Security Council resolution 295 (1971) [on special mission of the Security Council to Guinea]
Symbol: S/RES/295(1971)
Date: 1971-08-03
Meeting record: S/PV.1573
Subjects: SPECIAL MISSIONS|GUINEA
Notes: Concerns special mission of the Security Council to Guinea.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1971. - S/INF/27. - 1972. - p. 4. - (SCOR, 26th year).

Resolution 295 (1971)
of 3 August 1971

The Security Council,

Taking note of the letter addressed to the President
of the Security Council by the Permanent Representative
of Guinea, 22

Having heard the statement of the Permanent Representative of Guinea, 23

Bearing in mind that all States Members of the
United Nations must refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State,
or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes
of the United Nations,

1. Affirms that the territorial integrity and political
independence of the Republic of Guinea must be
respected;

2. Decides to send a special mission of three members of the Security Council to Guinea to consult with
the authorities and to report on the situation immediately;

3. Decides that this special mission be appointed
after consultation between the President of the Security
Council and the Secretary-General;

4. Decides to maintain the matter on its agenda.

Adopted unanimously at the
1573rd meeting.

22 Ibid., document S/10280.
23 Ibid., Twenty-sixth Year, 1573rd meeting, paras. 8-23.

Texto español (official Spanish version): Habiendo examinado el informe de la Misión Especial del Consejo de Seguridad establecida de conformidad con la resolución 294 (1971) de 15 de julio
de 197119,

Profundamente preocupado por el clima de inseguridad e inestabilidad cargado de amenazas a la paz
y la seguridad de la región,

Afirmando la necesidad de garantizar los requisitos
previos para la eliminación de las causas de tirantez
en la región y crear un ambiente de confianza, paz
y seguridad, tal como lo recomendó la Misión Especial
en su informe,

1. Expresa su agradecimiento por el trabajo realizado por la Misión Especial del Consejo de Seguridad
establecida en virtud de la resolución 294 (1971);

2. Toma nota con satisfacción de las recomendaciones de la Misión Especial que figuran en el pá-
rrafo 128 de su informe;

3. Reafirma las disposiciones de su resolución 294
(1971) por la que condenó los actos de violencia y
de destrucción perpetrados desde 1963 por las fuerzas
armadas portuguesas de Guinea (Bissau) contra las
poblaciones y las aldeas del Senegal;

4. Deplora hondamente la falta de cooperación del
Gobierno portugués con la Misión Especial, que impidió
que la Misión Especial cumpliera plenamente el mane conferido en el párrafo 4 de la resolución 294
(1971);

19 Ibid., Vigésimo Sexto Año, Suplemento Especial No. 3.

5. Exhorta al Gobierno de Portugal a que tome
medidas inmediatas y eficaces:

a) Para que se respete plenamente la soberanía y
la integridad territorial del Senegal;

b) Para evitar actos de violencia y de destrucción
contra el territorio y la población del Senegal, a fin de
contribuir a la preservación de la paz y la seguridad
en la región;

6. Exhorta al Gobierno de Portugal a que respete
sin reservas el derecho inalienable del pueblo de Guinea (Bissau) a la libre determinación y a la independencia;

7. Exhorta al Gobierno de Portugal a que adopte
sin demora las medidas necesarias para que se ejerza
este derecho inalienable del pueblo de Guinea (Bissau);

8. Pide al Presidente del Consejo de Seguridad y
al Secretario General que mantengan esta cuestión en
examen e informen sobre el cumplimiento de la presente resolución al Consejo en un lapso apropiado
no mayor de seis meses;

9. Declara que, en el caso de que Portugal no
cumpla con las disposiciones de la presente resolución,
el Consejo de Seguridad se reunirá para examinar las
iniciativas y medidas que la situación requiera;

10. Decide mantener la cuestión en estudio.

Aprobada en la 1601a. sesión por 14 votos contra
ninguno y 1 abstención (Estados Unidos de América).

DENUNCIA

Decisión

En su 1573a. sesión, celebrada el 3 de agosto de
1971, el Consejo decidió invitar al representante de
Guinea a participar, sin voto, en la discusión del tema
titulado “Denuncia de Guinea: carta, de fecha 3 de
agosto de 1971, dirigida al Presidente del Consejo de
Seguridad por el Representante Permanente de Guinea ante las Naciones Unidas (S/10280)”.

20 El Consejo adoptó también resoluciones o decisiones sobre esta cuestión en 1969 y 1970.

21 Véase Actas Oficiales del Consejo de Seguridad, Vigésimo
Sexto Año, Suplemento de julio, agosto y septiembre de 1971.

DE GUINEA?

4

Resolución 295 (1971)
de 3 de agosto de 1971

El Consejo de Seguridad,

Tomando nota de la carta dirigida al Presidente del
Consejo de Seguridad por el Representante Permanente de Guinea?

Habiendo oído la declaración del Representante Permanente de Guinea**,

Teniendo presente que todos los Estados Miembros
de las Naciones Unidas deben abstenerse, en sus relaciones internacionales, de recurrir a la amenaza o al
uso de la fuerza contra la integridad territorial o la
independencia política de cualquier Estado, o en cualquier otra forma incompatible con los propósitos de
las Naciones Unidas,

22 Ibid., documento $/10280.
3 Ibid., Vigésimo Sexto Año, 1573a. sesión, párrs. 8 a 23.
1. Afirma que deben respetarse la integridad territorial y la independencia política de la República de
Guinea;

2. Decide enviar una misión especial compuesta por
tres miembros del Consejo de Seguridad a Guinea para
que consulte a las autoridades e informe acerca de la
situación inmediatamente;

3. Decide que esta misión especial sea designada
previa consulta entre el Presidente del Consejo de Seguridad y el Secretario General;

4. Decide mantener la cuestión en su orden del día,

Aprobada por unanimidad
en la 1573a. sesión.

Decisiones

En su 1576a. sesión, celebrada el 26 de agosto de
1971, el Consejo aprobó la siguiente declaración, que
expresa su consenso acerca de la cuestión de la aplicación del párrafo 2 de la parte dispositiva de la resolución 295 (1971):

“Es el consenso del Consejo de Seguridad que
la Misión Especial que se contempla en la resolución 295 (1971) debe estar compuesta por dos
miembros del Consejo en lugar de tres. La Misión
Especial viajará a Conakry para celebrar consultas
con el Gobierno de la República de Guinea sobre
su denuncia e informará al Consejo lo más pronto
posible.”

En la misma sesión, el Presidente del Consejo anunció que él y el Secretario General habían decidido que
la Misión Especial estuviera integrada por la Argentina
y Siria.

En su 1586a. sesión, celebrada el 29 de septiembre
de 1971, el Consejo decidió invitar al representante de
Guinea a participar, sin voto, en la discusión del tema
titulado “Denuncia de Guinea: informe de la Misión
Especial del Consejo de Seguridad a la República de

Guinea establecida en virtud de la resolución 295
(1971) (S/10309)”%.

En su 1603a. sesión, celebrada el 30 de noviembre
de 1971, el Presidente, con la autorización de los miembros del Consejo, hizo la siguiente declaración de
consenso en nombre del Consejo:

“Como se recordará, el 3 de agosto el Consejo de
Seguridad decidió enviar una Misión Especial a la
República de Guinea. La Misión Especial, integrada
por el representante de Siria, Embajador George J.
Tomeh, y el representante adjunto de la Argentina,
Ministro Julio César Carasales, visitó Guinea del
30 de agosto al 2 de septiembre de 1971 y celebró
amplias consultas con funcionarios del Gobierno de
Guinea.

