r REPORT OF rdE SECURITY COlJNCIL 16 June 1974 -15 June 1975 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: "THIRTIETH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No. 2 (A/10002) UNITED NATIONS ( 75 p. ) r t I. I i !. i' REPORT OF mE SECURITY COUNCIL 16 June 1974 -15 June 1975 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: THIRTIETH SESSION SUPPLEME~JT No. 2 (A/10002) UNITED NATIONS New York, 1975 ~ J l • NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters com­ bined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. [Original: Chinese/ English/French/ Russian/Spanish] CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION Part I Questions considered by the Security Council under its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security Chapter 1. THE SITUATION IN CYPRUS 2 A. Events of 15-25 July 1974 and consideration by the Council. .. .. .. 2 B. Developments between 25 and 30 July 1974 ,.. 6 C. The Geneva Declaration and consideration by the Council . 8 D. Further reports of the Secretary-General and communications received between 26 July and 26 August 1974 ..... ......................... 10 E. Renewed hostilities of 12 to 20 August 1974 and consideration by the Council 11 F. Further reports of the Secretary-General and communications to the Council from 1 September to 31 December 1974 ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 G. Report of the Secretary-General on UNFIryp and the renewal of its mandate in December 1974 17 H. Developments between 1 January and 31 Map;h 1975 19 1. Developments between 1 April and 15 June 1975 23 2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND SOUTH AFRICA. .. .. ... 25 A. Communications to the Security Council and request for a meeting ...... 25 B. Consideration at the 1796th to 1798t11, 1800th to 1804th and 1806th to 1808th meetings (18, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 28-30 October 1974) 25 3. THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 27 A. Reports of the Secretary-General, consideration by the Security Council and communications received. .................................. 27 B. Communications concerning other matters relating to the situation in the Middle East 38 4. THE SITUATION IN NAMIBIA ,............................. 40 A. Communications to the Security Council and request for a meeting ...... 40 B. Consideration at the 1811th and 1812th meetings (17 December 1974).. 41 C. Communicatiom. to the Security Council received between. December 1974 and June 1975 42 D. Consideration at the 1823rd to 1829th meetings (30 May-6 June 1975) 42 Part II Other matters considered by the Security Council 5. ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS , ,. .. ... 45 A. Application of Grenada '. ............................. 45 B. Application of Guinea-Bissau 45 iii CONTENTS (continued) Part "' The Milieary Staff Committee Chapter Page 6. WORK OF THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE 46 Part 'V Matters brought to the attention of the Security Council but not discussed in the Council during the period covered 7. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION;5 CONCERNING THE SITUATION IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA ..................................•....................... 47 8. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE QUESTION OF RACE CON­ FLICT IN SoUTH AFRICA RESULTING FROM THE POLICIES OF Apartheid OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA ...................................... 48 9. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE SITUATION IN TERRITORIES UNDER PORTUGUESE ADMINISTRATION ..............•......................... 49 10. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE SITUATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 49 11. COMMUNICATION CONCERNING DEVELOPMENTS IN WESTERN SAHARA 50 12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM GREECE AND TURKEY CONCERNING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA OF THE AEGEAN SEA " , '" 51 13. COl\lMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE COMPLAINT BY IRAQ CONCERNING INCI- DENTS ON ITS FRONTIER WITH IRAN __ ............... 51 14. COMMUNICATION CONCERNING THE QUESTION OF VIET-NAM 52 15. CO:l.-fMUNICATION CONCERNING THE INDIA-PAKISTAN QUESTION 53 16. REPORT ON THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. ............. 53 17. COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONCERNING AN INCIDENT IN THE GULF OF SIAM ....................................... 53 18. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ......................................................•..•.. 53 19. COMMUNICATION CONCERNING THE STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 55 20. COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS TWENTY-NINTH SESSION " ". 56 A. Resolution 3280 (XXIX) on co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity .............................. 