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GLS:mk cc: Mr. B.E. Urquhar*Mr. A. PCentral (2)

• ';.„• 2 December 1971*Mr, Ambassador,

: I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letterBo. 1310-EES/Tlt of 1 October 1971* concerning the report of the Boardof Inquiry vhich vas set up to investigate the mine accident of 25June 197k on Mount Benson la the course of which four sieabers of theAustrian Contingent of the United Rations Disengagement Observer Force

killed and one vas injured. .,

• The observations contained in your letter and the eoments of theAustrian Federal Ministry of Defence contained in the Memorandumattached to that letter have been raost carefully noted.

•v* '• It is apparent from the report of the Board that tJSDOF vas operating•under extreaely difficult conditions especially during the disengagementphase of the operations, which called for adherence to a rigid tineschedule in implementing the agaeeaent reached by Israel and Syria iaGeneva* As the report states, "work vas carried out under constantpressure relying on oral rather than written orders*.

There is no lack of evidence in the testimony collected by theBoard that despite these difficult conditions the Austrian Contingentacted with enthusiasm, efficiency and speed in carrying out its assigned"tasks, and that the personnel of that Contingent displayed a high levelof soldierly qualities aad courage in the performance of their dangerous-duties*^.- :/:/>;-• • '• '<-• ••-" 'r--.

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report of the Board of Inquiry indicates that on 25 June 197 ''""'•'" ,the Austrian search party v&s to raise the UIT flag over Mount Heriaon and ?

"to search for the remains of an Israeli pilot on that aountaia. In this ';' *_ ""-"connexion, the party proceeded in two vehicles from the village of Aarne westwardtoward Pitulia Camp, being unaware of the fact that that road had notbeen cleared of mines, fhe lead vehicle"ran over a nine which exploded,causing the casualties* ""'

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In our opinion, the testimony supports the conclusion of the Boardthat "UHDOF FEQ (Forward Headquarters? vere aware that the road from

; Aarne to Pitulim Camp had not yet been cleared of mines". "She testimonyalso indicates that information to this effect vas passed by the Israeli

.J..V Liaison Officers to USDOF FHQ on 2k June* although, as you point out»there may have been some officers on the UEDOF staff vho vere not awareof that fact and assumed that the road had been fully cleared*

The testimony further indicates that information that the Aarae-Pitulis-•' Hoad vas not safe on account of mines vas relayed to the Austrian battalion

or at least to some of its officers. Indeed, UMDQP FHQ assumed, incorrectly,that another road running through Israeli-controlled territory would fee usedby the Austrian search party* The fact is that vital information about thecondition of the road did not reach members of the Austria battalion vhovere organizing the search pa ty, but there is nothing in the report of theBoard to indicate that the Austrian battalion alone vaa responsible for thefailure to channel that information to all concerned* This vas one of the w

"basic fflisunderstandings11 referred to in paragraph (B) of the Board ofInquiry findings.

The fcther "basic misunderstanding** concerns the exchange of messageson 2k June 1971* between the Austrian battalion and the UUDOF Chief EngineerOfficer concerning the condition of the Aarae-Pitulim Camp Hoad. It isevident that that exchange of messages lent itself to tragic misunderstand-ings and that in fact both messages vere misunderstood by their respective

~ recipients. I fully agree vith you in this connexion that there is no; basis for suggesting that the Austrian battalion alone vas responsible for :\,;'"those misunderstandings. '

In short, there occurred a combination of human errors by a number of>r ._ persons, all of whom vere working under great pressure in a genuine effort9'r-;;.";; x • to fulfil their important responsibilities in difficult circumstances. As

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>f us here, together vith our colleagues in the field, deeply regretthe loss of the Austrian soldiers vho died in the performance of their *:''•£duties in the service of the United Hations. Ve are asking every possible v'effort to eliminate the chances of a recurrence of such accidents. Standing

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Permanent Mission of Panamato the United Nations

M.P.P. No

November

Sir,

Further to my note MPP 3^0 of 15 October 197^, concerning the withdrawal of

the Panamanian contingent of UNEF in the Middle East, I have the honour to communicate

to you herewith a photocopy of the cable we have received on the subject from

Colonel Rodrigo Garcia Ramirez, Second-in-Command of the Guardia Nacional of Panama.

As you will be aware, the advance group of the Panamanian contingent proceeded

to the Middle East on 19 November 1973 and the main body of troops on 10 December of

that year. Since it is my Government's intention to withdraw its contingent from

the area after the completion of one year's service, I request you to issue the

appropriate instructions to ensure that the operations shall be brought to a happy

conclusion.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) Aquilino E. BOYDAmbassador, Permanent Representative

His ExcellencyMr. Kurt WaldheimSecretary-GeneralUnited Nations

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Cable

Lac. Aquiline BoydPermanent Mission of Panamato the United Nations866 United Nations Plaza, RoomNew York 10017

Inform you that the date of withdrawal of our troops serving the United Nations

in the Middle East must be as from 19 November 197 » on which date they will have

completed one year's peace mission in that area. The reasons for this have already '

been communicated to you.

Colonel Rodrigo Garcia Ramirez

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T" UNEF. RegistryOUSGSPA

M.P.P. No. 3644 de noviembre de 1974

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Senor Secretario General: A" ->---' '/ j <- -

Tengo el honor de dirigirme a Vuestra Excelencia

en adici6n a mi nota MPP 340 de 15 de octubre de 1974,

relativa al retire del Contingente panameno de la FENU

en el Oriente Medio, para hacerle llegar una fotocopia

del cablegrama que sobre el particular nos ha enviado el

Coronel Rodrigo Garcia Ramirez, Comandante Segundo Jefe

de la Guardia Nacional de Panama.

Como podra" apreciar Vuestra Excelencia el 19 de

noviembre de 1973 viaj6 al Oriente Medio el grupo de avan-

zada del Contingente panameno y el grueso de la tropa lo

hizo el 10 de diciembre del mismo ano. En vista de que

es la intenci6n de :ai Gobierno retirar su Contingente del

Srea despues de cumplido un ano de servicio, le ruego im-

partir las instrucciones del caso para que las operaciones

lleguen a su feliz terminacidn.-

Aprovecho la oportunidad para reiterar a Vuestra

Excelencia las seguridades de mi mSs -jalta y distinguida

consideraci6n.

Embajaddr, Kepresent/ante Permanente

Su Excelencia r

Senor Kurt Waldheim i"~~cSecretario General \ ' "Naciones Unidas

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The Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nationspresents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the UnitedNations and has the honour to inform him that the Ghana Chief ofDefence Staff has decided to visit the Ghana contingent servingwith the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Ashley-Lassen,plans to leave Accra for the Middle East on Wednesday, 6thNovember, 1974 and will be accompanied by the following eightofficers of the Ghana Armed Forces and three Ghanaian journalists

(i) Col. N.A. Odartey-Wellington

(ii) Col. E. Adu-Bediako

(iii) Lt.-Col. J.C. Agbleze

(iv) Lt.-Col. G.Y. Bayobor

(v) Major A.K. Djangmah

(vi) Major A.A.A. Enninful

(vii) Captain A.B. Assan

(viii) Captain J.K. Ameyibor

(ix) Mr. Isaac Fritz Andoh

(x) Mr. Mike Eghan

(xi) Mr. Edward Ashitey Arma

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(GH/208)

(GE/315)

(GH/525)

(GH/759)

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- Ghana News Agency

- Ghana Broadcasting Corp,

- Ghana Broadcasting Corp,

Their flight particulars will be communicated to you assoon as they become available. In the meantime it would beappreciated if arrangements could be made for their receptionin the Middle East and for the success of the visit of the GhanaChief of Defence Staff.

The Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nationsavails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the assurances of his highestconsideration.

NEW YORK

OCTOBER 25, 1974

<sci Mr. LansJtyMrs. Mira -Central (2)

24 da octubrs de 1974

ScHor ESabajadonTengo el honor 3e dirigime a Vaestra Esscelessia a

f in de acusar reeibo de artt oartm de fedha 15 «3e ocfaa&rede 1974, an la qa« ass &mmcla la cteaisidn d© sud© poner t^nniao a In paartiaipacl^s d© p&nsm^ en lade Esaergencia && las l aci<mes Uinidas en el Osrieate l^dio apartir de dici^mbre del pr^sente

Como es <3el conosimiejito 4©seHalS esta inforssaoidft a Xa afcesci6n <3el CcmsejoSegtiridad en la 179©a. sesi£n del Ctmsejo, cel srada23 do octubre de 1574* aates d@ qu® jjrofcase su reaolucidn362 (1974) r por la eual prorrogaiba el maxtSaix» <2e lapor «n periodo a<Sici«mal de seis mes<3!@«

A la vea que Isiaento pro£«nâmeafcffi la partida delcontingents panam«M$0, cos^srenô plenameata y apreciorasonea da la decision <2e s« Gcîerno, y pe-dirS alCoi^ndant© de la Fuersa <g&®9 ©a cemsolta ccm eldel ceaitingeata panâe3o» toa® las isedidas necesarias parala [email protected] del ccKatiiKj^nte panaaisfio ea

li^rovedho la côrtunidad para reitarar a suIB! profunda gsratitud por haij«>r puss to a disg»osioi6ti cle laFÛ tm contingents pa»aas0j5o dtjraate on aHo* Seseo adeEtfirendir IXKBsnaje a todoa los si aêos <3©1 contingents

por la forma <2jej^»lar eaVquo llevaron a cabo susdiflcilas e importantes

Sirvase, Vuestra B s » e l e a e e s > t a r las seguridadesde ml aSa alta

Kurt Waldheim

S.S, Lio. Aqullino S* BoydSnabnjador Bxtraordinario f Plenipotonoiario ,'

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Excellency,

I have the honour to acknovledge receipt of your letter of

15 October 197 by which you informed me of the decision of your

Government to terminate the participation of Panama in the United

Nations Emergency Force t-tSEBET" in the Middle East as of ,sext

Sevemberr. -irAs you knov, I brought this information to the attentionA

of the Security Council at its 1799th meeting on 23 October 1971*

before it adopted its resolution 362 (197 ) extending the mandate

of UNEF for a further period of six months.

While I deeply regret acj£=te*rh-aYe the ..services of the PanamanianA

Contingent a£ter—Itavembea , I fully understand and appreciate the reasons

for your Government's decision and I shall ask the Force Commander to

make the necessary arrangements, in consultation with the Panamanian

Contingent Commander, for the repatriation of the Panamanian Contingent

in December.

I wish to take this opportunity to reiterate my deep gratitude to

your Government for making available a Psaanan-ian contingent for service

with UIIEF for a year. I wish also toAaKpye&S"-my~eincere-appreciatioii

for the exemplary manner in which :tne_i;ofii&&er-G~«a4 c di ii6-~0

Gon:bring«trt--tcrUlTEF have performed their ** difficult and important tasks./ %f

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.jiri!S;-C" Vrvi ir*ja— B->nf

Kurt Waldheim

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e/t fad tsmctoaed ^tf/w'cfad M. P . P . No. 34015 de octubre de

Senor Secretario General:

For instrucciones recibidas del Gobierno

Nacional, tengo el honor de comunicar a Vuestra Exce-

lencia la decisi6n de poner t^rmino a nuestra partici-

paci6n en la FENU en el Oriente Medio, en el pr6ximo

mes de diciembre cuando se cumple un ano de haber

salido de Panama1 el primer contingente hacia esa Urea.

Al agradecer a Vuestra Excelencia sus preo-

cupaciones y trabajos por cohesionar de la manera mSs

eficiente los esfuerzos de todos los que participamos

en esta Fuerza de paz, aprovecho la oportunidad para

reiterarle las segurtdades de ml ma's alta y- distinguida

considerac±6n.

Embajador, "iCepresenybante t'ermanente

A Su ExcelenciaSenor Kurt WaldheimSecretario GeneralNaciones UnidasNueva York

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Permanent Mission of Panamato the United Nations

M.P.P. No.15 October 1971*

Sir,

On the instructions of my Government, I have the honour to inform you that

Panama has decided to terminate its participation in UNEF in the Middle East in

December 197 > one year from the date on which the first contingent left Panama

for that area.

Thanking you for your concern and your efforts to co-ordinate as efficiently

as possible the work of all of us who are participating in this peace-keeping

force, I take this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my highest

consideration.

(Signed) Aquiline E. BOYDAmbassador, Permanent Representative

Mr. Kurt WaldheimSe cret ary-GeneralUnited NationsNew York

UNITED NAT IONS

S E C U R I T YDistr.GENERAL

S/1150813 September 197ENGLISHORIGINAL: FRENCH

LETTER DATED 13 SEPTEMBER 197 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ALGERIATO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

I have the honour to transmit to you herewith the text of a declarationconcerning Quneitra adopted on 12 September 197 - by the Co-ordinating Committeeof the Group of Non-Aligned Countries accredited to the United Nations.

I should be grateful if you would arrange to have the text of thisdeclaration published as an official document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Abdellatif RAHALPermanent Representative of AlgeriaChairman of the Group of Non-Aligned

Countries accredited to theUnited Nations

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S/11508EnglishPage 2

Declaration adopted on 12 September 197 "by the Co-ordinating Committeeof the Group of Non-Aligned Countries

At the meeting it held in New York on 12 September 197U, the Co-ordinatingCommittee of the non-aligned countries heard a statement on Quneitra by thePermanent Representative of Syria, Ambassador Haissam Kelani, The PermanentRepresentative of Syria drew attention to the fact that, during the term of theAgreement on Disengagement between Israeli and Syrian Forces signed in Genevaon 31 May 197 -, "the Israeli forces committed criminal acts as they withdrew fromthe Syrian territory they had been occupying by destroying Syrian villages , and inparticular the town of Quneitra and the village of Rafid, using for that purposeexplosives and bulldozers. He also submitted a report on the destruction andpillaging of buildings, sites and monuments of archaeological, cultural, religiousand historical interest' carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities in theliberated area of Syria.

The representatives of the non-aligned countries consider that these actsperpetrated by the Israeli forces, without any reason or justification, constitutea flagrant violation of international law, humanitarian principles, the valuesof civilization and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of CivilianPersons in Time of War of 12 August 19 9, as well as a total violation of theConvention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflictadopted at The Hague, on Ik May 195 , and ratified by numerous parties, includingSyria and Israel.

Moreover, international law views the acts committed by Israel as war crimes.Under the terms of the Charter of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal,wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified bymilitary necessity are considered to be war crimes.

The representatives of the non-aligned countriesa therefore, firmly condemnthe Israeli occupation authorities for these acts of barbarism, which are contraryto international law, international Conventions, and the values of civilization.

PERMANENT MISSION OF ALGERIA

TO THE UNITED NATIONS

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75O THIRD AVENUE

NEW YORK, N.Y. IOOI7

YUKON S-O595

New York, le 13 Septembre 1974

Excellence,

J'ai 1'honneur de vous adresser ci-joint letexte d'une declaration adoptee, le 12 septembrepar-le JComite de Coordination du groupe des pays non-alignes aupres des Nations Unies a propos de Kuneitra.

Je vous serais oblige de bien vouloir fairepublier le texte de cette declaration en ta it que document officiel du Conseil de Securite.

