49/1 GA

Observer status for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the General Agenda item 151 Observer status for the South Pacific Forum in the General Assembly Draft resolution (A/49/L.1) The President (interpretation from French): I now call on the representative of Australia to introduce draft resolution A/49/L.1. Mr. Butler (Australia): As this is the first occasion on which I have come to the rostrum under your presidency, Sir, may I renew the warm congratulations expressed to you by my Foreign Minister, Senator Evans, when he spoke in the Assembly on 3 October 1994. In Australia