United Nations 102nd GENERAL PLENARY MEETING ASSEMBLY MOI·;'day, 17 December 1984. at 11 a.m. THlRTY·NINTH SESSION Official Records NEW YORK
President: Mr. Paul J. F. LUSAKA (c) Status of multilateral disarmament agreements: (Zambia). report of the Secretary-General;
(4) Prohibition of the nuclear neutron weapon:report of the Conference on Disarmament; AGENDA ITEM 3 (e) Cessation of the nuclear-arms race and nuclear disarmament: report of the Conference on Credentials of representatives to the thirty-ninth Disarmament; session of the General Assembly (conclude4):* (f) Prevention of nuclear war: report of the (a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Conference on Disarmament; Committee; (g) Implementation of the recommendations and (b) Report of the Credentials Committee decisions of the tenth special session:
I. The PRESIDENT: I invite members to turn their (i) Report of the Disarmament· Commission; attention to the draft resolution recommended by the Credentials Committee in paragraph 13 of its second report [A/39/574/Add.1]. The Credentials Commit (ii) Report of the Conference on Disarmament; tee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 39/3 B).
AGENDA ITEM 53
Israeli nuclear armament: report of the Secretary-General
AGENDA ITEM 55 (I) Advisory Board on Disarmament Studies: Relationship between disarmament and development: report of the Disarmament Commission (i) Work of the Advisory Board: report of the Seeretary-General; AGENDA ITEM 59 (ii) Draft statute of the United Nations Reviewof the implementation of the recommendations Institute for. Disarmament Research and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session: AGENDA ITEM 62
(a) Report of the Disarmament Commission; Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: report of the Ad Hoc (b) Report of the Conference on Disarmament; Committee on the Indian Ocean
-Resumed from the 32nd meeting.
1891 A/39/PV.I02 " 189~·, GttlenI AueiDbly-Tblrty·alatb Sesslon-Pleury Meetings \:~,', ,~ ".1\ ,.,-,' ,,~GENDA ITEM 63 (11) Implementation of the Declaration on the r.:;,."',: . ,""V'::,''':,;>'' Strengthening oUnternational Security: report of the Security Council; .Worldl)iararma.ie~t ,ConfeI'eDce: report of the At/Hoc ' Comniitteeon theWoild Disarmament ConfereDce (6) Implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace: report ,AGENDA ITEM6S of the Secretary-General
General and complete disarm~~nt: AGENDA ITEM,69 "\\ ~;, Implementation of the collectivesecurity provisions of (G) Study of the quriiion of n~c1ear:-weapon~free the Charter of the United Nations for the ,ZODes in all its aspects: report of the Secretary- maintenance of international peace and security: GeDeral; 'i report of the Ad Hoc' Committee on the ImplemeDtation of the Collective Security Provisions of the Charter ot the United Nations C_,•• ""-"(6) Military research and developmeDt: re;;-l:rt of the Secretary:.GeDeral; . AGENDA ITEM 143 (c) Study OD conventioDal disarmameDt:report of the Secretary-GeDeral; Inadmissibility of the policyof State terrorism a..~ llny actions by States aimed at undermining the socio political system in other sovereign States (d) Measures to provide, objective iDformation on military capabilities: report of the Secretary 2. Mr. KESSELY (Chad), Rapporteur of the First 'GeDe~, Committee (imerpretation from French): I have the honour to present to the General Assembly the '(e) Prohib~tioD of the development, production, reports of the First Committee on its work under item 66, on Antarctica, and on the questions of stockpiling and,· use of radiological weapoDS: international security, under items 67, 68, 69 and report of the CODfereDce OD Disarmament; 143 oftheagenda. They are contained in documents AJ391156 to 759 and 761. 00, ProhibitioD. of the productioD of fissioDable 3. The First Committee considered the question of material,for WeapoDS purposes: report of the the Antarctic from 28 to 30 November and adopted a ConfereDce onDi~ellt; draft resolution. This is a very complex and sensitive subject because of the interests involved. Neverthe less, the general debate on this item demonstrated (g) ','Curbingtl,e Daval arms race: IimitatioD and once again, the peaceful and universal character of " -. reductiOD ,of Daval, UntameDts and exteDsioD of that continent. Delegations which spoke in the cOlifideD~buildiDg measures to seas and oceans: discussion all reaffirmed that Antarctica must be free report of the Secretary-General; from the arms race and from political rivalries. They renounced all claim to ownership and any territorial (6) CODtributioD of the specialized agencies and claims. On the other hand, international co-operation other organizations and prognmmes of the in the area of scientific research, peaceful exploita UDitedNatioDssystemto the cause of arms tion of the resources and protection of the environ IimitatiOD and disarmameDt ment were stressed by many delegations. 4. The report of the Secretary-General [A/39/583 (Part I) andCorr.I andA/39/583 (Part I1) and Corr.I, AGENDA ITEM 66 vol. 1 to UI]prepared in accordance with General Assembly resolution 38177, was widely appreciated, and this appreciation is expressed in the draft QuestiOD of ADtarCtica: report or the . , Secretary-GeDeral resolution adopted, on this item. 5. I submit to the General Assembly for adoption the recommendation ofthe First Committee found in 'AGENDA ITEM 67 'paragraph·7 of the report [A/391756]. 6. " Regarding the questionsofintemational security, Strengthening of security and .co-operation in the the Committee considered the items under this Mediternnean regioD:report of the Secretary heading from 3 to 7 December 1984. The exchange of views occurred in a climate of relative detente, General perhaps because international security had not been spectacularly challenged, this year or because there AGENDA'ITEM 68 has been'a beginningofa softening of the relations between the two major Powers, and perhaps, also through lassitude, because we have come to regard Review of the implementatioD of the Declaration on existing sources of tension as part of our daily lives. the Strengthening of IntematioDal Security: Nevertheless, these points of tension were ,hot ne glected. On the contrary, they served as specific examples on which to base denunciations of the lack ".".
102nd meeting-17 December 1984 1893 of international security and a. call for scrupulous I remind members th~u under paragraph 70fdecision respect for the Charter to counter-balance it. 34/401, tbe General Assembly, agreed that: 7. Item 67, entitled "Strengthening of security and "When the.same draft resolution is considered in co-operation in the Mediterranean region~', IS, as a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a representatives know, of particular importance for delegation.should, as far ,as .possible, explain its the region involved. Its consideration demonstrated vote only once, i.e., either in the.Committee or in that the promotion of peace, security and eo-opera- plenary meeting un,les,stha,t d"elegation's vo,te in tion in the area would also make a significant plenary meeting is different from its vote in the contribution to the peace and security of all nations. Committee." 8. Items 68 and 69, entitled, respectively, "Review I also remind members that, in accordance with and implementation of the Declaration on the decision 34/401, explanations of vote are limited to Strengthening ofInternational Security" and"Imple- 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from mentation ofthe provisions of collective security of their seats. the Charter of the United Nations for the mainte- 14. We now come to the report of the First nance of international peace and security",. gave Committee on agenda item' 53 [A/391743]. The delegations an opportunity to express their' views Assembly will now vote on the draft resolution regarding various aspects of peace and security in all recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 parts of the world. of its report. The programme budget implications of 9. Finally item 143,entitled "Inadmissibility ofthe the draft resolution are in document N39/806. policy of State terrorism and any actions by States Separate, recorded, votes have,' been .requested on aimed at undermining the socio-political system in paragraphs 3and 4. We shall vote first on-paragraph other sovereign States", appeared this year for the 3. first time on the General Assembly's agenda, at the A recorded vote was taken. r~que!lt ofthe Soviet Union, and,was allocated to the '., In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Firs! Commlttt:e for. consideration. The underlying Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bhutan, Botswana, J!l0hve for the inclusion ofthis Item ~as~hat, .I~ the Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burun- light of the frequent action to undermine tne regimes di, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Came- of other States, the General Assembly should be loon, Cape Verde, China, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, much firmer m condemning such practices and Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yem.en,Djibouti, should also, as a corollary to this, callupon all States Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, German Democratic Re- to respect and stnct.ly observe ~~e right of peoples public, Greece, Guyana, Hungary" India, Indonesia, freely to choose their socio-political,system and to Iran (Islamic Republic 00,''Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, pursue their political, econ~mlc, SOCial and cultural Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Leba- development m complete independence. non, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, 10. Once again the First Committee sincerely be- Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico,Mon- / lieves that it has done something to try and unite the golia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Ny forces of the world for the maintenance .of interna- geria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qa}ar, tional peace and security, in order to spare mankind Romania,. Sao Tome and 'Principe, Senegal, Sierra from the scourge of war. That is why in its various Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Rep(1blic, decisions it has stressed the need for effective, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian/Soviet energetic and flexible measures to avert or eliminate Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet SocialisfRepub- threats to or breaches of the peace. lies, U~ite~ Arab Em.irates, United Republic.of 11. ' On behalf of the First Committee, I have Tanza.rna, V~nezuela, Vlet Nam, Yemen, Y;ugoslavla, pleasure in submitting to the General Assembly for Zambl.a...... ' ;' . , adontion the recommendations contained in the final Against: Australia, Austria, Belgium,Canada, Den- paragraph of each report. mark, r~nland, France; Germany. Federal Republic f .. of, Haiti, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lux- 12. Be ore,concluding,] should !Iketo come back to embourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Por- ~ne of the disarmament Items whl~~.,.ha~, alrea~y been tu~al,. Spain; .Sweden, UnitedKing~om of Great introduced, that IS, Item SS, entitled Relationship Britain and Northern Ireland, UilltedStatesof between disarmament and development". The spon- America ' , , sors of draft resolution NC.1/39/L.72/Rev.l, which : . " .. '.'