Veuillez agreer, Excellence,haute consideration.

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de 1'Algeriedes pays non-

Nations Unies

Son Excellence M. Kurt WaldheimSecretaire General de I1Organi-sation des Nations Unies

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Au.cours de la reunion qu'il a tenue le 12 Sep-

tembre 1974 a New York, le Comite de coordination des

pays non alignes a entendu une declaration du represen-

tant de la Syrie, 1'Ambassadeur Dr Haissam Kelani, sur

Kunei'tra. Le representant de la Syrie a souligne le fait

que, pendant 1'application de 1'accord de degagement des

forces israeliennes et syriennes,. signe a Geneve le 31 Mai

1974, les forces israeliennes, au moment ou elles se

retirerent du territoire syrien qu1elles occupaient, ont

commis des actes criminels de destruction de villages

syriens, et en particulier detruit la ville de Kuneitra

et le village de Rafid, en utilisant a" cette fin des

explosifs et des bulldozers. II a presente, eji outre, un

rapport sur la destruction -et le pillage des batiments,

des sites et des monuments archeologiques, culturels,

religieux et historiques , commis par les autorites d1occu-

pation israeliennes, dans la region libere'e de Syrie.

Les representants des pays non alignes corisiderent

que ces actes perpetres par les forces israeliennes, sans

aucune raison ni justification, constituent une violation

flagrante du droit international, des principes humanitaires,

des valeurs de la civilisation et de la Convention de Geneve

du 12 Aout 1949, relative a la protection des personnes

civiles en temps de guerre, ainsi qu'une violation totale

de la Convention pour la protection des biens culturels en

cas de conflit arme", adoptee a la Haye le 14 Mai 1954, et

ratlftee par de nomb.re.uses parties, dont la Syrie

et Israel.

En outre, le droit international considere les

actes commis par Israel comme des crimes de guerre. Aux

termes de la Charte du Tribunal militaire international de

Nuremberg, est consideree comme crime de guerre la destruc-

tion sans motif des villes et des villages ou la devasta-

tion que ne justifient pas les exigences militaires.

Les representants des pays non alignes condamnent

done fermement les autorites d1occupation israeliennes

pour ces actes de barbarie qui vont a 1'encontre du droit

international, des Conventions internationales et des

valeurs de la Civilisation.

U N / T E D N A T I O N SDistr.

G C kl C n A I GENERALE N E R ALA S S E M B L Y

ENGLISHORIGINAL: FRENCH

Twenty-ninth session

REQUEST FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL ITEM IN THE AGENDAOF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION

QUESTION OF PALESTINE *

Letter dated 18 September 197 - from the Permanent Representative of theUpper Volta to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

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I have the honour to inform you that the Government of the Republic of theUpper Volta, true to its position of principle with regard to the Palestinianquestion, fully supports the initiative taken by the Arab Member States of theUnited Nations in calling for the inclusion in the agenda of the twenty-ninthsession of the General Assembly of an item entitled "Question of Palestine".

I should be grateful if you would have the text of this letter circulated asan official document of the General Assembly.

(Signed) T. YAGUIBOUAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,

Permanent Representative of theRepublic of the Upper Volta to the

" . United Nations

UNITED N A T I O N SDistr.

G r- kS C n A I ^X^RxVv GENERAL

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REQUEST FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL ITEM IN THEAGENDA OF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION

QUESTION OF PALESTINE

Letter dated 18 September 197^ from the Permanent Representativeof the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to the United Nations

addressed to the Secretary-General

I have the honour to inform you that the Ukrainian SSR, true to its positionof principle with regard to a settlement in the Middle East and the question ofPalestine, supports the initiative taken "by the Arab Member countries of the UnitedNations in calling for the inclusion in the agenda of the twenty-ninth session ofthe General Assembly of an item entitled "Question of Palestine".

I should be grateful if you would have the text of this letter circulated asan official document of the General Assembly.

(Signed) V. MARTYNEMCOPermanent Representative of the

Ukrainian SSR to the United Nations

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Letter dated l6 September 197U_ from the Permanent Representative ofTurkey to the United Nations addressed tp< the Secretary-Genera

Upon the instructions of my Government I have the honour to state thefollowing:

Turkey, as a country which has consistently supported the legitimate rightsof the Palestinian people, supports the initiative for the inclusion in the agendaof the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly of an additional item entitled"Question of Palestine" as an important and urgent matter.

I will be grateful to Your Excellency if you would kindly have this lettercirculated as an official document of the General Assembly.

(Signed) Osman OLCAYAmbassador

Permanent Representative

UNITED N A T I O N S

G C kl C D A Ic N c K A L

A c o r 4 A n i wA S S E M B L Y

Distr.GENERAL

A/97561TENGLISHORIGINAL RUSSIAN.

Twenty -ninth session



Letter dated 17 September 197 from the Permanent Representative of theByelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic to the United Nations addressed

to the Secretary-General

I have the honour to inform you that the Byelorussian SSR supports theinitiative of the Arab member countries of the United Nations concerning theinclusion in the agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly of anitem entitled "Question of Palestine". The delegation of the Byelorussian SSRthus maintains the position it has always taken with regard to the question ofPalestine and the problem of a settlement in the Middle East.

I would request you to have the text of this letter circulated as an officialdocument of the General Assembly.

(Signed) G. CHERNUSHCHENKOPermanent Representative of the

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republicto the United Nations


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QUESTION OF .PALESTINE

Letter dated 17 September 197 from the Permanent Representativeof the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the United Nations


I have the honour to inform you that the Soviet Union, true to its unwaveringposition with regard to the question of Palestine and the problem of a settlementin the Near East, supports the initiative taken by the Arab member countries of theUnited Nations in calling for the inclusion in the agenda of the twenty-ninthsession of the General Assembly of an item entitled "Question of Palestine".

I would request you to have the text of this letter circulated as an officialdocument of the General Assembly.

i(Signed) I. MALIK

Permanent Representative of theUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics

to the United Nations


G C M C D A I V GENERALf" B .1 fr™ D^ J \ I ~C IN C l\ M L

A r» <- i- i A n i v/ c/wS S E M B L Y 1T September 197U

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH




Letter dated IT September 197** from the Permanent Representative ofPoland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

I have the honour to inform you that the Government of the Polish People'sRepublic, acting on the "basis of its position of principle in respect of the problemof Palestine and the over-all settlement in the Middle East, supports the initiativeof the Arab States Members of the United Nations to inscribe on the agenda of thetwenty-ninth regular session of the General Assembly an item entitled "Questionof Palestine".

I would like to request you, Mr. Secretary-General, to circulate this letter asan official document of the General Assembly.

(Signed) Eugeniusz KULAGA .Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryto the United Nations

U N / T E D NAnONSDistr.

G 9m Ik I •* •> A IE N E R AL

A S S E M B L YORIGINAL: ENGLISH




Letter dated 16 September 1971* from the PermanentRepresentative of Hungary to the United Nations


I have the honour to communicate that, based upon the principles held by theHungarian Government concerning the Middle East and the question of Palestine, theHungarian Delegation to the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly supportsthe inclusion of the item entitled "Question of Palestine" in the agenda of thetwenty-ninth session.

I would be grateful to have this letter circulated as an official document ofthe General Assembly.

