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Chinese Representation
We reported the essentials of this year's debate on Chinese
representation in the Assembly as it proceeded. We have also sent you
voting sheets marked to indicate the changes in votes by comparison with
last year (these are set out again by categories in the enclosures to
this letter).
It may, however, be useful to give you our more general impressions of
the debate and its outcome.
2. The three main features this year were, first, the general lack of
interest in the debate; secondly, the studiedly luke- warm support given
to Peking by the Soviet Union and, though to a slightly lesser extent,
by the Eastern Europeans with the exception of Albania and Rumania; and,
thirdly, the clear evidence in the vote of a further shift against
Peking.
3. Last year the China debate was of special interest partly because at
one time it was thought that Peking might come very near to admission on
that occasion but also, more directly, because of the introduction of
the new Italian proposal and the important shift in the Canadian
position. This year there was no expectancy that Peking would improve
its position; the only question was how many votes it was likely to
lose. Moreover, though the Italians re-introduced their proposal, its
poor vote last year had convinced the Assembly that it had no chance of
success and it attracted very little comment. The general reaction was
one of some mystification that the Italians should have wished to
re-introduce it and it was generally believed that their motives were
largely ones of domestic politics.
4. With regard to the Russian attitude, in his statement on 21 November,
Ambassador Fedorenko almost deliberately appeared to place Communist
China and the German Democratic Republic on the same level. In the
English translation at least he called only for the "early" restoration
of the rights of the People's Republic of China and was similarly in
favour of the "early" solution of the problem of the acceptance of the
German Democratic Republic in the United Nations. Though this lack of
Soviet enthusiasm came as no surprise, (Fedorenko had spoken very
shortly last year also), it was inevitably a main factor in keeping down
the temperature of the debate. The extreme
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and impassioned Albanian and Cambodian pleas on behalf of Peking are
just taken for granted.
5.
With regard to the outcome, the most interesting shift in the votes at
first sight was that of Ecuador which abstained on the Albanian
resolution. However, the Ecuador delegation have since circulated a note
to explain that this was an error and it was their intention to vote
against the Albanian resolution as usual. Leaving this aside, the only
gain for Peking came from Libya which also moved from a negative vote to
an abstention on the Albanian resolution.
6.
The main new votes going against Peking came from Africa. Botswana,
Cameroon and Chad all voted against the Albanian resolution, having
previously abstained, and Ghana abstained, having previously voted for
it. Barbados, a new member since last year, also voted against the
Albanian resolution. There was a similar shift against Peking on the
"important question" resolu- tion where five countries, Cameroon,
Cyprus, Chad, Iran and Sierra Leone, who had previously abstained, voted
for the resolution. The overall effect of the changes, as already
reported, was to increase the majority for the "important, resolution
from 18 to 21 and the majority against the Albanian resolution from 11
to 13.
7. The voting on the Italian resolution showed a great many shifts.
Broadly speaking, the Italians gained some African votes, or at least
abstentions, but lost some Latin American support. The overall result
was not very different. The resolution failed by a margin of 25 as
compared with a margin of 28 last year.
8. The lesson from this year's debate, if there is one, is perhaps that
the main factor in determining the UN's attitude to the admission of
Peking is Peking's own behaviour. So long as they go on behaving badly
it seems unlikely that they will make any progress here, but any
significant shift in their behaviour, and particularly in their attitude
towards the United Nations, could result in a rapid change in the
balance of votes.
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CHANGES IN VOTES 1966-1967
THE "IMPORTANT QUESTION" RESOLUTION
Yes to Abstention
Ecuador
Abstention to Yes
Cameroon
Cyprus
Chad
Iran
Sierra Leone
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Barbados
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Abstention (1967)
Saudi Arabia Yes (1966)
CHANGES IN VOTES 1966-1967
THE "ALBANIAN" RESOLUTION
No to Abstention
Ecuador
Libya
Abstention to No
Botswana
Cameroon
Chad
Yea to Abstention
Ghana
New Member
Barbados No (1967)
Absences
Saudi Arabia No (1966)
CHANGES IN VOTES 1966-1967
THE "ITALIAN" RESOLUTION
No to Yes
Gambia Spain
No to Abstention
Botswana
Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar
Togo
Uganda
Abstention to Yes
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Laoa
Lebanon
Sierra Leone
Yes to Abstention
Bolivia
Ecuador
Greece
Liberia
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Trinidad and Tobago
Abstention to No
Chad
Hondurus
Lesotho
Yes to No
Congo (Democratic Republic) Malawi
New Member
Barbados Yes (1967)
Absences /
Absences
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Abstention (1966)
No (1966)
Zambia
No (1966)
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PERMANENT MISSION OF ECUADOR
TO THE UNITED NATIONS
4-2-51
The Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations presents
his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and has
the
honour to inform him that owing to a mistake during the mechanical
voting in
the General Assembly Hall, as was later discovered, the representative
acting
for the Permanent Representative in his absence abstained instead of
voting against draft resolution A/L.531 and Add.1, which sought to expel
the Republic
of China from the place it now occupies in the United Nations.
