Resolution nº S/RES/687 (1991) of the United Nations Security Council
| Issuer | Security Council of the United Nation |
'5. Subject to prior notification to the Commit-
tee
of
the flight and its contents, the Committee
hereby gives general approval under paragraph 4 (b)
of
resolution 670 (1990)
of
25
September
1990
for
all
flights which carry only foodstuffs
or
supplies intended
strictly for medical purposes. This procedure applies
equally
to
the civilian and humanitarian imports
referred to in paragraph 3, the supply
of
which
is
subject
to
the no-objection procedure laid down
in
paragraph
4.
'6. It notes with satisfaction that the Govern-
ment
oflraq
has assured
Mr.
Ahtisaari's mission that
it would accept a system
of
monitoring
of
imports and
their utilization. The Secretary-General
is
requested,
in
consultation with the Government
of
Iraq and the
International Committee
of
the Red Cross, to arrange
for such a system
of
on-the-spot monitoring to pro-
ceed
in
conjunction with the despatch
of
United
Nations personnel to Iraq to supervise the effective
utilization, for the benefit
of
the civilian population
in
all areas,
of
all
imports to be established under the
responsibility
of
the United Nations.'
"I
have the honour to request that you bring the
above-mentioned decision
to
the attention
of
all
States."
In a letter dated
26
March 1991/5 addressed to the
President
of
the Security Council for the attention
of
members
of
the Council, the Secretary-General referred to the letter
of
19
March
1991
from the President
of
the Security Council
47
and
informed the President that he had,
on
26
March 1991,
designated
Mr.
Richard Foran, Assistant Secretary-General,
Office
of
General Services, Department
of
Administration and
Management, as the official responsible for coordinating the
return
of
property from Iraq to Kuwait.
At
its 2981st meeting,
on
3 April
1991,
the Council decided
to invite the representatives
of
Iraq and Kuwait to participate,
without vote,
in
the discussion
of
the item entitled
'The
situation between Iraq and Kuwait".
Resolution 687 (1991)
or
3 April 1991
The Security Council,
Recalling
its resolutions 660 (1990)
of
2 August 1990,
661
(1990)
of
6 August 1990, 662 (1990)
of
9 August
1990,
664
(1990)
of
18 August 1990, 665 (1990)
of
25
August
1990,
666
(1990)
of
13
September 1990, 667 (1990)
of
16
September
1990,
669 (1990)
of24
September 1990, 670 (1990)
of
25
September
1990, 674 (1990)
of29
October 1990, 677 (1990)
of28
Novem-
ber
1990, 678 (1990)
of
29 November
1990
and
686
(1991)
of
2 March 1991,
11
Welcoming the restoration to Kuwait
of
its sovereignty,
independence and territorial integrity and the return
of
its
legitimate Government.
Affirming the commitment
of
all Member States to the
sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence
of
Kuwait and Iraq, and noting the intention expressed
by
the
Member States cooperating with Kuwait under paragraph 2
of
resolution
678
( 1990) to bring their military presence
in
Iraq to
an end as soon as possible consistent with paragraph 8
of
resolution
686
(1991),
Reaffirming the need to be assured
of
Iraq's peaceful
intentions
in
the light
of
its unlawful invasion and occupation
of
Kuwait,
Taking note
of
the letter dated
27
February
1991
from the
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
oflraq
addressed to
the
President
of
the
Security Council
41
and
of
his
letters
of
the same date addressed to the President
of
the
Council and to the Secretary-General,40 and those letters dated
3 March56 and 5 March57
he
addressed to them, pursuant to
resolution
686
(1991),
Noting that Iraq and Kuwait, as independent sovereign
States, signed at Baghdad on 4 October
1963
"Agreed Minutes
between the State
of
Kuwait and the Republic
oflraq
regarding
the restoration
of
friendly relations, recognition and related
matters",58 thereby formally recognizing the boundary between
Iraq and Kuwait and the allocation
of
islands, which Agreed
Minutes were registered with the United Nations in accordance
with Article
102
of
the Charter
of
the United Nations and
in
which Iraq recognized the independence and complete sover-
eignty
of
the State
of
Kuwait with its boundaries as specified
in
the letter
of
the Prime Minister
of
Iraq dated
21
July
1932
and
as accepted
by
the ruler
of
Kuwait in his letter dated
10
August
1932,
Conscious
of
the need for demarcation
of
the said bound-
ary,
Conscious also
of
the statements by Iraq threatening to use
weapons
in
violation
of
its obligations
under
the Protocol for
the Prohibition
of
the Use
in
War
of
Asphyxiating, Poisonous
or
Other Gases, and
of
Bacteriological Methods
of
Warfare,
signed at Geneva on
17
June 1925,59 and
of
its prior use
of
chemical weapons, and affirming that grave consequences would
follow any further use
by
Iraq
of
such weapons,
Recalling
that Iraq has subscribed to the Final Declaration
adopted
by
all States participating
in
the Conference
of
States
Parties to the
1925
Geneva Protocol and
Other
Interested
States, held
in
Paris from 7 to
11
January
1989,«>
establishing
the objective
of
universal elimination
of
chemical and biological
weapons,
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