Air incidents Air violations by UAR.. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Total 7 13 19 41 205 28 7 25 19 41 Most of the air violations were overflights of the north-east corner of the Gaza Strip up to a maximum of a few hundred metres. 295. THE UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY FORCE-AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1962-APPROPRIATION FOR THE FIRST HALF OF CALENDAR YEAR 1962: Resolution 1733 (XVI), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 20, 1961 5 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1089 (XI) of 21 December 1956, 1151 (XII) of 22 November 1957,7 1337 (XIII) of 13 December 1958,8 1441 (XIV) of 5 December 1959 and 1575 (XV) of 20 December 1960,10 Having examined the budget estimates for the United Nations Emergency Force submitted by the Secretary-General for the year 1962 and the observations and recommendations thereon of the 11 "U.N. General Assembly Official Records, Sixteenth Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/5100), pp. 55-56. This resolution, sponsored by the representatives of six member states, was adopted by a vote of 61 (including the U.S.) to 11, with 24 abstentions. Text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1956, pp. 702–703. 'Text ibid., 1957, pp. 1012–1013. Text ibid., 1958, pp. 936-937. 10 Text ibid., 1960, pp. 491-492. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,12 1. Decides to continue the special account for the expenses of the United Nations Emergency Force; 13 2. Authorizes the Secretary-General to expend, during 1962, at an average monthly rate not to exceed $1,625,000 for the continuing cost of the United Nations Emergency Force; 3. Decides to appropriate an amount of $9.75 million for the operations of the United Nations Emergency Force for the period 1 January to 30 June 1962; 4. Decides to apportion the amount of $9.75 million among all States Members of the United Nations in accordance with the regular scale of assessments for 1962,14 subject to the provisions of paragraph 6 below; 5. Appeals to all Member States which are in a position to assist to make voluntary contributions to help defray the costs of the United Nations Emergency Force; 6. Decides to reduce: . 15 (a) By 80 per cent the assessment of Member States whose contributions to the regular budget range from 0.04 per cent to 0.25 per cent inclusive; (b) By 80 per cent the assessment of Member States receiving assistance during 1961 under the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance, whose contributions to the regular budget range from 0.26 per cent to 1.25 per cent inclusive; (c) By 50 per cent the assessment of Member States receiving assistance during 1961 under the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance, whose contributions to the regular budget are 1.26 per cent and above; 7. Decides to apply the voluntary contributions of Member States to offset the deficit resulting from the implementation of the provisions of paragraph 6 above. E. Activities Under the American (Eisenhower) Doctrine for the Middle East [NOTE: Sec. 705 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (post, doc. 647) amended the requirement of semiannual reports on this program to read that reports should be submitted "whenever appropriate." No such reports were submitted in or for 1961.] 12 U.N. doc. A/4812. 13 Authorized by U.N. General Assembly Res. 1122 (XI) of Nov. 26, 1956; text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1956, pp. 697–698. 14 See ante, doc. 30. At the Dec. 15, 1961, meeting of Committee V, the U.S. Representative (Klutznick) had said: "We are . . . prepared to offer, subject to Congressional action, a voluntary contribution on the order of $1.3 million toward the cost of UNEF for the first six months of 1962." (U.S.-U.N. press release 3890, p. 5.) F. Relations With and Concerning Certain Countries of the Area AFGHANISTAN 296. UNITED STATES GOOD OFFICES IN THE AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN TRADE TRANSIT DISPUTE: Announcement Issued by the White House, October 17, 1961. 1 1 The President's offer of good offices to the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to assist these Governments in arriving at a solution of the current transit trade difficulties 2 has been accepted. The President has appointed Ambassador Livingston T. Merchant as his personal representative to visit the two countries and consult with appropriate officials. Ambassador and Mrs. Merchant will arrive in the area on October 19. The Ambassador, who formerly was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, is expected to resume his duties as Ambassador to Canada by early November.5 KUWAIT TERMINATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM PROTECTORATE IN KUWAIT, EFFECTIVE JUNE 19, 1961: Agreement Effected by Notes Exchanged at Kuwait by Representatives of the United Kingdom and Kuwait, June 19, 1961 € 6 1 White House press release dated Oct. 17, 1961 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, Nov. 6, 1961, p. 761). 2 Resulting from Afghanistan's having broken both diplomatic and consular relations with Pakistan on the Pushtoonistan issue and Pakistan's consequent refusal to permit trade access to or from Afghanistan across Pakistani territory. 3 Dec. 1, 1959-Jan. 20, 1961. 4 Appointment confirmed by the Senate Feb. 20, 1961. Following several rounds of unfruitful talks with Pakistani and Afghanistani officials, Ambassador Merchant returned to the United States Nov. 6, 1961. Cmnd. 1518. The protectorate had been established by an agreement of Jan. 23, 1899 ; text in Cmnd. 1409. 