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Date Itinerary Time Hrs Airline Eg:uiEmt StOES from & Flt. GM'l' Number
Fri. 19 Aug LV: New York (JFK) 0930 I -4 BA 2 sse 0 ARR: London (LHR) 1810 +1 (Claridges Hotel)
t. 20 Aug. London
Sun. 21 Aug. London
Mon. 22 Aug. LV: London 0900 +1 Private Plane ARR: Oslo 1200 +2 LV: Oslo 1800 +2 ARR: Geneva 2030 +2
Tues.23 Aug. Geneva
Wed. 24 Aug. Geneva
'l'hur.25 Aug. Geneva
Fri. 26 Aug. Geneva
�· 27 Aug. Geneva Sun. 28 Aug. LV: Geneva 0905 +2 BA 621 757 0 ARR: London (LHR) 0940 +1
LV: London (LHR) 1145 +1 TP 475 73S 0 ARR: Faro 1445 +1 LV: Faro By road ARR: Sag res
OR
Sun. 28 Aug. LV: Geneva 1225 +2 BA7773 320 0 ARR: London (LGW) 1300 +1
(Suggest luncheon in London)
LV: London (LGW) 1615 +1 BA 446 73S 0 ARR: Faro 1855 +1 LV: Faro By road ARR: Sagres Date Itinerar::t: Time Hrs Airline EguiEmt StOES from & Flt. GMT Number
Mon. 29 Aug. Sag res
Tues.30 Aug. Sag res
Wed. 31 Aug. Sag res
Thur. 1 Sept. Sag res
Fri. 2 sept. Sag res
::;at. 3 Sept. Sag res
n. 4 Sept. Sag res
Mon. 5 Sept. LV: Sag res By road ARR: Faro LV: Faro 0935 +1 TP 122 73S 0 ARR: Lisbon 1010 +1
Mon. 5 Sept. LV: Lisbon 1600 +1 KL 368 310 0 ARR: Amsterdam 1945 LV: Amsterdam By road ARR: The Hague (l:iotel "De Wittenburg", Wassenaar)
Tues. 6 Sept. The Hague
Wed. 7 Sept. LV: The Hague By road ARR: Amsterdam
Q. 7 Sept. LV: Amsterdam 1710 AF 915 320 0 ARR: Paris (CDG) 1810
Wed. 7 Sept. LV: Paris (CDG) By road ARR: Verdun
OR
Wed. 7 Sept. LV: Amsterdam 1330 +2 LG 782 SWM 0 ARR: Luxembourg 1435 +2 (Luxembourg Airlines) LV: Luxembourg By road (approx. 1 hour) ARR: Verdun Date Itinerary Time Hrs Airline Eg:uiEmt StoES
from & Flt. GMT Number
OR
Wed. 7 Sept. LV: Amsterdam 1710 +2 wu 207 J31 0 ARR: Luxembourg 1815 +2 (Netherlands Airlines) LV: Luxembourg By road (approx. 1 hour) ARR: Verdun
'!·hur. 8 bept. Verdun
Fri. 9 Sept. LV: Verdun , By road ARR: Paris LV: Paris (CDG) · 1100 +2 AF 001 sse 0 ARR: New York (JFK) 0845 -4
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. . COMPOSITION OE' SECRETARY -GENERAL'S PARTY (Oslo/Geneva/Portugal/Netherlands - August/September 1988)
The Secretary-General
Mrs . Perez de Cuellar
• Mr. Carl-August• Fleischhauer* under Secretary-General, The Legal Counsel
Mr. Issa Diallo** Special Assistant to the Secretary-General
Mr. Giandomenico Picco** Director, Assistant for Special Assignments
Mr. Francois Giuliani** spokesman for the Secretary-General
Mr. Paul Kavanagh*** Second Officer
Mr. Michael Ferry Personal Administrative Assistant to the Secretary-General
Ms. Yanick Saint-Victor Secretary to the Secretary-General
Mr. Frank Bobish Operations officer
* Mr. Fleischhauer will join the party for the Netherlands only ** Messrs. Diallo, Picco and Giuliani will join the party in Geneva tor the auration ot the stay in Geneva only *** Mr. Kavanagh will join the party in London and continue to Oslo and Geneva only ..
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LON DON (20-22 August)
Claridge's Hotel Tel: (44-1) 629-8860
UNIC Mr. Erik Jensen Tel: (44-1) 630-1981 (office) Director (44-1) 351-0257 (home)
OSLO (22 August)
tiAS Hotel Tel: (47-2) 113 000
UNIC: (Based in Copenhagen) Mr. Stig Berglind Tel: (45-1) 122 120 (45 1) 620 319 (home)
GENEVA (23-28 August)
Hotel La Reserve 'I'e1: ( 41-2 2) 74 17 41
UNOG : Tel: (41-22) 34 60 11 or 31 02 11 Ms. Therese Gastaut ext. 2300/2 (office) Director, Information (4.1.-22) 33-04-13 (home)
PORTUGAL (28 August - 5 September)
Lisbon
UNIC: Mr. Antonio Muino Tel: (351-1) 57-92-82 (office) Director (351-1) 53-97-95 (home)
tiagres 82-64-115 Dr. and Sra. Sousa Costa 'I'el: . ( 3 51)
THE HAGUE (5-7 September)
Hotel "De Wittemburg", Wassenaar 'I'el: (31-175) 11 92 01
International Court of Justice Tel: (31-70) 92-44-41
UNIC , Brussels - (also serves the Netherlands)
Mr. Hassen Mohamed Fodha Tel: (32-2) 230-23 75/ 230-1028 Director (32-2) 647-6313 (home) FRANCE (7-9 September)
Paris
(33 1) 48.62.23.23 Sofitel Hotel (COG Airport) Tel: ,.
. UNIC Tel: (33 1) 45.68.10.00 (Switchboard) Ms. Michele Stemer-�ursock (33 1) "43.06.91.25 (Direct line) Acting Director (33 1) 45.49.21.37 or 45.44.62.91 (both home) Ms. Patricia Angebault Tel: (33 1) 45.68.49.03 Ms. Christine Boulay (office) 45.68.48.97 •
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Monday, 5 September 1988 (UN HOLIDAY - LABOUR DAY)
19.45 Arrival at Schiphol Airport, KLM Flight 368 from Lisbon
Approx. 20.00 Departure to Hotel "De Wittenburg", Wassenaar
Tuesday, 6 September 1988
11.00 Private meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E.Mr. van den Broek followed by discussions at the Ministry
12.30 - 14.30 Luncheon offered by the Prime Minister, .Mr. Ruud Lubbers,en petit comite, at .·his ) official residence, Catshuis, The Hague
· 14.45 - 15. 45 Visit to the International Court of Justice
16.00 - 17�00 Celebration of 75th anniversary ot the Peace Palace in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
17.00 Reception in the Peace Palace offered by the President ot the Carnegie Foundation
18.00 - 18.45 Private tour of the Mauritshuis museum. Classical music will be performed during the tour
Evening Dinner offered by the Mayor of the Hagu�, Mr. Havermans, in the ola town hall of The Hague tollowed by a short visit to the Mauritshuis where classical music will be performed. ) wednesday, 7 September .
09.55 Departure to the University of Leiden
10.15 Conferment of a Doctorate Honoris causa in Law in the Pieterskerk at Leiden (Promotor Prof. Dr. P.B. Kooijmans)
11.00 Reception in the Pieterskerk
11.30 Departure to Hotel •De Wittenburg•
12.15 Departure to Palace Noordeinde
12.30 Luncheon at Palace Noordeinde offered by aer Majesty the Queen in honour of the secretary-General and Mrs. Perez de_CUellar
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No. 4022 New York , 19 August, 1988 --·
With reference to my letter of 17 August, 1988 , ref . no . 3963, I have pleasure in enclosing herewith the programme of the forthcoming visit of the Secretary-General and Mrs Perez de Cuellar to the Netherlands, as received from the Netherlands authorities� As agreed over the telephone , you will be kind enough to hand a copy of the programme to Mr Giuliani , who will join the Secretary- ,
Gener�in Geneva early next week •
. At the request of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs , !'wonder whether it would be possible to give me some indication on the subject(s) the Secretary-General intends to raise in his speech at Leiden University on 7 September next.
Sincerely yours ,
.A .---, ��fj; / �J. Ramaker, �i� Permanent Representative
Mrs Florence Pomes, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Room S3802B, United Nations '
PROORAMME FOR HIS EXCELLENCY AND MRS J. PEREZ DE CUELLAR TO THE NETHERLANDS, S, 6 AND 7 SE�MBER, 1988
Monday, 5 September, 1988
19.45 hours Arrival of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs Javier Perez de Cuellar at Schiphol Airport by flight
KL368 ex Lisbon. . .. ·
Upon arrival Mr and Mrs Perez de Cuellar will be welcomed by:
- His Excellency Mr H. van den Broek, Minister for Foreign Affairs; - Mrs van den Broek; - His Excellency Mr J.M. Ruda, President of the International Court of Justice; - His Excellency Mr A.P.R. Jacobovits de Szeged, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations at New York; - Mrs Jacobovits de Szeged; - Count R.H. van Limburg Stirum, Director of Protocol.
In front of the Rec:eption-room will be presented:
- Mr J.W. Wegstapel, President-Director of Schiphol Airport; - Mr A.J. van Dulst, Burgomaster'of Haarlemmermeer.
In the Reception-room will be presented: .
- Mr M. van der Stoel, President of the Carnegie Foundation; - Mr J.· Varekamp, Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; Mr E. Valencia-Ospina, Registrar of the International Court of Justice; - Mr G. Ringnalda, Director of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; - Mr D. Schwebke; - Mrs A.H. von Balluseck.
20.00 hours Departure for Castle de Wittenburg, Wassenaar
20.30 hours Arrival at Castle de Wittenburg •
Tuesday, 6 September, 1988
lO.SO hours Departure from Castle de Wittenburg to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prins Clauslaan 7
11.00 hours Visit to His Excellency Mr H. van den Broek, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Conference .�·
12.20 hours Departure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Catshuis
12.30 hours Luncheon given by His Excellency Mr R.F.M. Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
14.40 hours Departure from the Catshuis to the Peace Palace
14.4S hours Arrival at the Peace Palace
Meeting with the President and the Judges of the International Court of Justice
16.00 hours Official Celebration of the 75th Ap.niversary of the Inauguration of the Peace Palace
· ' 17.00 hours Reception given b}'l the President of the Board of oi�ectors of the Carnegie Foundation, Mr M. van der Stoel
appr. 17.50 hours Departure from the Peace Palace to the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis
18.00 hours Visit to the Museum
18.45 ):lours Departure from the Museum to Castle de Wittenburg
18.5S hours Arrival at Castle de Wittenburg
20.00 hours Departure from Castle de Wittenburg to the historic Townhall of The Hague
20.15 hours Dinner given by the Burgomaster of The Hague and Mrs A.J.E. Havermans (black tie)
appr. 22.30 hours Departure from the historic Townhall to Castle de Wittenburg •
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Wedraesday, 7 September, 1988
09.55 hours Departure from Castle de Wittenburg to the University of Leyden
10.15 hours Arrival at the Pieterskerk at Leyden Conferment of a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Law on the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Javier Perez de Cuellar
11.00 hours Reception at the Pieterskerk
11.30 hours Departure from the Pieterskerk to Castle de Wittenburg
11.50 hours Arrival at Castle de Wittenburg
12.15 hours Departure from Castle de Wittenburg to the Royal Palace Noordeinde
12.30 hours Luncheon 8iven by Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Claus of the Netherlands in honour of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and " Mrs J. Perez de Cuellar
.... hours Departure from the Royal Palace Noordeinde to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prins Clauslaan 7
appr. 14.00 hours Press Conference
appr. 14.30 hours Departure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Airbase Ypenburg
appr. 14.45 hours Arrival at the Airbase Ypenburg
appr. 14.50 hours Farewell Departure by Special Flight (PH-PBX) for Verdun
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New York, 18 August 1988
Dear Mrs. Pomes,
Further to my letter of 17 August, 1988, I would like to raise the followina question. Would the Secretary-General be prepared to grant interviews to the media durin& his visit to the Netherlands?
My authorities have informed me that they have so far received requests for:"· interviews from one of the major Netherlands news weeklies, Elsevien Magazine, which enjoys a good reputation as well as from the General Netherlands Pr. Agency (Aigemeen Nederlands Persbureau, A.N.P.). : If the Secretary-General would respond positively to these requests, some time could be reserved for interviews durina the evenina of S September, if thiJ.· would: be.',, convenient to him.
I would appreciate to be informed of the Secretary-General's reaction .
. Ramaker anent Representative
Mrs. Florence Pomes Executive Office of the Secretary-General Room S-38028 United Nations PERMANENT MISSION OF
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No. 3963 New York, 17 August, 1988
Further to my letter of 26 July, 1988, ref. no. 3677, to Mr Alvaro de Soto, and with reference to our subsequent conversations, I wish to provide you with the following additional information:
1. The dinner to be given by the Mayor of The Hague in the evening of 6 September, will indeed be black tie;
2. The venue of the conferment of the honorary doctorate to the Secretary-General by Leiden University has been changed. The ceremony will now take place in the Pieterskerk at Leiden, as will the reception afterwards. The draft-programme has been modified accordingly and is enclosed . I. herewith;
3. My attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to tradition in the Netherlands, the appropriate attire for the Secretary-General, on. the occasion of the conferment-ceremony, would be white tie. "Tenue de ville" for the men, short dress for the ladies will be in order for the other members of the Secretary-General's party.
4. The luncheon to be given by Her Majesty the Queen will be attended by approximately 60 guests. This figure differs from the one given in my above mentioned letter, as most invitees will be accompanied by their spouses.
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Mrs Florence Parnes, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Room S-3802B, United Nations - 2 -
I have taken note of the questions you put to the Ambassador's Secretary, Mrs Cats, and will let you know the answer as soon as possible.
I would appreciate if I could receive one of these days a definitive list of those who will accompany the Secretary-General and Mrs Perez de Cuellar during their visit to the Netherlands.
Sincerely yours,
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Ac ing Permanent Representative DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR HIS EXCELLENCY AND MRS. J. PEREZ DE CUELLAR TO THE NETHERLANDS, 5, 6 AND 7 SEPTEMBER 1988
Monday, 5 September 1988
19.45 hrs. Arrival at Schiphol Airport, KLM flight 368 from Lisbon approx. 20.00 hrs Departure to Hotel "De Wittenburg", Wassenaar
Tuesday, 6 September 1988
11.00 hrs. Private meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. H. van den Broek followed by discussions at the Ministry
12.30 - 14.30 hrs. ' Luncheon offered by the Prime Minister, Mr. Ruud Lubbers, en petit comite, at his official residence Catshuis, The Hague
14.45 - 15.45 hrs. Visit to the International Court of Justice
16.00 - 17.00 hrs. Celebration of 75th anniversary of the Peace Palace in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
17.00 hrs Reception in the Peace Palace offered by the President of the Carnegie Foundation
18.00 - 18.45 hrs. Private tour of the Mauritshuis museum. Classical music will be performed during the tour.
Evening Dinner offered by the Mayor of The Hague, Mr. Havermans, in the old town hall of The Hague followed by a short visit to the Mauritshuis where classical music will be performed.
Wednesday, 7 September 1988
09.55 hrs. Departure to the University of Leiden
· 10.15 hrs. Conferment of a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Law in the Pieterskerk, Leiden (Promotor Prof. Dr. P.H. Kooijmans)
11.00 hrs. Reception in the Pieterskerk
11.30 hrs. Departure to Hotel "De Wittenburg"
12.15 hrs. Departure to Palace Noordeinde
12.30 hrs. Luncheon at Palace Noordeinde offered by Her Majesty the Queen in honour of the Secretary-General and Mrs. Perez de Cuellar
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No. 3436 New York, 15 July 1988
With reference to your letter of 26 April 1988 to Ambassador Jacobovits de Szeged and your subsequent contacts with him on the forthcoming visit of Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar to The Hague I have pleasure in enclosing herewith an outline of the Secretary-General's programme. In setting up the programme the Secretary-General's hosts in the Netherlands assume that Mrs. Perez de Cuellar will participate in it from Tuesday, 6 September 4 p.m. onwards. This would allow Mrs. Perez de Cuellar to visit the KrOller Muller Museum or the Palace Het Loo.
I am also sending you herewith a letter dated 6 July 1988 from the rector magnificus of Leiden University to the Secretary-General informing him that the Board of Faculty Deans of the University - on the proposal of the Council of the Law Faculty - has decided to confer on the Secretary-General a honorary doctorate. The rector expresses the hope that the Secretary-General would be willing to accept that degree, and I would appreciate it if you could let me know the Secretary-General's reply at your earliest convenience.
You may note from reading the annexed programme and the rector's letter that there is, for the time being, an overlap for the evening of 6 September in that the planned dinner by the mayor of the Hague and the traditional dinner of Leiden University - foreseen in case the Secretary-General accepts the honorary degree in Law - are for the moment scheduled at the same time. Efforts are being made at present to find a solution for this problem and I will let you know as soon as possible in what manner it has been solved.
rs sincerely,
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Leiden, July o, 1988
Sir,
As rector of Leiden lhi'versity I have the great hcn:lr and pleasure to infonn yDJ that en the occ:asic::n of yor visit to The Netherlands ne)(t September, The Ebv'd of Fac:ulty Deans - en the proposal of the Ca..nc:il of the Law Fac:ulty - has decided to c:enfer en you ., hcnorary doc:torate in recognitien of yor distinguished services to scholar ship and society.