. was adopted by the First Committee, have made Abstammq: .Antlgua.and. Barbuda, Argentma, B.a- known their wish that thesession of the Preparatory hamas, .BollVla, .B~azJ1, Burm.a, .Chile, Colombia, Committee for the International Conference on the Costa Rica, 'l?om1O~can R~J?ubhc. ECuador, El Salva- Relationship between Disarmament and Develop- dor, l?quat~na~ Guinea, fIJI, Honduras.JvoryCoast, ment should be held at Geneva. That request was Jamaica, Liberia, Ma~a~I.Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, formulated after appropriate consultations with the Pe,:"", Sunname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, delegations concerned in the First Committee. Con- Zaire, sequently, I submit this request to the General Paragraph 3 was adopted bJl78votes to 23. With 27 Assembly and ask it to take note of it. abstentions; I . ' . Pursuant to rule 66 ofthe rules ofproce,dure. it, was IS., ,ThePRESI,D,ENT",:,.weshallnow vote on para- decidednot to discuss the reports ofthe First Commit- graph 4. '. ' • tee. A recorded vote wizs taken. 13. The PRESIDENT: Stat~~er1ts willbe limited foIn favour: Afghanistan.,Albania" Algeria" Angola, explanations of vote. The positions of delegations Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, ,Botswana. .Brunei regarding the various recommendations of the First Darussalam, Bulgaria,Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelo- Committee have been made clear in the Committee russian Soviet Socialist Republic,Cameroon,Cape and are reflected in the relevant official records. May Verde, China, Congo, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Demo- ._... IIIII!II '\;D"UU IlIlII1.... 1
1894 General. As,sembly-.Tblrty·nlnth· Session-Plenary .M~tlnlls yemenl,:'I?Ji~outi,Egypt, di~esl cratic . Ethiopia, 'Gambia, Spllin,. Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Gambia, Ger:rnan ~~~~t~c.: Repubh~, Guy~n~l Hupgary, Britairrand Northern. Ireland, Uruguay, Zaire. l~'hole. Guinea;< India, Indonesia.'Iran (IslamIc Republic .of), Iraq, Thedraftresolution. as (1. was adopted by 94 sia, Iran ( Jordan, Kuwait,: Lao People's Demecratic Rep\.lblicj , votes to 2. with. 44 absttmtiolls (resolution 39/147).2 Italy, Ivo Lebanon, Leso~ho,Lib¥an Arab~ JamaU!riy~,.Mada-' 17" The PRESIDENT: I understand that some gasear; Malaysla,"Maldlves, Mah, Mauritania, Mon- Kuwait, golia,' Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Ni- technical.points still need to be clarified with regard Malawi; ~ ,';gena, Oman; Pakistan,Poland, Qatar, Romania, Sao to item 55, "Relationship between disarmament and rocco, N :;.Tome and Principe, Senegal"Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, development", and I therefore suggest we defer Nigeria, Sudlin, SlQ,an Arab l.lepublic, Tunisia, Turkey, consideration of that item until later this morning. guaY,Pen Uganda"UlCrajnian SovietSocialist Republic, Union 18, The Assembly will now turn to the report ofthe Saint Vi! ,ofSQviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, First Committee on agenda item 59 [A/39/749]. The chelles, Si .. United'RepllbHc'of.r'l'anzania,Viet; Nam, Yemen, Assembly will take a decision on thei8 draft Lanka, .S Yugoslavh~,Zambia. ,'" resolutions and the one draft decision recommended andTob~ Against,Australia, Austria, Belgium, Burma, Cana- by tile First Committee in paragraphs 67 and 68 ofits United 1'1 d De k F' 1 d F G F d 1 report. Draft resolution A relates to unilateral nucle- Ireland, t ,. a, ., . nmar," ~n an , . ranee; ermany,. e era ar.. disarmament measures. A recorded vote has been of Ameri ~.-Republic of, Haiti" Iceland, Ireland, Israel.; Italy, recuested. . Japan,Liberia, Luxembourg, Netherlan,ds"New Zea- .. Against land, ,NorwaY,Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United A recorded vote was taken. sian Sovi Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua kia, Dem .United States, of Anierica, Uruguay; and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Baha- public, H Abstaining: Antigua and .Barbuda, Argentina, Ba- mas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Mongolia hamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bul- Soviet So Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salva- garia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Republics dol', Fiji, Greece, Jlonduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Abstain Malawi,Mexico, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, dos, Ben' Philippines, Sai~t.Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampu- Verde,C( qrenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad ch~~, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Djibouti, Do- agascar, !lo
102Dd _ ..aa-17 nece.ber 1984 1895 Gambia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Abstaining: Bahamas, Chad, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indone- Gambia, Honduras, Ireland, Ivory Coast,' Niger, sia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq; Ireland, Israel, Paraguay, Senegal, Sweden, Uruguay, 'zaire. Italy, .Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jap'an~ Jordan, Kenya, Dr~ resolution C was adopted by 102 votes to'19. KuwaIt, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, with 13 abstentions (resolution 39/148 C) Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mo- 21. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution' D deals r~co~ Nepal, Netherlands, t:lew Zealand, Niger, with the non-use of nuclear weapons and prevention Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Para- I ." b . d guay, Peru, Phihppines, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Lucia,'Jf nuc ear war. A recorded vote has een requeste . Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sey- A recorded vote was taken. chelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua Lanka, .Sudan, Sweden.. TI:tailand, Togo, Trinidad and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh. Bar- and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, bados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Ireland, United Republic ofTanzania, United States Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, of America, Uruguay, Yemen, bire, Zambia. Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen, Against: Afghanistan, Angola, Bulgaria, Byelorus- Dji!'outi, Et!1a~or,~~pt,. El Salvador, Equato~al sian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cuba, Czechoslova- Guinea, Ethiopia, fIJI, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, kia, Democratic Yemen, German Democratic Re- Ge~an Democratic Repubhc~ Ghana, Greece, public, Hungary, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Gume~, Guyan~, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran Mongolia, Poland, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukrainian (Islam.lc Republic oq, Iraq, Ireland, Jorda~, Kenya, Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Kuwait, Lao People ~ De~ocratlc Republic, ~ba- Republics Viet Nam non, Lesotho, Liberia, LIbya!' Arab, !amahtrly~, ,. Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malt, Abstaining: Algeria, Argentina, Bahamas, Barba- Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, dos, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cape Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Verde, Congo, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Mad- Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Ro- agascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicara- mania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome gua, Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Uganda, and Princi~, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. Somalia, Sn Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syri- . b an Arab Re~ublic, Thailand, Toga, Trinidad and ,Draft resolutlo,n B was adqpted :v 98 vo~es to 16. Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist With 24 abstentions (resolution 39/148 B). Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 20. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution C relates to United Arab Emirates, United Republic ofTanzania, nuclear weapons in all aspects. A recorded vote has Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, been requested. Zimbabwe. A recorded vote was taken. Against: Australia, Belgium, Can~da, Denmark.'/'/ France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NeW and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangla- Zealand, Norway, Portugal,Spain, Turkey, Unifed desh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brazil, Brunei I?arussalam, .Bulgari~, Burk~n~ Faso, United States of America. ;' Bu~a, Burundi, Byelorussian Sovle~ Soclahst ~e- Abstaining: Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Burma, Chi- pubhc, CamerOC?n, Cape Verde, Chlie, Colomb!a, le, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican,aepub- Congo, C~sta RIca, Cu~.a, CY,prus, Czechoslovakia, lie, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Paraguay, Philippines, Democratic V.elll:en, P.J1bo~tI, Ecuador, Egypt, El Saint Lucia Uruguay; Zaire, Salvador, EthIopIa, FIJI, Finland, Gabon, German' '.' Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Gu¥- ,Draft resolut'o.n D was adopted by 101 votes to 19. ana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic with 17 abstentions. (resolution 39/148. D). Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao 22. The PRESIDENT: ,Draft resolution E deals People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, with the prohibition ofthe nuclear neutron weapon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Ma- A recorded vote has been requested. l~wi, Mal~ysia, Mald~ves, Mali, Mauritani~, Mauri- A recorded vote was taken. tIUS, ~exlco, Mon~oh~, Morocco, M~zamblque, Ne- In Javaur: Afghanistan, Algeria, An~oIa,. Antigua pal, NIcaragua, Nigeria, Om~n, P~lstan, ranam,a, and 8arbuda, Bahrain, Barbados, Benin, Botswana, Pc:ru, Poland, Oatar, Romania, Samt.Lucia, ~atnt Bulpria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,Byelorussian Soviet Vmcent .and .the Gren!ldme~, Seychelles, Slerr~ Socialist Republic Cameroon Congo Cuba Cyprus Leone, Smgapore, Somaha, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suri- Chi ki De' ...... 'Y"Ebi '. ·.F"·' name, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trini- ~ec os ova la, mocratlc em.en, . tIOPI~, .IJI, dad and Tobago Tunisia; Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Fml~nd. Gabon, Gl!mbla, German Democratic ~e- Socialist RepUblic, Union of Soviet'Socialist Repub- public, phana, GUID~a, Guyan;a,. Hungary, India, lies United Arab Emirates United Republic of Indonesia, Iran (lslamic Repub,hc of), Iraq, Jordan, ' . V I V' N' Yemen.Yu I' Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Repubhc,'Lesotho, .Tanza.ma, .enezue a, let am, I emen, . ugos avia, Liby,an A~b Jam~hiri.ya, Mad!l$llsear,.~alaWi, Ma- zambIa. . '..' . laysla,.Maa, Maurttama, Mauritius, MeXICO, Mongo- Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ha, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,Pana- France, Germany, Federal Republic .of, Iceland, ma, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Israel, ItalY,Janan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Greaadines, Seychelles. Sierra Leone,Suriname, Syr.. Zealand, Nom: V, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United ian Arab Republic, To~o, Trinidad and Tobago, Kingdom 'of Gl~at Britain 'and Northern Ir~land, Tunls~a, Upnda,Ukraiman Soviet Socialist Repub-. United States of America. lic,Union ofSoviet Socialist Republics, UnitedArab nul
