Text of the Speech made by Mr. Fedorenko (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1251 held on 5 November 1965

Text of the Speech made by Mr. Fedorenko (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) in the Security Council Meeting No. 1251 held on 5 November 1965

In connection with the statement just made the representative of the United States, I should like to draw attention to the following.

First, that part of the statement in which that representative tried to depict the United States delegation as having been constructive and co-operative in regard to the question under consideration does not correspond to reality. It is at variance with the truth, and, in our statement at the 1247th meeting of the Council, we were obliged to remind the Council of what had really happened during the discussions, in particular during the very lengthy, highly complex, tense and so-called informal consultations. The United States delegation failed to show the slightest desire to cooperate with regard to the questions of principle to which I referred a moment ago, either with the USSR delegation or with other delegations. With the permission of the French representative, I should like to draw the Council's attention to the fact that our position on this subject coincided with his.

Thus, the United States delegation did not wish to co-operate with any one of the permanent members of the Security Council.

Secondly, it is regrettable that although the Security Council has just adopted a resolution, the United States representative continues to maintain his position and argues that it is consistent with the United Nations Charter and with the rights and competence vested in the highest organ of the United Nations, the Security Council. We differ in our understanding of the provisions of the Charter and the basic responsibilities of the Security Council and we reject the interpretation given by the United States representative.

I thought it necessary to draw attention to these two points in connection with the United States representative's statement.