- Title: U.N.: SHOVING AND SHOUTING IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OVER CHILEAN EXECUTIONS.
- Date: 4th October 1973
- Summary: 1. SV Chilean Ambassador Bazan speaks in Spanish ZOOM IN TO Chairman 0.40 2. SV Iraqi delegation (SILENT SHOTS) 0.45 3. TV Saudi Arabian delegate speaking (SOUND) 2.38 BAROODY: "To send an appeal to the Government of Chile to suspend the sentence, an appeal we have no jurisdiction...." BAZAN: "This is a loco. You are a fool....." BAROODY: "I am a fool? You are a fool! Who is a fool? Get to your place. Lat me finish." BAZAN: "you are insane." BAROODY: "Since you say I am a fool, say you apologies. Say 'I apologies' here...." BAZAN: "Let me see." BAROODY: "Say I apologies." BAZAN: "That's not the way to speak. You are saying lies here. You are lying here." BAROODY: "Get out of here. Get out of here!" BAZAN: "Which is my place?" BAROODY: "Your place is right here -- but don't say I am a fool. Shame on you, as a person not as a Chilean. I respect Chile. Never have I been told I am a fool. Never mind, let's shake hands." BAZAN: "No I don't shake hands." BAROODY: "Okay, never....That this sentence will be suspended on humanitarian grounds, and if there is no sentence, as I seem to understand from my colleague -- although he is giving me the cold shoulder -- so much the better, one would be happier. I stand here not representing Saudi Arabia only, but as one who works for human rights." Initials BB/2237 BL/AW/BB/2248 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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