56 B. Resolution 3282 (XXIX) on strengthening the role of the United Nations with regard to the maintenance and consolidation of international peace and security 56 C. Resolution 3283 (XXIX) on the peaceful settlement of international disputes ,......................... 56 D. Resolution 3314 (XXIX) on the definition of aggression. ............. 56 E. Resolution 3333 (XXIX) on the question of Korea. ................. 56 21. THE FORMAT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL... .. ..•. 57 iv .... ..-. '., '-"-'~'~"': - ...... :,:.~-~. ,...,';" CONTENTS (continued) APPENDICES Chapter Page re I. Membership of the Security Council during the years 1974 and 1975 58 11. Representatives and deputy, alternate and acting representatives accredited to the Security Council . 58 Ill. Presidents of the Security Council .................................... 59 IV. Meetings of the Security Council during the period from 16 June 1974 to 15 June 1975 59 V. Resolutions adopted by the SecUllty Council during the period from 16 June 1974 to 15 June 1975 63 VI. Meetings of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council during the period from 16 June 1974 to 15 June 1975 63 VII. Representatives, Chairmen and Principal Secretaries of the Military Staff Committee 64 VIII. List of matters of which the Security Council is seized. ................. 66 , :,.; ..'i'\ i ',>l 1 5 ," >-f 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 v INTRODUCTION 1. The present report1 is submitted to the General shorter and more concise, without, however, changing Assembly by the Security Council in accordance with its basic structure, and that the present report was pre­ Article 24, paragraph 3, and Article 15, paragraph 1, pared accordingly. of the Charter. 3. With respect to the membership of the Security 2. As in previous years, the report is not intended Council during the period covered, it will be recalled as a substitute for the records of the Security Council, that the General Assembly, at its 2266th plenary meet­ which constitute the only comprehensive and authori­ ing on 1; October 1974, elected Guyana, Italy, Japan, tative account of its deliberations, but as a guide to Sweden and the United Republic of Tanzania as non­ the activities of the Security Council during the period permanent members of the Security Council to fill the covered. It sh'1uld be noted, in this connexion, that the vacancies resulting from the expiration, on 31 Decem­ Council decided in December 19742 to make its report ber 1974, of the terms of office of AusL·alia, Austria, Indonesia, Kenya and Peru. 1 This is the thirtieth annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. These reports are circulated as 4. The period covered in the present report is from Supplement No. 2 to the Official Records of each regular ses­ sion of the General Assembly. 16 June 1974 to 15 June 1975. The Council held 54 2 See chap. 21. meetings during that period. 1 man text Cyp relat with the Part I had as s to e QUESTIONS CONSIDERED BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL UNDER ITS RESPONSIBILITY hUU1 the FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY pres Cyp and Chapter 1 1 Sovi TIlE SITUATION IN CYPRUS Kin and A. Events of 15·25 July 1974 and consideration Citing reports that Greece had been associated with or The by the Council had even jnitiated that coup, he declared that such a righ situation in the island created another serious problem 1 1. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND regarding the protection of the security, rights and in­ sent REQUESTS FOR A MEETING terests of the Turkish community, in particuhr, as the invit 5. In view of the seriousness of the matter in rela­ person thus brought to power was renowned for his with tion to international peace and security and in view of dedication to the cause of annexing the island to Greece that the United Nations involvement in Cyprus, the Secre­ (enosis). He urged that the United Nations immediately in t tary-General, on 16 July 1974, addressed a letter adopt certain initial measures to prevent further dete­ that (S/11334) to the President of the Security Council, rioration of the balance of forces and the illegal entry Nic requesting him to convene the Security Council in order of military forces, weapons and ammunition into the Ros that he might report to it on the information he had island and to ensure that during the scheduled rotation of received through his Special Representative in Cyprus on that date of the Greek contingent stationed on the on 1 and the Commander of the United Nations Peace­ island, the number and quantity of incoming and out­ Mr. keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). going military forces, weapons and ammunition were rese in confornlity with the 1960 Agreements. Moreover, in that 6. In a letter also dated 16 July (S/11335) ad­ view of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, M dressed to the President of the Security Council, the it was clear that recognition as "the Government of rega representative of Cyprus requested an urgent meeting