S/PV.709 Security Council

The Council has before it .the letter dated 13 December 1955 from the representative of Syria addressed to the President of the Security Council [S/3.;05], and also the report of the Ghief of Staff of the United Nations Troce Supervision Organization [S/3516]. 1. Conseil adressée du du Unies 2. The represent9.tive of Syria wishes to address the Council, and 1 cali upon him accurdingly. 2. ration la

ln my opening addrcss ta the Security Council [707th meeting] 1 stated the case against Israel. Mr. Eban, on the other band, endeavoured to vitiate the charge, but in vain. In fact, this attempt on the part of Mr. Eban has proved the guiIt of Israel. Mr. Eban's statement [707th meeting] roamed over a wide field of irrelevant materiaI. This is nothing. new to us, for these Israel tacties have become habituaI and invariable. When faced with an unanswerable charge, israe! drags the discussion into a different arena in an attempt to beclc;md the issue, to expose it to controversy, or to erase it from memory. We have become familiar with this practice, but we shaH not join in Mr. Eban's wandering in his wildemess of irrelevance. We shaH 3. Dans sécurité pays mais pas prouvé [707 question. les changent sation sur dans et 5. Further in bis statement, Mr. Eban to the Couneil the Israel communiqué Jerusalem ~laining the Israel military shalI not read the text of the communiqué. been read to you, loudly by Mr. Eban, part of the recOrds of the Security sufficient to remind the Council, however, Israel communiqué started with an admission. by saying: "Tonight Israel forces advanced position..." [707th meeting, para. 125]. 6. Mr. Eban' describes the attack The communiqué, likewise, describes •.,peration. Thus Israel" on its own be found guilty of this military action the lossof our officers, of our soldiers, lians, and to the destruction of military and private property. With this Security Council can render one verdict . no otheraltemative: Israel bas violated bas broken the' General Amistiœ committed an act of aggression and, betrayed its obligations under the Charter. 7. Israel, however, bas sought to explain under a smoke-screen of distortions tations. In Mr. Eban's statement reference to a Syri'aD attack alleged to have one day prior to the Israel attack against Israel communiqué makes the same r-eference. " reference" with emphasis, for this attack remained a mere reference made 8. 1 YI'mt through the whole statement from beghming to end, and then back to beginning. 1 found nothing about attack. This Svrîan attack had disappeared from the statemen~ of Mr. Eban. no further mention of the attack 'remained in the imagination of Israel. did not tell the Council of the time attack. He did not state to the Council of Israelis killed, the number of thase 1 Offieial R.cords of the S.curity Couneil, Sp.cial Supplement N° 2. 10. The 9llegation of Israel, however, stands unique. 1 say .. unique" with full emphasis. A unique military operation of this nature, without details, without casualties, without destruction, is definitely without tnlth, and without any scintilla of truth. This is an endeavour by Mr. Eban to explain the crime, but by this endeavour Israel bas committed another crime, namely, this time attempting to misIead the Security Cauneil. 11. Next in the chain of justifications comes the question of fishing rights in Lake Tiberias. Mr. Eban speke on this point at great length, but, without relevance and without consistency. The truth is that Israel was fishing, but not in Lake Tiberioas. Israel was fishing for justification before the Security Couneil. Israel was fishing for trouble in the very waters it bas disturbed and it has perturbed. 12. Lake Tiberias is as ancient as antiquity. Fishing rights in the lake are as old oas human existence. If any testimony is needed, it is to be found in the New , Testament. It was around Lake Tiberias that the ' great Master, Jesus Christ, found bis early disciples, who were no more than ordinary "fJSherinen. AlI subsequent generations of Syrian fishennen have led a lüe of peace and tranquillity. Today Israel finds it fitting to set up the plea of fishing rights as a justification for murder and, as a justification for destruction. Nothing could be more ridiculous, more fantastic, and more preposterous. 