S/PV.748 Security Council

In opening the meeting, 1 would recall that late yesterday and in the early hours of this morning, 1 tried to inform my colleagues of the information received. 1 wish to apologize ta the members of the Cauncil for the inconvenience caused them throughout the night. 1 also wish to apologize for the slight delay in opening the meeting due ta the need for translating the request for a Couneil meeting. Adoption of the agenda

The United States has requested this urgent meeting of the Security Couneil to consider steps to he taken to bring about the immediate cessation of military action by Israel against Egypt. The Security Couneil has been meeting on the Palestine question within the last few days and repeatedly in recent months to consider actions which the Couneil unanimously believed constituted a grave danger. 1 am therefore sure that there can be no question about the adoption of the agenda. 1 therefore request the President to put to the vote the question of the adoption of the agenda, which 1 am certain each member of the Couneil will consider appropriate in these grave eircumstances, and 1 am sure that the Couneil will act with the same unanimitv now with wmch it has acted on the Palestine questIon in numerous recent meetings. After the adoption of the agenda, 1 would appreeiate the opportunity to speak immediately on the substance of the question. 3. Mr. LüIXiE (United States of America): We have asked for this urge:;1t meeting of the Securîty Couneil to consider the critical developments which have occurred and which are u:lfortunately still continu- ing in the Sinai Peninsula as the result of Israel's invasion of that area yeste.day. 4. It cornes as a shock to the United States Govern- ment that this action should have occurred less than twenty-four hours after Presiè',ent Eisenhower had sent a second earnest perEcllIal appeal to the Prime Minister of Isr~el urging Isra'. nv. to undertake any action against its AralJ neig, .Düi1fS, and pointing out that we had no reasO:l tobelieve that those neighbours had taken any steps justifying Israel's action of mobilization. 5. Certain things are dear. The first is that, by their own admission, Israel armed forces moved into Sinaï in force to eliminate the Egyptian fedayeen bases in the Sinai Peninsula. They have admitted the capt'lre of El Qusaima and Ras el Naqb. Second, reliable reports have placed Israel armed forces near the Suez Canal. Third, Israel has announced that bath the Egyptian and Israel armed forces were in action in the desert battle. 6. An official announcement in Tel Aviv stated that Egyptian fighter planes strafed Israel troops. We have a report that President Nasset has called for full mobi- liza,on in Egypt today, and that the Egyptian Army claims that it has halted the advance of major Israel forces driving across the Sinai Peninsula. The Secretary-General may receive more information from General Burns and the United Nations Truce Super- vision Organization, and 1 am sure that we shaH con- tinue to be fully informed as we proceed with our deliberations here. 7. These events make the necessity for the urgent con- sideration of this item all too plain. Failure by the Council to react at this time would he a clear avoidance of its responsibility for the maintenance of interna- tional peace and security. The United Nations has a clear and unchal'engeable responsibility for the main- tenance of the armistice agreements. 8. The Governmen~ of the United States feels that it is imperative that the Council act in the promptest manner to determine that Co 1:>reach of the peace has occurred' to order that the military action undertakcn by Israel cease immed,ately, and to make clear its view that the Israel armed forces should be immediately withdrawn behind the established armistice lines. Noth· ing less will suffice. 9. It is also to be noted that the Chief of Staff of the the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization has already issued a cease-fire order on his own author- ity which Israel has so far ignored. Information has reached us also that military observers of the United 11. On hehalf of the United States Government, 1 g~ve notice that 1 intend at the afternoon meeting to introduce a ùraft resolution whe"'eby the Couneil will 1 caU upon Israel to withdraw and will indicate 'Such steps as will assure that it does.

