Security Council resolution 275 (1969) [on Portuguese military operations against Guinea]
Symbol: S/RES/275(1969)
Date: 1969-12-22
Meeting record: S/PV.1526
Subjects: DISPUTES|ARMED INCIDENTS|GUINEA|PORTUGAL|MILITARY BASES|GUINEA-BISSAU|PORTUGAL|SOVEREIGNTY|GUINEA
Notes: Concerns Portuguese military operations against Guinea.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1969. - S/INF/24/Rev.1. - 1970. - p. 10. - (SCOR, 24th year).

Resolution 275 (1969)
of 22 December 1969

The Security Council,

Having noted the contents of the letters of the representative of Guinea in documents S/9525, 26 S/9528 26 and S/9554, 26

Observing that incidents of this nature jeopardize international peace and security,

Mindful that no State should act in any manner inconsistent with the principles and purposes of the
Charter of the United Nations,

Gravely concerned with any and all such attacks by
Portugal directed against independent African States,

Grieved at the extensive damage caused by the
Portuguese shelling of Guinean villages from positions
in the Territory of Guinea (Bissau),

1. Deeply deplores the loss of life and heavy damage to several Guinean villages inflicted by the Portuguese military authorities operating from bases in
Guinea (Bissau);

2. Calls upon Portugal to desist forthwith from
violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the
Republic of Guinea;

3. Calls upon the Portuguese authorities in Guinea
(Bissau) to immediately release the Guinean civilian
plane which was captured on 26 March 1968 together
with the pilots thereon;

4. Further calls upon the Portuguese authorities in
Guinea (Bissau) to immediately release the Guinean
motor barge, Patrice Lumumba, which was captured
on 27 August 1969 together with the passengers
thereon;

5. Solemnly warns Portugal that if such acts were to
be repeated in future, the Council would have to seriously consider further steps to give effect to this decision.

Adopted at the 1526th meeting by 9 votes to none,
with 6 abstentions (China,
Colombia, France, Spain,
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America).

Texto español (official Spanish version): Teniendo presentes sus resoluciones 178 (1963) de
24 de abril de 1963 y 204 (1965) de 19 de mayo
de 1965,

1. Condena severamente a las autoridades portuguesas por los disparos de obús contra la aldea de
Samine, que originaron: 1) el 25 de noviembre de
1969, un muerto y ocho heridos graves y dañaron un
edificio de la gendarmería senegalesa y destruyeron por
completo dos casas en la aldea de Samine, y 2) el 7
de diciembre de 1969, cinco muertos y una herida
grave;

2. Pide una vez más a Portugal que cese inmedia-

tamente de violar la soberanía y la integridad territorial del Senegal;

3. Declara que, en caso de que Portugal deje de
ajustarse al párrafo 2 de la presente resolución, el Consejo de Seguridad se reunirá para estudiar otras medidas;

4. Decide seguir ocupándose de la cuestión.

Aprobada en la 1520a. sesión
por 13 votos contra ninguno

y 2 abstenciones (España, Estados Unidos de América).

DENUNCIA PRESENTADA POR GUINEA

Decisiones

En su 1522a. sesión, celebrada el 15 de diciembre
de 1969, el Consejo decidió invitar a los representantes
de Guinea y Portugal a participar, sin voto, en la discusión de la cuestión titulada “Carta, de fecha 4 de
diciembre de 1969, dirigida al Presidente del Consejo
de Seguridad por el Encargado de Negocios Interino
de Guinea (S/9528)”*s.

En su 1523a. sesión, celebrada el 17 de diciembre
de 1969, el Consejo decidió invitar a los representantes
de Malí, Siria, Congo (Brazzaville), Liberia, Madagascar, Sierra Leona, Túnez, Lesotho y Arabia Saudita a participar, sin voto, en la discusión de la cuestión.

En su 1524a. sesión, celebrada el 18 de diciembre
de 1969, el Consejo decidió invitar a los representantes
de Libia, Yemen y la India a participar, sin voto, en
la discusión de la cuestión,

En su 1525a. sesión, celebrada el 19 de diciembre
de 1969, el Consejo decidió invitar a los representantes
de Mauricio y Bulgaria a participar, sin voto, en la discusión de la cuestión.

» Ibid.

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Resolución 275 (1969)
de 22 de diciembre de 1969

El Consejo de Seguridad,

Habiendo tomado nota del contenido de las cartas
del representante de Guinea que figuran en los documentos S/9525*9, S/9528*5 y $/9554*6,

Observando que los incidentes de esta naturaleza
comprometen la paz y la seguridad internacionales,

Consciente de que ningún Estado debe actuar en
forma alguna incompatible con los principios y propósitos de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas,

Gravemente preocupado por todos y cada uno de los
ataques cometidos por Portugal contra Estados africanos independientes,

Lamentando los grandes daños causados por los
bombardeos portugueses de aldeas guineas desde posiciones situadas en el territorio de Guinea (Bissau),

1. Deplora profundamente las pérdidas de vidas y
los grandes daños causados en varias aldeas guineas
por las autoridades militares portuguesas que operan
desde bases situadas en Guinea (Bissau);

2. Pide a Portugal que desista inmediatamente de
violar la soberanía y la integridad territorial de la República de Guinea;

3. Pide a las autoridades portuguesas de Guinea
(Bissau) que pongan en libertad inmediatamente el
avión civil guineo capturado el 26 de marzo de 1968
junto con los pilotos del mismo;
4. Pide además a las autoridades portuguesas de
Guinea (Bissau) que pongan en libertad inmediatamente la chalana motorizada Patrice Lumumba, capturada
el 27 de agosto de 1969 junto con los pasajeros de la
misma;

5. «Advierte solemnemente a Portugal que, si tales
actos se repitieran en lo futuro, el Consejo tendría que

considerar seriamente la adopción de nuevas medidas
para dar efecto a esta decisión.

Aprobada en la 1526a. sesión
por 9 votos contra ninguno y
6 abstenciones (Colombia, China, España, Estados Unidos de
América, Francia, Reino Unido
de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del
Norte).

Parte II. Otras cuestiones examinadas por el Consejo de Seguridad

REGLAMENTO PROVISIONAL DEL CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD”

Idiomas de trabajo del Consejo de Seguridad

Resolución 263 (1969)
de 24 de enero de 1969

El Consejo de Seguridad,

Habiendo considerado las notas verbales de la Misión Permanente de la Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas
Soviéticas ante las Naciones Unidas (S/8967)** y de
la Misión Permanente de España ante las Naciones
Unidas (S/8968)*s,

Tomando en consideración la resolución 2479
(XXHI) de la Asamblea General, de 21 de diciembre
de 1968, que señala que el empleo de varios idiomas
por las Naciones Unidas podría constituir un enriquecimiento y un medio de alcanzar los objetivos fijados
por la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y que la Asamblea
General considera conveniente incluir el español y el
ruso entre los idiomas de trabajo del Consejo de Seguridad,

Decide incluir el español y el ruso entre los idiomas
de trabajo del Consejo de Seguridad y, en este sentido,
modificar los artículos 41, 42, 43 y 44 del reglamento
provisional del Consejo de Seguridad de acuerdo con
el anexo a la presente resolución.

