There was a man speaking rapid-fire French in front of the podium as the speech concluded, then, as the gentleman actually AT the podium wrapped up his remarks, this second man -- an interpreter, obviously -- eyed his notes on the speech, and resumed speaking -- this time in halting Hebrew, repeating the contents of the announcement for the Israeli contingent of the I.C.W.
"Are there any questions for the British representative?" Matthew Selwyn repeated, first in Hebrew (just to be fair!) and then in French.