~m'.~~~~!RB_"_""..... "'_Bii_~;·'/' UNITED NATIONS REPORT OF THE SECURITY COUNCU TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 16 July 1958 to 15 July 1959 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS : FOURTEENTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No. 2 (A!4190) ( 45 p.) NEW YORK · , UNITED NATIONS REPORT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 16 July 1958 to 15 July 1959 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS : FOURTEENTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No. 2 CA/4190> New York, 1959 - T NOTE Symbois of l"nited Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. ,.Li < ,.1 " ,to .....- ,·'-'-T~~'~'-"~""-' ,.""~=,,,•.,,._-~~~._~-- ) TABLE OF CONTENTS ) Page INTRODUCTION I ...... , '" . V PART I r Questions considered by the Security Council under its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security I, Cha.pter 1. LETTER DATED 22 MAY 1958 FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF LEBANO:N ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNING: "COMPLAINT BY LEBANON IN RESPECT OF A SITUATION ARISING FROM THE INTERVENTION OF THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF LEBANON, THE CONTINUANCE OF \VHICH Is LIKELY 1'0 ENDANGER THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY" . 1 LETTER DATED 17 JULY 1958 FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE PRES;DENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERN­ ING: "COMPLAINT BY THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN OF INTER­ FERENCE IN ITs DOMESTIC AFFAIRS BY THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC" .. 1 A. Further consideration of the complaint by Lebanon . 1 B. Submission of the complaint by Jordan . 3 C. Security Council resolution of 7 August 1958 . 13 D. Further reports (If the United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon and withdrawal of the Group . 16 E. Removal of the Lebanese complaint from the list of matters of which the Security Council is s'~ized . 17 THE PALESTINE QUESTION ,. 18 A. Complaint by Israel against the United Arab Republic concerning an incident of 3 December 1958 in the Huleh area . 18 B. Complaint by Israel against the United Arab Republic concerning an incident of 23 January 1959 at Ma'ale Habashan . 21 C. Other communications . 22 PART n Other matters considered by the Council 3. THE DATE OF ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ............................................. 25 4. ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS..... .. .. 25 A. Application of the Republic of Guinea. ....................... 25 B. Consideration of proposals relating to the applications of the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Viet-Nam ,, ,.... 25 I i I 111 ) I" i I .. raw 3",. 1. 1'" N PART III The Military Staff Committee Page Chapter T 5. WORK OF THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE . 29 ! T PART IV f Ass Arti Matters brought to the attention of the Security Council the but m)t discussed in the Council E. lines stitu 6. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE INDIA-PAKISTAN QUESTION . 31 34 7. REpORTS ON THE STRATEGIC TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS .. 1Tl 34 to th 8. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES .... uncle A/21 9. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA . 35 10. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING PROPOSALS FOR THE CONVENING OF A MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS. ........................... 35 11. LETTER DATED 25 JULY 1958 FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL....... 36 12. REpORT OF THE CONFERENCE OF EXPERTS TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF DETECTING VIOLATIONS OF A POSSIBLE AGREEMENT ON THE SUSPEN- SION OF NUCLEAR TESTS. ......... .. 36 13. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED ARAB REpUBLIC RELATING TO THE SUEZ CANAL ,.. .. 36 14. LETTER DATED 29 SEPTEMBER 1958 FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL. ...... .. .. .. .. ........... 36 15. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE SITUATION ON THE CAMBODIAN- THAI FRONTIER ............................................... 37 16. QUESTION OF MEASURES TO PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACK. ............... 37 17. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TUNISIA AND FRANCE 38 18. COMMUNICATIONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND. .. ...... .. .... .. ......... 38 19. COMMUNICATION RELATING TO THE KOREAN QUESTION. ............... 38 20. LETTER DATED 10 JULY 1959 FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF AFGHANIS­ TAN, BURMA, CEYLON, ETHIOPIA, THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA, GHANA, GUINEA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, LIBERIA, LIBYA, MOROCCO, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SUDAN, TUNISIA, THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC AND YEMEN CONCERNING ALGERIA.... 39 Appendices I. Representatives and deputy, alternate and acting representatives accred- ited to the Security Council. ..................................... 40 Il. Presidents of the Security Council. ................................. 