Editorial Note
The United Nations Security Council met on September 6 from 3 to 6:30 p. m.; for the record, see U.N. document S/PV.496. The Soviet Representative had the text of his Government’s note to the United States Government on the shooting down of the Soviet plane (see supra) read aloud to the Security Council (U.N. document S/1766), but indicated that it was not his intent to have this inter-governmental matter debated in the Security Council.
Subsequently, the Soviet Union vetoed the United States draft resolution condemning North Korean defiance of the United Nations (S/1653; for the text, see the editorial note on the 479th meeting on July 31, page 501). The vote was 9 (including the United States) in favor to 1 (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) opposed, with 1 (Yugoslavia) abstention. The Security Council then rejected the Soviet draft resolution calling for withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and extension of invitations to the Security Council to representatives from North Korea and People’s Republic of China (S/1668; for the text, see the editorial note on the 483rd meeting on August 4, page 527). The vote was 1 (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) in favor, to 8 (including the United States) opposed, with 2 abstentions (Egypt and Yugoslavia).