” El Consejo adoptó también resoluciones o decisiones sobre esta cuestión en 1946, 1947 y 1950.

Véase Actas Oficiales del Consejo de Seguridad, Vigésimo
Cuarto Año, Suplemento de enero, febrero y marzo de 1969.

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ANEXO

Texto revisado de los artículos 41, 42, 43 y 44 del
reglamento provisional del Consejo de Seguridad

Artículo 41

El chino, el español, el francés, el inglés y el ruso serán
los idiomas oficiales del Consejo de Seguridad y el español,
el francés, el inglés y el ruso serán los idiomas de trabajo.

Artículo 42

Los discursos pronunciados en cualquiera de los idiomas
de trabajo serán interpretados a los otros idiomas de trabajo.

Artículo 43

Los discursos pronunciados en los idiomas oficiales serán
interpretados en los idiomas de trabajo.

Artículo 44

Cualquier representante podrá hacer uso de la palabra en
idiomas distintos de los oficiales. En este caso, el representante deberá proporcionar una interpretación en uno de los
idiomas de trabajo. La interpretación hecha por el intérprete
de la Secretaría en los otros idiomas de trabajo podrá basarse
en la interpretación hecha en el primer idioma de trabajo.

Aprobada en la 1436a. sesión”.

” Aprobada sin votación.

Texte français (official French version): A sa 1525° séance, le 19 décembre 1969, le Conseil
a décidé d’inviter les représentants de Maurice et de
la Bulgarie à participer, sans droit de vote, à la discussion de la question.

Résolution 275 (1969)
du 22 décembre 1969

Le Conseil de sécurité,

Ayant pris note de la teneur des lettres du repré-
sentant de la Guinée publiées sous les cotes S/9525?$,
S/9528® et S/9554°,

Constatant que des incidents de cette nature compromettent la paix et la sécurité internationales,

Conscient de ce qu’aucun Etat ne devrait agir d’une
manière incompatible avec les buts et principes de la
Charte des Nations Unies,

Gravement préoccupé par toute attaque de ce genre
lancée par le Portugal contre des Etats africains indé-
pendants,

Affligé par les dégâts importants résultant du bombardement de villages guinéens à partir de positions
portugaises situées en territoire de Guinée (Bissau).

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1. Déplore profondément les pertes en vies humaines ct les dégâts considérables infligés à plusieurs
villages guinéens par les autorités militaires portugaises
opérant à partir de bases situées en Guinée (Bissau);

2. Demande au Portugal de cesser sur-le-champ de
violer la souveraineté et l'intégrité territoriale de la
République de Guinée;

3. Demande aux autorités portugaises en Guinée
(Bissau) de libérer immédiatement l'avion civil guinéen
qui a été capturé le 26 mars 1968, ainsi que les pilotes
qui se trouvaient à bord;

4. Demande en outre aux autorités portugaises en
Guinée (Bissau) de libérer immédiatement le chaland
à moteur guinéen Patrice Lumuimba qui a été capturé
le 27 août 1969, ainsi que les passagers qu’il transportait:

5. Avertit solennellement le Portugal que, si de
tels actes devaient se reproduire, le Conseil se verrait
obligé d'envisager sérieusement de nouvelles mesures
pour donner effet à la présente décision.

Adoptée à la 1526" séance par
9 voix contre zéro, avec 6 abstentions (Chine, Colombie, Espagne, Etats-Unis d'Amérique,
France et Royaume-Uni de
Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du
Nord).

Русский текст (official Russian version): 5 декабря 1969 года Совет на своем 1517-м за-
‘седании постановил пригласить представителей
Либерии, Мадагаскара, Сьерра Леоне, Туниса,
Мали, Саудовской Аравии, Йемена, Сирин и
Объединенной Арабской Республики принять
участие без права голоса в обсуждении этого
вопроса. `

8 декабря 1969 года Совет на своем 1518-м за-
седании постановил пригласить представителя
Мавритании принять участие без права голоса в
обсуждении вопроса, сформулированного следу-
ющим образом:

«Жалобы Сенегала:

а) Письмо постоянного представителя Сопега-
ла от 27 ноября 1969 года на имя Предсо-
дателя Совета Безопасности (5/9513)*5;

6) Письмо постоянного представителя Сенега-
ла от 7 декабря 1969 года на имя Предсе-
дателя Совета Безопаспости (5/9541)» 25,

Резолюция 273 (1969)
от 9 декабря 1969 года
Совет Безопасности,

принимая к соедению жалобы Сенегала на
Португалию. — содержащиеся в — документах
5/9513 ® н 5/9541 25,

сознавая свою ответственность за принятие
эффективных коллективных мер по предупрелж-
дению и ликвидации угроз международному ми-
ру и безопасности,

учитывая, что все государства должны воздер-
живаться в своих международных отношеннях
от угрозы снлоп или её применения протнв тер-

25 См. Официальные отчеты Совета Безопасности,  два-
оцать четвертый год, Дополнение за октябрь, ноябрь и де--
кабрь 1969 года.

риториальной  неприкосиовенности и политиче-
ской независимости любого государства или от
любых действий, несовместимых с целями Орга-
пизации Объединенных Наций,

выражая беспокойство по поводу серьезного
положения, создавшегося в результате обстрела
деревни Самин в южном районе Сенегала с базы
Бежен,

глубоко обеспокоенный тем. что инциденты по-
добного характера ставят под угрозу междуна-
родный мир и безопасность,

учитывая свои резолюции 178 (1963) от 24 ап-
реля 1963 года и 204 (1965) от 19 мая 1965 года,

|. решительно осуждает португальские власти
за обстрел деревни Самин. в результате которого
1) 25 ноября 1969 года один человек был убит и
восемь тяжело ранены, повреждено здание сене-
гальской жандармерии и полностью разрушены
два дома в деревне Самин и 2) 7 декабря 1969
года 5 человек убиты и серьезно ранена одна
женщина;

[9]

2. требует ввовь, чтобы Португалия пнемедлен-
но положила конец нарушениям суверенитета и
территориальной неприкосновенности Сенегала;

3. заявляет, ‘то в случае, если Португалия не
выполнит пункта 2 постановляющей части на-
стоящей резолюции, Совет Безопасности собе-
рется вговь для рассмотрения других мер;

4, решает оставить этот вопрос па своей по-
вестке дня.

Принята на 1520-м заседа-
нии 13 голосами при 2 воз-
державшихся ( Испания,
Соединенные Штаты Аме-
рики), причем никто не го-
лосовал прогив.