The Secretary~General has a communication to make to the Couneil. 13. The SECRETARY-GENEFJL: 1 am sorry that time has not permitted me to prepare a report on information received from the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. 1 have felt, however, that the Security Couneil might wish to be informed, orally, of the main points of certain messages received from bim. glais): de du chargé moins formé, messages 14. d'état-major gères des Chef cation: 15. gères réclamé l'assentiment tobre Gouvernement égyptien de tilité, 14. On 30 October, at 02.17 localtime, the Chief of Staff transmitted to the Minister tor Foreign Mairs of Israel a communication requ.o3ting the withdrawal of troops and a cease-fire. The substance of that communication is rendereà in a cablegram from the Chief of Staff, as follows: "Having received confirmation of broadcast reports that Israel troops had crossed international frontier and were occupying positions in Sinai, 1 pointed out that this contra,Tenes the General Annistice Agreement, article II, paragraph 2: also the Security Couneil cease-fire order of 11 August 1949. 1 requested the Government to withdraw the troops to Israel territory as soon as possible, the exact time to be arranged after consultation. 1 also requested a cease-fire to take effect at 12.00 local time on 30 October. 1 also stated that 1 was forwarding a similar proposa:l to Egypt informing them of our request for withdrawal of Israel troops." 15. In his message to the Foreign Minister of Egypt, the Chief of Staff stated that he had requested the withdrawal of Israeli troops, and asked concurrence by Egypt to a cease-fire at 12.00 local time on 30 October. The request was further made of the Government of Egypt to desist from aU hostile acts, as required by article II, paragraph 2, of the General Armistice Agree- 22. Israel complains of certain acts on the part of its neighbours, which it considers to be inconsistent with the armistice agreements and as endangering the security of Israel, in particular, the raids of the so-called fedayeen. No one of us, l am sure, condones such acts. They could, however, have been dealt with through the armistice machinez)', for which Israel has regrettably displayed a growing contempt. They can in no way provide a pretext or an excuse for the course of naked aggression upon which Israel has embarked. Israel has apparently felt that international conditions were sucb as to offer propitious opportunities for the perilous course it has chosen. 23. The situation with which the Security Couneil is now faced is clearly one of the utmost gravity. The peace of the lVliddle East i: at stake. Israel aggression must he arrested, and an Israel-Arab conflagration, the implications of which are so grim that we are reluctant to envisage them, must be averted at aH costs. The Couneil must act, and it must act swiftly. It must as a first step order the immediate cessation of the tnilitary action of !srael in Egypt and the immediate withdrawal of the Israel forces to the armistice demarcation lîne. Any failure to comply with such an order would, of

1 should like to join the representative of Yugoslavia in cOllgratulating and thanlcing the United States delegation for the initiative it has taken in britJ.g- ~ng this very important and urgent question befcre the Security CouneiL 27. 1 do l'lot wish to say anything at present which might aggravate a situation already exceedingly serions in itself. Besides, however fertile our imagination, it is very difficult to find words which have not already been said over and over again in the Couneil in the long years during which it h:l.s b"'en dealing with this question oi Palestine. 1 think, however, that we have come to a point where statements are no longer st,ffieient. The :luneil must assume its responsibilities and if the warning which the representative of the United States intends to submit for our consideration in the form of a draft resolution and which, 1 hope, will be unanimously adopted fails to produce any concrete results-and 1 sincerely and wholeheartedly hope that it will-then the Couneil must not hesitate any longer to assume the responsibilities incumbent upon it under the Charter. • ' J 1 28. After that, the question will h:l.Ve to be dealt with principa:lly by the Powers which have the means to ensure respect for the principles of the Charter and to punisb those who so flagrantly violate the obligations they assumed when they became Members of the United Nations. 29. Mr. SOBOLEV (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian) : The available facts are evidence that Israel has cornmitted aggression against Egypt. Israel has attacked with massed forces in the area of the Sinai Peninsula and penetrated Egyptian territory to a considerable depth. Fighting is now going on. l J 30. The Security Council is thus faced with an extremely dangerous situation in the Middle Ea!t. 31. It is plain from everything that is happening that Israel could not have made this attack without en·· couragement and he1p from those aggressive eirc1es which are not interested in the preservation of peace in the Middle East and are trying to find some pretext for moving their troops into this area. In this connexion, 1 am compelled to draw the Couneil's attention to the following Assoeiated Press report from London which is now being distributed. To save time 1 will read it in English: This report makes It quite c1ear that the intention i5 to intervenp in the events taking place in the Middle East without wê.1iting for United Nations action. 