“En esas consultas, las autoridades de Guinea
colaboraron plenamente con la Misión Especial y le
proporcionaron todas las facilidades necesarias para
el cumplimiento satisfactorio de su tarea.

“A su regreso a Nueva York, y de conformidad
con su mandato, la Misión Especial presentó al Consejo de Seguridad su informe, que fue distribuido
como documento S/10309**. El Consejo inició su
primer examen del informe de la Misión Especial en
su 1586a. sesión, celebrada el 29 de septiembre de
1971.

“Dicho informe pone en evidencia que en Guinea
existe una permanente preocupación acerca de la
posibilidad de que se produzcan nuevos actos contra
la integridad territorial y la independencia política de
ese país, análogos a los que condujeron a los acontecimientos de noviembre de 1970. A este respecto, el
Gobierno de Guinea ha expresado la opinión de que
el Consejo de Seguridad debe adoptar medidas para
impedir que Portugal viole la integridad territorial y
la independencia política de Guinea.

“También es evidente que la no aplicación, por
Portugal, del principio de la libre determinación,
incluso el derecho a la independencia, en Guinea
(Bissau), tiene un efecto perturbador sobre la situación imperante en la región.

“El Consejo de Seguridad, habiendo tomado nota
con reconocimiento del informe de la Misión Especial y de las representaciones hechas por el Gobierno de Guinea, reitera el párrafo 1 de la resolución 295 (1971), en la que “afirma que deben
respetarse la integridad territorial y la independencia
política de la República de Guinea”.”

2 Ibid., Vigésimo Sexto Año, Suplemento Especial No. 4.

Texte français (official French version): Rappelant ses résolutions 178 (1963) du 24 avril.

1963, 204 (1965) du 19 mai 1965 et 273 (1969) du
9 décembre 1969,

Ayant examiné le rapport de la Mission spéciale du
Conseil de sécurité e conformément à la résolution
294 (1971) du 15 juillet 1971",

Profondément préoccupé par le climat d'insécurité et
d’instabilité, lourd d’une menace contre la paix et ls
sécurité de la région,

Affirmant la nécessité d'assurer les conditions essentielles pour l'élimination des causes de tension sr 15
région et pour l’établissement d'une atmosp
conflance, de paix et de sécurité, comme la Mission

spéciale l'a recommandé dans son rapport,

1. Sait gré à la Mission spéciale du de
sécurité créée conformément à la résolution 294 (1971)
du travail qu’elle a accompli;

2. Prend note avec satisfaction des recommande-

tions de la Mission spéciale qui figurent au paragrephe 128 de son rapport;

3. Réaffirme les dispositions de sa résolution 294
(1971) condamnant les actes de violence et de destruc-

tion perpétrés is 1963 par les forces
de Guinée (Bissau) contre les populations et les villages du Sénégal;

4, Déplore vivement Yabsence de coopération du
Gouvernement portugais avec la Mission spéciale, qui
a empêché celle-ci de s'acquitter pleinement du
qui lui était confié aux termes du paragraphe 4 de la
résolution 294 (1971):

mire

10 Ibid, Supplément spécial n° 3.

S. Demande au Gouvernement portugais de prendre
immédiatement des mesures effectives :

a) Pour que la souveraineté et l'intégrité territoriale
du Sénégal soient pleinement respectées;

b) Pour empêcher les actes de violence et de destruction contre le territoire et le Peuple du Sénégal, en
vue de contribuer À la sauvegarde de la paix et de la
sécurité dans la région;

6. Demande au Gouvernement portugais de respecter pleinement le droit inaliénable à l’autodétermina-Jon et à l’indépendance du peuple de la Guinée (Bissau);

T. Demande au Gouvernement portugais de prendre
sans plus tarder les mesures nécessaires pour que ce
droit inaliénable du peuple de la Guinée (Bissau) soit
exercé;

8. Prie le Président du Conseil de sécurité et le
Secrétaire général de suivre cette question et de faire
rapport au Conseil sur l’application de la présente résolution dans les délais appropriés et au plus tard dans

x mois;

9. Déclare que, si le Portugal n’applique pas les
dispositions de la présente résolution, le Conseil de
sécurité se réunira pour examiner les initiatives et les
mesures que la situation exige;

10. Décide de rester saisi de la question.

Adoptée à la 1601° séance par
14 voix contre zéro, avec une
abstention (Etats-Unis d'Amé-
rique).

PLAINTE DE LA GUIN£E*

Décision

A sa 1573" séance, le 3 août 1971, le Conseil a
décidé d'inviter le représentant de la Guinée à partici-

r, sans droit de vote, à la discussion de la tion
intitulée “Plainte de la Guinée : lettre, en date du
3 août 1971, adressée au Président du Conseil de
sécurité par le représentant permanent de la Guinée
auprès de l'Organisation des Nations Unies
(S/102808)",

manne

70 Question ayant fait l’objet de résolutions ou décisions de
la part du Conseil en 1969 et 1970.

3! Voir Documents officiels du Caonsell de sécurité, vingtsixième année, Supplément de jufttet, août et septembre 1971.

4

Résolution 295 (1971)
du 3 août 1971

Le Conseil de sécurité,

Prenant acte de la lettre adressée au Président du
Conseil de sécurité par le représentant de la Guinée?3,

Ayant entendu la déclaration du représentant de la
Guinée*,
Ayant présent à l'esprit que tous les Etats Membres

de l’Organisation des Nations Unies doivent s’abstenir,
dans leurs relations internationales, de recourir à la

13 fbid, document S/10280.
18 lbld., vingt-sixième année, 1573 séance, par. 8 à 23.
menace ou à l'emploi de la force contre l’intégrité territoriale ou l’indépendance politique de tout État ou de
toute manière incompatible avec les buts des Nations
Unies,

{. Affirme que l'intégrité territoriale et l’indépendance politique de la République de Guinée doivent
être respectées;

2. Décide d'envoyer une mission spéciale composée
de trois membres du Conseil de sécurité en Guimée afin
d'avoir des consultations avec les autorités et de fairc
rapport sur la situation immédiatement;

3, Décide que cette mission spéciale sera nonunée
après consultation entre le Président du Conseil de
sécurité et le Secrétaire général:

4. Décilde de maintenir la question inscrite à son
ordre du jour.

Adoptée à l'unanlbmiiè
à la 1573* séance.

Décisions

À sa 1576° séance, le 26 août 1971, le Conseil a
approuvé la déclaration suivante, dont le texte exprimait le consensus des membres du Conscil sur la
question de la mise en application du paragraphe 2 de
la résolution 295 (197197

“De l'avis général du Conseil de sécurité, la Mission spéciale prévue par la résolution 295 (1971)
devrait se composer de deux membres du Conseil
et non de trois. Elle se rendra à Conakry pour procéder à des consultations avec le Gouvernement de
la République de Guinée au sujet de sa plainte et elle
fera rapport au Conseil aussitôt que possible.”

A la même séance, te Président a annoncé que le
Président du Conseil de sécurité et le Secrétaire général
aviient décidé que la Mission spéciale scrait composée
de l’Argentine et de la Syrie.

