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Thirty --second session Ac;en da item 26
RESTITUTION OF 'TORKS OF ART TO COUNTRIES VICTI M~ OF SXPTIOPRV.TIO~T
no te v e; r-b 1<-: <lutL- J. :! '> riov LIIlli"r l~ r7 r r om th '"' ermu 1k llL ~!iol;t iun f I r aq t o the United ~ations addr es s e d to the Secretary-General
The Pe r man ent Mission of Ira q to t he Un i t ed Nati ons p resents its complimen ts t o t h e Sec r e t a ry-General o f the Un i te d Nations and has the honour t o refer to the s p ee h o f th e r r:p r e ~.c nt A.ti v e o Irnq at the 65t h plen r.v rne et i. nr: of t he Ge neral Assembl y , on 11 Oc t IJer 1 9'(7 , J.uri rw t lle tli ' CUSt:i ion o l' 1w,· 11d u i t em 26 , which referred to t he l ist o f I r aqi art s found in museums in v a r ious count ri es . !/
The Pe r mane. t t·1i ss ion of I raq k indly r e que s t s the Se c re tary -Ge n e r a l t o di strib ute t h e att a hed l is t as cm offic i al documen t of t he Gen e r al As s e mb l y.
V See A/32/PV.6 5 , p . 6 .
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PERMAN ENT MISSION O F (R AO
TO THE U !TED NATIONS
14 EA ST 79TH STREET
N EW YOR K, N. Y . 100 2 1
The Perman e n t Mis s i on of Iraq t o t he Un i t e d Nat ions
pre sents it s c ompliments to t he Secretar y - Ge nera l o f the
Un ited Nations and has the honour t o r efe r t o the spe ec h of
t he representati ve of I raq the 65th meet ing of the
Ge ne r al Ass e mbly on October 11 , 19 77 , durin g the discussion /
of It e m 26 o n t h e age nda which r efer ed t o t h e l is t of I raq i
a rt s found in mu s eums i n va rious countr ies.
Te Pe r ma ne n t Mis s ion of Iraq kindly requ e s ts the
Secret a ry - Ge nera l to di s t ribu t e t h e a tta che d list as a n
of f i cial do c ume nt o f t h - Ge ner 1 As sem _y.
he Per m nen t Mi ss ion o f Iraq to the United Na tions
a vails i tse l f o f t his opportunity t o renew t o t h e Secreta ry
General o f the United Natio s t h e ass uranccu of its highes t
con s ide r a tion. _, _- ...
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FEDER ATION INT ERNATION A LE DES DROITS DE L·HOM M E OF-I G AN I SAnON NO N GOU VCRNE"-i E N TA L E • c c RtDt TEE A UP RE. s O E NATIO N !'- UNtES . STA TUT a
,; ·r AUP A I g n u C O N SIIIL r l ( Ull('ll" I
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TE::LEPH . : 33 1-7 1-25
Monsieur le Secretaire General,
Paris , l e 8 novembre 1977
Mons ieur le Secretair e General des rr~tions-Unies Nations Unies NEW - YORK NY 10017 U. S.A .
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Le 17 ju 1977~ M 1tr 0 Deni s PAYOT , alor s Secretair e General par i nterim de l a Federation Internationale des Droits de l'Homme, vous adr essait une lettre d 1un oont enu optirnis te SUJ:' la situation au Kurdistan irak:ien, lettre qui a fai t l 'objet d 1une diffusion generale lor s de la trentieme session de l a Sous-Commiss ion de la lutte contre les mesures discrimi natoi res et de l a protection des minori tes (Documen E/CN4/Sub 2/ 397 en date du 13 ao-tlt 1977).
Mal heureusement, diverses informations convergentes, recueill·i_e~ d puis lors , sui vies d I une enqu@te approfondi e, amenent notr e orgnnisa t i o1'. a r emett re complet ement en cause les conclusions de cette l ettre, et bien au contraire , a. n ttirer a nouveau 1 ' at t ention de 1' opinion publi que in t eri~nt i onal e sur la gravite de la situation actuelle des KUJ:"des en Irak.
A titre d' exempl es, peuven t ainsi ~t re ci tea i es el enen ts d' i r f ,' mation suivants :
- deplacementa de population: des di za i nes de milliers de Kurdes qui r es 1-daient clans l es zones f ont a l ieres ou strategiq~es sur le plan militai r e ou petrol ier ant et a transferes dans l es r egions meridionales de l' lrak
- regroupement dans des camps ou disper sion dans les villages arabes des personnea deportees qui ae trouvent souvent contruint ea a des t ravaux forc~s et aont t oujours soumises a une et r oite surveillance militaire;
- poursuite de la polit ique d ' arabisation du Kurdistan et du remplacement ~e la population kurde par des Arabes venus d ' autres r egions d' Irak;
- accroi s sement de la repression et omni presence de 1 1.Annee: enl evements st disparitions de per sonnalite et militants kuxdes , emprisonnements , tortw•(3 executions et , notamment , pondaisons, repr e ailles a l' egurd d s fami lles des parti sans kurdes , ratissage et parfois massacre de civils apres chaqu~ incident ent re Kurdes t F roes gouvernementales;
- colonisation economique du Kui•distan dont l a croi ssance ne pr ofite pas &,ix Kurdea aux-m~mes;
- absence de veritable au t onomi e, les insti tut ions mises en pl ace au Kurdi nton tant etroitem n oontrelee par l pouvoir d Bal¢ud J
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F EDERATION INT E R N ATIONALE D E S D ROITS DE l_·HOMM ~ OH C AN I S A T I O N N O N C O U V ~ANE M F.' NTAL C A CCRt o 1rE£ AU P RES DE S NA "flO N :3 U N I E $ · 5 T .A. l' U T
E T AUPR(S C U C O NS E I L OE L ' E U ROP E
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Les l egitimes et el ementa i r es revendicat ions du peuple kurde demeurcnt , une nouvelle fois, insatisfai t es ; une guerilla l a t ente n d ' ni lleurs r epr is on depi t de l ' impr essionnante pr esence mili t s.i r e ir:ikic· ; ·1 ,
Il r e ul t e done des Lidica t ions q_ui precedent que notre Feder~ -tion a. le devoir d'nt tirer l ' attent ion des NATIONS UNIES sur 111 poursuitn de la viol ation des droits de l'Homme au Kurdistan irakien, et nous vous s erion t res reconnaissants s'il vous et ait po~sible de faire beneficier l a present e l ettre des mOmes facilites de r aprJduction et de: dis tribution.
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Veuillez agreer , Mons i eur le Secretaire General, l'expr ess i on de ma haute consideration.
le Pres i dent de l a F.I.D.B.
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Daniel MAYER
ress Release Of.ice of P blic Information Press Section Uni·'·ed Nations, N°w York
SG/SM/2482 23 September 1977
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F r; 1.1 owinr• i :i the t ext of a stat ement me.de by Secretary-Gener a l Kurt Waldhei m at a bri ef ceremon_y at lleadquart ra t oday n ccp Li nc; on bclw.lf of t h~ Unit ed rTnt ions a i:;ift f rom th e Government of Iraq : ,}
It i s wi t..:1 i:reat pleEtsur e that I a ccept on behal r of the Uni ted rlations t hi mos t signi fi.cant c;if t fr -~ th<.: Go cr nmcnt of Tran.
It would be difficult t o t hi.nk of a more appr orr iate e i f t t o the United Nations than tl i s ma~nific -nt r eplica of the oriGinal stele conta i ning the code of Hrunm.urabi t hat s tands in t he Lo uvre . Her e, in t h i s ho us e , where we l abour t o construct a mor e orderly wor l d society• s o much of ,,hat we try to do ha.d i t s origins in t he body of laws t hat .Hammurabi codi fi ed to r ecul at e the social , economi c a.nd poli tical li f e of hi s i mmedi te wor l d .
This thou!3htful gift of Iraq r emi nds us that bui l di ng an equi t able and just i nter national commu: ity i s not a jo· fo ::- ny one t i e or per iod i n man rs hi s i:; ory , but is an endless and t imel ess t ask t at demands ontinuous pati ence, dedic a tion and deter mi nation .
I ask Your Excell ency t o convey our appreci at ion and t hanks t o Pr esident Ahmad Hasan Al-Bakr and t o t he Government and the people o_ Iraq for providing us wi t h this endur i ng r eminder o f the heritage of Hammur abi. It is with deep gr ati tude that I accept t hi s gift on behalf of the Un i t ed Nations.
* For detai a o t he gift prc □ cntation cer c~mo ny . -s ee Press ne l cns e HQ/375.
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Pres~' Release Office of Public lnformati n Pre s Section United Nations, New York
H:i,/375* 23 Sept e~~e r 1977
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The Gov rnrr:ent .:i ncl re oplc of Ira rese nt e J t ll l'nitl' O Na t i ons t oday with a repli ca of t he or i e;inul s t e l e ume r ati ng the .U.,r of Hammurabi , t e oldP.st -,r i t te n code of l a ws known t o nu nki nd .
T l1 1 • ,-,; I r t; WT11 ; JJJ"l'fl f•nt. r cl 1,y r;a ' ni..l l)UJ1 flwnmad1, }i',, ,·,· l ;' ll 1L 11 [ !, l: l ' ,,r I raq, to Se cretary-Ge ne r a.l Ku r t Wa ldheim a t a ce r e mony · 1 t ie se c ond floo r corridor, w e r e th P. ste l e has bee n installed .
ThP. or iGinal stele , hich da tes bac almost 3, 800 years, stands in th Lu vre , j_ n rn.rjr. , It was fnu 111l in 1 902 . 'l'hr s t, ,Jc k pi. cts HRmmurubi f'o.cl nc; the God of tl ll' ::iun , a nd r <·c..:l'lvi ng th Ccd1.:: \,1· L t1,,:-~ l' l' L'ln Jij m.
