In taking over the Presidency, I should like to pay tribute to the retiring President, Mr. R6mulo of the Philippines, for the able manner in which he conducted our meetings during the month of January. His very high qualities in diplomacy and his long ex- perience in United Nations affairs have made…
There are no further speakers at this time. The date of the next meeting of the Secur- ity Council will be determined by the President of the Council for the month of February, inconsultationwith the other members. The meeting rose at 4.55 p.m.
96. 11 nous faudra ~galement, je pense, fournir au Con…
Since no member of the Council wishes to speak at this time, I callupon the representa- tive of India.
89. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): I have listened with attention to the statement made by the representative of Pakistan; and the Council, in its wisdom and in
~ccordancewith its usualpractice, woul…
Yes.
70. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): Nowwe come topoint (8) of the statement of the representative of Pakistan [76lst meeting, para. 55], which refers to some media- tion or some endeavour by the then President of the Security Council, Mr. Muniz. This is the same point about arbitration, so I do not…
While it is interesting to listen to this British Commonwealth family discussion, an appeal has been made to the representative of India, and the representative of India may proceed.
63. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): With great respect, I submit that this is not a "family discussion". It is a point of…
The position of the Chair on the point of order raised is clear. On matters mentioned by representatives before this Council, if they are not insulting or libellous, the Chair cannot make any ruling. However, the representatives of the United Kingdom and of Australia have made an appeal to the repre…
The President has heard the statement of the representative of India and he cannot make a ruling on any statements made in connexion with the question before this body. The representative of India has the right to make a reply as he chooses and to make such statements as he may desire to make, as th…
If there is no further discus- sion, there is a proposal by the representative of the
208. Le PRESIDENT (traduit de l'anglais): Quel est l'avis du Conseil? S'il n'y a pas de discussion, cela signifie-t-il que le Conseil approuve la proposition du Prasident tendant a. reprendre la saance ce soir a 2…
The President will listen to your views.
213. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): A night meeting would be necessary and warranted in cop.ditions of a different character,if this were a matter of grave urgency which has not waited five years. Now, sud- denly, we are called upon to conclude this business ton…
I think this is a decisionto be made by the Council.
211. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): We are hereunder Article 32 of the Charter, andifthe Council desires to hear the views of the Government of India, that must be physically possible. .
What is the pleasure of the COlmeil? If there is no discussion, does that mean that the Council agrees to the President's proposal to resume the meeting at 8.30 p.m. tonight?
209. Mr. Krishna MENON(lndia): Am I entitled to speak on this?
We will continue this discus- sion at 3 o'clock this afternpon.
154. Le PRESIDENT (traduitdel'anglais): La discus- sion sera reprise cet apres-midi a 15 heures.
The meeting rose at 1 p.m.
151. S'ille fallait, j'examinerais en detail la resolu- tion du 21 avril, mais je ne crois pas que cela soit …
The representative ofIndia may proceed.
41. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): It will be seen that in our annex IV, at the end of document No. 1-which, for convenience, we have handed to the President and his colleagues in the Council-thepositionis briefly set out. I do not want to take up the time of the…
If there is no objection to the inclusion of these documents as an annex to the state- ment, and not as part of the statement, I shall so order.1I It was so decided.
39. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): May I state my position on this question? It would be a great em- barrassment to me if these documents…
If the representative of India requires two and a half hours more, we can adjourn now and resume again at 8.30 p.m., and continue until the statement is finished.
I should liketo know how much more time the representative of Indiadesires in order to finish his statement.
203. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): I thinkthat another meeting would be sufficient. 204. THe PRESIDENT: I have the feeling that the members of the Council would be willing to stay for another h…
You have no rightto interrupt.
199. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): I will read out the quotation.J thought that by not doing so before I could save ti~lf,J~jlt it will be seen that my slow procedure is the quickest in the long run. The representative of Pakistan said:
"Pakistan is equally convinced th…
May I say to the representative of India, on m.y own behalf, that, while the Philippines is a new member of the Security Council, the repre- sentativeof the Philippines has taken it upon himself to·· r,ead the documen.ts in connexion with the question at issue. The representative of India need there…