A sa 1586" séance, le 29 septembre 1971, le Conseil
à décidé d'inviter le représentant de la Guinée à participer, sans droit de vote, à la discussion de ia, que: tion
intitulée ‘Plainte de la Guince : rapport de la Mission

spéciale du Conseil de securité en République de Guinéé constituée en vertu de la resolution 29S (1971)
{S/10309#]"

A sa 1603" séance, le 30 novembre 1971, le Président, avec l'autorisation des membres du Conseil, à
fait la decluiation suivante au nom du Conseil :

“On se souviendra que, le 3 août 1971. le Conseil
de securité a décidé d'envoyer une mission spéciale
en Republique de Guinée. La Mission spéciale, composée de M. l'ambassadeur George J. Tomeh, repré-
sentant de la Syrie, et de M. le ministre Julio César
Carasales, representant adjoint de l'Argentine, est
restée en Guinée du 30 août au 2 septembre 1971 et
à eu des consultations approfondies avec des repré-
sentants du Gouvernement guinéen.

‘“‘Au cours de ces consultations, les autorités guifnécunes unt coopéré pleinement avec la Mission spé-
ctale et lui ont accordé toutes les facilités nécessaires
pous lui permettre de mencr à bien sa tâche

“De retour à New York, la Mission spéciale a,
conformément à son mandat, présenté son rapport
au Conseil de sécurité; ce rapport a été publié sous
la cote S/10309°*. Le Conseil a commencé l’examen du rapport de la Mission spéciale à sa ISRG"
séance, le 29 septembre 1971.

ui

! ressort de Ce rapport que l’on continue à s'inuiéter en Guinée de la possibilité que se renouvellent
es actes dirigés contre l’intégrité territoriale et l'in-

dépendance politique du pays, tels que ceux qui ont

conduit aux événements de novembre 1970 À cet
égard, le Gouvernement guinéen a exprimé l'avis
que le Conseil de sécurite devrait prendre des mesures pour empêcher le Portugal de violer l'intégrité
territoriale et l'indépendance politique de la Guinée

“TH est évident également que le fait que Je Portu
gul n'applique pas à la Guinée (Bissau) le principe
de l'autodétermination, et notamment le droit à l'indépendance, à un effet perturbateur sur la situation
dans la région.

“Le Conseil ue sécurité. ayant pris acte avec satisfaction du rapport de la Mission spéciale, ainsi
que des représentations faites par le Gouvernement
guinéen, réaffirme la tencur du paragraphe 1 de sa
résolution 295 (1971) qui affirme que l’intégrité
territoriale et l'indépendance politique de la République de Guinée doivent être respectées.”

34 that. vingt-sixième année, Supplément spécial n° 4,

Русский текст (official Russian version): Резолюция 295 (1971)
от 8 августа 1971 года

Совет Безопасности,

принимая во внимание письмо Постоянного
представителя Гвинеи на имя Председателя Со-
вета Безопасности??,

заслушав заявление Постоянного представи-
теля Гвинеи?3,

учитывая, что все государства-члены Органи-
зации Объединенных Наций должны Ввоздер-
живаться в своих международных отношениях
от угрозы силой или её применения как против
территориальной неприкосновенности, или по-
литической независимости любого государства,
так и каким-либо иным образом, несовмести-
мым с целями Организации Объединенных На-
ций,

1. подтверждает, что должны уважаться тер-
риториальная неприкосновенность и политичес-
кая независимость Гвинейской Республики;

2. постановляет направить в Гвинею специаль-
ную миссию из трех членов Совета Безопасно-
сти для проведения консультаций с властями и
немедленного представления доклада о Пполо-
жении;

8. постановляет, что эта специальная миссия
будет назначена после консультации между
Председателем Совета Безопасности и Гене-
ральным секретарем;

4. постановляет оставить данный вопрос на
своей повестке дня.

Принята единогласно
на 1573-м заседании.

Решения

26 августа 1971 года Совет на своем 1576-м
заседании утвердил следующее заявление, в ко-
тором выражается согласованное мнение чле-
нов Совета по вопросу об осуществлении
пункта 2 резолюции 295 (1971):

«Согласованное мнение Совета Безопасно-
сти выражается в том, что специальная мис-
сия, о которой говорится в резолюции 295
(1971), должна состоять не из трех, а из
двух членов Совета. Специальная миссия при-
будет в Конакри для проведения консульта-
ций с правительством Гвинейской Республи-
ки в связи с ее жалобой и как можно скорее
представит об этом доклад Совету.

На том же заседании Председатель объявил,
что Председатель Совета Безопасности и Гене-

22 Там же, документ $/10280.
28 Там же, двадцать шестой год,
пункты 8—23.

1573-е заседание,

ральный секретарь решили, чтобы в специаль-
ную миссию вошли представители Аргентины и
Сомали.

29 сентября 1971 года Совет на своем 1586-м
заседании постановил пригласить представите-
ля Гвинеи принять участие без права голоса в
обсуждении пункта, сформулированного сле-
дующим образом: «Жалоба Гвинеи; доклад
специальной миссии Совета Безопасности в Гви-
нейскую Республику, учрежденную в соответ-
ствии с резолюцией 295 (1971) (8/10309)»**.

30 ноября 1971 года Председатель на 1603-м
заседании с согласия членов Совета и от их
имени сделал следующее заявление относитель-
но согласованного мнения:

«Как известно, 3 августа Совет Безопасности
постановил направить специальную миссию в
Гвинейскую Республику. Специальная миссия в
составе представителя Сирии посла Джорджа
Д. Томе и заместителя представителя Аргенти-
ны посланника Хулио Кесара Карасалеса посе-
тила Гвинею в период с 30 августа по 2 сентяб-
ря 1971 года и провела широкие консультации
с должностными лицами правительства Гвинеи.

В ходе этих консультаций гвинейские власти
полностью сотрудничали со специальной мис-
сией и обеспечили её всеми средствами, необ-
ходимыми для успешного осуществления ее
задачи.

В соответствии с предоставленными полно-
мочиями специальная миссия по возвращении
в Нью-Йорк представила Совету Безопасности
доклад, распространенный в качестве документа
5/103092*. Совет приступил к рассмотрению до-
клада специальной миссии 29 сентября 1971 го-
да на своем 1586-м заседании.

Из доклада явствует, что в Гвинее постоянно
испытывается беспокойство по поводу воз-
можности возобновления актов против ее тер-
риториальной целостности и политической не-
зависимости, подобных тем, которые привели
к событиям в ноябре 1970 года. В этой связи
правительством Гвинеи высказывалось мнение,
чтобы Совет Безопасности предпринял дей-
ствия для предотвращения нарушения Португа-
лией территориальной целостности и полити-
ческой независимости Гвинеи.

Ясно также, что отказ Португалии применять
принцип самоопределения, включая право на
независимость в Гвинее (Бисау), делает обста-
новку в этом районе неустойчивой.

24 Там же, двадцать шестой год, специальное дополне-
ние № 4.