(Signed) Imre HOLLAIAmbassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


G E N E R A L G™A S S E M B L Y

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH




Letter dated 11 September 197** from the representatives of Afghanistan,Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chad, China, the Congo,Cuba, Cyprus, Dahomey, Democratic Yemen, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, theGerman Democratic Republic, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran,Iraq, the Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Republic,Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali., Malta, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger,Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, SierraLeone, Somalia, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Tunisia,Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, the United Republic ofTanzania, Yemen, Yugoslavia and Zaire to the United Nations addressed

to the Secretary-General

Add the following name to the list of signatories:

(Signed) Frank E. BOATEN (Ghana)

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G E N E R A L GEWERAL

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' REQUEST FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL ITEM IN THE AGENDAOF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION


Letter dated 11 September 197 from the representatives of Afghanistan,Algeria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chad, China, the Congo, Cuba,Cyprus, Dahomey, Democratic Yemen, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, the GermanDemocratic Republic, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, the IvoryCoast, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Republic, Madagascar,Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia,the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia., Turkey, Uganda, theUnited Arab Emirates, the United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Yugoslaviaand Zaire to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

Add the following names to the list of signatories:

(Signed) S. A. KARIM (Bangladesh)

Rashleigh Esmond JACKSON (Guyana)

A. J. BELLIZZI (Malta)

Dabra TOGBE (Togo)

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REQUEST FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL ITEM INTHE AGENDA OF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION


Letter dated 11 September 197 from the representatives of Afghanistan,Algeria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chad, China, the Congo, Cuba,Democratic Yemen, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, the German DemocraticRepublic, Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kuwait,Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali,Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania,Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, the Sudan, the SyrianArab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates,the United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Yugoslavia and Zaire to the

United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General


(Signed) Zenon ROSSIDES (Cyprus)

Tiamiou ADJIBADE (Dahomey)

Chaidir ANWAR SMI (Indonesia)

Edwin Ogobo OGBU (Nigeria)

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G C K. I C n A I *^/^Kxv» GENERALc N t R A L '(jra$i%

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A S S E M B L Y w^^W^ l6 September 191k

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Letter dated 11 September 197 from the representatives of Afghanistan,Algeria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chad, the Congo, Cuba, Democratic,Yemen, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, the German Democratic Republic, Guinea,India, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Republic,Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Oman,Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia,the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uganda., the United ArabEmirates, the United Republic of Tanzania, Yemenv Yugoslavia and Zaire

to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General


(Signed) HUANG Hua (China)

Fereydoun HOVEYDA (Iran)

Simeon AKE (ivory Coast)

Osman OLCAY (Turkey)

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G E N E R A L i£fcfi & <™^A S S E M B L Y 16 September 197

ENGLISH ONLY




Letter dated 11 September 197 from the representatives of_Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chad,the Congo, Cuba, Democratic Yemen, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea?the German Democratic Republic., Guinea, India, Iraq, Jordan,Kuwait, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Republic, Madagascar,Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Oman,Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, SierraLeone, Somalia, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic,Tunisia, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, the UnitedRepublic of Tanzania, Yemen, Yugoslavia and Zaire to the


Corrigendum

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For the Palestinian people have been read the Palestinian people has been

UNITED N A T I O N S

G E N E R A L

A S S E M B L Y

Distr.GENERAL

13 SeptemberENGLISHORIGINAL : ARABIC/ENGLISH




Letter dated 11 September 197^ from the representatives ofAfghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chad,the Congo3 Cuba., Democratic Yemen, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,the German Democratic Republic, Guinea, India, Iraq, Jordan,Kuwait, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Republic, Madagascar,Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Oman,Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, SierraLeone, Somalia, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic,Tunisia, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, the UnitedRepublic of Tanzania, Yemen, Yugoslavia and Zaire to the


Upon instructions from our respective Governments, we have the honour torequest, as an important and urgent matter, and in accordance with rule 15 of therules of procedure of the General Assembly, the inclusion in the agenda of thetwenty-ninth session of the General Assembly of an additional item entitled"Question of Palestine".

In accordance with rule 20, an explanatory memorandum is enclosed withthis request.

(Signed) Mir Abdul Vahab SIDDIQ (Afghanistan)

Hokhtar TALEB-BENDIAB (Algeria)

Salman Mohamed AL SAFFAR (Bahrain)

Guero GROZEV (Bulgaria)

Patrice MIKANAGU (Burundi)

Bawayeu ALINGUE (Chad)

Joseph MADZOU-ANGOULOU (Congo)

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(Signed) Teofilo ACOSTA RODRIGUEZ (Cuba)

Abdalla Saleh ASHTAL(Democratic Yemen)

Ahmed Esmat ABDEL MEGUID (Egypt)

Alejandro EVUNA OWONO(Equatorial Guinea)

Peter FLORIN(German Democratic Republic)

Philippe MADDY (Guinea)

Rikhi PAIPAL (India)

Abdul Karim AL-SHAIKHLY (Iraq)

Abdul Hamid SHARAF (Jordan)

Suhail Khaleel SHUHAIBER (Kuwait)

Edouard GHORRA (Lebanon)

Kamel Hassan MAGHUR(Libyan Arab Republic)

Blaise RABETAFIKA (Madagascar)

N. PARAMESWARAN (Malaysia)

Siragatou CISSE (Mali)

Moulaye EL HASSEET (Mauritania)

Tsevegzha-vyn PUNTSAGWOROV (Mongolia)

Mohamed Saleh ZAIME (Morocco)

Ilia SALIFOU (Niger)

Yahya Mahfoodh AL-MANTHRI (Oman)

Iqbal A. AKHUND (Pakistan)

Jasim Yousif JAMAL (Qatar)

Ion DATCU (Romania)

Jamil M. BAROODY (Saudi Arabia)

Medoune FALL (Senegal)

Philip Jonathan PALMER(Sierra Leone)

Abdirizak Haji HUSSEIN (Somalia)

Rahmanatalla ABDULLA (Sudan)

Riad SIAGE (Syrian Arab Republic)

Taoufik ABDENNEBI (Tunisia)

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(Signed) Khalid Younis KINENE (Uganda)

All HUMAIDAN (United Arab Emirates)

Sebastian CHALE(United Eepublic of Tanzania)

Ahmed AL-HADDAD (Yemen)

Jaksa PETRIC (Yugoslavia)

MUTUALE TSHIKAMIE (Zaire)

EnglishPage U

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. The General Assembly has been continuously seized with the problem of Palestinesince April 19 7- In consequence of some of the early resolutions of the GeneralAssembly regarding this issue, a great number of Palestinians have been displacedand forced to endure the status of refugees, and the Palestinian people have beenprevented from exercising its inalienable rights, including the right toself-determination, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and therecognized norms of international law.

2. Nevertheless3 for more than 20 years, the question of Palestine as such andthe question of the status and fate of the people of Palestine as such have notappeared on the agenda of any session of the General Assembly, even though theAssembly and other organs of the United Nations have dealt with various aspects,ramifications or consequences of the Palestine problem throughout this period.

3. Since 19 -8, however, the General Assembly has recognized and reaffirmed theright of the Palestine refugees to repatriation and, since 1970, has recognizedand reaffirmed the inalienable rights of the people of Palestine, including itsright to self-determination. In addition, the international community outsidethe framework of the United Nations has, in recent years, recognized these rightsthrough various forums.

h. As the United Nations has borne since its inception an historic, political andjuridical responsibility regarding the problem of Palestine, it is, therefore,incumbent upon the General Assembly to consider the question of Palestine in itstrue nature and proper form, and to inscribe an item entitled "Question ofPalestine" as a separate item on the agenda of its twenty-ninth session.

U N I T E D N A T I O N S W i m N A T I O N S U N I E S

POSTAL ADDRESS ADRESSE POSTALE UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. 1OO17

CABLE ADDRESS AORESSE TELEG RAPH IQUE UNATlONS NEWYOHK

REFERENCE: PQ 230(2-2)

The enclosed translation of a communication dated

,. 7 August 197*1 is transmitted to the Permanent Missions of the

States Members of the United Nations at the request of the

Charge" d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Upper

Volt a to the United Nations.

