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Volume #12 - 554. | |
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CHAPTER VIII UNITED NATIONS | |
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PART
6 MISCELLANEOUS | |
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SECTION
A ADDITIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF SECURITY COUNCIL | |
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DEA/211-C |
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Dominions Secretary to Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
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TELEGRAM CIRCULAR D. 282 SECRET. |
London,
March 26th, 1946 |
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Soviet Government's proposal for additional rules of procedure for Security Council. Following is summary of instructions sent to United Kingdom representative on Security Council. (1) Paragraph 1 of Soviet proposal. We see no objection. Paragraph 2 of Soviet proposal. We are disposed not, repeat not, to agree that a member of United Nations Organization, which is not, repeat not, a member of Security Council, should have right to make proposals or draft resolutions when participating in Security Council discussion, but we do not, repeat not, attach great importance to the point. Soviet draft Rule 31. In general, United Kingdom representative is strongly to resist any attempt by Soviet Government to widen scope of veto. We consider that Security Council should concentrate on defining what is meant by a "dispute" in order to end present uncertainty. We had already been considering possibility of countering what we regard as misuse of veto during London session of Security Council and are now instructing United Kingdom representative, after prior consultation with United States representative, to propose rules in my immediately following telegram. Soviet proposal, however, of draft rules inspired in opposite direction indicates that it may not be easy to reach agreement. Soviet draft Rule 32. On assumption that this is intended to apply to order in which draft resolutions are taken on a particular item of the agenda, we think that it might be best to leave Chairman to decide as to order. Soviet amendment to Rule 40. This seems to be aimed at expediting discussion of Albanian application for admission to United Nations Organization. United Kingdom representative is to vote against Soviet amendment. We should agree to addition of following words to draft Rule 40 in S. 6, Begins: In these cases Security Council must take action in time to enable Assembly to take its vote and therefore if Assembly is already in session such questions should have a suitable priority. Ends. | |
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