United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/10974
Date: 1973-07-26 (meeting 1735)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED NATIONS
SECURITY
COUNCIL
Distr.
GENERAL
S/10974
24 July 1973
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Guinea, India, Indonesia, Panama, Peru, Sudan, Yugoslavia:
draft resolution
The Security Council,
Having examined comprehensively the current situation in the Middle East,
Having heard in this context the statements of the participants in this
debate, including the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Algeria, Chad, Guinea, Nigeria,
Saudi Arabia, the Sudan and the United Republic of Tanzania,
Emphasizing its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
peace and security,
Emphasizing further that all Members of the United Nations are committed
to respect the resolutions of the Security Council in accordance with the provision
of the Charter,
Reaffirming resolution 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967,
Conscious that the rights of the Palestinians have to be safeguarded,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/10929) which includes
an account of the objective and determined efforts of his Special Representative
since 1967,
1. Deeply regrets that the Secretary-General was unable to report any
significant progress by him or by his Special Representative in carrying out the
terms of resolution 242 (1967), and that nearly six years after its adoption a
just and lasting peace in the Middle East has still not been achieved;
2. Strongly deplores Israel's continuing occupation of the territories
occupied as a result of the 1967 conflict, contrary to the principles of the
Charter;
3. Expresses serious concern at Israel's lack of co-operation with the
Special Representative of the Secretary-General;
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4. Supports the initiatives of the Special Representative of the Secretary-
General taken in conformity with his mandate and contained in his aide-mémoire
of 8 February 1971;

5. Expresses its conviction that a just and peaceful solution of the
problem of the Middle East can be achieved only on the basis of respect for national
sovereignty, territorial integrity, the rights of all States in the area and for
the rights and legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians;

6. Declares that in the occupied territories no changes which may obstruct
a peaceful and final settlement or which may adversely affect the political and
other fundamental rights of all the inhabitants in these territories should be
introduced or recognized;

7. Requests the Secretary-General and his Special Representative to resume
and to pursue their efforts to promote a just and peaceful solution of the Middle
East problem;

8. Decides to afford the Secretary-General and his Special Representative
all support and assistance for the discharge of their responsibilities;

9. Calls upon all parties concerned to extend full co-operation to the
Secretary-General and his Special Representative;

10. Decides to remain seized of the problem and to meet again urgently
whenever it becomes necessary.


Voting result: 13 yes, 1 no, 1 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Australia
vote: Y
country: Austria
vote: Y
country: China
vote: A
country: France
vote: Y
country: Guinea
vote: Y
country: India
vote: Y
country: Indonesia
vote: Y
country: Kenya
vote: Y
country: Panama
vote: Y
country: Peru
vote: Y
country: Sudan
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: Yugoslavia
vote: Y