Mr. ZEGERS (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): The Chilean delegation
wishes to explain its vote on it. 97, "Restoration of the lawful rights
of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations".
We will vote in favour of the draft resolution contained in document
A/L,605.
are prompted to do that by views which we consider of great weight and
significance,
views shared by countries from all geographical areas, representing
different political and economic systems.
Some days ago,
First of all, there is the recognition of reality. in this sene hall,
and with the same impression that she has always made on us when she has
spoken her vise vords, ve heard the Prime Minister of Indie, Mra, Indira
Gandhi, quite rightly state that she spoke on behalf of one-seventh of
mankind. That one-seventh of mankind is of great importance today, as it
was in the forging of civilization and as it vill even more properly be
in that future which belongs to the forgotten peoples of the world.
There has very often been an unjust and mistaken tendency to accent the
meaning of those times which Toynbee bas quite correctly referred
to as a mere moment in history, namely the period of Buropean hegemony.
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One of the great civilizations and one of the great realities of all
times greeted us in the words of Mrs. Indira Gandhi. But today, we are
aware that
another great civilization, one that standa swong the most ancient and
lasting known to man, is expressed in that reality, which is the
People's Republic of China,
Can we continue to ignore the existence of a quarter of mankind!
Can Ve continue to argue that a Goverment which has authority over
almost 800 million human beings, and which exercises sovereignty over a
vast territory, does not exist?
Our second comment relates tothe principle of universality.
time when our Organization is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary,
the United Nations has engaged in self-critición and an analysis of the
years
of its life.
One of the best founded, most profound and most generally shared views
in this self-criticism has been that universality is a necessity
for the United Nations, an elementary contribution and condition for
effectiveness, Does this Organization wish to be the expression of the
entire international community, the entire politically organized
international Community?
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The world is one, States are equal, and this is its common place, its
forum for expression, the place where its ideals come together, where
its disputes can be harmonized. The United Nations must become a
universal
Organization,
The third reason that ispels us to vote as we vill vote is the cause of
pesce, There carmot be peace if one of today's great Powers is
disregarded. Conflicts cannot be solved if there is no negotiation. Ope
of the
unchallengeable virtues of this Organization is that it is an effective
arens for multilateral negotiations, It is the place for idene and
leaders to meet. There can be no doubt that the presence of Chine among
us would open up new possibilities of dialogue and understanding,
Finally, there is one further reason related to political realism.
People's Republic of this is not only a great country: it is one of the
great contemporary Powers. It is a nuclear Power which should be present
at the debates of the Security Council if ve vant those debates to
acquire greater significanes, if we destre the great international
problems to be solved within the framework of the Organization and not
outside it.
The
Chile regards the Government in Peking as the only one that can be
considered the legitimate representative of the Chinese people. It
therefore contends that the People's Republic of China should occupy its
proper sent in the General Assembly, in the Security Council and in the
rest of the United Nations organs.
Our vote, however, must not be considered as a statement of our position
with respect to the rights of the People's Republic of China over
territories
in which it does not at present exercise effective sovereignty, as this
is a subject that vill have to be taken up in the course of the
converastions Chile vishes to hold with the People's Republic of China
concerning future relations
between our two Governments.
For these reasons, Gile will vote in favour of the draft resolution
vhich restores the levful rights of the People's Republic of China in
the United Nations, and against the draft resolution appearing in
document A/L.599.
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Me, IRISS (Tunisia) (Interpretation from French): We are now about to
vote on the draft resolutions appearing in documenta A/L.599 and
A/L.605, concerning the restoration of the lawful rights of the People's
Republic of China in the United Nations.
During the long debate that has just taken place, the Tunisian
delegation sought to clarify its views and to suggest various and
positive solutions to
the problem before us. We listened most carefully to the various
speakers who
came to this rostrum. During the debate, ve tried to find some sign,
some
indication that night influence our judgement. The suggestions that we
objectively submitted vere, if not disregarded, at least evaded, and the
debate reflected neither the interest that those suggestions aroused
among
mmerous delegations nor the necessity of taking them into account for
the purpose of finding a satisfactory solution to this problem.