ЖАЛОБА
Решения

15 декабря 1969 года Совст на своем 1522-м
заседании постановил пригласить представителей
Гвинен и Португалии принять участие без права
голоса в обсуждении вопроса, сформулированно-
го следующим образом: «Гисьмо — временного
поверенного в делах Гвинеи от 4 декабря 1969
года на имя Председателя Совета Безопасности
(5/9528) »2°,

17 декабья 1969 года Совет на своем 1523-м
заседанни остановил пригласить представите-
лей Мали, Сирии, Конго (Браззавиль), Либерии,
Мадагаскара, Сьерра Леоне, Туниса, Лесото и
Саудовской Аравии принять участие без права
голоса в обсуждении этого вопроса.

26 Тии же, двадцать четвертый год, Дополнечие за Ок-
тябрьы, ночбро и Оехкабрь 1969 года.

ГВИНЕИ

18 декабря 1969 года Совст па своем 1524-м
заседании постановил пригласить представите-
лей Ливни, Йемена и Индии принять участие без
права голоса в обсуждении этого вопроса.

19 декабря 1969 года Совет на своем 1525-м
заседании постановил пригласить представитс-
лей Маврикия и Болгарии принять участие без
права голоса в обсуждении этого вопроса.

Резолюция 275 (1969) °

от 22 декабря 1969 года

Совет Безопасности,

приняв к сведению содержание писем пред-
ставителя Гвинеи, воспроизведенных в докумен-
тах 5/9525 26, 5/9528 26 и $/9554 26,
отмечая, что инциденты подобного характера
подвергают опасности международный мир и бе-
зопасность,

учитывая, что ни одно государство не должно
действовать каким-либо образом, несовместимым
с принцилами и целями Устава Организации
Объединенных Наций,

серьезно озабоченный в связи с каждым и все-
ми подобными нападениями со стороны Порту-
галии на исзависимые африканские государства,

испытывая огорчение по поводу значительного
ущерба, нанесенного гвинейским деревням порту-
гальским артиллерийским обстрелом © позиций
на территории Гвинеи (Бисау),

1. глубоко сожалеет о человеческих жертвах и
серьезном ущербе, причиненном нескольким гви-
нейским деревням — португальскими военными
властями, действующими с баз в Гвинее (Бисау);

2. призывает Португалию иемедленно прекра-

‘тить нарушение суверенитета и территориальной

целостности Гвинейской Республики;

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3. призывает португальские власти в Гвинее
(Бисау) немедленно — освободить — гвинейский
гражданский самолст вместе © сто пилотами, ко-
торый был захвачен 26 марта 1969 года:

!. призывает далсе португальские власти в
Гвинее (Бисау) немедленно освободить гвиней-
скую моторную баржу «Патрис Лумумба» вме-
сте с пассажирами, которая была захвачена
27 августа 1969 года;

5. серьезно предупреждает Португалию, что ес-

ли подобные акты повторятся в будущем, то Со-

вет будст вынужден серьезно рассмотреть даль-
нейшие шаги с целью выполнения этого решения.

Принята на 1526-м заседа-
нии 9 голосами при 6 воз-
державшихся (Испания, Ки-
тай, Колумбия, Соединенное

Королевство — Великобрита-
нии и Северной Ирландии,
Соединенные Штаты | Аме-

рики, Франция), причем ни-
кто не голосовал против.

中文文本 (official Chinese version): 理事 会 於 一 九 六 九 年 十 二 月 十 九 日 第 一 五 二 五 欢
会 议决 定 请 毛里 求 斯 及 保加利亚 代表 参加 讨论 此 项 问
题 ， 但 无 表决 权 。

决 凡 二 七 五 (一 九 关 九 )
一 九 关 九 年 十 二 月 二 十 二 日
安全 理事 会 ，

备 悉 文件 S/9525.” S/952823 及 S/9554% 所 裁
检 内 亚 代 表 来 画 之 内 容 ，

说 坊 此 稳 性 质 之 事件 有 害 国际 和 平 与 安全 ，

念 及 任何 国家 不 得 以 任何 方式 作 违 背 联合 国 害 章
原则 和 与 宗 叶 之 行 坊 ，

对 於 葡萄 牙 对 非洲 狼 立 国家 所 淮 行 之 任何 及 一 切
此 种 攻 束 深 才 爱 处 ，

对 於 将 萄 牙 自 攀 内 亚 ( 比 胡 ) 领 土 内 据点 破 束 规 内
更 乡村 所 造成 之 巨大 损害 ， 殊 深 翡 冶 ，

一 .对 於 葡 和 葡 牙 军事 当局 自 允 内 亚 ( 比 ) 基 地 攻
闪 若干 规 内 亚 郑 村 所 引起 之 生命 训 失 及 重大 破坏 ， 极
感 站 憾

二 . 教 促 葡萄 蒜 立 序 停止 侵犯 榴 内 亚 共 和 国之 主
机 及 颁 十 完整 ;

三 . 教 促 葡萄 牙 驻 规 内 亚 ( 比 粗 ) 之 当局 立即 将 一
九 六 九 年 三 月 二 十 六 日 截 交 之 交 内 亚 民 用 杀机 圳 同
机 各 击 贺 员 一 借 释 放 ;

四 . 复 促 葡萄 牙 驻 克 内 亚 ( 比 粗 ) 之 当局 立即 将 一
九 六 九 年 八 月 二 十 七 日 戴 交 之 表 内 亚 机 动 蔽 负重 孟 巴
号 束 同 船上 乘客 一 人 释放 ;

五 ， 骨 正 警告 葡萄 车 今 后 如 再 有 此 征 行 需 发 生 ，
理事 会 妇 须 襄 贯 考虑 进一步 步 有 习 以 实施 本 决 凡 。

第 一 五 二 六 次 会 议 尺 九
果 对 零 通过 ， 束 椎 者 六
中国、 哥伦比亚 法国 、
西班牙 ,大 不 列 凑 及 北
爱 坝 胶 联 合 王国 、 美 利
坚 合 来 国 )。

第 二 部 分 . 安全 理事 会 审议 之 其 他 事项

安全 理事 会 暂行 议事 规则 ”
安全 理事 会 应 用 语文

决 愤 二 六 三 (一 九 六 九 )
一 九 六 九 年 一 月 二 十 四 日
安全 理事 会 ，

业已 害 议 苏 雁 埃 社 会 主义 共和 国联 盟 肚 联合 国 党
任 代表 (S/8967)2 及 西班牙 驻 联 合 国 常任 代 麦 来 画
CS/8968) ,2

映 认 一 九 六 八 年 十 二 月 二 十 一 日 大 会 决 避 二 四 七
九 ( 二 十 三 ) 称 联合 国 使 用 数 逢 请 文 足 使 工作 更 趣 美
满 ， 且 坊 一 芽 过 到 联合 国 害 章 所 定 目标 之 方法 ， 因 此

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Draft resolution (S/9574):
UNITED NATIONS

Distr,
5/95Th

19 December 1969

COUNCIL

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Algeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal and Zembia: joint draft resolution

The fecurity Council,

Having noted the contents of the letters of the Representative of Guineas
in documents $/9525, 5/9528 and S/9554,

Gbgerving that incidents of this nature jeopardize international peace
and security,