13. A fishing claim is one thing, and an act of war, an act of murder, an set of destruction, is another thing. We cannot see how one is a justification for the other, unless Israel is there to fish for human lüe and human insêcurity. 14. In this connexion, 1 should not miss making one observation. Mr. Eban bas accused me of religious prejudice, precisely because 1 referred to the holiness 16. 1 .come now to deal with another put forward by Israel. Mr. Eban general conditions prevailing along the He referred to a number of incidents But Mr. Eban did not dare' to tell orperhaps treble number of incidents by Israel against Syria, the last of the killing of 1 officer and 2 soldiers" wounding of 5 soldiers. Two officers ~re taken prisoner. This Israel military reported to the Security Council on [813451].. . . ~. . .J7; The justification of .Israel, ~.owever, its çharacter but serions in its irl!pliœtïons. statement· before the'·Council,Mr. the situation as presenting a choice natives. 1 invite the Council's attention two alternatives: a peaceful activity war. On the part of Israel, this vating the lake by war, and by acts of fuI occupation cannot be achieved w'ar is Israel's OCcupation. 18. This is not only a violation of the Charter" or, of theresolutions of is a warlike tendency, a poor imitation and Fascist regimes. This warlike evil which the United Nations was uproot. It is this warlike tendency was fought by the United Nations, Organization its name and fame. The paid in terms of dear life in the Seco~d, to, eradicate this Hitlerite 'ideology, designated as' an ideology. .But it leaders are nothing but the miniatures his clique.. 19. It now rests with die Sècurity effective measures to uproot this evil 21. This statement reveals in Israel a symptom of warlike inclinations. In the words of Mr. Byroade, Israel's convictions are based on a policyof force '3.Ild killings; and, in brief, a policy of military rule. I~ is this aspect which must invite the serious concern of the Security Couneil. In fact, this is the background for our urgent demand that Israel's membership in the Organi:lation be seriously eonsidered. In this Organization there should be no room for sueh militarist. tendencies. It is preeisely in respect of such warlike inclinations that Article 6 of the Charter provides for the expulsion of a Member persistently violating the obligations under the Charter. Mr. Byroade has called upon Israel to make its deeds correspond to' its frequent words of peace. 22. This appe&l is worthy of the attention and deep reflection of the Seeurity Council. Peace in words but war in deeds is the policy of Israel. This fact is not a bue charge that stands without proof. We have a lengthy line of evidence in support of this contention. 1 will confine myself only to two instances bearing on the item we are considering at present. 23. On 28 October 1954, Mr. Ben-Gu~ion made an offer of peace to the Arab Covernments in a statement to the Knesset. At midnight, the very same clay, Israel military forces attacked an isoiated Egyptian post, killing rnany, wounding many, and taking many prisoners. 24.. On Il December, Mr. Ben-Gurion made another peeae proposaI. He offered to meet the Prime Minister of Egypt, Mr. Nasser, at Christmas, either in Geneva or at kilometre 95, halfway along the annistice lines. At midnight, the very same day, Israel military forces carried out this brutal attack against Syria which now forms the subject matter for the consideration of this Couneil. 27. To begin With, 1 m'USt state frontiers betwen Syria and Ismel, declaration from the table of the Israel has no sovereignty over Syria bas e,r'al and every political whole matter. Underthe Annistice there are demarcation lines and frontiers. The General Armistice Egypt 2 providcs in article V that " cation line is not to be construed poJitical or territorial boundary". Annistice Agreement declares, that lines should not be construed in QIlY tical sense. Article II, paragraph .Agreement with Syria provides that the Agreement &e dictated exclusively and not by politiœl, considerations. 28. Thus it is obviousiy clear frontiers. The demarcation lines or territory significance. They tb separate the military forces. 1 that Israel is prec1uded under the from construing the Agreement territorial contexte Thus to claim area covered by the Armistice Agreement of the Agreement itself. That violation by Israel's daim that Syria has status over Lake Tiberias. 