May I succinctly remind the Assembly that those suggestions concerned
either a simple statement of the restoration of the legitimate rights of
the People's Republic of China, or else an operative part in a
resolution which would include, first, the restoration of the lawful
rights of the People's
Republic of China, and, second, the expulsion of the present
representatives
of China those two paragraphs would be put to the vote separately
elar a decision that would, on the one hand, restore the legitimate
rights
of the People's Republic of China and, on the other, provisionally keep
the present representation of China pending the definition of its new
status,
or
In any case, the draft resolution should, in our view, request the
Secretary-General to contact the parties concerned in the implementation
of
the resolution and the consideration of mensures to be taken in facing
the
Implications of whatever decision may be taken.
We regret to see that the positions of both sides remain inflexible; and
ve run the risk, in adopting one or the other position, of taking sides
in quarrels which the United Nations, by a reasoned attitude, should
help to
resolve. For it is our duty to act in such a way that the United Nations
will
come out of this debate with added strength.
He thus have tried to encourage some progress in this problem which has
remained unresolved for twenty years, While affirming that for us there
is only
one China, the one with its expital in Peking, ve still cannot disregard
the
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fact that the Chinese revolution has had its sequels just as the Second
World War had its sequela. Va shall sone day, perhaps have to adapt
ourselves to that situation in this Organization. Out of a zenge of
realism and a concern for international peace, it would then not be a
crime to see the representatives of Formoss sitting in the United
Nations together with the representatives of the other countries of the
world, each of which has its own history; and this will be true whether
it all takes place sone day with the consent of the Peking Republic,
following a pleibiscite, if necessary, or whether it takes place in
accordance with the suggestion of our dear colleague, Mr. Baroody. But
that is not our problem today. Our concern, on this twenty-fifth
anniversary of our Organization, is to guarantes to China ita javfud
representation, while at the same time accepting a provisional situation
that cannot be ignored and that the People's Republic of China itself
cannot ignore.
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The adoption of one of the proposals we made could have helped us to
achieve that objective. To facilitate the restoration of the lawful
rights of the People's Republic of Chine in the United Nations, we shall
vote against draft resolution A/L.599. Thus the cause of China will have
a greater chance of succeeding. As to our vote on draft resolution
A/1,605, it will be influenced by the passive attitude which greeted the
constructive proposals that we offered.
The Tunisian delegation reservos its right to intervene after the vote
for the purpose of drawing its conclusions from the results of that vote
and, possibly, presenting a procedural motion. Tunisia is doing its duty
as a non-aligned nation in the service of the United Nations. It wishes
to see China take part in our work for international peace and
co-operation.
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Mr. BONNICK (Jamaica): During the commemorativa session carking the
twenty-fifth anniversary, my Prime Minister outlined Jamaica's position
on
the question of Chine. Those views ressin unchanged. Jensics, supporting
the principle of universality, is in favour of the seating of the
People's
Republic of China in the United Nations. We are also in favour of the
seating of Taivan in the United Nations. We recognize that Taivan
stands, de facto,
outside the political authority of Peking. Staple realim dictates that
we
cannot ignore the existence of the 14 million people of Taiwan,
The formula contained in the resolution in document A/L.605 is
acceptable
to Jamaica so far na it socks to seat the People's Republic of China,
The
formula does not, however, meet with the approval of sy délégation go
far sa
it seeks, or implies, the expulsion of Nationalist China from the
Organization. My delegation will therefore abstain in the vote on draft
resolution A/1,605,
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Mr. BOYE (Senegal) (interpretation from Branch): The Government of
Senegal has always been in favour of the universality of our
Organization.
I explained this matter at length in the First Committee and, therefore,
if the draft resolution in document A/L.605 were merely to provide for
the admission of the People** Republic of China there would be no
ambiguity regarding the position
of my Government which, however, would like to hear the representatives
of that country speak more moderately and more peacefully on
international questions. But the draft resolution A/L.605 being what it
is, I must clearly state that my Government is not ready to correct one
anomaly by creating
another.