中文文本 (official Chinese version): 儿 内 亚 的 控诉 ”

决定

一 九 七 一 年 八 月 三 日 ， 理 事 会 第 一 五 七 三 次 会 议
决定 邀请 几内亚 代表 参加 讨论 下 列 议程 , 但 无 投票 权 :
“几内亚 的 控诉 : 一 九 七 一 年 八 月 三 日 几内亚 驻 联合 国
常 驻 代表 致 安全 理事 会 主席 末 (S/10280)”。31

一 九 七 一 年 八 月 三 日
第 二 九 五 号 决议 (1971)

安全 理事 会 ，
备 悉 几内亚 常 驻 代表 致 安全 理事 会 主席 函 , 22
业已 听取 几内亚 常 驻 代 表 的 陈述 ,23

念 及 联合 国 所 有 会 员 国 在 其 国际 关系 上 ， 应 避免
为 侵害 任何 国家 领土 完整 或 政治 独立 的 目的 ， 或 以 与
联合 国 宗旨 不 符 的 任何 其 他 方式 ， 使 用 威胁 或 武力 ，

1， 确认 几内亚 共和 国 的 领土 完整 及 政治 独立 必
须 受 到 尊重 ;

2. 决定 派遣 一 特派 团 ， 由 安全 理事 会 三 理事 国
组 成 ， 前 往 几 内 亚 共 和 国 与 该 国 当局 进行 协商 ， 并 立
即 报告 情况 ;

3. 决定 该 特派 团 应 由 安全 理事 会 主席 与 秘书 长
会 商 后 委派 之 ;

4 决定 将 此 事项 留 列 议程 。
第 一 五 七 三 次 会 议 一 致 通过

20 ”一 九 六 九 年 及 一 九 七 口 年 理事 会 也 曾 就 本 问题 道 过
决议 或 决定 。

21 参看 安全 理事 会 正式 纪录 ， 第 二 十 六 年 ， 一 九 七 一 年
七 月 、 八 月 及 九 月 伦 补 编 。

22 同上 ， 文 件 85/10280。

23 同上 ， 第 二 十 六 年 ， 第 一 五 七 三 次 仗 议 ， 第 八 至 二 十
三 段 。

决定

一 九 七 一 年 八 月 二 十 六 日 ， 理 事 会 第 一 五 七 六 次
会 议 通 过 下 列 声明 ， 表 示 理 事 会 对 于 执行 第 二 九 五 号
决议 (1971? 第 二 段 这 一 问题 的 共同 意见 ，

“理事 会 的 共同 意见 是 ; 按照 第 二 九 五 号 决议
《1971) 第 二 段 设 立 的 特派 团 ， 应 由 理事 会 两 个 理
事 国 而 不 是 三 个 理事 国 组 成 之 。 特 派 团 将 前 往 科
纳 克 里 就 几内亚 的 控诉 同 儿 内 亚 共和 国政 府 咨
高 ， 并 尽 速 向 理事 会 提出 报告 。”

在 同 次 会 议 上 ， 主 席 宣称 ， 安 全 理事 会 主席 和 秘
书 长 业已 决定 阿根廷 及 叙利亚 为 特派 团 的 成 员 国 。

一 九 七 一 年 九 月 二 十 九 日 ， 理 事 会 第 一 五 八 六 次
会 议决 定 邀 请 几内亚 代表 参加 讨论 下 列 项 目 ， 但 无 投
票 权 :“ 几 内 亚 的 控诉 : 依照 第 二 九 五 号 决议 (1971)
设立 的 派 往 几 内 亚 共 和 国安 全 理事 会 特派 团 报告 书
《S71103097?”。24

一 九 七 一 年 十 一 月 三 十 日 理事 会 第 一 六 口 三 次 会
议 上 , 主席 得 到 理事 会 各 理事 国 的 授权 , 代表 理事 会 作
下 列 的 共同 声明 :

“回忆 八 月 三 日 安全 理事 会 曾 决 定 遗 派 一 个
特派 团 ， 前 往 几 内 亚 共 和 国 ， 该 特派 团 由 叙利亚
代表 乔治 托 迈 赫 大 使 和 阿根廷 副 代表 胡 利 奥 。
塞 萨 尔 ' 卡拉 萨 菜 斯 公使 组 成 ， 于 一 九 七 一 年 八
月 三 十 旦 至 九 月 二 日 访问 几内亚 ， 曾 和 几内亚 政
府 官员 进行 了 广泛 协商 。

“在 这 些 协商 中 , 几内亚 当局 和 特派 团 保持 充
分 合作 ， 并 向 特派 团 提供 为 顺利 完成 其 任务 所 必
需 的 一 切 便利 。

324 则 上 ， 第 二 十 六 症 ， 特 别 补 护 第 了 号 。


Draft resolution (S/10281):
UNITED NATIONS EE - : isn

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SECURITY 8/10281
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The Security Council,
Taking note of the letter addressed to. the President of the security Council

by the Perumnent Representative of Guinea. (s/10280),
Having heard the statenent made by the. Permanent Representative of une
at the 1575rd meeting of the Council, CL a
Bearing in mind that all States Meubers of the United, Nations must resrain
in their international relations from ‘the threat or use ‘of force against the
territorial integrity or political independence. of any Shite, or an any. Qther
manner inconsistent with the’ purposes of the Und tied Nations (article 2,

paragraph bh, of the Charter), RE
Recalling Security Council resolutions 289 (1970) and 290° (1970),
1. Demande that the territorial integrity and political independence of

the Republic of (Guinea be respected;
2. Pecides to send a special representative of the Security Council to the

Republic of Guinea to consult with the authorities and to report on the

situation immediately;
3. Decides that this special representative be appointed after

consultation between the President of the Security Copmalt. and the Secretary-

eeneral;
li. Decides to maintain the matter on its agenda,

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Meeting record:
UNITED NATIONS

SECURITY COUNCIL
OFFICIAL RECORDS

TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR

rd
1 573 MEETING: 3 AUGUST 1971

NEW YORK

CONTENTS
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Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/1573) .. «vit
Statement by the President... ...... 1
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Adoption oftheagenda ........... 0.

Complaint by Guinea:
Letter dated 3 August 1971 from the Permanent Representative of Guinea to

the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council
(S/10280) o.oo

S/PV.1573
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FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THIRD MEETING

Held in New York on Tuesday, 3 August 1971, at 5.30 p.m.

President: Mr. Piero VINCI (Italy).

Present: The representatives of the following States:
Argentina, Belgium, Burundi, China, France, Italy, Japan,
Nicaragua, Poland, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syria, Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.

Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/1573)

1. Adoption of the agenda.

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Complaint by Guinea:

Letter dated 3 August 1971 from the Permanent
Representative of Guinea to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council
(S5/10280).

Statement by the President

lI. The PRESIDENT: Before we proceed to our agenda for
today I am sure that, in spite of the practice now happily
prevailing of dispensing with complimentary remarks, I
shall be forgiven if for a short moment I break what my
delegation already accepts as a rule rather than a practice.

2. 1 wish very simply—and I am sure I am expressing the
sentiment of all members of the Council—to pay a tribute
to my predecessor, Ambassador Kosciusko-Morizet, for the
positive outcome of our previous series of meetings under
his very effective and constructive leadership. At the same
time 1 should like to extend the Council’s most heartfelt
welcome to Ambassador Sevilla Sacasa of Nicaragua, who
led the Special Mission the Council decided to send to the
area that we were discussing at those meetings.

3. IT would also like to take this opportunity to convey to
the delegation of the United States of America our sincere
congratulations on the Apollo 15 mission, which has
thrilled public opinion throughout the world and has added
a further huge step to the exploration of outer space carried
out by the valiant American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts.

4. If T may be allowed to add a personal note which I
believe to be fitting for this particular body, I would say
that unfortunately, while the astronauts we see these days
walking on the moon give us a poignant sense of the unity
and destiny of mankind, too many dangers of conflict still
exist on our small planet, It is with that double awareness,
if 1 may say so, that in assuming for the first time the

Presidency of the Security Council I face the major
responsibilities that go with it.

Adoption of the agenda

The agenda was adopted.

Complaint by Guinea

Letter dated 3 August 1971 from the Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations addressed to the
President of the Security Council (8/10280)

5. The PRESIDENT: I have just received a letter from the
representative of Guinea [S/10280] requesting to participate in the Councils discussion of the question before it,
without the right to vote. In accordance with the usual
practice, and with the consent of the Council, I propose to
invite the representative of Guinea to take a place at the
Security Council table in order to participate, without the
right to vote, in its discussion.

