S/10609/Rev SC
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Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.1639
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
We have now cor&ded the second topic on our agenda for this evening,
106. I understand that a revised version of the three-Power draft resolution concerning Territories under Portuguese administration has been handed in and is in the prodess of translation and reproduction. We are not yet in a position to examine this new text, which I am informed cannot be ready for circulation before 11.55 p.m…
Mr. Bush
I understand that the cost involved will be provided out of the regular budget as opposed to being assigned to the special trip. If that is correct we certainly commend you, Mr. President, on your judgement here and I would certainly support your position on that.
110, The PRESIDENT: I do not know whether I am in a position to make such a commitment. All I can say is that every effort should be …
Mr. Bush
I simply raised the question. The draft might be too weak for us. I simply ask whether somebody could read out the text of the draft about which we are speaking, We have 30 minutes left, and I should like to know what the draft states. I do not think that this is an unreasonable request. The draft is being typed and somebody has sponsored it. Would the sponsor please read out the draft and thereb…
The President
Unless there is any objection I take it that the suggestion is acceptable, taking into account the statements made in the Council, It is so agreed.
Mr. Malik
On a point of information, I am not a sponsor, However, I take note of the fact that for the first time the United States delegation has expressed the desire to have a stronger resolution on the struggle against colonialism and racism, I welcome this. I have no objection to his proposal that we should hear the resolution read out.
113. Since there is no further business immediately at hand, and …
Mr. SEN
I admire your skill and precision, sir, but why 11.55 p.m., why not a little before or after? And could you give us some indication of how long it will take?
Mr. Tourb
It would be, perhaps, useful to make some clarifications. The draft, resolution submitted by the three African members of the Council and contained in document S/10607 was, as everyone knows, the subject of consultations which were carried out up to this evening. The draft as it will be presented will have certain substantial changes both in the preamble and in the operative part. As the Presiden…
The President
I have said that the documents will be ready by 11.55 p.m., and I should like to adhere to my decision, We cannot of course finish in five minutes if we receive them at five minutes before midnight. If it suits the convenience of the members we could postpone the meeting until 12 midnight.
Mr. Bush
I remember Mr, Malik exhorting the Council at various times, telling it how difficult it was to get instructions. Now being far removed from Washington, I have something to be grateful for in being here, but it is perhaps easier to get instructions when one is close to one’s home base, as the Soviet Ambassador has told us over and over again. Here we are going to be asked to vote on a draft resol…
The President
Having heard the representative of Guinea, I still stand by my ruling that the meeting be suspended for half an hour. The representative of the United States will have the opportunity of seeing the draft resolution outside the meeting room. We shall resume the meeting at midnight.
The meeting was suspended at 11.25 p.m. and resumed on Saturday, 5 February, at 12.25 a. m.
Mr. SEN
Mr. President, before you give the floor to the representative of Guinea, I should like to take one minute of the Council’s time to bring to its attention some disturbing news we have just received. According to a message received from Reuters just now, the Secretary General has received a complaint that South African forces murdered 90 Africans, including 11 women and 4 children, in Ovamboland d…
The President
Some members have indicated a desire to speak in explanation of their votes before the vote. I shall now call upon them.
139. Mr. KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET (France) (interpretation
from French): We too have some friends in Africa-old friends, new friends, there are many of them-and we are always receptive to their appeals. We should note, however, that in the course of this session of the Security Coun…
Mr. Mojsov
My Government’s position on the question of the Portuguese colonial occupation and oppression of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea (Bissau) is well known and has been clearly stated many times. We are, indeed, observing the phenomenon of a Government deaf and blind to the forces of history, a
Mr. SEN
I should like to deal particularly with paragraph 6 of this draft resolution[S/10607/Rev. I]. We in India have more than adequate knowledge and experience of Portuguese colonialism. I shall not at this late hour weary the Council with our experience, but we are rather concerned about paragraph 6, because the way it has been put does not seem to us sufficiently strong or specific. Open accusations…
Mr. Boyd
Even though some may think that the draft resolution in document S/10607/Rev.l is not very specific, my delegation wishes to state that it will vote in favour of it since the text is designed to lend support to the independence movements of the Portuguese colonies in Africa. Panama states decisively and unequivocally that it sympathizes with the peoples that are fighting for their independence fr…
Mr. Malir
I should like to draw the attention of the Secretariat to the fact that there is an inaccuracy in the Russian translation of paragraph 4 (c). The English text reads “to withdraw all its armed forces”, whereas in the Russian the word “all” is omitted. I request the inclusion of the word “all”.
Mr. Nakagawa
I asked the sponsoring countries just now whether they might be able to make a slight amendment to the text. I have explained the position of my delegation quite frankly before the Council. If there is no amendment of the new text, my delegation, with great reluctance, will have to abstain from voting.
153, Mr. TOURE (Guinea) (interpretation from French): On behalf of the sponsors, I wouId say t…
Mr. Nakagawa
In reply to the statement made by the representative of Guinea I would suggest that subparagraph 4 {c) be redrafted to read as follows:
II 156. Mr. NAKAGAWA (Japan): I can say that I have no other amendments or suggestions.
Mr. Ghalib
Therefore, although we have not had time to consult each other, I can safely accept, on behalf of the sponsors of the draft resolution and on behalf of the people concerned, that proposal because it conforms to the explanations which I have given,
1.58. The PRESIDENT: In my capacity as representative of SUDAN, I can say that as a sponsor of the draft resolution, my delegation is also ready to go…
Mr. Toure
It goes without saying that, since we are the third sponsor, my delegation fully supports the position expressed by the two African members of the Council.
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