The Permanent Representative of Ecuador requests the Secretary-General
to
take note of the foregoing and to transmit the text of this
communication to
all States Members of the United Nations.
The Permanent Representative of Ecuador asks the Secretary-General to
accept the assurances of his highest consideration.
(Seal)
New York, 28 November 1967
UNITED NATIONS
Press Services
Office of Public Information
United Nations, N.Y.
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NY/96
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2 December 1967
The text of the following communication to the Secretary-General,
U Thant, which has been circulated to Member Governments as a note
verbale, is reproduced below for the information of correspondents:
Original in Sparish
MISION PERMANENTE DEL ECUADOR
AFTE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS
El Representante Permanente del Ecuador ante las Naciones Unidas saluda
muy atentamente al Señor Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas y
tiene a
honre informarle que debido a un error producido al realizarse la
votación mecánica en la sala de la Asambles General, según se ha podião
constatar posteriormente, el Delegado que actuó en ausencia del
Representante Permanente,
en abstención en vez de haber votado en contra del proyecto de
resolución A/L.531 y Add.1 tendiente a obtener la expulsión de la
República de China del
puesto que actualmente ocupa en las Naciones Unidas,
votó
El Representante Permanente del Ecuador ruega al Señor Secretario-
General que se sirva tomar note de lo que antecede y comunicar el texto
de la
presente comunicación a todos los Estados Miembros de las Naciones
Unidas.
El Representante Permanente del Ecuador aprovecha la oportunidad para
presentar al Señor Secretario General las seguridades de su más alta y
distinguida consideración.
Nueva York, a 28 de noviembre 1967
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Translation in English
NV/96
2 December 1967
PERMANENT MISSION OF ECUADO TO THE UNIRED NATIONS
The Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations presents
his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and has
the
honour to inform him that owing to a mistake during the mechanical
vuting
in the General Assembly Hall, as was later discovered, the
representative
acting for the Permanent Representative in his absence abstained instead
of voting against draft resolution A/L.531 and Add.1, vhích sought to
expel the Republic of China from the place it now occupies in the United
Nations
The Permanent Representative of Ecuador requests the Secretary-General
to take note of the foregoing and to transmit the text of this
communication
to all States Members of the United Nations.
The Permanent Representative of Ecuador asks the Secretary-General to
accept the assurances of his highest consideration.
New York, 28 November 1967
UNITED NATIONS
GENERAL
SSEMBLY
Twenty-second Session
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROVISIONAL
A/PV.1605
22 November 1967
ENGLISH
PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OF THE SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTH
PLENARY MEETING
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President:
Mr. MANESCU
(Romania)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in
the United Nations 937 (continued)
This record contains original speeches and interpretations. The final
text, containing translations, will be distributed as soon as possible.
Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only. They should
be sent in triplicate, within three working days, to the Chief,
Conference and Meetings Control, Office of Conference Services, Room
1104, incorporated in mimeographed copies of the record.
AS THIS RECORD WAS DISTRIBUTED ON 23 NOVEMBER 1967, THE TIME-LIMIT FOR
CORRECTIONS WILL BE 28 NOVEMBER 1967.
Publication of the final printed records being subject to a rigid
schedule, the co-operation of delegations in strictly observing this
time-limit would be greatly appreciated.
67-70181
EF/gw
A/PV.1605
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AGENDA ITEM 93
RESTORATION OF THE LAWFUL RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN
THE
UNITED NATIONS (continued):
(a) DRAFT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY ALBANIA, ALGERIA, CAMBODIA, CONGO
(BRAZZAVILLE),
CUBA, GUINEA, MALI, MAURITANIA, PAKISTAN, ROMANIA AND SYRIA (A/L.531);
(b) DRAFT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL,
COLOMBIA,
GABON, ITALY, JAPAN, MADAGASCAR, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, THE
PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, TOGO AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (A/L.532
and Add.1); (c) DRAFT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY BELGIUM, CHILE, ITALY,
LUXEMBOURG AND THE
NETHERLANDS (A/L.533)
Mr. CERNIK (Czechoslovakia) (interpretation from Russian): What typifies
the situation and the state of our Organization more than anything is
the fact that the agenda of the twenty-second session of the General
Assembly of the United Nations once again contains the item on the
restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in
the United Nations ard that, coce again, the General Assembly is dealing
with this matter.
For eighteen years the legal Government of one of the Member States of
the United Nations, the Government of the People's Republic of China,
has been prevented from occupying its seat in the United Nations which
belongs to it by right. The abnormal situation caused by the exclusion
of the People's Republic of China from participation in the work of the
Organization is contrary to the fundamental provisions of the United
Nations Charter and also considerably weakens the effectiveness of the
United Nations in finding solutions to the
most topical problems at the present time.