I 1_ Gelleraa Assembly-T11lrty-nlnth Sess~Plenary Meetlnas Emira~eS. tJnitect!tep"blic ofTanzania; Viet Nam, Darussalam, Burkina Faso, B.urma.~urundi. Ca~e- Absta 'Yelll~n.Xugos~ayia.·zambia. Zimbabwe. . roon, Cape Verde. Chad, Chile. China, Costa Rlc~. SociaE~ '·Alains,:~lgium. Canada.,France. Germany. Fed- Cuba. Cyp~s•.D~mocrat~c. Kampuchea•. Democratic Democr eral Repubhc of. Israel, Italy. Japan. Portugal. Tur- Yemen. Djlboutl. Domlm~an ~epubhc•. E~uad~~. of, Hait key. United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern E~YPt. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea, Eth;lopm. FIJI. cratic F Ireland United States of America. Finland, Ghana. Gr~ece.Guat~mala. Gumea,. Guy.. Netherh '. L_ .'; • '. '. • . 'I' A' . B h ana. Honduras. India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Re- public. A(.p,)tammg. Argentma, Austrl;'.I.a. ust~la. a a: public of), Ireland, Ivory Coast. Jamaica. Jordan, Nam. m~, Bangladesh. Bhutan,'. B~I1Vla, ~razl1, Brunei Kenya. Kuwait. LaC> People's Democratic Republic. DUu~am, Burma, Cha~. Ch~le. Chl!l~. Colombia. Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Parag. <:o~ta Rica. Denmark, Djlboutl. DOmlm~an Repub- Madagascar. Malaysia. Maldives, Mali. Malta. Mau- abstenti he. Ecu~dor~~gypt, ·EI Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, ritania, Mauritius. Mexico, Morocco. Nepal. Nicara- 26. Th G~e. !Ial~I", Honduras, Iceland, -.Ir~land,.lvory gua. Nigeria. Oman,Pakistan; Panama, Paraguay, draft re Coast. Liberia,« Luxembourg. Maldlves.· Morocco. Peru; Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the been re NeP,a1.Netherlands, NewZea.l~ndl Norw~y. Om~n, Grenadines, Sene~al, Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Singa- A rec Pakistan. faraguay, Peru, .Phlhpl?mes•.Saint Lueia, pore. Somalia. S1'1 Lanka. Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, In fa ..~Senegal.Slngapor~., Somalia, Spain. Sn Lanka. ~u- Syrian Arab Republic. Thailand. Togo, Trinidad and and Ba dllll• Sweden. ~al1and. Uruguay, Venezuela. zatre. Tobago. Tunisia. Uganda, United Arab Emirates. mas, Ba ;. Drafi resolut,on E. was ad!Jpted by 71 votes to 11 United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay. Venezuela, in, Bhut with 53 abstentions (resolutIOn 39/148 E). Viet Nam, Yemen. Yugoslavia. Zaire. Zambia. Zim- salam, 23. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution F is entitled babwe, Byeloru '~Climatic effeets of nuclear war: nuclear winter''. A Against: Belgium. Canada. France. Germany. Fed- Canada. recorded, vote has been requested. eral Republic of, Israel. Italy, Luxembourg. Nether- Congo. ,..,4 recorded vote was taken. la~ds! Portugal. Turkey. United Kin~dom of Great Democr mark, In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria. Angola. Antigua B1'1tal!l and Northern Ireland, United States of E~ypt,E and Barbuda, Argentina. Australia. Austria. Baha- America, Fml!1n~ mast Bahrain. Bangladesh, Barbados. Benin, Bhutan, Abstaining: Australia. Bahamas. Barbados. Brazil. crane I Bolivia, Botswana,' Brazil. Brunei Darussalam, Bul- Bulgaria. Byelorussian . Soviet Socialist Republic, Ghana, garia. Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Colombia, Czechoslovakia. Denmark. Gabon. Gam- duras, '} Soviet Socialist Republic. Cameroon, Canada, Cape bia, German Democratic Republic, Haiti. Hungary. lamic R Verde.Chad, Chile. China. Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba. Iceland. Japan, Malawi, Mongolia, New Zealand, Jamaica Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen. Den- Niger, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Ukraini- Democr mark, Diibouti•. DOminican Republic, Ecuador, an Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Social- ~t,E1 Equ~torial Libyan Salvador, Guinea. Ethiopil;', Fiji, ist Republics. Malawi, Flnl~nd, Gabon, Gambia, German Dt:mocratlc Re- 'Draftresolution G was adopted by 100 votes to 12. nia, M~ pu~I!c, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, GUI.nea, Guyal!a, with 26 abstentions (resolution 39/148 G),4 zambiqu Haiti, Honduras, Hungary.Jceland, India, Indonesia, .' Iran (Islamic Rel'ublic 00, Iraq.Jreland, Ivory Coast. 25. T~e PRES~DENT. Draft resolu.tlon H concerns ragua, I Jamaica, Japan, Jordan. Kenya, Kuwait, Lao reo.; the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Re- Panama ple's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho,Liber- search. A separate, recorded vott: has been requested gal, Qat la Lib)'an Arab .Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, on.pa~agraph 2 of draft resolution H. If I hear no Vil\cent Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauri- objection I shall put that paragraph to the vote first. Saudi A Singapo tius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco. Mozambique, Ne- A recorded vote was taken. name, ~ pIl, New Zealand•. Nicaragua, •Niger,. Nigena, Nor- In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Bar- Togo,.TI '!!N.. 0tnan, .Pakistan, Panama, ParaguaY,Peru, buda, Argentina, Australia, Austria. Bahamas, Bah- da, Ukn Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint rain.Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, ~i~t Soviet 5 Lucia, Vincent and the Grenadint:s, Sao Tome Botswana, Brazil. Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, United andPnnclpe.: .Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone. Burma. Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Ireland. Singapore,· Somalia, Spain,. Sri Lanka, Sudan! Swe- Chad; Chile, China, Colombia, Congo,'Costa Rica, den~Syriarli\rabR~ublic, T~,?, Cyp~s! Democrat~c Venezu€ Thailand, Tnnid!ld Yemen, Denmark. Djibouti, zambia. an~.1obllgo,.T!JDlsla~Uganda,. Ukra!nl!1nSoVlet DOmlm~an Repubhc, E,cu~dord~gy~t, El Salvador, SoCialiSt Repubhc,tJDlon OfSoviet Socialist Repub- Equatorial GUinea. Ethiopia, FIJI. Finland, France, Agaim lies. United Arab Emirates,. United Republic. of Gabon, Gambia. Ghana. Greece, Guatemala, Guin- Abstai TaJ:lZ8Ilia,' Uru~uay,' Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, ea, .Guyana, .Honduras, Iceland, India. Indonesia, Draft Yugoslavia,· zaire, zambia, Zimbabwe. Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland. Ivory Coast, votes to Against: ~olie;. .' . .. J.~ma!ca. J~rdan, Kenya. KU'Y~it, Lebanon, Lesotho, 27. Th Abstattii"g:Belgium, Colombia, France. Germany, Liberia, Libyan Arab, Jamah.myl;', Mada$a.scar. M~- "Compr Fec:t~ratRepublicof, ~srael. Jtaly, Luxembourg. N.et~- laysia, Maldlves, Mah, Mauritania, ~aunt1Us, f\1exI- First Co c~. M~rocco, Zeal~nd, erlailds,Tllrkey,.J1.1uted Kingdom ofGreat Britain Nepal, New Nicaragua. Niger, vote. ~, and Northern Ireland United States of America. Nigeria, Norw~~, qman. Pak.stan, fanama, Para- to do u .. '.•~ •... ' '····l········· ··F· •• '. ..J 'd b ·1·:1 .... I"ay, Peru. Pblhppmes, Portugal, Qatar. Romama. lJ!aJ~1e~out,on ..tyasauopte,. Y.JOvotes Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent llnd the Grena- Draft n{)1ie" w~th11 al!s.tent'fns (resolut,o~ 39/148 F).3to dines. ,S~o T,?Qlc a~d principe, Senegal. Singa~re, I).. 21.Th~PRESIDE~. Draft~esolutlOn G relates to Somaha, Spam, S1'1 Lanka; Sudan, Sweden. Synan 28. Tb . bil.tet'8l nll(lI~r:~llrmsnegotlatlons; A recorded vote Arab Republic, Thailand. Togo, Trinidad and Toba- tion J, • baS::bee1ll'CClut=Sted.~ . go. Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, A recorc Arecordt~rotelVastaken...... United Republic of Tanzania, tJruguay, Venezuela, A rec( Inf~vour:Afgltanistan,~geria, Ango)a,Antigua Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimba))we. In/av 8JldSatbuda,Arsell~ina,Austria,BaJl.rain, Bangla- 'tAgainst: Japan.Unitt=d Kingdom of Great. Britain, and Bar ····d~htpeninic"Jlhutlln,.·Bolivia;·.~·Botswana,.Bniliei.· and Northern Ireland,';Unitcd.States.of America..,' Banglad ,.;.,,';' ,- ~ ..
I02ad meetlaa-17 December 19114 1897 Abstaining: Belgium, Bulgaria, Byelomssian Soviet tswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria,Bprki- SociliE~t Republic, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, German naFaso, Burma, Burundi, Byelomssian Soviet So- Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic cialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape, Verde, Central of, Haiti, Hun~ary. Israel. Italy. Lao People's Demo- African Republic. Chad. Chile, Colombia. 'Congo, cratic Republic, Luxembourg, Malawi. Mongolia. Costa Rica. Cuba •. Cypms. Czechoslovakia. Demo- Netherlands. Poland. Ukrainian Soviet Socialis. ~e- cratic Yemen. Djiboutl. Dominican Republic. Ecua- public, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, .' dor, E~pt, El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Ethiopia, Nam, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia. German Democratic Paragraph 2 wasadoptedby 114 votes to 3, I 20 Republi,:. ~hana. Greece. Guatemala, .Guinea, G~y- abstentions ana. Haiti. Honduras. Hungary. India. Indonesia. 26. The PRESIDENT: I shall now put to the 'te Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq..Ireland, ,Jamaica. draft resolution.Has. a .whole. A recorded vote has Japan, Jordan.• Kenya, Kuwait, Lao P~opl~ s ~mo- been requested crane Repub~19, Lebanon. Lesotho;: Ltb~na.Liby~n . Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar. Malawi, MalaYSia. A recorded vote was taken. Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania. Mauritius Mexi- In favour: Afghanistan. Algeria. Angola, Antigua eo, Mongolia. Morocc~. Mozambique, Nepal;'Nicar- and Barbuda, Argentina. Australia, Austria. Baha- agua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama.Peru, Philip- I mas, Bahrain. Bangladesh. Barbados, Belgium. Ben- pines, Poland. Portugal. Qatar, Romania. Rwanda, in, Bhutan. Bolivia. Botswana. Brazil. Brunei Dams- Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao salam, Bulgaria. Burkina Faso, Burma. Burundi, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Sene$al. Sey- Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Cameroon, chelles, Sierra Leone. Somalia, Spain. Sn Lanka. Canada. Cape Verde, Chad. Chile. China. Colombia, Sudan. Suriname, Sweden. Syrian Arab Republic. Congo. Costa Rica. Cuba. Cyprus, Czechoslovakia. Thailand, TO$o. Trinidad and Tobago. Tunisia. Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen. Den- Uganda. Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Union mark, Diibouti, Dominican Republic. Ecuador. ofSoviet Socialist Republics.Dnited Arab Emirates. E~pt. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji. United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay.Yenezuela, Fmland.France. Gabon. Gambia. German Demo- Viet Nam, Yemen. Yugoslavia. Zaire, Zambia, Zim- cratic Republic. Germany, Federal Republic of. babwe. Ghana. Greece, Guatemala. 9uinea, Gu.yana, Hon-. Against: None. duras, Hungary. Iceland. India, Indonesia, Iran (Is- bstai . .' . . lamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland. Italy. Ivory Coast. A stamtng: Australia, Belgium, Canada, ~hll1a. Jamaica. Jordan. Kenya. Kuwait. Lao People's Denmark. France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Democratic Republic. Lebanon. Lesotho, Liberia, Iceland. Israel. Italy, Ivory Coast. Luxembourg. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Madagascar. N~therl~nds, New zealan.d, Norw!1y,. Paraguay, Tur- Malawi, Malaysia. Maldives, Mali, Malta. Maurita- key, United .Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern nia, Mauritius, Mexico. Mongolia, Morocco, Mo- Ireland, United States of Amenca. zambique, Nepal. Netherlands. New Zealand, Nica- Draftresolution J was adoptedby 124 votes to none, " ragua, Niger, Nigeria. No~ay! Oman. Pakistan. with 19 abstentions (resolution 391148 Jp . / Panama, Paraguay. ~em. Phlllppme~. Polan~. P0l'!u- 29. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution K concerps ga.", Qatar, Romania, ~wanda. Saint Lucia•. Saint a cessation of the nuclear-arms race and nuclear VlI\c~nt and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, disarmament. A recorded vote has been requested. Saudi Arabia, Senegal. Seychelles. Sierra Leone, '. '. . . I Singapore. Somalia. Spain. Sri Lanka, Sudan. Suri- A recorded vote was taken. .! name. Sweden. Syrian Arab RelJublic, Thailand. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola. Antigua Togo,.Trinidtld and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ugan- and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain,IBangla- da, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Union of desh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivla; Botswana. Soviet Socialist Republics. United Arab Emirates. Brazil. Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria,Burkina Faso, United Kin$dom of Great Britain and Northern Burma, Burundi, Byelomssian Soviet Socialist R«:-- Ireland. United Republic of Tanzania. Uruguay, public, Cameroon, Cape VerrJ~,Central African Venezuela. Vie~ Nam s . Yemen, Yugoslavia. zaire, Republic. Chad, Chile, China. Colombia. Congo. Zambia, Zimbabwe. Costa Rica; Cuba, Cyprus, ·Czechoslovakia•.• Demo- Against: United States of America. cra.ti,: ~mpuchea,. Democratic. Yemen, Djjbouti, Abstaining' Haiti Israel Japan Domlm~n Repubhc, E.cua.dor, .!?gy~t. EISal'Vador~ . ...,'. '. . Equatonal Guinea, Ethiopia, FIJI. Finland, Gabon. Draft reso/~tl()n H, as ~ whole. was .adopted by 14{ Gambia; German De~ocratic Republ~c~ Ghana, votes to 1. With 3 abstentions (resolull!,n 3~/l48 .H). Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, G~yana,lIaltl. Hondu- 27. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution Lis entitled ras, Hungary. India; Indonesia,Iran (Is!amic Repub- "~omprehe~sive programme of disaf!llamen.t....The lie of). Iraq, I.reland, Ivory.Coast. Jama.iea. ~orda.n. First Committee !1dopteddraft resolution I wlth~ut a Kenya, •Kuwait, Lao. PCme and. Pnnclpe,Saudl A recorded vote has been requested. Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore A recorded vote was take", ...... ' . Somali~ Sri.Lanka Sudan' Suriname: Sweden Syri~ In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola. Antigua an Ara,b Republic: Thai!~lld, Togo,' Trinidad and and. Barbuda., A.rge.nti.na.A..u.stria, .B.ah.a.In.a.. s, Bahr.a.in,. T.O.. b...a.. g.401. T.U.nt. sia •. '.U.. g.8.n.da.•....U.krai.n.ill.,.n...... So.v.' ietsoc... i.a.lis.. t. Bangladesh. Barbados, .Benin, Bhutan, B()livia,B~ Repubhc, Union of ,S()vietSocialist Republics,
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'$4S_ Sb 'filA . -. I02nd meetlng-17 December 1984 1899 Abstaining: Australia, Belgium,.Cameroon, Cana- E~ypt, El Salvador, Equatoria1.Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, da, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic Fniland, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Re- of, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, public, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala.Guinea, Guyana, Nepal,8 Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portu- Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India,lndonesia, Iran gal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain (Islamic Republic 00, Iraq, Ireland,:lvory Coast, and Northern Ireland. Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya,Kuwait,. Lao People's Draft resolution N was ad.opted by 123 votes to 1. ~emocraticRepubl~c! Lebanon,.LeSotho, L!beria, with 21 abstentions (resolution 39/148 N).8 Llby,an Ara~ Jamahl~lya, Madagas~ar, .Malawl,.¥a- laysia, Maldives, Mall, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, 33. The PRES~DENT:~ext w.e come to. draft Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, resolution 0, whlc~ deals with th~ .Implementatlon of. Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, the recommendations and decisions of the tenth Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Roma- special session. A separate, recorded vote has been nia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, SaoTome andPrincipe, requested o~ the fifth preambular paragraph, Ifthere Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, IS no objection, I shall therefore put It to the vote Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, first. Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, A recorded vote was taken. Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian In favour: Afghanistan, Alg~ria, Angola, Antigua Soviet ~ocialis~ Republic, Union of S~viet Sociali~t and Barbuda, Argentina, Au.stna, Bahamas, .B~hram, Repubhcs,. United Arab Emirates, U.Rlted Republic Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, B~- of Tanzania, .Urug1.!ay, Venez.uela;. Yiet Nam, Yem- tswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burki- en, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. n.a faso, Bur~a, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet So- Against: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Fed- clal~st Republic.. Cameroon,. Cape Verd~, Central eral Republic of, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Nether- African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, lands Portugal Turkey United States of America. Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Demo- .' '.. '.' cratic Yemen Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecua- Abstaining: Austr~lIa,Ic~land, }apan, New Zea- dol', Egypt, EI'Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, la~d,. Norway, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Britain and Northern Ireland., Republic, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guy- Draft resolution O. as a whole. was adopted by 127 ana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, votes to 11. with 7 abstentions (resolution 39/148 Op Iran (Islamic Republic 00, Iraq, !'(el,and, Jamaica, 35. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution P relates to Jordan,. Kenya, Kuwait, Lao ~eop.le s Democratic the prevention of nuclear war. A recorded vote has Repub!I~, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab been requested' !- Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mala¥sla, Mal- . dives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Moroc- A recorded vote was taken. eo, Mozam~ique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nig~r!a, In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua, " Oman, Pakistan, Panama, P~raguay, Peru, Philip- and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Baha1 pmes, Poland, Qatar~ Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome mas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin,BhutaY" a~d Principe, S~udt .Arabta, Senegal, Seychelle~, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam,l}ul~ Singapore, Somal~a, Sri Lanka, Sudan, S~e~en, Syn- garia, Burkina Faso,Burma, Burundi,Byelorussian an Arab Re,,~bltc, Thatland, Togo, Trinidad a':1d Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape yerde, Tobago! Tums~a, Uganda, l.!kramta!l ~ovtet Socla~tst Central African Republic, Chad, Chile; China, Co- Rel?ubltc, Um0!l of Soytet Soctal!st Republl~s, lombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus,tzecho- United Arab Emirates, ymted Republic ofTanzan!a, slovakia, Democratic Kampuchea.Democratic Yem- Urug~ay, ~enezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, en, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,Ecuador,Egypt, Zambia, Zimbabwe, . El Salvador,Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia:Fiji,Fin- Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, land, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic. Repub-: France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, lie, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Haiti, Honduras,· Hungary, India; Indonesia, Iran Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United (Islamic Republic 00, Iraq, Irelandv.Ivory.Coast; Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya,·· Kuwait, Lao,People!s United States of America. Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho.vl.iberia;: Abstaining: None. Liby,an Ara~ Jamahi~ya, Madagas~ar,.Malawi,. ¥~.:,; ~ r, t b l h was ad. db 117 laysia, Maldives, Mall, Malta,Maurttama,Maunt1\~s, 1','hefi.'Jt" pream u arparagrap , was aaopte :Y ' Mexico, Mongolia,· Morocco,' Mozambique, .. Nepal, votes to 19. . . Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria"Oman,Pakistan,..Panama,<' 34. The PRESIDENT: I shall now put to the vote Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,Qatar;RQma-' draft resolution 0, as a whole. A recorded vote has nia, •Rwanda, saint Lucia, Saint. Vincentand,the been requested. Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi'Arabia, A recorded. vote was .taken.. . .. Senegal, Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore,.Soma-, In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua lia, Sri,Lan~a,· Su~an, SuJiname,.'~w.eden" Syrian? and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Arab Rel?~bhc, Thailand, T~~o,. Trmtda~andTool::!a- Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bo- go, TU~l1Sla, ,.yganda,. Uk~atman .S,?"letSocla~lst tswana,Brazil,Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burki- R~l?ubllc, Um0!l of .,SoytetSoctal!st. Repubh~s. na;Faso, Burma; Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet So- United Arab Emirates, ymted RepubhcofTanzan!a,·. cialist Republic, Cameroon.? ..Cape .Yerde, Central Ur!Jguay, Ve~ezu~la,. Ytet .Nam,Yemen,Y~goslavI~, African Rep",blic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ... .: ." Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, .Agai"s.t:Belgium,France, Germany, Federal. Re- Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen,Den- public of,Italy, United Kingdom of,GreaL.Brittiin mark, DJib()llti,· Dominican Republic, f:cuador, and Northern, Ireland, United States of America. '
