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As 1 have no other speaker on my list, 1 must consult the Council to know whether anyone wishes to take the Boor.

The fact that no member of the Council wishes to speak shows that we aIl feel the need of time for an exchange of views. Moreover, in the view of my delegation, it is absolutely essential that we should know the views and suggestions of the SecretaI)'- General. He has the right to express an opinion on aU questions submitted to the Security Council, but in this matter, the Secretary-General has a special role to play. As we aIl know, the Security Council had asked him to negotiate with the parties and to act as mediator. It would therefore be very useful for the Council to have his views and suggestions. 103. For aIl these reasons, it seems to me that an adjournment for a few days would be reasonable and would facilitate our task. 1 therefore propose that the Council should adjourn until next week. 1 do not want to suggest a day, preferring to leave it for the 105. For my part, 1 should prefer the Council ta fix a date for the next meeting today. My reason for this request is that each party has submitted to the Council an extremely urgent question which requires immediate action by the Security Council. On the other hand, a considerable amount of time has passed since the Council began to consider the question and 1 think that public opinion in many countries will be puzzled if the Security Council takes so indecisive and vague an attitude towards the two cornplaints submitted to it. 106. 1 therefore propose that the Council should fix the date of its next meeting for not later than next Tuesday, if this is acceptable to aIl the members.

The Council has just heard the Iranian representative's proposaI. The members of the Council obviously need to weigh the statements made bl' the representatives of Jordan and Israel very carefuIly. 108. 1 would mention, in this connexion, how difficult is the situation in which the Council finds itself. The incident on which the Jordanian complaint is based is, of course, serious; strictly speaking, it appears to us as a violation, not only of the General Armistice Agreement, but also of the Council's cease-fire order, of aIl the resolutions condemning reprisais and also of the agreement reached last summer between the Secretary- General of the United Nations and the Governments concerned. But if this incident is considered in a ",ider context, it is seen to he ooly a symptom of a much more serious, deeper and more dangerous crisis than a mere frontier incident. l'. ~d the causes of this crisis are extraordinarily complex. What should the Council's attitude be to this menacing problem? 109. 1 hope l am expressing the views of all my colleagues when 1 recall that the role of the Security Council, as defined by the Charter, is not only to determine responsibilities but aiso to maintain or restore peace. Therefore, one of its most important tasks in the present crisis is to try to prevent what it should be powerless to cure, to strive constructively towards a solution of the problem of maintaining peace along the armistice demarcation lines in Palestine. 110. During thc next few days, the members of the Council should devote aIl their thoughts and efforts to the practical means of reaching this goaî. l must point out, incidentaIly, in reply to the representative of the Soviet Union, that his necessary pause for reflection should FINLAND - FINLANDE DUPP" 2 K.,.],;uskatu, AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIE : H. A. Goddard Ply., Lld., 2S5a George Street, Sydoe,., N.s .W. 90 Queen Street, Melbo_, VictoriA. 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