way throl!igh, support the package deal. We did Mongolia. In fact, we think we when Outer Mongolia dit! not get

The representative of the Soviet Union seems tn see some inconsistency in my attitude. Mr. Sobolev seems think that 1 am inconsistent in having said last week that we were prepared to vote for Outer Mongolia and, indeed, did vote for it when we were considering eighteen applicanu, a."1d in :laTing now that 1 ta'llnk that Japan bas an incomparably better claim to admission to the United Nations than Outer Mongolia. de a Ine ni· ys, ire ~nt on :its 80. 1 have already explained my attitude on this point more than once and 1 think my colleagues will agree that it is completely consistent. To quote from one my statemEllts at our meeting on 15 Deœmber, 1 said: "1 have, of COUrie, never at any moment agreed that the admiaion of both these countries "-that Japan and Outer Mongolia- CI must he linked and come up together" [706th meeting, para. 67]. 1 went on to say: "1 certainly never agreed to any such understanding, and 1 am not prepared to say now that Outer Mongolia mould he admitted at the next session. On the other band, it is our view that the misfortune which bas befallen Japan in failing to gain admission during this session should he redressed as soon possible" [ibid.]. a nt la ns d. lis n· de leI là, et ui as ni .c. 81. Another way in which Mr. Sobolev bas sought to contend that 1 am inconsistent is this: he bas challenged the statement 1 made earlier today to the effect t11at we have never been a party to a CI package deal".. He put it that way. 82. The mere fact that a number of applicants admission are included in the same draft resolution docs· not, in my opinion, constitute a package deal. mm a draft resolution is presented, it is still possible for each member of the Council to consider each applicant on its merits and it is possible to take a separate vote on each applicant. This in fact is what . happened on the occasion to which the representative of the Soviet Union referred. le Il, IS .e 15 it te 83. 1 would point out that on that occasion the United Kingdom delegation and other delegations voted Bulgaria and the other Communist appliamts _after Soviet vetees had started to faU. Did that attitude reftect insistence on a Il package deal"? ~o. la le te ~é )-a M. The difference between the Soviet attitude and oUr attitude is simply this: the Soviet practice, to which lB le 85. Our own attitude bu been were prepued, on the occasion representative referred, to give 'certain whoee qualifications we had 1eI'ÎOUI, of the doubt. We were prepared interem of the wideIt membenhip Natiom. We were prepared the wùhes of the Geuera1 A.embly on the question,.of new Memben We were prepaied to do 10 memben of the Council would approach lime opirit of benevolence. Our were not rcalbed on that occasion, hold ounelva free ta CODIider itl merltI. We were not and to COUDtmance rn.ldng the adrnjaion qu.Uw applicant continpnt another of doubtful qualifications. 86. 1 do not Jmow what the intentiona are now, but the moment must the wting will he ready to begin. place, may 1 addrea through question to the representative 87. This debate bu to my mind the following poâtion. Fint United Kingdom draft resolution that we aU agree that Japan is we aU agree that we want to soon. 8econdIy, it would not must be clear from the debate-either that Outer Mongolia ÎI fully aU anxious to sec Outer Mongolia Nations. 88. The effect of the inc1usion ment wouId be to put Japan a par, both as to qualifications of admiaion. This would be, of what ÎI the general sentiment 89. In theae circumatances, and of the memben of the Councl1, -and this is my question to amendment which, in the light of reaJize will fail of adoption? be anticipated, the amendment ia it bis intention to oppœe the resolution? ' mtent Ilt de :e du inspifaire mbre

1 think that the Security Council is now in a position to proceed to the vote. 93. 1 shall put to the vote first the Soviet Union amendment [S/3517] to the United Kingdom resolution [S/3513]. A vote was takefl by show of hands. ln favour: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 11' les ir de [et de dopté ~ du biet\- Ipoin nous 2Ique nous DJlDer ifié à Against: None. Abstentions: Belgium, Brilzil, China, France, New Zealand, Pero, Turkey, United Kingdom of Briblm and Northem lreland, United States America. The result of the vote was 1 in favour, none against, and 10 abstentions. The amendment was not adopted, having failed obtain the affirmative votes of seven members. &ire, ~upa- : une : par

In of. the course of this debate, 1 do not believe that should be helping to promote the cause which the majority here, and indeed throughout the United Nations, have at heart, if we were to pursue tbis matter any further tOOay. nous lieu, ~- )On a )n et 1. En lébats l'avis illfiée tous 95. As 1 have already said, the debate has clearly revealed, at least to my mind, that ten out of the e1even members of the Security Council are warmly in favour of the draft resolution submitted by my delegation, the encouraging message which that drait resolution contains for the ]apanese nation. On the other the Soviet Union, despite its claim to be maintaining positive attitude towards the admission of ]apan to membership of the United Nations, appears to me to he intent on preventing the adoption of the United Kingdom resolution by including in it the name of another applicant whose qualifications and the urgency of whose claim cannat he put on a par with thP5e of Japan. least we have the satiafaction of knowing that debate has brought these two conflicting positions clearly to light. ~t de neme unité sen- , 11 les deux bolev s'en se la .t, si t l"y :r .AU 96. Unleas the Soviet Union representative is able mure me now that he does not oppose the adoption of the United Kingdom draft resolution, 1 think that would he better to leave the matter where it is for moment. 1 would hope that we shan saon' learn through other channels that the Soviet Union Govern-

If 1 have aright, the proposaI of the representative Kingdom is that we should postpone of the draft resolution [8/3513] and on it.

course, deplorable that the Soviet Union cably determined thus far to veto the Japan. In view of that determination, States agrees with the representative Kingdom that it is advantageous Kingdom draft resolution to remain pending Security Council as a constant reminder the United ~ations cannet be complete

The Council proposal, and unless 1 hear that there to it, 1 shall assume 'that it is approved 101. Mr:SOBOLEV (Union of Soviet lies) (translated trom Russian) : 1 should it on record that the Soviet Union abstained proposaI to defer the vote on the United resolution.

The United p~posal for postponcment of coilSideration with the representative of the Soviet Union The meeting rose at 1.15 p. -:; Printed in France Priee