Text of the Speech made by Mr. Goldberg (United States of America) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1251 held on 5 November 1965

Text of the Speech made by Mr. Goldberg (United States of America) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1251 held on 5 November 1965

I am only going to say a very few words. The position of the United States in reference to the matter of principle to which the representative of the Soviet Union has referred was stated at length when we met last to consider this problem and it needs no reiteration. It is perfectly apparent that it is broadly supported in the Security-Council. I should like merely to point out that the United States has been very anxious and has attempted by every means at its disposal, without sacrificing Charter principles important to the integrity of this Organisation, to arrive at an accommodation of all points of view in the discussions that have been going on. It has not demonstrated any attempt to be intransigent, but, on the contrary, has tried to cooperate, in a spirit of friendship, conciliation and compromise, to arrive at a solution of all the problems which have been raised. Unfortunately, this has not come about, and if it has not come about, it is not the responsibility of the United States for this outcome on this phase of the situation.

I should like, finally, inted out that it was not the United States which injected this problem into the debate; rather it was the representative of the Soviet Union who did so. We would have been more content had we continued to deal with the substance of the problem, which we have dealt with today, without prejudice to principles that anybody holds and without prejudice to a resolution of those principles at an appropriate time by the Security Council. This has not, fortunately, been possible. Therefore, what the sponsors of the draft resolution did today is, in my view, the only thing that could have been done under the circumstances.