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Assemblêe Gênêrale •' ,•. Nations Unies QUATRIÈME COMMISSION, 1623~ ASSEMBLÊE SÊANCE GÊNÊRALE Jeudi 3 novembre 1966, à 11 heures VINGT ET UNIÈME SESSION Documents officiels NEW YORK SOMMAIRE tirer de l'Arabie du Sud en 1968; il convient donc Page que les Nations Unies envoient une mission pour Point 23 de l'ordre du jour: aider le peuple à obtenir la souveraineté et 1 'indé­ Application de la Déclaration sur l'octroi de pendance, et qu'elles accordent à l'Arabie du Sud l'indépendance aux pays et auxpeuplescolo­ une assistance technique qui lui permette d'exploiter niaux: rapport du Comité spécial chargé ses ressources naturelles dans 1 'intérêt du peuple. d'étudier la situation en ce qui concerne La présence des Nations Unies en Arabie du Su,d l'application de la Déclaration sur l'octroi est indispensable, car cette organisation a la respon­ de l'indépendance aux pays et aux peuples sabilité du maintien de la paix ét de la sécurité dans coloniaux: Aden (suite) le monde, et, si elle n'agit pas immédiatement, les Audition de pétitionnaires (suite) . 165 événements se précipitant à mesure qu'approche le moment du départ des Britanniques, il se produira dans la région les mêmes désordres et les mêmes Président: M. FAKHREDDINE Mohamed effusions de sang qu'au Congo, (Soudan), 3, L'Arabie du Sud sera toujours disposée à coopé­ rer avec les pays épris de paix et à accepter l'as­ P 0 1N T 23 D E L' 0 RD RE D U J 0 U R sistance technique et financière, assortie d'aucune Application de la Déclaration sur l'octroi de l'indé­ condition, des Etats qui veulent l'aider, mais elle pendance aux pays et aux peuples coloniaux: rapport ne vendra jamais sa souveraineté ni son indépen­ du Comité spécial chargé d'étudier la situation en dance et ne voudra jamais sortir d'un joug colonial ce qui concerne l'application de la Déclaration sur pour se mettre sous un autre, Ce serait payer cher l'octroi de l'indépendance aux pays et aux peuples l'indépendance, et l'Arabie du Sud attend avec confiance coloniaux: Aden (suite) [A/6274, A/6276, A/6300/ le moment de devenir membre de plein droit de l'Or­ Rev.l, chap. VI; A/6317, A/6374, A/C.4/672 et ganisation des Nations Unies, parmi les pays frères Add.l à 3] arabes d'Asie et d'Afrique, pour coopérer à l'édifi­ cation d'un monde libéré du fanatisme et de la discri­ AUDITION DE PETITIONNAIRES (suite) mination raciale. Sur l'invitation du Président, M. Ahmad Abdullah 4, M. JOUEJATI (Syrie) demande au pétitionnaire Al-Fadhli, président, et M.. Je'bel bin Hussein Al s'il n'est plus sultan et, dans ce cas, pour quelle Audhali, membre du Front for the Liberation of South raison et de quelle manière il a abandonné son titre; . Arabia (FLOSA), ·et M. S. A. Alhabshi, interprète, il voudrait savoir également si le fait d'avoir ren­ prennent place à la table de la Commission. contré à Beyrouth les dirigeants du Gouvernement de la Fédération de l'Arabie du Sud n'implique pas 1. M. AL-FADHLI (Front for the Liberation of de sa part une reconnaissance du régime fédéral. South Arabia) se félicite de l'occasion qui est donnée aux représentants des partis et organisations de 5. M, AL-FADHLI (Front for the Liberation of l'Arabie du Sud d'exprimer leurs opinions sur la. South Arabia) dit qu'il est toujours sultan, car il a question d'Aden, comme l'année précédente, mais l'appui de son peuple. Il y a deux ans et demi, il considère que, si 1 'Organisation des Nations Unies il a présidé à Londres une conférence au cours avait alors envoyé une mission composée de repré­ de laquelle le Royaume-Uni a voulu l'obliger à accep­ sentants d'Etats neutres pour étudier la situation ter le maintien de la base militaire d'Aden après l'ac- dans la région et si elle avait recommandé des me­ . cession du territoire à l'indépendance. M. Al-Fadhli sures pour mettre fin au régime colonial britan­ n'a pas voulu accepter cela, sauf accord du Royaume­ niql,le, la présente audition ne serait pas nécessaire, Uni et du nouveau gouvernement indépendant, et il Les pétitionnaires sont certains que les Nations a ·quitté la conférence, Mais, avant son retour à Unies vont envoyer sans tarder une mission en Aden, il a été déposé par le Royaume-Uni, qui lui Arabie du Sud, a interdit de rentrer dans son pays, et c'est pourquoi 2, Tous les pétitionnaires ont un objectif commun: il s'est réfugié au Caire, Par la suite, le Royaume­ Uni a levé cette interdiction, et M, Al-Fadhli a pu mettre fin immédiatement au régime colonial bri­ rentrer dans son pays, mais plus comme sultan, tannique, Il y a déjà quelque temps que le peuple de l'Arabie du Sud a perdu