The restoration of the lawful right of the People's Republic of China to
participate in the activities of the United Nations has been and remains
a matter of the highest priority in the interests of improving the
effectiveness of the United Nations. Without that participation, it is
impossible to discuss and successfully resolve the problems on the
agenda of the United Nations which
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A/PV.1605 3-5
(Mr. Cernik, Czechoslovakia)
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Unfortunately, once again we are
are of broad international significance.
forced to note that as a direct result of those irrefutable facts, and
primarily
as a result of pressure brought to bear by the United States, our
Organization
continues to remain in a situation in which in the various organs of the
United
Nations there is no place for the legitimate representative of the
People's
Republic of China; those places are occupied by the representatives of
General Chiang Kai-shek's clique.
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A/FV.1605
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(Mr. Cernick, Czechoslovakia)
The United States, together with other countries, is perpetuating this
old trick and is presenting the draft resolution contained in document
A/L.534 with the clear purpose of preventing once again the restoration
of
the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United
Nations.
The purpose of such aspirations and attempts is to abuse the proper
procedures of the United Nations General Assembly and to continue to
postpone a decision. The Czechoslovak delegation rejects this draft
resolution and
will vote against it.
The Czechoslovak delegation would like to stress once again that a
solution to the problem of the restoration of the lawful rights of the
People's Republic of China, in the United Nations cannot be evaded by
any speculative draft resolution based on a so-called two Chinas theory
or by any attempt to complicate the question from the point of view of
procedure. We also find unacceptable the draft resolution proposing that
the question should be considered by an organ set up specially for the
purpose, as is repeatedly recommended in the draft resolution submitted
by Belgium, Chile, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (A/L.533).
For those reasons the Czechoslovak delegation considers that the only
acceptable draft resolution is that contained in document A/L.531
submitted by eleven countries, which considers that the restoration of
the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China is essential and
recognizes that
the representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China
are
the only lawful representatives of China to the United Nations.
Furthermore, it considers that the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek
should be expelled forthwith from the place which they unlawfully occupy
at the United Nations and in all the organizations related to it. In
accordance with that position the Czechoslovak delegation supports that
draft resolution and will vote in favour of it.
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Mr. TOMOROWICZ (Poland): among the problems artifically created and
maintained on the agenda of the United Nations, that of the restoration
of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United
Nations is certainly the most harmful to the Organization itself, its
representative character and its possibilities for action.
From a political as well as a legal point of view, the maintenance of
the fiction of China being represented by the usurpers from Taiwan is
absurd and untenable. The State of China is the People's Republic of
China; the Government of China is the Chinese People's Government. Any
other
approach simply departs from reality.
China is a founding Member of the United Nations. In fact, it is one of
the five Powers to which the Charter has accorded special
responsibilities. China remains China and its territory includes the
Island of Taiwan in spite of the fact that this part of China's
territory is being illegally held by
a foreign Power and some people parading as representatives of China.
The victory of the Chinese revolution in 1949 brought a change in the
Government as well as in the social and political system of that
country. This has not changed the basic fact that the State of China is
and will remain one of the
founding Members of the United Nations. Were we to apply any other
criteria it is highly doubtful if, after the changes of Governments
which have taken place since 1949, the United Nations would have a
membership of 122 States
today. It clearly follows that the approach of the United States towards
the question of the representation of China in the United Nations
reflects
purely political criteria. It is motivated by virulent hostility towards
China and by the military and strategic considerations whereby Taiwan,
under the régime which is being maintained there, perfectly suits the
needs of the global strategy of the United States.
China is not only a founding Member of the United Nations; it is also &
great Power, a great Power by its population, its territorial vastness,
its economic achievements and possibilities, and its technological
accomplishments.
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Mr. Tomorowicz, Poland)
That great Power, which from the legal point of view is fully entitled
to be present here, is being kept out of the United Nations.
Unacceptable
conditions are being formulated. One can only wonder what would be the
reaction of any independent sovereign country in the face of such
hostility, such attempts against its sovereignty and undeniable rights.
One cannot help but wonder, too, what the proponents of the complete
isolation
of China aim to achieve. Whatever those aims are, there can be no doubt
of their harmful results for the United Nations.
One such result is a substantial distortion of the real picture of the
world that this Organization must reflect if it is to fulfil its role.
Another result is a feeling of deep uneasiness whenever we become faced
with
important questions, especially when these relate to Asia and the Far
East.
Could one really envisage the possibility of solving any problem
pertaining
to peace and security in Asia without the participation of the People's
Republic of China? Dwelling upon that point would, indeed, be forcing an
open door.
All the delegations in this hall know this. The tragedy of it all
consists in the fact that, although everyone knows this truth perfectly
well,
it is still possible to find here a majority who are in favour of
continuing
the course of the United Nations along the blind alley it has been
following for the past eighteen years.
The arguments for the immediate restoration of the lawful rights of
China
in the United Nations are strong, numerous and decisive. We are all
aware of
them, We also know that the half-measures presented here will not solve
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