29. This is not the proper time our status, our relation to Lake Tiberias. say this: on the strength of the 1 should lUte to tell Israel, from Council, that Israel bas no legal not only on Lake Tiberias, but on lies under its control. Israel control character, and has no political 2 Special Supplement .N° 3. ic !l Il 32. 1 do put this to the representative of Syria: that he should confine himself primarily to the complaint which is DOW before the Council. There is no interyention by the Government of Egypt before this Couneil. We are deaIing, of course, \\ith a serious matter, but 1 think our deliberations would he assisted if this particular letter were not the matter of detailed consideration here. 33. 1 would ask the representative of Syria to proceed. 34. Mr. SHUKAIRY (Syriaj: 1 am always prepared to accept the President's guidance, and 1 shall not deal at length with this letter, in reponse to h~.; observations. 1 shall take up the matter in passing and shall do so very briefly. 35. Mr. Eban has described that letter as a "sinister and illicit" communication. This is really a political heresy and an international fallacy on the part Israel. To describe Mr. Nasser's letter as a ,~ sinister and illicit" communication is a sinister and illieit contention in itself. We sincerely· believe that that letter should be praised by the Security Couneil. When the history of the Middle East is written, this letter wiII be regarded as a landmark in the chapter on peace in that part of the worId. Mr. Nasser's letter is last attempt in the process of peacemaking. It a last warning to avoiJ the tempest hefore it is too late to do so. It is only those who are for war that see in it a ,. sinister and illicit" communication. 36. Mr. Eban further referred to the security pact between Egypt and Syria and its relation to the complaint now under consideration. In the words of Mr. Eban, this pact was conceived outside the Charter and in violation of its prineiples, and is an overt "'~'lspiracy directed against Israel. 38. Only thase who are engaged in international spiracy can allege that our pact is an aet of Conspiracy is their masterly·art, and of conspiracy complain. 39. Mr. Eban, however, bas laboured to show pact is designed to destroy Israel. This prophecy Mr. Eban cannot pass without comment. The tion of lsIael is botmd ta takp l'lac"," but that ~ill destroy Israel. It 15 Israel's Israel's militarism and Israel's ~ions bring about the destruction of Israel. 40. 1 propose now to address myself ta the which this Council should adopt. We should state our views on this matter frankIy and At the proper time, a draft resolution will be 1 therefore deem it fit at this stage ta stress ~ent features that should be included in any draft reso- Jution proposed on this item. 41. Begining with the preamble, we suggest the resolution concerning a œase-fire of 15 [S/9021 the resolution concerning the Qibya sacre of 24 November 1953 [S/3139/Rev.2] the resolution concerning Gaza of 29 March [S/3378]. The preamble should note resolutions have cailed upon Israel to take measures to prevent the recurrence of any action. It should express deep concem bas not heeded the condemnations of the Council, and it should consider that further action might tend to disturb the peace of area. Sa much for the preamble. 42. As to the operative part, we suggest that military action should he condemned in the tenns of censure. The resolution should decide the Israel action was a violation of the cease-fire, violation of the Armistice Agreement and a of the obligations under the Charter. Likewise, resolution should decide that the Israel action tuted an aggression under the provisions of of the Ch,,"ter. Consequential to this, the 43. For these l'casons, l now propose to submit for the consideration of the Security Council the fDllowing draft resolution [S/3519]: " The Security COlmcil, "Having examined the report of the United Nations Chief Df Staff of the Truce Supervision CommissiDn in Palestine dated 20 Dccember 1955 [S/3516], "Recalling its resDlution of 15 JuIl' 1948 [8/902], "Recalling further its condemnation of Israel military actiDns as expressed in its resolutions of 24 November 1953 [S/3139/Rev.2] .and 29 Mareh 1955 [S/3378], "Noting that the Securitl' Council in the said two resolutiDns has called