including the minimum use of force. The French Government believes that this naturally must take place only as a last resort and be limited to what is Strictly neaxisary. In each case, the use of coercion will Leguire notification of the security Council. In aonclus ion, while the international aormnunity has the responsibility to ensure respect for the universally accepted principles governing relations among States, it is within the framework of the Arab ootununity that a concrete solution can best be brought to bear cn the problesm that have led to the Iraq-Kuwait crisis. France, a lu)q-time friend of the Arab wuntries, has the will to support their efforts in the search for a solution, which vi11 Mturally have to be baeed on Security Council resolutions. It also presupposes the prior withdrawal of Iraqi traop from Kuwait, whose sovereignty must be rsstored. We hme w-sponsored and fully supported Security Council resolution 665 (19m), which the Council has just adopted. we are pleased that ’ t received 13 vot55 in favour. Mr. PORTIER (Canada): The vote &ich the Security Council has just taken marks an historic occasion for the Council, the Ulited Rations and the international warnunity as a uhole. It is not an event that we wished to see take place, but we were left with no doice. This marks the fifth OCCa8iOn on which the Council has pronounced itself since Iraq invaded Kwait on 1 August. It was made Jwg s/w. 2 938 33 (Hr. For tier, Canada) necessary by the consistent and continuing refusal of Irag to abide by the binding decisions of this body. Our first resolution, adopted in the immediate aftermath of the Iraqi invasion, called for Iraq to withdraw immediately and uncardi tionally from the tertitory of Kuwait. when Iraq chcse not to do so, the Council, acting 
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