S/PV.85 Security Council

1 have no personai predilection whatever for a meeting this aftemoon. 1 merciy süggested it, thinking possibly mat ît. would meet the wishes of the Council. li there is serious opposition, because in principle 1 myself am opposer to telescoping two meetings too closely, 1 shl...dd be very glad to have this meeting tomorrow. 1 su' '~st tomorrow instead of the day after tomorro" 1 hope 1 am expressing the wishes of all members of the Council that we should not have any meetings during the coming wef':k, on account of the Christmas holidays. 1 beIieve this would be the wish of members of the Council, and that is why 1 suggest that we .endeavour to dispose of the case this week; however, 1 am entirelyat the disposal of the Council. As to a meeting in the aftemoon, there has been an objection which 1 take note of. Subject to being overridden by the Council, we shall have a meeting tomorrow at 10.30 a.m, Ml'. LANGE (Poland): Maybe we can agree . ta this now: that, in case we do not reach a conclusion tomorrow morning, we will continue tomorrow aftemoon. On Friday we have a meeting of the Atomic Energy Commission and many of us will be busy; there is, therefore, a case for finishing tomorrow. Sir Alexander CADOGAN .(United Kingdom): That is just what 1 was going to say.

Is there any objection to a liJ.eeti,'lg being held twice tomorrow, in the afternoon if necessary? ' M. GROMYKO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translat.?d fmm Russiàn): It WQuld be more convenient·for me if tomorrow's meeting could be fixed for three o'dock, but if Sir Alexander CADoGAN (United Kingdom): . 1suggest a meeting at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow, with the possibility of continuing in the afternoon ü necessary.

That was the suggestion made by the representative of Poland. Whether or not there is more than one meeting tomorrow is entirely up to the Council. 1 shalI, hQwever, be unable to attend an evening ~eeting tomorrow. UnIess the Council decides otherwise, there will be a meeting of the Council tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and a subsequent afternoon meeting is agreed ta, in principle, should that prove to be necess~. The meeting rose at 1.35 p.m.