Taking into account that the lack of unanimity of its permanent members at the 1606th and 1607th meet- At its 1607th meeting, on 5 December 1971, the ings of the Security Council has prevented it from Council decided to invite the representatives of Tuniexercising its primary responsibility for the maintensia and Saudi Arabia to participate, without vote, in ance of international peace and security, the discussion of the question.