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myself, that I have received from the Head of the delegation of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic dealing with the situation in Indonesia.[1]
There has also been distributed to members of the Council a letter that has been received from the Head of the USSR delegation in reply to the first communication from the Iranian Government.[2]
Taking now the first in order, the letter which has been received from the Iranian delegation and the reply to this letter, I should like to ask whether it is the pleasure of the Council that this item shall be included in the agenda of the Council. Are there any observations to be made in regard to the question of the inclusion of this item in the agenda of the Security Council? I take it that, since there are no objections, this item is included in the agenda of the Security Council.
The item was included in the agenda.
Mr. Vyshinsky (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): There is one point I would like to clarify: that is the inclusion of the Iranian question in the Security Council's agenda. Does this mean consideration of the substance of the question or discussion as to whether it should come before the Council at all?
If this item is placed on the agenda so that we may discuss whether the question should be considered, then I have no objection to its inclusion on the agenda for the next meeting. I should like to explain my reasons. The Soviet delegation, on the authority of the Soviet Government that has put forward reasons proving that the statement of the Iranian Government should not be considered by the Security Council.
It therefore seems to me that we should, in the first place, thoroughly discuss this matter, and, as the Chairman suggests, the Soviet delegation should in any case have the opportunity at the next meeting of putting forward its reasons why this question should not be considered by the Security Council.
The President: In answer to the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, I should like to say that the inclusion of the item in this agenda does give an opportunity for the Council to have a discussion, and that the USSR could, at the initial stage of that discussion, make such proposal as it might think proper. The inclusion would not deny to the USSR representative the opportunity of being able to move in whatever direction he might wish.
Mr. Bevin (United Kingdom) (translated from English): I am very anxious, in all these cases, that complainants should be heard by the Council, whoever they may be. I think it is a mistake if a Government feels that, having a complaint against another