,... peakinc; a t the dP. dicati on t li io m r ni n , the F rf' i. ~n Mini ter sa id t h e r epli ca. not only had g eat siGnificance to t he penple of I raq , but i t ha,1 alRo bee n a f cus of' i ntP ,_,,:;t t many people of the w,1rld, as "t he f i rst nat iona. l code of l aws ~ve r re corded in tl e histc, ry of .:i nk i nd " .•
"'de me r ely st ate a t rui~:; :n ,.·hen we s :.iy that the And, l nnd ( rul e L1 by HarnmuN hi ar. I i nr: rY Fahyl n n r,nl·vr r 17()2 F.r., ann l7r; c~ P, C. ) is t he crad.l.< : of r l v .J j znl. un, a n ,J Lh,· c r n ~;: :-r1,1< l n ·, >tn wll i c l1 , 1 tl 1t · t· ,:lvill -..:n t. .lun.-, SJJread . What wP. w uld l J ke t o P.xprei:; he :r-e i u r h0re t hat th i s re Gion will soon be i'rc~cl f rom t he destr uc ive forces of' a 1;i:,r -~ -ion and e:x a nsi n i sm . Ho. efully, it will b e c ome once mort~ a have n o f pea ce f 0 r the b enefi t of mankincl , as we l l as ace t re f or all c i v i l i.zatio . an1l Rl l c reRt ve tre nd~ , cur·ent s an d i deas . 11
M • rmma d i sa i d t .e Iraq i Government wanted tn "ex r es once more i ts cornmi t me nt to t he int e r na t ion.<tl c ommun i ty11 and i ts will :'to co - operat e with t e c oncerte d actio s o f t he world Or c;anizati0n 11 •
Res ponrling , Secre t ary-Ge ne r al \·Ja ldheim said i t wn l d e i fficult to t h i nk of a g ift more appr pr i ate to the United a tions than 11 thi s magnificent r eplica rr of HA.mmur bi I n orip; l nal s tele .
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nHere in this house, whe re we l abour to con s truc t a more or derly worl society, s o much of wha t w try to do had its origin s in t he body of l aws that Hammurabi codified to regulate the soc a.l, economic and political l ife of his immediate wor l d", Mr . Waldhe im said.
"Thi s thought fu l gi f't of fraq reminds us that building an equi ble an,l just i nternational community is hot a job for any one time in man 1 s history, but i s a.n endle ss ancl t ime l es tas k. t hat demands continuous patience , d ,dicati on a nd determination. "
A me tal plaq ue on the wall next t o the stele read"' : "To ca.use justi ce to prevail i n t he country , to des t r oy t he wicked and the P. v il , that the strong may not oppres s t he Wr"! k. 11
Pre s Release Office of Publi information Press Sec ion United Nation , New York
SG/ SM/2482 3 Sept ember 19H
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OF._G_9VERNJ·.rnNT OF IRJ\Q TO UNITED NATIOl'JS
Following io t he text of a statement made by Secretary- General Kurt Waldheim at a brief ceremony a t Headquarters today accepting on behalf of the United Nations a gi ft f rom the Government of Iraq:·
It i s wi t h great pleas ure tha t I accept on behal f o f t h United Nations this most s i gni fic ant gift from t he Government of Iraq.
It would be dif f i cult to t hi nk o f a more appropr i ate gift to t he Uni te Nations than this masnifi cent replica o f t he original stele containing the code of Hammurab i that s tands in t he Lo uvre. Here, in t his house, wher e we labour to construct a. more:: r rly world oo icty, oo much 0 f what w t1-y t t ct0 h n.cl its origins in the body of laws tha t Hammurabi codi fi ed t o reculate the so _i al, economi c and I)Oliticnl li f c of hi s immediate world .
This tho~htful gift of Iraq r emi nds us t hat building an equi table and Just international community i s not a Job for any one t i me or period i n man' s hiotory , but i s an endless o.ncl t imeless tas k that demands continuous pat i ence , (lcd i. r. o.t i o n 11nu <l c.: Lc rn,i nat i o n .
I ask Your Excellency to convey our appreciation and thanks to Presi dent Ahmad Hasan Al-Bakr and to the Gover nment and the people of Iraq for providinG us with this enduring reminder of the heritage of Hammurabi. It is with deep gratitude that I accept this gift on behalf of t he United Nat ions.
* For det ails of t he gi ft presenta i on cer emony, · se Presa Release HQ/375.
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-. u STATEMENT BY THE SECRETl\RY-GENEPJ.\L ON TI:IE PRESENTATION OF ,·
TI-'..E GIFT OF TIIE GOVERNMENT OJ? IRAQ TO '11fI E lNITED Nl\TIO S,
FRIDAY, 23 SEPTE!-".BER 1977
Your Exce llency, l ad ies and gentlemen.
rt i s with great pleasure t ha t I ilcccpt on behalf of
the United Nations th i s most significant gift fro t e
Government of Iraq.
It would be difficul t to h ink of a more appropriate gift
to the United Nations t han this magnificent repl i ca of the
original stele conta in i ng the .. Code of Hammurabi that stands in
the Louvre. Here , in this House , where we labour t o construct •
a more orderly world soc · ety, s o mµch of what we try to ~o h~c
its origins in the b ody of laws tha t Han~Lmrabi codified to
regul ate the social 9 economic and pol i ical life of his
immediate worl . Th · :::i thoughtful gift 01: In1q reminds us that
buil ing an equit blc und just in·ernational community is not a
job for any one time o r period in m2.n's his tory, but is an endlcs.s
o < tJ.mc.:lc11~J t ~wk th,., t duni~nd!.l c0ntinuou~ p..iti nee, d dication
ad determination .
r ~lflk Your Excellency t o onvcy our .ippreci tion and thn 1kn
to Presiclent Ahmad Hasan Al-Bakr and to the Government and the
people of Iraq for provi d ing us wi th this endur i ng reminder o f the
heritage o f Hammura'bi. It · s with ,de ep gra t i ud t hat I ccept r
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PERMAN ENT MISSION OF )RA;)
TO THE U N ITED N:\TIONS
14 EAST 79TH S T REET
NEW YO R K, N . Y . 1002 1
August 19 , 1977
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In pursance of i ts policy of annexation and expansion
the Israel i Government has declar ed that i t i s enforcing -its
l aws in the occupied We s t Bank and Gaza St ri p . This s t ep i s
a flagr ant v i olation of t he pr i nciples of the Charter of the
United Nations , the Geneva Conven t ion and to al l the r e levant
r e solutions of t he Gener a l Assemb ly , t he Secur ity Council and
other Uni ted Nat i on s agen c ies .
In conformity with t he me s sage addr e ssed t o you on August
15 , 1977, by the Secre t a ry General, of the Le ague of Ar ab Sta t e s
wherein he asked you to i nterfere in order to put an end to such
arb i trary act i on s by the Government of Israe l , I have been asked
by the Per manent Representatives of the Arab States to th .: Unitc~d
Nations and the Permanent Observer of the Palestine Liberation
Organization to bring , through you, to t he attent ion of the
Member Sta t es of the United Nations, as well as the Conrrri .. tte e r:m
the Exercis e of the InalienablP Rights of the Palestinian People
and the Special Committee to InvP.stigate Israeli Practice s Affectint
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the Human Rights of the Po u lat ion of t he Occupied Ter r i t or i e s,
t h i s l ates t threa t o peace and secur i ty.
I k indly ask you to circu l ate this l etter, a s well a s
the let t er ddr essed t o you by t he Secr eta r y General of the
League of Arab St ate s , as a document of the General As s embly
at i ts th i r t y-s e cond session u der i tems 30 and 57.
H.E. Kurt Waldhe i m Secre t ar y Gener al of the Unit ed Nat ions Ne w York , NY
Bassam Salih Kubba Charge d'Affair s a . i. Permanent Mi s sion of Iraq to the United Nations Chairman of the Ar ab Group
... enc. copy of lett r rom Secr e tary -G en ral o f League of Arab States
Exc elle ncy ,
Th e Isra eli Go vernment, a nno unc ed, as mentioned in the n e ws media, it s intent ion to enfor c e its laws upo n the Arab inhabitants in the Western Bank and Gaza Strip in the fields of hea lth, labor and other services . The Israeli Government also announced tha t this s t ep is not a dec i sion of annexat i on since the Wes t ern Bank and Gaz a Str ip a re ac tua lly parts of the Israe li people s ' l and and it is impossib le to 2nnex I s raeli l and to t h e peop le o f Isra e l.
As you know, the Governme nt of Israel anno unced in 1967 a series of laws and procedures dealing with the annexation 0f Jerusa lem. To that effe ct, t he General As s e mbl y and Security Council took s everal resolu t ions cond emning a ll the Israeli act i ons t h a t c hange the s t atus of Jerusal em . These U.N. resolutions also cons ide r t e Israe li a c t i o n0 a s null and void and ca l l upon Israel to abrogate such l aws.
Ne verthel e s s, I s rael continued i t s p e rs ist e nce to disregard and violate t h es e r es o l utions. I t a nno un ced rece ntly the lega liz tion of t hree e t tleme nt s on th e We. t Bank. Mo r eover , Menahem Begin, the Prime Mini s ter of Israe l, has announced on May 1 9, 1977 t ha t this act i o n d oes no t me a n the ann exati o n of the Wes t Bank s i nce i t i s cons idered l iber a t e d Isr aeli land .
These procedure s r ef lect a f lagrant cha llenge by Israel, which n ecess i tat s yo ur spe d y interve nt ion a nd taking t h appropriate me a sure s wi t hin ·your capacity i n order to put a n e nd t o t he Israe li a ggressiv e actions in contra band with the Charter of the Unite d Nations a nd its re s olu t ions.
No doubt Your Excel lency wil l s h a r e with me t he view that the perpe tua tion of these Israe li ac t ions will inevitably complica t e the efforts to reach a j ust peace in the are a and t hrea t en internationa l pe a ce a nd s e curi ty .
H.E. Mr . Kurt Waldhe im Se cretary Gene ra l o f t he
United Nat ion s New York , N.Y .
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15 March 1977 {,, as, I µt.-A rel J
"Following request received fran your Office regarding the four
kidnapped persons, I made immediate inquiries confidentially, through
my office's usual contacts,regarding group responsible for kidnapping.