Mindful that no State should act in any manner inconsistent with the
principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter,

Gravely concerned with any and all such attacks by Portugal directed against
independent African States,

Grieved at the extensive damage caused by the Portuguese shelling of
Guinean villages from positions in the territory of Guinea (Bissau),

1. Deeply deplores the loss of life and heavy’ damage to several Guinean
villages inflicted by the Fortuguese military authorities operating from bases in
Guinea (Bissau);

2. Calls upon Fortugal to desist forthwith from violating the
sovereirnty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Guinea;

%., Calls upon the Portuguese authorities in Guinea (Bissau) to immediately
relegse the Guinean civilian plane which was captured on 26 March 1969 together
with the pilots thereon;

hy Further calls upon the Portuguese authorities in Guinea (Bissau) to

®

captured on 27 August 1969, together with the passengers thereon;

5. Solemnly warng Portugal that if such acts were to be repeated in
future, the Council would have to seriously consider further steps to give

affect to this decision,

69-31801

Meeting record:
UNITED NATIONS

SECURITY COUNCIL
OFFICIAL RECORDS

TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR

” :
1 526 MEETING: 22 DECEMBER 1969

NEW YORK
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Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/1526) ....... 1
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Adoptionoftheagenda ........ i
Complaint by Guinea:

Letter dated 4 December 1969 from the Chargé d affaires ad interim of Guinea
addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/9528) ............ 1

S/PV.1526
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FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING

Held in New York on Monday, 22 December 1969, at 10.30 a.m.

President: Mr. V. J. MWAANGA (Zambia),

Present: The representatives of the following States:
Algeria, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Hungary, Nepal,
Pakistan, Paraguay, Senegal, Spain, Union of Soviet Social
ist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, United States of America and Zambia. .

Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/1526)
1. Adoption of the agenda,

2, Complaint by Guinea:
Letter dated 4 December 1969 from the Chargé
d’affaires ad interim of Guinea addressed to the President of the Security Council (5/9528).

Adoption of the agenda
The agenda was adopted,
Complaint by Guinea

Letter dated 4 December 1969 from the Chargé d'affaires ad
interim of Guinea addressed to the President of the
Security Council (5/9528)

1. The PRESIDENT: In accordance with previous decisions, 1 propose now, with the consent of the Council, to
invite the representatives of Guinea and Portugal to take
places at the Council table, and the representatives of Mali,
Syria, Congo (Brazzaville), Liberia, Madagascar, Sierra
Leone, Tunisia, Lesotho, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Yemen,
India, Mauritius and Bulgaria to take the places reserved for
them at the side of the Council chamber, in order to
participate in the discussion without the right to vote, on
the usual understanding that those with places at the side of
the chamber will be invited to take a seat at the Council
table when it is their turn to address the Council.

At the invitation of the President, Mr. A. Touré (Guinea)
and Mr. F. B. de Miranda (Portugal) took places at the
Council table, and Mr. S. Traore (Mali), Mr. G. J. Tomeh
(Syria), Mr. J. Mombouli {Congo (Brazzaville)), Mr. L. H.
Diggs (Liberia), Mr. B. Rabetafika (Madagascar), Mr. F. B.
Savage (Sierra Leone), My, A, M’Sadek (Tunisia), Mr. M. T.
Mashologu (Lesotho), Mr. J. M. Baroody (Saudi Arabia),
Mr. W. El Bouri (Libya), Mr. M, S. Alattar (Yemen), Mr. S.
Sen (India), Mr, R. K. Ramphul (Mauritius) and Mr. M.
Tarabanov (Bulgaria) took the places reserved for them.

2. The PRESIDENT: The Security Council concluded last
Friday [1525th meeting] its general debate on the item

before it. Before we proceed to the vote, a number of
delegations have expressed a wish to speak in explanation
of their votes before the vote. I shall now call on them.

3. Mr. PINIES (Spain) (translated from Spanish): My
delegation regrets once again that between two countries
with which we maintain the most cordial relations incidents
of this kind should have occurred leaving so many victims
and definitely creating tension which seriously threatens
the tranquillity of the region.

4. My delegation feels that at present the task of the
Council is not to examine other attacks against independent
African States. Today we have before us the complaint of
Guinea, to be found in documents $/9525, $/9528 and
S/9554, together with the explanations given by the
representative of that country. We also have in mind the
statements made here by the representative of Portugal.

5. Thus we believe that the events which have occurred
require investigation by this Council so that light could be
shed on them, and so that we representatives could have
objective inforrnation enabling us to judge this situation. It
is not that we are casting doubt here on any of the
assertions made by the one or the other party, but my
delegation believes that to overlook the provisions of the
Charter of the United Nations, and more particularly
Articles 33 and 34, would keep us in a constant state of
uncertainty and prevent us from making an accurate
evaluation of the events. On the other hand, my delegation
deplores the loss of human life, the toll of wounded, and
the material damage which resulted from these events
which we are examining.

6. We consider, too, that an end must be put to this
situation, and we appeal to the parties concerned to find
some just and satisfactory solution by means of negotiation. :

7. My delegation, respectful of the Charter of the United
Nations, cannot make any judgement in the absence of an
investigation of the matter. My delegation will therefore
abstain from voting on the draft resolution now before us
[5/9574].

8. Mr. PHILLIPS (United States of America): My delegation will abstain on the resolution contained in document
$/9574 because we believe it fails to take into account the
conflicting claims which have been presented to us by the
representatives of Portugal and Guinea. Moreover, the
considerable gap between the time the incidents reportedly
took place and the meeting of the Security Council, as well
as the lack of any impartially confirmed evidence, make it
difficult for my delegation to make an informed decision as
to the facts of the case.

9. It is the belief of my Government that issues such as
these could better be resolved through recourse to Article
33 of the Charter; and we regret that the procedures under
that provision of the Charter have not been sufficiently
explored or utilized.

10. In view of those considerations my delegation has no
alternative but to abstain.

11. Mr. JAKOBSON (Finland): The Finnish delegation
will vote in favour of the draft resolution submitted to the
Council in the name of the delegations of Algeria, Nepal,
Pakistan, Senegal and Zambia /S/9574]. 1 should like here

to say to the sponsors that we are grateful to them for.

taking into account a number of suggestions which my
delegation made to them last week.

12. In voting for the draft resolution we wish to express
our concern over the continued tension along the borders
of the African Territories under Portuguese administration
and adjoining independent African States. The three complaints brought before the Council by the Governments of
Zambia, Senegal and Guinea within the last six months
serve to underline the gravity of the situation.

13. 1 should like to siress once again the two major
elements that have determined our attitude fo these
complaints, First, it is our view that in these cases the
necessary prerequisites for adopting the normal procedures
provided for in Article 33 of the Charter are lacking, and
that therefore it is up to the Security Council, acting within
Chapter VI of the Charter, to recommend ways and means
by which the recurrence of these incidents could be
prevented and the deterioration of the situation halted.

