Why can the Securitv Council not wait Ear the teoort of the Secretary-General on the proqtess of the implementation of resolution 661 (199W? By Qaraqraph 6 of the same resolution. the Council establishes a Committee to reQort to the Council with its observations and recommendations. That Committee has not yet reported to the Council. That is *Ay we believe there is an element oE haste in the draft resolution before the Council. As to the substance of the draft resoLutian, we wouLd observe that for the first time in the historv of the United Nations - and particularly in the history of the Security Council - unclear powers are beinq qcantrd to undertake unspecified actions without a clear definition of the Security Council’s role and oowers of suQervision over those actions. JSY/cw S/W. 2938 11 (Mr. Al-Ashtal, Yemen) The draft resolution calls upon “States* , without calling them by name, *ta use such measures commensurate to the specific circumstances as may be necessary . . . to halt all inward and outward maritime shipping*, without specifyiny the location , “in order to inspect and verify their carqoes and destinations”. We find such powers rather atiiguous. According to the wording of the draft resoLution, every maritims State with a presence in the area would have the right to undertake whatever acts it deems fit, and I believe that this would detract from the Security Council’s role of directing and supervising such acts. Moreover, the recourse to measures which require some use of foroe may in itself lead to an engagement and, what we always fear , the conflagration of war in the area. For these reasons, we cannot vote in favour of the draEt resolution, while at the same time we approve its objectives , that is ti say, the implementation of the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic statement addressing the United Nations Security Council, discussing a draft resolution related to maritime shipping and the implementation of a previous resolution. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a high-level discussion about international relations and global governance. The focus on "measures commensurate to the specific circumstances" and "unspecified actions" suggests a concern about the scope and impact of the resolution on international trade and commerce.

**Category**
International trade, Transport and communication