Subsequently, I sent a senior officer as my personal :representative for
talks with certain leaders of group concerned, /o happened to be in
London. My representative had detailed disc~ions with them and process
of negotiation has been started on stric~ly confidential basis. /
/ F-ollowing are main elements of this preliminary contact:
a) All talks will be conducted on confidential basis and no
statements made to media by leaders concerned unless agreed beforehand.
b) Leaders gave full assurance that kidnapped persons were safe,
in good health and will continue to receive best possible treatment. To
the exte~necessary, they are being kept away from potential clash areas.
c) Generally speaking, main purpose of leadership in kidnapping, which
may not be limited to present cases only, is to draw world attention to plight
of their people lrlho reportedly being ill-treated and deported by force to
the South. Detailed allegations were made of inhuman treatment, including
in particular imprisonment in harsh conditions and forced splitting of families.
d) Group directly involved in kidnapping is
those whose wives and children have reportedly been forcibly taken awa:y by
local authorities.
e) Leaders vould like pressure to be put on government concerned, by
the UN and international community, to stop pursuing its present reportedly
inhuman policy. Specifically, they wish to obtain return of families of those
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directly involved in the kidnapping, in order to persuade them to release
the kidnapped. List of families concerned will be forwarded by leaders to
me on confidential basis within fortnight.
f) Agreement was reached that, as a first step, leaders request and
transmit to me personal letters from the four to their families. Leaders
explained difficult line of communication with group concerned, but assured
they would obtain letters at the earliest.
g) On their side, they requested that I transmit to Sec gen their request
to receive one or two of their spokesmen. Yiy representative explained difficulties
involved in such a request. After detailed discussions, they finally requested
that meeting could be held on any conditions acceptable to Secgen, but continued
to insist on the need for it, in order to explain present situation in country
concerned. Naturally, no commitment was made, but would appreciate your guidance
in this regard.
Local Permanent Mission of the four is being currently 1&f'ormed.
Points (a) to (e) above apply mutatis mutandis also to cases of two
persons for whom release request recently received. My representative explained
their case. Leaders did not have definite infonnation on these cases but would
contact me earliest.
Understand that demarches have already been made bilaterally, at the highest
leavel, by governments concerned, but have not given any satisfactory result.
Clearly, problem not easy to solve, but believe nature of present talks leaves
room for some optimism. Process of negotiation has been started and would require
to be pursued with perseverance.
Will keep you informed of all developments.
Highest consideration and warmest personal regards."
U N IT E D NAT I O NS
GE NE RAL SSE MB LY
Distr. GENERAL
A/31/339 22 November 1976
ORIGINAL: ENG LISH
Thirty- first sess i on Agenda items 27, 54 and 69
QUESTION OF PALESTINE
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE WHOLE QUESTION OF PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS I N ALL THEIR ASPECTS
ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRI I NATION
Letter dated 18 Novemb er 1976 from the Permanent Repres ent at i ve of Iraq to the Uni t ed Nat ions addr s d to the ecret e.ry-G neral
Up,.n instructions f r om my Gover nm nt I have the honour to at t ach herewith t he Declaration of the Int ernational Symposium on Zionism , which was held in Baghdad , I raq , from 8 to 12 November 1976 , by the Uni vers ity of Baghdad.
I would be grateful i f you couJ.d kindly arrange fo r the circulation of t he above as an official document of t he General As sembly under agenda items 27 , 54 and 69 .
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(Signed ) Abdul Kar im AL-SHAI KHLY Permanent Representative
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Up on i nstru c tions fro m my governme nt I hav the
honour to a t t a ch h erewi t h the de c l arat ion o f t he Internationa l
Sympos i um on Zion i s m, which was held in Baghdad , I r a q , from
8 November - 12 Nov embe r 197 6 , by t he University o f Baghdcid.
I would b e grate f u l if you could kindly arrange
for the circulation of the above as an offic i 2J document of
· the Unit ed Nation s General Assembly und e r item~ 27 , 69 , and
54 of the Ag enda .
-Plea se accep t t he assur a nce s o f my h i gh est consid c r atio.1 .
H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldhe i m Secretary-Ge neral Un i ted Nat ions New Yor k , NY 10017
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ABDUL KARI M AL-S HAI7'HLY Pe rn ne nt Re pre s enta t · e
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SYiffOSIU1,! OH ZIOHIS:,1 .D IN B1\GiWJ\D
8 - 12 No vember 1976
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1. Mcct in e,- unde r the a uspice s o f the Un i versity o f Bat::hdad,
o.catl crnic: : and i11Lf' l l. i;c l ll ,tl :, fror:1 ~G c0 unL 1·i,·: : h ,t v,1 cx :-1.min c d
and d i c•cussed Zion i ,;;.1 1 i ts orie;in s , th eo r y and pr<-'.ctice 1
in the l ieht of the U. N. Gen e r a l Asscmby r eso l ution 3379
(XXX) of 10 Nov~mb c r- 197'j. Th Rc no lutio n ~1. c:; ·tdOJ.l t cl
on t h e bas i s o f the In t erna t ional Con vention on Racia l
Di s crirr.ination I which cons ti t ut c s an intern ,,.tion .::i. l legal
do cwnent and contc::. in s an explicit de f init ion o f r a ci sm .
2. Re ca lling that in that r esolut i on the Gone r al Assembly
determined that "Z ioni r.m is a fo rm of r a c i s m a nd r acial
d iscririina t i on" the part ic i pan t s of the Symposi um expressed
the view tha t t his c s o lut ion r eflec t ed tlt ,1 Wu L'ld ' s gro\-iing
a warcn e .,s o f the true nature of Zionism and of the d ane-e r
it r e pre sent ed t o the peoples o·f t he area c1nd to wor ld
p eace .
3. Reca lline that when the Gen cro.l As sembly i n No vember 1947
r e commend ed the part i t i on o f Palestine the Un ited Na tions
consisi.c(l of only 50 memb er st a t es , the Sympo s i.um no ted tha t
the re so lution of No vembe r 1975 equa tjne Zion ism wi t h racism
had be en adopt c l wh .n me mb s h i p of the. Un i tcd N2.t i ons had
ecome more genu inely represent at ive of the opin ion o f the
worl d a s a whol e .
4 ., Zioni sm a s a colonial-set t ler concept was an offs hoot of
:9th century i mperialism. At -the s ame time i t r e flect ed
the prevalent trend of expans ionist n ationa lism and the
mist aken view that the sol u t ion of anti-S emitism lay in
the self-segregation of Jews i ry a society from which non
Jews were to be exclud ed. Recocn izin t3" that pe rs ecut ion of
Jews was an important f act o in the growth of Zioni sm, t h e
partici pu.n ts in thi s Sympo i un uncqui vo cally conclcmn nn t i
Semi ti sm and pl cdGc thcmscl v e s to oppone it, li kc any other
f o r m of racism, wherever i t may ex i st,
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5. Jn in viting the i n:i1i L"1'aiion of all i l1c Jc i•:s of the 1,1orld,
Zionism sho1-1s itself i n its es s ence to be expansi onist.
By pursuing this aim, it condc:;!nS the 11 Isra.cl1.s11 to a
pe rp8tual ,,a ·,_, fo r "living sp2.c0" ;,.t t he expense of the
peoples of the Mi dd le E~st.
Because of the nccessi t y for t erritorial exp2..nsion
which it invol vcs, Zion i s :n }ws not succeeded, and by its
very n a ture c;:::.nnot succeed , in sati sfying the l egitimat e
a spiration of p~rsccut cd Jews ~o a t t a i n securi ty . Moreove r
by c a l ling on all Jews to co;;ie t o P2..lc s t i nc, it pursues
t h e very goal which th e most h ;d, f u 1 of ,,.n t · -Se mi t cs h;, vc
s et themselve s : to confi n e a ll J ci--1s i n a ,~orld gh et t o . '•,j
It is as defender s of progre s s, pe2ce 2nd human i sm f i ' that we denounce thi s attci.ck on human uni t_y.
6. By sett ing itsel f the obj ective of a raci a lly cxclusiv9
Jewi sh state, i n di s.regard of t 11 e ri ght s of the Ar 2.b s of
Palestine, Zion i sm nd opt <:: d f rom its in c ept.ion ..in e s s enti a lly
raci st charact er .
7. F,:;r them to a chieve their ,:1nbi"tions , it becc.m e necessary
for the Zionist s t o d ispose o:f t he Ar ab population, of
Palestine , which they achieved in 1947/8 by intimidation
Md violence, resu lting in the evict ion of t he greater
part of the indigenous popul2tion.
8 . y pursuing, 2.fter they 'hc.d achi~vcd stat ehood, the objective
-of the "inc;athcrin6" i nto P;?.]estine of the Jews of the ,wrld,
end by conferring on al l JC=,-:s a "d t:h t of retu r n" whir.h they·
denied to t h e Pa1 c !:> tiniM .f,r::.bs , the Zionists confirmed the
racist na tu1·c of t he i r desi£S1'1.
9 . A6ains .. trio s c Pa. l<.! s t ini ~ J.:r ;,.b s ,,ho r e:rna1 ncd tho Zionist
au thoriti e s practiced a licy of in s t i tutionalised racial
,. ; cri mi nation. .l is was embodi ed in a series o l.?.ws
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Even ;:u;iong the Jc1-1i s h s ettlers , Zioni:-,r.i ·r efl e c .. bg- the 19th
century l~ r o pc.:'...."rJ c oncept o f r ;:ci"l su1 ,rcm.1. cy I pr2.ctiscd a
fo r·m o f cJ j s l'i 1n·na Linn i•cd in :it -Ll i r 11 on- l~11'0)l<',"..n Je,-JS .
11. Evi c tion of t he Pal e tini2 s [l.Tld 7,ioni s t cxp2.11si onism
nccc s s i t .:i t e d th e u nc o f v iol ne e, 1-1hi.ch i n tu r n led to
confli c t 1-Jit h Lh c ,..ur round 111 /\rab :; -t, a t C'[1 1 1vh s c rccnrr cn c c
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12. Zioni sm ' s cooperation wi th other raci s t resimes, as ev5d<'"rJC8d
by it clo ne r l ,J. t on:;h · pc with Rh nd ,-,~, i.a ;,.nd Seu th Afric ,:. ,
ili a natural outcor:ie o f i ts root s ,md ct c velo_prncnts, for it
has ah1ays d rawn i t s s upport and ~usten2nce frcm irnperi_c:.:::i.sm
and settler-colonial r e gime s.
13. Support ed by t he i mperialist po1•1e:rs 1 ?, ion i::-m 11 ,·, s itself u:3ed
to extend _ the i nfl u ence and promote ~he int,H·csts of imperi a l
ism i n the A:r 2.b home l and and i n tne '.L'hird Ho:.. ld.