At the invitation of the President, My. E.-H. Touré
(Guinea) took a place at the Security Council table.

6. The PRESIDENT: This meeting of the Council has been
called, on very short notice, in accordance with the letter
addressed to me, on instructions from his Government, by
the Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United
Nations.

7. The first speaker is the representative of Guinea, on
whom I now call.

8. Mr. TOURE (Guinea) (interpretation from French):
The Permanent Mission of Guinea to the United Nations
thanks you for allowing it to participate in this important
debate, the urgent nature of which has not escaped the
notice of the Council. It also wishes to thank you for all of
the diligence which was used in order to make it possible
for the Council to meet within the required time-limit to
hear the appeal which we are addressing to it, prompted
only by the hope that the Council might be able to take
steps so that a peaceful country which aspires to peace and
freedom, which has given its sovereign adherence to the
United Nations Charter and which, since its admission to
the international community is doing its utmost to safeguard the guidelines of the Charter and the essence of what
this Charter says, namely, the safeguarding of peace and
security in the world, may live.
9. During a recent debate in the Security Council we said
that it was not with a happy heart that my delegation
appeared before the Council as a perpetual plaintiff and set
before you here in the Security Council the continuous
daily acts of aggression of which the Republic of Guinea
has been the victim for twelve years. Indeed, since
1960-just two years after achieving international sovereignty—the Republic of Guinea in a letter had informed the
Council of acts of aggression and violence on our borders
with this enclave which is still under Portuguese domination
and which had become a permanent theatre for these acts.
These aggressions are characterized by bombardments, daily
violations of our airspace, hijackings of our aircraft, our
trawlers, kidnappings, the burning of villages, and other
crimes against the peaceful peasant populations. The list
could go on indefinitely, but all of these facts have already
been brought to the attention of the Security Council.

10. One of the most recent of these acts goes back to 22
November 1970. Barly in the morning, at a time when the
people in our capital were sleeping, during a month of
fasting, the month of Ramadan, on a foggy morning,
foreign Portuguese forces in a ship with some mercenaries
—more than 300 of them—with small arms, bazookas, and
cannon, landed on our beaches at Conakry itself, occupied
our power plant and military camps, and killed and
slaughtered without distinction with a hatred worthy of the
greatest barbarians of history.

11. Your Council met at that time. It called for an
immediate cessation of these unspeakable attacks against
the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a small defenceless, African State, whose only hope is the international
community with its Charter, our Charter, a Charter which
we have fully but consciously adhered to. At that time the
Council met, as T have said, and a mission of inquiry —something unique in the annals of the Security Council—-was sent
to Guinea—to Conakry under the direction of Ambassador
Khatri, the representative of Nepal. The mission of inquiry,
after a stay in Guinea, found incontrovertible and tangible
facts, and a report was made to the Council,! a report
whose contents, whose factual truths and harsh terms were
not lost upon the members of the Council at the time. A
resolution was adopted [290(1970)] condemning the
aggressor—Portugal. In that same resolution the Security
Council decided to remain actively seized of the question,
that is it was to follow the future development of the
question,

12. Only a few days after that aggression took place, I
might even say at the very time when the mission was in
Guinea, on 27 and 28 November 1970, those same
Portuguese colonial forces, with mercenaries among their
ranks, were attacking the Republic of Guinea in the
northern region of its territory, in the regions of Koundara
and Gaoual. The mission in the field was informed about
those facts also.

13. Hardly had that mission returned when the Republic
of Guinea again had to bring to the attention of the Council
the continuing overflights and daily violations of its

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Special Supplement No, 2. » Twenty ifn Year,

airspace. In a letter from our Permanent Mission we
brought to the Council's attention the seriousness of the
situation which was prevailing at the time and which, most
unfortunately, continues to prevail along our borders with
Guinea (Bissau), which is under Portuguese domination.

14. We had not yet reached the end of our misfortunes,
because, as fate would have it, our borders are contiguous
with those of a colonial enclave, this enclave which Portugal
continues to keep under its domination in spite of General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) putting an end to colo-

nialism.

15. What criticism does Portugal make of the Republic of
Guinea? It is criticizing the Republic of Guinea for being a
conscientious committed member of the international
community which is scrupulously applying, with the only
means at its disposal all the recommendations of the
Security Council and the General Assembly. Portugal is
criticizing Guinea for helping the liberation movements. Is
this a crime, Mr. President and distinguished members of
the Council? Is this a crime, IT ask. You who have
deliberately taken a decision here in the United Nations to
recognize the legitimacy of the struggle undertaken by the
peoples under the oppression and the boot of Portuguese
colonialism? This colonialism prevents them from self
determination and refuses to realize that we are in the
middle of the twentieth century—even at the end of the
twentieth century, when throughout the world the winds of
freedom have blown, even on the African continent, which
they are still trying to keep in a state of slavery.

16. I shall not dwell on the various aspects of a certain
hired press, which is willing to give credit to the most
chimerical rumours to the effect that we are being seized by
panic in the Republic of Guinea.

17. We are not being seized by panic in the Republic of
Guinea. We did not wait, on 22 November 1970, for the
arrival of United Nations forces to repel the aggressor. We
did not wait for United Nations forces, on 22 November
1970, to rescue our homeland which they wanted to usurp
and our freedom which they wanted to take away from us.
Because we are prompted by a permanent concern for the
maintenance of peace throughout the world we deemed it
useful and necessary to inform this Council of the
permanent acts of aggression that infringe on international
peace and security —the main reasons for the existence of
the Security Council-bearing in mind the last world
conflicts of bitter memory. But must we also consider that
the violation of international peace and security when it
concerns Africa is not a violation of international peace and |
security? Is the African continent, and especially the
Republic of Guinea, not part of the world, of the universe?

18. Mr. President and members of the Council, when you |
affixed your signatures to the United Nations Charter at :
San Francisco, the Republic of Guinea had not yet been
born; it was still living in the dark night of colonialism and
appeared only as a point on the map called, at the time, -
French Guinea. You, honourable members of the Council,
have committed yourselves to defending by all means the ;
peace, the security and the territorial integrity of all |
countries, whether they be large or small. It is because of

our confidence in you that we are moved to come before
you for a second time, not out of panic but out of an
awareness that the peace, security and territorial integrity
of every country have to be safeguarded by you, members
of the Security Council, by all of us who freely adhere to
the United Nations Charter. It so happens that some
Members who call themselves the founding Members of the
United Nations respect neither the spirit nor the letter of
the Charter.

19. Qur statement before the Security Council is both
clear and precise. It has to be clear because the facts that
we bring to your attention are in themselves instructive.
Just three weeks ago the Security Council met to consider a
complaint brought by Senegal concerning acts of aggression

and the laying of mines along the border of that country -

with the enclave of Guinea (Bissau) under Portuguese
domination. In the course of that debate we carefully drew
to your attention acts of aggression that were being
prepared against the Republic of Guinea, acts coming from
the territory of Guinea (Bissau), indicating that those acts
of aggression exceeded in magnitude and scope those of
which we had been the victims on 22 November 1970. The
common enemy is always the same—Portugal; this time, by
nd, by sea and by air it aims to attack the Republic of
Guinea.

10. The aggression that is being prepared was brought to
your attention by us in good time, because, in the light of
our experience on 22 November 1970, we think it
preferable to take preventive action rather than to find
ourselves in the next few hours faced with other unspeakable crimes, other deaths aimed only at an innocent
population, at a country that aspires only to peace, security
and the safeguarding of its territorial integrity.