foi dans le Royaume-Uni, 6, Le fait qu'il ait rencontré des dirigeants de la dont le gouvernement a souvent fait des déclarations Fédération à Beyrouth ne signifie pas qu'il recon­ sur lesquelles il est ensuite revenu brusquement naisse ce gouvernement ou celui de la Fédération et sans prévenir. Actuellement, toutefois, le Gou­ d'Arabie du Sud; d'ailleurs, cette rencontre n'a eu vernement britannique s'est déclaré résolu à se re- pour objet que de persuader les dirigeants en ques- 165 A/C,4/SR,l623 166 Assemblée générale - Vingt et unième session - Quatrième Commission tian qu'ils devaient accepter les résolutions des 15. M. CARDUCCI-ARTENISIO (Italie), revenant sur Nations Unies et promettre de les mettre en œuvre. une précédente question du représentant du Togo, dit qu'il y a une certaine confusion en ce qui concerne 7. M. KARASIMEONOV .(Bulgarie) demande au péti­ les groupes politiques en Arabie du Sud, et il demande tionnaire, puisqu'il accepte les résolutions des Natians au pétitionnaire quels sont les principaux partis Unies sur Aden, ce qu'il pense des réserves du politiques d'Aden, comment ils envisagent le problème Royaume-Uni à leur sujet, ainsi que des traités de 1'indépendance et dans quelles mesures ils ont conclus entre le Royaume-Uni et la Fédération d'Ara­ 1 'appui du peuple. bie du Sud qui, de 1'avis d'un grand nombre de péti­ tionnaires et de délégations, sont destinés à perpétuer 16. M. KHALAF (Irak), intervenant sur un point la domination du Royaume-Uni; il voudrait également d'ordre, dit qu'on ne doit poser au pétitionnaire aucune savoir quel pourrait être 1'effet de ces traités sur question sur des groupes ou partis politiques autres 1'avenir d'un Etat indépendant de 1'Arabie du Sud. que le sien. 17. M. CARDUCCI-ARTENISIO (Italie) dit qu'il for­ 8. M. AL-FADHLI (Front for the Liberation of mulera donc sa question autrement, tout en faisant South Arabia) répond que tout le monde souhaite que observer que le pétitionnaire entendu à la séance le Royaume-Uni retire ses réserves, mais celles-ci précédente a exposé des opinions très différentes. ne doivent pas être un obstacle à l'envoi en Arabie M. Al-Fadhli, que la Commission entend actuel­ du Sud d'une mission des Nations Unies, car sinon lement, a été très bref, et le représentant de 1'Italie des catastrophes inimaginables pourraient se produire voudrait des précisions sur les opinions du parti lorsque le Royaume-Uni abandonnera la base militaire qu'il dirige et sur ses relations avec les autres en 1968. Quant aux traités entre le Royaume-Uni partis. et la Fédération d'Arabie du Sud, ils deviendront automatiquement caducs le jour de 1 'accession du 18, Le PRESIDENT pense que la Commission a territoire à 1 'indépendance. admis d'une manière générale que chaque pétition­ naire doit se borner à parler de son parti, 9. En réponse à une question de lVI. BRUCE (Togo), M. AL-F ADHLI (Front for the Liberation of South 19, M. AL-FADHLI (Front for the Liberation of Arabia) rappelle que 1'année précédente il a été entendu South Arabia) dit que son parti partage 1'avis des par la Commission en qualité de représentant non du autres en ce qui concerne 1'indépendance et 1'unité Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen de l'Arabie du Sud. (FLOSY), mais de ·1 'Organization for the Liberation 20, M. CARDUCCI-ARTENISIO (Italie) demande of the Occupied South (OLOS). pourquoi, dans ce cas, il n'y a pas un parti unique. 10. M. OULD DADDAH (Mauritanie), rappelant que, 21. M. AL-FADHLI (Front for the Liberation of selon le pétitionnaire, les traités entre le Royaume­ South Arabia) dit que dans le monde entier il y a Uni et la Fédération d'Arabie du Sud tendant à perpé­ multiplicité de partis et que cela est un facteur tuer la domination britannique deviendraient automa­ essentiel du progrès politique des pays. Après 1 'acces­ tiquement cadu~s le jour de 1 'indépendance, lui sion du territoire à 1'indépendance, peut-être demande ce qui se passerait au cas où le Royaume­ y aurait-t-il unification. Uni ne voudrait pas se retirer définitivement à ce 22. M. CARDUCCI-ARTENISIO (Italie) pense que le moment et manœuvrerait pour prolonger sa présence pétitionnaire n'a pas répondu entièrement à sa ques­ dans le territoire. tion, mais il n'insistera pas,. 11. M. AL-FADHLI (Front for the Liberation of 23, M. KHALAF (Irak) demande au pétitionnaire South Ar abia) dit que, dans ce cas, le peuple, qui de préciser sa pensée quand il dit qu'une catastrophe est conscient de cette éventualité, continuerait de lutter se produira si l'on empêche l'Organisation des comme avant.
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