UN ITE D
NA TIO NS
Distr .
GENERAL .
SE CU R'I TY
CO UN Ci l
8/4060
21 July 1958
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECURITY
REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.(}F.NEP.AL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
OF IRAQ
rIVE
SENTN
REPRE
rUlE
COUNCIL CONCEHNn:G Tfu1 CREDEN'l\IAL8 OF
IL
COUNC
ON THE SECURITY
of the Secur ity'
I'ursu ant to rule 15 of th,e provi siona l r...J.es of proce dure
l~ticn of the
Coun cil, the Secre tary-G enera l repro duces below for the inforl
him:
Secur ity Counc il the follm fing comm unicat ions recei. ved by
(1)
Lette r of 18 May 1958.
"G()Verl1Illent of IraQ,
Minis try for Forei gn
P~fai rs
of the
, "HBEREAS the Government of IraQ has set up at the seat
ct with the
conta
sary
neces
ain
maint
~o
on
Unite d N~tionc a perma nent missi
Secre tariat of the Organ izatio n,
for Forei gn
"Now th;Jre fore we nr. Hohanuned Fadhi l Al Jamal i Minis ter
perma nent
Affai rs :i~V';; a:"I,ci nted and by these prese nts do confir m as
1I'Iajid Abbas
Abdul
Dr.
hncy
Excel
His
ns
Natio
repre sentu .tive to the Unite d
Ambassador· EXGraordinary and Pleni poten tiary.
nment of
"Eis Excel lency Dr. Abass is instru cted to repre sent the Gover cil. He
ity Coun
IraQ in all qrgc.ns of the Unite d Natio ns includ ing the Secur
011 his
rarily
tempo
act
to
itute
subst
a
is alsu authc rized to desig nate
l.
enera
tary-G
Secre
behal f after due notic e to the
on
1IIn faith '\o1hereof we have signe d these prese nts at Baghdad
eight eenth May, 1958.
(signe d) Mohd. Fadhi l Jamal i
Mir.is ter for Forei gn Affai rs"
58-16984
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(2)
Cable from Baghdad dated
15 July 1958.
"HAVE HONOUR INFORM YOU MR HASHIM JAW.lID HAS BEEN APPOINTED IRAQI
REPRESENTATIVE TO SECURrrY COUNCIL StrOp THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT HITHDRAH
ABDUL MAJID ABBAS CREDENTIALS
MINISTER FOHEIGN AFFAIRS"
(3) Letter of 15 July 1958.
"Government of Iraq.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Political Department
United Nations and Conferences
Section.
"Sir
,
"I have the honour to inform you that the Government of Iraq has
appointed Mr. Hashim Jawad as Iraqi Representat.ve on the Security Council.
Credentials of Mr. Abdul Majid Abbas is withdrawn.
"I hrwe the honour to request that due note be taken of this
communication and that full faith and credit be given to all that may be
said and done by Mr. Jawad at the Security Council.
"Accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
(signed)
A. Joumaro
Minister for Foreign Affairs"
(4)
Cable from Baghdad dated 17 July
1958.
"HAVE HONOUR INFORM YOU THE FOLLOHING AND REQUEST THAT IT BE CONVEYED
TO ALL MEIYJBER STATES QUOTE ON 15 JULY 1958 THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF IRAQ DECLARED THE WITHDRAWAL OF IRAQ FROM THE ARAB UNION WITH
JORDAN STOP THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC CONSIDERS ALL FINANCIAL AND
MILITARY CONlYlITMENTS ENTERED INTO AND OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM THE SAID
UNION AS NULL AND VOID
MINISTER OF' FOREIGN AFFAIRS"
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(5) Cable from Amman dated 19 July 1958.
"MOST IMMEDIATE I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONVEY TO YOU THAT I AfI1 DIRECTED
BY HIS MAJESTY KING HUSSEIlIJ IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE AI1.;\B UN:LON
TO INFORIvl yOU THAT THE REPRESENTATION OF THE STATE OF IRAQ IN THE
SECURITY COUNCIL OR IN ANY OTHER UNITED NATIONS BODY fvmST BE AUTHORISED
BY HIS IvIAJESTY AND THAT ANY PERSONS PURPORTING TO REPRESENT REBEL
GOVEF.rr.vIEN~C IN IRAQ HAVE NC1' J\IiJY CONSTITUTIONAIJ BASIS TO DO SO 1-\ND IJ:'HA.T
ANY 0!.\.r2DEI\:::'IALS TEAY l'I.Jl.:'; PRESENT TO YOUR EXCELL~NCY FROM REP::" GOVERNMENT
IN BriGHDAD i:.RE 1'181' LEGIiLLY VALID PLEASE ACCEPT YOllI~ EXCZLLENCY THE
ASSURANCE OF MY hIGI~ST CONSIDERATIONS
SAMIR ER-HIFAI
(6)
FOREIGN MINISTER"
Caule frcm kmnan dated 20 July 1958.
"l HAVE THE HONOUR 'I'O I~/'ORM YOU TIl/,T HIS rl1AJESTY KING HL'SSEl:'! BE/J)
OF TH'~ ARAB 'L'NION AliJD I :~11 ACCORDANCZ WITH THE PCHERS y,?srrED T:'j ME
BY HIS J.\1l-l.JESr.:y AS 'l'3E F').r\l'iIGN MINISTER OF THE .L\.RN~ UNIl.. .~1 GOVFEi.;!,;ENT
CON1,'I.-U,I THE ,~\PPOI~!ilv~N'I' 01" HIS EXCELLENCY ABDUL !VIAJID ABBAS AS
PERMi\~\'i1::NT D3LEGATE OF mA~~ TO 'mE UNITED NATIONS J;£.1O THE SECUllITY
COUNCIL PLEAGE ACC:l:PT TH'3 ASStlRANCES OF MY EIGHES'l' REGARDS
SAMIR ER-RIFAI
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS lI