9 August

Translated from French

PERMANENT MISSION OF THE UPPER VOLTATO THE UNITED NATIONS

NEW YORK

No. 1U7/MPHVM New York, 7 August 1971*

Sir,

On instructions from my Government, I have the honour to transmit

herewith the text of the message from His Excellency General

Sangoule Lamizana, President of the Council of Ministers and President

of the Republic of the Upper Volta, concerning the situation in the

Middle East.

I should be grateful if you would kindly have the text of this

message circulated to all States Members of the United Nations.


(Signed) Paul D. KABORECounsellor

Charge d'affaires, a.i.

P. J. - 1

REPUBLIC OF THE UPPER VOLTA

UNITY - LABOUR - JUSTICE

The President of the RepublicPresident of the Council of Ministers

/PRES/CAB/AET Ouagadougou, 9 July 1971*

Sir,

The resumption of Israeli bombing attacks on southern Lebanon, aimed

at civilian settlements and Palestine refugee camps, causing the death of

innocent civilians and of persons seeking legitimately to remain in their

homes, has profoundly disturbed us. These acts were committed in defiance

of fundamental human rights and the pertinent decisions of the entire

international community.

We, for our part, believe that such acts constitute a major threat

to peace and security not only in this region but also for the rest of the

vorld.

We unequivocally condemn these bombings aimed at innocent populations

and request that you once again draw the attention of the Members of the

United Nations to the consequences of such acts of State terrorism, which

do nothing whatsoever to help strengthen international security.

We remain convinced that a just and lasting solution in this region

can only be achieved by implementing the pertinent resolutions of the

General Assembly and the Security Council, and particularly resolution

2k2 of 22 November 1967, by recognizing the independence and territorial

integrity of all States in the region and by taking into consideration

the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.


(Signed) General A. Sangoule LAMIZAHA

His Excellency Kurt WaldheimSecretary-General of the United NationsNew York

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Thursday, 27 June

Sir,

AJrib. Boyd of Panama is comingto see you today at 6 p.m.

X/Y-,'

M.P.P. No. 18414 June 1974

Excellency:

With reference to the proposed Interim Reimburse-

ment Arrangement that Your Excellency has sent us on

30 April 1974, we have the honour to inform you of the

common position of our Governments as follows:

In order to have a fair and equitable formula of

reimbursement we must adopt the principle of equal sum

per unit irrespective of the country of origin or the

rank of the troops.

After the discussions we had with the Acting Comp-

troller on 11 June, we strongly believe that this is the

best method to comply with the recommendation of the

General Assembly regarding "the possibility of standard-

izing cost and determining a ceiling after appropriate

consultations with the aim of reducing the wide discrep-

ancies".

His ExcellencyMr. Kurt WaldheimSecretary-GeneralUnited NationsNew York

We have also the honour to inform Your Excellency

that we have designated the Permanent Representative of

Panama, H.E. Aquilino Boyd, as the spokesman of the Seven

Developing countries that are contributing forces to

UNEF/UNDOF,

Please accept, Sir, the assurances of our highest

consideration.\

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F. E. Bp-stnan Ktfadga B. Singh.Amba's's dor, Permanent Representative Charge" d'Affaires of Nepalof Ghana to the United Nations to the United Nations

* f;Raden KusumasmoroCharg^ d 'Affaires of Indonesiato the United Nations

Amlfassador, PermanentRepresentative of fPanarv.ato the tfnited Nations

C.G. MainaAmbassador, Permanent Representativeof Kenya to the United Nations

W"." StubbsChargg d'Affaires of Peruto the United Nations

Mamadou L. N'.DiayeCharg^ drAffaires oil Senegal


UNITED N A T I O N SDistr.GENERALS r. r* i i n a T vE C U R I T Y

C O U N C I LORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 30 MAY 19T1* FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVEOF IRAQ TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT

OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to enclose thestatement of the official spokesman of the Iraqi Government concerning SecurityCouncil resolution 3 8 (197*0 of 28 May

I have the honour to request that this statement be circulated as an officialdocument of the Security Council.

(Signed) Talib EL-SHIBIBRepresentative of Iraqon the Security Council

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Statement of the official spokesman of the Iraqi Government

The Government of the Republic of Iraq declares its acceptance of SecurityCouncil resolution 3^8 (197*0 9 adopted on 28 May 197 through the agreement ofall parties concerned and the members of the Security Council, and emphasizes itsreadiness to implement all its clauses with sincerity and goodwill in pursuanceof a principled attitude on the part of the Republic of Iraq, to abide by thefindings of the Security Council on the question of Iraq's complaint against Iran.

Although the above resolution does not cover all the dimensions of thequestion, the Government of the Republic of Iraq, in expression of its goodwilland positive spirit and in confirmation of its oft-declared preparedness tosolve all problems with our neighbour Iran through peaceful means, has acceptedthe resolution and supported it in conformity with its principled attitude inthis respect.

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PERMANENT MISSION OF BURMA TO THE UNITED NATIONS

.. IE 5-1J103URMA NEW YORK

10 EAST 77TH STREETNEW YORK. N. Y. 10021

3 April

The Permanent Representative of the Socialist

Republic of the Union of Burma to the United Nations presents

his compliments to the Secretary-General .of the United Nations

and with reference to the latter*s Note No. FI 323(3) of

19 December 1973 regarding the financing of the United Nations

Emergency Force from 25 October 1973 to 2*f April 197 pursuant

to General Assembly resolution 3101 (XXVIII) of 11 December

1973» has the honour to enclose a cheque for US $18(A-, which

represents the assessed share payable by the Socialist Hepublic

of the Union of Burma*

The cheque for the said US $180 is made payable

to the "United Nations Emergency Force'* as requested.

The Permanent Representative of the Socialist

Republic of the Union of Burma to the United Nations avails

himself of this opportunity to renev; to the Secretary-General

of the United Nations the assurances of his highest

consideration*

Original with cheque sent toMiss Hope, Treasury

ec Mr. Guyer/Mr. Urquhart

Mr. PowellMrs. Mira<

R E P U B L I C OF I N D O N E S I A

OFFICE OF

PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED MATIONS

3O5 EAST -45TH STREET

NEW YORK, N. Y. IOOI7

2 8 MAR 1974ACTION TO: 1

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CABLE ADDRESS: INDONESIA NEWYOHK

No. 467/1021 26 March 1974

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge with deep appreciationthe receipt of your letter in which you so kindly expressedyour sentiments of condolence on the death of Private Soetrisno,a member of the Indonesian Contingent of UNEF, on Wednesday,March 20, 1974.

I should like to inform you that I have conveyed tomy Government and to the bereaved family your kind sentimentsas well as your appreciation of the service rendered bythe Indonesian Contingent to the United Nations peace effortin the Middle East.


7i. Anwar Sani

H.E. Mr. Kurt WaldheimSecretary-General of the

United NationsNew York, N.Y. 10017

cc: OUSGSPAField ServiceMrs. Mira y^

PERMANENT MISSION OF IRAN \\TO THE UNITED NATIONS

777 THIRD AVENUENEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17

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The Permanent Representative of Iranto the United Nations presents his compliments to theSecretary-General of the United Nations and has thehonour, in response to the Note No. F323(3) of 19 December1973, to transmit herewith on behalf of his Governmenta check in the sum of US $12,025 (twelve thousand andtwenty-five dollars) representing Iran's contribution tothe operation of the IMiJtej NatJjans—Emergency Force in theMiddle East from 25 October 1973 to 24 April 1974.

The Permanent Representative of Iranavails himself of this opportunity to extend to theSecretary-General of the United Nations the renewedassurances of his highest consideration.

