Among the valu&.1->le statements WB have heard 'So far~ we find the stah.'- ments of the representatives of Fr-aIlce, the Uniteû States ... of America~ the United Kingdo!!l; and the Union (\~ So',iet Socialist Republics~ who are not only permanent members of the Security CDuncil but are aIso signato…
For the informa- tion of the representative of France l should like ta read out an èxtract from.a letter received from the Secretariat of the United Nations:
"1 hàve the honour to fêfer ta your letter of ... addressed ta the Secretary-Gep,eral, as weIl as ta my letter of ... in respect of Mr~ Ahrne…
My delegation 'resents very strongly the remarks made hy the repre- sentative of France. Mr. Hoppenot seems to rorget that we are a sovereign nation and cao appoint any Pakistan national we please to our delegation here or in any ether international conference. We do not "eek the advice of another. …
l fully confirm the information given by my colleague from Lebanon thaf Mr. Balafrej is a Pakistan national, that he holds a Pakistan passport and that he is a member of the Pakistan delegation, of which fact Mr. Hoppenot might have been aware but l a~ sorry ta note :hat he was not.
In order to enable my delegation to study the statement of the repre- sentative of France and to prepare a reply, I would suggest that the meeting he called either on Monclay, 31 August, or, at the earliest, on Friday aftemoon, 28 August, instead of tomorrow. 133. Sir Gladwyn JEBB (United Kingdom): …