14. Second, it is the view of the Finnish delegation that
incidents of the kind the Security Council is dealing with at
this moment cannot be viewed in isolation: they are
symptoms of a tension that could be regarded as structural,
tension arising from the suppression of the legitimate
aspirations of the peoples living in the African Territories
under Portuguese administration, peoples that have the
right to self-determination and independence.

15. Mr. BERARD (France) (translated from French):
Mr. President, since you have expressed the wish that this
should be the Security Councils last meeting of the year I
should like, at the beginning of this explanation of vote, to
express my sincere regrets to those who will be leaving the
Council.

16. Having my colleague from Hungary as my immediate
neighbour, has shown me how easy and pleasant coexistence with him is and has persuaded me that the same
relationship should exist among peoples and political
systems. Whenever our votes differed, I concluded that 1
must certainly be right; but whenever our opinions coincided, I was convinced that we could not both be wrong.

17. Our colleague from Pakistan brought to the Council
the same exceptional qualities of intelligence which made

- him a remarkable Chairman of the First Committee. The

authority which he demonstrated in the Council will not be
forgotten.

18. We shall also not forget the qualities of discernment
and common sense—the rarest quality in the world,
whatever Descartes may have said—and the sincerity and
loyalty which have earned our colleague from Paraguay
such an important place in our affections.

19. The two other colleagues who are leaving the Council
represent countries which have special relations with my
own country. To our colleague from Senegal, Ambassador
Boye, it will be sufficient for me to say—and this is the
highest tribute that could be paid to him—that on every
occasion here he has been the worthy representative of that
great international statesman, his President.

20. To our colleague, Mr, Azzout, I shall express very
special regret because he has told me he is leaving not only
the Security Council but the United Nations. He has been
much liked for his intelligence, his quick grasp of problems,
his political sense, the sincerity of his convictions and his
loyalty in his relations with us, all of which have made him
the friend of us all.

21. My delegation has already had the opportunity on
many occasions, and again a few days ago, to make known
to the Council its views on the incidents which take place
on the frontier of the Portuguese Territories in Africa,
Moreover, is there any need for me to recall the obvious
and deep divergencies which distinguish the policy of
France from that of Portugal on the African continent? We
have always considered that the recognition of the right of
peoples to self-determination and the free exercise of
self-determination constitute both a moral obligation and a
pre-condition for political stability.

22. My country has shown that complete decolonization,
without reservations, can open up the road more widely to
friendship and to fruitful co-operation. I would add my
voice to the voices of those speakers who have stressed here
that Portugal, during its long African past, has accumulated
sufficient trust not to hesitate now to enter on that same
road. That is our most sincere wish,

23. The draft resolution that has been presented to us
nevertheless raises certain hesitations on our part. It relates
to incidents that are for the most part old, and in the case
of some of them the facts seem to be neither clearly nor
adequately established. Can we really pass a legally valid
judgement on this matter? We wonder, moreover, whether
the measures that are proposed are really such as to restore
calm in that region. A severe warning was already addressed
to Portugal on 9 December [resolution 273 (1969)]. My
delegation has often, in sirnilar cases, cited the provisions of
Article 2 of the Charter, which makes it an obligation of
Member States to settle their disputes by peaceful means. It
still considers that, more particularly in that part of the
world, everything should be done to bring about the
replacement of military action by bilateral negotiations.

24. After hearing the parties, it seems to us that the
Council should be in a position to facilitate such talks, since
each of the two parties has expressed the wish to obtain the

return of persons and property being held on the territory
of the other.

25. Such are the reasons why my delegation, while wishing
to pay tribute to the moderation shown by the sponsors of
the draft resolution, will not be in a position to vote.

26. Mr. MORALES SUAREZ (Colombia) (zranslated from
Spanish): A new statement of the principles to which my
delegation adheres is obviously not necessary in this case,
since the Council knows with what conviction and determination my country supports anti-colonialism, the selfdetermination of peoples, and the non-intervention in the
internal affairs of other nations. There can be no discussion
of those principles and their application can be neither
evaded nor postponed.

27. Furthermore, we have welcomed with satisfaction and
sympathy the arrival on the world scerie of the African
countries which have acceded to independence. They share
many of the problems and difficulties which we are
endeavouring to overcome, and very often our purposes and
objectives are similar.

28. Of course what is being debated here is the specific
case brought before the Council. In this case, my delegation
wishes in the first place to express its concern about a
situation which has been going on for a very long time, and
the final solution of which must necessarily be compatible
with the instruments to which the Members of the United
Nations must subject their conduct.

29. On the other hand, my delegation does not believe that
we should overlook the statement of the representative of
Portugal as to his Governments willingness that these
events should be satisfactorily investigated. These facts
seem to my delegation to be very complicated. We are
united with Portugal by nothing more than an old and
long-standing friendship, and there are no other motives,
either political or financial, which would cause us to
express our concern here, We are in complete disagreement
with Portugal’s approach to questions of principle, but it
seems to us that to disregard Portugal's statement would be
neither just nor in conformity with the detachment and
objectivity which should characterize the action of the
Council,

30. My delegation wonders whether such a possible
investigation is compatible with the functions of the
Council, We think that to investigate is not a function that
can be denied to the political organ which has in its hands
the power to sanction and to restrain. The Charter itself
corroborates this opinion of ours, This does not, of course,
convert the Council into a tribunal, but it does provide an
instrument of which it should not be deprived.

31. It is this consideration which will cause us to abstain
in the vote on the draft resolution that the Council has
before it.

32. Mr. SOLANO LOPEZ (Paraguay) (translated from
Spanish): Before this meeting began, Mr. President, I asked
you to let me speak twice: once to explain the vote of my

delegation with regard to the draft resolution in document
S/2574, and a second time, at the end of the debate, in
order to make a brief statement. The example of the
representative of France, which I should like to follow, will
enable me, I think, to combine my two statements into
one, and if you will allow me I shall now proceed.

33, I shall begin with what was to be my second
statement. It is probable that this meeting will be the last
one that we will hold in 1969 and, consequently, the last
when my country and I will participate in the work of the
Security Council. In conformity with the present system, it
is possible that much time will pass before another
representative of Paraguay will be sitting in the Security
Council. Whether or not this is the last meeting, this is an
exceptional occasion for my delegation which justifies my
request to be allowed to make this statement.

34. For two consecutive years, 1968 and 1969, Paraguay
has served the cause of the United Nations and the
permanent ideal of international peace and security as a
non-permanent member of the Security Council, the
General Assembly having entrusted it with that post. At the
end of this period for which it was elected, I should like to
say that, while fulfilling the responsibilities entrusted to us,
the Republic of Paraguay has in the Council defended its
concept of justice with the greatest impartiality, and has
made every effort to ensure that it made a useful
contribution in the examination and evaluation of matters
brought to the Council’s attention, so that, in fulfilling the
functions the Charter has bestowed on it, the Council could
work successfully within the obvious limitations which its
structure imposes.