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/ £; /'/"•»12$ March-'i974. .^

His ExcellencyMr. Kurt WaldheimSecretary-GeneralUnited Nations OrganizationNew York, New York

cc. Mr. Guyer/Mr. UrquhartMr. PowellMrs. Mira

cc: Secretary-General V"Mr. GuyerMr. UrquhartMr. Prohaska

13 March 1974

Dear 2-Ir« President,

I felt it v;ould bo appropriate for ir.e to address this

letter to you personally about the contingent provided by

Kenya for tha United Nation:* S. arrjoacy Feres in the liickllo

Hast, I v;a3 nost grateful to yon and to the Government of

Kenya £or the positive response to T.T/ request for a Kenyan

contingent for UMSS** X understand that preparations to

dispatch the contingent have readied an, advancod stage

and that the appropriate airlift is available.

The problem at the present tixss is tho question of

payment of reimbursement to the GovemKient of Kenya, V»1iile

1 £ully understand the Government's rosition oa this, the

terras of rcir burscncnt pro^-owed as a condition for the

departure of the Kenyan contingent are not compatible

v;itli the c::iating rules under which v,rc have to operate at

tha United Nations in reimbursing Governments for extra

and extraordinary expenses for their contingents in peace-

keeping operations. These rules are fomulated in tha

light of the budgetary authorisations aiade by the General

Vfuen your Forcirjn Minister visited ne earlier this

year we discussed these problems at cone length. At thattirr,e it v.'as explained that in previous peace-keeping

operations there had been cases . of ;;reiraburGcrr;ent for the( v- '••'••^^viiif 'f i

replaceneiit of units at hone,"*Bu||f&at sucli reimbursements

v£ fH£j£ '- '• A«»

His n>:c ll- . llzca Jor.io Kenya tta,

. Prosiclont oi' the Republic oil Kenyallairobi, Kenya

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had been made, according to existing procedure^ at a much

later stage in the peace-keeping operation and had coveredonly the coct of pay and the depreciation of equipment inthe United nations area of operations. If V/G wera to changethose procedures it \ioulc1 bo entirely impassible for thoUnited nations to a toy within the budgetary limits laid clownby the Ocrieral J\s-?e.r.&>ly.

I should lil:o to tell yoxi personally, £tr« President,how sorry I c«n tl at this situation 'ha;j arisen and of r.r/clesire to clo anything within my autivority to find a solution,to it. ThG willingness of Kenya to provide a contingent forU11E? is greatly valued hers at the United nations, arid I

hava no cloubt tliat the contingent would conduct itself acTssi

in carrying out its d"aties in tho IlLddlo East.

I aia anxious to avoid any courso of action whichcauso financial difficxiltiea for the Cover aeivt of KenyaeI vx>uld therefore liko to say- in all fra?s!uieaD, Hr. President,tliat X \;o-!old folly understand if, in L-.ho present circur tances,tlia Government of Kenya felt that it coulci not dispatchits contingent for UlIEF ut this tir e* 2 bt-liovo that,although tliis v.-oxild bs much regretted, the internationalcoriuunity also v.-ould porfoctly understand. ITaturally, Xhopo very nuch that wo can avoid such a result and thatagreement can finally bo reached so that the Kenyan contingentcan arrive in tho area of operations.

Ple.7i3o accept, iir* Precident, the assurances of rayhighest consideration*

DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK

Standiger Vertreter

bei den Vereinten Nationen

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim

Secretary-General of theUnited Nations Organization

New York

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Permanent Representative


New York, harch 19, 1974

Mr. Secretary-General,

In reply to your note PI 323 (3) of December 19, 1973

I have the honour to bring to your notice that the German

Democratic Uepublic has remitted on March 14, 1974 its

share for the financing of the UN-Liuergency Force, estab-

lished pursuant to Security Council resolution 34o (1973)

to the credit of the "United Nations Emergency .Force (1973)

Contributions Account (No. o15 — oo51oo ) at the Chemical

Bank, United Nations Branch, New York, N.Y. 1oo17"

The amount comes to 366.ooo.—US-dollar for the

period from October 25, 1973 to April 24, 1974.

Please accept, Mr. Secretary-General, the assurances

of my highest consideration.

x ;/

cc. Mr. Guyer/Mr. UrquhartMr. PowellMrs. Mira s

Orig. Miss Hope

Florin

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

Permanent Representative of the GermanDemocratic Republic to the United Nations

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(FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA. — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD)

Press Release EMF/5TT11 March 19Ti(.

AUSTRIAN FEDERAL CHANCELLOR VISITS UNEF HEADQUARTERS

(The following was received from the Chief Information Officer ofUWEF in Cairo.)

The Federal Chancellor of Austria, Bruno Kreisky, paid a call today,11 March, to the headquarters of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF)on the outskirts of Cairo where he was greeted by the UNEF Commander, Lieut.Gen. Ensio Siilasvuo. This was announced by Rudolf Stajduhar, Chief InformationOfficer of UNEF at his press briefing today.

Accompanying the Austrian Chancellor was Ron Hayward, Secretary-General ofthe British Labour Party, and the Austrian ambassador in Cairo, Heinz Standenat.

During his talks with Chancellor Kreisky, the UNEF Commander summarizedthe process of disengagement and the overall situation of UNEF. He expressedgreat satisfaction with the performance of the Austrian battalion with UNEFand said the Austrians were doing an excellent job. Chancellor Kreiskycomplimented the successful mission of UNEF and the results it had achievedthus far.

The Federal Chancellor is currently visiting Egypt as the Head of theDelegation of the Socialist International, comprising leaders and secretariesof the socialist parties in Europe.

From the UNEF headquarters in Heliopolis (Cairo outskirt), the Chancellorleft by car for Ismailia where he will visit the Austrian battalion.

Mr. Stajduhar announced that the UNEF Commander thio morning had anappointment with the Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations,Aquilino Boyd, and the Panamanian charge d'affaires in Cairo, J.A.R. Batista.

Mr. Stajduhar recalled that the UNEF Commander, from time to time, was intouch with diplomatic representatives of the countries contributing troops toUNEF and with members of the Security Council.

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In reply to a question, he said the strength of UNEP on 10 March stoodat 6,9 5 men.

Answering another question, he said he did not have information aboutthe arrival, of the Kenyan battalion.

Mr. Stajduhar stated that the two Peruvian soldiers seriously injured ina mine accident had remained in the same condition, while five other slightlyinjured Peruvian soldiers were doing well.

In reply to a question if there had been any incursions into the UNEFzone since the completion of the disengagement, Mr. Stajduhar answered thatsince the UNEF Zone had been established, there had been on several occasionsincursions into the Zone by soldiers and vehicles of the Israeli and EgyptianArmed Forces. Each case had been resolved and the soldiers returned to theirrespective areas voluntarily escorted by UNEF patrols.

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OlfCH AGAIN MY DEEP APPRSCIATIOS FOR THE GMSHOUS SUPPORT \JEICH YOUB

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The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his

corapliaents to the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the

United Nations and has the honour to refer to his meeting of

11 January 197 with His Sscellency Dr. HJorge Mungai, Minister

for Foreign Affairs of Kenya, ia the course of which certain

financial aspects of the United Nations Emergency Force in the

Middle East (U3EF) were discussed.

la this conneaaon, it was explained at the Secretary-General's

Ejecting of 29 January 197 with the representatives of countries

contributing contingents to UUSP, that the competent services of

the Secretariat were giving serious and urgent consideration, in

consultation with the Governments concerned, to the question of

reimbursement of the extra and extraordinary costs incurred by

the participating governments. The object of these efforts is

to develop a reasonable and equitable system acceptable to fill the

Governments.

