tory sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter. It is high, ’ time that the aggressor was stopped and peace and security restored to the region. 34. I wish in conclusion to say a few words as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States for the month of October. We sternly condemn this new act of aggression committed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Tunisia and against the Palestinian people. This piratic raid is a manifestation of the policy of State terrorism and violates the basic norms of international law and of the Charter. We are in favour of the adoption by the Council of stem measures against Israel in conformity with the Charter. 35. Mr. BASSOLE (Burkina Faso) (interpretation from French): My delegation wishes to join others in congratu- lating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. You are a man of great and rich experience and a man who is open to dialogue. We are thus convinced that under your leader- ship our work will be crowned with success. 36. Our congratulations go also to Sir John Thomson, who skilfully presided over the work of the Council in September. We ask him to convey to Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my delegation’s admiration for the outstanding and tactful way in which he presided over the Council’s special meeting to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations. 37. With its cowardly and barbaric act of aggression against Tunisia and its deliberate violation of the sover- eignty and territorial integrity of a Member State, Israel has shown once more that it does not deserve to be among us. By violating the Charter once again, Israel has made z clear, as if it needed clarification, that it is not and never 
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