upDn Israel to take effective measures to prevent the recurrence of such militarl' actions, "Decply concerned that Israel has not heeded the said resDlutions, " Considering, that fUTther military action by Isracl tends to disturb the peace and security of the area, " 1. Condemns Isr'ael ,fDr the outrageDus attack which was carried Dut bl' its military forces on 12 Decembel' 1955 against the territory and armed forces of 8yria; "2. Decides that the said action is a violation of the rcsDlution of 15 JuIl' 1948, the Syrian-Israel Annistice Agreement and Israel's obligatiDns under the Charter; "3. Decides further that the said anned attack constitutes an aggression under the provisiDns of Article 39 Df the Charter; " 4. CaUs upon the Members of the United Nations to adopt the necessary measures for apprying economic sanctions against Israel; " 5. Decides to expel Israel from the United Nations Organization under Article 6 of the Charter for her persistent viDlation of the prineiples of the Charter; " 6. Decides that Israel should pal' adequate cDmpensation fDr the loss of and damage to life and propertl' caused bl' the said attacks; " 7, Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to render to the Securitl' Couneil progress reports Dn theimplementatiol1 of this resolution." 45. What is the Security Council to do Condemnation and only condemnation? not. Condemnation has not becn a deterrent Israel, for Israel has continued its aggressions lations. Even Ha'aret{, an Israeli newspaper, condemned Israel for this bl'Utal action. Security Couneil limit itself to a role already by an Israeli newspaper? 1 trust that Council will not he reduced to this level. the Security Couneil confine itself to a mere nation and nothing more, it wou!d not be its responsibility. It would simply he shrugging shoulders. 1 cannot believe the Security would assume this role. It is with this hope wait and expect.

Mr. Shukairy has thing today except to repeat, with offensive overtones, the observations which he made meeting of the Security Council on There is certainly nothing here which cannot specific refutation at a jat~r stage. But think, can have listened to that discourse asking himself whether it is easy to have frontier with those who maintain and exercise a dark and sinister hatred as that to which kairy bas jus! given sucb intemperate expression. 4i. It is bad enough that Syria, which a purposeful '3ttempt to destroy a neighbouring by annoo. force, should thereafter have continued seven years to be a Member of the United There is certainly no Member of this which has a lesser right to discuss the Charter gations of Isr:ael or of any other Memher. kairy has, in the view of my delegation, Syria's membership by insolently denying status and territorial jurisdiction over a single Israel's soil. AState which does not acknowledge rights of its neighbour to its very statehood belong in an international society which is sovereign equality of aH its rnembcrs. The lacks evcry moral quality even to discuss such as Israel's membership, even if it were the agenda Security Council. 48. But, eVl'f'i lime we hcaï süch an that, wc sec in it an illustration of the 49. On 16 December, 1 called the attention of the Secmity Couneil to the events which had led up to the clashes between Israel and Syrian forces on 10 and 11 December in the waters and on the shores of Lake Tiberias. 1 saicl: , "A situation had manifestly arisen in which a c~'ueial choice presented itself; either peaceful activitY 011 the lake would have to be stopped in deference to Syrian guns, or Syrian guns would become silent in arder that the conditions for ~ork and development might be restored" [707th meeting) para, 124]. 50. 1 further suggested that any examination of Syrian policy in respect of lake Tiberias must lead to a conclusion which 1 formulated in the following words: "Wc cannat doubt that it is Syria's pUl-pOSC and desil'c to paralyse Israel's use of Lake Tiberias just as it has been Egypt's policy to deny Israel th~ use of international waterways leading to Israel ports" [ibid., para. 128]. 51. Nothing has been said by the Syrian representative or reported by General Burns which would in any \l'ay reftlte the accuracy of this appraisa1. 