With the Republic of China, which is a peace-loving nation, we have
relations of fruitful co-operation and of friendship which we hope to
develop. If in this hall there is any delegation which should be
expelled It would be that of South Africa whose credentials have been
invalidated at
this session and it is in the light of these comments that my delegation
will vote on draft resolutions A/1.605 and A/L.599 and Add.).
Mr. BEN (India): Following your injunctions, Mr. President, I shall
restrict my comments to explaining how India will vote on the draft
resolutions before us. The delegation of India declares its ranaved
support for the draft resolution in document A/1.605 which follows the
purpose and phraseology of similar draft resolutions in the past. Our
support for the restoration of
the rights of the People's Republic of China is based on the principles
of the universality of our Organization as alas on the provisions of the
Charter. India is among those countries which have voted consistently on
this ma
for the last twenty-one years and which have taken a logical view of the
question. As recently as 2 October this year the Foreign Minister of
India
stated before this Assembly:
"We regret that the universality of membership of the United Nations has
not been achieved. In particular, there is a general realization that
without the rightful participation of the People's Republic of China
this organization will continue to face difficulties in solving several
basic problems" (1958th meeting, page 27).
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(Mr. Baroody, Saudi Arabia
Stuller views have been expressed by several speakers during the general
debata, as well as in the commemorative session of the Assembly.
The principle of universality has already been reflected in the
Declaration of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations which
was adopted unanimously on 24 October. Besides, the proper
representation of
China by the People's Republic of China is a right fully established in
law, facts and justics and on considerations of further international
co-operation in and through the United Nations.
For more than twenty-one years the great Chinese people haa baap
denied ita rightful place in our Organization. We have always felt that
there vás no justification for the continuation of that state of
affairs.
My delegation notes with satisfaction that with a new awareness of the
need to
renew contacts with the People's Republic of China, two important
countries
have successfully negotiated the establishment of diplomatic relations
with the People's Republic of Chios and others are in the process of
doing so.
We welcome that trend and we hope that this will also be reflected in
the
vote on the draft resolution in document A/L.599.
My delegation has always maintained that the proper representation of
Chins by the People's Republic of China is a simple matter and therefore
should not be subject to the rule of a two-thirds majority. My
delegation vill, therefore, vote against the draft resolution contained
in document A/L.599 and, as already indicated, will support the draft
resolution contained in document A/L.605.
Mr. BAROODY (Saudi Arabia); In the light of what I said in sy
tatement on the Chinese issue, zy delegation will vote in favour of the
draft resolution is document A/L.599 because we consider the question to
be of great importance and one which requires a two-thirds majority.
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I would have been able to vote judiciously and I repeat "judiciously"
the draft resolution in document A/L.605 if I knew that my vote would be
on the side
of justics and equity. But, since the substance of that draft resolution
is in
contradiction with the plan I put forward in my statement a few days
ago, it is not is not possible for me to participate in the expulsion of
a political entity, namely
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Taiwan, regardless of whether it opts for a plan of self-detemination,
or
whether the People's Republic of China insists that it has no right to
determine its future, taking into account that my plan made it clear
that
when the two giants Mao Tse-tung and Chiang Kai-abek fade out of the
picture another plebiscite should be taken to determine the wishes of
the
people, whether of the People's Republic of China or of Taiwan, and
noting that my plan did not provide for the People's Republic of
China to be subjected to a plebiscite. It is its own domestic affair
and as the United Nations we have no right, while it is not a Member, to
tell it what would be best for it to do.
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However, as Taiwan is a Member of this Organization and for the aske
of the survival of the people of Taivan I am not talking of their
physical survival but of their political survival I think they should
see the writing on the wall and they should have come forth and told us
perhaps it may not be too late if they would do that at a future date me
that they would carry out a plebiscite, not under the aegis of the
United Nations but of neutrals who may be Members, such as Austria
or Sweden ** to see whether they wish to keep their political entity for
the
time being.
The writing is on the wall because it will not be long before a great
Power will shift its position and they will be victims. Here we must
state
that we should uphold not only the right of the individuai and we have
elaborated those fundamental human rights in declarations and
international
covenants -- but we should also stand for the right of collectivities,
which are nothing but a conglomeration of individuals, to secartain
their vishes
and to act thereon.