Preliminary discussions vith representatives of some troop

contributors have already taken place vith a viev to laying the

groundwork for a system of this kind, and further discussions with

the delegations concerned vill be tafcing place shortly. .-

The Secretary-General has asked the competent services of the

Secretariat to keep the Permanent Mission of Kenya, as well as the

Missions of other troop contributing countries, currently informed

of the progress of these studies and consultations. ,.

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The Secretary-Geaeral takes this opportunity to renev to the

Permanent Representative of Kenya his expressioa of appreciation

for the asaistance and eo-operatioa extended by the Govenuaeat ofKenya to the United Sations Baergeacy Force.

8 February 1972*

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Meeting of countries contributing to UNEFTuesday. 29 January 1974, 4.30 p.m.

AUSTRIA Arob. Jankowitsch and Mr. Wolte

CANADA Amb. Rae and Col. HarrisonFINLAND Amb. Karhilo and Col. Jokinen

GHANA Arab. Boaten and Mr. Cleland

INDONESIA arabo Sani and Mr. Joewono or Mr. Singgih

IRELAND Amb. Cremin and Mr. O'RiordanKENYA . Mr. Fakih (Charge)NEPAL Amb. Upadhyay and Mr. ShresthaPANAMA Amb. Boyd

PERU Airib, Perez de CueliarPOLAND Mr. Czarkowski and Mr. LudwiczakSENEGAL Arab. Fall

SWEDEN Arab. Rydbeck and Mr. Sundberg

From the Secretariats

The Secretary-GeneralMr. Hennig/ProhaskaMr. UrquhartMr. ShevchenkoMr. Ziehl

Mr. Ryan

Mr, LanskyMr* de Lauro

Mr. Blaine Sloan

Mr. F.T0 LiuMr. George Sherry

General Koho

I*V / ...y^ur-1-'—fv\<>.BUREAU DE L'OBSERVATEUR PERMANENT DE LA SUISSE AUPRES DES NATIONS UNIES

370.2.M-0(s .ch. ) - MA/tm New York, le 29 jamier 1974

Monsieur le Secretaire general,

M. le Conseiller federal P. Graber, Chef du Departement

politique federal, me charge de vous faire parvenir la lettre

qu'il vous adresse en reponse a votre communication du 22 de-

cembre 1973 concernant 1'aide que les autorites suisses ont

apportee a la preparation et au bon deroulement-de la Conference

de Paix sur le Moyen-Orient a Geneve. J'ai 1'honneur de vous

prier de bien vouloir trouver cette communication en annexe.

Veuillez agreer, Monsieur le Secretaire general,

1'assurance de ma tres haute consideration.

L'OBSERVATEUR SUISSEP.O.

(J. Martin)

Annexe ment.

Son ExcellenceMonsieur Kurt WaldheimSecretaire general de1'Organisation des Nations Unies

N e w Y o r k , N.Y.

LE CHEF

DU DEPARTEMENT POLITIQUE FEDERAL 3003 Berne, le 18 Janvier 1974

Monsieur Kurt WaldheimSecretaire general de1'Organisation des NationsUnies

N e w Y o r k

Monsieur le Secretaire general,

Je tiens a vous remercier de la lettre du22 decembre 1973» par laquelle vous avez bien vouluexprimer votre reconnaissance aux autorites suissespour I1aide qu'elles ont apportee a la preparationet au bon deroulement de la Conference de Paix surle Moyen-Orient a Geneve.

Je n'ai pas manque, conformement a votrevoeu, de me faire votre interprete aupres du Conseilfederal et de transmettre I1expression de votre gra-titude aux autorites du Canton et de la Ville deGeneve.

Je puis vous assurer qu'a 1'avenir egalementles autorites suisses continueront de ne rien negli-ger pour que vos efforts personnels et ceux des NationsUnies dans leur ensemble pour le retablissement et lemaintien de la paix puissent se deployer sur sol suissedans les meilleures conditions.

Veuillez agreer, Monsieur le Secretaire general,1'assurance de ma haute consideration.

P. Graber

York, January 21, 1974

M r . t o r t Walfiheim : • • -of the

Nations

KBBT YOSS •- , •

Sir.

Bsfeseaoe is sade to ôusr notes of 26 Ootobeje* 28,23 Hoêsshes and (two mtoe) of 2?.Movessfeear 1^73 ooaeeraiagthe United Hatio&s Imesgeaoy Fosee (IJSSF), ©0tat>lishod0uant to Seeasity Cotmeil 56W0o3lutioas 340 (1^73) end 341of 25 ena 2? October

the ttosotir to restate l?@10w the principles on whichthe Swedish eowsssaeat baaed its decision* set out in a COBS-

of 26 October 1973* to gut Swedish fosaea at thoof tlie fihitfld"3Sations for ths eatatjlishsaent of USSF,

coasomiesisd. to tb@ Seosetaîat at th$ tia©t

As was tbo eaao in connection, with oaslioroperations the Swedisli Goveimmsnt sssimes» that Swedish taroops will bo stationed on fosroiâ

only with the coasoat of the Stata coaoessed,•.--WiSSsft-. 34 1 0.

- that tb® naadato ofwl Forco is to fe« liaited to what is.. . _ . ••-; :PS^p^ .• , ^, / \oaid in the Seo^&p^ppâBieil reaol-ation(a),

- that the ooaW't^Sffedn essential part be bora Tsy the U. ___ • -.--,. '-^ - .•itf-i-Kff-M.ffKTâ -. **

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- that the ®s%® d taile conditions £02 e task of th€bo laid down in an egreoaent with the M and that this

in its torn will be based on agreements concludedby the W with the States on wfeoeo territories troops are to

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be stationed.

Furthert Z have the honour to set out in an enclosed aide-a&aoirethe subsequent decisions and implementing measures, as successive-ly agreed with the Secretariat,

Finally, Z am authorized to state that the Swedish Government isprepared to conclude as soon as feasible the necessary agreementswith the W in order to formalise in a comprehensive manner thebasis for the Swedish participation in tJISEP,

Accept, Sir, the assurances of ay highest consideration.

Olof Bydbeek - 'Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Sweden•to the United Nations

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!- On 26 October 1975 the Swedish Govseaaent decided to accede| to the repeat of the Secretary-General to provide a Swedish

ooatiagsat for service 9 on a voluntary basis » with the new

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United ITatloua Saos-cenoy Sfcre© (tJHEF) ia the Middle East.The foHssdng subsequent decisions and implementing raeaaures,aa oiaocosoively agreed with the Secretariat* t?es?e takem

(1) la o2&ej? to espedite the oatabiishsont of TJBEF1, th®Coveasxsât agr&odj aa Q teiaôrasy jaeasore, to theto tbs as?sa of operation of 1313BF of personnel of

Swedish battalion servisa^ Taith the W EQS&Q in Cyprua, Sfcws a reduced bsttslioa Ito* 50 C/&I, strength

of about 2008 ^ss tssz |>O3?t cl l^r aia? fraa Cyprsis to Sgypt26 - 28 Ootoborf thsotaâ tfee 1

(2) Bateithatandiog this ts?aasf6» to E3BP the Swedishjaoat aga'eed to maiatain s contingent with tKJFIC'KE*.diag i» aoâal ssstatioa i Lasis a aew battalion Bo, 51 C

td.tli S^ pessoasaal ana oirilian polios* totaldf alwut 5^0* âs tasansposted by ais? f BOB Swedes

to Cgrprua {sjeplaoed personael bao& to Sweden) 27-50Ootober> f»os of efearge to th0 tJEf,