14. By h e ir s tcQ.u f c:.st n ess i n rna int,-:,_in i n t.; the s truggl e for the ir
rieh s by all me a ns, i nc ludi ns a r med rcs ist o.nce 1 t he Pulc s tin
i:ms h;:i,ve he lped t o promo te a pr oper undcrst2.nding of th e
e GC::nt ial ly r u i ::: t h,L I',, ct . r of t h o Ll1\'0r ru1 cl pr,~ ,t i cc of
Zioni. m. The strugg l e of the P"!. l cs tinin.n J\r2.bs 1 which has
been suppcrted by po pula r forces i n the Ar 2.b vmrld and by
other national liberat ·on movemen t s in :the world n.t l ar~e ,
has d emons trated that the c onflict in th e Middle East is
a conflict beti.,een the r e a ctionary Zionist mov ement I backed
by US irnperial isr. 1 and the Pal e stin i2.n Arab liberation
mov ern nt en joying t h e backing of similar progressive movements
inside and outside the Arab wo r ld, ns 1-1e ll as the support o
progressive 2.11d peace --loving countri e s.
15. Pal e.stinian determination end willinQ1css to make !:'acrifices
for the co.us e of libcro.t ion, r e info rced by the spirit of our
era, make it i nc vi b .b c thnt Zion ism, togethe r with all othor
forms of rnc i rn, wi ll eve t u· lly b e d e f eated. Victory for
t he Palestin ian cau s e wi ll not b e a vi ctory for the a lcBt in ians
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16. He e: xp rc" s our -lc r:pcs~ •-:j",:roLhy ,-iith the f',tlestin i .m and
Lch,rn c sc pco p1 c'. -:' s uffe:1-:n .~ f1 ·om ti ic ;t,;o ni zing effects of
a brutal civil 11-L. ,·.i.F11.;d 2.t Lh~ il' }-'''; \r.c . D>Jity , proGrcss,
;rnd the i no 1: p(;n <l , ·11 :::c· ~f Lcb.:-.non:
We exprc:os our suppo rt for the Pal c ~tini a n Revoluti on
a nd the Lcb2.n ..,se n 2. t ion2. l rnov c1:1cnt , 1-.1h:i ch cons-ti lute o .. n
intceral p :-, d of t h e t ru&f)e for Pa lc s t. j nc, in t11cir
s truGgle 2.&2.inst scpar2.ti s f1'1, s ecL1r·i :LY1i .,1n 1 and the p10 1,,,., P,3- ·
t:i.on of the Zioni s t mode l :in Lcb211 on .
17. 7,i r, ni nm i R i.h c obstac l e to pc.:-.. ce ~n t h e 1hd<lle East. ~'hP.
Falestin:i.2.n struggle t o c:::;U.bLi.. ::h in i. l:; pl , :c a serular
progrcssi vc Pal cstin ian society, 2 71 of 1-1h c,:: e citizens
enjoy equal ri&hts, irrespective ,_,f re] i 0 ion~ colour or
ethnic origi n, d eserves the act i ve s upport 0f free peop] t: s
throughout t h e 1-/0rld. We particul a rly invite i.he coop.~ r a 00-
tion of anti-Zionist Je,-,s and hope for better unders tr.i.n ding
from citi z en s of He s tern countri1 •f. in ih0 st ,·uggle to combat
Zionism.
18 . He ·commend the Jilcasures t.2.ken by those Arab governments
which h.::.ve i n vi t d Ar2.b J c 1-1 s ·.to r e turn to th e ir count r ies
of o r i 6 i n . On the other hmd ,-1e C):prcss our a pprehen s ion
ove r continuing Zi on ist efforts to stimulate Jew~ sh iITlro;_gric-
t ion to Pal es t ine, whi ·h we b e li e ve ~ill only increas6 the
tension in the area and so t hreat world peace .
Encour~ ed by th e grm-1ing r cognition throughout the \vorld
of the raci s t c-.n d r eac t ion a r y c)1 r a cter of Zion ism, of which
the UN r esolu t ion is 211 i mport E.nt 1r:2nifes tation, we c a ll
u pon all ind ivi du ~l , orc2.ni z ,. tion s and movements working
for peace a.rid j u s tice to join in the struggle at,--ain s t Zioni '.:in ,
In particular ,-,e urge intellectuals and a cademic ins ti tut ion ::;
1.o give z c r i ous attention to this issue and to involve them ...
selves in the c 2mpai01 _to e limi n to Zionism and al l other
f orms of c1sm.
C O N F I E NTI AL 12 October 1976 fl-1G/ s g RA/ l<H
cc: Mr. q~yer Mr. urqajl~;-t
NOTES ON A MEETING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY- GENERAL
2 OCTOBER 1976, 10.30 A.M .
Present: Fore ign Minister of Iraq Amb. Dr. Abdul Karim Al -Shaikhly - Perm. Rep.
Th fflG
Secretary-G ncral
~ 1 . Middle Ea st/ Lebanon
he Foreign Ministe expressed regret about the division
which had deve oped within the Arab NOrld ad h e was very
critical of the Syr·an i nterven i on in the Lebanon. Be
belie ed that the United Stat es might have initiated the
intervention or a t leas t she was l end · ng her s upport t o it .
'7'.he Se r etary-General inquired how the For e ' gn Mi nister
j udged the chances of a r ly resumpti on o f t he Geneva Conference as envisaged in the most r ecent Soviet initi tive .
The For eign Minister said a t he had b een informed about the Sovi et move but did not o ffer any comment.
2 . New Economic Order
The Foreign Ministers id t hat i t was his Government•s
impr ession that the United States were not serious in the i r
negot i ations wi th Th rd World. In his recent contribu i on
t o the General Debate Mr o Kissinger had, t o a cert ain extent.,
neglected economi queationa . In r esponse the S cretary--Genera
said that progres undoubtedly had been made with the a c ceptan:
i n princ~ple o f the New Economic Order b y the industrialized.
coun ries. At present the fact that the Pr esidenti al e l ection"
were for thcoming should b e taken int o account.
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K It·/ r-,~ ---~ The Permanen t Rep r esenta tive o f I r a q to the United Nations I~
presents his compliment s to t he Secre tary-Ge neral of the United
Na tions a nd has the honour to enc lose herewith the text o f a
deci s ion r e cently adopted by the Re volution Command Council
concerning the right o f all Jews who had left Iraq since
19 4 8 to return home and enjoy equal rights wi th a l l Iraqi
citizens . The deci s i on also s t ipu lates that the Iraqi Govern
ment shall guarante e to the r eturning Jews fu ll constitutional
rights and a secure life fre e f rom any k ind of discrim~.nation .
This decision by the Govern ment of the Republic of Iraq
stems f r om Ira q ts adherence t o the principl e s of Human Rights ,
the Cha rter of the Un i t e d Nations a nd t he Un iversal De c l arat ion
of Human Rights.
The Per manent Representative of I r aq k indly r e quests
the Se cre tary -General of the United Nations to circulat e this
note and the text of t h e enc l o s ed de cis ion as an official
docume nt o f t he Gen eral As s emb l y and the Commission on Huma n
Rights. ----- The Pe rmanent Re presentative of Iraq availr himself of
PURSUANT TO THE PROV ISIONS OF PARAGRAPH A
ART ICLE t~ 2 OF THE INTER IM CONSITUT ION, IN KEEPING
WITH THE IRAQ I GOVE RNMENT'S BELIEF IN HUMAN RIGHTS .·'-S:)
BY VIRTUE OF IRAQ'S ADHEREN CE TO THE PRINC IPLES ANL'
RIGHTS PROVIDED FOR IN THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NA:-::,..'NS
AND THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS:
THE RE VOLUTION COMMAND COUNCIL IN ITS MEETIX::
OF 26 NOVEMBER 1975, ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING DECISION:
1. IRAQI JEWS WHO HAD LEFT THE COUNTRY SINCE
19 48 ARE HEREBY ENTITLED TO RETURN TO IRAQ .
2 . ALL IRAQI JEWS RETURNING TO IRAQ SHALL
ENJOY ALL THE LAWFUL RIGHTS TO WHI CH IRAQI CITIZENS
ARE ENTITLED IN ACCORDANCE WI TH THE LAW .
3. THE IRAQI GOVER MENT SHALL GUARANTEE TO
ALL RETURNING JEWS"THE FULL CONS I TUTIONAL RIGHTS
ENJOYED BY IRAQI CITI ZEN , I NC LUDING EQUAL I TY AND A
SECURE LIFE FREE FROM ANY KIND OF DIS CR IMINATION .
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PERMANENT MISSION OF IRAQ
TO THE UNITED [)IATIONS
14 EAST 79TH STREET
NEW YORK, N. Y. 10021
The Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations
presents its compliments to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations and has the honour to enclose a letter from
the President of the Republic of Iraq addressed to the Heads
of States that had voted in favour of the General Assembly
resolution of November 10, 1975 which declared that ''Zionism
is a form of racism and racial discrimination".
The Permanent Mission of Iraq kindly requests that
this letter be circulated as an official document of the
General Assembly.
The Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Secretary
General of the United Nations the assurances of its highest
consideration.
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UNOFFIC I AL TRANSL AT ION
Excellency,
I t gi ves me ple sure t o send Your Exce llency my heartfelt
greet i ng s along wi th my best wishe s for your conti nued good
health and happines s and for he further pr ogress and prosp 0 ri ty
of your peop le .
I wish to r efe r t o t he honourable s tand taken by your
fri en~ly count ry t hrough yo r repre sent at i ve at t he Unit ed
Nat ions Ge ne r al Assembly by vot i ng i n f avour of the General
As sembly Resolut ion whi ch de termi ned tha t Zioni sm is a form of
r acism and r a cia l discrimination and t o express my sincere thank ~
and grati tude for this noble gesture. Your st~nd on this issue
showed a profrn~nd sense of r e spons ibility and abidance by the
pr inciples of 1·ight and j us tice in resisting aggressive Zionism
whose aims and obj e ctives are contrary t o the most element a ry
moral and humane princ i ple s and values and which ha s adopt ed an
arrogant att itude vis- a- vis t he r i ghts of other peoples. It has
pursued a sub vers i ve policy a im ed at imped i ng t he progress of
people s and t h0i r ind epGnde nce. The Arnb people whose Holy La nd
(Pales t ine) and other t erri t or ies were oc cupied, is not t he only
people t o su ffe r fr om the woes of Zi oni sm. The siniste r e f f ects
of t his agg r es si ve f or ce hove engulf ed Af r i ca , As a , Lat i n
America and other pa rts of the worl d.