52. But, in the meantime, evidence has been submitted to the Security Council which conclusively praves that the Syrian gun positions which werc engaged on 11 Deccmber had as theil' avowed and authorized purpose the denial to Israel and the transfer to Syria of effective oontrol ovcr Israel territory.' 1 refer to the letter addressed ta the Council and embodied in document 8/3518. 53.: ,When 1 speak of Israel territory, 1 ineluc1e the waters of Lake Tiberias and the 1ü-metre strip on the north-eastern shore.' Ali this falls fully within that definition, bath under the Annistice Agreement itself and under the specifie interpretation of the Mixed Annistice Commission banded down on 14 March and 29 July 1954. 54, It has now been established beyond challenge that the Syrian Government has maintained emplacements, with weapons of light and heavy calibre, both on its OWn soil and on Israel territory, painting at Israel territory on Lake Tiberias and on the north·eastern shore of the Lake. It is evident from General Burns' report that :lire has been opened from these positions on many occasions and, more recently, as he attests, on 10 December. That Syrian guns have been pointing at Israel's throat in the Tiberias region is thus eonfinned by the common consent of Syria, of Israel and-pf the United Nations Chief of Staff. 55. Certain questions arise with coinpelling force as to the precise abject of these Syrian positions. What was 56. Thesc are u~nt questions. The answer is acutely relevant to the Security Couneil's determining whether the Syrian positions 6re was repeatedly threatened and opened entided ta pursue their objectives with impunity the shelter of the armistice demarcation 57. The documents which my Govemment mitted for the attention of the Security Couneil an ominous light on these questions. with unmistakable clarity the precise objectives Syrian forces have pursued in their attempts and, at times, forcibly ta attack peaceful Israel side of the border. 58. The broad operational objective of forces is laid down in the Organizational the 16th Battalion of the Third Syrian Brigade, in annex III to doc1Jment 5/3518. It will that, in that order, the Syrian Govemment structed its forces ta assert jurisdiction torial waten" extending 400 mètres into ri3s, and to open 6re on any Israel vessel the shore inside this limit. This order lishes that Syrian forces on the shores Tiberias have been pursuing an aggressive· and military daim. 59. The Organizationa! Order of the Third of Syrian Anny Headquarters, signed by of Staff, General Shukair, on 14 March 1954, the scope of this aggressive daim but reinforees application. The first paragraph of this arder .reads: "There have been cases of clashes outposts on the shore of Lake Tiberias milltary warcraft and their fishing boats, of misinterpreting the orders with regard lire or unfamiliarity with the Iimits of territorial waters in the Lake of Tiberias." annex 1] 60. 1 should like to pause hem to state that phrase "Syrian territorial waters in the .. 2. Fire is to he opened at Israel war vessels on entering the 250 metre limit of Syrian territorial waters." .. 3. Fishing boats should not he fired at unless attempting ta land" [ibid.] .. Uniess attempting ta land "-on the shore of a Iake aIl of whœe waters and ail of whose shores fall within the teirltory of the State of Israel! 62. As recently as 8 November 1955, the SYrï.an Government again proved that, in its own aggresslve imagination and practice, it had carved out a new armistice line situated, not on the eastern side of Lake Tiberias, as the Annistice Agreement provides, but 250 metres into the lake itself. On 8 November,an order by the Commander of the south-western front instructed sector commanders not to authorize opposition to Israeli fishermen, .. provided the latter stay away from the eastern shore for a distance of at least 250 metres ". In other words, it is specifically assumed thet Syrïa has a right, by the use or threat of force, to deny Israel the use of its tcrritory extending ove!' 250 metres of an Israel lake. Distribution of this order was made to the commanders of support sectors at Al-Hassel, Tel-Elalwar and Douga on 13 Novemher 1955. 