Text of the Speech made by Mr. Goldberg (United States of America), in the Security Council Meeting No. 1247 held on 25 October 1965

Text of the Speech made by Mr. Goldberg (United States of America), in the Security Council Meeting No. 1247 held on 25 October 1965

The hour is late. I shall say only a few additional words. The representative of the Soviet Union is quite correct in saying that informally, at the Foreign Minister level, and in conversations between him and myself, and while I was President of the Security Council, he did express the view that he has expressed here today. It is also correct that I expressed a view, similar to the view that I have expressed today-as did my Government at all levels and throughout took the position that whatever the Secretary-General had done was in strict

conformity with the resolutions which had been adopted. That being the case, it was not my obligation under the provisional rules of procedure to bring this matter to the attention of the Security Council. Under the rules, any member of the Security Council may bring to the attention of the Council any matter that he desires. My esteemed friend did not elect to do so until today. And when I said what I did, it was in terms of submitting the matter formally, as was done today, before the Security Council.