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RESOLUTION
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(Mr. Baroody, Saudi Arabia)
In
One last word in explanation of my vote. What I shall now say
will be read next year in the record, whether I am here or elsewhere.
order that we may not be occupied with draft resolutions which have
become
broken reeds, I am going to suggest something drastic and I am sure it
will not be accepted because everybody has a rigid position. The
suggestion
is as follows: that both draft resolutions be withdrawn forthwith and
that
a caucus of the proponents of both of then be held, to see whether a
solution
can be worked out under which the People's Republic of China can be
admitted
to this Organization and Taivan can stand on its own right of temporary
secession
until such time -- five years or so from nov ns they can determine
whether
they wish to be a separate State or merge with the People's Republic of
China.
The_PRESIDENT: We have now heard the last speaker in explanation
of vote before the vote.
The Assembly will now proceed to vote on the two draft resolutions
before it, documents A/L.599 and Ada.1, and A/L.605. After all the votes
have been taken I shall call on those representatives who wish to
explain their votes on any of the proposals.
In accordance with rule 93 of the rules of procedure, I shall first put
to the vote the draft resolution in document A/L.599. A roll call vota
has been requested,
vota usa taken by roll call.
Tunisia, having been drạm by lot by the President, was called upon to
vote first.
In favour:
Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, United States of America, Upper Volta, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Congo
(Democratic Republic of), Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dahoney, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iran,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Laos,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Iaixembourg,
Against:
Abstaining:
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Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Micaragua,
Nigor, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Thailand, Togo. Tunisia,
Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, United Arab Republic, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zambia, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Burma,
Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet
Socialist Republic, Ceylon, Chile, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Demark,
Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary,
India, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, fali, Mauritania, Mongolia,
Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, People's Republic of the
Congo, Peru, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Somalia, Southern Yemen, Sudan,
Sweden, Syria, Barbados, Cameroon, Chad, Guyana, Mauritius, Portugal,
Trinidad and Tobago,
Draft resolution A/L.599 and Add. 1 was adopted by 66 votes to 52, with
7 abstentions /resolution 2642 (xxv)7.
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ALBANIAN RESOLUTION!!
The PRESIDENT: The General Asembly will nov vote on the draft
resolution contained in document A/L.605. A roll-call vote has been
requested.
A vote was taken by roll call,
South Africa, having been drawn by lot by the President, ver called upon
to vote first.
In favour:
Against:
Abstaining:
Southern Yemen, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda,
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, United Arab Republic, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Yugoslavia,
Zambia, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria,
Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist
Republic, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, Cube, Czechoslovakia,
Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, India, Iraq, Italy, Kanya,
Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, People's Republic of the
Congo, Poland, Romania, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United States of
America, Upper Volta, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil,
Cambodia, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Costa
Rica, Dalioway, Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Lesotho,
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Hexico,
New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Paraguay,
Philippines, Iwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Cyprus, Ecuador, Fiji, Guyana, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica, Kumit,
Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands,
Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Singapore,
The result of the vote vụs 51 votes in favour. 49 eminet, and 25
abstentions.
Draft resolution A/L.605 was not adopted, having failed to obtain the
required two-thirds majority,
BRS/TC
order.
The PRESIDENT:
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I call on the representative of Tunisia on a point of
Mr. DRISS (Tunisia) (interpretation from French): The vote on draft
resolutions A/L.599 and A/L,605 has now taken place. We are therefore
back to the status quo ante. During my explanation of vote, I reserved
my right to draw conclusions from the vote which has just been held and
to make a procedural proposal.
I do not wish to reopen the debate. I wish only to note that, by our
vote, we have proved the powerlessness of our Organization to solve a
problem which has been of concern to it for twenty years. Unfortunately,
the United Nations once again, by reflecting its political difficulties,
has lost an opportunity to act,
I all hope lost? Is it still possible to move forward in the direction
of history in this twenty-fifth anniversary year? I should like,
faithful to the United Nations and its spirit and on the basis of rule
80 of the rules Of procedure of the General Assembly, to wake, on behalf
of the delegation of Tunisia, a procedural motion which I would ask you,
Mr. President, to put to the Assembly. This proposal will enable us to
conclude the examination of item 97 of the agenda on a positive note.
