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Subsequently, the Head of the Soviet delegation submitted to me a question in regard to whether it would have the right to be able to express its views upon this particular matter, and to take such action as it might wish when the matter is discussed or brought forward to the Council. I indicated that the delegation would have a full opportunity of offering such observations as it might wish and moving in such way as it might feel best served its own views of the matter.
That is how the matter rests, Mr. Bevin.
Mr. Stettinius (United States of America): I think the situation would be clarified in all our minds if we could agree on the question of these cases being put on the agenda for discussion at the next meeting of the Council.
While I am speaking, I wish to make very clear that the United States Government believes that any Member country of the United Nations which makes a complaint has a right to be heard at this table.
The President: The representative of the United States of America has submitted that each of these items that have been received—the correspondence from the delegation of Iran, from the delegation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and from the delegation of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic—should be listed as items on the agenda for consideration at the next meeting.
Mr. Stettinius (United States of America): I make that motion.
Badawi Pasha (Egypt): May I remark that Article 31 of the Charter relating to the Security Council states that "Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council may participate, without vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Security Council whenever the latter considers that the interests of that Member are specially affected"?
Surely, there is more reason when the question brought before the Council is brought before it at the instance of a certain Member of the United Nations, That would certainly be a case much stronger than the one provided for by Article 31, and the presence of such complaining States would be considered as absolutely necessary.
The President: I was about to raise that particular point. If you remember, I made some request to the representative of the United States of America as to whether he wished to have that included in the resolution, but that can be a matter for subsequent decision by the Council. I shall now submit to the Council the resolution which has been placed before the Council, that the representative of the United States by these items shall be listed on the agenda of the Council and shall be the business for the next meeting of the Council.
