Mr. Stevenson

Mr. Stevenson

United States of America
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We share the misgivings expressed by the representative of Liberia about suspending meetings just when more consultation and more positive action is necessary. If it is the consensus of opinion, we will not oppose an adjournment, as requested by the representative of the United Arab Republic, which …

The delegation of the United States agrees to the adjourn- ment proposed by the representative of Liberia. My Government has instructed me to express its shock, its revulsion and its indignation at the news that we have heard f.rom the Secretary-General here this morning. This further example of the…

USA S/PV.999 March 28, 1962

We have now heard the positions of both Syrla and Israel about the hostilities in the middle oftMs month, and particularly the Israel attack on the night of 16 ta 17 March 1962. We have also received a report from the Chief of Staff of the United Nations· Truce Supervision Organization [8/5102 and A…

USA S/PV.998 March 23, 1962

1 understand that bath the representatives of the Soviet Union and of Cuba, who have sponsoredthis cIraft reso- lution, DOW propose to withdraw lt. 1 mustobject mast emphatically to auy attempt to avoid a vote on this tiraft resolution as a whole. 125. The rules of procedure are very clear. Rule 35…

USA S/PV.998 March 23, 1962

Before we proceed to the vote, 1 should like ta sum- marize hurriedly the arguments which we have heard on this item from the representatives of Cuba and the Soviet Union for an entlre week. 61. What we have heard is literallydailyrepetitionof the identical assertions that were made here on the fir…

USA S/PV.968 Sept. 26, 1961

Mr. President, l am taking due notice of your alarming warning. l apologize forfeelingobligedto say a further word on tbis subject which has beendiscussed already too long, but l am afraid that Mr. Zorin has jumped to some conclusions a little hastily here. 46. l did not even express the views of t…

USA S/PV.942 Feb. 21, 1961

1 shaU not detain the Council more than a minute and a half. 1 wanted to say to the representative of the Soviet Union that 1 am a great admirer of Chester Bo\,..-les, that we talk often-we have for more thanforty years, but seldom at four o'clock in the morning. 212. Also 1 should like to saythat1…

USA S/PV.942 Feb. 21, 1961

l must apologize for speaking again. but l attach the greatest importance to the adoption of this draft reso- lution tonight. to expressing our reaction to the horrors that have befallen the Congo in "recent weeks. 143. In another effort to find mutually satisfactory language. l would propose-and l…

USA S/PV.942 Feb. 21, 1961

l have some amendments to propose to this draft resolu- tion and l should like to explain them to members of the Council. The propo3ed amendments [S/4740] are as follows: "1. In the first preambular paragraph add after the words '20 February' the words 'and of other re- ports'; ,after the words 'as…

USA S/PV.942 Feb. 21, 1961

In my earlier statement today 1 expressed my under- standing of various ambiguities in the draft resolution S/4722 proposecl, by Ceylon, Liberia and the United Arab Republic, and I made a suggestion for a revision of operative paragraph 3 which I want to refer ta once more this evening. My purpose w…

USA S/PV.941 Feb. 20, 1961

1 apologize for intervening so often, but 1 seem to have trouble making myself understood by the representa- tive of the Soviet Union. 1 asked today for immediate action, not l'eaction. 1 think we have too much reaction and not enough action. And 1amprepared now ta vote- and to sit here as long as i…

USA S/PV.941 Feb. 20, 1961

l am sorry that the representative of the Soviet Union both misunderstood and mis-stated my position. My position is that we are preparedto proceed now to vote on draft resolution S/4722. We will not be prepared to proceed to the vote ondraftresolution S/4733/Rev.1 186. M. STEVENSON (Etats-Unis d'A…

USA S/PV.941 Feb. 20, 1961

l do not insist that we adjourn atthis time, but l have to say that Iwould object to the resumption of our meeting with the voting on the draft resolution S/4733/Rev.1. l suspect that there maybe some other revisions which some delegations may wish to make anduntilthey have been heard and considered…

USA S/PV.928 Feb. 1, 1961

Ml'. President, first let me say that 1 am very happy to come to this table for the first time in many years under your presldency. Under the rulea, 1 understand that 1must succeed you al3 President the first of next month, and 1wish that 1did not suspect that you would relinquish that honour with t…