Dr. P.H. Kooijmans, professor of Public: Intematic::nal Law at the Lr'1iversity, has been assigned as your pronotor.
I c:oogratulate you en the lhiversity' s recogniticn of your standing and at the same tirre I eMpress the hope that you will be willing to acc:ept the proposed hcnorary degree.
It is a lcng establiste::l traditicn of Leiden lhiversity to offer an informal welc:aning dinner to the hc:norary doctor and his spcuse the evening preceding the c:eremcny. I hope you will ac:c:ept this, as wel.
I look forward to your favorable reply.
lhtil I have heard fran you, Leiden lhiversity will treat the offer of the honorary doctorate confidentially.
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D&ar Mr. Ambassador.,
I refer to your letter of 6 Mav 1988 reqarding the official visit of the Secretary-General to the N�therlanda. I wish to inform you, in this regard, that he intends to spend a few davs in Europe immediatP-lV prior to the visit, and would thus be in a position to reach The Haque f8irlv easily on the very day of th8 initi�tion of the visit, i. �. the 6th of September. Hence, the exact time of his arrival, and even, if necessary, the date could be ad1usted to the proqramme which we would assume the Government of the Netherlands would wish to propose.
Siailarly, while the date and hour of the departure of the Secretary-General would also depend on the pro r , I should like to mention that he has an enqaaement in� Alsace on or about the 8th of September which woul ma e it quite convenient for him to depart the Netherlands on the 7th. In view of the geographical proximity, the possibility of his trav�lling bv land is being considered, and this could logically afford �reater flexibility.
I would sugqest that when vou are in poss��sion of a propoaed programme, we miqht be in touch once again.
Yours sincerely,
Alvaro de Soto Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General
His ExcellencY Mr. Adriaan Jacobovits de szeged Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Nertherlanda to the United Nations New York
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New York, 6 May, 1988
I am wr iting to acknowledge receipt of your
letter dated 26 Apr il, 1988, concerning the
official visit of the Secretary-General to the
Netherland s on the occasion of the celebration
of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the International
Court of Jus tice.
In connection with the preparation of the
programme for the Secretary-General's stay, I
would be most grateful if you would inform me
of the Secretary-General's planned date and time
of arrival and departure.
Adriaan Jacobovits de Szeged, Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Mr Alvaro de Soto, Executive As sistant to the Secretary-General, Room S 380 2D, United Nations cc: �.i
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- • "rhank you f•r VQJr 1 f!'tter of 10 rch the ,., �-" ceremony which the Board. Fnurvt� ti 1.s oraani� 1Yf ('lr- t.hf! afternoon of 6 �t.ei 1 ' ,.. - �, fth Anniversary of the Peace Palar.&.
I h�We not:@d with t -r · �t �r81011V , theme will be the illport.ar�Cf!! ; 1nt.et'nat1onal 1 oent!'rAl - of the ICJ in particular. wi 1 t:-e , hY r prP.�e of Rt-r Maiestv Ou&��n Beatrix. Tt11 lln honour f'I!E" to , so distincruished a aatherinCJ · I annotat� mv "'iarv acr,ordinqlv. Nftturallv, as voo win ea11rPv undttr fltam, this acceptance b aubiect to arrv unfnresee n • 1�.. that miqht ari� at. that timR. Hopefullv, thtr� wil t-. none.
I sl\ould also mention that I h�urrl ertak:en to l'!leP.t privately wi� �rs ot ttl@ C'nurt dur'ncr w visit to ttl@ Jliltace Pal�. I trust therefore that vru vill maintain el()f!@ contact with the Court conoerninq detail� arranaemP.nts.
I , hlwe no doubt that in addition vou 11 wish to liaise with the ai'P['opriate authorit:t.E!S of tM �th�rlande C':IIDVt!r�nt, I look forward tosee inq you in �r. With '!ftry QOOrl wish, Mr. �. van der f;t.of!ol PrMideont Board of thf' carneqie Poumation. The Haoue • Lf. �__...:..-- r:-�E\VED THE MAR 11988 PEACE PALACE .. The Hague, March 9 1913-1988 10 1 88 His Excellency Javier Perez de Cuellar Secretary-General United Nations New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A. .. •· Art, lie Leta�{ 1(/�/-( 75 years ago the Peace Palace in th_e Hague was opened by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. To commemorate this event, the Board of the Carnegie Foundatio� is preparil!g_a ce!e_mony_ _wh�Jl �ill take place in the Pect?e Pala� �e _af�m<> Its main theme will be the importance of international law in general, and of the International Court of Justice in particular, for the efforts to establish a stable world order, based on the principles of justice. On behalf of the Board of the CarnegieFoundation I have the honour to invite you to attend this ceremony and to address the audience which will include Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, members of the IntemationillCOurt of Justice and ambassadors-or member -states of the UnitecrNattons in theHague. The Presidentof the International Court of Justice and the Netherlands minister for foreign affairs have also been invited t� speak. We hope very much that, notwithstanding your many obligations, you will be able to accept our invitation. Accept, Sir, the assurances of our deepest respect. M. van der Stoel President of the Board of the CarnegieFoundation . " t II CARNEGIE FOUNDATION t( CARNEGIEPLEIN 2 2517 KJ 'S-GRAVENHAGE THE NETHERLANDS PHONE (070) 46 96 80 .... JPK/tcl cc: SG ( 19 8 � Dear Mr. Preatdent, Pwrite in �sponae to your very kind lett•r of 25 March concerntnv the cer@moni�• that Are inq orq•ntz�d by the Boar� of th• C�rneqt� Foundation for the after"oon of 6 S•pt•M�r l9AP- to mark th• �ev•ntv-Ptfth �nnfvers�rv ot th@ o�nlnq of the Peace Palac�. It will be � pleasur� to vi8lt the Palace on that dav an� to address tbe dtsti"quished 8 rlenc� that will be pr�s•nt. You will wieh tn knnw that 1 have responde� in this vein to r. van der. -toel. Natur8lly. while �t the Palace, J shall he deliqht•d to •..-t privately with th� Court an� I wiah to thank you for puttin� forward that thouqhtful proposal. 1 trust that Mr. van d�r Stoel will � in contact with you cancerninq th• appropriate a r r anqtuRel'\ts. It ia perhaps pertinent to mention in clotd.nq that t shall hP fn the Netherland� at the time on Gov�rnment. an official vi•lt, as a que•t of the Plee5� eeeept, Mr. President, th� ftssurenee� o mv hiqhest conaide�ation and kind P•raonl.lll r@qar..,e. P.ie Excellency Mr. Joee •. Ruiia Pn��ident Intern�tional Court of Justice ':!"he Heque • 1 ICJ 88/3�E �'911V.B>t 2 MAR 3 _ 1988 COUR. INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE PALAIS DE LA PAIX 2:117 KJ LA HAYE PAYS-BAS PEACE PALACE 2:117 KJ THE HAGUE NETHERLANDS TELEPHONE: (070) 924441 TELEX: 32323 TELEPHONE: !070) 9244 41 TELEX: 32323 TELEGR" INTERCOURT LAHAYE CABLES: INTERCOURT THEHAGUE (070) 64111128 TELBFAX: (070} 6411928 TELEFAX: 79182 25 March 1988 • My dear Secretary-General, Our friend, His Excellency Mr. Max van der Stoel, ha!_£9urteously sent me a copy of the i?�itation which, in his capacity as President of the Board of the Carnegie Foundation, he has addressed to you in c9nnection with the celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversaty of tqe opening of the P�ace Palace b� �een Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. I sha� the hope of the Foundation that z�� will be able to honour that occas n with your presence on 6 September im:·· At the same time I wish, dear Secretary-General, �o extend to you on behalf of the International Court of Justice, whose seat is the Peace Palace, a parallel invitation to be the Court's very welcome g st � "!.� _ w on that same day. We all feel it would be most fitting--for the administrative head of the United Nations and the members of its principal judicial organ to gather together on that day in this temple of pacific settlement, especially as the main theme of the celebration will be, as Mr. van der Stoel says, "the importance of international law in general, and of the International Court of Justice in particular, for the ef forts to establish a stable world order, based on the principles of justice'_'. The arrangements for the afternoqn.. �e.;-_e!I}QnL�!.e .§_uta.tte._r. w .WU.:..� Jiistinguished host. the Carnegie Foundation, and must rightly be the pi vot of all else upon the commemorative day. That said, it is to be hoped that, having regard to your _gwn obl!.S!l�ion!l_f!RQ.£9J1Venience,..JL timetable can be devised which will�nable_LC?-� to meet with the Court in private on that same date. /. His Excellency Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar Secretary-General United Nations New York N.Y. 10017 United States of America • J /- • '-''-'/)J ? ..::!;"' 2 Gi.2 COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE - 2 - Such details can be handled by others at a later stage. Meanwhile, I very much hope I shall have the pleasure of learning that, despite the manifold and demanding calls upon your time, you have found it possible to accept. 4 � In deep respect, I am, Yours sincerely, / 1.:... :>- · \ � v ,...... _ "- ;l'l_.( j .-,I : I ----- I ---- / t ose /i M. Ruda President JPK/tcl cc: SG I 28 April 1 'lft • Dear Mr. Amha9sador, Further to mv 1 tter of 2� April, ! shoul � lik to let vou know that th· ret rv-� r�l hae accepted n invitatl.on · rom the ''"'.r o the Carneqie Poun�ation in tbe Nether! ·nd to � an re-� �t r r�mon �s that ill be he d on the afternoon of ntv-P'i 6 -r tem�er 1988 in · �r' .?tne.e of t"' · t:h the P·aee Anniversary of Pal r• n the aou�. • .. •, at the Pal c�J. he 11 lso ,.:.et t)riv8t lv ·rt with the Internat on I r of ,Ju tiee. In acceptinq this kin" nvitatton, thP . to the cretarv- neral suooPst�� Foun� tion that it ma1ntain close contact with th� appropr ate authoritie of th� ther nd- Government as hi presence in the Haque will be in th conte�t an official ��fsit to vour countrv. the Pleasfl> aeeept, Mr. Afll'hassador, assurances of mv·hiohest con i r tion. -,.. varo de Soto Exeeut ve Assietant to th� · cretarv-General is Exc�llEtncv Mr. Adriaan Jacobovit� x�Qed ntativ� of Per�anent Pepre t inq om of the N�therl nd� to the Unit�d Nations New York JPIC/tcl cc: SG � �u 1988 • Dear Mr. �ssador., I the have been asked bv Reeretarv-<".,eneral tD thank vou for your letter of 14 llltarch by which vou invite hi•, on bftlalf of vour Gover..-nt, to pay an official visi� to the Netherlams on the occaeim of·� celebra�ion of the SeYentv-Pifth Armiftf'sarv of the International Court of Justioe whidl will fall on '1\leeday, 6 �r l9RR. The Secretarv<..eneral ia most pl•sed to a� this thouQhtful invitation, aub1ect of course to anv unforHMn de'velOJllllfntS that taiqht ari£1@ at that time. He is �rticularlv �tunity that lookinq forward to tM the vtsi t will afford for a private oonveraation with Her Majest.v ()utl!en BeAtrt.x am "" of vif!WS with her exdlancre Government on mtters of con1non OOI'liOern. will I trust that in t1ue (.X)Urse, you b!! in a position to �retary-<;eneral'e provide uf.lt with a pr0}:'l054!1d proqramnP. for the plMsure stay in V'Ollr country. It will be wrv to dif!ICUlllS the details with you and your staff. Please acc.'@pt, Mr. Antlassador, the assurl\l"'C'!eS ot ff'N hiQtleet consideration. Alvaro de SOto Executive Aasistant to the seeretarv-General His Excellency Mr. Adriaan·Jaoobi:Nitz deSzeqed Permanent Representative of the �ingdom of the Netherlanrta to the United Nations N@w York .. • ... ' I I 'i- 3 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 7t t THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, N.Y. t00t7 TEL.EPHONE: (2121 697-5!547 No. 1122 New York, 14 March, 1988 • -,...-(, {')-< - tcc. t'.C �) � I have the honour to invite yo�, upon instructions received, for an official visit to the Netherlands on the occasion of the celebration of the 75th Annivers�EY-he International Court of Justice on 6 s�����E-�3, 1988. Her Majesty the Queen will be pleased to receive .. -..- --...'<1111 �,.:-t--�-·.. � you for a private conversation on 7 September, 1988. Please accept, Mr Seccetary-General, the assurances of my highest consideration. Adriaan Jacobovits de Szeged, Ambassador, Permanent Representative His Excellency Mr. J. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, United Nations, New York . . RECEIVE • JUN 14 � 1985 New York, had yesterday with rey Minister for Development Co-operation in which she extended to you on behalf of the -...... Netherlands· - Government an invitation for an official visit to the Netherlands. I should like you to know how much rey Government look forward to that occasion. As I have no recollection of any tentative dates beingdiscussed ' yesterday I thought it prudent to let you know that my Government would like 1986to suggest that the visit take place in the week 10-14 February, should that be convenient to you. I do hope that the dates mentioned will not cause a problem. If so, I am sure that it will be possible for your executive office and myself to find a more suitable period. I should be grateful if you would kindly let me know your wishes l i.n thi.s matter. Stoel s Excellency • Javier Plrez de cu:11ar ::retary-General the United Nations rl YORK .. .. . - T I NOTE A L'ATTENTION DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL Ob jet : Vo tre vis ite offic ielle au Royaume de s Pays-Bas M. Jaap Ramaker, Repr�sentant permanent ad joint de la Mission des Pays-Bas , m'a demand� de porter � votre connaissance les renseignements suivants : 1) Remise du dip lome honoris causa : elle se fera ma intenant dan s la fameuse ��lise de Pieterskerk � Le iden et non plus dans le gra�d auditorium de l'Un iversit� . La r�ception qui suivra la c�r�monie aura �galement lieu dans l'�glise de Pieterskerk. La tradition veut que vo us soyez , durant la c�r�mon ie , en tenue Wh ite tie (solid black trousers, coat tails, white ve st , white pleated starched shirt and wh ite bow tie) . C'est je crois la tenue des che fs d'orchestre et des personnal it�s qui re9oivent le Prix Nobel de la Paix . La Mission me pr ie de vo us faire savo ir que si vo us n'etes pas en possession de cette tenue , elle peut vous l'obtenir sur place , � condition que vou s lui fassiez parvenir vo s me sures , le plus vite po ssible . Pour Madame P�rez de Cu�llar , une robe courte sera appropri�e . 2) Banquet offert le 7 septembre par Sa Ma jest� la Re ine : y partic iperont quel que 60 invit�s (30 personnallt�s pour la plupart accompagn�es de leurs �pauses) . D'autre part , M. Ramaker m'a confirm� que le diner offert par le Ma ire de La Haye le 6 septembre serait "black tie". cc : SG JPK/tc l File: � � net: Mr . Jonah , b/f : on official visit to the Ne therlands an� September • .. 6 7 Wh ile the Permanent Miss ion has yet to pr ov ide us with a draft proqr amme , I .believe that we mav leqitima tely expect that it wi ll eventuallv embrace a luncheon or dinner hosted by either the Pr ime Min ister or the Poreiqn Minister . Per�aps also , we could ma ke cont ingency for a further speakinq occasion in a Outch setting . In light of the above , it wou ld be apprec iated if vou could pu t in train the early preparation of draft remarks for the Secretary-Gener al • consideration . shall of course let ' we 4 you know as soon as we rec� ive a detail ed draft pro9 r amme . Thank you . A. de Soto 20 June 1988 • 0001. C/43 � �41 r\mt NOTE FOR THE FILE ,rvm-(" cc\ �: -� Diallo l tJJ cc : Letellier err' y .. OFFICIAL VI IT TO THE NETHERLAND ON THE OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PALACE OF The Ambassador of the Netherlands informed me today that the programme for the vi.s it would in all likelihood begin with a luncheon on 6 September to be hosted either by the Prime Minister or the Foreign Minister, followed by the actual commemo ration.. ceremonies. on the afternoon of the 6th and then .... in the afternoon , if there is time, talks with the Government . In the evening there would be a cultural event , .such as the Concertgebouw orchestra . The following mo rning the re would be talks with the Government and a call on HM The Queen, followed by a luncheon hos ted by HM The Queen at the Roya l Palace . That luncheon would mark the end of the progr amme of the official visit. The Secretary-General could then proceed that very afternoon in the direction of Ve rdun, his next stop . Alvaro 2 June \ • ., ..., .. . •. \ .. . ' .., • I '�C � {. ' � P� ... J). ' f � 1.... - g L. � \ .c...t':J\,. ��hJ �r� ��s-r..