297. "THE UNITED STATES REGARDS KUWAIT AS A SOVEREIGN, INDEPENDENT STATE AND SUPPORTS THE DESIRE OF THE KUWAIT GOVERNMENT AND .. PEOPLE TO REMAIN FULLY INDEPENDENT": Statement Made by the Deputy U.S. Representative (Plimpton) in the U.N. Security Council, July 5, 1961 8 The Security Council is meeting today because the Government of Kuwait has reported that its independence is threatened by Iraq and that this situation is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security. We are confident that discussion within the Security Council can have a moderating effect on the situation which now exists in the area. If the Security Council, through its consideration of this matter, can contribute to an alleviation of tension and help to deter developments which might further threaten the territorial independence of Kuwait, the Council will have made a positive contribution. For this reason, the United States supported the convening of an early meeting of the Council. The United States regards Kuwait as a sovereign, independent state and supports the desire of the Kuwait Government and the Kuwaiti people to remain fully independent. In 1960 we concluded an international agreement directly with Kuwait." Kuwait is a member of UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization], ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization], and various other international agencies. The United States supported its admission to these agencies, and we will fully support its application for membership in the United Nations.10 Regarding the current situation in Kuwait, we would like to make two observations: First, there have been a number of recent public statements by ranking Iraqi leaders regarding their intention with respect to Kuwait. The nature of some of these statements is at variance with past expressions of Iraqi friendship for Kuwait and with Iraq's often-avowed desire to maintain tranquillity in the Near East. In the second place there have been reports referred to already by the representatives of the United Arab Republic and of the United Kingdom that Iraqi troop dispositions have been made near the border of Kuwait. In the circumstances the Ruler of Kuwait has felt it necessary to take precautionary defensive measures by inviting military forces of friendly states to assist him in strengthening Ku U.S.-U.N. press release 3740 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, July 24, 1961, pp. 165–166). 9 8 See U.N. doc. S/4844, July 1, 1961. Reference to the agreement of Dec. 27, 1960, relating to the reciprocal granting of nonimmigrant passport visas (TIAS 4659; 11 UST 2650; 401 UNTS 185). 10 Kuwait had submitted its application for U.N. membership, June 30, 1961 (S/4852). The U.N. Security Council subsequently (Nov. 30, 1961) met to consider the Kuwaiti application. The Representative of the U.S.S.R. opposed approval of the application on the grounds that, in his opinion, Kuwait was not yet a fully independent state and that approval of membership would prejudge some of the points at issue between Kuwait and its neighbors (see S/PV.985). wait's defensive capabilities. The Ruler has asked for such help from the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, and we understand that Saudi Arabian assistance has been provided. He has also requested the military assistance of the Government of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the agreement concluded by the Governments of Kuwait and Great Britain on June 19 of this year," and British forces have also been provided. The United States believes that Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have acted appropriately and that these actions will tend to insure the preservation of peace in the area. In this connection we welcome the statement by the United Kingdom that "Her Majesty's Government earnestly hope that the necessity to make use of this force will not arise and that it is intended that it should be withdrawn as soon as the Ruler considers that the threat to the independence of Kuwait is over." My Government has been informed by the Government of Iraq that Iraq does not intend to resort to force in Kuwait and welcomes the similar assurances provided to the Security Council by the Iraq representative. We trust that the Government of Iraq will fully respect its obligations under article 2, paragraph 4, of the charter, which calls on member nations to refrain from "the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or [from acting] in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations," and we hope that the Ruler of Kuwait may soon receive assurances to such effect from the Government of Iraq. We are confident that all governments concerned will be guided in their actions and statements by the common interest of all in preserving peace in the Near East.12 ESTABLISHMENT AND STATUS OF THE ARAB LEAGUE SECURITY FORCE IN KUWAIT: Agreement Effected by Letters Exchanged at Kuwait by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (Hassouna) and the Prince of the State of Kuwait (Abdullah), August 12, 1961 18 11 Cited as an unnumbered title above. 12 The Representative of the United Kingdom introduced a resolution (S/4855) calling upon all nations "to respect the independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait"; it failed of adoption by a vote of 7 (including the U.S.) to 1 (the U.S.S.R.), with 3 abstentions, taken July 7. The Representative of the United Arab Republic introduced a resolution (S/4856) calling upon the United Kingdom "to withdraw immediately its forces from Kuwait"; it failed of adoption by a vote of 3 to 0, with 8 abstentions (including the U.S.), taken July 7. The President of the Security Council (Benites) then appealed to all parties to the dispute to refrain from any action which might aggravate the situation (S/PV.960). 13 U.N. doc. S/5007, Nov. 30, 1961. This measure was authorized by decisions taken by the Council of the League of Arab States July 20, 1961. Contributions to the Force included military units from Saudi Arabia (which country also provided the commander of the Force), Jordan, the Sudan, Tunisia, and the United Arab Republic. |