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S/16791] SC

39
Session
Draft symbol S/16791]
P5 Positions
Russia United States ~ United Kingdom China France

Vote Recorded VoteS/PV.2560 Oct. 23, 1984

— Abstain (1)
✓ Yes (14)
Speeches following this vote (6) may include explanations of vote
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to make statements after the vote.
Sir John THOMSON (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
To those who would prefer to see apartheid dismantled without further suffering and self-determination accorded to ah the people of South Africa without additional bloodshed, the tragic and violent events of the past few weeks have been profoundly disheartening. The warnings that were sounded as far back as 25, 35 and more years ago, and have since been repeated with ever increasing intensity, ha…
Mrs. Kirkpatrick (United States of America)
Sir, I should like to begin by offering our congratulations to you in this public session on your assumption of the presidency for this month and to express my Government’s satisfaction and pleasure at your conduct of the affairs of the Council during the past weeks. We have already had occasion to congratulate your predecessor, the representative of Zimbabwe, on his skilful and adept management …
The President
I call on the representative of Ethiopia.
Mr. Dinka (Ethiopia)
The hour is late, and I wish only to thank the Council, on behalf of the Group of African States of the United Nations, for its commendable decision, which we in the African Group believe to be a positive step towards the elimination of the abhorrent system of apartheid. 122. It must be clear, however, that apartheid remains an inhuman system. It remains a threat to international peace and secur…
The President
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