Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Mid-East lssue Proves BUNA's First Concern The Birmingham United Nations Association of 1971 convened at 11:15 on April 1 in the gym. Tom Wienner opened the assembly as president as soon as the secretaries Sue Peck and Tavi Fulkerson took the roll. Tom was aided in the administration of BUNA by Dan Boyce as secretary-general and by Mark Machina as parliamentarian. The first issue before the assembly concerned the confiict in the Middle East, and the main proposal was submitted by the U.K. who gave the opening major speech. After the two major speeches, delegates hurried their speaking slips to the chair in the hopes of gaining speaking time during the minor speeches. When the minor speeches finally began, amendments were added to the proposal until it was almost un- recognizable. After these amendments had finally been debated and put to a vote, the proposal stated among other things that a mediating party be set up to settle all land disputes in the area, and that a task force be sent in to the Middle East to help solve the refugee probe. 59

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,gg ' n - , V2 ,Q ,Z 42 f V Al ! , ,A li if A 'gu I SHANA 38 ! i.., 123 gy V- -A TJMM 135 UQ The Birmingham United Nations Association begins to debate the question of political hijacking and kidnapping. KZJ Valerie Noon of the U.S.S.R. speaks from the floor in support of the proposal sub- mitted by the U.S.S.R. concerning the question of disarmament. f3l Mark Kellman and Park Carmon of the United Kingdom and Mark Allshouse of the U.S.A. wait to be recognized during open debate. MQ BUNA of?'icers Dan Boyce, Secretary-General, Marc Machimz, Parliamentarian, and Tom Wienner, President, confer before the debate opens on the emergency issue.

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Britain Best Delegation At '71 BUNA Assembly Lastly, the assembly considered the role of the UN, and the major proposal on this issue, submitted by Czechoslovakia, called for the UN to relinquish all its powers to send peacekeeping forces except under certain conditions. After a rather short debate this proposal failed. The assembly was faced this year with an emer- gency issue. It concerned an outbreak of conflict between the African Peoples Liberation Front, CAP LFJ Morocco, Algeria, and Spain. The APLF, Mor- occo, and Algeria were demanding the release of the Spanish Sahara by Spain. The APLF had kidnapped 2000 Spanish Catholics and was holding them captive in Casa Blanca. They planned to shoot all of them if their demands for self determination were not met within 24 hours. Algeria, demanding the same thing had blocked the Straits of Gibralter at the cost of 100 Spanish lives and 2 Spanish ships. The assembly heard five proposals to this conflict, and ended up passing the proposal submitted by the U.A.R. The assembly closed for 1971 when Tom Wienner announced the awards. The delegation from the U.K. was winner of the best delegation award and best delegate award went to Mark Kellman from the U.K. delegation. Several other delegates and delegations were honored with awards and the assembly was ad- journed. 60