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(24) Mr GOHAR (Egypt) (Translation from the Arabic):
Thank you, Madam President. I should first of all like to make it clear that we are not acting under any
pressure or threats, as must, I think, be the rule for this Organization. Secondly, I support the amendment proposed
by the delegation of New Zealand, and also the amendment proposed by India relating to paragraph 6, as there is
no justification for its inclusion in this context. Thank you.
25. The PRESIDENT:
I should like to thank the distinguished delegate of Egypt and now call upon Saudi Arabia.
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(26) Mr BIN SALAMAH (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Translation from the Arabic):
Thank you, Madam President. My delegation fully supports the proposal by the delegation of New
Zealand, and thanks Mr Marshall for his efforts in dealing with this issue. Taking into consideration the
amendment to paragraph 3, my delegation supports the entire draft text, from paragraph 1 to paragraph 6. Thank
you.
27. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you very much. I do appreciate your contribution. I shall now call upon the representative of the
United Kingdom.
28. Mr STANTON (United Kingdom):
Thank you, Madam President. I agree with my colleagues. I think that the text that we have in front of
us, with the amendment to paragraph 3, is an appropriate decision for this General Conference. I am inclined to
agree with my colleague from India and others who have suggested that paragraph 6 might properly be taken as a
separate resolution. If we do this, I would suggest that we add a further preambular paragraph which simply says:
“Bearinginmind Rule 52.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference,”. And the reason I suggest we
put that in as a preambular paragraph is that it then explains, without going into detail, operative paragraph 5.
Thank you, Madam President.
29. The PRESIDENT:
I give the floor to the representative of Kenya.
30. Mr WANDIGA (Kenya):
Thank you, Madam President. May I also record our appreciation for the work done by Mr Marshall in
producing this text. I would also like to register our agreement with the amendment proposed by India,
particularly the inclusion in the draft resolution of paragraph 3 of the draft recommendation in document
30 C/66. Lastly, may I say that anybody reading this text, if the history of UNESCO were to be written 20 years
from now, would not really appreciate the importance of paragraph 6. Paragraph 6 needs to be said, and needs to
be stressed. There could be some preambular reference to it here, but I think it could stand alone and be stated
separately elsewhere. That I think would represent the feeling of Member States. Thank you.
31. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you. I shall now give the floor to the representative of Lebanon.
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