i 161 I .•, &1\Il .' '.1 1900 Ge..... ,Assembly-Thlrty·alath Sesslon....Pleouy MeetlollS '.4/)stQining:Canada,'Denmlll'k, Iceland, Israel, Ja- 39.. The PRESIDENT: I shall now call on represen- 4 p8n.LqX~mbo!Ji'g,N~therlancls, New~~aland, ;N:()r- tatives who wish toe?,pla,~~l theirvotes, t way.'.~C?t:tll~.~.~p~ln,;;ru~ker·. ..". . . . 40. Mr.PEREZ (Cuba) ({nterpretation from Span- Drqft resQI'mqn;f. was adopted by 12~ votes to 6, ish): My delegation voted m favour of draft resolu- t with 12. abst~ntiQnsJresol"tion'391148 !'). ,', tion H, entiUed"United Nations Institute for Dis- r 36.· The PRESIDENT: Next we come to draft armament Research". However, we want to state for b ~Iution.. Q'dealingwith the "Review ofthe Decla- the recqrd. that t~e adoption O..f that draft. reso~ution. t ration of~ the ,1980s as the Second Disarmament should not constitute a precedent to be applied to. a Decade", The::First Committee adopted that draft other organs and institute.s w~ich also, work Guinea Guyana Haiti Hondu- their negotiations. As we explained then, this n ' .. '.1 -. I" 'd' I" dia.'I id ! I "(1 l' . , " posinon does not mean that we do not.agree to the rasj.u!lgaJ)',H ce lln, n la,. n .onesla, ran s amic resumption of talks between them; on the contrary, I Repu~hcOl), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, .Italy, .Ivory Coast, we sincerely hope that they will respond to the wishes I' Jamaica, ~apan,.Jordan, ,Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Pea- f h f h Id b d . . P pie'sDemocraticRepublic,Lebanon, Lesotho, Liber-. 0 .t ,e peoples 0 t e ~or '. y e~ .eavourmg to arnve L la, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya;,Luxembourg, Madagas- at an- early resumption of their talks. S car, Malawi, . Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, 44. Recently the Soviet Union and the United S Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, ¥ongolia, .Morocco; States agreed to carry out riego.tiationson outer space S Mo~bique; .Nepalj Netherlands,,"New, Zealand, and nuclear weapons. We welcome that develop- ~ Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway;,Oman, Pakistan; . ment, and just now we voted in favour ofthe draft 1 Panlima,ParaguaY,·P.t'nt, Philippines,'Poland, ~ortu..· resolution, W,e sincerely hope they,will engage in gal; 'Qatar,R,omania,Rwanda, Saint. Lucia, .Saint' earnest negotiations and arrive at early agreement Vincent llndth~Grenadilies, Sao'Tome andPrincipe,. conducive to the relaxation ofintemational tensions, ~Ud. ~negal, i'.·.. ,.•...Ar.'. ab.ia. '. '. ...·.... se.YCh.,..eneS'.'S.ierr.a ·'Le.o.n/?,.. ' Wi.t.hout causin.g any... harm.. to the interests of a.ny Smgapore"Somalta,Spam; SnLanka;SudanjSurFJ other country. nam~~\ S~~den, Syrian. ArabR~J?ublic, Thailand; 45. The PRESIDENT: The Assembly will now turn b Toga" l)J~ll~ad an~ 1'0ba~, Junlsla, T!lrkey,,ugan- its.attention to.the report ofthe First Committee on da;JJkra1O~a~"Sovl~t:~lallst;Repubhc, Um,onof agenda item 62 [A/39/752]. The Assembly will take a So":let~lalls~"Repubbcs, Un~te~ Arab Emuates, decision on the draft resolutionretommended by the z united.;Kin$d0n,:' of Gt:eat ....• Brttam ~ a!'d. Nort~em... Committe~ in paragraph'S·of itsreport!The report of Ire~d, JJ~lt~d.Rep~"hc.'of.;Tanzama,' .Urugu.ay,), the Fifth' Committee .·.on the .programme' budget Venez.u~~, :,ylelNa~,'Y emen,:yugoslavla, zaire,. implications ofthardraft'resolution .is contained"in n zambla"'~1Dlbabwe•. ,, .... >'." .' .... , documentN39/801IRev.L The· First Committee 4 Agai"",t;; Un..tedStatesofA~~ricll' adopted the draft .reSolution without a vote, May I " ~1?s{~i~{ng(.N~~e~",'./'/~:,>:,. .... cOils~~ert~llt~he Ass~?,blywishes to dothelam.e? 'rhedrfift de.Cls.lOf1,wasadop,edby 145,vote,s toL,rhe draft .,resolutlon was. adopted (resolution [,"i .(tl'i!i!.IfYfr'3J11H~;,:,k;_k;::;"-k,-y;.:;f1\;:,",.(£;;', 1?!~~?),")! ;'2, ..x,L.".":",: ,.:.,:'" _, : ;., ,
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I02nd meeting-I? December 1984 1901 46. The PRESIDENT: We turn now to the report of A recorded vote was taken. the First Committee on agenda item 63 [AI391753]. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeriaz Angola, Antigua The draft resolution recommended bX the Commit and Barbuda, Argentina, Austraha,'.Austria, Baha tee is contained in paragraph 8 of Its report. The mas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,Belgium,Bc report of the Fifth Committee on the programme nin, Bhutan,Bolivia, Botswana.Brunei Darussalam, budget implications of that draft resolution is con Bulgaria,Burkina Faso, Burma,' Burundi, Byelorus tained in document N391795. The First Committee sian Soviet Socialist Re~ublic, Cameroon, Canada, adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May I Ca\le Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, consider that the General Assembly also wishes to .? China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, ad opt It. J Czechoslovakia, Oemocratic Kampuchea, Democrat The draft resolution was adopted (resolution ic Yemen, Denmark.Diibouti, Dominican Republic, 391150). Ecuador, E~Pt, El Salvador, .Equatorial Guinea, 47. The PRESIDENT: We shall now consider the Ethiopia,FIJi,Finland, France,·GabonjGerman report of the First Committee on agenda item 65 Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic [AI391755]. The Assembly will take a decision on the of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, .Guinea, ' Guyana, 10 draft resolutions recommended by the Committee Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran in paragraph 29 ofits report. Draft resolution A is (Islamic Republic 00, .lraq.; Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica; Japan; Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, I entitled "Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Leso Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification tho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembour~, Mada Techniques". A recorded vote has been requested. gascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mah, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, A recorded vote was taken. Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, In favour: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Bar Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan; buda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bah Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philip rain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, pines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulga Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, ria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Soma Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Co lia, Spain,Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, lombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czecho Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and slovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yem Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UkrainianSoviet en, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Socialist Republic, Union ofSoviet Socialist Repub Ecuador, E~pt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, lics, United Arab Emirates, UnitedKingdom of Ethiopia, FiJI, Finland, Gabon, German Democratic Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, ofTanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela; Viet Nam, Yem- Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hondu en, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, ~imbabwe. .. ras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Against: None. ' . . /' Republic 00, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Peo Abstaining: India, United States of America. I ple's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lib Draft resolution B was adopted by 143votelto yan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, none, with 2 abstentions (resolution 391151 B,i;n Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Maurita 49. The PRESIDENT: The Assembly will now turn nia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nether to draft resolution C, which deals with the study on lands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, conventional disarmament. May I take it that the Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Assembly wishes to. adopt draftreSolution~'C? Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Draft resolution C was adop~ed (resolution 39/151 Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, C). . ..,,..• Sao Tom.e and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, 50. The PRESIQENT: TheAssembly will now vote Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syrian Arab on draft resolutionD, "Nuclear-weapon freeze". A Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, recorded votebas been requested. Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist A recorded vote.was taken. Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, In favour: Afghanistan,.· Algeria,Angola,Antigua United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom .of Great and Barbuda, Argentina,'Austria,: Bahrain,. Bangla Britain and Northern Ireland, UnitedRepublic of desh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan;Bolivia, Botswana. Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Viet Brazil, 8111nei Darussalam, Bulgaria, BurkinaFaso, Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zim Burma, .Burundi,Byelorussian.Soviet Socialist .Re.; babwe. public, Cameroon.: Cllpeyerde,. Central African Against: None. Republic, Chile, Colombia,'Congo,··Cuba, .Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen,.·Djibouti,·Ecua-' Abstaining: Mexico, Mozambique.Panama, Vene dor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia,·· Fiji,Fin zuela. land, Gabon, German Dem()Cratic Republic, Ghana, Draft resolution A was adopted by 136 votes .to Greece, . Gujnea, Hungary, .India, .Indonesia, •.Iran none, with ·4·abstentions (resolution 39/~51.A).IO (Islamic Republic 00, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, 48. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution B is entitled Kuwait, .Lao .People's. Democratic Republic,Leba "Study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones non. Lesotho, Libyan· Arab Jamahiriya, Mii;:iagasCal', in all ItSaspects",l'he report ofthe·Fifth Committee Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mau on the programme budget implications of this draft . ritius, Mexico, Mon~olia,Morocco, Mozambique, resolution is contained in documentN391795.A Nepal.-Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, recorded vote has been requested. Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru; Poland; Qatar, ~.I L'iiSP "I IS ••• PI nil II 51M I' re' .,'P',.."I 190%. GtMrd Alleably-DIrty.alllth StISloIl-PIeIIIry' Meetlap Romania,Saint.Virtcentand the Grenadines, Satn0a, the programme 'budget implications of this draft SaJ1(U.l\rabia~Seychl:lIes, Sierra, Leone, SiilgaP9re, .resolution. is contained in document AJ391795. A Som!llia, Sri'Lan~a,.~~dan,. SudnaJ1le, ,~yrian Arab recorded vote has been requested. Rep~~Ii~i ·TJlail~..d,T~o,Tril!idad~il~ Tobago, A recorded vote was taken. Tunlsla,U~nda;UkralDlan Soviet ~Iahst Repub- ...• fi 'ti .. 'A I. lic 'Union ofSOviet!SOci81ist Republics, United Arab .In avour.~ A ghaDls~an, Algeria! ngo a,. Antigua E.n,irateS•. United Republic of Tanzania. Venezuela. and Barbu~a. ArgentlDa. Australia, Aus~rla•.Baha- Viet~ams Ye~en.,}·t1go!i~avia. ~.b.ia. Zimbabwe. ::.~~ra~:g;:~:::'~~~~ie·:~~~t:~~~:~:n~~~\:~~ Agamst:Belglum{Ca~a.da,Denmar~. France. Ger- ria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian . many. Federal Jtepu~hc of, Iceland. Israel. Italy. Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Japan. LuxembOurg,·~etherlands. ~ew Z.ealand. Verde. Central African Republic. Chad. Chile. Chi- .. NorwaY;.P'?rt¥~, SpalD.Jua:keY.111l1ted. K.i..gdomna.Colombia, Congo,Costa Rica, . Cuba, .Cyprus, ofGreat~ntalD and'Northern lreland•.Unlted States Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democrat- o,rA11lenc~~'., ,.' .. _," ,"": ,'" ic Yemen, Denmark.Djibouti, Dominican Republic, AbstaiiJing: Australia; Bahamas. Chad. China, Cos- Ecuador.E~y.pt. El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, ~ta:Rica, ~2Doniinican .Repub,lic,EI. Salvador.Guate~ Ethiopia,. FIJi, Finland, France, Gabon, German .mala,. Guyana, Haiti, 'Honduras, Ivory Coast; Para- Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, guay,Rwanda, SaintLucia. Sweden. Uruguay, zaire. Guinea.-Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, . DroJ'tresolutionD wasaqopted by 104 votes to 18. Hungary. Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic wiih 18 absientions (resolution 39/151 D).13 Repu~hc of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, ,Ivory Coast, ." -. . . '. .' ..' Jamaica. Japan; Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Pea- S1. The.P~IDENT: Dr.a~ resolutl0l} E.concerns pie'SDemocratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liber- thec~ntn~utlon ofthe specialized agencl~ and other la, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, organizations and programmes.o~th~ United N~tlons Mahiysla. Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauri- system to the cause of arms limitation and disarm- tius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zea- ament. A recorded;~~te has been requested. land, -Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, A .recorded vote was taken. . Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, In favour: Afghan'istan, Algeria. Angola. Antigua Peru, Philippines, P.oland; Port.ugal, Qatar, Romania, and Barbuda.Argentina. Bahrain, Bangladesh. Be- ~wanda.. Saint Lucia•• Sa,nt VII~ce~t and th~ Grena- nin Bhutan Bolivia. Botswana, Brunei I>arussalam dines, Samoa. Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Bulppa;Bu'rkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet ~enegal,. Seyc~elles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Soma- SoC!alist Repub!ic, Cameroo~, Cape Ver~e, Central ba•. Spain, Sn Lan.ka, SU.dan, Surmam~, ,Sweden, Afncan .Repubhc. Chad, .Chile, Colombia. Congo. Synan Arab ~~pubhc, ThadandzTogo, Trinidad a~d C()sta Rica, Cuba; ~rus, Czechoslovakia, Demo- Tobago, Tums~a. Uganda, 1!kramla!l ~ovlet Socialist cratic Yemen. Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, BlSalvador, Equatorial.Guinea, l?thiopia, Fiji. Ga- U~it~d Arab. Emirates, United Ki!lgdom of qreat bon, German Democratic Repubhc. Ghana, Guate- Britain .and Northern Ireland. U~lted Republic of mala. Guinea. Guyana Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Tanzania, Uru$uay. Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, India, Indonesia, Iran '(Islamic Republic of), Iraq. Yugoslavia. Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Ivory .Co~st, Jordan! Kenya. Kuwait. Lao P~ple's Against: United States of. America. Democratic .~epubhc. Lebanon. Leso~ho, Llby~n Abstaining: Belgium, Germany, Federal Republic Arab. Jamahtn~a~ Mad~ga~ar. Mal~'!1, MalaY~la. of. Luxembourg Netherlands Turkey. Maldlves. Mall. .Mauntanla. Mauntlus.Mexlco. • . ..' -. ." Mongolia. Morocco,..Mozambique. Nepal; Nicara- . .Draft resolut~on F was a~opted by 141 votes to 1. gUa,Niger, 'Nigeria~O~an, Pakistan, Panama,Papua with 5 abstentions (resolution 39/151 F). New Guinea. Paraguay. Peru, Philippines. Poland, 53.. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution G concerns Qatar. Romania. Rwanda, SaintLucia. Saint Vincent a reviewof.the'role ofthe United Nations in the field and the.Grenadines, Samoa. Sac Tomeand Principe. ofdisarmament. The First Committee adopted draft senegal., Seychelles, Sierra Leone; Sudan. Suriname, resolution G without a vote. May I take it that the Syrian'Arab Republic. Thailand, Togo. Trinidad and GeneralAssemblywishes to,do the .same? Tobago, Tunis~a. Uganda.1!knlinia!l·~viet ~ia~ist Draft resolution G·was.adopted (resolution 39/151 Repubhc,Unlono£·. Soviet Soclahst Repubhcs. G) .. UnitedAra1),Emil'8tes.\1nitedRepllblic ofTanzania. . ". . '. ..'. . .. ~. ..uruguazairezalllbiaZin:babwe~lY, venez..ue.. l.a. V..ie.. t .. N.am....•..' Yemen. >. ..".Yugoslavia-. • With51· t~eprohlbltlOnThe..•. IJR. l.pENT.of the Dr.aftproductIon res..o.IU.tlon.of fiSSIonableHsideals
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102nd meetins"";17 December 1984 1903 many,Fe~eral Re\>ublic .of, Ghana; Greec~, .Guate- guay, Peru, PhIlippines, Rwan~a, S!1intLucia, Sa- mala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hon- moa, Senegal, Smgapore,Somaha, Sri LankaSudan, duras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Suriname, Sweden, Thailand, Uruguay, Zaire. Repu~lic 00, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,ltaly, .Ivory Coast, Draft resolution I was adopted by 70 votes to 19. Jal~alca, Japan, Jordan,. Kenya, Kuwait, Lao reo- with.53 abstentions (resolution 3911511). ples,Democratic Repu~l~c, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liber- 56. The PRESIDENT: Finally, we come to. draft la, Libyan Arab Jamah.mya, Lu~embourg, Madagas- resolution J, which is entitled "Prohibition ofthe car, Mal~wl, M~l~ysla, ¥aldlves, ~ah, Malta, development, production,. stockpiling and use of Mauritania, Mauritius, MeXICO, Mon~oha, Moro.cco, radiological weapons". The First Committee adopted N~pal., Netherlands, New Zeal~nd, Nicaragua, Niger, draft resolution J without a vote. May I.take itthat Nigeria, ~orway, Oman, Paklstan,.Pa!1ama, Papua the General Assembly wishes to do the same? New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, . ... .' Portugal. Qatar, Romanhl" Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Draft resolution J was adt?pted (resolution 39/151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome J). " I and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, 57. The PRESIDENT: We turn now to the report of Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, the First Committee on agenda item 66 [A/391756]. Sudan, Suriname, Sweden,· Syrian Arab Republic, The Assembly will take a decision on the draft Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Toba~o, Tunisia, resolution recommended by the Committee in-para- Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet SOCialist Repub- graph 7 of its report. The Committee adopted that lie, Union ofSoviet Socialist Republics, United Arab draft resolution without a vote. May Hake it that the Emirates, United. Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, General Assembly wishes .to do likewise? Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, The draft resolution was adopted (resolution Zambia, Zimbabwe. 39/152). Against: None. . 58. The PRESIDENT: The General Assembly will Abstaining: Argentina, Brazil, China, France, In- now consider the report of the First Committee on dia, Mozambique, United Kingdom of Great Britain agenda item 67 [A/39/757]. The Assembly will now and Northern Ireland, United States of America. take a decision on the draft resolution recommended Draft resolution H was adopted by 140 votes to b¥ the Committee in paragraph 9 ofits report, The none. with 8 abstentions (resolution 39/151 H). First Committee adopted that-draft resolution with- SS. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution I is entitled o~t a vote. May I take It that the General Assembly "Curbing the naval arms race: limitation and reduc- Wishes to do the sa~e? .. . tion of naval armaments and extension of confi- The draft resolution was adopted (resolution dence-building measures to seas and oceans". A 39/153). recorded vote has been requested. 59. The PRESIDENT: We turn now to the report of A recorded vote was taken. the First Commi!tee on agenda itel:11.68 [AI391758]. . I fi . Afahani Al' AI A' The Assembly will now" take a decision on the four> n avour. ghanistan, gena, ngo a, ntigua draft resolutions recommended by the First Commit: and B~rbuda, Argentma, Bahrajn, Benin, Botswana, tee in paragraph 1\6 ofits report. Draft resolution/is Bul$at:Ja, Burkm~ Faso, Burundi, Byelorussu~n Soviet entitled "Review of the implementation ofthe Decla- Socl~hst R~pubhc, Ca~eroon, Central African Re- ration on the Strengthening of International securi- public, Chde, Colombia, ~ongo, Cuba, Cyprus, ty". The First Committee adopted that draft/resolu- Cz~choslova~la,. Democratic Yemen; Equator~al tion without a vote. May! take it that the/General Guinea, Et~lopla, German Democratic Repubh~, Assembly wishes to do likewise? . ' Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Iran (Islamic ...... '. .. . I .. Republic of) Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kuwait The draft resolution was adopted {resolution " ,,, '3911541 - f Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libyan v- • - Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, -Malta, 60-.-"The PRESIDENT: We next turnto draft resolu- Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicar- tion 11, entitled "Implementation of the Declaration agua, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Qatar, Romania, on the Strengthening of'.International Security". A Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, recorded vote bas been requested. - -- Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Syrian Arab Republic, A recorded vote was taken . T~go, Tri~idad a~d :Tobago, Tu;nisia,llganda, Ukr~i- In favou~'"Afghanistan AI~eria ArigolaAntigua man Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet d·"B b d"· . Arg .' l .. .. '. B Socialist Republics United Arab Emirates United anar u. a, entma,Austra la,' Aus!na, aha- R bli f . .', V I· " mas, Bahram,Bangladesh,Barbados,-Bemn,Bhutan, epu IC!> Tanza~la, .enezue a, Viet Nam, Yemen, Bolivia, Botswana.Brazil, Brunei Darussalam.Bulga- Yugos~avla, Zambl.a, Zlm~abw~. ria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,.Byelorussian Agamst: Austraha, Belgium, <;:an~da, Denmark, Soviet.Socialist Republic, Cameroon, .Cape Verde, France, Germany, Federal Republic .0f,lceland, Central African Republic, Chad;Chile,China,Co- Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg" Netherlands,~ew lombia, congo,CostaRica, Cuba, Cyprus,Czecho- Z~aland, Norway, Port~~l,. Spain, Turkey, United slovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Demqcra:tic-.YeJri- KI~gdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, en,· Denmark, .- Djibouti, .» Dominican ... Republic, United States of America. - _ Ecuador, "E~pt,EI Salvador, Equatorial Guinea Abstaining: Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barba- Ethiopia,FIJi, Finland, France,' GablJn;"Germa~ dos,Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece; Guatemala, Burma, Chad, China, Costa.Rica, Democratic Kam- Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, ·Guyana, Haiti; Honduras, puchea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,·"Ecuador, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia; Iran (Islamic Egypt, El Salvador,Fiji, Finland,Greece, Guatemala, Republic ot), Iraq, Ireland, Ivory Coast,. Jamaica, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya,Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Ireland, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Republic; Lebanon, .Lesotho, .Liberia, Libyan Arab Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Para- Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mal" , ._,.. Genei'll AsseDlbly-Tblrty-nintbSessloJl-:oPlenary Meetinas 'diy~,~~8ii,: Malta,\~auritanil!,.Maurltius, .Mexico, ny, FederalRep~piic of, Iceland, Ireland,.Israel, MC)Jigolia, \~Morocco,.MozambI9ue~, Nepal, .' Nether- Italy,Japan,Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zea- llinds,; 'New,~aland~' Nic~l'agull;:, Nigei" .Nigeria, land; Norway,Portugal, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Norway," Onian~ .Pakistan; J:lanama;Papua New -and the Grenadines,Samoa,Spain, Sweden,'I'urkey, · Guirie~ Paraguay,rel'U~'Pbilippines,Poland;Qatar, .'