The above r esolut i on of the United Nations Gene r a l As sembly
ha s proved ~o the wor ld, t he aggress i ve reali t y of Zionisw and i t s
coal escence with t he policy of ra cism and racial discrimin3tion
from whose woes many people s have suf f e r ed and continue to suffe r
1 n terms of destruction, s bve r s i on, tor tur e and the usurpation £·· (
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•::he right of those peop l es to s·e lf-determination. The resoluti on
wil l go down in his t ory as a gl itteri ng page whi~h has glnrin,r;ly
demons trated t he rebell ion of free peoples against this oppressive
force which constitutes an i r1 sult to t he human race -'l!Kl impede s
the unity of t he pe oples and their aspirr1 tion for a bett e r future.
This is because Zionism, other forms of racial discriminat ion and
colonialisrr ha ve incessantly obs t ructed t he movem2nt of the
people s towards unity a nd sought to split their ranks in order to
a chi e ve their desig ns of heg emony and the plunder of the nationa J
re sou ce s of the pe opl es . The resoluti on h s conf irmed t hP
hi s torical fact that t he wheel of hi s tory will not turn back a nd
that the pre sent 1 orld is the wor ld of the peopl es act vely
st r iving fo r t he attainment oj their l egiti~a te ri ghts. The "
adopt on by t he Uni ted ntions of th i s reso l ut ion wi ll stre ngth r
t he wor ld organiza t i on as a fr ee f orum whos e a im s nnd obj e cti ve s
en j oy· he confid e nce of s tnt s and peopl e s. I t wi ll turn it int c
an effective forc e defending the op~ressed a nd r a ising high the
banner of justice and build i ng r ela tions a~ong peoples on the
ba s is of independence and self-de termination and the control by
s t a tes and people s over their own r esou ces. These prfnciple s
are diametrical ly opposed to t he policies of plu nder, h~gemony
and sphe res of influence which are the ha llmark of Zionism and
the ad voca t0 s of r ac ial di s cr i~i na t i on an1 colonialism. F~rther
nity of efforts among t he peopl es i s bound to put a halt to
Zi onsim and the policies of rac ia l di sc rimination nnd en3ble the
fr e people s to build huma n society and civilization on the bast ,,
of e u1t y nn jus i e .
Please a ccept , Excel lency , t he assuranee s of my highest
consi derat ion,
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AHMED HASS AN AL- B AKR
P RES I DEt'.T
OF THE REPUBLI C OF I RAQ.
CONFIDENTIAL
Notes on a Meeting held in the Secr e t ary- •General' s
Present:
Office on 10 September 1975 at 9. lS_a_._rn_. __ _
The Secr etary-General Mr. S adou Hammadi, Min i ster for
Foreign Affairs of Iraq Mr. Abdul Kar im Al-Shaikhly, Permanent
Representative of Iraq Mr . R. Ahin d
I n an exchange o f views concerning the de liberations of the Seventh Spec ial Session of the General Assembly, the Mini s ter for For eign Affairs ·expressed his conc~rr about the opening sta tement o f Mr. Kis s inger in which a str ong attack had b e en made the OPEC countries and a dded that thi h a d been even fu rther highligh ted in the paper the US h ad submit t ed to the Ad Hoc Committee. Mr. Hammadi f elt tha t unless this pos itionwas toned down, they would be for ced to react in a way that mi ght lead to bitt rness and undermine the good atmosph re which had so far marked the Ses ion.
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l\tid 1S dtls Nations CH -1211 Geneva 10 Suisse
15 October, 1974
Your l etter of 8 Sept ember 1974 was t ransmitted to me r ecently by my Regional Repr esentative at UN Headquarters , New York. I am grateful f or the informati on you conveyed concer ning the Kurdi sh refugees i n Iran and t he ne i ghbouring countries .
The s itua tion of the Kur di sh r efugees continues to b a mat ter of concern to my Of fi ce , and I have been closely f ol lowing developments l eading t o the i nflux of these refugees i nt o Iran and other areas .
Recently , my Regi onal Representat i ve wa s sent by me on miss ion to Iran to exami ne t he si t uat i on of the r efugees on the spot. Toget her wi th r epresentat ives of the Iranian Government and t he Iranian Red Lion and Sun Society, my Re present ative i n t he Mi ddle Ea st vi sited the camps i n some of t he areas wher e the Kurdi sh ref ugees ar e l oca t ed. As you a r e aware, the Iranian authorities cont i nue t o pr ovi de gener ous assi st ance to t ho r efu •ocs and appe.::i.r , up ti ll now, t o be car i nr; effi ci ent l y f or t ho var i ous ne ds t ha t have hitherto been ide t ifi d.
As you lmow, my Offi ce nor me.lly a ct s , i n tl 0 pr ov1. s1.on of i nt ernat i onal ass i stance , only at t e reque st of t he Government of a count ry of a syl um . At the pr esent s t age, t he Iranian Government fee l s t hat unleos t he si t uat ion de t er i or a tes dra s t i cally due to an i ncreased i nflux of r efu ees , it should continue t o r ely on its mm r esour ce s.
J,zy Off ice , of cour se , r emains available to he lp ~houl d addi t i onal a ssi stance be reques t ed by he I ranian Government . I ~ t he meant ime ~ e Secr etar y- Gener a l of the United Nat ions, Dr. Kur t Wal dheim, and I have ----- ----- - -------- -
Mr. Mustapha Ba.rzani Chairman of the Kurdist an
Democratic Part y
been in consultation with r egard t o the tragic situa tion of the Kurdish refugees in Iran and ure mai ntaining close contact with the Iran i an Per manent Del egat ion i n Geneva and New York. It i s Il\Y intention to refer , a t a.n appropriat e moment, poss ibly dur i ng the next ses sion of my Executive Commi t tee , t o the seriousnes s of this problem and to the humani t arian effor t s of the Iranian Government .
I shall continue to foll ow the si tuation of the Kurdi sh refugees ~l oso ly nd would welcome any addi tional inform~tion t ha t you may wish t o provide from time to ti.me .
Accept , Sir, the a ssura.n es of my highest cons i deratio •
Sadruddin Aga Khan
Excellenc y:
KUR DISTAN DEMOCRAT IC PARTY
POLIT CAL B UREAU
A DDR E S S:
D ArE : 8th Se p tember , 197 4
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Ma ny a t ime have we approached Your Ex c e l ency reg Q~din g t h e diffic u lty in wh i c h th e Kur ish p opl e of Ira a re livin y . We h a ve, severa l times , in fo rme d Your Sxc e llency of the inhuma n war waged a g ainst th e Kurds by the Iraqi go vernment in which the y ar e using hi g h l y sophi stica t ed weapon s that h a ve laid wa s t e t he entire p ar t o f th e country wher e t he Kurds are l i ving. Up to now tens of thous and s o f ou r p e ople h ci v e b e en k il l ed as a result of th is cru - 1 , me re ess nd t yrani ca l war.
The Ku r d who number abou t three mil ions in I r aq consti tute a di st inct na tion eth nica l ly , lin gu i stically and cultura l ly. Their c o untry i s wel l -defin e d geographical un it a s wel l Owi ng to the compa tnes s of l and, people and cult ure, t he Ku rds a nd t heir l c<l dership, th e Ku r is t a n De mocr at ic P~1· tv have c n tinuo usl y deman d ed a a uto n omo u s rule or t h e ir c o un try. The succes si ve Iraq i s o ver nment s , howeve r , hav a l a ys de ni d our people thi s na tura l huma A rig ht and have al ways resort e d t o t he use o f fo r ce fo r the sup pression of their na tiona l as p ira tio n s •
. E~ c el lency , it is th irteen years now th a t th e Kurdish
p eople a re fig h t i ng for t hei r l e gal a n d l e gitimate rights -r ights tha t a ll t he Orga ns of the Unit e d Na tions have dec l ar d as na tural, fund amental an d l awfu l human r~ghts. The United Nations have al ways s t ood f o, g uarded , protected and struggled t o see these rights attain d 11 ove r th e wor l d. Yet, alasl!, our vo ices have until now gone unheard and unheeded. It is surpris i ng, even tragically painful, to see that the Inte rnational 0rgani za tion, the Uni t e d Nations, have as yet clo s ed their eyes a nd ears to the s ff e r ings of a helpless nation demanding no more than to li v s other civilized ~ations. It i s even more t ragic that i is silent again~t all the crimes t h e governmeht of I r q i s c ommitti n g against a sm 1 1 , helpless and pe ace loving peop le like the Kurds whil e it is aware o f the m.
Exce l lency, t h e rec e n t war tha t has b een imposed upon our Kurdi sh peop le si nce the 11th March , 1974 can only be t ermed as savage and escribed a s utterly barbaric. Al mo s t all the Kurd ish ' v i lages a nd big towns h ave been bombed down , kil ling h u ndreds _of c i vili a n s . The me mora ndum t ha t has been
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submitted to Your Excellency by rep r esentatives of our Party on May 24,' 1974 enumerates some of the areas wiped o t by cont i nuo u s bombin g a nds e lling.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party feel s obliged to urgentl y bring t o Yo ur Exc e l lenc y ' s a t ten~ion a n d t o the attention o f t he o th e r Cr cr c:ns o f t :1e United Na tions t he recent d e velo rr.12 nt - ' in the a t r oci t i es a nd i nh uma n crue ltie s pur s ued by the I raq i governme nt aga ins t ou r Kurd is h civilian population. Th e go ve rnmen t h as r ecently h-ng e d and mass murder ed a large numb e r of Kurds, SI XTY FI VE of t hem are known to us by name as per th e a t tached li s t. These Kur ds were h ang ed f o r no crime committed except that they are Kur d s . This mass mu r der is but a flagrant crime of GENOC IDE a g a ins t our people. Amo ngst those hanged were women, students, teac he rs , wo rkers, v il l a gers and technicians. The attac he d l ist g ives t he name s of tho s e murdred, their s exes, and th e d at e on which they wer e hanged. ~e also know that there are hundre d s of Kurds i n th I raqi prison s a nd military d e t e ntion camps a waiting t heir imminen t death.