35. At this time when these duties and responsibilities are
being transferred to other members who will in nine days’
time take up their posts in the Security Council, I believe,
casting a retrospective eye on the work of these two years,
that 1 can say categorically that we have not betrayed
anybody’s confidence and that we can return to the
General Assembly confident that we have made a no doubt
small but useful contribution in helping to make the
Security Council what the Charter and the Members of the
United Nations want it to be, namely an organ which bears
the main responsibility in maintaining international peace
and security.

36. I should like to add a personal note. During these two
years | have had the honour of representing the Republic of
Paraguay in the Security Council. It was a unique experience and I shall always remember that period of 24
months. I have learned furthermore to recognize and
respect the high intellectual and moral qualities of the
members of the Council. From all of them I have learned a
great deal and I shall never forget it. Allow me, Mr. President, to express to each and every member of the Council
my gratitude for the co-operation which they have always
given me and for the very many fine lessons they have
taught me. My gratitude can be summed up in two simple
words: thank you. I should like to express my gratitude to
Ambassador Bérard for his kind words, in which I see the
reflection of the friendship with which he has honoured
me,

37. 1 now come to the draft resolution before us. This is
the third time in the latter part of this year that the
Security Council has on its agenda a complaint against
Portugal for the violation of the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of a free and indepedent African State, and for the
loss of lives and material damages suffered by that State as
a result of those violations which are the subject of the
complaint. Following on the complaints brought successively by the Republic of Zambia and by Senegal, which led
to the adoption by the Council of resolutions 268 (1969)
and 273 (1969), we now have a complaint before us
submitted by the Republic of Guinea.

38. Any violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a State is a dangerous breach of the universally
accepted norms of international co-operation, on which
relations between States must be based if they are to be
peaceful and harmonious. Furthermore, these norms, incorporated in the United Nations Charter, must be respected and implemented by all the Members of our Organization,

39. In judging each case submitted to the Council, that
consideration must inevitably take first place. A second
essential requirement is that the facts which are at the basis
of the complaint must be verified or, in any case, that it
must be determined whether they actually occurred; this
determination of facts must be beyond question. From a
study of this debate, it seems to my delegation that the
facts mentioned in the complaint have actually occurred as
related in this Council and that Portugal, through its armed
forces in Guinea (Bissau), has violated the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of the Republic of Guinea and has
caused not only material damage, for which compensation
can be paid, but-has also caused losses in human lives, for
which there can be no compensation.

40. It is in this light that we examine the draft resolution
submitted to the Council by the representatives of Algeria,
Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal and Zambia [/S/9574].

41. My delegation has certain reservations with regard to
certain paragraphs in the draft resolution, for example the
fourth paragraph of the preamble. We would have preferred
that that had not appeared in the text, in view of the fact
that the present debate is based on specific complaints
made by the Republic of Guinea and not on the policy of
Portugal in general against independent and sovereign
African States. Certainly it is possible and even probable
that the Security Council will be called upon to discuss that
general situation at some time in the future, But this is not
the case at the moment.

42. It would have been possible to adopt an alternative
wording and to mention specifically similar cases which the
Council had to examine previously and which gave rise to
the resolutions already adopted.

43. However, despite these reservations, we intend to vote
in favour of the draft resolution submitted by Algeria,
Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal and Zambia.

44. Finally, T should like to refer to the allegations made
during the course of the debate by the representative of
Portugal with regard to certain Portuguese citizens detained
in the Republic of Guinea. Those allegations were not

sufficiently discussed and consequently they might cast a
shadow on the impartiality of the Council, Therefore, 1
would make an appeal to the representative of Guinea, in
case these allegations need further examination, so that he
can make an effort to dispel all doubts about them, or, if
necessary, to have the persons in question liberated.

45. Mr. LIU Chieh (China): My delegation will abstain on
the draft resolution before us because, in our view, the
specifics contained in the complaint appear insufficient to
warrant a decisive judgement on the part of the Council,
Some of the incidents mentioned seem to lend themselves
to the possibility of settlement by direct negotiation
between the parties. I must make it clear, however, that our
abstention does not in any way affect our firm and
longstanding opposition to colonialism. It is a well-known
fact that my delegation has throughout the years faithfully
adhered to the anti-colonial policies laid down a half
century ago by the founder of the Republic of China,
Mr. Sun Yat-sen, We fully support the aspirations of the
colonial peoples for self-determination and independence,

46. It is our belief that unless the Portuguese authorities
march with the spirit of the times and provide the
inhabitants of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea (Bissau)
with an opportunity to express their wishes freely, there
will always be conflict between the Portuguese authorities
and the independent African States. It is hoped that the
Government of Portugal will see the wisdom of avoiding
costly colonial warfare, which seems to be in the offing in
the prevailing circumstances.

47. In the present case, however, the Council is dealing
with a specific complaint rather than with colonialism as
such. Hence our abstention.

48. The PRESIDENT: There are no further names on my
list of speakers in explanation of vote before the vote. The
Council will now proceed to a vote on the draft resolution
contained in document S$/9574, submitted by Algeria,
Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal and Zambia.

A vote was taken by show of hands,

In favour: Algeria, Finland, Hungary, Nepal, Pakistan,
Paraguay, Senegal, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
Zambia.

Against: None.

Abstaining: China, Colombia, France, Spain, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United
States of America.

The draft resolution was adopted by 9 votes to none, with
6 abstentions.’

49. The PRESIDENT: A number of delegations has asked
to speak after the vote. The first speaker is the representative of Portugal on whom I now call.

50. Mr. MIRANDA (Portugal): Once again a resolution
against my country has been adopted, a resolution that is

1 See resolution 275 (1969).
patently one-sided and unwarranted by the facts available
for the consideration of the Council. My delegation wishes
to place on record its most formal and emphatic reservations in regard to that resolution contained in document
8/9574.

51. Nevertheless, we should be amiss if we failed to
express our sense of appreciation for the attitude of those
members of the Security Council whose abstentions left no
doubt that they will not be parties to such an act of
injustice, On behalf of my delegation and on my own
behalf, I should like to thank the representatives of Spain,
the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Colombia
and France for their abstentions.

52. Strictures have been gratuitously permitted against
Portugal, strictures based on flagrantly false conclusions
arrived at in the course of a debate which, besides being
prolific in more than one aspect, has been allowed to stray
far beyond the context of the complaint brought by the
Republic of Guinea. Questions that were entirely extraneous to the complaint were brought before the Council,
My delegation will not comment on any of them; it will
only reject and repudiate all of them as unacceptable.

53. We consider as altogether deplorable the resolution
that has just been voted upon. We wish to emphasize that it
does not reflect the situation created by the international
conspiracy to provide aid and encouragement for the armed
attacks launched from the Republic of Guinea, with the
official blessings of its Government, against Portuguese
Guinea, with sophisticated armaments, technicians and
professional officers drawn from the regular armies of
States entirely alien to the continent of Africa; States
which are bent on the expansion of their ideology by all
available means.