. United. Kingdom'. of Great . Britain. and Northern Romanla~'ltwaluta'Saint Lll(lia,~int Yincentand Ireland,United States of America. :,the9r,e~~di.nesi Sa~oa, Sao Tome a!ldPrincipe, Draft resolution IV .was adopted by 119 votes to ".S!t.Udl ..... ~.b..Ia"." S~negal, .S.'. eyc.~..ell.e.s'.' Sierra Leo.n~, none,. with 28 abstentions' (resolution 391157). SlIlgapore,.· SOlriaba, Spalll, So Lanka, Sudan, Sun- , . . r-, . . . . • name, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, 63. The P.RESIDE~T. The General Assembly ',Vdl 'Togo,TrinidadandTobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrai- next turntts attention ~o the report of the First nian.SOvietSOcialist Republic, Union-of Soviet Committee !In agenda Item 6~ ,(AI391759]. The :~j:li~lf,ef~~~~n%;i~%~:~;~~~:~~~iayn~~~ . ~:i~W~~~~;;rit~n~~~~b;tg:c~~~mY~e:~~g~:~ NiunYemen Yugoslavia Zauezambia Zim- graph.9 of Its report. The report. of .the. Fifth bab~e ....' ...... , ." ,. Committee on the programme budget implicationsof ..t&= h.N· .... -. '. .. that draft resolution is in document A/391786• .A .... ~~~~a,ns ".C)JleL ,_ '~.-' . '.. '. . •.. ": . recorded vote has beenrequested. . --"Absi~inin~: Belgium, Canada, Germany,Federal A;ecorie(iv~te .was taken. ... Repubbcof, Isra~f, Italy,Japan, Luxembou~, .Portu- .' . . Ral,Tul'key;
:.1:-. I02nd meetlnl-I? Decembe~ 1984 1905 on previous occasions, we are not entering into the Poland, Qatar, Romania,Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint details now. . Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and 66. However, we would like to reiterate that these Principe,. Saudi Arabia, .Sene~l, Seychelles, Sierr~ resolutions do not-reveal. the causesof the insecurity Leone, SlI~gapore, Somallat Sri 4nka, S~dan, S~ar!- prevailingthe world over. We maintain the viewthat name, SYrian 'Arab R~p.ubllc, Thadand, } ~go, Tn~l1- It is the super-Powers, other imperialist Powers and dad. a~d Tobago! Tum~la, Ugand~, Ukr~m.lan'Sovlet reactionary forces which threaten and undermine ~oclallst .Republlc, UD1~n of Sovle! SOCialist R~pub- international peace and security. lies, U!'lted. Arab Ef!llrates, United Republic .of 67. At the same time we .wish to say that the Ta~zama, U~gU~~ Vlet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, adopti?n by consensusof the draft resolution on the Zal e, .Zambia, ZI babwe. strengthening of security and co-operation in the Agamst: None. Mediterranean region in document AJ391757 shows Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Belgium,Brazil, quite clearlythe wish of the Mediterranean and other Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, .countries that peace and security should prevail in France, Germany; Federal Republic.of, Honduras, this regionof particular importance. Our country has Iceland, Ireland, Israel.dtaly, Japan, Luxembourg, always. shared the conc~rnand aspirations of these Malawi, Neth~rlan~s, New Zealand, No~ay,P~ra- countries that the Mediterranean should belong to guay, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United King- the peopleof the Mediterranean;this position of ours dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United was cleariy expressed in our speech on this problem States of America, Venezuela~ in the First .Committee. The droit resolution was adoptedby J17 votes to 68. However, we wish to reiterate that we have none, with 30 abstentions (resolution 39/159). reservations about this resolution. We would like to 71. The PRESIDENT: I shall now call on those point out that the Mediterranean and its security, representatives who wish to explain their votes. like peace i!, general, are t~reatened by the super- 72. Mr.HERRERA CACERES(Honduras) (inter- Powers, whl~~ar~ re~pons.lble for. themcreasmg pretation from Spanish):. The draft resolution recom- tension prevailingm.thls ~egl~n and for the te~se and mended by the First. Committee in document continuouslyworseningsituation. Our delegationhas AJ391761 refers to certain actions that are described its.reservations, pa!licularly with r.egard to the refer- as State terrorism and aimed-at undermining' the ence 10 tht;re~ol!1tlon to the Mediterranean chapter socio-political system ofother sovereign States. of the Helsink! Final Act and some other paragraphs, 73. None the less;it is known that incontemporary Our P'?sltl~n on the ~onference on Security and Co- intemationallaw there is no autonomous concept of operation m Europe IS wellknown and IS unchangea- terrorism and, if the internal law of different States ble. .' . shows the existence of regulations on this, compara- 69.~swehave already stressed m ou.r stateme.nts tivestudy shows that the meaning differs. If wehave both' m .the General Assembly and m the FIrst not at the international level defined the basic C~mmit!ee, the.Socialist Pt;opl~'s Republic of Alba- con~ePt of-terrorism, how is it 'possible to describe/ ma and ItS Government m!lmtam,that onlywhen the unlawful actions. or sets of actionsasa type .()f super-Powe~,..together With their. aggressive flee.ts terrorism the illegality of which.is a consequen~....of and othe.r m.III.tary equipment, leav.e these w.at.ers w.m violations. of in.tern.a.ti()nally est.ablished laws. an..d the ¥edlterranean rea~ly belo~g to the peoplesof t,-.e principles, and not a consequence of innq ~!ive M~dl~er!aneanan~ will genume peace and security concepts which have no internationally a,ccepted prevad m the region.. . legal basis? In other words,·we do not yetjhavean 70.. The PRESIDENT: Finally,the Assembly will international classification of terrorism'lor do we turn to the report of the First Committee on agenda have a classification of its forms, whether ndividual iteni'l. 43[.A~39/761.]. The. Assembly 'wil~ vote on. the or St.ate terr~ris~; nor.in t.he}att.er case., t .!C.on..'sm.of draft resolution recommended by the First Commit- a State agamsr.nsown nationals or ag'amst other tee in paragraph120fthe report. A recorded vote has sovereign States. .. .'. -. . . been requested. . 74..The very formulation of terrorism offersinajor A recorded vote was taken. difficulties, since this ..is~lDareawheresubjectlve In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua app.r().ach~s .predom~nat~ that can .be. a source ~of and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangla- _arbltrary mtel1?retatlon and can lea.dthe developl1~g desh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, State~, ID particular, to take part ID the East-~est Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria,Burkina Faso, Burma,confll~t. ,'.' ". .'.. Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, 75. :rhe g~l1dellnesofc~ntemporal)' !nternat!onaI Cameroon, Cape Verde, Centra:~ African Republic, -law, Il}clu.dlDg thereso~utlonsof;t~lslnterpatlo~al Chad, .China, .Congo, Costa .Rica, Cliba,·.Cyprus, O~D1za~IO~, .are sufficltmt~y. expbclttoprevent 0llr Czech()slovakia, DemocraticKampuchea Democrat- hastdy tr~dIDg on uncertam·an.d.dangerous.g['()und ic Yemen,.Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, for .the effective ii;Dplelllenta.ti()n, of th~ plinciples.of Egypt,EI Salvador,Equatorial Guinea,Ethiopia, Fiji, the Charter and Its respective resolutions.': •.... Gabon, Qennan Democratic Republic, Ghana, 76. Amendmentsintroduced to the draft resolution Greece, Guatema!a,Guinea,Guinea~Bissau,. Gur-on the inadmissibilityof,thep<:>licy()fStateterr()rism ana,Haiti, Hungary,lildia, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic .or anyactioIl by States aimed at undermining .the Republic of), .Iraq, Iv()ry Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, socio-p()liticalsystemofother sovereign States have Kenya,Kuwait, Lao People's Democratir. Republic, the advantage of attenuating.the subjectivity. of the Lebanon, LeS()tho,. Liberia,Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, ori$inal text, thereby expanding the ·.list ofillicit Madagascar, Malaysia,Maldives, Mali,Malta,Mau-actlonsJhat might be carried out by a Government ritania, .Mexi(:o,M()ngolia,. Mor()Cco, Mozambique,against another Government, for.political.orideolog Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,Oman, Pakistan, ,ical reasons, to force change in the.socio-political Panama. ' Papua. New Guinea, Peru,. Philippines, .~Ystem of a State,or to avoid change in suchsystems. .1906 (le..... Aueaably-Thlrtyo.ilath sessloa-Pleaary MeetlalS
j They also eXtendi this to 'all'inilitary actions of removal into the depths of Central Asia of entire , intervention' or'military~cupation underanypre- nations which were suspected of lack of loyalty to the ,.tex~~ withO,uteXception.'.' .,.'. '., ',. . State, t~e planned annihila~ion of relig}ousbelievers ""77, .·lt~~:)Uld be ilotedjn.,passillg that the c~ntents of ~. 'Yldespcctru~ of faiths, mclud!ng Orthodo?, ,.of.these~amendmentswere· not reflected m .. the ~hnstlans, Protest~..ts, Roman Catho!lcS, Jews, Shi- 'J)re~mbleoriJl tlie title of "he draft resolution before ~:h::S~slems, Sunm Moslems, Buddhists and many us . .'.78•. ""'All ofthese Supposedactions, once having taken 83. The breathtaking scale ofth.e gr~a~ Stalin terror place, are ille~land condemnable because' they was too much even for t~e Soviet regime to paper mfringeon pnnciples contained not only in the over completely, as IS evident from the numerous Charter ofthe United Nations but also in specific revelations put before the, twentieth and twenty- .resolutions, such as the Declaration on the Inadmis- sec~nd C0!1gresses or. the Communist Pa~y of tpe sibility of Intervention in.the Domestic Affairs of Sov!et Um~n..Yet., just as qi'Well. predicted, tne Sfatesand the Protection ofTheir Independence and SOVI~t totahtilrlan reglm~ has tong since decided to .C!;;,; ••.•.• '.. [' ;'1 . 2'1~1(XXJ]': h D I' rewnte the history of' their party and to pretend not ,~vere.Ignty "..e.'So .utIO~ ., .. ' t. e ~aratlOn only t.hat the crimes and abuses never took place but on~the Strengthenmg of International Secunty [reso- . h . I' f f 'h -.--rulion 2734(XXV)], resolutions concerning the imple- ev.en that t eir own reve ations 0 some 0 t ese mentation'of that Declaration, and. the Declaration cnmes and abuses never took place. on Principles of International Law concerning 84. Lest.anyone here prefer to regard the record of . Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in past Soviet cnm~s against the. peoples under Its accordance with the Charter of the United Nations control as so~e .kmd of "aberrations ~n the path to [resolution 2625(XXV), annex]. developed sl;>clahsm", let me note thatJust a few days ., ...... ' '. ago the Soviet Government chose to celebrate Inter- 79.. 