�� () k \-... C-.1)_ .. . . , ... UNITED NATIONS - NATIONS UNIES THE SECRETARY-GENERAL .. "/n1. �� �� LL • �d. ttL�• ! . . • r. t Note for the Secretary-General Possible Visit to the Netherlands, September 1988 On 10 March , Max van der Stoel, now President of the Carnegie Founda t1on 1n toe Nie!t herlands , invited you to address a ceremony being organized by the Foundation for 6 September 1988 in the Hague to mar k the 75th Anniversary Of the Peace Palace in that city. The Peace Palace is of course the seat of the ICJ . The Carnegie Foundation rents part of the premises to the Court. The audience will include Queen Beatr ix and the theme will be the importance of international law in general and the ICJ in particular . On 14 March , the Permanent Represen�ative of the Netherlands invited you to pay an official visit to his country-non the occasion of the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice on 6 September ". �he Queen would be pleased to receive you for a pr ivate conversation on 7 September . On 25 March , the ICJ President , · while recognizing · the Carneg ie invitatfon , extended to you on behalf of the Court an invitation to be a guest of the Court on 6 September and to meet pr ivafely with the Court's members dur ing that day. CONFIDENTIEL FP/pb .. Fi le : N xRe f : G.ali-:: b/f : vo: m NOTES SUR LA REUNION DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL AVEC LE REPRESENTANT PERMANENT DES PAYS-BAS S. EXC . M. ADR IAAN JACOBOVITS DE SZEGED tenue au Siege des Nations Unies le 14 ma rs 1988 a 11 heu res Presents : Le Secretaire general S. Exc . M. Jacobovitz de Szeged Mme Florence Pomes Un aide L'Ambassadeur remet au Secretaire general une invitation officielle (lettre ci-jointe) a se rendre a La Haye pour les· ceremonies du 75eme anniversaire de la Cour internationale de Justice qui se derouleront le 6 septembre 1988 en presence de Sa Ma jeste la Reine . Le Secretaire general remercie l'Ambassadeur de cette aimable invitation. Il evoque la visite officielle qu 'il avait effectuee aux Pays-Bas , en juillet 1982, ainsi que celle que Sa Ma jeste avait bien voulu lui rendre quelques mo is plus tard au Siege . Le Secretaire general etudiera de pres son calendrier et ne manquera pas de se tenir en contact avec l'Ambassadeur . L'a�faire de la Miss ion permanente d ' observation de l'OLP est alors evoquee . Le Secretaire general note qu 'il appa rtient ma intenant a la Cour internationale de Justice de donner son •accord consultatif• sur !'affaire, avis que les Et ats-Unis ne respecteront d'ailleu rs pas forcement . En attendant , si l'OLP ne se conforme pas a la decision du Mi nistre de la Justice americain de ferme r son Bu reau a New York, le Departement de la Justice saisira un tribuna l federal des Etats-Uni s. Il est possible que l'OLP conteste la decision du Ministre ou bien qu 'elle se constitue •Friend of the Court• et choisisse de fourni r les elements d'information a la Cour sans etre partie au litige . Les Etats-Unis estiment que l'OLP est placee sous leur jurisdiction et qu 'il s'agit done d'une affaire purement bilaterale, ma is l'OLP, quant a elle, se rec l ame de !'Accord de Siege signe entre l'ONU et les Etats-Uni s. • - 2 - En attendant , note le Secretaire general, il est etr ange que M. Me ese ait adresse lui-meme une lettre a l'Observateur permanent de l'OLP , ce qui implique une reconnaissance , meme indirecte , de l'OLP . L'affaire, en tout cas, risque de trainer en longueur, et , plus grave , aj oute le Sec retaire general , est le fait que les pays arabes pourraient bien dec ider de prendre leu r revanche en remettant en question les lettres de creance d'Israel a la Troisieme Session Speciale sur le Desarmement qui se reunira fin ma i . L'Ambassadeur evoque ensuite le conf lit Iran-Irak. Le Secretaire n ge eral indique que des consultations informelles du Conseil de securite do ivent avoir lieu dans l'apres-midi. Ma i ntenant que les attaques ont repris et que la treve de la guerre des villes a ete rompue , il est evident que !'atmosphe re au Consei l sera beaucoup mo ins favo rable et que certains Etats Membres vont insister pour qu ' une seconde resolution prevoyant des sanc tions soit adoptee . Le Secretaire general avait !'intention d'inviter les Ministres des affaires etrangeres de l'Iran et de l'Ir aq a venir a New Yo rk pour qu 'ils clarifient leurs positions et commencent a negocier les 4 points de la resolution 598 (Jour J, cessation des hostilites, retrait des troupes et · etablissement d'une commi ssion d'enquete impa rtiale) ma is ma i ntenant tout a change a nouveau . L'Ambassadeur lui ayant demande ce qu 'il pensait de l'idee sovietique de nomme r un representant special, le Secretaire general repond qu 'il y est favo rable mais a condition gu'un processus de negociat ion ait ete amorce . Ensuite seu lement pourrait-il confier a un represent ant special la tache de faire la navette entre les deux capitales . Enf in, au suj et de !'Afghanistan , l'Arnbassadeur ayant fait observe r que les negociations de Geneve semb lent bloquees , � Secretaire general repond qu 'en ef fet on se heu rte a deux probleme s distincts : celui du retrait des troupes sovietiques et celui , qu 'il qualifie de pu rement interne, de la mise en place d'un gouvernement d'unite nationale . Les Pakistana is insistent sur ces deux po ints alors que les Etats-Unis sont surtout preoccupes par le ret rait des troupes pour lequel ils posent des conditions tres fermes . Ainsi , ils recl ament une symetrie totale ent re l'arret de leur aide aux Moudj ahidin et ce lle de l'Union sovietique au regime de Kaboul. Se lon le Secretaire general, le President Re agan aurait du ma l a ceder sur ce po int car Republicains et Democrates , qui pensent que l'arret de l'aide aux Cont ras a terni l'image de leurs pays , s'accordent pour ne pas abandonner les Moudj ahidin. - 3 - • A Geneve tout est pret pour la signature de l'Accord mais les dates pour le retrait des troupes posent encore des problemes . Les Pakistanais ont indique que pour eux la date du 15 mars n'etait pas sacro-sainte. Par centre , il se sont engages a respecter celle du 15 mai et ils donneront leur reponse a la fin du mo is . Le Secretaire general pense pourtant que s'il n'y a pas de 15 mars, il n'y aura pas de 15 mai. En ce qui concerne la mise en place d'un gouvernement d'unite nationale, le Gouvernement paki stanais desirerait que le Representant speciaL du Secretaire general y contribue largement . Ma is , outre qu 'il est plus facile de connaitre les des iderata des refugies afghans au Pakistan que de savoir ce que pensent les Afghans qui se battent sur place , le Secretaire general estime que l'ONU ne peut pas s'ingerer dans une affaire qui est purement interieure . Pour lui , le Gouvernement de Kaboul, qui a ete reconnu par l'ONU est le gouvernement legal du pays . Il en va d'ailleurs de meme pour le Kampuchea . Done , meme si les parties s'accordaient pour donne r a M. Cordovez le mandat de negocier la mise en place d'un gouvernement d'unite nationale , le secretaire general devrait peser sa decision : il n'oublie pas, en effet , que les Moudj ahidin tiennent rigueur a l'ONU de ne pas les avoir associes au processus de negociation . L'Ambassadeur fait alors allusion a la demission de M. Mo hammed Yunus Khalis, Chef de l'Alliance qui regroupe les ·sept Mouvement de Moudj ahidin, et note que des representants de l'Alliance sont ma intenant en route pour Geneve . Ma is sont-ils tous la, se demande le Secretaire general. !1 y a t�l lement de factions , et qui s'entre-dechi rent , qu 'il est difficile de savoir a qui l'on a affaire. Meme l'ancien Roi Zahir Shah, qui jouait un peu le role de chef d'orchestre, est ma intenant conteste . L'imbroglio est done total. L'entretien se termine a 11 h 30, le Secretaire general ayant renouve le ses reme rciements a l'Amba ssadeur pour son invitation a se rendre a La Haye . u: u 0 \..U../" c.. \ Flo.c.erence Pomes le 14 ma rs 1988 , ) li _ w... �RFCE,VEO ·�����w-:-::: ? MAR 9 1988 """- � ' NATI ONS UNIES // . � .P,� �(' i uNITED NATIONS \ &JA I CCNFIDENI'IAL CENTRE D'INFO ATION V1<�;; I �- 1 F o,.vf"' r _.. MEMORAND �� ,.., --'"" tp/ e-. ��I A.;'\�� """"""' \... ��,. � Cabinet • Mr. Virendra DAYAL, Chef OR $ .A A TO : de REF. : 33071 � of the Secretary� C (I..... M.\"1�,--. , .... , L p..,.: � 1»:;"1' DE - FROII : DATE : 29 Febru.aiY. � \ Official visit of the the OBJET • SUBJECT: Secretary-General to Hague (Netherlands) , September 1988 ) I C�"'-' ·j,?...... ' � ,..._ y \ an official caw the • During cerem::my ened by Internatialal Coort� 1M \N"o�� .' of Justice , the Hague , Netherlands (22 February 1988) , the Direct:ar of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in charqe of UN matters , info.tmed me canfidentially__that the Netherlams � is_� the neces�- arr�� to invite .Mr..__Javier Perez de CUel�-�� an official_v�sit �theNether �-��er 1981t. '!his invitatial coincides with the invitatial the Intel:nat.iawll COOrt of Justice am the camegy Foorrlaticn made already tothe Secretary-General at the occasioo. of the 75th Anniversary ofthe Peace Palaoe. , All preparatoryements arrang have been made amthe Foreign order Minist:zy is 'WOI:kiDJ oo. the final sc::hedule in to meet both the QueenIS and the Secre1:azy-GeneIS t1mesc:heduleo first or secxni 'Dle visit is due to take place in the- · - week of Sept.eaiJer 1988. cc: Mr. Samir Sanbar, Director, Infcmnatioo Centres Divi.Sioo. , IPI - ) NOTE FOR THE FI LE: On 20 February 1986 Mr . Meesman , Deputy Permanen t Representat ive of the Ne ther lands , called to inform me unfor tunately , it was imposs ible to find a date convenient to bo th side s for a visit by the Secretar y-General to the Nether lands . The refor e, his Gove r nment felt it wo uld be des irable to postpone such an invitation until 1987. l \ ;...,..______...)_ G.q, Pi cco/20 .ii.86 .. .. • Gf /( -1 Note for the Secretary-General '!be Netherlands I. Historical and Political Outline 1. In 1568, William of Orange initiated the struggle for independence fran Spain am eleven years later, by virtue of the Union of Utrecht, the seven northern Dutch provinces became the Re?Jb lic of the United Netherlands. In the followiDJ century, its "golden era" , the Netherlands became a great sea am colonial power. In 1795 French Troops ousted William V of Orange , the Stadhouder under the Dutch republic and head of the House of Orange . Following Napo leon 's defeat, the Congress of Vienna joined the Belgium provinces to the Northern Netherlands and the son of the former Stadhouder was proclaimed King of the Netherlands in March 1815 as William I. Belgium withdrew from the Union in 1830. 2. '!he Netherlands is a constitutional and hereditary roonarchy. In 1980 - a constitutional anendrrent altered the law of succession to allow the first-born child of the Monarch, whether male or female , to be first heir tof the throne. Queen Beatrix succeeded to the throne on 30 April 1980, on the _ abdication of her mther Queen Juliana, now Princess Juliana (b. 1909) , who had reigned for 31 years. Queen Juliana, in turn, had succeeded in 1948 her mther ()leen Wilhemina , who had reigned for 58 years. Born on 31 January 1938, Queen Beatrix spent part of her childhood in canada where her parents lived during World Wa r II, following the German invasion of the Netherlands . Subsequently educated at the University of Ieyden, she holds a doctorate in political science. In 1965 she married Claus von Amsberg , a member of a minor Geman noble family. Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus have three children: Crown Prince William-Alexander (b. 1967) , the fust male heir to the Dutch 'Ihrone in 116 years; Prince Johan Friso (b. 1968) and Prince Constantin (b. 1969) . 3. Urrler the Charter, drawn up in 1954, the remaining overseas territories of the Netherlands becane part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , consisting of the Netherlands proper, Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles . Under this arrangement , which was approved by the General Assembly in res. 945 (X) , the American members of the Kingdom have their own territorial government, presided over by a Minister President , responsible to their local parliament, while responsibility for foreign affairs and defence is vested in the Council of Ministers in '!he Hague, in which the American parts of the Realm are represented by a resident Minister. Suriname became independent in 1975, less at its own request , but rather out of a desire by '!he Hague to stop Surinamese fran enjoying uncontrolled access to the Netherlands . As a result, in the mnths preceeiing the date of independence, alJOOst one third of the Surinamese population arrived in the Netherlands . Between 1975 am 1986 the Kingdan carprised the Netherlands in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles, the latter consisting of t'NO groups of three islands each: the "Leeward Islands" group, cooposed of Cura�o, Bonaire am Aruba, situated 24-60 !an off the western coast of Venezuela , and the ''Windward Islands" group consisting of Saint Martin, Saint FLlstatius and Saba, some 350 !an ea st of Puerto Rico. - 2- Si.Jn! Jaruary. 1986, the Kingdan has again three carpanent members , Aruba hav ing been granted separ ate status , on oondition that it would accept independence in 1996. 4. Executive power in the Netherlands is vested in the l Party Seats Christian Detoocratic Appeal (CDA) y 54 Labour Party (PvdA) 52 People • s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) . (liberal) 'Z1 Democrats 66 (066) (centre-left) 9 Political Reformed Party (SGP) (Calvinist) 3 Political Party · of Radical Democrats (PPR) ("Greens") 2 Pacifist Socialist (anti-�) 1 Two other par ties , the Reformed Political Association and the Evangelical Politica l Federation won one seat each . '!be elections produced a shift towards the centrists parties , w1th the Labour Party and 066 both gaining seats at the expenses of smaller radical groups . 6. '!he stability characterizing the succession of post-war coalition governments gave way in the 1970s to an increased pol itical pola rization and, in the 1972 elections, the "confessional" parties , now merged in the dir istian Democratic �al , suffered a major setback. In May 1973 a new left-of-centre coalition, led by the Labour Party, came to power under Prime Minister Joop den Uyl. Umer his administration (1973-1977) , the Netherlands became a DDdel welfare state. Despite opposition from NA'IO, defence expenditures were reduced and the aiOOUnt of developnent aid raised to an average of 1.96 per · cent of GNP in the mid -1970s , fran 1. 15 per cent ten years earlier. In the '!he CDA was fourrled in 1980 afte r the dissolution of the federatioo y groupiBJ the Catholic Party and two Protestant parties. , ,. 3 - late 1970s and early 1980s a succession of centre-right and centre-left coalitions intertwined with periods of political stalemate, reflecting d1sagreements in both ecooomic and defence policies. 