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(Mr. Driss, Tunisia)
We propose a draft resolution consisting of two paragraphs, the first
keeping item 97 of the agenda of the twenty-sixth session of the General
Assembly, the second entrusting the Secretary-General with an
exploratory task on the problem. Thus the United Nations would
demonstrate the interest of all its Hasbere in the problem of China, The
text of this draft resolution is as follows:
*ine General Assembly,
"After having discussed iton 97 of its agenda,
"Decides:
*(s) to keep on the agenda of its twenty-sixth session an item entitled
'Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in
the United Nations':
"(b) to entrust to the Secretary-General the teak of exploring the
possibility of resolving this problea, and
"Requests the Secretary-General to make a report, if necessary, on the
matter at the twenty-sixth session of the General Assembly." H
The PRESIDENT: While the text of the draft resolution proposed by the
representative of Tunisia is being circulated we shall proceed to hear
the explanations of vote after the voting.
Mr. ESPINOSA VALDERRAMA (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): The
principle of universality is one of the basic elements of Colombia's
policy In the United Nations. That is why my delegation voted against a
draft resolution approval of which would imply the expulsion of a Member
of the Organization which has fully complied with the obligations
incumbent upon it under the Charter und with which my country enjoys
cordial diplomatic relations. But I wish expressly to state that in
socordance with our belief that the principle of universality must
prevail in the United Nations the Colombian delegation feels it is
illogical that the People's Republic of China, which has a population of
more than 700 million, should not be a Hauber of the United Nations.
My delegation expresses the hope that at some future date we might be
able to prepare a draft resolution that opens the way for entry into the
United Nationa of the People's Republic of China without thereby
implying the expulsion of another State which na in the case of the
Republic of China has complied with the rules and spirit of the Charter
for twenty-five years.
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(ity. Espinosa Valdevens. Colosbia)
For the same reasons my delegation voted in favour of the matter being
discussed
as an important question, because intrinsically it is important and
because
only by so stating were vo sure of avoiding an injustice being comitted
against
the Republic of China,
Of course, it is to be hoped that the admission of the People's Republic
of
Chine to the United Nations will not be delayed. My delegation would be
ready to
co-operate with the delegations of other countries in agreeing on the
acceptmet
of the People's Republic of thins in our Organization and zalotaining
the
character of membership the Republic of China has enjoyed since the
adoption of
the Charter In San Francisco, In doing so, the United Nations would
unequivocally
demonstrate its universalist mission and take an important step towards
the
preservation of peace and the achievement of International hamanny,
ME, THOLESON (Guyana): As the General Assembly will have noted, sy
delegation abstained on both the draft resolution in document A/L.599,
sponsored by
Australia and a number of other delegations, and the draft resolution in
document A/1.605, sponsored by Albania and a number of other
delegations. The delegation of Guyana is well aware that the problem of
the representation of China in the United Nations is one that has
continued to preoccupy the Assembly for many years.
delegation is unhappy at the way in which the whole issue has become not
in
" ritualistic mould of two traditional resolutions neither of which, in
out
view, is completely satisfactory.
The delegation of Guyana recognizes the principle of universality as a
fundamental comerstone on which United Nations "mbership should be
built.
In that connexion my Prise Hinister, the Honourable L.F.S. Bomban, at
the
recent meeting of non-aligned countries in Lusaka spoke clearly in
support of
the right of the People's Republic of China to a seat in the United
Nations
and to a seat therein on the Security Council, Guyana is in favour of
senting
the People's Republic of China in the United Nations.
My delegation recognizes, however, that there are a number of obstacles
in the
way of achieving that aim, A principal obstacle is reflected in the
procedural argussent of the resolution in document A/1.599, which seeks
to make the issue an
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(Mr. Thompson, Guyana)
That important question within the meaning of Article 18 of the Charter.
argument really turns on whether what is involved in the admission of a
new Humber and the expulsion from the United Nations of an existing one
or sorely the very different problem of clarifying the question of the
representation of a State already duly admitted to membership,
In assessing the arguments for and against those two respective points
of view my delegation has been struck by the quality of the argumenta
adduced in this hell on Monday last by the representative of Tunisia.
