General Assembly — Session 12

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• Admission of new Members to the United Nations ADMISSION OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS 64. Mr. LLOYD (United KINGDOM): May I just say a word of congratulationto you, Mr. President, uponyour electioll. There are many reasonswhy I shoulddo so - our old friendship, a high regard for your personal qualities and a deepadmirationfor your country, one of t.i.e Commonwealth family. I hope, and I am sure that all my fellow representatives hope too, that you will have a most successfultermin the office which you are so well qualified to hold. 65. But my congratulations to you in no way detract from the warmth of the feelings of the United Kingdom delegation and its respect for Mr. Charles Malik, another old friend of mine inthis Organization and for' his country. I agree with everything thathas ~en said about him. He is certainly a man endowed with all the qualities needed by a President of the General Assembly, and his action today has added to the lustre of his great reputation. Pe~ceful Uses of Atomic Energy is convened nextyea!'. It IS moreover gratifying to note that the Scientific Committee on the Effects ofAtomic Radiation is making progress in its series of fact-finding surveys which will form the basis for the Committee's report to the Assembly next year. 57. It is naturalalso thatthe problemofdisarmament both conventional and nuclear, should be given a prOmi~ nent place in the deliberations of t.1ti.s twelfth session of the Assembly. Time is not on our side. It is not necessary for me to stress the urgency ofthe problem nor to dwell on its formidable diffic.ulties. Surely we must all share the conviction of the need to reach a sound and workable agreement.; however limitedit may be in its initial stages, it becC'lmes more press:lg with every in~rease in the enormc,usly destructive power of modern weapons. 58. The peoples of the world long for a release from fear, from the burden of a terrible uncertainty. The search for a solution of this and ofthe other issues to be examined here must make the heaviest demand on the patience, on the good will and onthe understanding of us all. 59. I venture to hope, as your President, that these qualities will not be found lacking as we proceed with our business and that this, the twelfth session of the General Assembly, will in its turn add to the achieve- ments of the United Nations in the cause of peace. 66. With regard to the item now before the General Assembly, less than three weeks ago the Federation of Malaya achieved independence and at its own request was received into our Commonwealth of Nations, with th6 consent and warm welcome ofallthe Governments. The Federation of Malaya thus became the tenth mem- ber of that expanding community of independent and democratic States to which my country is proud to belong. 67. The Government of the Federation of Malaya immediately applied to the United Nationsfor member- ship. Within a week, the Security Council met to consider this application and unanimously adopted a resolution - which t.i.e United Kingdom tor;ether with Au~tralia, had been proud to sponsor - ~ecommending to me General Assembly that the Federation of Malaya should be admitted to membershipinthis Organization. Today we are about to take the final step in that process of. admission. 68. This has been done at the earliest opportunity in the twelfth session, immediately after the election of the President, so that the Federationof Malaya will be enabled, without delay, to take its part in our delibe- rations. We believe that through this Organization the Federation will gain strength and friendship, butitwill also have an individual and responsible contributionto make to our work. Her Majesty the Queen, in her Independence Day message to the Head of State of the Federation, said: 60. In that hope I call upon the Assembly to begin its work. Statement by the President regarding the procedure for the admission of the Federation of Mal~ membership in the United Nations
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• Credentials of representatives to the twelfth session ef the General Assembly: (a) Appointment of the Credentials Committee 15. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: Rule 28 of the rules of procedure provides for the appointment, at the beginning of each session, of a Credentials Committee consisting of nine members proposedby the President. In accordance with this rule, I should like to suggest that the follOWing Members serve on the CredentiaIs Committee for the twelfth session: Burma, Canada, Iceland, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America. 16. If there is no objection, I shall consider the proposal approved by the General Assembly. It was so decided.
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• Election of the President 17. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: The election of the President of the twelfth session of the General Assembly will be held in accordance with rules 31 and 94 of the rules ofprocedure. I invite the Assembly to proceed to the vote by secret ballot. The ballot papers have been distributed. 18. I call on the representative of Mexico, on a point of order.
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• Minute of silent prayer or meditation 11 Convention respecting the free navigation of the Suez Maritime Canal, signed at Constantinople on 29 October 1888. 2. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: linvitether-epre- sentatives to stand and observe one minute of silence dedicated to prayer or meditation. The representatives stoad in silence. Address by Prince Wan Waithayakon, Temporary Presldent,Chairman of the delegation of. Thailv ~ 3. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: The eleventh session of the General Assembly came to aclose only a few days ago. This shows that the General Assembly has work to do which takes more time and more continuing effort than previously. 4. The fact is that the eleventh session had to continue the work of the two emergency special sessions in dealing with the tragic situations in the 11. The admission of one more State, the eighty- second, to membership in the United Nations is being recommended: it is the Federation of Malaya, a close neighbour and friend of my country, whose attainment of independence is a tribute to the exemplary applica- tion of the principle of self-determination contained in the Charter of the United Nations. 12. The General Assembly, at its eleventh session, called for a peacefulp just and democratic solutionfor the questions of Algeria and Cyprus, and it is my earnest hope that further progresswillbe made toward that end during the twelfth session. 13. Finally, I Wish to reiterate that, ifapositive step forward could be taken in the matter of disarmament, it would be hailed by the whole wO.l'ld. 14. May the twelfth session of the General Assembly, half of whose Member States are represented by their Foreign Ministers, be blessedwith every success in its deliberations for the peace, freedom, justice andwel- fare of mankind.
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• Opening of the session by the Chairman of the delegation of Thailand 1. The TEMPORARY PRESIDENT: I declartl openthe twelfth regular session of the GeneralAssembly ofthe United Nations. 10. With regardtothe HungarianQuestion, compliance with the Assembly resolutions has yet to come. The General Assembly has, by resolution 1133 (XI), appointed me its SpecialRepresentativeto negotiatefor
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