40 Ill. Meetings of the Security Council during the period from 16 July 1958 to 15 July 1959 .................................................. 41 IV. Representatives, Chairmen and Principal Secretaries of the Military Staff Committee (16 July 1958 to 15 July 1959) ............... .. ........ 41 iv ---='- I INTRODUCTION The present reportl is submitted to the General constitute the only comprehensive and authoritative Assembly by the Security Council in accordance with account of its deliberations. Article 24, paragraph 3, and Article 15, paragraph 1, of the Charter. With respect to the membership of the Security Coun­ cil during the period covered, it will be recalled that the Essentially a summary and guide reflecting the broad General Assembly, at its 775th plenary meeting on lines of the debates, the report is not intended as a sub­ 8 October 1958, elected Argentina, Italy and Tunisia as stitute for the records of the Security Council, which non-permanent members of the Council to fill vacancies ( resulting from the expiration, on 31 December 1958, of the term of office of Colombia, Iraq and Sweden. 1 This is the fourteenth annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. The previous reports were submitted The period covered in the present report is from 16 under the symbols A/93, A/366, A/620, A/945, A/1361, A/1873, July 1958 to 15 July 1959. The Council held seventeen A/2167, N2437, A/2712, A/2935, A/3157, A/3648 and A/3901. meetings during that period. v I 1!~J:.. l(J...~·..... PART I !:I<' Questions considered by the Security Council under its responsihility for the maintenance of international peace and security Chapter 1 LETTER DATED 22 MAY 1958 FROM THE REPUESENTATIVE OF LEBANON ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNING: "COMPLAINT BY LEBANON IN f RESPECT OF A SITUATION ARISING FROM THE INTERVENTION OF THE Ul\1TED ARAB REPUBLIC IN TIlE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF LEBANON, THE CONTINUANCE OF WHICH IS Lll{ELY TO ENDA__~GER THE 1l'IMNTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY" LETTER DATED 17 JULY 1958 FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURI'l'Y COUNCIL CONCERNING: "COMPLAINT :BY THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM: OF JORDA.l\J OF INTERFERENCE IN ITS DOMESTIC AFFAIRS BY THE lJNITED ARAB REPUBLIC" A. Further consideration of the complaint which his Government attached to the role of the Obser­ hyLehanon1 vation Group and declared that the United States forces would co-operate with the Group in every way. The 1. On 16 July 1958, the United Nations Observation Secretary-General was in the best position to determine Group in Lebanon submitted, through the Secretary­ and to work out, in co-operation with the Government General, an interim report (S/4051) to the Security . of Lebanon, additional measures which would help to Council. It stated that, on 15 July, the Group had com­ improve the operations of the Group. The United States pleted the task of oLtainiilg full freedom of access to was confident that he would continue to take everv all sections of the Lebanese frontier, and provided feasible ste9 to that end. In that connection, the United details of the arrangements made. States delegation recognized that the means available to 2. At the 829th meeting of the council on 16 July the Group were insufficient to meet all aspects of the 1958, the Secretary-General, noting that the interim serious situation. The draft resolution therefore envis­ report of the Observation Group described the comple­ aged further additional measures by the United Nations ti:ln of arrangements for inspection all aloag the Leba­ in order to protect Lebanon's independence. That would nese border, expressed the hope that the Group would make possible a prompt withdrawal of United States retain its key position although it might not be the only armed forces. The task of the contingents would be, first, tool used by the United Nations in the effort to ensure to protect the territorial integrity and independence of against infiltration and the smuggling of arms. Lebanon, and secondly, to ensure that there was no imi.l­ 3. The representative of the United States said that tration of persolmel, or st.:uply of arms or other mate:'iel. the United States draft resolution (S/4050 and Corr. United Nations forces would not be there to engage in 1) 2 had three principal purposes. It fully supported and hostilities or to fight a war, although it should be fully sought to strengthen the operations of the Observation clear that they would have the authority to fire in self­ Group; it provided the basis for additional arrangements defence in performance of their duties to prevent infil­ by the Secretary-General with a view to making con­ tration and to protect the integrity of Lebanon. The tingents available, as necessary, as a further measure to reference to the General Assembly resolutions entitled protect the territorial integrity and political independ­ "Essentials of peace" and "Peace through deeds" was ence of Lebanon and to ensure that there was no illegal relevant as a reminder that the United Nations must infiltration of personnel or supply of arms or other meet and deal effectively with the problem of indirect mathiel across the Lebanese borders; and would make aggression.