21. Tt was for these reasons that today the Guinean Chief
of State, President Ahmed Sékou Touré—and we all know
very well his patriotism, his commitment to the cause of
the United Nations and to justice and freedom in Africa
and throughout the world—has addressed to the Permanent
Representative of Guinea and, through him, to the Security
Council, the following message, which I shalt read:

“Extremely urgent, absolute priority. We inform you
that our Intelligence Service has today intercepted conversations between Overseas Marine units and two other
headquarters units of the Portuguese Colonial Army
discussing an imminent military aggression by Portugal
against the Republic of Guinea, first, against the main
points along the frontier with Guinea (Bissau), particularly Gaoual, Koundara, principally the villages of Foula
Mori, Soufan, Soutoumore and Missira, second, against
the zone of Conakry. These attacks are presumably
intended to liberate mercenaries and other persons at
present being detained in Guinea. I should like to request
you to place before the Secretary-General of the United
Nations a request for an urgent meeting of the Security
Council for the purpose of taking all necessary steps. We
have alerted all our posts to repel energetically and
instantly all aggression. Signed: Ahmed Sékou Touré.”

22. 1 stated that we were not moved by panic but rather
by the abiding conviction that the task devolving upon the

Security Council is the maintenance of peace and security
and, hence, the protection, within the framework of the
Charter, of the territorial integrity of a Member State, in
this case the Republic of Guinea.

23. It is prompted by this unshakable confidence in the
United Nations Charter that we bring these facts before
you, these facts that speak for themselves. Once more we
thank the Security Council for its diligence in holding this
meeting and we reiterate our confidence in the Council
with respect to all decisions it may consider appropriate
and effective for safeguarding the territorial integrity and
the peace and security of the Republic of Guinea.

24. Mr. TOMEH (Syria): Mr. President, you certainly expressed the feelings of all the members of the Security
Council when you addressed your congratulations to the
out-going President, the Ambassador of France, Mr. Kosciusko-Morizet, and to the Special Mission to Senegal, under
the chairmanship of the Ambassador of Nicaragua, which
has just returned; and when you referred to all the great
events of the last two weeks. But may I in tum, Sir,
congratulate you on the efficiency and effectiveness with
which you called this urgent meeting of the Security
Council in order to examine the complaint of a Member of
the United Nations, Guinea? Indeed, in congratulating you
on the assumption of the Presidency of this high organ of
the United Nations, I should like to say that I am sure you
bring to this office your already well-known great qualities
of tact, refinement and culture—qualities with which the
history of Italy is replete.

25. In connexion with the matter now before the Council
I wish first of all to point to the fact that operative
paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 290 (1970) of
8 December 1970 states that the Council

“Decides to remain actively seized of the matter”.

The Security Council is now considering a question
pursuant to that decision.

26. In this connexion I wish to express the thanks of my
delegation to the Ambassador of Guinea for having brought
to the urgent attention of the Security Council matters
which are of concern to his country and which, in the view
of the President of his country and of his Government,
present an imminent danger.

27. Now, what can a Member State of the United Nations
such as Guinea—which is a small State and respects the
Charter of the United Nations—do in such circumstances?
Certainly the first thing it can do is to call for the rule of
law and to invoke the rule of law against the acts of
mercenaries. Is this call justified? Again, I refer to Security
Council resolution 290 (1970). That resolution was
adopted after a Special Mission of five members of the
Council had gone to Guinea, investigated the situation there
and reported its findings. The Security Council in that
resolution 290 (1970) endorsed the findings of that Special
Mission. As a matter of fact, operative paragraph 1 reads:

“Endorses the conclusions of the report of the Special
Mission to the Republic of Guinea,”
and paragraph 2:

“Strongly condemns the Government of Portugal for its
invasion of the Republic of Guinea.”

28. But in spite of that resolution and in spite of that
condemnation the Ambassador of Guinea, as we have
heard, has been obliged to report to the Security Council
and to the Members of the United Nations acts of
aggression that have been perpetrated against his country
since that.resolution was adopted. Indeed, it is significant
to recall that while the Security Council met on 22 and 23
November 1970 to look into the complaints of Guinea, and
while the Special Mission was investigating the situation on
the scene, on 27 and 28 November 1970 Portugal committed other acts of aggression against the Republic of Guinea.
That is referred to in the third preambular paragraph of the
resolution, which reads:

“Gravely concerned that the invasion of the territory of
the Republic of Guinea on 22 and 23 November 1970
from Guinea (Bissau) was carried out by naval and
military units of the Portuguese armed forces, and by the
armed attack against the Republic of Guinea on 27 and
28 November 1970.”

29. So the background to which I have referred--the fact
that as long ago as 1965 and 1969 the Security Council
adopted resolutions concerning the threat against the
African population by Portugal through its colonies in
Africa—is reminder enough that such a threat continues to
exist. That background is a reminder that the Security
Council should be aware of its responsibility and should
come to the assistance of a Member State when that
Member State submits a complaint.

30. It might be asked whether the two facts reported in
the letter of the representative of Guinea, Ambassador
El-Hadj Touré, of today’s date [S/10280], and the two
facts of which he informed us concerning imminent attacks
on Conakry and other parts of Guinea, are to be taken
seriously or not. I submit that they ought to be taken
seriously because of what Guinea was subjected to in
November 1970 and the acts of aggression that have taken
place since the condemnation by the Security Council of
these acts; Guinea has been and continues to be a target of
attacks by Portugal, as indeed is Senegal—and the Security
Council is awaiting the report of the Special Mission that
went to Senegal to investigate the acts of aggression by
Portugal against Senegal.

31. T therefore submit that the Security Council should
meet its responsibilities and face the situation. I say that
because we the peoples of Africa and Asia know that
colonialism and neo-colonialism are facts; they are sad and
tragic facts with which we continue to live. 1, a representative of a country that is a member of the Security Council,
have part of my country occupied by a mercenary
army-not to speak of other Arab countries and of
South-East Asia and other parts of Asia. Therefore, when
we raise—and vigorously—the question of the imminent
danger of imperialism and colonialism, we are not just using
words. These are facts of life with which we ure unforty.
nately faced every day of our lives,

32. 1 therefore submit that the Security Council should :
take every necessary action commensurate with the com- :
plaint that has been submitted. I am sure that, in your

wisdom, Sir, and the wisdom of the members of the
Security Council, it will not be difficult to decide on such

action.

33. The PRESIDENT: I thank Ambassador Tomeh for the
kind remarks addressed to my country and to me personally.

34. Mr. FARAH (Somalia): Mr. President, I should like
first of all to associate my delegation with the tribute you
have paid to the out-going President, the Ambassador of
France, and with your remarks on the successful return of
the Special Mission of this Council from Senegal and on the
remarkable feat that has been recently achieved by the
three American astronauts.

35. Mr. President, it is a great pleasure for my delegation
to participate in this meeting today under your leadership.
Italy and Somalia have enjoyed a long period of friendship,
a friendship that has helped the Somali people in regaining
its independence and in providing for its national development. In you, Sir, we have a statesman of eminent qualities.
[ am sure that during this month, which promises to be a
busy one, we shall benefit from your vast experience.