(5) Pollowia© vh© trsnsfor frosi "DSU^CYP to 13HBF (pasa* 1} theGovorsSEJoat ags?s$d to aiagsest its coatiageat to

to th® strength of a oeif-ooxatQiaed battalion, tothis end providing additional feoops f son 3wadsa« Aecor-diaglyt a atand-by battalion So, 52 M was transported fixas

to Bgypt (replaced personnel back to Sweden), as

(a) fiast ecfholoa« "bsjiagiag tip th0 total strength to about 500,by ais? JO October - 6 SToveabaj? aad 10-11 Uoveaber, freeof charge to the

(b) additional equipment and vehicles by ais? 7*8 and 13-14November, throu^, the

(o) SQOond eoholoa, replacing battalion Ho* 50 C/E! and7| up battalion Ho, 52 M to full sise, strength; of about 600,

by ais? 2 * 26 Hoveabe? and 6 December, through the(charter asraaged thsough Sweden)«

; c , (d) remaining vehicles by sea 21 Ilovember - 3 December and| - 10 December - 1 January, free of charge to the W, and

':! (e) rations and other supplies, covering the requirements of| the Swedish contingent of EMS? for the period JO October -I - 16 Secoaber and for Christmas, by air,-part in connec-*I tion with flights mentioned above, part by separate flight;| 17 - 18 and 20 - 21 ITovsmber and 1 - 2, 15 - 16 and 20 -'4 - 21 Poceia&er, freo of charge to the UST*

'•I..|j (4) In order to assist in carrying otit tho duties devolvingI on the W in application of para, (c) and (d) of the

I Accord of 14 Kovenbor t 73 (3/11056/Md»5» para, 1), theSwedish Government agreed to the temporary transfer to13HSF of drivers froo the Swedish contingent of TJHFXCIP,later to bo replaced by others froa Sweden, 2hus 21 dri-

I vers of the battalion Ifo, 51 C were transported by air-| froa Cyprus to Egypt 15 BbvGrab0rf throtj i the tfH, and,| in order to replace then a special transport platoon*-1 strength of 23, was transported by air from Sweden to| Sgypt (replaced personnel back to Cyprus) ia conaectioa| with the flight 6 December (para ,3 c)*

(5) Hefueated to aalsa availabls to ths M certain staffofficers tho Swedish Government assigned $ personneloffic©3? for H5BF HQ and a brigade -aador for a brigade HQ

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of "0225? She former was sent froia Sweden to Egypt by theflight 25 HovQiaber- (pasa» 3 c). The latter was alreadyserving as a military observer with the V3 Sfruce Supervi-sion Organisation in Palestine (UH2SO) and was replacedby another E .|itary observer arriving in USTS30 15 December,,

(6) It may be recalled in thi0 connection that the SwedishGovernment upon e reoueat, pursuant to para, 2 of SecurityCouncil resolution 340 (1973) of 25 October 1973,agreed to .increase the number of Swedish military observers serving •with WTSO<f She increased number, eventually fixed at 56,waa reached in the middle of Hovenber by extension of toursof duty and by new gsBigaiaeata Soine of the Swedish inilita-ry observers of TJHKSO have been serving temporarily asstaff officera with T3&BP

Monday, 14 January 197411.15 a0m.

Mr. Omar Ahmed Fakih, Deputy Permanent Representative

and Charg^ djAffaires of Kenya, called to convey message

he had just received from his Government:

"The Government of Kenya is ready to send

the contingent to the Middle East as part of

UNEF at any time the United Nations requires."

cc: Mr« UrquhartMr. Liu

AAF/BFJcc: Mrs. Mira»-

*'r. Kittani

Mr LiuMirvat.es of a Meetir.~ \

r.°lri in th? Office of th» Secretary-General

on 11 Januarys l^T1* at 5: 3D n.n.

Present: 1. -The Secretary-General2. H.E. Dr. K.jorge ?'!ungai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya3. Permanent Secretary of Kenya Ministry of Defencek. Mr. Onar Fakih, Deputy Pernanent Representative of Kenya

to the United Nations5. !r-r. A.A. Farah

later:6. I!r. P.T. Liu1. !-!r. A.L. De Lauro

The Foreign Minister conveyed the wishes of President Kenyatta for allsuccess in the new year. He said the President recalled vith pleasure theSecretary-General's visit to Mombasa and Nairobi and hoped that it -would bepossible for the Secretary-General to visit Kenya again in the future.

The Foreign Minister said that Kenya was ready and willing to providea contingent of troops for the United Nations Emergency Force in the KiddleEast. He said that Kenya was prepared to send a battalion of six hundredtroops as suggested by the Secretary-General in his message to the President.However, there were tvo natters which required clarification at this stage:

1. What'proportion of the cost vould be borne by the United Tfationsin the transportation and naintenance of the battalion;

2. On vhat basis would Kenya be reimbursed with regard to'equipmentand transport used by the battalion while in the field.

The Foreign Minister wanted to know what were the reasons which allowed forthe nayr.ent by the United Nations of different rates to states providingcontingents. Ke understood that Swedish troops were receiving as much aseicht hundred dollars (3300) a month more while troops fron other countrieswere being paid less than one quarter of that amount. The Foreign Ministerexplained that while Kenya was prepared to provide a contingent, it couldonly be brought about by fresh recruitment since the existing standing armywas only sufficient to cone with the'internal defence needs of Kenya. SinceKenya would have to recruit an entire battalion to replace that to be sentto u"TZ?, he hoped that the United Nations would be able to bear the full costof that new unit.

The Secretary-General exnlained that the varying rates' paid to differentcontinents hadA established in the past but that it vras evident that thereshould be a new formula which would make the rates uniform. He said that

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he was aware that some states had expressed concern on this natter but UIIE?was a departure from trie past nince it vas the first time that states frcnall five regions wero participating in a common .operation.

The Cecretary-leneral then invited Mr. Liu and Mr. De Lauro to jointhe r.eetin-3 in order to answer the questions posed by the Foreign Minister.Mr. Liu explained that there vas a Secretariat paper which outlined thecosts to be net by the United Nations and by the states concerned. Theprinciple was that a state would be reinbursed the extra cost incurredby sendin3 n. contingent out of its homeland by the United ".rations. Onthe question of enuinnent, Mr. Liu said that each contingent would. comewith its cvn transport and other equipment and that the United Nationswould reimburse the cost of usage which includes depreciation. For example,with regard to transport, the United ITations would meet the cost ofgasoline, spare parts, etc. There vas a formula for calculating depreciationon the capital cost of the transport which took account not only of thecondition of the vehicle at the tine of its entry into the area of operation,but also of the terrain on which it had been employed.

Mr. De Lauro confirmed that if a state was obliged to recruit armypersonnel in order to send a contingent abroad for service in the UnitedNations, that additional personnel would be considered as an extra costand the state concerned could be reimbursed accordingly. He explainedthat there had been precedents for this practice and cited the case ofSweden. He also confirmed what Mr. Liu had said regarding a formula whichallowed for a contributing state to receive a depreciation allowance onall transport and equipment used by the contingent in the field of operations,

The Foreign Minister said that he was quite satisfied with the infor-mationvhich he had received and said that his Government would now be ina position to complete arrangements for the dispatch of the Kenya battalionto the Middle East. He said that he would convey the information toPresident rlenyatta and that the exact date of departure would be conveyedto the Secretary-General in the near future. He added that on theinformation given,his Government would claim the pay allowances of theKenya contingent as s.n "extra and extraordinary cost". Furthermore, heexplained the intention of raising the question of the rates of reimburse-ment by the United Ilations at the next session of the General Assembly.

Mr. De Lauro remarked that the Federal Republic of Germany, which wasair-liftinp; the contingents from Ghana and Senegal, had confirmed that itwould also be able to provide transport nlanes for the Kenya contingent-about the 28th of January.

The Secretary-General asked the Foreign Minister to convey to PresidentKenyatta his warmest regards and best wishes for the future.

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