7. Since 1982, when a centre-right 8. The Netherlands , one of the 49 states currently recognizing as coopulsory the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) , haS:" . traditionaly been at the forefront of those states expousing the cause of ... peaceful settJ,,ements of disputes . '!be Court, like its predecessor, holds its public sittlrgs in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague, where in 1913 the Pernanent Court of Arbitration took residence . The construction of the Palace was financed by a gift by AOOrew Carnegie , while the site and surrounding land had been donated to his Foundation by the Netherlands . '!be new wing of the Peace Palace, which now houses the offices of the Members of the Court, was erected at the cost of the I:Utch government am inaugurated in ]april 1978. In addition to the ICJ and the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Palace is residence to '!be Hague .Academy of International Law. II. The Fconany 9. While the world-wide econanic recession was felt keenly in the Nether lands, the country still retains a high standard of living with a GNP per head estimated at $9 , 290. Although a net i.Jrpor ter of crude petroleliD, mostly fran Iran, Kuwait, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands is a najor producer of natural ga s which, in 1985, provided more than one-half of domestic energy requirements and 10.9% of government revenue . lbwever, earnings from natural gas, wlnerable to the drop in both the dollar and oil prices, have been steadily declining since 1982. '!be Nether lands is one of continental &trope• s most open economies , exports and inports being each equivalent to about 60% of the GOP. Its najor trading partners are the · Federal Rep.Jblic of Gernany, Belgillll and Wxembourg (the last two members of the Joint Benelux Olstan Union) , France , the United Kingdan,· Italy and the United States . • .. - 4 - III. Fbreign Relations 10. Occupied by Germany in 1940, at the eoo of �rld War II the Netherlands abandoned its traditional policy of neutrality aoo became a member of the Western European Union (WEIJ) and of NAro . In 1983 the Government erv::ountered much public criticism over the issue of deployment of tE "cruise" missiles in the Netherlams . In 1986, the Second Chamber approved the deployment of 48 missiles in 1988. Ii:>wever, because of the corv::lusion of the INF Treaty bebJeen the United States and the Soviet Unioo in 1987, no actual deployment took place. 11. '!be Netherlands is a fotmding member of the European EConomic Camlmity (EEX:) . In a&Ution to the creation of a genuine c00100n market, rutch priorities in Europe include the developnent of new policies, particularly on environmental issues. '!be NetherlaOOs is also active in the OC Political eo-operat1on Group which foriiUlates the OC's foreign policy. '!be Netherlands believes that its interests abroad are best represented through its membership in the United Nations , NAro and the European Camunity. 12. A nation of traders, the NetherlaOOs has always attached great r i.nportance to the principle of freedom of navigation. Ql several occasions '!be Hague asserted that it 'WO.Ild like to see the United Nations assune responsibility for the protection of international shipping in the Gllf, stating its readiness ·to contribute to a UN operation to that effect. Meanwhile , in September 1987, '!be Hague decided to send two minesweepers to the Gllf. Having strongly supported Secur ity Council resolution 598 (1987) , the rutch government, which maintained good relations with both Iran and Iraq throughout the war, joined its partners of the European toommity in applauding the decision of the belligerants to accept the cease-fire, to be followed by direct talks under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. 13. Relations with the former colony of Suriname had been severely strained since the December 1982 execution of fifteen prominent opposition leaders by Surinamese soldiers under Lt . Col. Desi Bouterse. As a consequence , '!be Hague suspended an annual $100m developnent aid, part of a 10-15 year aid package agreed upon at the time of Suriname's independence . '!be lo\Est point of Dutch-Surinamese relations was reached in January 1987, when rutch diplanatic representation was downgraded at the.charge d'affaires level, following SUriname's expu!sion of the Dutch Ambassador on chatges that the Netherlands was SlJRX>rting a rebel IOOVement in the eastern part of the country. '!be I)Jtch government maintained that unrest in Suriname was caused by the lack of confidence in the democratization process undertaken by the military-backed government of Colonel Bouterse. 'Ihe issue of aid has been a sore part in the relations, with Paramaribo threatening to initiate proceedings against the NetherlaOOs before the International Court of Justice, on the grounds that the Dutch had unilaterally suspended the aid agreement. 14. Following elections held in November 1987, generally considered to have been fa ir by mst observers, a civilian , Ransema.k Shankar was sworn in as President of Suriname. He inmediately called for a renewed working relat1onsh1p W1th the Netherlands . After a visit to Paramaribo last April, .. .. - 5- IAltch Fore� Minister Hans van den Broek , reccmnended normalization of relations resmtion of economic aid. Approved by the nJtch parll.aiDellt, the renewal ·of a �OOm annual develo nt aid programme has been confirmed at the eii1 of JUly fo llowing bx> roundsPQf o intense negotiations between Surinamese and IAltch officials . '!he Hague is also keepiB;J a watchful eye on developnents surrounding Suriname 's army, which remains a major force in Surinamese policies . Resumption of diplomatic relations at Ambassadorial level has been conditioned by Suriname on the restmption of the suspended aid. 15. Often contradictory political, economic and human rights considerations have determined the Netherlands ' relation with Sooth Africa. On the one hand the Netherlands SUR'Qrts the abolit1on of .Apar the1d ; on the other, because of special cultural ties and economic interests, the current Dutch government, unlike its left-of-centre predecessors or the Nordic countries , has been rellx:tant to apply rore effective measures against Pretoria. Currently, in ad Ution to the arms embargo, a trade eri>argo is in effect concerning Krugerrands (gold coins) , iroo and steel . In a recent parliamentary debate Foreign Minister van den · Broek nade clear that the Netherlands would not go beyond the current set of sanctions i.np>sed by the European camunity. legislation banning � investments in Sooth Africa by. Dutch fiiTIS is presently under discussion; meanwhile, the government has asKed IAltch coopanies not to initiate new investments. On repeatedasions occ Dltdr anti-Apartheid groups , youth organizations and trade unions have called for the withdrawal of the Roya l Dltch/Shell Oil Group fran South Africa, sayiD} that Shell products fuelled Pretoria' s defence machinery usedressing insupp internal oppos ition and in destabiliziB;J neighbouring states . Anti-Apartheid groups have also called for a ban on coal irrp:>rts fran South Africa. In 1986 South Africa exported to the Netherlands 1.451 million metric-tons of coal, compared to 318 thousand metric-tons in 1983. 16. In an unprecedented action in the sumner of 1987, the United Nations ColDlCil for Namibia, instituted legal pra::eedings against the nJtch uraniLDn enrichnent plant Urenco Netherlands V.O.F. and its state-controlled managing partner Ultracentrifuge Netherlands N.V. , as well as the GoVernment of the Netherlands. In 1985 the Council had decided to institute legal action , in dome stic courts and other appropr iate bodies , aga inst corporation or individuals violating the COuncil's Decree No. 1 for the Protection of the National Resources of Namibia . '!he writ of sunroons was served on the defendants before the District Court at '!he Hague. Urenco has replied to the writ of sl111'00ns, in the fust place , by challenging the la::us ·standi of the Council of Namibia in IAltch Courts, and secondly , by denying the charges and request:ir¥j the Court to dismiss the claim. The J)Jtch govemment, for its part, has maintained that Netherlands electricity coopanies have not bought uranium originated in Namibia. 17. '!he Netherlands gives more developnen t aid per head of population thanSt IOO Western countries. '!he total aiOOUnt of fo reign aid, which does not quite reach the target of 1.50% of the �' amotmted to $2.7 billion in 1987 . '!he high priority of the foreign a1d progranme is supported by all parties of the political spectrum. '!he selection of targe t countries has always been a matter of debate, and respect for human rights has traditionally been amon;J - 6 .._ the criteria in the choice of the recipient. As part of a new awroach to ease the debt oblem of developing countries , the Nether lands has cancelled all the offic m development assistance debts to Less Developed Countries (ILCs) and interest payrrents of other low- income African countries fo r five years. 18. Bilateral aid is about a quarter of total developnent aid. In 1988, a large part of aid \\aS allocated to the Sahel region and , to a lesser extent, to sub-saharan Africa , special attention being given to sane front-line states . Recipients of bilateral aid in Africa also include � and the Sudan. In addition to the usual recipients of Dutch aid in Asia, which include India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Yemen and Pakistan, develcprent aid to the Philiwines was increased, in 1987, as part of a government progranme to help nyoungemoc d raciesn . 19. Un::ier the sane project, the Netherlands also decided in 1987 to � out special aid to Nicaragua and to inplement instead a new Central .Amer 1can devel nt rogramne . Under the scheme, the $20 million given in 1988, rising t:025� 12ffi7 illion by 1990, are to be shared equally between Costa Rica, Glatemala , lbnduras, Nicaragua and E1 Salvador, whereas previoosly Dutch aid concentrated on Nicaragua and Costa Rica . In a plan to help Andean Cotmtries, the Ministry for Developnent Cooperatioo has allocated $17 mil!icn to Peru, Bolivia, Colanbia and Ecuador . This sum should double by 1990. :.. ... August 1988 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY COUNCIL AFFAIRS PAS : LA Political Affairs Division 16 Augu st 1988 KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS • < IINGDOK OF THE NETHERLANDS Ar ea : 41, 160 sq . km. (16,464 sq . mi .) Populat ion : 14,661,000 (1987) Gr oss !fat-i-&nal Produc t: $132.92 billion (1985) G� per capita: $9,180 (1985) Relat ionship to the Un ited Nations .The Netherlands is an or iginal Member of the Un ited Na tions , the Dutch . governme nt- in-exile having signed the Inter-Allied Declarat ion in 1941. In ·its foreign .p ol icy , the Netherlands emphas izes the moral responsibility. of We s tern countries towards the Third Wor ld and for the protection of human rights· and strengthening .of world peace . · For its small size , the Netherlands plays an influent ial role in world affairs , in part through its membership in the Eu ropean Communities (EC) , the Benelux Economic Union and NATO , and in part through the activism of its populat ion . The Netherlands regards the Un ited Nations as ind isp€nsable, and particularly gives strong support to the International Court of Ju stice , whose permanent seat is in The Hague . The Netherlands has served four time s on the · Security Counc il , its last term ending in 1984 . In the past, the country has contributed personnel to · the Un ited Nat ions Ob servation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL), the Un ited Nations Operati�n in the Congo (ONU C) , the Un ited Nat ions Yemen Ob servation Mission (UNYOM) , the Un ited Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mi ss ion (UNIPOM) , and the Un ited Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), where they suffered a numb er of fatalities . At present , sixteen Dutch personnel serve with the Un ited Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) . The Netherlands currently is a memb er of the .Conference on Disarmament, Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations , Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space , Ad . Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean , Commiss ion on Internat ional Trade Law , · Committee on Information , and Ad Hoc Committee on the Wor ld Disarmament Conference . It also sits on the Populat ion Commission , Commi ssion for Social · Development , Commiss ion on Narcotic Drugs , Commission on Human Settlements , Committee on Natural Re sources , and. Commiss ion on Transnational . Corporations . The Netherlands belongs to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) • 2 and the Ec onomic Commission for Latin Amer ica and the Caribbean (ECLAC) , as well as to the Inter-American and As ian Devel opment Banks . A member of virtually all UN and inter-governmental agenc ies , the Ne therlands sits on the govern ing bodies of UNDP , UNEP , UNHCR, IMO and the World Food Programme . The Exe cut ive Secretary of the UN Capital Devel opment Fund is the Ne therlands ' Daan Evert s. The Pres ident of the Ninth General Assemb ly was Eelco N. van Kleffens of the Netherlands . The Ne therlands served as a Vice President dur ing the 42nd General As semb ly and provided a Vice . Chairman to the Second Committee, Mr . Henr icus Gaj entaan . Permanent Representative Adr iaan Jacobovits DE SZEGED presented his credentials on 5 August 1986 . Assessed at 1.74 per cent , the Ne therlands' contribut ion to the regular UN budget for 1988 is $12 , 599,828 . It should be noted that as of July 1988, none of this contribut ion , or that owed towards UN peacekeep ing , was outstand ing . (For a profile of the Netherlands ' voluntary contribut ions to UN general trust funds , see Annex I.) As of 30 May 1988 , 26 Du tch nationals (two of whom were women) filled geograph ical pos ts at the Un ited Nat ions . Fore ign Pol icy on Qu e st ions Before the Un ited Nations Long an advocate of a STRENGTHENED UNITED NATIONS , the Netherlands ur ges that the Secretary-General 's fact-find ing capac ity be enhanced and that greater use be made of international adj udicat ion . Within var ious UN bodies , the Ne therlands has sought to discourage vague and overly ambit ious programmes , as well as the prac tice of "false consensus ". Wh ile the Dutch government believes that the UN system mu st be streaml ined and stru cturally improved, it also stresses that Member States mu st ful fill their financ ial ob l igations under the Charter . In the context of the UN 's financ ial cr isis , the Ne therland s has increased its donat ions to such voluntarily-funded progr amme s as the UNFPA . Concerning the IRAN-IRAQ WAR , the Ne therlands has sought to ma in tain good relations with both part ies while ins isting on full impl ementat ion of Security Counc il resolution 598. La st October , in cooperat ion with Be l gium and the Un ited Kingdom , the Ne therland s deployed two minesweepers in the Gu lf , one of which was subsequent ly withdrawn . Having in the .. 3 • past voiced support for UN protection of international shipping in the Gulf, the Dutch government has stated its readiness to contribute to such an operation . The Netherlands has consistently ab stained on GA resolutions endorsing the convening of an ,Internat ional Peace Conference on the MIDDLE EAST . Traditionally , the Dutch have maintained strong relat ions with Israel . Nonetheless, on a visit to the region last month , Fore ign Minister Van den Broek stated that "the . PLO must be .part of the peace process" and appealed to Isra-el to. "take a courag'eous step" in the search for a solution to the problem of the Palestinians . APARTHEID .and NAMI BIA are -vital public issues in the Netherlands . Contending that pol it ical and economic pressure by the international commun ity is indispensable for br inging about positive change in southern Africa , the Dutch government implements the various embargos adopted by the UN and EC . New investments in South Afr ica by Ne therlands-based companies have-declined , in part because of government appeals and in part because of a sabotage campaign waged by Dutch anti-apartheid activists . The Dutch government now wants .the international community to give thought to what will ult imately replace -apa rthe id , and consequently it has proposed a set of principles for a constitutional order based on freedom -and plural istic democracy . The Netherlands also allocates - considerable financ ial support to the front-line States and to southern Afr ican .pol itical refugees , as we ll as to the UN Trust Fund for South Africa , the Educational and . Training Programme -for Southern Africa , the Fund for Namib ia and the Institute for .Namib ia . In light of this · commitment , the Netherlands reacted strongly when the UN Council .for Namib ia singled it out for legal action on grounds that two Dutch companies allegedly violated a ban on - exploitation of Namib ia 's natural resourc es by proc ess ing uranium from the territory . The Dutch governme nt fully supports a regional solut ion to the problems of CENTRAL .AMERICA. Both bilaterally and through the. EC , the Netherlands has made Central America. a focal point ·for deve lopment assistance . Wh ile. it has . voted in the GA to affirm the ·ICJ judgment against US interference in Nicaragua , the Netherlands fears that a yearly recurrence of such resolutions :could thre aten the Court 's prestige without contr ibuting to peace in Central America. .. 