36. Last November the Republic of Guinea was the victim
of a vicious attack by external elements whose purpose was
to overthrow the Government and replace it with dissident
elements, to strike at the leadership and headquarters of the
African Party for the Independence of Guinea (Bissau) and
to free certain foreign prisoners in custody in Guinea. When
the attack took place the President of Guinea quite
properly acted in accordance with the letter and spirit of
the Charter and referred the matter promptly to this
Council. Fortunately, the Guinean armed forces were able
to contain the invaders and drive them back to the sea. But
the Security Council did not respond as speedily as the
situation demanded as it took several days before a Special
Mission was sent to investigate the situation.

37. Today, this Council has received another communication from President Sékou Touré calling attention to
certain information that his security forces have been able
to intercept which points to the probability of another
attack being launched against Guinea.

38. What do we do? There would certainly be no
justification for ignoring such a serious state of affairs
because the whole history of the region is one of continued
aggression against the people of Guinea and the adjacent
territories of Senegal and of Guinea (Bissau) by a foreign
European Power. The least that the Security Council can do
in response to the urgent complaint of President Sékou
Touré is to demand that the territorial integrity and
political independence of Guinea are respected and to send
a special representative or representatives to Guinea to
consult the authorities, ascertain the facts and report back
to this Council on the situation in Guinea.

39. When the Guinean problem was brought to the
attention of the Security Council in November last year, I
pointed out in my statement to the Council that;

“Guinea’s experience will certainly have a radical effect
On the manner in which African States will deal with their
OWn security problems. It had been hoped that Africa
Would he spared the necessity of having to provide for
this form of defence; but it is obvious that if the United
Nations cannot devise machinery to enable it to respond
Hfectively and immediately to situations involving acts of
'B8ression [or threats to the peace] then its Members will
Um away from the Organization and devise means for

elt own individual or collective security. This would
Ntail the diversion of scarce funds from development to
tlitary forces, but if that is the price that African States
ave to pay to maintain their independence and national
IVereignty, they are willing to pay that price.” [1561st
1eeting, para. 134.)

The Afro-Asian members of this Council—the delega-1S of Burundi, Sierra Leone, Syria and Somalia—have
1 close consultations on this question and feel that the
ation warrants immediate action by the Council. On
alf of the delegations of Burundi, Sierra Leone, Syria

Somalia, my delegation is privileged to present the
dwing draft resolution /S/10281] :

“The Security Council,

“Taking note of the letter addressed to the President of
: Security Council by the Permanent Representative of
linea [5/10280],

‘Having heard the statement made by the Permanent

Presentative of Guinea at the 1573rd meeting of the
uncil,

‘Bearing in mind that all States Members of the United
tions must refrain in their international relations from
: threat or use of force against the territorial integrity
political independence of any State, or in any other
nner inconsistent with the purposes of the United
tions (Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter),

Recalling Security Council resolutions 289 (1970) and
) (1970),

1. Demands that the territorial integrity and political
spendence of Guinea be respected;

2. Decides to send a special representative of the
urity Council to the Republic of Guinea to consult the
10orities and to report on the situation immediately;

3. Decides that this special representative be apted after consultation between the President of the
arity Council and the Secretary-General;

IL. Decides to maintain the matter on its agenda.”

n the view of the sponsors of this draft resolution,
is necessary. Equally important is the fact that this
:il should have all the necessary facts at its disposal to

jt to deal with the situation properly. The coyrs trust that this draft resolution will meet the
rious approval of the Council.

42. The PRESIDENT: I thank Ambassador Farah for the
generous words he addressed to my country and to me
personally.

43. Mr, ISSRAELYAN (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): Mr. President, the tradition that has recently sprung up in the Security Council
of confining ourselves to very brief congratulation to the
President prevents me from saying all that I would have
liked to say, and could have said, about you. Today, for
instance, Mr. President, we were recalling the fact that after
the Second World War diplomatic relations between the
Soviet Union and Italy were restored earlier than diplomatic relations between Italy and certain other permanent
members of the Security Council. We were happy to note
this fact, but I shall not dwell on such matters and shall
simply wish you success in your work in the important
office of President of the Security Council.

44. 1 should also like to take this opportunity to voice the
most cordial feelings of gratitude to your predecessor,
Ambassador Kosciusko-Morizet, the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations.

45. The Security Council has not yet concluded its
consideration of Portugal’s acts of armed provocation
against a sovereign State of Africa, Senegal, and we have
already received information about Portugal’s preparations
for a further act of aggression, this time directed against the
Republic of Guinea.

46. The cable addressed to the President of the Security
Council by the Government of the Republic of Guinea
states that:

“ ..on 2 August 1971, the Intelligence Service of the
Republic of Guinea intercepted conversations between
Overseas Marine Units and two other headquarters units
of the Portuguese Colonial Army discussing an imminent”-I repeat “imminent” “military aggression by
Portugal against the Republic of Guinea.” [See S/10280.]

47. In the opinion of the Soviet delegation, the Security
Council must take immediate and urgent measures to
prevent the Portuguese colonialists from carrying out their
aggressive plans. The Security Council has already on more
than one occasion considered the question of Portugal’s
aggressive acts against a number of African States. All
members of the Council still have fresh in their memories
the events connected with Portugal’s aggression against the
Republic of Guinea in November 1970, to which previous
speakers have referred.

48. For the first time in the history of the United Nations,
a mission of five members of the Security Council was sent
at that time, strictly in accordance with the United Nations
Charter, to the place where the aggression had taken place.
With documentary evidence and concrete facts that mission
unmasked the Portuguese aggressors who, as we all know,
had carried out a piratical attack on the capital of the
Republic of Guinea.

49. After considering the information contained in the
report of the Special Mission, the Security Council, as we
all well know, adopted resolution 290 (1970), in which it
solemnly warned Portugal that “in the event of any
repetition of armed attacks against independent African
States, the Security Council [would] immediately consider
appropriate effective steps or measures in accordance with
the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United
Nations”,

50. One would have thought that this would be sufficient
warning to the Portuguese colonialists, coming as it did
from the highest organ of the United Nations—the Security
Council—to discourage them from encroaching upon the
sovereignty of independent African States. But it was not
enough, and, as the letter from the Permanent Representative. of Guinea shows, it is still not enough. Portugal’s latest
acts have shown that it does mot wish to abandon its
encroachment upon the independence of the African
countries bordering on its colonies, in which it is barbarously suppressing the national liberation movement.

51. Not only Guinea, but other independent African
States, too, have been subjected to attacks by the Portuguese armed forces. The continual and increasingly frequent
acts of armed provocation by the Portuguese colonialists
against independent African States cannot fail to attract the
close attention of the Security Council. These aggressive
acts are a direct continuation of Portugal’s colonial policy,
which has been condemned by decisions of the United
Nations—a policy directed towards suppressing national
liberation movements in the Territories under its domination.

52. There can be no doubt that the sovereignty and
security of independent African States, and consequently
peace and security on the African continent as a whole, can
be strengthened only if colonial wars against the African
peoples are halted immediately and if all such peoples are
granted independence without further delay in accordance
with the requirements of the famous Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and
Peoples.

53. The current state of international relations confirms
once again that imperialism is making use of the Portuguese
colonialists in the struggle against the young African States
and against the national liberation movement. It is for this
reason that Portugal enjoys the protection and support of
the imperialist forces and, in particular, of certain friends
and allies in NATO. This is the explanation for Portugal's
provocative behaviour on the African continent and its
disregard for United Nations decisions.

