raised in the Security Council Committee on Southern Rhodesia, that Committee officially established that there was absolutely no suspicion of a violation of sanctions by this bank. In the light of these two facts, I am at a loss to understand why Sir Colin Crowe found it necessary to mention the Moscow Narodny Bank in this connexion. I can only assume that he simply wished to shift the blame from the guilty to the innocent. But the facts are not on his side, and to distort facts never reflected credit on anyone. 42. Sir Colin CROWE (United Kingdom): If I may quote myself, I simply said that I was not suggesting that the bank-and incidentally, it was the Beirut branch-was itself a party to the breach of sanctions, I was just trying to show that these matters are extremely complicated and that they cover a very, very large area. I even suspect that the payment may have been in Swiss francs and not in sterling. I was merely trying to show how complicated these transactions are. 43. Mr. MALIK (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translation from Russian): I wish only to add to what 1 said that the United Kingdom delegation in the Security Council and Sir Colin Crowe know perfectly well that the Security Council Committee on Southern Rhodesia con. sidered this question and firmly rejected the idea that any suspicion attached to the Moscow Narodny Bank. In the light of that decision by the Committee, Sir Colin Crewe had absolutely no justification for bringing the subject up. 44. Mr. ODERO-JOWI (Kenya): I would add one or two thoughts by way of comment on what has been said during the debate this afternoon. 45. I should like to point out that in some parts of the world, in some countries and some circles, the situation in 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a debate or discussion in the United Nations, focusing on a specific topic related to international sanctions and financial transactions. The speakers are discussing a bank's involvement in a breach of sanctions, and the accuracy of statements made by a delegate. The conversation is technical and diplomatic, with an emphasis on the complexity of international transactions and the need for accuracy in reporting.

**Category**
International trade