Instead of addressing ourselves to an apparently endless restatement of
the high political principles involved, could we not spare some time to
look at the practical possibilities! If, as has been stated, the present
delegation representing the Republic of China maintains that there is
only one China, of which it is the legitimate representative, and that
it would not accept the presence of a delegation of the People's
Republic of China at the United Nations, that leads logfcally to a
position that posits the withdrawal of In the present delegation once a
delegation from Peking has been seated. such cirematances would it not
be the best way of advancing the cause the seating of the People's
Republic of China in the United Nations for the main advocates of that
cause simply to present a draft resolution making for that to be done
and omitting any reference to the necessity of expelling the present
delegation! My own delegation would vote affirmatively for a draft
resolution cast in those tarka. It believes that such a resolution would
profoundly influence the vote on the procedural question if, in the
light of a substantive resolution so vorded, the sponsors of the present
procedurai, resolution vald insist upon putting it to the vote,
Alternatively, and as the representative of Tunisia has also proposed,
It might be possible, consequent upon the decision to recognize the
Government of the People's Republic of China as the legitimate
representative of Chine at the United Nations and to secure for that
Government's delegation the permanent seat of Chine on the Security
Council, to provide for the present delegation a provisional status as
the Government of formos that would enable it to continge to participate
in the various organs of the United Nations until, with the agremant of
the People's Republic of China, the question of possible Formosen
representation could be finally determined,
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Hr. Thcomson, Guyana)
It is along lines such as these that my own delegation, like that of
Tunisia, sees a practical and constructive solution developing to the
long outstanding question of the proper representation of China at the
United Nations. The delegation of Guyana very much hopes that a
substantive draft resolution along the lines we and others have
suggested will be forthcoming next year. We would be prepared to support
such a draft resolution and we believe that it would profoundly
influence the existence of, or alternatively
In short, the fate of, the customary procedural resolution on this
subject. we feel that by means of a substantive draft resolution cast
along lines indicated earlier in this explanation of vote the objective
of the seating of the delegation of the People's Republic of China in
the United Nations
would an objective which we support and at the Security Council table at
last be attained. My delegation looks forward to being able to support
such a draft resolution in the plenary next year.
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Mr. LUPIS (Italy) (spoke in Italian: Bnglish text furnished by the
delegation): The Italian Government has recently recognized the
Goverment of the
As much we consider People's Republic of China as the only legal
Goverment of China, It the Government which is entitled to represent
China in the United Nations. We have therefore voted in favour of the
draft resolution contained in
document A/L.605, aimed at ensuring to the People's Republic of China
its rights in the Assembly and in the Security Council, as well as in
all other
United Nations organs.
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Ynt, we have again cast our vote in favour of the procedural draft
and we still believe that the lamme of resolution because we believed
determining the legitimate and qualified Government to represent a State
in the United Nations is of such importance as to justify recourse to
the procedure provided for important questions so that the decision may
express the carefully weighed conviction of e significant number of
Hesbar States.
The swift evolution taking place in international life, however, shows a
growing vill on the part of Member States to recognize that only the
Government of the People's Republic of China can affectively meet the
responsibilities devolving upon China in the international community.
That
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increasing consensus shows how much the conviction is spreading that the
United Nations must call upon the Government of a grest country to
enlist its co-operation in order to guarantee the harmonization of the
activities of all peoples by directing them towards the goals of peace
and security. While we hope that as a result of the spreading of this
conviction the largest ecasensus of States will work for a solution of
the problem, it is rather difficult to imagine that the will of the
majority of this Assembly should not effectively express itself.
Italy will favour
a positive evolution of this situation when the issue is discussed
again, even through a revision of the procedural criteria
followed up to now,
Mr. WALDHEIM (Austris): Austria has in past years abstained in the
vote on draft resolutions the restoration of the lawful rights of
CA
the People's Republic of China in the United Nations. This year the
Austrian Goverment has decided to vote in favour of the draft resolution
in document A/L.605. In arriving at that decision it has been guided by
the conviction that the time has come to take a further step in making
this Organization still more representative, thus enabling it to pursue
its objectives and purposes more effectively. Guided by the same
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