54. The Soviet delegation shares the views expressed by
the representatives of Guinea, Syria and Somalia and
considers that the Security Council should approach this
matter with the greatest seriousness and take immediate
measures to prevent this new act of aggression being
prepared by Portugal against the Republic of Guinea. The
Security Council should demand that Portugal respect the
sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence
of an African State—the Republic of Guinea. The cause of
peace and security requires that the Portuguese colonialists
receive the punishment they deserve for the piratical policy
they have pursued for many years in relation to the

independent African States and that effective measures be
taken to make a repetition of such acts of aggression
impossible.

55. The Soviet delegation has heard the text of the draft
resolution submitted to the Security Council by the
representative of Somalia on behalf of the Afro-Asian
members of the Security Council—Burundi, Syria, Somalia
and Sierra Leone—and declares that it is ready to support it.

56. The PRESIDENT: I thank the representative of the
Soviet Union for his kind remarks about my country and
myself.

57. Mr. FARAH (Somalia): The draft resolution which 1
was privileged to introduce a short time ago was handed to
the Secretariat only shortly before the meeting of the
Council commenced, and for that reason it has not been
possible for the Secretariat to process and translate the
document and have it circulated for representatives to be
able to give it the care and attention which it deserves. For
that reason I would propose that the meeting of the
Council should be suspended until 8 o'clock so as to allow
time for the documents to be circulated and for consulta
tions to take place between the different delegations.
However, it is the hope of the sponsors that the Council
will vote on the draft resolution this evening so that the
action called for in the document will be implemented
without delay.

58. Mr. ISSRAELYAN (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): 1 have listened carefully to
the statement by the representative of Somalia; his remarks
were well founded. However, I should like to put the
matter in the following way: given the urgency of this
question and the need for really rapid action, on the onc
hand, and in view of the brevity of the draft resolution, on
the other, we could perhaps take an immediate decision on
the text that has been submitted to us. As far as the Soviet
delegation is concerned, we are ready to do this, despite the
fact that the text has not been translated into one of the
working languages of the Security Council, namely Russian.
If other members of the Security Council share this view,
we could, in accordance with the request of the representative of Guinea, supported by all who have spoken at this
meeting, proceed to a discussion of the draft resolution that
has been submitted. This is the point I should like to make,
that is that we should proceed directly to a vote on the
draft resolution.

59. Mr. BUSH (United States of America): At this point I
shall waive expressing my feelings of high regard for the
President since it is getting late. 1 hope that he knows how
my delegation feels about his services as President.

60. 1 would strongly urge that the Council agree to the
very thoughtful request of the representative of Somalia. |
saw this draft resolution for the first time some twenty-five
minutes ago, and we would strongly urge, therefore, that
the Council support Mr. Farah’s courteous request that we
be allowed one hour for consultations.

61. Mr. FARAH (Somalia): I asked for the suspension of
the meeting for one hecur because it had been brought to

my attention that certain delegations wished to consult the
co-sponsors on parts of the draft resolution, and in our
anxiety that we should have unanimity on the draft
resolution the co-sponsors asked for this delay. I trust that
it will not be necessary for a vote to be taken on the
proposal for suspension and that the representative of the
Soviet Union will give us his usual co-operation in the
matter so that we can achieve unanimity on the draft
resolution,

62. Mr. ISSRAELYAN (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): As 1 understood it, the
representative of Somalia proposed that we should suspend
the meeting so that the draft resolution could be translated
into the other working languages. I would have thought
that the English language was perfectly acceptable to the
United States delegation which does not require other
translations. However, it appears that time is needed for
consultations; if tire is needed for this purpose, we have no
objection to meeting the request of the representative of
the United States and suspending the meeting for the
period of time indicated.

63. The PRESIDENT: I think that we have reached a
happy conclusion in that no one objects to a short recess.
Therefore, we shall meet again at eight o’clock, if not
before. I would say that if it is possible for us to meet
before eight o’clock, we should do so in view of the
urgency which has been emphasized by the representative
of the Soviet Union.

The meeting was suspended at 7.05 p.m. and resumed at
8.05 p.m.

64. The PRESIDENT: The draft resolution has now, I
believe, been circulated in the working languages. The text,
however, has been amended in some places and I would
therefore ask the representative of Somalia if he would
kindly read to the Council the full text with the changes
that have been introduced.

65. Mr. FARAH (Somalia): Draft resolution $/10281 has
been circulated and has been the subject of consultation
among the various delegations composing this Council. As a
result of those consultations, the following changes have
been made in the draft resolution.

a6. The fourth preambular paragraph has been deleted in
its entirety.

67. In operative paragraph 1, the word “Demands” has
been replaced by the word “Affirms”,

68. Operative paragraph 2 has been revised and now reads
as follows:

“Decides to send a special mission of three members of
the Security Council to the Republic of Guinea to consult
the authorities and to report on the situation imme-

diately ;™.

69. Operative paragraph 3 has been amended to read as
follows:

“Decides that this special mission be appointed after
consultation between the President of the Security
Council and the Secretary-General;”.

70. That is the revised text of the draft resolution; the
changes have been made in consultation with all members
of the Council, and I am assured by those members that
they will now be in a position to vote in support of the
draft resolution.

71. 1 should like to add one point and that is that if this
resolution is adopted and the special mission is appointed,
it is the hope of the sponsors that the President of the
Security Council and the Secretary-General, between them,
will ensure that the mission is composed of representatives
of ambassadorial rank,

72. The PRESIDENT: Mer.ibers of the Council have heard
the explanations given by the representative of Somalia on
behalf of all the sponsors of draft resolution S/10281 and
the amendments that have been made in that draft. Are
there any comments or requests for clarification?

73. Mr. LONGERSTAEY (Belgium) (interpretation from
French): 1 have a slight grammatical difficulty with the
French translation of the text. I believe the first operative
paragraph ought to read: “Affirms that the territorial
integrity and political independence of the Republic of
Guinea should be respected;”.

74. The PRESIDENT: I thank the representative of
Belgium for his observation, and assure him that it will be
reflected in the final French text.

75. Mr. DE LA GORCE (France) (interpretation from
French): On the same point, and supporting the remarks
made by the Ambassador of Belgium, would it not be
clearer to say:

“Affirms that the territorial integrity and political
independence of the Republic of Guinea must be respected™?

1 should like to know if the distinguished Ambassador of
Belgium agrees with this suggestion.

76. Mr. LONGERSTAEY (Belgium) (interpretation from
French): Certainly.

77. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from French): The
Secretariat has taken note of the remarks made by the
representative of France and also of the agreement of the

representative of Belgium.

78. Mr. FARAH (Somalia): The sponsors of the resolution
originally used the word “Demands”, but in order to
achieve unanimity on this particular paragraph agreed to
the word “Affirms”. However, in order that the sense of
this paragraph be retained, it is the hope of the sponsors
that the members of the Council will accept the words
“must be respected”.

79. Mr. TOMEH (Syria): I should like to support the
suggestion just made by the representative of Somalia that
the English text read: “must be respected”, because it
corresponds exactly with the French wording “doivent étre
respectées”,

80. The PRESIDENT; As those changes are accepted by
all the members of the Council, we can now proceed to the
vote on draft resolution Sf10281.

A vote was taken by show of hands.
The draft resolution was adopted unanimously .2

The meeting rose at 8.15 p.m.

2 See resolution 295 (1971).

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Voting Summary
Yes: 015 | No: | Abstentions: | Non-Voting: | Total voting membership:
Y ARGENTINA
Y BELGIUM
Y BURUNDI
Y CHINA
Y FRANCE
Y ITALY
Y JAPAN
Y NICARAGUA
Y POLAND
Y SIERRA LEONE
Y SOMALIA
Y SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Y USSR
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES