Albanian Foreign Minister Nesti Nase introduced
a draft Resolution which, when voted upon on 4
July, was defeated by 71 votes against, 22 for, 2
7 abstentions and 2 absent.
The General Assembly,
Considering that Israel, instigated by and with
the direct assistance and participation of the
United States of America and the United Kingdom,
has perpetrated an act of aggression long
premeditated and prepared long in advance against
the United Arab Republic, the Syrian Arab Republic
and Jordan,
Noting that Israel, following its illegal and
absurd territorial pretensions and in line to
retain under its occupation parts of the
territories of the United Arab Republic, the
Syrian Arab Republic and Jordan which it has
conquered by force,
Taking into account that the aggression against
the Arab States constitutes a flagrant violation
of the United Nations Charter, the fundamental
principles of international law and a serious
threat to international peace and security,
Noting that Israel has committed two armed
aggressions against the Arab countries in a single
decade, that it has become a strongpoint of
American imperialism in the Middle East and is a
dangerous instrument of continuous imperialist
conspiracy against the freedom, independence and
national sovereignty of the Arab peoples,
Taking into account the legal rights of the
United Arab Republic with regard to the Suez Canal
and the Strait of Tiran,
1. Resolutely condemns the Government of Israel
for its armed aggression against the United Arab
Republic, the Syrian Arab Republic and Jordan, and
for the continuance of the aggression by keeping
under its occupation parts of the territory of
these countries;
2. Firmly condemns the Governments of the
United States of America and the United Kingdom
for inciting, assisting and participating directly
in that aggression as well as for their continued
support to the aggression and to the annexationist
designs of Israel;
3. Demands instantly the immediate and
unconditional withdrawal of the Israeli forces
from all occupied territories in the United Arab
Republic, the Syrian Arab Republic and Jordan;
4. Declares that the Government of Israel is
responsible for all the consequences of the
aggression and demands from it complete and
immediate reparations for all the damage that was
caused to the United Arab Republic, the Syrian
Arab Republic and Jordan, as well as the
restitution of the seized property;
5. Confirms that it is for the Government of
the United Arab Republic alone to decide whether
it can permit the passage of ships belonging to
the Israeli aggressors through the Suez Canal and
the Strait of Tiran.