United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/13735
Date: 1980-01-13 (meeting 2191)
Agenda: Letter dated 22 December 1979 from the Permanent Representative of the
United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President
of the Security Council (S/13705)
Vetoed by: RUSSIA/USSR

UNITED NATIONS
SECURITY
COUNCIL
Distr.
GENERAL
S/13735
10 January 1980
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
United States of America: draft resolution

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 457 (1979) of 4 December 1979, and 461 (1979) of
31 December 1979,

Recalling also the appeal made by the President of the Security Council on
9 November 1979 (S/13616) which was reiterated on 27 November 1979 (S/13652),

Having taken note of the letters dated 13 November 1979 and 1 December 1979
concerning the grievances and views of Iran (S/13626 and S/13671, respectively),

Having taken into account the Order of the International Court of Justice of
15 December 1979 calling on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to
ensure the immediate release, without any exception, of all persons of United
States nationality, who are being held as hostages in Iran (S/13697) and also
calling on the Government of the United States of America and the Government of
the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure that no action is taken by them which will
aggravate the tension between the two countries,

Further recalling the letter dated 25 November 1979 from the Secretary-General
(S/13646) stating that, in his opinion, the present crisis between the Islamic
Republic of Iran and the United States of America poses a serious threat to
international peace and security,

Bearing in mind the adoption by the General Assembly by consensus on
17 December 1979 of the Convention Against the Taking of Hostages,

Mindful of the obligation of States to settle their international disputes by
peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice,
are not endangered and, to that end, to respect the decision of the Security
Council,

Conscious of the responsibility of States to refrain in their international
relations from the threat of 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,

80-00943
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Affirming that the safe release and departure from Iran of all those being
held hostage is an essential first step in resolving peacefully the issues between
Iran and the United States and the other States members of the international
community,

Reiterating that once the hostages have been safely released, the Government
of Iran and the United States of America should take steps to resolve peacefully
the remaining issues between them to their mutual satisfaction in accordance with
the purposes and principles of the United Nations,

Further taking into account the report of the Secretary-General of
6 January 1980 (S/13730) made pursuant to resolutions 457 (1979) of 4 December 1979
and 461 (1979) of 31 December 1979,

Bearing in mind that the continued detention of the hostages constitutes a
continuing threat to international peace and security,

Acting in accordance with Articles 39 and 41 of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1.  Urgently calls, once again, on the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Iran to release immediately all persons of United States nationality being held as
hostages in Iran, to provide them protection and to allow them to leave the
country;

2.  Decides that, until such time as the hostages are released and have
safely departed from Iran, all States Members of the United Nations:

(a) shall prevent the sale or supply, by their nationals or from their
territories, whether or not originating in their territories, to or destined for
Iranian governmental entities in Iran or any other person or body in Iran, or to
or destined for any other person or body for the purposes of any enterprise carried
on in Iran, of all items, commodities, or products, except food, medicine, and
supplies intended strictly for medical purposes;

(b) shall prevent the shipment by vessel, aircraft, railway, or other land
transport of their registration or owned by or under charter to their nationals,
or the carriage whether or not in bond by land transport facilities across their
territories of any of the items, commodities, and products covered by
subparagraph (a) which are consigned to or destined for Iranian governmental
entities or any person or body in Iran, or to any enterprise carried on in Iran;

(c) shall not make available to the Iranian authorities or to any person in
Iran or to any enterprise controlled by any Iranian governmental entity any new
credits or loans; shall not, with respect to such persons or enterprises, make
available any new deposit facilities or allow substantial increases in existing
non-dollar deposits or allow more favourable terms of payment than customarily
used in international commercial transactions; and shall act in a businesslike
manner in exercising any rights when payments due on existing credits or loans are
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not made on time and shall require any persons or entities within their
jurisdiction to do likewise;

(d) shall prevent the shipment from their territories on vessels or aircraft
registered in Iran of products and commodities covered by subparagraph (a) above;

(e) shall reduce to a minimum the personnel of Iranian diplomatic missions
accredited to them;

(f) shall prevent their nationals, or firms located in their territories,
from engaging in new service contracts in support of industrial projects in Iran,
other than those concerned with medical care;

(g) shall prevent their nationals or any person or body in their territories
from engaging in any activity which evades or has the purpose of evading any of the
decisions set out in this resolution;

3. Decides that all States Members of the United Nations shall give effect
forthwith to the decisions set out in operative paragraph 2 of this resolution
notwithstanding any contract entered into or licence granted before the date of
this resolution;

4. Calls upon all States Members of the United Nations to carry out these
decisions of the Security Council in accordance with Article 25 of the Charter;

5. Urges, having regard to the principles stated in Article 2 of the
Charter, States not members of the United Nations to act in accordance with the
provisions of the present resolution;

6. Calls upon all other United Nations bodies and the specialized agencies
of the United Nations and their members to confrom their relations with Iran to the
terms of this resolution;

7. Calls upon all States Members of the United Nations, and in particular
those with primary responsibility under the Charter for the maintenance of
international peace and security, to assist effectively in the implementation of
the measures called for by the present resolution;

8. Calls upon all States Members of the United Nations or of the specialized
agencies to report to the Secretary-General by 1 February 1980 on measures taken to
implement the present resolution;

9. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the progress of
the implementation of the present resolution, the first report to be submitted not
later than 1 March 1980.


Voting result: 10 yes, 2 no, 3 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: France
vote: Y
country: Jamaica
vote: Y
country: Niger
vote: Y
country: Norway
vote: Y
country: Philippines
vote: Y
country: Portugal
vote: Y
country: Tunisia
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: Y
country: Zambia
vote: Y
country: German Democratic Republic
vote: N
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: N
country: Bangladesh
vote: A
country: Mexico
vote: A
country: China
vote: A