4 .. The Netherlands supports al l GA resolutions aimed at facilitating an early resumption . of negotiations over the FALILAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS . However , the Dutch government firmly believes that any future arrangement should give effect to the right of self-determination . : A former colonial power in the South-Eas t As ia region , the Netherlands supports ASEAN .efforts to reach a negotiated settlement to the prob lem of KAMPUCHEA . However , it has strong misgivings about any participation ' by. the Khmer Rouge in an eventual coalition government . The Netherlands advocates op t imal .,Uni ted Nations involvement in all facets of DISARMAMENT . At the Third Special Se ssion on Disarmament , the - Netherlands and : Canada -proposed · an i�-depth study on strengthening the overall role of the . UN in verification . The Dutch government specifically proposed that the Department for Disarmament Affairs act as a "service centre", making data , technical facilities and perhaps personnel for verification available at the request of Member States. Long an advocate of the total banning of chemical weapons , the Netherlands has offered to host whatever institutions woul d be needed , includ ing an -inspectorate, to make a chemical weapons convention effective . In the meant ime , the Dutch government suggests that the - Secretary-General should be assisted by a. standing team of chemical weapons experts for ident ifying violations of the -1925 Geneva Protocol . A nuclear-test ban is another important disarmament obj ec.ti:ve of the. Ne therlands . In its view, this might best be achieved . by a step. by-step approach wh ich linked reductions in nuc lear weapons to reductions in the - number and size of tests . The Dutch government has also come out in favour of nuclear-free zones in areas where nuclear weapons do not yet exist , such as the Middle East and South-East Asia . A member of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space , the - Netherlands favours an - arms· control regime for outer space which would, inter al ia , protect satellites in high orbits . In the field of conventional arms control, the Dutch government maintains that the UN should play a role in broadening confidence-building measures not only .globally, but also regionaly and sub-regionaly • • As host to a multinational consortium ident ified as a Pioneer Investor by LAW OF THE SEA Resolution II, the Netherlands contributed actively . ' 5 to the agre�ment reached last year on overlapp ing seabed mining claims . A Non-Consul tat ive Party to the ANTARCTIC TREATY , the Netherlands has joined other Treaty - part ies in not part icipat ing in GA debates so as to demonstrate the ir determinat ion to pteserve the Treaty system . In the context of - the Brund tland report , the Netherlands has affirmed that the United Nations is the ·most appropriate institution for integrat ing environmental considerations with DEVELOPMENT policies •. Specifically, the Dut ch government has recommended that every two years- UNEP 's Governing Council be -prec�ded .by a.ministerial-level meeting to advance -such a programme . - Convinced that Third World countries need important financ ial trans fers .from -Western countries to ease their ·balance-of.-payment problems and to fos ter longer-term development , the Netherlands cons istent ly gives approximately one per - cent of its gross national pr.oduct as official development as sistance . In response to the critical economic situat ion in Afr ica., the Du tch government has taken steps to help strengthen existing institutions , improve agricul tural product ion and wat er - supply, develop human resources ,-provide inunediate rel ief for refugees , and cancel debt service-on official loans to low- income countries . Strong advocacy- of HUMAN RIGHTS has been a hallmark of Du tch .partic.ipation in the United Nations . The - Netherlands ' pre sent concerns· include social and legal principles relating to the protection and welfare of children , and respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the -United Nations and the special ized agenc ies . The Ne therlands has pledged to do its utmost to strengthen UN mechanisms for the implementat ion of human rights, particularly the system. of rapporteurs of the Human Rights Commission. The Dutch government is unequivocal in its support for international cooperation .agains t terrorism and drug trafficking . Dome stic Political Profile After a rapid. succession of coalition government s, the Dutch pol itical sys tem- appears to have attained new stability under the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA )-Liberal Party -(VVD) government of Prime -Minister Ruud Lubbers . Brought . to power in.. 1982 and ., reconfirmed in .1986, the government has survived despite the unpopular cutbacks in government spending it has 6 . ' instituted to reduce the Netherlands ' large budget deficit. Or iginally committed to accepting deployment of 48 US cruise ai ssiles in 1982 , the CDA-VVD coalition was able to postpone this controversial act unt il the Soviet Un ion and the Un ited States concluded the INF treaty wh ich banned such weapons . The Netherlands generally retains good relations with its former colonies , almost- all of wh ich are now fully independent or enj oy cons iderable autonomy . Five Caribbean islands -known as the - Netherl ands Ant illes . remain an. integral · part of the Ne therlands., wh ile a sixth ,. Aruba , became a separate entity within · the �ingdom of the Netherlands as from l. January 1986. Relat ions with Suriname , however , have been strained . When the former Dutch colony ,attained independence in 1975, the Netherlands pledged a.$1.5 billion aid package over a 15-year period . The aid was curtailed in .. 1982 , however , after the Dut ch government accused the · mi 1 i tary regime wh ich had se ized power of mu rdering its opponents . Wh ile the restoration of democracy last year brought renewed ties , suspicions- remain on both sides . A list of princ ipal government officials follows as Annex II . •• l •• t • .. .. Annex I NETHERLANDS Voluntary Contributions to united Nations General Trust Funds for the year 1988 as at 16 August 1988 Pledged Paid Trust Fund FLS FLS United Nat ions Fund for Drug Abuse Control 200 , 000 200 ,000 United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa 200, 000 200 ,000 United Nations Fund for Namibia 150 ,000 150 ,000 Trust Fund for the Institute for Namibia 400,000 400,000 United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa 250 ,000 250 ,000 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Symposia 50,000 50,000 Total 1,250,000 1,250,000 • . . .. Annex II -· Princ ipa l Government Officials Queen Beatrix Pr ime Minis ter Ruud LUBBERS Vice Prime Minister Rudolf de KORTE Minister of Agricul ture Gerr it BRAKS Minister of Defense Willem van EEKELEN Minister of Development Cooperation - Piet BUKMAN Minsiter of Economic Affairs Rudo lf de KORTE Minister of Education . Willem DEETMAN Minister of Finance Herman RUDING Minister of Fo re ign Affairs Hans van den BROEK Minister of Home Affairs Cees van DIJK Minister of Hous ing , Phys ical Plann ing and Env ironment Ed NIJPELS Minis ter of Jus tice Freder ik KORTHALS ALTES Minis ter of Netherlands Ant illes Affairs J'a n de KONING Minister of Sc ience Willem DEETMAN Minister of Social.- Affairs Jan de KONING Minister of Transport and Public Works Ne elie SMIT-KROES Minister of Welfare , He al th and Culture Leendert BRI NKMAN Secretary of State for Fore ign Af fa irs Rene van der LINDEN RPD/OHRMs 2822/GN - 11 Auqust 1988 Recruitment upda te for Country Rit NETHERIANDS 1. Candidates recr uited dur ing last 12 months s 0 2. Candidates under recr uitment: 0 3. Candidates recr uited through na tional oompeti tive examina ti ons z The Nether lands have never participated in th e national examinations . 4. Cand ida tes on the oomputer ized recruitment roster z 87(6) Note z Figur e in par entheses repr esents women . NETHERLANDS Nationals of the Netherlands on geogr aph ical and non-geogr aphical posts with the United Nations and some other UN organs (28 June 1988) 1. Geograph ical Desirable Range : 28-38 Mid-point: 33 .03 2. Number of staff on geograph ic posts: 26 3. Number of staff on non-geographic posts: UN Secretar iat: 28 UNDP : 72 � UNICEF : 4 2 lTC : 3 UNRWA : 4 e� ICJ : 18 ICSC 2 UNHCR: 21 On Secondment to Specialized Agencies : 1 4. Total number of all staff: 217 5. Number of Staff reaching retirement (Geographical): 1988: 1989: 1 1990 : 17 August 1988 Division for Policy Co-ordination Office of Human Resources Management STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF NETHERLANDS IN POSTS SUBJECT TO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 1978-1987* Desi- We ighted rable Contr i- Weighted Staff USG ASG D-2 D-1 P-5 P-4 P-3 P-2 P- 1 Total range bution range Position 1978 2 3 6 6 12 3 32 25-34 1.42 773-1045 990 1979 2 4 5 7 10 4 32 25-34 1.42 770-1042 996 1980 2 2 6 7 10 2 29 28-38 1.63 885-1197 909 1981 1 1 1 6 9 9 3 30 33-45 1.63 1309-1771 1192 1982 1 1 7 9 8 6 1 33 33-44 1.63 1293-1749 1234 1983 1 1 6 9 9 7 1 34 35-48 1.78 1380-1866 1240 1984 1 1 6 8 10 8 1 35 35-48 1.78 1385-1873 « 1268 1985 2 6 9 12 10 39 35-47' 1.78 1721-2328 1754 1986 1 1 : 7 8 8 7 32 31-42 1.74 1510-2042 1466 1987 2 7 9 6 5 29 28-37 1.74 1366-1847 1366 Staff at A P P 0 I N T M E N T S S E P A R A T I 0 N S Staff at beg inning Non- Non- Ad just end of of ye ar Career career Total Career career Total ments ye ar 1978 34 2 3 5 3 4 7 +1 -1 32 1979 32 2 2 1 1 +1 -2 32 1980 32 3 3 5 1 6 29 1981 29 5 5 1 3 4 +1 -1 30 1982 30 5 5 1 1 2 33 1983 . 33 4 4 2 1 3 34 1984 34 1 5 6 2 3 5 35 1985 35 7 7 2 1 3 39 1986 . 39 2 2 2 5 7 +1 -3 32 1987 32 1 1 3 1 4 29 *as of 30 June of each year .,. ., - ... 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(ON SECONDMENT > PERM 21/08/72 D- 1 15/03/3 2 M STAFF ON SECONDMENT 31/ 01/83 FRANCE POLAN SKY , EDWARD CON SECON DMENT ) PERM 22/1 1/66 D- 1 15/05/36 M STAFF ON SECONDMENT 99/ 99/99 AU STR IA SALOMON S, DIRK CON SECOND ME NT > PERM 01/08/73 D- 1 14/0 1/40 M STAFF ON SECONDMENT 99/99/99 USA VAN DE R KLOET , HENDR CH IEF PERM 24/06/73 D -1 . 16/03/35 M OA PLANN ING + CO-ORD OFF ICE 99/ 99/ 99 USA BOELEN S, EUGENE SEN IOR AREA OFF ICER PERM 27/ 1 0/70 P-5 19/03/36 M RBA/D IV: WE ST AFR ICA 99/ 99/99 USA ------NOTE : THE ABOVE INFORMAT ION REFLECTS THE STATUS OF UNDP PERSONNEL-COMPUTE R AS OF THE ABOVE DATE !I UN D P NAT IONAL ITY LI ST I NG AS AT 12 AUGU S T· I988 •• NAME FUNCTI ONAL Tl TLE APPT EOD UNDP GRADE DOB SEX BUREAU DIVISION EXP IRY DUTY STAT ION DE MUL , ERICK RE SIDENT REPRESENTAT IVE PERM 24/03/74 P -5 18/07/43 M RBLAC/GUATE MALA 99/99/99 GUAT EMALA GU IJT, JACOB RE SIDENT REPRES ENTAT IVE PERM 30/07/7 1 P-5 29/08/34 M RBAP/MAL D I YES 99/99/99 MA LD IVES HARTVELT , FRANC ISCUS SEN IOR PROGRAMME OFF ICER PERM 02/ 10/67 P-5 11/0 1/40 M BSA/D IV. GLOBAL+ INTE R-REG PROJ 99/99/ 99 USA KLEIN, CORNEL IS DEPUTY RE SI DENT REPRE SENTAT IVE PERM 19/0 2/ 75 P-5 20/0 1/46 M RBAP/PAK I STAN 99/99/99 PAK I STAN SW IETERING , JOHANNE S SR . PLANN I NG/CO-ORD INATI ON OFF PERM 27/02/72 P-5 02/04/44 M OA PLANN ING + CO-ORD OFF ICE 99/99/99 USA f" UDO , AART A.J. SEN IOR AREA OFF ICER PERM 19/06/72 P- � 26/09/39 M RBA/D IV: EAST AF RICA 99/99/99 USA · VISSERS, ANTON rus H. CON SECONDMENT ) PERM 30/ 10/73 P-5 31/03/43 M STAFF ON SECONDMENT 99/99/99 ITALY ANDRE DE LA PORTE , E DEPUTY RE SI DENT R�PRE SENTAT IVE PERM I 1/04/78 P-4 24/08/48 ' M RBA/MADAGA SCAR 01/1 1/87 MA DAGASCAR HAA RMAN , SANDE R ASST RE S REP PUTMAN-CRAMER, GE RHA CH IEF PERM 01/04/78 P-4 07/07/49 M BFA/DOP :RECRU I TME NT SECT ION 01/ 10/87 USA V AN D I T MAR , E VA CO-ORD I NATOR 100 21/02/78 P-4 21/05/33 F UN DEV FUND FOR WOMEN VAN HANSWI JCK DE JON DEPUTY RE SI DENT REPRE SENTAT IVE PERM 15/04/74 P-4 29/ 11/37 M RBA SEP/TU RKEY 99/99/99 TURKEY NOTE : THE ABOVE INFORMAT ION REFLECTS TH E STATU S OF UNDP PERSONNEL-COMP UTE R AS OF THE ABOVE DATE • UN D P NAT IONAL ITY LI ST I NG AS AT 12 AUGU ST. I988 . .. NAME FUNCTI ONAL TITLE APPT EOD UNDP GRADE DOS SEX BUREAU DIVISION EXP IRY DUTY STAT I ON ------WI JNEN , CORNEL IS DEP UTY RE SIDENT REPRESE NTAT IVE PERM 02/07/7 1 P -4 01/08/4 1 M RBA SEP/TUN ISIA 31/12/80 TUNI S IA ANEMA, WI ESE JAN CSLWOP > 100 03/03/83 P-3 30/08/54 M STAFF ON SPEC IAL LEAVE 14/06 /89 SR I LANKA BERMUDE Z, MA RVEL ASST RE S REP CADMI N) PERM 16/02/72 P-3 25/0 1/45 F RBA/ZAMBIA 99/99/99 ZA MB IA BOE RMA , PAUL I NE REG I ONAL PROJECTS OFF ICER PROS 26/05/83 P-3 20/02/57 F RBAP/D IV: REG I ONAL PROGRAMME 01/12 /87 USA DE GRAAFF , JOHAN ADMI NISTRAT IVE OFF ICER 100 18/0 1 /84 P-3 07/1 1/53 M BFA/DOP :OFF ICE OF THE DIRECTOR 17/0 1/88 USA DE RAAD , ADR IANUS 10/03/85 P-3 07/ 1 2/52 M KOU WE NBERG , PETER ASST RE S REP CPROG > PERM 10/12/8 1 P -3 22/07/46 M RBAP/PAK I STAN 01/0 1/93 PAK ISTAN KLAP , ANDR IES PROGRAMME OFF ICER 100 06/06/86 P-2 28/ 1 2/56 M RBA/Z I MBABWE . 05/06/89 ZIMBABWE SI S SINGH , ALBERTUS W SR .INDU STRI AL DEY FIELD ADV ISR 200 15/04/81 L-6 03/ I 0/28 M RBAP/BANGLADE SH 31/ 10/88 BA NGLADE SH BICKER, ROBERT OP ERATI ONS MA NAGE R 200 25/03/ 85 L-5 03/09/3 1 M BSA/UNRFNRE :F IELD 30/09/88 COTE D 1 I YO IRE BRUYNTJES, HENRI LOU PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFF ICER 200 17/07/81 L-4 30/08/47 M OA :OPS/OPERAT IONS BR . SEC V 16/06/88 USA VAN DER SCH OOT , ESTH TRAN SLAT ION ·ADV I SER 200 01/01/ 85 L-3 29/09/30 F DIVI SION OF INFORMAT ION 31/12/88 USA ------�------NOTE : THE ABOV E INFORMAT ION REFLECTS THE STATU S OF . UNDP PERSONNEL-COMPUTER AS OF THE ABOVE DATE • U N D P NAT I ONAL ITY LI ST I NG AS AT 12 AUGUST· I988 NAME FUNCTI ONAL Tl TL E APPT EOD UNDP GRADE DOB SEX BUREAU DIVISION EXP IRY DUTY STAT I ON BROEK , ANTON IUS ASSOC PROJECT MG MT OFF ICER 200 27/04/86 L-2 02/05/55 M OA :OP S/OP ERAT IONS BR . SEC I I I 26/04/89 USA CORRE IA, CLAUD INE ASSOC I ATE PROJECTS OFF ICER 200 01/01/88 L-2 23/ 1 2/54 F UN DEY FUND FOR WOMEN (UNIFEM) 31/12/88 USA KOCKEN , EL I SABETH MA REG I ONAL PROGRAMME OFF ICER 200 01/07/87 L-2 18/0 1/55 F OA :OPS/F IELD 30/06/89 U • R • TAN ZA N I A LINCKLAEN-ARR IENS, W JR PROF .OFF/MEKONG COMM I TTEE 200 29/06/87 L-2 23/02/5 7 M RBAP/THAILAND 28/06/89 THA ILAND TE SSELAAR, JOHANNES JR PROFE SSI ONAL OFF ICER-UNFDAC 200 19/09/83 L-2 02/ 1 2/54 M RBLAC/ECUADOR 18/09/88 ECUADOR TU IT, JOHANNES JUNIOR PROFE SSI ONAL OFF ICER 200 10/07/86 L-2 ·I 0/08/56 M RBLAC/JAMA ICA 09/07/89 JAMA ICA VAN DE R WE RFF , SIETS JUNIOR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER 200 09/ 12/85 L-2 24/05/56 M BUR : PROG POL ICY + EVALCBPPE > 08/ 12/88 USA VERSC HUUR, ER IC JR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER-UNCDF 200 18/1 1/85 L-2 31/12/54 M RBLAC/N I CARAGUA 17/03/89 NICARAGUA BA STIAAN S, EDUARD JR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF I CER/UN IDO 200 07/09/86 L- 1 08/1 1/57 M RBLAC/PANAMA 06 /09/88 PANAMA BOUMAN , MON I QUE JUNIOR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER 200 12/08/86 L- 1 I I /03/58 F RBA/SENEGAL I I /08/88 SENEGAL CLEMENS, HENDR IKUS JUNIOR PROFE SSI ONAL OFF ICER 200 15/0 1 /88 L- 1 05/09/58 M RBLAC/PANAMA 14/0 1 /89 PANAMA DE SSALEGNE , ISRAEL JR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER/UN IDO 200 14/07/86 L- 1 06/ II/56 M RBLAC/TRI NIDAD AND TOBAGO 13/08/88 TRI NIDAD-TOBAGO NOTE : THE ABOV E INFORMAT ION REFLECTS THE STATUS OF UNDP PERSONNEL-COMP UTE R AS OF THE ABOVE DATE " UN D P NATIONAL ITY LI STING AS AT 12 AUGUS T� 1988 NAME FUNCTI ONAL TI TLE APPT EOD UNDP GRADE DOB SEX BUREAU DIVISION EXP I RY DUTY STAT ION DICTU S, RICHARD JR PROFESSIONAL OF FICER/UN IDO 200 03/05/87 L- 1 16/1 1/60 M RBA SEP/DEMOCRA TIC YEMEN 02/05/89 OEM. YEMEN DRAA I SMA , J OZEF JUNIOR PROFE SSI ONAL OFF ICER 200 03/0 1 /88 L- 1 17/02/6 1 M RBLAC/VENEZUELA 02/0 t /89 VENEZUELA FRANCKEN , FERDINAND JUNIOR PROFE SSI ONAL OFF ICER 200 19/10/87 L- 1 05/08/56 M RBLAC/GUYANA 18/10 / 88 GUYANA HERWEIJER, CATHERI NE JUNIOR PROFE SSIONAL OFF ICER 200 13/07/87 L- 1 25/07/58 F RBLAC/D OMI NICAN REPUBLIC I 2/07/ 89 DOMINICAN REP HUI SMAN , JOHANNES JUNIOR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER 200 19/07/87 L- 1 22/09/61 M RBLAC/EL SAL VADOR 18/07/88 EL SALVADOR KINGMA , CORNEL IS JUNIOR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER 200 27/0 1/87 L- 1 18/02/5 8 M RBA/UGANDA 26/0 t/89 UGANDA KL OMP ENHOU WER, YVES JR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF I CER-UNCDF 200 31/01/88 L- 1 25/08/57 M RBA/BURK INA FASO 30/0 t/89 BURK INA FA SO KOOLE , AR IE JR PROFE SSIONAL OFF ICER/UN IDO 200 03/0 1/87 L- 1 . 