32. This is not a time for long speeches. The Security Count.:! must act, because it bears primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security. In our view, the Council must take effective action to put an end to the aggression committed by Israel against Egypt and to secure the Ïmmediate withdrawal of üs troops from Egyptian territory. At the same time, the Counell must issue a warning that no St?te has the right to exploit the existing seril)us situation in its own selfish interests. This applies also tD the United Kingdom and France. 33. Mr. WALKER (Austr~L<): The Australian delegation welcomes the ~tion of the United States delegation in bringing this matter urgentIy before the Security Council. We believe that the Secilrity Conncil must assume its responsibilities in relation to the increasingly difficult and dangerous situation in the Middle East. 34. The mï1itary operations being carried out by Israel that ha.ve been reported during the last day give rise to the very greatest concern throughout the whole world, a concern that is fuUy shared by the Australian Government. The information and details at our ù~:>­ posaI are of course far from complete, and the rapidity with which events are moving and the number of various reports make it not too easy for Governments to determine rapidly just what is the wisest course of action in the present circumstances. l say "what is the wisest course of action" because ttndoubteclly the ol>jective that we aIl have in our hearts and minds is to arrest the fighting which has begun and to endeavour to restore peace to this troubled area. 35. Alth01.~gh the details are far from complete, ït is quite evident that the operations undertaken by Israel milïtary forces have been clearly in contra.vention of the armistice agreements. There is apparently no contesting whatever of these basic facts, and it seems to us that that clearly puts the Israel Government in the wrong in this particular matter. 36. We have always taken the view that the problem of Israel must be seen in the broad context of the menaces and threats and actions taken against Israel. But we have aIl along felt that the violence 01 the reprisaIs on various occasions has not been justified by the particular events that have led up to them. 37. In this particular case, in contrast with the situation that the Couneil has been discussing along the Jordanian frontier, we have not had reports of any recent actions on the side of Egvpt that would afford justification or provocation for an action of this kind. l 1 ~j;ea. 38. We are also greatly disturbed by the reports which the Secretary-General has read us from the Ch;ef of Staff'of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organ~ ization. We have been informed that the United Nations observers at El Auja ......ere expelled and that the demilitarized zone has been mined, making access ta certain United N!!tions observation posts no longer possible. United Nations observera have not found It possible to observe any of the events p:teceding t.'lls latest action by Israel. t 39. l think that these fact~ are undoubtedly very grave. We know also that General Burns has called for a cease-fire without awaiting an)' special instructions to that effect, an action that we endorse and which we wholeheartedly approve. 40. Vve understand that later today more CO!1cret€o p:'oposals will be placed before us by the represeniative oi the United States. The f~eHng of my Government is that it is essential for us te have as much information of an objective and official nature as possible regarding the actual state of affairs. For that reason, we are hoping that we will hear from the representatives of Egypt and of Israel and any further reports that may become available from General Burns in the course of the day. l shoulâ, therefore, like to reserve any further remarks on the practical measures, that should be taken until a later stage of the debate. 41. Mr. TSIANG (China) : Before ht>aring the statê- ments of the representatives of Egypt and Israel and before examining the terms of the draft rewlution which the representative of the United States has stated he will so'on submit to the Security Council. l do not wish ta make a lengthy statement. l shall confine myself now to what 1 might caU my preliminary reactions to the events which have taken place up to the present moment. 42. The news that Israel armed forces have invaded Egypt came to me both as a shock and as a surprise. My delegation we1comes the initiative of the Government of the United States in requesting an urgent meeting of the Security Council. The situation is serious and it is complicated enough without confusing it with extraneous matters. My delegation would urge the Couneil to concentrate, for the time being at least, on the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Israel iorces from Egyptian territory. It is clear to my delegation that whatever we may do or may not d-:> in cov.- nexion with this grave situation, we must start with the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Israel troops from Egyptian territory. 43. The Council must be keenly aware of the fact that the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Israel troops are intimatety interrelated. It is obvious that Egypt would not agree to a cessation of hostilities unless Israel èl.gre.,d 0 withdraw. It is also clear that the field comm ''1"'' ers of Israel forces may not be able to