54. Nothing could, moreover, illustrate more fully the
partial nature of the resolution than the fact that the 24
Portuguese nationals illegally detained in the Republic of
Guinea under a régime of duress have been entirely ignored
by its sponsors and supporters, in whose opinion, likewise,
the innocent civilian dead and injured of Portuguese
Guinea—deaths and injuries caused by the repeated and
almost daily attacks launched from the Republic of
Guinea—do not seem to count as human beings,

55. We cannot but note with righteous indignation that
such one-sided resolutions are adopted every time a
complaint is brought to the Council against Portugal, while
on the sole occasion on which Portugal complained of a
premeditated and clear-cut act of armed aggression against
its national territory, the draft resolution aimed at putting a
stop to that aggression, even though supported by the
majority of Council members, was rendered ineffective by
the veto of one of the permanent members.

56. Mr. President, speaking as the representative of your
country at the 1525th meeting, you said, with your usual
sense of humour, that Portugal had become almost a
permanent member of the Security Council. Since I have
personally been representing Portugal for many years now,
your words reminded me of the first occasion on which I
came to the Council as a member of the Portuguese

delegation. Looking around the table I see that the only
other representative present on that occasion was the
representative of France, His Excellency Mr, Armand
Bérard. I shall never forget the noble speech he made on
that occasion and I take this opportunity to pay tribute to
him most sincerely for the courage with which he defended
the principles of international good conduct and of the
Charter of the United Nations. We are on the eve of
Christmas, Mr, President, and in keeping with the spirit of
the season I may be pardoned these reminiscences.

57. Among the other representatives then sitting at the
table there was one who had been present at the signing of
the Charter in San Francisco. I refer to the late Ambassador
Adlai Stevenson, who represented the United States of
America, I think the words he spoke on that occasion could
well be the subject of meditation by all the Members of the
United Nations during this Christmas season:

“I believe that Iam the only representative at this table
who was present at the birth of the United Nations.
Tonight we are witnessing the first act in a drama which
could end with the death of the Organization.” [988th
meeting, para. 130.]

Those words were spoken by Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
on 18 December 1961, Eight years have gone by, almost to
a day. When one finds that it has since become possible to
come to the Security Council and openly advocate violence
as a political instrument, when rank outsiders find it
possible to come here and arrogate to themselves the right
to speak even for me and for other Goans, as was witnessed
during the debate that is about to end, then one begins to
entertain justifiable apprehensions regarding the future
application through the United Nations of the very concepts of justice and equity in international relations, which
alone can ensure the peace and the progress of mankind.

58. As recently as last Wednesday, 17 December, this state
of affairs was the subject of a radio and television broadcast
in Lisbon by the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr. Marcello
Caetano. The following is an extract from his address to the
Portuguese nations:

“Every pretext is good enough to accuse and condemn
us. A clamour is raised in support of the terrorist
movements which some new African States welcome in
their territories and which provide them with food and
material. And when from those territories attacks are
directed against us, killing and causing injuries to our
people and destroying property on our side, and if,
notwithstanding repeated instructions from the Government, the Portuguese forces, tired and indignant, reply
and a stray bullet should fall on the other side of the
frontier, a hue and cry is raised saying that we violate the
integrity of neighbouring countries. If we denounce the
aggressions of which we are the victims, the United
Nations turns a deaf ear. If we complain that Portuguese
nationals who happen to enter peacefully in the territories bordering on our provinces are treacherously
detained, harassed and clapped in gaol, even after their
acquittal in court, the United Nations remains indifferent.
If we invoke legitimate self-defence, the United Nations
closes its eyes in order not to see the evidence. But if a
complaint is made against Portugal by an African
country, it is known beforehand that there will be a
condemnation, whether the complaint is substantiated or
not, In vain do we express surprise that allegations of
incidents unknown to us are made in the United Nations
before they are brought to our notice by the countries
concerned with a view to finding solutions bilaterally, as
is usually done among civilized nations. In vain do we ask
that before a decision Is taken, an inquiry be held on the
spot in order to find out whether the alleged incidents did
take place and, if so, under what circumstances. In vain
do we present our allegations with facts and documents
which in any tribunal would be carefully examined before
a decision is taken. For the United Nations nothing of
this is of any use, Censures succeed one another in an
attempt to wear out our nerves and to break our moral
resistance. I ask myself, I ask the nation, if it is worth
while to continue taking part in such meetings, in which
decisions are taken before the debates take place and
where the fact that we participate and present our
defence imparts a semblance of formal regularity to what
is no more than violence pure and simple, devoid alike of
a basis and of a juridical significance.”

59. Mr. TOURE (Guinea) (translated from French):
Mr. President, may I be allowed, through you, to thank the
Security Council for having heard the cause of the Republic
of Guinea, a young African State, which is the victim of
acts of aggression committed by Portugal. We sincerely
thank and warmly congratulate all the States which have
here demonstrated their active solidarity with the Republic
of Guinea in the course of this debate and which have
shown by their evident solidarity how much they condemn
colonization and all its consequences, how attached they
are to justice, and what a scourge for Africa Portuguese
colonization is in itself,

60. The vote just taken by the Security Council is
completely satisfactory to the delegation of the Republic of
Guinea because it results from a debate during which the
files of Portuguese colonization were opened wide and
presented under various aspects, all of which bear witness
to the desire of Portugal to maintain, well on in the
twentieth century, its colonization, its arbitrary rule, and
its domination over States which aspire to their freedom
and sovereignty.

61. The Security Council has carefully noted the fact that
the Republic of Guinea was attacked by Portugal. That
attack against my country was not the first of its kind, so
there is no need here to refer to other condemnations
which have been pronounced by the Security Council, by
the General Assembly, by other international organs and by
world public opinion against Portugal.

62. Besides those condemnations of Portugal by the
Security Council and all other condemnations, there is the
reaffirmation of resolution 1514 (XV) on the granting of
independence to colonial countries and peoples. Because of
the permanent conflict created by the non-acceptance of
that resolution and its provisions, the Security Council will
have to sit continuously in order to deal with the clear cases
of aggression of which Portugal is and always will be guilty.

63. We maintain that, apart from those condemnations,
Portugal must be made to listen to reason. We would like to
compare Portugal to a very sick man attended Ly two
physicians: the first physician has tried to inject the serum
of reason into him, but the patient has proved allergic to
that treatment. The second physician feels surgery is
needed. This physician represents the freedom fighters who,
after trying the serum of reason—that dialogue which
Portugal requests yet will not hear about—have resolutely
taken the path of national liberation against which no
armada, no force can prevail, This is the occasion to affirm
that more emphatically than ever, so that Portugal may
take note of it.

64. We wish once again to appeal to Portugal, through its
allies, to enter into a dialogue with the freedom fighters. We
state again that the African peoples are without hate and
that the African peoples aspire only to their independence.
We ask Portugal to heed this voice of Africa, which wants
only its independence and its freedom. When that voice has
been heeded, Portugal will no longer sit in the dock.

65. The PRESIDENT: The Security Council has now
concluded its consideration of the complaint submitted to
it by Guinea on 4 December in document S/9528.