12/12/60 M R BLAC/ BA RBADO S 02/0 1/89 BA RBADO S LE GRA ND , NANNE SIMO JUNIOR PROFE SSIONAL OFF ICER 200 I 1/09/87 L- 1 19/1 1/55 M RBA/GU I NEA-BI SSAU 10/09/88 GU I NEA BI SSAU LEERSCHOOL , BART JUNIOR PROFE SSI ONAL OFF ICER 200 08/0 1/87 L- 1 22/09/58 M R BAP /BANGLADE SH 07/0 1/89 BA NGLADESH LOEFF , ADR I AAN JR PROFESSI ONAL OFF ICER/UN IDO 200 30/ 1 t/87 L- 1 26/06/57 M RBA/ SIERRA LEONE 29/ lt/88 SI ERRA LE ONE MEELKER, JAN JR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER/UN IDO 200 05/0 1/88 L- 1 25/ 1 0/55 M RBA/ZA IRE 04/0 1/89 ZA I RE NOTE : THE ABOVE INFORMAT ION REFLECTS THE STATUS OF UNDP PERSONNEL-COMPUTER AS OF THE ABOVE DATE • UN D P NAT IONAL ITY LI STING t AS AT 12 AUGUST·I988 NAME FUNCT I ONAL TITLE APPT EOD UNDP GRADE DOB SEX BUREAU DIVI SION EXP IRY DUTY STAT ION ------ROLINK, HENRI JUNIOR PROF ESSI ONAL OFF ICER 200 26/07/87 L- 1 06/07/58 M • RBAPITHA I LAND 25/07/89 THA ILA ND SHONE , NEBEYU JUNIOR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER 200 12/0 1 /87 L- 1 05/0 1/52 M RBA/N IGERIA 11/0 1/89 NIGERIA SUBROTO, ME RIATY JR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER/UN IDO 200 10/1 1 / 86 L- 1 30/0 1/52 F RBAP/PH ILIPPINES 02/ 12/88 PH ILIPPINES VAN DE LINDE , TAN JA JUNIOR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER 200 01/05/88 L- 1 26/03/6 1 F RBA/MAL I 30/04/89 MAL l VAN DEN BERG , RICHAR JUNIOR PROFE SSIONAL OFF ICER 200 29/1 1/87 L- 1 25/06/60 M RBAP/MALAY SIA 28/ 11/88 MALAY SIA VAN DI JK, HENR ICUS JR PROF . OFF ICER/UNCDF/ASSEX 200 27/02/88 L- 1 20/09/6 1 M RBAIMAL I 26/02/89 MA Ll VAN MI ERLO, NICOLAA S JUNIOR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER 200 17/04/88 L- 1 09/1 1/61 M RBA/ZAMBIA 16/04/89 ZAMB IA VAN WALLEN BURG , MA Rl JR PROFE SS I ONAL OFF ICER/UN IDO 200 20/02/ 88 L- 1 10/05/60 M RBA/ANGOLA 19/02/89 ANGOLA VET, HAN S JR PROFE SSI ONAL OFF ICER/UN IDO 200 10/1 1/86 L- 1 26/0 1/55 M RBA SEP/YEMEN ARAB REP 09/ 11/87 YE MEN WE S SENDORP , PAULUS JUNIOR PROFE SSIONAL OFF ICER 200 19/06/88 L- 1 12/0 1/59 M RBA/KENYA 18/06/89 KENYA POUT SMA, PETRONELLA PROGRAMME ASSI STANT PERM 24/ 10/68 G-7 18/0 1/37 F BSA/CAP ITAL DEY . FUND CUN CDF > 99/ 99/ 99 USA MARCHENA , ILEENE BILI NGUAL CLERK CE/F > PERM 03/1 1/83 G-4 30/ 10/55 F OA :OPS/A+MB/PERS .COMM .+REC . SEC 01/07/91 USA NOTE : THE ABOVE INFORMAT ION REFLECTS THE STATUS OF UNDP PERSONNEL-COMPUTER AS OF THE ABOVE DATE • UN D P NAT IONAL ITY LI ST I NG AS AT 12 AUGU ST· 1988 •• NAME FUNCTI ONAL TITLE APPT EOD UNDP GRADE DOB SEX BUREAU DIVISION EXP IRY DUTY STAT ION ------VAN EMBR ICQS, MA RION SECRETARY 100 04/03/ 88 G-3 07/0 1/54 F UN DEY FUND FOR WOMEN CUNIFEM) 03/06/88 USA TOTAL 72 ITEMS RETRIEVED 72 NOTE : THE ABOVE INFORMAT ION REFLECTS TH E STATU S OF UNDP PE R SONNEL-COMP UTE R AS OF THE ABOVE DATE .. .,;., • .. EFFECT IVE DATE 13 Jul 88 UNICEF NA TIONALITY LIST PAGE 197 ••• ••• ------�------ NATIONALS OF Net her l ands CT-LV-STEP SEX EOOUNI CEF EXP-DATE APPT/TYPE I ------I ------�---1 1------I 1---1 I ------1 I ------1 I ------1 DUTY STATION - Accra , Ghana Da lhu1jsen , Anton Ep 1dem1olog1st L3 06 M 06/87 30/06/89 FTI Claassen , Frans Anton Asst Supply & Log1 st 1cs Off L2 09 M 08/82 31/08/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION • 2 DUTY STAT ION- Be 1j 1ng, Ch 1na Bos , Froukj e He lena Programme. Ass 1stant GNS 08 F 11/77 PER · TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION c DUTY STAT ION - Bujumbura , Burund1 W1jnnobel , Kees Proj Of f - Rural Water Sup L2 09 M 12/84 31/12/88 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STAT ION - Cotonou , Ben1n Kn 1ppenberg, Rudolf Proj Of f - EPI L4 03 M 07/87 30/06/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STATION - Dar es Salaam , Tanzan 1a Van den Assum, Mar 1a Laet UNICEF Representat 1ve D 1 01 F 01/88 31/01/90 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STATION = ------� ------' EFFECT IVE DATE 13 Jul 88 UNICEF NATIONALITY LIST PAGE 198 ... ------... NA TIONALS OF Nether l ands CT-LV-STEP SEX EODUN ICEF EXP-OATE APPT/TYPE 1------I ------�------I I ------1 I ---I I ------1 1------I I ------1 ------P ------ DUTY STATION - Geneva , Sw itzerland Mohr , Boudew ljn Ch ief PF/Emergency PS 03 M 08/85 31/08/89 FIX Borneman, Bernard Co llat ing Ass1 stant G6 09 M 09/77 PER TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION m 2 DUTY STAT ION - Ha rare, Zimbabwe •Ruljter, Jose M Asst Infor mat ion Officer P1 04 F 04/86 31/10/88 FIX Demmers , Lamber tus A Regiona l Information Of ficer LS 08 M 01/84 30/09/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION = 2 DUTY STAT ION - Islamabad , Pak istan Le Coultre, Robert Pau l Admin & Personne l Officer P3 07 M 10/84 31/10/88 FIX •Peeperkorn, Richard Ludov Jun ior Progr amme Of ficer P1 01 M 06/88 30/06/89 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION • 2 - DUTY STATIO� N Jakarta , Indones ia Peters , Jacoba M. Proj Of f - Nutrition L3 05 F 05/84 31/05/90 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STAT ION - Juba , Sudan Van Manen , Jan E Proj ect Co-ordinator L4 02 M 10/82 30/06/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • ------�------EFFECT IVE DATE 13 Jul 88 UNICEF NAT IONAL ITY LI ST PAGE 199 ... ------... NATIONALS OF Net her l ands CT-LV-STEP SEX EODUNI CEF EXP-DATE APPT/TYPE I ------I ------1 I ------1 1---1 1 ------I I ------1 1------I DUTY STATION - Khartoum, Sudan He tjstek, Wt l lem Dr iller/Inst ructor L4 09 M 01/80 31/05/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION G DUTY STATION - Ktgal t, Rwanda Sprutjt , Hans D Proj Off - Wa ter Env San tt L4 02 M 08/85 31/08/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • ------� ------ DUTY STATION - Lagos , Ntger ta De Rooy , Carel Ch tef Water & Envtr San L5 01 M 01/84 30/ 11/89 FTI Scholten, Jan Hendr tk Alb Eptdemt ologtst L4 01 M 05/88 31/05/90 FTI Atg-Oj ehomon , Mar ta W Proj Of f - Womens Progs L3 08 F 04/84 31/03/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION • 3 ------�------ DUTY STATION - Ltma, Peru •van der Veen , Mar ta Judtn Asst Prog Of f - Mon tt. & Eva l P1 02 F 05/87 31/05/88 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STAT ION - Luanda , Angola Smulder s, Petrus H. Mechan ic Wa ter Env Santt L3 03 M 04/84 30/06/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • • EFFECT I VE DATE 13 Ju l 88 UNICEF NAT IONAL ITY LIST PAGE 200 ... ------... NAT I ONALS OF Nether l ands CT-LV-STEP SEX EODUNICEF EXP -DATE APPT/TYPE 1------1------1 1------1 I ---I I ------1 1------1 1------1 DUTY STAT ION - Lucknow , India Van Renselaar , Jacques R Prog Off - Plan & Eva l P3 05 M 09/86 30/09/88 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STATION - Ma l angawa , Nepa l Van Norden , Henk Proj Off - Wa ter L3 05 M 02 /81 31/12/89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STATION - Ma ni la, Ph ilippines •Geuns, Anna Mar ia A.J. Asst Programme Of ficer P1 06 F 01/87 31/01/89 FIX TOTAL I N DUTY STATION • DUTY STATION - Mbarara , Uganda Teer link , D1rk A Master Dr 111er L3 13 M 09/86 30/09/88 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STATION - Mex ico Ci ty, Mexico •van Ommen , Bart Asst Adm1n & Fin Officer P1 03 M 06/87 30/06/89 FIX TOTAL I N DUTY STATION • ... ·. EFFECT IVE DATE 13 Jul 88 UNICEF NAT I ONALITY LIST PAGE 20 1 ••• • •• NATIONALS OF Nether lands . CT-LV -STEP SEX EODUN ICEF EXP-DATE APPT/TYPE 1------I ------I 1------1 I ---1 I ------1 I------1 I------1 DUTY STAT ION - N'Dj amena , Chad Noorlander , Tanna A Supp ly Officer L3 02 F 01/86 31/0 1 /89 FTI TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STAT ION - Na irobi , Kenya *W ind, Ma rjan Hel ena Asst Programme Officer P1 04 F 09/87 30/09/88 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • DUTY STAT ION - New De lhi , India Carriere, Roe lof Char les Senior Prog Off - Health & Nutr P5 07 II 07/81 31/01/89 PER Van Ginhoven , Dirk Proj Of f - Wa ter Env Sa nit P4 02 II 08/84 30/11/88 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STATION • 2 DUTY STATION - New York , USA Bischof f, Suzanne Director D2 01 F 06/88 31/05/90 FIX Schenkelaars , Godefridus Ch ief Finance and Budget P5 08 II 08 /84 31/07/88 FIX Van der Hoeven , Rol ph Er i Sen ior Planning Of ficer P5 02 II 03/88 28/02/90 FIX Dav id, Peter G Ed i tor P4 12 II 02/78 30/09/88 PER Van Gool, Bernardus (Ben ) II Procurement Of ficer Engi neer ing P4 07 01 /85 31/0- 1/- 89 FIX Vink , Adr iana Senior Secretary G5 04 F 12/80 PER Van der Kloet , Angenita w Temporary Assistance G3 A F 04/88 15/06/88 SHR Kip, Michae l Regi stry Cl erk G3 01 .. 10/87 31/12/88 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STATION � 8 ------·------...... EFFECT IVE DATE 1 3 Jul 88 UNICEF N4T IONAL ITY LIST PAGE 202 ... ------... ------·------�--�-�------ NAT I ONALS OF Nether l ands CT-LV-STEP SEX EODUNICEF EXP-DATE APPT/TYPE I ------1------I I------1 I --- 1 1------I I------1 I------1 ------·------ DUTY STAT ION - San Jose , Costa Rtca •west hof , Dtrk M. L. Asst Progr amme Of ftcer P1 05 M 12/87 31/ 12/88 F I X •Hul shof , Kathar tna F.M. Asst Programme Of f tcer P1 03 F 06/87 31/05/89 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION • 2 DUTY STATION - Sante Bagar , Nepal Grent , Ntcol aas Asst Proj . Of f - Wat er· L2 05 M 07/88 31/07/90 FTI · TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION • DUTY STAT ION - Sydney , Austral ia Groot endor st , Irene F. Secretary G4 06 F 06/87 • 31/ 12/88 FIX TOTAL IN DUTY STAT ION • NATIONALS OF Nether lands Number of Ps and above • 11 LES • 17 NOs • 0 GSs • 6 JPOs • 8 --- TOTAL · • 42 (•) Government Sponsor ed . ,, .. .. • ' 1: STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES, RETURNEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA OSLO, 22 AUGUST 1988 MR. CHAIRMAN, YOUR EXCELLENCIES, MR . MINISTERS, DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE IN OSLO, ONCE AGAIN, TO JOIN IN DELIBE RATIONS ON ISSUES THAT ARE VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. · A FEW WEEKS .AGO WE DISCUSSED, • I" TOGETHER WITH PRIME MINISTER MRS . ·GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY , DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE. TODAY WE MEET TO EXAMINE THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES , RETURNEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, WITH THE THEME OF "SOLIDARITY AND REHABILITATION". THE CONCEPT OF SOLIDARITY AS A HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLE IS EXPLICITLY AFFIRMED IN THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS . THIS IMPORTANT CONFERENCE WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IS IN ITSELF A MOVING DEMONSTRATION OF SOLIDARITY IN ACTION. I SHOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY ADMIRATION TO THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE FOR HOSTING IT. • • -.2 - '· I SHOULD LIKE TO SALUTE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANI ZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY, HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT MOUSSA TRAORE, WHO HAS JUST SPOKEN TO US IN SUCH ELOQUENT TERMS, VIVIDLY PORTRAY ING THE PLIGHT OF MILLIONS OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA . THE ORGANI ZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY MUST BE CONGRATULATED FOR ITS INITIATIVE IN LAUNCHING THIS CONFERENCE - AN INITIATIVE WHICH WAS WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. I AM PLEASED THAT THE UNITED NATIONS WAS ABLE TO COOPERATE IN ORGANIZING THE CONFERENCE AND THAT IT IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CLOSE WORKING RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO ORGANIZATIONS ON AN IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL . ISSUE OF COHHON CON£ERN. IT IS ALSO A SPECIAL PRIVI LEGE FOR ME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT, HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ROBERT MUGABE AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR THE INSPIRING ADDRESS WHICH HE HAS JUST DELIVERED. THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY, ZIMBABWE, WAS FORGED IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION. HE KNOWS AS WELL AS ANYONE HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE 0� SOUTHERN AFRICA LONG FOR EQUALITY , JUSTICE AND PEACE IN THEIR REGION . • • • - - . 3 • • MR. CHAIRMAN, THE SITUATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE REDRESS. WE CONTINUOUSLY RECEIVE REPORTS ABOUT THE PRECARIOUS CONDITION OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION. THE EVIDENCE OF ATROCITIES COMMITTED AGAINST INNOCENT MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN CAUGHT IN THE CONFLICT HAS MOVED THE ENTI RE WORLD. THE UNITED NATIONS FEELS A DEEP SENSE OF OUTRAGE AT THE SUFFERING OF THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA . THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN IS ESPECIALLY DISTURBING: ACCORDING TO A RECENT UNICEF STUDY 140, 000 CHILDREN DIED IN MOZAMBIQUE AND ANGOLA AS A RESULT OF WAR AND DESTABILIZATION IN 198�. THAT FIGURE REPRESENTED NEARLY HALF OF ALL CHILD DEATHS IN THOSE COUNTRIES DURING THAT YEAR. OUR TASK AT THIS CONFERENCE IS TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSES OF SITUATIONS WHICH CREATE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA; TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED; TO HIGHLIGHT THE PRINCIPLES OF BURDEN-SHARING AND INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY ; AND TO MOBILISE AND CHANNEL INCREASED MATERIAL ASSISTANCE TO ASYLUM COUNTRIES AND OTHER AFFECTED COUNTRIES IN THE REGION . . . - - . 4 • • THE BASIC CAUSE FOR SO MANY REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA IS THE POLICY OF APARTHEID AND THE METHODS USED TO SUSTAIN AND DEFEND IT. THOSE POLICIES RESULT IN A SPIRALING CYCLE OF VIOLENCE, AGGRESSION AND ACTS OF DESTABILIZATION AGAINST NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. THIS IS TOTALLY CONTRARY TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER. APARTHEID HAS BEEN UNIVERSALLY CONDEMNED. IT RESULTS IN GROSS DENIALS OF THE RIGHTS OF THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA. IT FEEDS ON THEIR OPPRESSION AND FORCES THEM TO DEFEND THEIR LIBERTY OR TO FLEE FROM OPPRESSION . THE ROOTS OF THE PROBLEM START THERE. ANY. LASTING SOLUTION TO THE VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA IS DEPENDENT UPON THE END OF APARTHEID AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. I CALL UPON PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO INCREASE THEIR EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA TO ABANDON THE SYSTEM OF APARTHEID, AND TO RETURN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER AND THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS . • • - . 5 - • • I AM CONVINCED THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE AND ATTAINABLE. FOR MY PART. I HAVE MADE REPEATED APPEALS TO SOUTH AFRICA TO MOVE AWAY FROM ITS POLICY OF APARTHEID, TO RELEASE All THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DETAINED OR PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST BECAUSE OF THEIR OPPOSITION TO THAT POLICY , AND TO ENTER INTO DIALOGUE AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE RECOGNIZED LEADERS OF All SOUTH AFRICANS. IN THIS REGARD, I MUST CALL, ONCE AGAIN, UPON SOUTH AFRICA TO RELEASE UNCONDITIONALLY THAT GREAT NATIONALIST LEADER NELSON MANDELA, . WHO IS NOW IN POOR HEALTH. IT COMPOUNDS THE TRAGEDY THAT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA, WHO PLACE SO MUCH. TRUSJ . AND:1 FAITH IN NELSON MANDELA, ARE BEING DENIED HIS LEADERSHIP. THE INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE FOR · A SETTLEMENT OF THE NAMIBIAN SITUATION HAVE A VITAL BEARING ON THE COURSE OF EVENTS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. THE PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA HAVE WAITED FAR TOO LONG TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 435 WOULD ALLOW THE THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES WHO ARE LANGUISHING IN CAMPS IN ANGOLA AND ELSEWHERE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES. . A • -.6 - • • • THE STRUGGLE WHICH HAS CAUSED SO MUCH DEATH AND SUFFERING WOULD THEN COME TO AN END. THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE KEPT ME INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THEIR DISCUSSIONS, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE UNITED NATIONS STANDS READY TO TAKE ON ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AS SOON AS CIRCUMSTANCES PERMIT. · .. WHI LE WE MUST CONTINUE OUR ACTIVE PURSUIT OF SOLUTIONS TO THE POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS ARE ADEQUATELY MET. WHETHER THEY ARE REFUGEES WHO HAVE FLED ACROSS BORDERS, OR DISPLACED PERSONS WHO HAVE MOVED WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF THEIR . OWN COUNTRIES, · .- ' THEIR NEEDS ARE SIMI LAR. THEY HAVE NO MEANS OF SURVIVING ON THEIR OWN . THEY DEPEND FOR THEIR VERY EXISTENCE ON THE SUPPORT OF THE HOST GOVERNMENTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY . THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE YOU INDICATE HOW MANY REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS THERE ARE AND HOW GREAT ARE THEIR NEEDS . IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HOST NATIONS, ALL OF WHICH ARE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. I AM IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE LEADERS OF THE COUNTRIES INVOLVED, PARTICULARLY THOSE SUCH AS ANGOLA, MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE WHERE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN MOST ACUTE . A • -.7 - • • • EARLIER THIS YEAR. I LAUNCHED APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN GENEROUS PLEDGES FOR THOSE THREE COUNTRIES . THE NEEDS HOWEVER CONTINUE TO GROW AND MORE ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED. WE MUST ALSO REMEMBER THAT OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE REGION ARE AFFECTED. BOTSWANA, LESOTHO, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE HAVE ALL OPENED THEIR BORDERS AND COME TO THE AID OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS, EVEN THOUGH THEY THEMSELVES FACE SEVERE ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS ARE SO GREAT THAT THE HOST GOVERNMENTS WILL CLEARLY NOT BE ABLE - TO BEAR THE BURDENS ·ALONE. ALTHOUGH . THE GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE NATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS THEIR EFFORTS MUST BE SUPPLEMENTED BY INTERNATIONALLY-SPONSORED PROGRAMMES. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE MILLION REFUGEES AND RETURNEES IN THE COUNTRIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA . THERE ARE EVEN MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE DISPLACED OR OTHERWISE CRITICALLY AFFECTED BY THE SITUATION: THESE NUMBER 3.3 MILLION IN MOZAMBIQUE AND 1.6 MILLION IN ANGOLA. WHEN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE SEVERE, AND THERE ARE SHORTAGES, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE EVEN MORE VULNERABLE THAN THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE, PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS. .. . - 8 - .,. " . � WHEN THE MEN HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH WAR AND DISRUPTION OF SECURITY, A GREATER BURDEN INEVITABLY FALLS ON THE WOMEN . . OVERALL, WHERE THE ECONOMY IS DEVASTATED AND THERE IS NO MARKET ACTIVITY , SURVIVAL IS APPALLINGLY DIF FICULT. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES IN AFRICA (ICARA II) STATED THAT THE TASK OF CARING FOR REFUGEES AND !'1 l. •· FINDING ,..SOLUTIONS TO TH EIR� PROBLEMS_r '" r� I'! \I'" H I WAS A MATTER OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN. IT RECOGNIZED THAT THE CONDITION OF REFUGEES IS A GLOBAL RES PONSIBI LITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR ' EQUITABLE BURDEN-SHARING BY ALL ITS MEMBERS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION PARTICULARLY THE CASE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. IT ADDED THAT RESPECT FOR HUMAN AND PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AND ENSURING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 55 OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS MUST BE A CORNERSTONE IN THE PROTECTION OF AND ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES. • I •• I. - 9 - TH E PRINCIPLES ADOPTED BY THE ICARA II CONFERENCE WI LL NO DOUBT GUIDE THE . DELIBERATIONS OF THIS CONFERENCE IN REGARD TO REFUGEES . IT MUST BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARING FOR THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA IS AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBI LITY AND, AS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, I AM DETERMINED TO CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO HELP IN DISCHARGING THAT RESPONSIBILITY . I HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED BY RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN A NUMBER OF AREAS WHERE CONFLICT AND TENSIONS HAVE ENDANGERED PEACE AND PREVENTED NORMAL RELATIONS AMONG NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ITSELF THE TALKS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON THE OBSERVANCE OF A CEASE-FIRE IN ANGOLA AND THE ANNOUNCED INTENTION OF SOUTH AFRICA TO WITHDRAW ALL ITS TROOPS FROM ANGOLA LEAD ME TO HOPE THAT THE FIRST SEEDS OF THE FUTURE PEACE ARE NOW BEING PLANTED. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA SO THAT WE MAY LOOK FORWARD TO A MORE PEACEFUL AND HARMONIOUS FUTURE. THANK YOU. * * * .. . SECRETARY-GENERAL 'S TOAST AT A DINNER GIVEN BY THE MAYOR OF THE HAGUE ON 6 SEPTEMBER 1988 YOUR WORSHIP, EXCELLENC IES, DEAR FRIENDS, IT IS A PART ICULAR PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE IN TH IS BEAUTIFUL CITY AND TO HEAR THE WARM AND WE LCOMING WORDS OF ITS FIRST CITIZEN . - 2 - THE HAGUE IS RENOWNED AS A GRACIOUS CITY WITH MA NY OUTSTAND ING CULTURAL "AND POL ITICAL INSTITUTIONS . IT HAS, MOREOVER, BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH THE CAU�E OF PEACE TH ROUGH JUSTICE EVER SINCE THE HAGUE CONFERENCES IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THIS CENTURY . I MIGHT RECALL THAT THE FIRST CONFERENCE WAS CONVENED WITH THE AIM OF INSTALLING "A REAL AND LASTI NG PEAC E AND, ABOVE ALL , OF LIMITING THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF EXI ST ING ARMAMENTS". SUCH PURPOSES FIND THEIR LATER ECHO IN THE UNITED NAT IONS CHARTER . IF THE INTERVENING YEARS HA VE SEEN ALL TOO MUCH BLOODSHED AND DEVASTATION, WE CAN NEVERTHELESS PAY TRI BUTE TO THE HAGUE CONFERENCE SYSTEM AS THE FIRST SUC H UNDERTAK ING FOR THE PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF INTE RNATI ONAL DI SPUTES . - 3 - TODAY THE PEACE PALACE THAT AROSE OUT OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCES IS HO ME TO THE INT-ERNAT IONAL COURT OF JU STICE . THE CO URT IS ONE .OF THE PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF THE UN ITED NAT IONS AND ONE OF THE GREAT TEMPLES OF LAW IN THE WO RLD. THE HAGUE AND THE CO URT TOGETHER CONSTITUTE UNIVERSAL SYMBOL S OF INTERNAT IONAL ADJUD ICATION, OF THE UNITED NATIONS QUEST FOR PEACE THROUG H THE VO LUNTARY SUBMISSION OF DISPUTES TO A FAIR AND IMPART IAL ARBITER. - 4 - To LAWYERS EVERYWHERE, THE HAGUE REPRESENTS THE ZENITH OF THE IR PROFESSION. AND HOW APPROPRIATE THAT THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE WO RLD SHOULD BE IN THE COUNTRY THAT GAVE BIRTH TO �UGO GROTIUS , THE FATHER OF MODERN INTE RNAT I ONAL LAW ! THE UNITED NATI ONS IS INDEBTED TO YOU , YOUR WORSHIP� ANO TO YO UR FELLOW CITIZENS, FOR YOUR COURTEOUS HOSPITALITY TO THE COURT . SUCH HO SPITALITY IS NOT SURPR ISING, GIVE N THE DUTCH PEOPLE 'S INTERNAT I ONAL IST TRADITIONS AND COMMITMENT . HUMAN SOL IDARITY ANO CONCERN HAVE LONG BEEN THE WATC HWORDS OF YOUR PART ICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL LIFE . -- -· r - y F'f' • •;; w;a:a_a sa: • ..... - 5 - .. ' ' - LET ME SUBMIT, MR . MAYOR, THAT IT IS THAT SAME HUMANISM WH ICH HAS ILLUMINATED THE GENIUS OF DUTCH ART AND CULTURE THROUGH THE CENTURIES , THE TRANQU IL VE RMEER FIGURE SEATED BY AN OPEN CASEMENT , THE VIBRANT HALS PORTRAIT, THE REMB RANDT VI SION OF SUFFERING AND TR IUMPH - THESE CONSTI TUTE A RINGING AFF I RMAT ION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. YOUR PAINTERS CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY AND THE PO ETRY OF DA ILY LIFE, OF OUR HOMES AND OUR COUNTRYS IDE. WITH A LUC ID SIMPL IC ITY THEY GIVE US INSIGHT INTO THE VE RY NATURE OF HUMANITY AND OUR WO RLD. - 6 - YOUR WOR SHIP,· DEAR . FRI ENDS, THE DUTCH PEOP LE 'S PROFOUND HUMANITARIAN SPIRIT SUSTA INS US IN OUR GLOBAL ENTERPRISE FOR PEACE AND PROG RESS . NOWHERE IS IT MORE EVI DE NT THAN IN YOUR ATTACHMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS , A CAUSE ENSHRINEO IN THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER AND ONE VE RY DEA� TO �y HEART. LET US TOGETHER, IN THIS FORT I ETH ANNIVERSARY YE AR OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS , RENEW OUR DETERM I NAT ION TO MA KE OF ITS. NOBLE PRINCIPLES A TRULY UNIVERSAL REAL ITY. • - 7 .�. YOUR WORSHIP, THE SE ARE BOTH CHALLENG ING AND PROMISING TIMES FOR THE INTERNAT I ONAL COMMUNITY AND FOR THE UNITED NATIONS , IN THE GROWI NG DEMANDS UPON THE WORLD ORGANIZAT ION TO ASSIST IN BRINGING PEACE AND STARILITY TO TROUBLED REGIONS, WE WILL NEED EVER MORE ACTIVE AND INVOLVED COMMITMENT F ROM OUR MEMBER NATIONS AND PEOPLES , I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY WILL CONT I NUE TO LEND THEIR DEDICATED SUPPORT TO THE CEASELESS STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN DIGNITY AND- JUSTICE , - ·.. -. - --� a:ICL::r:;______ - 8 - . EXCELLENC IES, DISTINGU I SHED GUESTS, I WOULD ASK YOU TO JO IN ME IN A TOAST TO THE HEALTH OF HIS WORSHIP, MAYOP HAVERMANS, AND TO THE PROSPERITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE HAGUE AND THE NETHERLANDS , *** •• STATEMENT BYTHE SECRETARY-GENERAL • AT THE PEACE PALACE, THE HAGUE 6 SEPTEMBER 1988 YOUR MAJESTY , PRESIDENT RUDA AND MEMBERS OF THE COURT YOUR EXCELLENCIES DISTINGUISHED GUESTS IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF ADDRESSING THIS MOST DISTINGUISHED AUDIENCE ON SO FELICITOUS AN OCCASION . I STAND HERE AT THE SEAT OF THE ONLY CHARTER ORGAN OF THE UNITED NATIONS .:l. '.' '· r.. . Jt· ''" 1 t' tcNA1 ·l HNA-L ' ·� w • THAT · A!:SIDES' AWAY "'FROM OUR �EADQUARTERS . ' .. IN A VERY REAL SENSE THEREFORE, WHILE I AM A VIS ITOR TO THIS REMARKABLE COUNTRY OF THE NETHERLANDS, I AM ALSO AT HOME . WE HAVE GATHERED TODAY, IN ORDER TO COMMEMORATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE PALACE, HOME OF OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS ARBITRAL AND JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS. IT HAS BEEN SINCE 19q5 THE SEAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AND, OF COURSE, IT HAS SINCE 1913 BEEN THE SEAT OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION . . TH E PALACE IS THUS A SYMBOL OF INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION REPRESENTING OUR COMMON HERITAGE IN THIS DOMAIN. - 2 - ' . IT SEEMS TIMELY TO PAUSE, AT SUCH AN OCCASION , AND TO REFLECT UPON THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN GEN ERAL AND OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN PARTICULAR FOR EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A STABLE WORLD ORDER FIRMLY BASED UPON THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE. TH E WORLD WE LIVE IN IS AN INTERDEPENDENT ONE. TH E BRITISH POET WHO SAID "NO MAN IS AN ISLAND" SPOKE FOR ALL OF US . LIKEWISE NO STATE, BIG OR SMALL, CAN LIVE IN ISOLATION . CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF THE RISE OR FALL OF A MAJOR CURRENCY OR OF THE OIL PRICES. REMEMBER ACCIDENTS LIKE CHERNOBYL, BHOPAL AND BASEL. -� · TH E EFFECTS CAN BE AS DRASTIC AND TRAGIC AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE ·REeEN�� PAST�� NO· REHINOERMIS NECESSARY� " '. � SUFFICE IT -TO SAY THAT OUR FUTURE IS LINKED; OUR ACTIVITIES ARE INTERTWINED, AND NO NATION IS IMMUNE FROH OTHERS' ACTION OR INACTION. THUS, OF NECESSITY , NATIONS HAVE ESTABLISHED A NETWORK OF REGULATIONS, RECIPROCITY AND CO-OPERATION . INTERNATIONAL LAW IS NOT AN ESOTERIC SUBJECT. IT PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN OUR DAI LY LIVES; THAT ROLE IS INCREASING THE MORE TECHNICALLY ADVANCED AND INTERDEPENDENT WE BECOME. INTERNATIONAL LAW IS NOT CONFINED TO TECHNICAL MATTERS , IMPORTANT AS THEY ARE .. IT COVERS THE FULL RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WITHOUT IT A STATE OF CHAOS WOULD EXIST. - 3 - IT IS VERY MUCH ALIVE DESPITE THE THREATENING VORTEX OF POWER POLITI CS . TH IS CAN BE SEEN DAILY • STATES MAKE COMPLAINTS ABOUT . OTHER STATES' FAILURE TO HONOUR OBLIGATIONS; THE MERE FACT THAT VIOLATIONS ARE ALLEGED PRESUPPOSES THE EXISTENCE OF LAW . SO DOES THE INVARIABLE PRACTICE OF STATES IN INVOKING - RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY - INTERNATIONAL LAW IN DEFENCE OF THEIR ACTIONS . WE WITNESS DEMANDS FOR REPARATIONS FOR BREACHES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE EXTENSION OF RECOGNITION TO GOVERNMENTS. THI OPENING OF EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES. THE GRANT OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES; HARDLY A DAY PASSES WITHOUT AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE BEING CONVENiD OR AGREEMENTS BEING CONCLUDED. .. '- ALL , THiS£• ·T£5.fi FY· TO-; THE WO�KIHG�> OFn INiTERNAT.J OtiA�:r LAWu_ · t.. ir""' TH E UNITED NATIONS OCCUPIES AN IMPORTANT PLACE BOTH IN AND ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. THE UNITED NATIONS IS FOUNDED ON THE CHARTER. WHICH IS A MULTILATERAL TREATY ACCEPTED BY 159 SOVEREIGN STATES. WHI LE TH E UNITED NATIONS WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE COLLECTIVE SECURITY . HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION. IT AIMS AT AN INTERNATIONAL ORDER BASED ON SUCH LEGAL NORMS AS THE SOVEREIGN E�UALITY OF STATES. THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.- . AND THE PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES. • - LJ - THE CHARTER ITSELF DECLARES THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, THE ORGANI ZATION IS TO BRING ABOUT. "ADJUSTMENT OR SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES OR SITUATIONS WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO A BREACH OF THE PEACE" , BY PEACEFUL MEANS AND "IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW" . INDEED, THE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CANNOT HAVE MUCH SUBSTANCE NOR CAN THEIR REALIZATION BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT A REAL COMMITMENT BY ALL MEMBERS TO INTERNATIONAL LAW. TH E CHARTER IS AT THE SAME TIME THE ' CONSTITUTION OF � THE ORGANI ZATION AND THE FRAMEWORK THAT GOVERNS ITS INTERNAL WORKING. I IT LAYS DOWN ��HE POWER& AND ...F:UN OilOII&r;,Qf TW6 \CARlOUI ORlAN&� " "IJ'f!tkt- .. IT PROVIDES FOR THEIR DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES . IN THE PAST FOUR DECADES A NETWORK OF WELL-ESTABLISHED RULES HAS EMERGED TO REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF ITS ACTIVITI ES BE IT POLICY-MAKING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TREATY MAKING OR STANDARD-SETTING. FURTHERMORE, BY VIRTUE OF THE CHARTER, THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ASSUMED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. TH E EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN RECENT YEARS, AS EVIDENCED IN PART BY THE EMERGENCE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF TREATIES AND BY THE EVER MORE REFINED RULES OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW, HAS . BEEN TRULY REMARKABLE. - 5 - TH E UNITED NATIONS HAS RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO THIS EXPANSIO�. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANDATE GIVEN IN ARTICLE 13 OF THE CHARTER, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS ENGAGED IN A VAST EFFORT AT CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, AN EFFORT IN WHICH THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE. TH E UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AS A WHOLE HAS INITIATED MORE THAN 550 MULTILATERAL TREATIES COVERING PRACTICALLY ALL AREAS OF STATE INTERACTION AND HUMAN ENDEAVOUR: FROM THE LAW OF TREATIES TO THE LAW OF THE SEA AND THE LAW REGULATING STATE ACTIVITI ES IN OUTER SPACE TO HUMAN RIGHTS, FROM FOOD AND HEALTH TO AVIATION . THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ADOPTED A VAST NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS DEALING WITH NUMEROUS SUBJECTS; THES& t R�SOLUilONS � ARE v THE tPRtMOl�ALGJNSTRUMENic;�QR . TAKING . DECISIONS • . . . .· .. AS POINTED.OUT BY THE COURT IN ITS ADVISORY OPINION ON NAMIBIA, SOME OF THESE RESOLUTIONS "HAKE DETERMINATIONS OR HAVE OPERATIVE DESIGN'' . THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (19q8) , THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES (1960) AND THE DECLARATION ON PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CONCERNING THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS AND CO-OPERATION AMONG STATES (1970) ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS CATEGORY OF RESOLUTIONS . T�EY REPRESENT -NOT ONLY IMPORTANT POLITI CAL COMMITMENT BY STATES, BUT ALSO GROUND RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. INDEED, MORE INTERNATIONAL LAW HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, IN THE PAST FOUR DECADES, THAN IN THE ENTIRE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF MANKIND. - 6 - •• .- TH E LACK OF A FULLY DEVELOPED INTERNATIONAL - JUDICIAL SYSTEM HAS NOT PREVENTED THE RAPID GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. WH ILE PUBLIC OPINION LEARNS ALMOST INSTANTLY ABOUT . BREACHES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TREATIES ARE OBSERVED AND APPLIED DAILY. WITHOUT INCIDENT. INDEED. THE CONSTANT OBSERVANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FROM ALL QUARTERS OF THE WORLD IS THE NORM AND GOES UNNOTICED. ONE CANNOT DENY OR IGNORE THE FACT THAT SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ARE BEING COMMITTED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD AND THAT SUCH VIOLATIONS CAN HAVE AND INDEED DO HAVE HOST SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. BUT IN LARGE MEASURE. THE DAY TO DAY RELATIONSHIPS OF SOME 160 STATES PROCEED .ON ··TH! :BAS.IS OF RESPECT FOR· THE RULES. GF···I NTERNATIONAL LAW. AS THE PRINCIPAL JUDICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNITED NATIONS. RESPONDING ALSO TO REQUESTS FOR ADVISORY OPINIONS FROM THE 16 INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SO AUTHORIZED. THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE HAS DEALT WITH SOME OF THE HOST DIFFICULT ISSUES BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS FAMILY. TH E COURT HAS THUS. IN MY VIEW. MARKEDLY STRENGTHENED THE FUNCTIONING OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS A WHOLE. TH E PRINCIPAL FUNCTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IS. HOWEVER. TO DECIDE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW. DISPUTES OF A LEGAL NATURE THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO IT BY STATES. -· - 7 - ., • HERE. THE COURT IS HELPING TO ABIDE BY ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UN ITED NATI ONS. WHICH··IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BY PEACEFUL MEANS AND IN CONFORMITY WITH JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW . IN DECIDING DISPUTES BETWE EN STATES. THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND FRIENDLY RELATIONS AMONG NATIONS . THE COURT IS NOT ENDOWED WITH AUTOMATIC JURISDICTION BY VIRTUE OF THE CHARTER. THE BINDING CHARACTER OF THE COURT'S DECISIONS INEVITABLY IMPOSES A LIMITATION ON THE SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES AND!�HAS� THEREFORE. TO BE FORMALLY ACCEPTED BY THE CONSTITUENCY OF THE COURT. IN SPlTE1 0f� THIS. THE .. COURT HAS.,A� BROAD AND · WELL-RECOGNIZED FRAMEWORK FOR ITS JURISDICTION. THIS FRAMEWORK COMPRISES . IN PART. SOME 300 TREATI ES. MOST OF WHICH ARE OF A MULTILATERAL NATURE. IN ADDITION TO THE JURISDICTION DERIVED FROM BILATERAL AND MULTI LATERAL TREATIES. 49 STATES HAVE ACCEPTED THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE RECOGNISING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IN GENERAL. THE FIGURE IS STILL LOW. SINCE TWO THIRDS OF THE WO RLD COMMUNITY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY . THE -DIFFICULT CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE COURT OPERATES ARE HIGHLIGHTED BY TH E FACT THAT ONLY ONE OF THE FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. THE UNITED KINGDOM. AT PRESENT ACCEPTS THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE RECOGNIZING TH E COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IN GEN ERAL . - 8 - .�· REGRETTABLY TWO OF THE FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS WITHDREW THEIR RESPECTIVE ACCEPTANCES OF THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE IN 197q AND 1985 WHEN THEY DISAGREED WITH DECISIONS OF THE COURT. . .. APART FROM THE TREATIES AND THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE, DISPUTES HAY ALSO BE BROUGHT TO THE COURT BY THE PARTIES CONCERNED THROUGH SPECIAL AGREEMENTS . THE COURT HAS. THROUGH ITS PRONOUNCEMENTS, HADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AFFIRMATION OF THE RULES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN RELATIONS AMONG NATIONS. STATES PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT HAVE NOT ALWAYS AGREED WITH THE COURT. AS. I ALREADY MENTIONED. SOME HAVE TERMINATED, · tH�SUtUte1RC0MSTANCES� � fM!!��AedEPtANC!''O'· THE· 0PTIO�AL tLAUSE .. RECOGNIZING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IN GENERAL. OTHERS HAVE, WHEN THEIR INTERESTS WERE AT STAKE, CHOSEN T� BOYCOTT THE COURT'S PROCEEDINGS OR TO IGNORE ITS DECISIONS, A DEYELOPHENT WHICH GIVES RISE TO CONSIDERABLE CONCERN. HOWEVER, IF ONE LOOKS AT THE DISPUTES WHICH WERE BROUGHT BEFORE �HE COURT. THEN IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE EFFECTIVELY SOLVED THROUGH THE PRONOUNCEMENTS OF THE COURT AND THAT THE COURT DID AND DOES, UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITI ONS, MAKE AN EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN CONFORMITY WITH INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND LAW. LOOKING AT THE STATES WHICH HAVE BEEN PARTI ES TO PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT, ONE NOTICES THAT FOR A LONG TIME AND �ONG AFTER THE DECOLONIZATION PROCESS HAD BEEN UNDER WAY, THE PARTI ES WERE IN THEIR MAJORITY WESTERN STATES . . - 9 - • • THIS CONTINUED TO BE THE CASE EVEN AFTER THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS IN THE COURT WAS, THROUGH THE REGULAR ELECTIONS CONDUCTED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL, ADAPTED TO COMPRISE TODAY JUSTICES FROM ALL GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS AND THE MAJOR LEGAL SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD. INITIALLY IT HAY HAVE BEEN FELT THAT THE COURT WAS TOO SLOW AND TOO COSTLY TO BE AFFORDABLE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IT IS ESPECIALLY GRATIFYING THAT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED, PERHAPS IN PART AS A RESULT OF THE REVISIONS IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT OF THE 1970S . TODAY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BRING THEIR CASES TO THE COURT IN CONFIDENCE AND TRUST AND IT CAN IN A SENSE BE SAID THAT THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THE COURT. THIS.; l'S �lND!!D lA •SOURCE''"0F'1 ENClO DRA'eEHENT�N .. D 10P UROP! wfOR THE FUTURE. HEARTENING WORDS REACH US FROM ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD. A RE-THINKING OF THE ROLE AND POTENTIAL OF THE COURT SEEMS TO BE UNDERWAY IN THE SOVIET UNION, AND I, OF COURSE, AM ENCOURAGED BY THE WORDS SPOKEN IN THIS RESPECT BY THE SOVIET REPRESENTATIVES AT THE LAST GENERAL ASSEMBLY. I HOPE THAT THESE PRONOUNCEMENTS WILL SOON BE BUILT UPON . THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS, OF COURSE, TO INCREASE TO THE MAXIMUM THE NUMBER OF ACCEPTANCES OF THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE RECOGNIZING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IN GENERAL AND ENSURING THAT DECISIONS HANDED DOWN BY THIS COURT ARE .fULLY COMPLIED WITH BY THE PARTIES. - 10 - ...... • • . "'• THE WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT AS COMPULSORY WOULD. PARTICULARLY IF UNDERTAKEN BY THE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. ·. PUT TO MAXIMUM USE THE ROLE OF THE COURT AS A STABILIZING FACTOR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. LET ME EMPHASIZE HERE THAT NO STATE. BIG OR SMALL, · SHOULD FEEL THAT IT TAKES AN INCALCULABLE RISK IN ACCEPTING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IN A GENERAL WAY . THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE IS. ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 36. PARAGRAPH 2 . OF THE STATUTE OF THE COURT. ALWAYS SUBJECT TO RECIPROCITY . THUS. THE ACCEPTING STATE NEVER RISKS BEING BROUGHT TO COURT BY � ANOTHER STATE WHICH HAS NOT FOR ITSELF _;:., . ACCEPT.£0 · ASr'! COMPU LSQ.M:-, TH£jjCOMP.E;J"E NCE o.F TKE COUilTt•s ·IJIHi�N�: ·, . THIS CONSIDERATION SHOULD. IN MY VIEW. MAKE IT EASIER FOR STATES MEMBERS TO UNDERTAKE TO ACCEPT AS COMPULSORY THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IN GENERAL. THE COURT HAS A LONG AND MEANINGFUL FUTURE BEFORE IT. THE SAME INTERDEPENDENCE WHICH IS AT THE ORIGIN OF SO MANY LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CREATES THE NEED FOR AUTHORITATIVE THIRD-PARTY SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES. FOR THE COURT NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW CHALLENGES ARISE. THE DIVERSITY OF CASES BEFORE IT. BOTH IN CONTENTIOUS AND ADVISORY PROCEEDINGS. · USING EITHER THE FULL COURT OR A SPECIAl CHAMBER. DEMONSTRATES THE HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND SENSITIVITY THAT IS DEMANDED OF THE COURT...... - 11 - . , I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE COURT WILL GO FROH 1 STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND MEET WITH EVER GREATER ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ITS ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING HARMONY AMONG NATIONS. BEFORE CONCLUDING I WOULD LIKE TO ALLUDE ONCE MORE TO THE FACT THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IS THE ONLY PRINCIPAL ORGAN OF THE UNITED NATIONS SITUATED THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM THE HEADQUARTERS. THIS WAS A DELIBERATE DECISION ON THE PART OF THE FOUNDiNG MEMBERS. WHO RECOGNIZED THE RICH HERITAGE OF THE PEACE PALACE AND CONSIDERED THAT THE DISTANCE WOULD SERVE AS AN INSULATION FROH � �: POLITICAL INFLUENCE. THUS STRENGTHENING THE COURT 'S IMPARTIALIT�i · IT I S. MOREOVER .., ESPECIALLY,.. THAT ..TM �NCOURt � · Fl\J:I�NG. . , �1\iNb utt..!�iurt:, ' ...... ,; ' . .: BE LOCATED IN THE NETHERLANDS . WHAT MORE APPROPRIATE LOCATION INDEED. GROTt U.� THAN THE HOME OF THE FATHER OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. HUGO QIITINE. THIS COUNTRY HAS LONG BEEN RENOWNED FOR ITS INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK AND ITS DEDICATION TO THE CAUSt OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND SOLIDARITY . THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO THESE ENDS SUSTAINS US IN THE GLOBAL ENDEAVOUR FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. LET ME RESTATE THE JOY AND SATISFACTION I FEEL TO BE. HERE FOR THIS HISTORIC OCCASION AND EXPRESS THE FIRM CONVICTION THAT THE COURT AND THE PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW WILL CONTINUE THEIR STEADY ADVANCE IN THE DECADES TO COME. THANK YOU. V TOAST AT LUNCHEON GI EN BY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLAND�, P M SE TE BER 7, 1988. YOUR MAJESTY, MAY I EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRE CIATION FOR THE KIND WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT WHICH YOU HAVE SPOKEN . THE WARM WELCOME WHICH HAS BEEN SO GEN EROUSLY EXTENDED· TO MY WI FE AND TO ME REFLECTS, I BELIEVE, NOT ONLY THE TRADITIONAL HOSPITALITY OF THIS COUNTRY, BUT ALSO THE SPECIAL IMPORTANCE WHICH YOUR MAJESTY 'S GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS ATTACHED TO THE UNITED NATIONS. - 2 - YOUR MAJESTY, EXCELLENCIES, DEAR FRIENDS, AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE WORLD ORGANI ZATION, THIS COUNTRY 'S DEDICATION TO THE PURPOSES SET OUT IN THE CHARTER HAS BEEN AS STEADFAST AS IT HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY . THE DUTCH PEOPLE HAVE LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR THEIR ALERT, CONCERNED AND COMPASSIONATE VI EWS ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS . - 3 - .. THEY HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY CONCERNED WITH THE STRUGGLE FOR DISARMAMENT, ESPECIALLY NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, WITH THE CEASELESS CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WITH THE URGENT BATTLE TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT. THESE ARE ALL CAUSES THAT THE UNITED NATIONS ACTIVELY PROMOTES, AND CAUSES THAT I, PERSONALLY, STRONGLY BELIEVE IN. ABOVE ALL, THE DUTCH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN, WITH CHARACTERISTIC GENEROSITY, IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE STRUGGLE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE THIRD WO RLD . FORTUNATE IN THEIR OWN ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, TH EY HAVE ALWAYS SHOWN SENSITIVITY AND UNDERSTANDING WITH RESPECT TO THEIR LESS FORTUNATE FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS. - 4 - YOUR MAJESTY 'S GOVERNMENT HAS LONG CONTRIBUTED UNSTINTINGLY TO THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT IS BACKED BY AN INFORMED AND ENLI GHTENED PUBLIC OPINION. LET ME ADD A SPECIAL WO RD OF APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF DUTCH OFFICERS TO ONE OF OUR CRUCIAL PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS, THE UNITED NATIONS TR UCE SUPERVISION ORGANI ZATION. YO UR MAJESTY 'S PERSONAL INTEREST IN PROGRAMMES FOR SOCIAL WELFARE AN D IN IMPROVING CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE THIRD WORLD IS WELL KNOWN AND CONSTITUTES AN INSPIRATION EVEN BEYOND TH E CONFINES OF THIS COUNTRY. . - 5 - • • YOUR MAJ ESTY, DEAR FRIENDS, AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE UNITED NATI ONS IS CURRENTLY PLAYING A VERY ACTIVE RaL E IN THE SEARCH FOR SETTL EMENTS TO MANY REGIONAL CONFLICTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD. TH IS YEAR SAW WELCOME PROGRESS WITH REGARD TO THE SITUATION RELATING TO AFGHANI STAN . WE ARE. NOW IMPLEMENTING A VAST RELIEF AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME IN THAT COUNTRY . ENDEAVOURS TO BRING TO AN END THE LONG AND BITTER CONFLICT BETW EEN IRAN AN D IRAQ, WHICH CAUSED SO MUCH APPALLING BLOODSHED AND DEVASTATION, ARE HAPPILY BEAR ING FRUIT. - 6 - WE ARE NOW WORKING TO HASTEN THE PACE OF PEACE IN OTHER LONG-STANDING REGIONAL DISPUTES, AMONG THEM WESTERN SAHARA, KAMPUCHEA , ANGOLA AND CYPRUS . IN THESE PRESSING AND CRUCIAL EFFORTS TO PREVENT FURT HER SUFFERING AND RESTORE CONDITIONS OF LASTING STABILITY , WE RELY UPON THE STRONG SUPPORT NOT ONLY OF GOVERNMENTS , BUT OF HEN AND WOMEN OF GOODWI LL EVERYWHERE. I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE NETHERLANDS WI LL NOT FAI L US IN TH E STRUGGLE FOR PEACE. . . . . - 7 - • .• THAT IS A ST�UGGLE IN WHICH NO COUNTRY AND NO PEOPLE J CAN AFFORD TO BE DISINTERESTED. THE PRICE OF INACTION IS TOO GREAT. I WOULD LIKE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE WISDOM, THE GENEROSITY AND THE COMMITMENT OF THE DUTCH PEOPLE, AS WE STRIVE TO RESPOND TO EVER-GROWING ASPIRATIONS FOR SECURITY , ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND TO ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. TOGETHER, WE CAN DO MUCH TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, AND TO LEAVE THE WORLD A LITTLE BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE. - 8 - EXCELLENCIES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS . * * * * * 1032C/LZ/18888