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FOUAD AMMOUN SPOKE FOR 3 MINUTES LATER AND SAID THAT MIS SPEECH
TOMORROW WILL REJECT THE SOVIET PRINCIPLE AND SUPPORT THE 21
POWERS RESOLUTION *PRINCIPLE OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION*
AND WILL
SUPPORT ALSO THE GENERAL LINES OF BOTH THE PERUVIAN AND MEXICAN
RESOLUTIONS HE SAID THAT HE AGREED ALSO TO THE NO. 1 POINT STRESSED
BY GHALEB.
(ACTUALLY, IN HIS SPEECH, ENCLOSED HEREWITK, AMMOUN SPEAKS
ABOUT ALL THESE MATTERS AND POINTS OUT HIS VIEWS...
LOPEZ OF THE PHILIPPINES SAID THAT "FORCED REPATRIATION" WILL NEVER
BE ACCEPTED BY THE US AND THAT IF WE ARE READY TO MAKE ANY RETREAT
IN THIS PRINCIPLE, WE'D BETTER STOP DRAFTING RESOLUTIONS.
BOKHARI OF PAKISTAN SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE INDONESIAN RESOLUTION
MAKES
SENSE. THAT ALTHOUGK IT MIGHT SOUND VAGUE AS FAR AS THE
MECHANISM OF THESE COMMISSIONS ARE CONCERNED, ONE CAN ALWAYS AMEND
IT PROPERLY AND ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDED WE, ALL, AGREE TO TME GENERAL
PRINCIPLES:
A) AVOID THE SUPPORT OF THE FORCED REPATRIATION.
B) AVOID THE APPROVAL OF THE ACTIONS OF THE US AND ITS ALLIES IN
KOREA
C) AVOID THE REJECTION OF A COMMISSION TO TAKE OVER FROM THE HANDS
OF THE US THE ISSUE OF THE PW -- AS REQUESTED BY THE RUSSIANS.
D) TRY AND OFFER TO THE SOVIETS A "FAIR-DEAL" BASED ON THE
INTERVENTION OF A "NEUTRAL" COMMISSION WHICH WOULD BE MORE FAIR THAN
ANY ALLIED COMMISSION, AS SAID BY MR. PALAR.
DR. JAMALI OF IRAQ TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT HE WOULD NEVER ACCEPT THE
CONCEPT OF FORCED REPATRIATION. THAT THE GENEVA CONVENTION HAS BEEN
ONLY INTERPRETED BY THE SOVIETS TO MEAN WHAT VISHINSKY SAID IT MEANT
AND THAT IF ONE HAS TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE, WE SHOULD TRY AND FIND THE
SOLUTION *BEYOND SUCH A STUPID CONCESSION.
MENON OF INDIA CAME BACK TO TALK AND SAID THAT "IT IS NOT THE QUESTION
WHETHER WE ACCEPT OR REJECT THE FORCED REPATRIATION OF THE PW... THE
QUESTION IS TO FIND A RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD BE ACCEPTED OR AT LEAST
NOT BITTERLY FOUGHT WITH THE LOSS OF ANY HOPES BY THE SOVIETS. AND/OR
BY THE AMERICANS. THIS IS OUR POSITION AND HIDING OURSELVES BEHIND
*CLICHES" OF PRINCIPLES WHILE PEOPLE ARE DYING -- IS NOT CONSTRUCTIVE..
HE SAID THAT ME AGREED WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THE EGYPTIAN VIW RPT VIEW
THAT A CEASE FIRE SHOULD PRECEDE THE SETTLEMENT OF THE PW ISSUE
HOW ABOUT THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATIONS?
MRS. PANDIT SAID THAT SHE FEELS THAT THE DELEGATIONS DID NOT HAVE YET
ENOUGH TIME TO STUDY THE RESOLUTION AND OFFER COUNTER-RESOLUTIONS AND
AMENDMENTS. SHE SUGGESTS THAT THE DELEGATIONS MEET AGAIN NEXT FRIDAY
TO DISCUSS THE WHOLE MATTER ONCE MORE.
HER PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED. THE MEETING WAS OVER.
UNQUOTE.1
PRIORITY
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