Text of the Speech made by Lord Caradon (United Kingdom) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1238 held on 6 September 1965

Text of the Speech made by Lord Caradon (United Kingdom) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1238 held on 6 September 1965

When we have received the reports which have come to us today, and indeed when we have heard the speeches to which we have listened today, it is unnecessary to emphasise the great dangers which arise from the extremely grave and serious situation which is presented before us. I believe that it would be the wish of all members that we should at this stage limit our comments to giving the Secretary-General our warmest good wishes for the effort which he is now undertaking.

I am sure that every one of us hopes and trusts that both the great nations involved in this conflict will respect the authority of the Security Council and will heed the call which the Council has already unanimously made. We pray that they may do so before it is too late. We urge with all the forces at our command that they should give the Secretary General the fullest possible cooperation. Meanwhile, I am sure all of us will be determined to refrain from any action likely to aggravate the dangerous situation in any way. It is with that intention and with that confidence and with a sense of the utmost urgency of the need for further action that, speaking for my Government, we have supported the draft resolution which was introduced today in the names of Bolivia, the Ivory Coast, Jordan, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Uruguay. If I may, I should like very respectfully to congratulate the representatives of those countries for having led us to the conclusion which we have reached this evening. I should not like to make any distinction, but perhaps it would be the wish of those whom I have mentioned that I should pay a special tribute to the representative of Malaysia for the contribution he has made. Not only on this occasion but on the other occasion, he has shown us a leadership which we all respect.

Finally, I am sure that we all wish to join in wishing the Secretary-General well as he embarks on this great adventure in the cause of conciliation and peace.