91ven thiS, sl~uatlOn, the Honduran delefatlon national Human Rights Day by arresting those of its abstamed when this draft resolution wa~ put .0 the citizens who attempted to mark the occasion at the vote. None the .less, we do want to reiterate ho,,: monument to Pushkin which is located right in the prepared we are to have.t.he Assembl¥ act pr9rnptly centre of the Soviet capital. Those courageous indi- to develop a 8!obal definition ofterronsm and legally viduals .who lost their liberty on this occasion chose condemn all. Its forms. . . an appropriate location for their demonstration. The 8,0. Mr. SORZANO (United States of America): As poet whose statue marks Pushkin Square spoke we . approach .the end of 1984, the Assembly is valiantly all his life for personal liberty and for w.itnessing efforts by the Soviet delegation to produce freedom of expression and thought. Can we now yet another example of what George Orwell called forget that the current regime in Russia has engaged "double-think" and "double-talk" before the year in thought control and suppression of ideas and runs out. My.delegation finds it hardly surprising thinkers on a scale undreamed of by those Czarist that the Soviets should do.this, in light of Orwell's officials who censored Pushkin? Perhaps the demon- description ofthe totalitarian pc.actice of delib~rately stra!ors. also recalled that the main speaker at the de))asmg the language, mvertlng the meanmg. of .dedication of the monument to Pushkin was Dostoy- commonly accepted terms and generally acc!lsmg evski.sa writer whose eloquence In condemning others' ~f acts in whic~ th~y t~emselves systemat1c~lly political power based only on materialism and the ·~ns.age. No. better' illustration of this Orwelhan lust for power has yet to be equalled. !~Slght could ~e~~~nd than theSovietuse ofthe term 85. Can we now forget that the human and spiritual State terrorism' m the Assembly. '. qualities that Dostoyevski extolled have been the 81.. The use ofterrorism as an instrument of State plincipal targets.and victims of the Soviet State and POliC)" canbesee» :w,ithin two contexts: first, that of that many ofDostoyevski's writings are stillunavail- domestic usage to maintain a.dictatorial regime and able to readersin his own country, being regarded by 'to prevent the free expression of the will of the the Soviet political masters as potentially dangerous peoJ)le,andsecondl¥, as an element offoreign policy, to their own grasp on unlimited power? Perhaps thati~, the application ofterror to other States as a these demonstrators also reflected on the fact that an .means ofactr.~~ving fQreign policy goals. Our century ancient monastery once stood on the site of their hasatragic record.ofthe use ofthe most violent and demonstration, but was destroyed as a relic of a irihumane inethod~asinstrumentsofSt8teterror by spiritual and artistic tradition for which the men in fasCistdictlltorships~ yet, the removal of fascism theKremlin hadno use. Can we now forget that in from the faceofE~rope40years ago regrettably did, recent days there have been new and intensified not bringrelieffrom the practice of State terrorism. attacks on believers in all parts of the Soviet Union, 82.. iOIl'the 'co~trary; The ghastly record o(SOviet from t~e Western Ukraine an~the Baltic States to tel'1'()f cQlltinues~It ha.sb~en ,well;'and.often very t~e Caucasus a~d Central ASia? Those,~ho have eloqJ.lent1¥;; presented, byahostof its victims"fro~ dl~ppeared behind the walls of Moscow s infamous Nobel Prize .laureates to the.most· humble. survivors prisons .. cannot fOrget, and .. neither. should. we. o~' the GUlag;'This'record,dates from the. very t}rst86-. Evil thought~euse ~fState terrorism within the da),Siof.'SOvlet power and .IS so vast that It requires borders of th~ Soviet lJmonhas~~~n', 'and contmues large'volumes of tightly printed pages only to give a to be, we mU$tdevote at least as;muc.h attention to general ,stim~arY-. Shelves ofdocumentation now th~~xteri~jon ofterrorismas State policy far beyond exist on the terrorism whichthe •• Soviet·State.has those borders..I trust that we are not yet.so insensi- deliberately directed atpeasants indworlcersalike,at tiveas'to have forgotten the photographs ofpatriots saldiel's an;d intellectuals; at belieyers andsce))tics, who attempted to defend their national honour and 'even· at'lojat·.party rnembers·a:nd'th~.rlln~ofthe ind~pen ...1...... ':.,...... ·-, IOZnd meeting-17 December 19114 '1907 witness ~he. devastati~n oft~e.irhomes an~ the.death Soviet Union ~ime~ by stealth to twist principles to and maim109 of their families by fiendish instru- mean what suited It. ments such as bombs disguisedto look likechil.dren'~. 92. After testing the.reaction of others theS~viet toys: To those wh~ would regard the.se exercises ot delegationevidentlyjudged, rightly.; that the niajor~ty ~ovlet State ter~of1s,m as less than an integral part of of the General A,ssembly was u,nhkely to,' s,upport ItS ItS ~orelgn. p~hcy, I would draw a~tentIon to the original draft. It therefore put out a revision that cardinal prmcIl?!e enuncIl!ted by Lem.n on 28 Febru- somewhat softened the objectionable passages. But a1)' 1918, that NI?' Marxist coul~, WIthout breaking the, revised draft was still unacceptable,both for what WIth the foundatloT,~ of. Marxism and. socialism it omitted and for what it contained, My delegation" g~nerally, deny that the interestsof s~clah~m are together with a number of otherlike-mindeddelega- higher than th~ m~~rests of the right or nations of tions, therefore introduced a set of amendments. A self-determination. ,number of non-aligned delegations took the same 87. Lenin's theory has been put into practice with view and also submitted amendments. In the light of mind-numbing repetition-in the Caucasus; in Cen- those two sets of amendments.the Soviet delegation tral Asia;in the BalticStates; in Moldavia;in Poland; gave way further and accepted both of the amend- in Finland; throughout Eastern Europe, WIth multiple ments proposed by the non-alignedand several of the doses in Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland; in amendments proposed by my delegation and others Viet Nam and Cambodia; and still, with increasing of like mind. The resulting second revised draft is ferocity, in Afghanistan. what the First Committee voted on and what we have 88. The reason why the Soviet Union has resorted before us tod.ay. . ' to force on those occasions is clear. It is determined ?3.· The Soviet delegation has retreated a long way; to maintain its hegemony in Eastern Europe and as It has, I am glad to say, accepted some excell~nt far as possible to dominate other regions on its l~nguage. But now the resolution s~yssomet~mg borders. In order to do so it must suppress, where different from what the Soviet delegation meant It to necessary through armed, intervention, any attempt say. , ' , , by the peoplesofthe countries in its so-called zone of 94. In the circumstances, the" Soviet delegation influence to develop democratic institutions and to ought to have withdrawn its draft resolution-that is, assert genuine independence. In fact one might say unless it has changed its fundamental policies. It is that if internal State terrorism fails to ensureundis- cynical and damaging t() international relations to puted rule by the Communist Party, internatiorial say one thing and do another. " State terrorism must be employed to this end, 95. In its first preambular paragraph' the draft Sometimesthe first works: take the case of Poland In resolution talks about "the obligation of all States to 1981. But sometimes things go too far and we have refrain in their international relations from the threat Hungary or.Czechoslovakiaor Afghanistan.Thus the ~r us~ of force.a~ain~t·the' sovereignty, territorial intensification ofjnternal State terrorism obviates integrity and pohtIcalmdel?endence ofany' State". I . resort to international State terrorism, ,emphasize the use of the word "any". How do wet 89. In conclusion, the shameless introduction by square' this new-found'probity"with the .events of the delegation of the Soviet Union of a draft 1956 and 19~8? The f}rst preap.bular paragraph a(so resolution on State terrorism further demonstrates talks about the inalienableright of all peoples to George Orwell's point that totalitarian regimes seek determine their own form. of goye.rnment, jlnd,.to to hide their own despotic practices by debasing the choose, their own, eco.no~lc, political and SOCial language, inverting the meaning of commonly accept- system free from outside intervention, 'su~verst?n, ed terms and accusing others of acts that they coercion and constraint of any kind-whatsoever . I thexpsel.ves systemat~cally engage in. For that reason emphasize the words "of, any kind wh8.lsoever". the United States did not vote for, this exercise in What about thepeople of Afgh!lmstan?.j,. multilateral, cynicism. 96. Paragraph 2 reads as follows: 90. Sir John THOMSON (United Kingdom):I wish "Demands that all States take no actions aimed to explain why my.delegation abstained in the vote at military intervention-and occupatio~, for~~ble on the draft resolution, although we'agree with much change, m or undermining of'. the '. socIO-pohtlcal of its wording. To do this it-is necessary to glance.at system of States; the destabilizationand oyerthrow the history of the draft resolution. of.t~eir Governments and, in particular-initiate no 91. The Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union military action to that end. undetany'pret~xt. proposed the new agenda item in his statement inthe whatsoeyer and ce~~e forthwithany ·such- action general debate [10th meeting]. Despite considerable already. m.progress,. . ". scepticism, we,raised'no objection to the inscription ! emphaslz~ ,', cea~e forthwith any such actloJl~lready of the item on the agenda. That is our standard m progress. AgainTask: 'Yhat abput Afghamstan? I policy. HowevervIn company with many," other also ask 'Yhethe~ t~e SOVIet Urnon .~as. ceased ItS delegations, we had profound objectionsto the draft attemp!s to. u.ndef;1l1m,e ~he sO~lo,-l'0htlcal.sYst~m of resolution that the Soviet Union proposed. It was a States m Afnca,m ,Latin Amenca and m,1s~;t. veiled attack on the policies of the United States of 97. In paragraph 1 the Assembly "Resolutely con- America. At.the same time, it was cunningly drafted demns policies and practices of terrori~m i~Jelations so as to aVOId General Assembly disapproval of the between States as a method of deahng With other Brezhnev Doctrine-that is, the doctrine by which St,at~s and peoples", Yet we have seenlittle sign of the Soviet U!lion h~s sought to justify itsp_hysical wdlll~gness on the part. of the Soviet. U!lion,.in intervention m the internal and external affairs of practice, to co-operate With other countries m trymg States that share its socio-economic system, but that to stamp out terrorism. have in some respects' wandered from the path 98. My delegation is in favour of all the passagestif approved by the Soviet Union. Of course, the Soviet this resolution which I have quoted-and'. indeed draft did not put the matter as clearly as that; the some others-but in the plain andoriginal'meaning .,.. . Geaeral Aae."'-Thirty...... SeuIoa-PIeaary Meetlap ofthe wordsuscd,nqtinthe ~",i~t!:d meaning ,that the United States remained silent on the queF,tion of thC'.SOviet'Union'is.try~ilgtoimp~y\theYh~~e.Sot:De State, terr90sm, it be~a"ed ,wisely. Evi ;.t.; .' , .< I ':;~~~':" :~':.~ t.'; ~~.::.: -~{ .. y