The Cuban delegation has stated again and again that the Palestine question should be settled by peaceful negotiation. Cuba has ~lways followed the principles of the United Nations Charter and has defended and advocated the peaceful solution of international disputes and the respect and fulfilment of the provisions of the Charter. Consequently, in L'lis hour of peril fot i.he world, my delegation we1comes the praise~orthyinitiative taken by the United States Government !lnd trusts that it may lead to a cease-fire and the withdrawal of the Israel troops. 45. My delegation also thanks the Secretary-General for the report he has given the Council on the course of events. 46. Sir Pierson DIXON (United Kingdom): 1 am grateful to those members of the Coundl who have kindly allowed me to anticipate my place on the speaker's list. It enables me to make a very brie; 3T'1- nouncement, wbich 1 hope will be helpful. 47. l wish to inform the Council that the British Prime Minister, after consultation in London today with the President of the Council of France, has just made an important statement. 1 expect to have the text of this statement shortly and 1 shall immediately take steps to circulate it to the Security Council. 1 at tbis moment am not yet fully aware of its contents. 1 feel that the Council will wish to give Sir Anthony Eden's statement the most serious attention. l hope and think that it will help the Counci! to have tbis statement in its full context before it ln considering the very grave situation with which it is confronted.

The Peruvian delegation wholeheartedly congratulates the representative of the United States on having brought ta the attention of the Council the grave situation resulting from the events now taking place on the border between Israel and Egypt. 1 sincerely believe that it is the duty of aIl the members of the Security Conncil, a duty more specifically incumbent upon the permanent members, to bring such situations to the attention of the Council whenever tuey arise. 49. In certain cases, in certain circumstances, that duty is of a highly moral character besides having a legal significance.. 1 appreciate the circumstances in which the Government of the United States, conscious of its duties at this very grave conjuncture, has brought this difficult matter urgently before the Couneil. 50. The small countries have only one objective: peace; they have only one criterion: the Charter: their only basts for judgement-and they want no other-is the facts. In this case, peace offends nobody; peace is of equal value to the contending parties. What is more, not only is peace beneficial to the parties but it works in their true interest, although they often do not realize that. i 52,. But there is one factor in this urgent and most important situation that is more than urgent: that is the j cry of mankind that military operations shall <:ease and the troops be withdrawn. On other occasions the Council has adopted measures to that effect. At no time were they more justified than now. Fortunately, as a 1 basis for adopting them we have the express wording . of Article 40 of the Charter. 1 53. Accordingly, reserving my right ta speak when we have further elucidation of the situation and later today wif regard ta the draft resoiution which the United States representative is going ta submit, l wish ta express the sincere hope that the parties will do aIl they can, that they will realize what is' ta their own interest, that the firing will cease and that the party which has invaded Egyptian territory will withdraw to the frontier. For it is a prineiple hallowed by United Nations jurisprudence and by American law, that when there is a border incident the status quo should be restored, and it is imperative that the Couneil, under whose auspices the armistice was concluded, should ensure that that armistice is fully observed. l hope that, behind the restoration of peace and of respect for the Armistice Agreement, there will be not only the legal weight of the Council's vote but the influence of aIl countries, and especially of those which bear primary responsibility for ensuring peace throughout the world. J 54. The PRESIDENT (translated from Frt?nch): 1 The Iist of speakers is now exhausted. In view of the time, l should like to ask my colleagues whether they wish ta hear the representatives al the parties who are due ta speak or whether it would be better ta adjourn the meeting until this afternoon.

l simply wish to say that, as far as the United States de1egation is concerned, we have no ch0ice between hearing the parties now or hearing them this afternoon. l shouiJ Iike ta be sure, however, that it is understood that at the meeting this afternoon the Couneil will continue to consider the question now before us. l have a text of a draft resolution which 1 can submit at any moment, and l should like to be assured that this will be the pending business at our afternoon meeting.