The Kurdi s tan Democra ti c Party belie ves that Your Excell ency, in your capacity as Secretary General of th e United Natio ns will certainly u s e yo ur inf l uence a nd the i nfl uence of the other agen-
. cies of the United Nations to exert al l the pr e ssure that c a n b e mustered to stop th is wav e of genocide pr acticed b y th e I r a q i governmen t agains t our p e ople . Undoubtedly, one of the sole functions of the Interna tional Organiza tion which Your Exc e ll e nc y represents is to pro tec t sma l l na tions ag ainst complete annih i lat i on and to stop hyste rical waves of mass devas ta t ion a nd murder a g ains t a sma ll, he l p ess n a tion, o r t heir exposure to inhuma n: c rime s a nd prac t ice exempli fied by what the government of Iraq is pr e sen t l y doing in Kurdistan. We a re all confidence that Your Exce l le nc y wil l pay this call f or human assistance from the Kurdi s tan Democ ra tic Pa r t y all the nece s sary and ur g en t h ed a nd a t t e n t ion not only of yo ur per son b ut of t h t of the Uni ted Nations and i ts o r g a ns as we l l .
The Kur dis t an Democratic ~ar ty as s u r es Your Excel l ency o its hi g hest consideration ~
MUSTAFA BARZANI Chai rman of the Kurdish De mocrati c
Party and Leader of the Kurdish Revolution.
Hi s Excellencf Dr. Kurt W l d hiem Secretary GeneraL of the United Nations United Na t ions New York U. S . A.
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8th Septemb e r , 19 74
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Excellency :
We f eel d u t y-bo und to a ppro ac h Your Exc e llency with the tragic s i t ua tio n u nd e r which t he Kur di sh popu l ation of Iraq a r e l ivi ng and the g r e atl y looming an d constantly e nl a rg i ng probl em of th Kurdi h re f ugee s who ha v bee n driven ou t o f th e ir homes a nd c ountry a nd ha ve taken ref ug e i n the nei g hbo urin g st t es.
The Kurd ish peop le of I r a q who number abou t three millions a nd who a re e thnica l y, l inguis tically ad cu ltura l ly d istinc t from the Arabs a nd l i ve in a well - d ef i ned geograp hical un it , have a lwa ys as p i red for a home r u le in o r der to b e able t o e f fi c ien tly develop t heir coun t ry a nd educ at e t he i r people. The s uc c e ssive Ir aq i go ver nments , howe v e r, have consta ntly an d obs t i nat e ly denied our people the right f o r a n a u to nomous ru le within Iraq. For this r e as on, t he Kurd s of Iraq ha ve a l way s fo und th e ms e lves forced t o fight fo r the i r rights and a gainst s uppress ion and persecutio n •
. Fqr thi r teen years now, t he Kur di sh pe o pl e have fou g h t
for the ir legal and legitima t e r i ghts as a nation . However , the rec e nt wa r t hat was decl a red by the Ira q i government against our people on the ~1 t h March, 19 74 has surpas s e d all the pre vious wars by i t s cruelty , severity, and rut hlessness. The government is using a l l s o rts of sophisticate~ modern we aponry against o ur people a nd country . Towns, villages a nd hamlets have been s avage l y bombed down ki lling hundr e d s of their inha bi ta .. 1ts. Fi eld s and farm s ha ve been bur ne d an d mass murders of civili an v i ll agers and town-dwe l lers b y t he mi litary f orces left no o ptio n to t he Kurdish civi l ians but to fle e f or their lives away f r om the t e r ror a nd barbarism of t he armed forces of t he I r aqi gover nme n t .
Exc el lency, some o f t hose who were able to escape f r om being mur d e r e d by the army managed to cros s th borders a nd a r e now liv i ng as refugees i n some ~ne ighbour · ng countries. The umber of Kurdish r efugees who have taken t o Iran on l y
nd who are living in seve al r efugee c a mps the r e is more than 75 ,000. - In fact, there are actual iy more t ha n 100 ,000
.Kurdi s h ref ugees no w in t he va rious neighbouri ng c ountries. Howe ver, t here are hundre d s of families still waiti ng at t he border lin s t o be taken as refugees . The tot 1 n umber of r e g e es amounts now to abou t 300,000 persons.
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Representat i v es of t he Red Cros s ha v e rec e ntly vi s i t ed s om of these camp s and we are st i ll pa t iently wai ti ng t o see th a t some huma ni t a r ian , medical and sanitary act i on is do n e for t hes e Kurdish refugee s, for as Your Excellenc y c an a p preciate, mortali t y r ates among children and women have drast i c a l ly and fri ghtf ul ly gone u p and unle s s i mmedia te he l p and aid is o ff ered by t he various Ag e ncies of t h e Uni t ed Nation s , t he lives of t he s e hundr e ds o f thousands of peopl e wil l be i n great danger.
Excellency , the Kurdi sh peop l e ar e l ooking up to you in your capacity as t he Se c r etary Gener al of the United Nations for i mme d i ate help. The y are a lso l ook ing up f or help f rom the var i ous Agen cies of the Un ited Na cions. The y do still have FAITH in the Un i ted ·Na tions and i ts Agencies. Yet, they a e bi tterly disappointed to see that the United Nations ha s not as yet bothered to 6 ff er e v e n the slightest help to them, wh e rea s th e United Nat ion and its Org a n s hold meeting s after meeti ngs to s tudy th e way s n d means of offering he lp to Cyprio t r efu g ees and r efugees f rom oth e r countri e s almo s t immedi a t e l y af ter host i l ities b e gin. ~.e are afr aid that our p e o pl e have begun t o believe that eve n i n t he United N i ons the r e i s disc r imination and t h a t Huma n Being s ar e clas s if i ed and are t rea t e d a s b longing to dif fere n t h uman class e each d e e rves to be accorded a diffe e nt t r eatme n t accor d i ng t o
h e a r ea o r ace where they b e long, for t he y canno t f i n d any rati~nal r e son f o r thei r be i n g neg l ec ted by the United Na i o n s.
We t r u s t tha t yo u will n o t allow t hi s d ismal ·and g loomy pictur e about the Un i ted ation s and its Agenc ies t o tak e full sha e a nd c o l o u r in t h e m nd s o f our peop l , n d tha Your Commi ss i on will soon t ak actio toward s allev ia ting the s everity o f the condit i o ns in which our p e ople l i ve by o f feri ng t h em a l pos s ibl immedi ate he l p.
We ass re Yo ur Ex~el ency of our hi gh e st esteem .
MUSTAFA BARZANI Chairman of the Kurdi stan Democrati c
Party and Leader of the Kurd i h Revolution.
His Excelle ncy· Dr. Kurt Wa l dhi em Secretary Gener a l of the United Nations United Nations New tork tL • A.
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i·'.eet ine; bet,,..:•c:en :...icc r ct 2. ry-Ge neral P..nd . the r'orei , n Linister of lra r.:: on ',,'edne sciay 1 9 J cto i:: er 1974
Fresent : A)rei;;n l _inis t cr Sh2.dhel T.:i.qa i,nba ssc::.do r :TI- Shibib
'ihe ~E:c r etar:r-Ceneral Robert o Z. Guyer
The Forei{.;n Einister start ed the meeting by e:<pressing hi s gr atitude
for all t he Secretary-General ' s effort s in trying t o solve the probl er;ts
which exist between Iraq and Iran . He went on t o nake a hi storical analysi s
of the r elations between the t wo countries, mentioning treaties from t he
XVII I , XIX and XX century and all the terr i tori es whi ch had been lost by
Iraq to Iran. He made particular reference to the Treaty of 1937 and its
unfairness. The Foreign l•:i.nister praised I·lr. Neckmann-1·~unoz, s::-,ying t hat
he had endeavour ed to produce pr actical results.
Unfortunat ely, t he agreements reached t hrough \:ec&nann- Hufioz were
still not implemented by Iran . The armistice itself was not complied with .
Iran had not wit hdrawn ·her troops and therefore an appropriate climate
had not been created between I raq and Iran .
The talks which should be held between t he t wo count ries were goi ng
t hrough a difficult and protracted period. I raq had originally suggested t hat
talks be held in Istanbul between t he t wo foreign mini s ters. To this Iran
replied by r equesting a preliminary meet ing at ambassador ial level , which
took place between 12 and 28 August. Although the original agreement was
that there should be no pre-condit ions t o t he talks, Iran set a series of
pr e-conditions during the all}bassadorial talks. I t wa s finally decided
that the t wo f oreign ministers should meet in New Yor k. Thi s meeting is
to tak .pla ce on Friday 11 October . I f need be Iraq would a sk the
Secr etary-General to use hi s influence in t his matter. The Secretary-
Gen r al r~plied t hat he was alway at the disposal of the parties and
t hat he was very gratified with the efficient work done by l-u-. Weckmann
Muifoz. He would 'be s eeing the Foroign ?'dnister of Iran and would t ake up
these probl~~s with him. He then inquired r egarding the Iraqi approach
t o t he cinisterial talks.
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The Foreign ~:i nist er of I raq r eplied t hat they were in a very positive
mood , but Iran had unfor tunately always acted under t he assumption that
the I raqis were : (a ) not serious t heir desi r e fo r an overall settler.1ent,
and (b ) ver y weak . Both as sunptions were i ncor rect. Iraq wants a settle
ment of all p oblcr.i.s and therefore favour s a packai:;e deal ,,hich would cover
all issues . Speci f ically he mentioned t he necessit y for a navigat ion
agreement on :::;hatt- al-Ar ab. !-fer both parties would maintai n t hei r
ori ginal legal position but in pract i ce would solve all outstanding
problems . The Forei'""' I~nist er also mentioned the necessity of non
interfering in t he internal affai r s of the other side. If Iran did not
cease inter fe ring in I raqi i nter nal matters, I r aq would be forced to do
likewi se in t he case o I ran. This w s t he age of detente and therefore
pr oblems should be solved i n a peacef 1 ~anner .
hith r eference t o the border di spute the Foreign l-J.nister said that
possibl y I raq occupi ed part s of Iran, but that they wer e much smaller
than the part s of I raq occupied by Iran . I f I raq occupi ed 10 kms , t hen
Iran occ pi ed at l east JOO kms of I raqi ·erritor-y .
The F reign };inister ended the meeting by st ressing the need for
pr acti cal solutions , bypas ing contra ictory claL~s . He again asked the
Secretary-General to consider all these quest i ons.
The Secretary- General said he was very wor ri ed with t hese i ssues;
it was not only problems like t he Middle East, Cyprus and I ndochina which
should hold the attention of t he w0rld commt.!Ility , but problems like t hose
between I ran and I raq should def initely also be given f ull attention.
