May I explain my proposal? It is not that the Belgian representative should be debarredfrom our discussion until a representative from the Congo can reach New York but that, before hearing the Belgian representa- tive, we should wait until we are assured that our invitation has reached the Congolese…
I welcome the readiness to accept a compromise onthe problem of procedure. The delegation of Belgium, which is a Member of the United Nations and has a representative here, has askedthatit shouldbe allowed to participate in the debate or should have its views heard by the Council and I think that it…
I wish, Mr. President, to associate my delegationwith the tribute you have just paid to our distinguished colleague and friend, Sir Pierson Dixon, who has been appointed to another post and whose co-operation we shall therefore no longer enjoy. I should like on this occasion to say how much my deleg…
The date 30 June 1960 will be remembered as an aus- picious one in the annals of Mrican history. On that day the independence of the former Belgian Congo was proclaimed in full agreement with Belgium, and the Republic of the Congo thus came into being.
21. The following day, 1 July 1960, Mr. Patric…
In a telegram dated 23 June 1960 to the Secretary-Gen- eral [S/4347], Mr. Mod1bo Ketta, President of the Government of the Federation of Mall, has requested the admission of the new State of Mali to membership in this international organization in accordance with Article 4 of the United Nations Char…
A few weeks aro, the members of the Trusteeship Council, in disc tssing the accession to independence of the former Trust Territory of Togoland, expressed their gratification at the emergence of a new African State and at the honourable manner in which the Administering Authority has discharged its …
My delegation is among those which have brought the situation in South Africa before the Security Council as a situation which is likely to endanger the main- tenance of international peace and security. The normal procedure would have been for it to take the floor first in order to present the matt…
It is not my intention to objectformally to the proposed procedure, but I feel that I should point out that the norm:'l procedure would have been to call first on those delegations which have brought the question before the Council and thus give them an opportunity to explain the situation. Since, h…
The Tunisian de1egat'on has no objection in principle to the French representative's request. However, in order to avoid any misunderstanding, I think that I should remlnd the Council bat rule 33. sub-paragraph 3 of the Security Catmcll 's rules of procedure states that meetings must be adjourned "t…
I should like to begin by thanking the Council for allOWing the Tunisian delegation to participate for the secund
tim~ in these di~cussions on a question 3fl'ecting the ind£:pendence and very existence of Tunisia.
6. At the request of Tunisia, the Security Council is today culled upon to express i…
I wish to apologize for this interruption Hrstly tothe members of the Security Council and secondly to the representative of France. It, however, I have raised a point of order, it is because I believe that the representative of Fran~e is discussing questions that are within the domestic juri.'1rlie…