66. It is my optimistic expectation that, given the desire
of the people of the world for peace, this will be the last
meeting ofthe Security Council in 1969. Let me take this
opportifiity to express my thanks to all of you for the
maximum co-operation you have given me. During this
month we have discussed some most thorny problems and,
despite an absence of unanimity of views on a number of
these problems, I am most grateful for all the useful
suggestions and advice I received throughout from all the
members of the Council. Let me pay a very special tribute
to our colleagues Ambassador Shahi, Ambassador Csatorday, Ambassador Solano Lopez, Ambassador Boye and
Mr. Azzout for the loyal and indispensable services they
rendered to the Council. They have truly been worthy
representatives of their countries. I enjoyed working with
all of them and I shall miss them very greatly.

67. In conclusion I wish you all a very happy Christmas
and a prosperous New Year. Let us truly strive to make
1970 a more peaceful year, a year when the world will see
more peace, justice and progress. I can only say, with
justified optimism, that all is well that ends well.

68. Mr. SHAHI (Pakistan): Together with our colleagues
from Algeria, Hungary, Paraguay and Senegal, the members
of the Pakistan delegation and I were looking forward toa
silent exit from the Security Council on the termination of
our term of membership. However, the representative of
France, Ambassador Bérard, has been so generous in his
praise of our work in the Council that the vow of silence
must perforce be broken by a few words.

69. During the period of our membership the Security
Council was called upon to act on several matters brought
before it. On all occasions my delegation, while stating the
views of its Government, has also endeavoured to work
together with all members of the Security Council to bridge
differences in order that all of us could move together and
move forward. It is a matter of no small satisfaction that
more often than not the Council was able to act in unity on
the basis of consensus. It is the most fitting tribute to all
the members of the Council that my colleagues were not
content to state the views of their respective Governments,
but were impelled by their responsibility under the Charter
to act also on behalf of all Members of the United Nations
and to discharge the onerous responsibility of the Security
Council for the maintenance of international peace and
security.

70. It would be presumptuous for me to attempt to
evaluate the contributions of any of my colleagues during
the two years of our membership. All I would wish to say is
that it has been a rare opportunity and privilege for me and

my delegation to work with colleagues of such great .

personal calibre and stature. At this moment I cannot but
express the hope that, together with the new members of
the Security Council, all my colleagues who will continue
their membership will be able to find solutions to the grave
solutions or adjustments of the grievous situations of which
the Council is seized. In particular we look to the four
permanent members of the Security Council that have
resumed their consultations on the Middle East to bring
about a just and lasting peace to that tormented region. We
are heartened to note that what appeared to be a hardened
deadlock shows signs of movement. We believe that the
collective efforts of the permanent members and their
authority will give a powerful impetus to the implementation of Security Council resolution 242 (1967) of 22
November 1967,

71. In concluding may I express my gratitude to Ambassador Bérard for his most friendly gesture and to all my
distinguished colleagues for their goodwill and encouragement and their assistance to my delegation and me. It is
most fitting, Sir, that our membership should come to an
end under your Presidency, you who are an outstanding
representative of Africa and of a great African country.

72. Mr. CSATORDAY (Hungary): As we near the end of
the year, some delegations are filled with so much optimism
that they can express the hope that international tensions
will not lead to any more meetings of the Security Council
before New Year’s Day. Though we share that hope we
cannot be entirely certain that it will be fulfilled. But no
matter what the next few days hold for us, my delegation
wishes especially to thank the Ambassador of France for
the warm tribute he paid to my delegation and to the other
outgoing members of the Security Council.

73. In his eloquent and elegant statement, Ambassador
Bérard expressed some qualified praise with regard to my
delegation. We are certain we do not entirely deserve a good
part of it. We have only fulfilled the task entrusted to us by
our Government and by the international community. On
the other hand, I wish to tell him that when we voted
differently from him we too were convinced that our
position was a constructive and just one—and that applies
to today’s vote too. All our votes and all our actions wete
based upon the principles of the Charter with respect to
resolutions of the Security Council and the General

Assembly. When we and the representative of France voted
in the same way, he took the correct position—and in this I
fully share his opinion.

74. The Hungarian delegation has endeavoured to make a
contribution to the best of its ability, faithful to the foreign
policy of the Hungarian People’s Republic, a policy of
peace, progress and co-operation with other countries for
the maintenance of peace. It has been a privilege to serve on
this most important organ of the United Nations in the
cause of maintaining international peace and security as laid
down in the United Nations Charter. We wish at the same
time to express our deep appreciation for the friendly
co-operation and generous help we received from other
Security Council members in carrying out our high duties.
We wish all members of the Council—and first of all you,
Mr, President—a happy holiday and a prosperous and
peaceful New Year,

75. Mr. BOYE (Senegal) (#ranslated from French): Since
these last days of the year are days of love and hope, we
must hope, with the optimists, that today’s meeting will be
the last meeting of the Council in which Senegal will
participate in its two-year term of office.

76. In any case I should like to thank all my colleagues
present here for the co-operation which they have always
accorded me in my task. They have taught me a great deal
during the two years that I have had the honour of
representing my country.

77. 1 have already had the opportunity of expressing my
gratitude to each representative here. Senegal, during these
two years, has attempted to make its modest contribution
to the fulfillment of the ideals of peace and justice. I am
happy to have been able to represent my country among so
many eminent representatives of countries which maintain
relations of friendship and co-operation with Senegal. I
again thank all of you.

78. Mr. AZZOUT (Algeria) (translated from French): 1
should like first to thank Mr, Bérard for the very kind
words he addressed to me. Through my humble self, those
words were meant for the entire Algerian delegation, whose
humble spokesman I am.

79. Now that our term of office in the Security Council is
coming to an end, I should like, on behalf of the Algerian
delegation, to express our thanks to all the delegations
members of the Council for their sincere and loyal
co-operation. In the course of these last two years we have
all, beyond our divergencies of views, appreciated the
efforts of those who have at heart the safeguarding of peace
and security in justice and the realization that despite its
omissions and weaknesses the Security Council remains a
useful instrument in the search for peace in the world. I am
sure that all those who have shared our views during this
period, as well as all those who have held different
opinions, will leave with the feeling that they have done
everything in their power to promote peace and understanding among peoples. Certainly, world peace will be:
strengthened only when the last vestiges of colonialism and ~~ know that those tributes were meant, above all, for the
of injustice have been entirely eliminated. country which 1 have the honour to represent.

80. In conclusion, may I offer my special thanks to all my
colleagues who have had kind words to say about me. [ The meeting rose at 12.25 p.m.
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Voting Summary
Yes: 009 | No: | Abstentions: 006 | Non-Voting: | Total voting membership:
Y ALGERIA
A CHINA
A COLOMBIA
Y FINLAND
A FRANCE
Y HUNGARY
Y NEPAL
Y PAKISTAN
Y PARAGUAY
Y SENEGAL
A SPAIN
Y USSR
A UNITED KINGDOM
A UNITED STATES
Y ZAMBIA