He would keep t he matter under close scrutiny, and if anything of interest
t o I aq emer ged f r om his conversations with t he Foreign Hinist~r of I r an,
he would immediately let them know.
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POLITICAL BU R Lr U
8th S2ptember, 1374
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Excell.en cy :
Many a t ime ha v e we ap p r oached You r Excellency reg ar d i ng t he dif f icul ty in v1hich the Kur d is h p e ople of Iraq are li v ing. We have, s evera l times, in forme d Your LXC e llcncy ~f the i nh uman war wag ed ag a ins t th e Kurd by t he Iraqi g over nment in wh i c h t hey a re using hi g hly sophis t ica t e d we a po ns th a t have laid wa st e the e n ti r e pa r t of the count ry where t h e Ku r d s are living. Up to n o w t e n s o f t housan d s of o u r p e ople h~v e b een kil led a s a r esult o f this cruel , me rc iless a n d t yr a n ica l war.
The Ku r d s who n umber abo t three mi llions in Iraq const itut e a d is t i nct n a tio n e t hn i cal ly, li n g uist ically and cu l tural ly . Th e ir country i s a we l l - defi ned g e o graphical ~nit as we l l . Owi n g to t he compact n e s s o f l a nd , p e ople and culture, t he Kurds and t hei r leadershi p, t h e Kur d i s tan De mocratic Pa rty have cont i nuo usl y dema nd e d an a u tonomo u s ru l e f or thelr c oun t r y. The s uccessive I raq i go v e rnments, ho we v e r , h a ve always d e n i e d o ur p eop l . th i s na t ur al human r ight a n d ha v e alway s resort ~d t o the us e of f orce for t he suppress ion o f their n a tion a l aspirati o ns.
Exce l lenc y , i t is thirteen years now that the Kurdish peo ple a r e fi g ht i ng fo r t h eir legal a nd legitima te righ ts -rig h t s th a t all th e Org a n s o th e United Na t ions ha ve d ecl a r e d a s natural, fundamen t al an d l a wf u l human rights. The Unite d Na tions have always s t o o d fo r , g u arded, p rotected and strug gled to see t hes e ri g hts a t tai n ed a ll o v er t h e wor ld. Yet, al as l!, o ur voice s have until no w gone u n heard a nd unheeded. It is s urprisi ng, eve n tr a gically pai n ful, to see that t he Internatio nal Or g a ni za tion, t h e Un i ted Nation , have a s yet c losed t heir eyes and e a r s to the s u fferings o f a helpless nation demanding no mo r e than to live as other civilize d nations. I t is e v en more trag i c t h a it is silent against all the c r ime s t he gove rnment o f I raq i s committing ag a i nst a sma l l , helpl e ss a n d eace-lov i n g e pl e li k e th e Kurds whil e it is
ware of them .
Excel l ency, the r e c ent wa r t h t has bee n imposed upo n o ur Kurdi sh p e opl e s i nce t h e 1 1 th Marc h, 19 74 ' can o nl y be t erme a s a v a ge a n d de s c r ibed a s u tterly bar bari c . Almost a l l t h e Kur d i s h v i l lag es a n d big town h v e been bo mbed d own, ki lli n g h u n d reds o f c ivil i an s . Th e memo r and um t h a t has been
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sub mit t e d to Your Exc e l ency b y repr e s entatives of our Par ty on Ma y 24 , 19 74 e numerates s ome o f th e area s wi ped out by con t inuo us bombing an d s hel l i n g ~
T he Kurdi stan Democrat i c Par ty fee ls o bl i g e d to urgentl y bring to Your Excellency's at t e ntion a nd ~ o- th e at ten tion o f the other Or gans of the Unit e d r~ a tion s t he r e cent d e velop me nt i n the a t rociti es n d in h urn n c ruel ti es p u r sued by the I ra ~ i government against our Kur d ish civil ian po~ ul t i on . The gover n-ment has r ecently hunged a nd mas s murd ered a l a rge number of Kurds, SIXTY ? IVE of them are k no wn to u s by n ame as per th e attached list. These Kurds wer e hanged for no crime committed except that th e y are Kurds. This ma ss mu r der is but a fla grant crime of GE~OCI DE aga i n s t our p e oplee Amon gst those hang e d were women, students, teachers, workers, villager s and technicians. The attached list gives the names of those murdred, th~ir sexes! and the d a te on which they were hanged. We also know that there are hundreds of Kurds in the I r aqi prisons and military detention camps awaiting their i mmin e n t death.
The Kurdistan Democra t ic Party believes t hat Your Exc e llency, i n your capacity as Secretary Ge ner a l of the United Nation s will certainly use your i n fluence and t he infl u ence of th2 other agencies of the United Nation s t o exe r t a l l th e pressure that c a n be mustered to s to p t his wav e o f g enocide pr ac t iced by the Iraqi g o vernmen t agains t our peopl eo Un d o ubtedly, one of the sole f unction s o f t he International Organiza t io n wh i c h Your Excel l e nc v r e present s i s to pro t e c t s mal l nations agai nst complete an nihi l ation a nd to t op hysterical waves of mas s d evasta tion and murder a gains t a s mall , help less nation, or their exposur e to i human c rime s an d pr ac t ices exemp l i f i e d by wha~ the governmen t o I r a q i s present ly do ing in Kurdi s t an . We a r e a ll confidence tha t Yo u r Excell e nc y will p ay t h is c all f or human ass ista nce fro m t e Kur d istan De mocra t ic P a rty a l l he nece ssary and urg e n t hee d a nd at t e ntion not o nly o f your person b u t of tha t o f t he Un ited Nat ions a nd its o gan s a s we ll.
The Kurd is tan Democra tic Pa rty a s s ures Your Exce l l e n cy of i ts highest considerat i o n .
MUSTAFA BARZANI Chairman of the Kurdi sh De mocra t~ , Party an d Leacer of the Kurdi s ~
Hi s Excel lency Dr . Kurt Waldhiem Secretary Genera l of the U ited Nation s Un i ted Na tions New ork U. S. A.
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TO The Seer t y-Genera l
FROM Jean Gazartan
FOR YOUR 7. FORMA TI
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The enclosed c ommunication dated 10 J une 1974 is transmit ted
to the Permanent Missions of the Stat e Memb(:r s of t he Unit ed
Nations at the request of t he Act ·ng Rennanent Represent~t ive of
Iraq to the United Nations . •
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P ERMA N ENT M ISS ION O F I RAQ
TO THE U N ITE D N A TI ONS
1, ~AST 7 QT H S TR EET
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The Actin g Permanent Re pr es ent a t i ve of Iraq to the
Unit e d Nat i ons pre sent s hi s o mplimen t s to the Secretary
Gen e r a l of t h e Uni t e d Nations and h s the honour to e nclo se
herewi th a mess a ge f r o m Hi s Exce lle n c y Mr. lu t a dha Sae e d
Ab d u l Baqi, Min ister o f For eign Af f air s o f I raq, on t he o c c
asio n of t h e obser vance o f the Week o f So l i darity wi t h Peop l e s
of Sou t h e rn Africa fi gh t ing for freedom , inde pe ndence , and
e qual r i ght s .
It would be a p pr ec i ted if t he t ext of t his mess a ge
could be ci r cul ated as a n o f fic ial do ume n t .
The Acting Per ma nent Rep re s e ntat i ve o f Iraq avail s
h i mse l f o f t h is opportun i t y to renew to t he Secret ry - General
of the Un ited Nations the assu ranc es of his highest c onsidera
t i on.
H. E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary- Genera l United Nations NEW YORK, N.i. 1 0017
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On t he occ sion of the o bs e rv~ nce of t h Week o f
Solidar ity wi t h Peopl e s of Southern Africa f i gh ting f o r
f re e d om , independenc e and equal rights, I woul d l ike t o
r e - a f fir m t h e une ~u i vo c a l policy o f t l1 r R public o f I r a q
r egardin g freedom from colonial r u le and r a c ia l di s cr · i a
tion .
One o f the fundament a l bases of Iraqi f ore ign policy
i s f ul l s upport f o r t h e n a t i o nal liberat i on movements of
th e p e op les strugg ling a gainst c l onial i s m, n eo- colonia l is m,
racial di sc r imina tion , and a part h eid .
Iraq h as s ta t e d in th differen t o rgan s o f th e
United Nat i ons a nd in other i n terna tiona l fo r ums its so li
darity wi th the n a tio nal l iberation move me nts in al l parts
o f the world, a n d especially i n Southern Afr ica, s o as t o
fulf il l the ir legi t i mate as pir at i ons to f reedo , i n de penden c e
from f o reign domi nation, a nd t o a chie v e equal i ty b etween
al l people s.
Th e pol i c y o f t e Iraq i Go vernme n t in thi s res pec t
is b a sed on a pr i ncip le eminati ng f r om it s f irm b e lief t h a t
a ll nat ional l ibera i on mo veme t s s trugg l i ng aga in s t
colon i a l i s m and f oreign dominatio n t o ach i eve independenc e
and equal i t y , are part of one moveme n t t hroughout t he world.
Furth e rmore t I raq is fi rml y committed to the c aus e of a
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sister Arab Pe ople, name l y, t he People o f Pa l e stine , which
h as bee dr iven o ut from its h omeland fo r more than a q uarte r
o f a c e n t ury . Thi s i njus t i ce was perpetrated in order to
establish in Palest i ne a foreign regime based on religious
and r ac ial disc t i minat i on and throu gh t h e implemen tation of
policies of domina tion , o ppre ssion and expansionism.
I a va i l myself o f this opport unity to ren ew the p l e dge
undertak e n by t he peop le of the Governme nt o f Iraq to suppor t
the n a tional libe r ation movements of the peo l es strugglin g
for- free dom and equa l i ty un t i l all forms o f c olonialism a n d
racia l discrimi nation a r er d ica t ed.
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The SECRET/,RY- GEilfi R:iL: _______ _,....
