S/9360 SC
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| Draft symbol | S/9360 |
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| P5 Positions |
Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
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China
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France
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Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.1491
Speeches following this vote (7)
The President
I shall now call on the speakers who have asked to explain their vote after the vote.
Mr. Buffum
I should like very briefly to explain the reasons why my delegation abstained from the vote on the draft resolution [S/9360] which has just been adopted. We have been faced in this debate with an unhappy dilemma. Both Zambia and Portugal are friends of the United States. Zambia has brought a serious charge against Portugal and has presented
1 See resolution 268 (1969).
30. May I emphasize, howe…
Mr. Pastinen
In the statement I made at the 1488th meeting on behalf of the Finnish delegation I said that incidents of the kind of which the Council is at present seized could not, in our view, be considered in isolation. I pointed out that in the opinion of my delegation they were but symptoms of the underlying serious tension in the area, for which the policies pursued by Portugal in contravention of the p…
The President
The next speaker on my list is the representative of Portugal, on whom I now call.
Mr. Miranda
My delegation wishes to thank the representatives of Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom and France for the position they have taken on the draft resolution which has just been voted upon. My delegation holds that that resolution has no relation to any reality, and places on record its formal reservations in regard to it.
Mr. Mwaanga
At the successful conclusion of this debate, which was called at the request of my delegation to discuss Portuguese aggression, I wish to take this opportunity to thank all our friends who have given us unwavering support throughout this debate, 1 also wish to thank those of our friends who have not found it possible to support our position on this matter.
37. With regard to the resolution just …
The President
Since no other representative wishes to speak, the Security Council has concluded this phase of its consideration of the question on the agenda, The question will remain before the Council.
The meeting rose at 11.55 a.m.
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