&&catted manner in which you have guided the Comd durring all &e various stages of these ~two applications for memblership, to this su~coastsfuu8 and happy con&sion. 118. The PRESIDENT (translated from Russian) : I thank the representative d tie Sudan fmor the kind words he ad!dlEssed to ,me. 119. Mr. SEN (India) : The Security Co,uncil melerting today to appro’ve the applicatio,ns from the G:erman Democratic Republic and tie Federal Republic of ciermany for admis&n tie membership ‘of the United Nations is of unusual significan$ce. The Utited Nations, which wals formled lo pcl’event ‘%uccaedinlg generations iTr0.m the scourge of war, which twice in our lif&me has brought untold sorrow to mankitnd”, has ta&n today the first Formal and civilised sztep Do remove the diff,erenoe bletween the victors and ,the vcanquished. I say “civilize~d” belcause we cannot and must not Bive in Ithe past, but move forwud BO build together a bletter fl&ure. This inldoeld Is the spi!rit of our Charter. 120. ILt ghm us padcular phx~sure thmfolre SKI find that the Committee on admbasions has reco~mlrmejnded speedily and unanimously the aooeptance of both the appliiahms, that lthe simultaneous declarations by the Gove~rnm~tis of Francle, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and tithe United States of America have under- w&te;n ;the appl.k&nm IanId that the LWO German Stabs have solennnly ~declamd their willimgtlieas to canry out thle &digatiotx contained in the Charter. In approving tie applicat:ions, the Secua?ity Counci~l has judged Ithat both the Sftates are able and willing to carry out these obligations. Since it was )the ~generrail wish of the Cowoil to refer the applications to the Cotmmittee cm admissims before tcakina a final decision, we accepted that con- sensu~, &h&gh we would have been prepared and ready for ,the Council to tab a bde.oision sbraightaway ain the applicatio.ns yesberday. 