63. Finally, the standing operation order of the Douga outpost, signed on 3 Novemher 1955 by Fint Lieutenant Kaziz, commanding the north sub-section of the 2nd Company, 5th Battalion-and reproduced in annex IV of the documents which we have submitted-eonfesses that the bazooka gun of the outpost was situated 6 metres from the shore line and that instr-'ctions were given to open fire on ail Israel vessels withm effective range. The Council will note that, under the Annistice Agreement and resolutions of the Mixed Annistice Commission, there is no Syrian territory wiihin 10 metres ôf --Lake Tiberias. It is L'lus established that t.lte Syrian outposts, whose orders are verœlly transmitted 62. nouveau ses tice commè 250 mètres émanant pour pas dition de on Israël, son dans aux Ela1war 63. signé commandant 5 l'annexe admet à données qui notera des aucune de 65. 1 should add that all these documents brought to the attention of the United of Staff, and my delegation has reason the report of the observer who attested is available, or will shortfy be available, the Security Council. 66. In paragraph 33 of his report, makes it abundantly clear that we are of Israel territory and of Isra{.~ waters. of Staff speaks specifically of an Israel should not be impaired "to send police an}'\Vhere in Lake Tiberias" and, similarly, .. Israel right to the 10-metre strip along 67. It will be seen, then, that the Chief not share Mr. Shukairy's eccentric views absence of any defined limits for Israel's diction. The Chief of Staff suggests that as an enlrghtened policy, agree to allow activities to be carried out in Israel territory waters. On this subject, 1 may have something at a later stage. It is, however, instructive that General Burns confinns that Israel and Syria has rejected, proposaIs for which would enable the question of fishing peacefully settled. Whatever our position ri~hts to individual Syrians to use the certainly never agreed to limit Israel's its territory and waters. Our position we do not agree to any restrictions not General Annistice Agreement. 68. What we are facing at this juncture far graver: we are facing a proven Syrian assert and exercise jurisdiction over Israel Israel waters by the pressure and threat There has, in other words, been a use force by Syria against the territorial integrity State of Israel, a policy specifically forbidden Charter of the United Nations. 69. Is it conceivable that any State in the indefinitelyand peacefully acquiesce in such ment? Is it compatible with any system tional relations that aState so threatened 71. The validity of my observations could weil be tested here: if the Syrian representative would deny that bis Government had any wish to regard 250 metres of Lake Tiberias as Syrian " territorial waters"; if he would assert that, in conformity with the Annistice Agreement, Syria acknowledged the whole of Lake Tiberias and the 10-metre strip at its north-eastern shore to lie unreservedly within Israel; if he would tell us that the Syrian Government would not maintain forces on the shore of the lake with the object of interfering in any way with the'unrestricted use by Israel of Lake Tiberias and the strip of Israel territory at its north-eastern shore. Nothing of the sort has yet been said by him. demandant des est lac sur 72. 1 must tell the Security Council in all sincerity and eamestness that the problem before it cannot he solved without a decisive clarification of these issues. If the armistice agreements are not to he discarded, if the Security Council's obligation to preserve those agreements is not to be set aside, then the Security Council is surely called upon to give these threatened agreements its decisive support. cérité dont soient d'armistice veiller au sécurité ces lution, sur du sans sur danger la comme son des 73. The Israel delegation hopes that the Security Council will include in its resolution a clear injunction to Syria to. avoid interference with Israel activities on the lake and in Israel territory surrounding the lake; and also a clear statement forbidding Syria to exercise illicit controIs on Lake Tiberias or its shores, or indeed on any single inch of territory beyond the borders defined by the General Annistice Agreement between Israel and Syrla. 74. The Security Council cannot ignore the grave danger of leaving unanswered the Syrian threat not to respect its own international frontier as the final limit of its authority. Israel, in its inherent self-defence, surely cannot resign itself to any eneroachment of Syrian influence beyond its allotted frontier and at the expense of the vital interests and security of its neighbour.