l had merely informed the Couneil that the list of 58. On the whole, 1 am inclined to think it would be advantageous to adjourn at this point, if there is no objection ta such a course. That would enable us to begin this afternoon by hearing the representatives of the parties concerned if there were no other members llf the Council who wished to speak. It would also give us an opportunity to obtain the very important statement mentioned by Sir Pierson Dixon a few moments ago. Therefore 1 would suggest that we adjoum till this afternoon. 59. The PRESIDENT (translated [rom French): The representative of Egypt is asking for the fIoor. 1 must ask him whether he wishes to speak on procedure, in which case 1 should have to consult the Council. 60. Ml". LOliTFI (Egypt) (translated from French) : 1 should like to make a very brief statement now. 61. The PRESIDENT (tra-nslated from French): In accorriance with the rules of procedure 1 calI upon the represel1tative of Iran, who has asked to speak. 62. Mr. ENTEZAM (Iran) (translated from French): 1 see no re:'lson why the representative of Egypt should not be gwen the fIoor, the more so as he has said that his statement will be brief. 63. 1 support the United States representative's proposaI that this afternoon's meeting should be devoted to the same question. We shalI, of course, take up tomorrow the question which was on the agenda for this afternoon. 64. Mr. LOUTFI (Egypt) (translated from French): 1 thank the President for being good enough to give me the fIoor. 65. l wish to make a brief statement on the distressing events which have occurred in Egyptian territory. Israel has just committed the most serious act of armed aggression since the conclusion of the armistice agreements between the Arab countries and Israel. This aggression is of a very special nature and has caused profound emotion al ' general indignation. It may have serious repercussions, the importance of which we have not failed to realize. According ta preliminary reports and the cynical declarations contained in the communiqué of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel troops have penetrated into Egyptian territory at several points. This fact has been underlined by the United States representative, who has given us valuable information and has himself taken the initiative in placing this matter before the Security CounciI. Moreover, the Secretary-General has confirmed this information in his statement on the basis of reports from General Burns. 66. This armed, unprovoked and, as the distinguished President of the United States emphasized in a recent statement, wholIy unjustified attack on Egypt after Israel had ordered general mobilization, constitutes an 1 replete with deliberate inaccuracies and flagrant distortions of the facts. l 67. This armed attack was carefuUy prepared with meticulous attention to detail. Its object is the occupation of a part of Egyptian territory with a view to causing the outbreak of war in this part of the world. The fuU responsibility must be borne by Israel. In the exereise of its natural right of self-defence, Egypt has been obliged to take the necessary steps to defend its territory and haIt the invader. Egypt took these measures ooly after Israel troops had invaded its territory with large armed forces supported by aircraft and tanks. Egypt has had to use force to repel the enemy. ! •t 68. Now is not the time for speeches. The situation is grave. The peace of the world is in jeopardy. The facts speak: for themselves and need no commentary. We are faced by an armed unprovoked attack committed by Israel forces on Egyptian territory in violation of the general Armistice Agreement, the Security Couneil resolutions and the United Nations Charter. This attack, moreover, constitutes a bre~ch of the peace and a serious act oi aggression, which faUs within the scope of Chapter VII of theCharter. 69. We are certain that the Security Couneil win declare Israel to be an aggressor State and app:~ the appropriate provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter. We are confident that the Couneil will CIIso recommend to the General Assembly, uoder Article 6 of the Charter, that Israel should be expeUed from the United Nations. \le are convinced that those Members of the United Nations which have been providing Israel with any economic, technical or military assistance will refrain from doing so and will immediately end such aid. Lastly, we share the hope expressed by the United States representative a few moments ago that no State will exploit the situation to secure political advantages. r 70. Under the Charter, primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security rests with the Secufity Couneil. Its members must assume their responsibilities. 71. Mr. EBAN (Israel): 1 have only a brief preliminary statement at this stage. On Sunday last, three fedayeen units from Egypt created the latest breach of the peace by invading the territory of Israel from Egypt. Two of the invading units were captured and are in our hands; the third was repeUed. This followed the Amman conference between the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan, at which decisions were reached for the immediate and drastic intensification of aggression against Israel. 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