On a pofiit of order. As it looks as thOugh this is going"t'Q' be a very late night meeting, I wonder whether there would be any objection ifwe dispensed with the con- secutive English interpretation in order to save time.
Wemeet today to add a new page to the history of a place steeped in history and famous to men everywhere. The legendary home of Aphrodite has now become the Republic of Cyprus, and its Government has applied for membership in the United Nations. It is a privi- lege which can be described as stirring…
I am 'sure that in every part of theworldwhere newspapers are published, wliere radio stations operate, where men and women know what is going on, the fact that the Soviet Union has putitselftonight inthis absolutely impossible position will not pass unnoticed.
187. Le PRESIDENT (traduit de l'espag…
Before I begin my main statement let me say that I welcome the suggestion wm.ch you, Mr. President, as repre- sentative of Ecuador, made to add to the text of the United States draft resolution [S/4409] a newparagraph reading: .
"Requests the parties concerned to report to the Security Council as a…
Let me simply read what I said yesterday as I said it, not as Mr. Kuznetsov said that!saidit. I quote paragraph 193 of th". official verbatim record of the 877thmeeting of the Council held on 20/21 July 1960:
"There have been reports that the Soviet Union might intervene in the Congo directly with …
I shall not comment on the routine coldwar propagandain the Soviet speech, to its references to Cuba andso on, but I shall indeed comment on that part which relates to the United States RB-47 aircraft, and I donot hesitate to say that it is an unconvincing, though sinister, fabrication.
61. The tru…
The United states welcomes the report of the Secretary- General [S/4389 and Add.1-3] and subsequent state- ments, all of which point to the real progress being made by the United Nations in carrying out the resolution adopted by the Security Council on 13 July [S/4387]. We congratulate the Secretary…
The United States delegation voted for the Tunisian draft resolution in spite of its doubts about the wisdom of operative paragraph 1. We did so because of the vital urgency which we attach to prompt United Nations ac- tion to meet the tragic and highly dangerous situation in the Congo.
235. In vot…
I have asked to be recognized under my right to reply to the outrageous and untrue statements whidh have been made about the United States in the statement which was read by the representative of the Soviet Union. As I have been saying to the Soviet representatives here for many years, I do not star…
In its telegram to the Secretary-General [S/4382], the Gov- ernment of the Republic: of the Congo clearly and repeatedly stressed its desire to have action taken speedily and without delay. The Government of the Republic of the Congo did not ask to be invited-and it is perfectly capable of asking to…
The Government of the Republic of the Congo has not asked for a meeting of the Security Council. They are ob- viously perfectly capable of asking for one if they want to. The Secretary-General has not asked for a meeting of the Security Council on behalf of the Gov- ernment of the Republic of the Co…
The Secretary-General has again [888th meeting] clearly explained his position on the use of theUnited Nations Force in the Congo, and the United States fully agrees with his views.
97. Together with other members of the Security Council, the United States believed that Belgiantroops should leave t…
The United States of America welcomes the application of the Malagasy Republic for membership in the United Nations. We believe it will make an important and valuable contribution to our work. The large island it occupies is a world in itself. From north to south it is about a thousand miles long, a…
The United States welcomes the application for admission to membership in the United Nations of a great new African State, the Federation of Mall.
41. Mali willaddtotheUstofUnitedNations Members an ancient name with deep significance for the people of West Africa and elsewhere. It symbolizes the re…
The Soviet representative based his principal argument on General Speidel. Well, General Speidel actually turned against Hitler and attempted to overthrow him, so I do not think he is a very convincing argument from the Soviet viewpoint. If we are going to start matching generals, I have a picture h…
Yester- day the Soviet representative saw fit to speak of former Nazis holding posts in the Federal Repuhlic of Germany, a statement, I think, ofdubious germani3ness to the matter under discussion, and today he has re-- ferred to it again. I notice, however, that he has not made any reference at all…
The United states has not committed any aggressive acts against the Soviet Union or any other country, either through its Air Force or through any other agency of the United States Government, and in the remarks which I am about to make I shall try to show why my contention is true.
102. Now let me…
The United States will vote to include in the agenda the item pro- posed by the Soviet Union in its cable of 18 May 1960 [S/4314]. We will do so in accordance with our general policy of favouring the inclusion of items proposedfor consideration by the Council. The United States does so in spite of t…
1 shall speak briefly about the note addressed ta the Secretary- Genera] [S/4212] which, as '!Je all know, includes ~d transmits the letter from the Government of Laos. Accordingly, this letter is now officially before us.
57. Une fois de plus, l'Organisation se trouve en présence d'un appel qui no…
The Unitf'd Stntr.i'> has stuJied C~trefllHv :he statements made by the representatives or Israel and the United Arab Republic and the reports presented by the Chief of Staff oi the United Nt.tions Truce Supervision Orga~ nization on recent developments in the ::.rCfl extending along the Israel-Syri…