1 shall be brief, precise and to the point. 77. 1 shaH not deal with metres-10 metres. Those standing orders are of a certain situation, the inevitable background. That background is and expan::Oll ~ ~sil?:: _::d by Israel. 50 bold './, statement without proof. f,lven ...s photographs of standing orders, serve him with an equal illustration, ments signed by Mr. Eban himself. 78. 1 am referring to a statement by Conciliation Commission, a statement Armistice Agreement, not hefore, appearing ment IS/40. If Mr. Eban denies this denies bis signature, 1 shall request the to he' good enough to circulate this .aIthough it is a restricted document deritial in nature, 1 shall ask a ruling of the Council for its circulation, if bis statement and denies his signature. 79. What does MI'. Eban say in shall read to the Council what he communication to an agency of the namely, the Conciliation Commission: "The area over wbich the 50vereignty is now exercised is merely a part patrimony." . So, in his statement, Mr. Eban simply whole area covered by the Armistice now under Israel control is only patrimony. 80. If that area is onIy a part of the Security Couneil may judge for be the reD'l-ainder of the patrimony of not he calculated in terms of 10 metres It could onIy be estimated in terros square miI~ lying east of the demarcation if there is any aggre~on, if there expansion, it is there on the strength letter which 1 now hoId in my hand. onIy a fraction, 1 wonder what would.he It would certainly be at least the whole of Arab Palestine. 82. In the language of the layman, it means the incorporation of the whole area of Palestine that was designed.by General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 29 Noyember 1947 to he a State for the Arabs. 83. In a third document, IS/19, the Israel delegation has these words to say: . "AlI Gaza's natural ties are within the territory _that lies .immediately to the north and east in IsraeL" This is another demand for the incorporation of the Gaza area and the vicinity. 84. This will explain to the Council, after this statement of agression and design of expansion of Ismel, why.- the massacre of Qibya was committed against the Jordanian people, forcing them to abandon their villages and towns, in order that that part of Palestine should he an easy prey to expansion and aggression. It will also explain the Gaza incident and the successive massacres that have heen perpetrated by Israel troops .'in·'anattempt to incorporate the _G~ area under the control of Israel. 85. We are not concerned here with territorial elaims one -way or the other. We are simply concerned with this-item as it stands, with only one background. That background is- -that the parties should not resort to military force either to substantiate a territorial elaim, or, in any sense, to achieve an objective. Our complaint is that Israel policy is based on a military policy, on a policy of resort to arms; and it is the concern of the Security Council within this context to uproot this policy, by effective measures, from the heart and mind of Israel. 86. 1 shalI draw the attention of the Council to one last quotation on this question, which places the matter in its proper context. This is a reference to a speech by Mr. Ben-Gurion on 27 Septemher 1955, as follows: "Prime Minister designate David Ben-Gurion said here today that the quH of Aqaba, now blocked by , Egyptian guns, would be openec! for Israel shipping . in one year or less." 88. This is the policy which should the Security Council, and not those are referred ta as the standing omers military forces. Israel has made those documents, which were captured attack. This is an afterthought. _ cemed with the documents that were quence of the military attack. This about nothing. It has no likeness "Much Ado About Nothing", because Israeli's ado about nothing. 89. Mr.EBAN (Israel): 1 shall fully understand Mr. Shukairy's confusion rassment. But 1 should like ta specify 1 had in mind in drawing the attention Counci! to the documents which have representative's indignation. The myself and by Mr. Eytan, ta which course documents for which we accept sibiIity. There is a great deal of good and we do not in any way resent their table of this discussion. But let facts. 90. Ali signatories of the general armistice are free ta maintain their territorial those agreements or, in the context of a ta suggest adjustments for acceptance the other side. That is a perfectIy right. Any signatory of one of the that it wishes ta maintain those frontiers willing to change them by mutual signatories of the armistice agreements ta instruct their military forces ta use in arder ta change the facts of jurisdiction by agreement in these valid international That is the great and profound significance orders. 91. Now the admission, which we have the representative of Syria, of the existence orders to Syrian armed forces, in tenns of the General Annistice Agreement, important international development should like ta address the Council at 94. 1 suggest to the Council that it should 110W adjourn and that it should meet again at a date to be fixed by the President, in consultation, of course, with the members of the Couneil.

Mr. Shukaïry, the representative of Syria, has submitted to the Security CouDcil a draft resolution [813519] that raises very important questions and w;:trrants the most careful consideration. The USSR delegation will give the draft resolution due consideration oand state its position after studying it. 96. For myself, 1 have no objection ta suspending the discussion of this question at this juncture.

The President has very aptly expressed the views of the members of the Council. Clearly, the problems before us are very serious, and we have new documents which we must study. . 1 am therefore entirely in agreement with him and, like the Soviet representative, 1 support bis proposai that the debate should he adjoumed ta a subsequent meeting ta be convened by the President in agreement with the delegations concemed.

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