As far as rep resent ation in New Yo r k o f a numbe r of o r c;anizati ns is
con cc~·c1ed, I must con fess that I h ave t o look into t hi s mat te r. As you know ,
1.: came b ack nly last Saturday and I mus t fi rs t examine carefuD.y the reques t s
to whi ch you made r e f erence be f ore I gi ve you an answer . Of course, we have
he re at t.he United Nations a pra ctice that ob:: erve r s t ~tus is granted to thoce
Governments whi ch a re me mbers of at l e ns t one sp~ci a li zed ac,;n cy. Th er e fo re ,
Guine a Bis au , f or i nstan ce , got observe r s tat us. Taat i s the si tuct ion in
re~urd t o GovernmentG ; 1t i ~ of cour s e di f f e~t in r ega r d t o inter-gov -rnmcnt a l
~~~~nizat ions, and t he ~egµcs t s which y be ma cl e have t o be viewed i n t he
l ight of the appli cabl e ~ul cs and prece ent6 .
QUE!STION : I s there a formal applic ation o f the European Community
so f a r?
The 8ECRETARY-GENF.FAL : I am inf\ 1i 'n!~6 t ha t durinc; my a bs ence
no request wns m.Jd e , But, ~>_)parently, the;{ , rn,1_ t t o bri. nG up t he ma tte1·
at th next General. /\s seiab ly ses s i on and t u i_;C ' .i t utu s L;i mi lnr t o t rn t o I Lh OAtr,
for inst ance .
QUESTION: General Barzani o the Kurdish r e gion i n Iraq submitte d
r cent l y a. lengthy memorandum to y ou requ s t i n g you t o usr. your good o f fices
i n the current st r uggle between t he Kurds and t he Iraqi s . I was wondering whether
y ou pl anned to us e y our good offi ces t o c;,1 :, c t h proble m now goi ng on i n I r aq .
Th e SECRErrARY- GENERAL : A c ommun i cat ion from t h e Kurdista11 Democrat i c
Party w receive d a.t Un i t e <l Nat i ons He a dqua rte r s durin g lliY absen ce . The Di vis i on
o Human Ri ght s dea lt wi t h this communi c at ion i n accordance with the procedure s
l ai. d down by the Economi c and oci al Co mci l regarding communications co ce rning
l e ge d violations of human ri ghts . I w · sh t o poi nt out, h ow ve r, that the
Se cret ary - Gene ral h as a bro ad h umani t ari an responsibility und r t he United Nat i ons
Cha rte r and I as sure ~,rou t k ,t I f ollow ver y closely all devel opments
which mey constitute violations of human r ight s .
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QUES TI ON : When you were i n J1frica , you were very close to the problem
of countr i s 11 eeding cnte 1·gen y help a nd before you l eft yClu had written t o many
Governments as king them t o r espond by 15 June . Actual ly, t he number of re spons e s
hove been few compa red t o the number of le t t ers you wrote and _, as f ar as I know,
no commitments have been made of actual money , except in one case. To what do you
attribute thi s i nniff e r ence 7
The SECRETARY-GENERAL: As you know , I have appointed Dr. Prebisch a s
Special Repres entative for this emer gency operati on . He has vi sited a number
of prospective donor countries in diff er ent par ts of the world. 'I'here is
basically a positive attitude towards t he emergency meas ure s w(1ich 1ver e adopted
by the last speci al s e ss i on of the Gene r al J1 ssembly. Cert,dn atnoLlnts have been
menti oned at diffe r ent times. For i nstance , t he Common Mar ket envisaged givi ng
$500 milli0n ; t:1e Iranian Gover nment i ndi cat ed $300 million ; the Vene zuelan
Government is t hinking in terms of $100 mi llion. I do not knou uhat t he attitude
of the Uni ted States Gover nment will be. It i s ve r y caref ul l y cons idering t hi s
pr obl em . So I would not say t hat there has been no response to thi s appeal. On
the contrary , basi ca l l y t here is qui t e some under s tancti c; f or the need to he l p t le
most affe ct ed count r i es. But, as you can i magi ne , giving such big amounts of
money is not an P.as y t hi ng f or Governments, and in mos t of t ,1e cases it ne ed s
parliamentary appcov l And so on . I n ti 1c ' a De 01' the r i llt.:' Common arket countr i es ,
all thei r Governments, an in some cases rrohably their Parli ament s , have to
agree to it. So thi s t akes a cer t ain time.
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Pre s en . : Mr . Hi:unmadi, Mi n i s ter of Petrole um and Minc r ol s , J ; J\.mb'- ~:;scJ.dor E l Shibib , Pr-J:man c n t Rcp rcsentQ.ti vc
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Mr·. Hammadi b eg an the con c r sation by asking the SecretaryGen e ral f r h i s impressions o f the Spc L ::i l Sessi on.
The Secret ary- General s tated b rie fly t hat t here was a good b egi ning and h igh l e vel gener al deba t e , and also evidence o f a spi r i t o f co- operation . It was e s enti a l , howe v r, not t o expect too much . He then outl ined the t hree possibilities: a declaration by the As s embly, a programme of action, and spe c i a l fi ancial measures to help the most a f fe c ted countries.
An e xchange of views t hen took ~lace on the p r ospe cts of establishing a new fund, during which . the Minister s aid that I r aq would b e willing t o contribute to such a fund, but the ma jor share must c ome from the r ich industri a lized countries . Iraq, as he h ad told the p l enary: is alrend:! cont.r :i.hut:i n<] 1 O rer cent o f i ts GNP, while the Un i ted States , for e .:nmpl e , i s c ontribut ing much less than 1 per cent. Iraq would pre f er the f und to b e under the UN auspices , which would e nsure quick relief.
1\mbuo aclor El Shibib odd d t h t ny ll t 'W f 1 h ns to t ak <.· f ully i n t o a ccount what t h e Ar ab countries r e already doing bilaterally and regional l y .
cc : Mrs. Mira GH/AP
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April II ,I 974
His Excellency t he Honorable Kurt Waldheim
Secret ary-General of the Urlited Nat ions
United Nations, N.Y.
Your Excellency :
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On behal f of t he Kurdish people in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the Kurdish communi ties in t he United States and Canada, we wis h t o appeal to your sense of justice to act promptly in the pr eservat i on of the Kurdish national rights and the restoration of t hei r freedom in I r aq, greatly endangered by acquisit ion of poison gas by t he qovernment of Ir~q-
Erom information gathered by Kurdistan Democrat ic Party(KDP) , i t i s evident that t he Iraqi authorities have obt ai ned cons i der able quant ities of chemical weapons , includi ng poison gas, f rom the Sovi et Union following t he s i gning of the Iraqi- Soviet Treaty {April,1972)
The poison gas was stored i n the TAJI Ca~ , wes t of Baghdad, and in the headquarter s of t he Iraqi Army's Second Division i n Ki rkuk, and the Fourt h Division in Mosul during t he fi r st deli ver ies by the Soviets late 1973.
Spec i al trai ning of Select uni ts have been under way wit h the aid of 8 Soviet experts
Furthermore, t he Iraqi Army has obt ained fi fty thousand gas masks f r om t he Soviet Union presumably f or soldiers using t hese deadly weapons.
The KDP i s cert a i n the I r aqi Government has obtained these deadl y weapons with the sole aim of using t hem in a fut ur e assaul t ag i ns t the Kurdi sh people. They are unlikely to be used aga i ns t ext ernal enemi es because of the substant i al defense capabilities of ot her s t ates.
The Kur dish people in Iraq , Unde th l eadership of Mus t afa Barazani, have suffered f or nearly a decade from the injustice
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of success i ve Iraqi Baathists who have used deception as a line of negotiation throughout their 12 years of rule in Iraq.
The recent ul t imatum imposed on the KDP, and the Kurdish people to accept the Baathist-style autonomy or war is another phas of t he superficial r eality the Baath has been t eachi ng under _· the banner of socialism.
We Kurds everywher e ur ge your excellency t o please lis t en to men , women and innocent children who are defenseless and i n urgent need to be saved.
The menacing aggression of t he I r aqi Baath must be brought under cont r ol, t he onl y ageny that can do i t is t he United Nat i ons. This is why we are seeking your Excellency's gui dance and prot cti on.
In the name of humanity and i n the name of t he suff ering Kurds in Kurdis t an , we appeal t o your Excelency to int ervene and bring justice to this part of t he world.
Repr esenting the Kurdish people i n Iraqi Kurdis t an, ,...,
Di rector The Kur dlstan Democr atic Party. The Kurdish Information Center, u.s.A and Canada
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KURDISTAN P. 0. BOX 925
REDI.A.NDs, CALIFORNIA 92373
His Excellency the Honorable Kurt Waldheim
Secret -3ry-Genera.1 of the United Nations
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
REPORT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNI NG THE CREDENTIALS OF THE IlliPRESENTJ\TIVE OF IRAQ ON THE SECUnITY COUNCI L
Pursuant to TLlle 1 5 of the provis ional r ule s of pro cedure of the Security Council, the Secr e tary-Gene ral wishe s to report that he has r e ce i ve d a letter da ted l April 1974 from the Ministe fo r Foreign Affairs o f I r aq stat i ng t hat Mr . Talib H. El-Shibib has b e en app ointed represen t a tive o f Iraq on the Se cur i ty Council.
In the opi ni on of the Secr e t a ry-General., these cre de ntials a re in order.
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moi.US tl>:;:x : 1T"~~-L~J~~lu ty}~~~n ent Represent a ti ve ~:'i,~:;;i;:~;~J. United Nations pre s ent s h i s c ompliments to ~ r;tar y-General o f the United Nations , a n d ha s t h e honour to d r aw h is a t tention t o th e f act that , o f late , the majority of tote s o f the Se c retary-Ge era l addressed to Member Sta tes eliciting r e p l i e s from t h em, s pecify a n ~verage time l imit f two weeks f or the r e c e ipt of such repl ies. . ··- ··· .... ~-..... . . ,. . : ... . ... .-. ••,\. •~· -·· · ~- . .. . :. ~ ·· --: ,~
This very s hort t ime l imit mak es it d ifficult, if not impos s ible, f o r Membe r Stat e s t o g ive thes e no t es the careful considera tion they deserve and to send their replie s and observations wi thin the time limi t specified.
The Deputy Permane n t Representative of Iraq there f ore kindly a sks t hat the Secr eta ry-Genera l take t his f actor in to account when r ece i ving answers and observations of governments b eyond the t ime limi t s pec i fi e d in his note s .
The Deputy Permanent Representa tive of Iraq avail s hims e lf of t his op po rtunity to renew t o t h e Secretary-General t he assurance s of h i s highest con siderat ion.
H. E. Dr. K r t Wa l dh eim Secretary-Gener a l United Nat ions NEW YORK, N.Y . 1 0017
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