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S/1261 SC

Draft symbol S/1261
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Russia ~ United States United Kingdom China France

Vote Recorded VoteS/PV.2075 March 19, 1978

— Abstain (2)
✓ Yes (12)
Speeches following this vote (9) may include explanations of vote
The President
I shall now call on those representatives wishing to speak in explanation of vote after the vote. 12. Mr. HULINSK~ (Czechoslovakia) (interpretation from Russian): For the reasons stated by the Czechoslovak 1 See resolution 426 (1978). 13. The report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 425 (1978) contains certain provisions which my delegation could not support. In part…
Mr. Bishara (Kuwait)
First, 1 wish to thank the Secretary-General and his staff sincerely and profoundly for preparing the report so speedily in the present difficult circumstances. 16. My delegation voted for the approval of the report with a view to ensuring the speediest dispatch of United Nations forces in order to secure the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. It is the understanding …
Mr. Leonard (United States of America)
I shodd like first of all to make two technical but not unimportant points. 19. First, it is the understanding of my delegation that the Secretary-General may act under the authority of paragraph 1 a of General Assembly resolution 32/214 to make such commitments as are required to expedite initiation of the mission authorized by resolution 425 (1978), bearing in mind also the provisions of parag…
Mr. Leprette (France)
The delegation of France shares the view that the Secretary-General can and must act in this matter in accordance with paragraph 1 a of General Assembly resolution 32/214. 26. Moreover, the French delegation stresses the significance of paragraph 11 of the Secretary-General’s report, which lays down the conditions for the financing of the costs of the Force by the Members of the Organization. 2…
The President
The Secretary-General wishes to make a statement, and I now call on him.
The Secretary-General
Now that the Council has approved my report on the implementation of resolution 425 (1978), I shall proceed to put into effect the plan of action outlined in paragraph 9 of that document. I shall instruct Lieutenant-General Siilasvuo, Chief Co-ordinator of the United Nations Peace-keeping Missions in the Middle East, immediately to initiate meetings on the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the est…
Mr. Barton (Canada)
First, I should like to join others in paying a tribute to the Secretary-General and his staff for their good work in submitting the excellent report which has been the subject of our work this evening. Secondly, 1 should like to acknowledge the important contribution of the Lebanese Government. This must have been a very difficult and painfu1 task for it. Finally, 1 should like to pay due homage…
The President
The representative of Lebanon has asked to be ahowed to speak, and I now call on him.
Mr. TUtiN1 (Lebanon)
This has been a very long day, but I did not want it to end without my addressing to the Secretary-General my heartiest thanks for his personal concern, for the tremendous efforts deployed by him personally and by his assistants and other staff, and also for the challenging task of peace-keeping that he has accepted. I thank him in particular for having stated expressly here that the Lebanese arm…
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