opposed the establishment of UNIFIL in the first place and never gave its support to the establishment of the Force and, subsequently, to the extension of its mandate. In keeping with that position, the Soviet Union has not contributed even one penny to the maintenance of the Force, and it is, to say the least, exceedingly moving to listen to the concern displayed by the representative of the Soviet Union for the well-being and the functions of the Force. 62. Under the circumstances, I should like-as I have 55. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Arabic): I thank the representative of the United Kingdom for the kind words he addressed to me. indicated before-to state anew my country’s position with regard to the situation in Lebanon in general and concerning UNIFIL’s mandate in particular. 56. I should like to inform members of the Council that I have just received a letter from the representative of .Israel in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the agenda. In keeping with the usual practice, I propose; with the consent of the Council, to invite him to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in conformity witb the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure. 63. The resolution adopted by the Council today does not ‘change in any manner UNIFIL’s existing mandate, subject, of course, to the observation made by the Secretary-General in paragraph 21 of his report, in which he rightly stated that recent events in Lebanon had “radi- cally altered the conditions under which UNIFIL was created and is intended to function**. 64. Over the east vear the Government of Israel has 1 At the invitation of the President, Mr. Blum (Israel) took a 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement from the United Kingdom representative to the United Nations Security Council, discussing the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the request of Israel to participate in the discussion. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the topic is likely related to international relations and security.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief