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“The part to be played by the international force is quite clear even now. Its task will be to suppress national liberation movements and to serve the interests of the colonialists, the capitalist monopolies and imperialism. 18. However, the United Nations is certainly not intended to become a police force for the purpose of hampering the national liberation struggle of peoples. Its function is to assist the peoples still under the yoke of colonialism in their movement for national liberation and to promote the economic development of the under-developed countries. It should be borne in mind that national liberation movements cannot be checked by any police measures.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Alliances of reactionary and conservative international circles against national liberation movements in the world have used international forces of this kind more than once in the past. International forces have often operated against colonial peoples and have done so against China, invariably performing police functions for the benefit of the oppressors. Despite efforts to present it in an unexceptionable form, the idea which some people are trying to force upon us now is that the United Nations should assume the functions of an international policeman, a role which the United States and the other imperialist Powers cannot play today without running a considerable risk. As recent, events have shown, direct police interference by the United States is a very dangerous undertaking. Hence, the United Nations is needed to serve as a screen.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“This dangerous hotbed of war will not be eliminated by awaiting the advent of certain unspecified "favourable conditions" or by "defending" United States warships in Lebanese waters by tanks on Lebanese soil, but by ordering the warships to weigh anchor and by withdrawing them, together with the tanks, to the shores of the United States. 17. There is absolutely no need for the United Kingdom and United States troops to be replaced by a so- called United Nations force. As we know, the idea of an international armed force used by Governments against peoples, is not new. It has appeared in various guises many times in the past, and history has recorded many examples which make the true nature of this idea abundantly clear.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Lebanon and Jordan face no danger from abroad except for the danger presented by the foreign occupation. The internal situation in those countries urgently requires the immediate withdrawal of these foreign troops. It is now more obvious than ever that United States and United Kingdom troops landed in Lebanon and Jordan for the purpose of interfering in the domestic affairs of these and other Arab countries. The General Assembly should not desist from its efforts, but should, on the contrary, remain on the alert until the last foreign soldier has been withdrawn from the territories of these two Arab States. As long as foreign troops remain there, acts of provocation of all kinds are possible and, hence, a new deterioration in the situation may occur.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“But we consider that the United Nations should, in the first place, condemn imperialist aggression, strive to eliminate the centres of such aggression in the Middle, and Far East, break the dead-lock on the problem of disarmament, including atomic disarmament, and recommend specific measures for the practical realization of the idea of peaceful coexistence among States. 16. The withdrawal of United States troops from Lebanon and of United Kingdom troops from Jordan brooks no further delay. The decision taken in this matter by the General Assembly, at its third emergency special session, was welcomed by the whole world community as a victory for the peace-loving forces. Its full implementation will be a signal service to the cause of peace.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“A proper settlement of most of the questions included in the agenda of the General Assembly at its thirteenth session would facilitate the establishment of peaceful conditions in the world. Our delegation does not underestimate the significance of such questions as the situation in Cyprus, Algeria and others. Its views on these matters, which are based on the principle of recognition of the right of peoples and nations to self-determination, will be expressed in due course.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Adoption of these proposals, which are valuable in themselves, would create conditions favourable to the initiation of other peaceful measures and would provide an opportunity for each country individually and the United Nations as a whole to contribute to the consolidation of peace. Only short-sighted politicians and inveterate enemies of peace could discern any hidden designs of "international communism" in the policy which inspired these proposals. 14. The most important problem at the present time is that of maintaining peace. But peace cannot be maintained unless aggression is halted, the armaments race discontinued and conditions established for normal economic co-operation among nations. 15.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The fact that these proposals were warmly welcomed and supported by the broadest circles of the world community testifies to their peaceful character. 13. The proposals in question include the Soviet Union's proposal for the convocation of a summit conference, the Soviet Government's unilateral decision to discontinue the testing of atomic and thermonuclear weapons, the proposal of the Political Consultative Committee of the Warsaw Treaty Organization for the conclusion of a non-aggression pact between the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, the Polish Government's proposal for an atom-free zone in Central Europe, the Soviet Government's proposal for the conclusion of a treaty of friendship and co-operation among the European States, in which the United States would participate, as well as a series of other proposals of a similar nature.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“This is the policy, which the Soviet Union and the other socialist Members of the Organization have untiringly pursued from the earliest days of the United Nations and which they are still pursuing, a policy fully consistent with the Charter and with the lofty Purposes and Principles of the United Nations. I do not propose to enumerate all the measures these countries have taken and all the proposals they have made. I need only recall that, in the last few months alone, the Soviet Union and the other socialist countries took steps and also submitted proposals which, if carried into effect, would bring about the necessary conditions for the settlement of the most pressing and vitally important problems of our times.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In direct contrast, the socialist countries have been working unremittingly, both inside and outside the United Nations, for the easing of International tension, the elimination of the threat of war, the pacific settlement of outstanding international problems by negotiation, and the maintenance and strengthening of world peace. The entire history of the Soviet Union, the world's first socialist State, from its emergence down to the present day, has been one of endeavour to introduce a new code of ethics in international life and new international relations based on respect for the sovereignty and national independence of all countries and on complete non-interference in the domestic affairs of countries, both large and small. It is a history of efforts to achieve disarmament and of an unrelenting fight for peace. 12.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The policy of the United States of America, which has given rise to this situation, is particularly dangerous, because responsible leaders in that country have repeatedly attempted to raise the so-called question of the situation in the eastern European countries and have made it clear that what is at stake is the social system in those countries, which is not to their liking. 10. The presence of United States armed forces not far from our borders and the negative attitude officially proclaimed by United States leaders towards the socialist system adopted and unanimously supported by the Bulgarian people, are further causes of tension in that part of the world and are obstacles to the establishment of peaceful and good-neighbourly relations among the countries of the Balkan peninsula. 11.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Nor can it be denied that it is these activities which are responsible for the tension felt by all. Moreover, the activities of the United States of America affect not only the countries which are the direct target of aggression or pressure, or on whose territories weapons are being stockpiled. 8. The delegation of the People's Republic of Bulgaria must make it clear that the Bulgarian people cannot remain indifferent when missile-launching bases are constructed, movements of military formations are observed and United States forces are landed close to its frontiers or in areas in the immediate vicinity of its territory. Yet, this is what is happening in some countries near Bulgaria and in the Eastern Mediterranean. 9.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Although they openly vote for the appropriation of millions of dollars to finance subversive activities in foreign countries and support various organizations and schools to train saboteurs, they do not hesitate to censure "indirect aggression", allegedly committed by other countries, in order to justify their own direct aggression against others. 7. The United States makes lavish promises and is, in fact, supplying atomic weapons, atom bombs and missiles to a number of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. United States armed forces are now stationed all over the world. Its warships and military aircraft "patrol", "reconnoitre" or are in a state of full combat readiness in the far North, the Far East, the Mediterranean and Europe. These are facts which cannot be disproved by mere assertions.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Can are ascribe to a concern for peace the fact that the United States has organized aggressive military blocs in all parts of the world and is planning to organize more, that it has established hundreds of military bases on the territory of foreign States, but still finds the need for more, and that it is building missile launching sites in a number of countries? Was it not the leaders of the United States of America who conceived the theories of "roll-back", "containment", the cold war and the local war?”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“They have refused to follow the example of the Soviet Union in discontinuing tests of atomic and hydrogen weapons and, on the contrary, have stepped up the pace of their test explosions; although they recently appeared to be ready to yield to the pressure of world public opinion, they entered so many reservations and laid down so many conditions that their statement on the subject seems designed to hoodwink the public, while the actual discontinuance of tests remains in doubt. The United States of America and its allies have rejected the plan to establish an atom-free zone in Europe and are unwilling to accept the collective security plan. 6.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Only a few days ago, at a meeting of the General Committee of the General Assembly, the representative of the United States took exception to the very term "peaceful coexistence" and succeeded in securing the substitution of another. His conductin this particular instance was scarcely prompted by personal or linguistic considerations. The question at issue is obviously the negative attitude of the United States towards what, in our view, is the Cardinal problem of our times. It should be borne in mind that the alternative to peaceful coexistence is war. Do the following facts, for instance, testify to a peace-loving attitude? The ruling circles of the United States remain obdurate in their opposition to the proposal for a summit meeting.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“I am referring to those circles which have grown rich on two world ways and are accustomed to seeking the largest and surest profits — those derived from the production of armaments, military equipment and supplies. The more weapons of destruction are produced and the more quickly they are expended, the greater the profits received, profits which will disappear if a stable and lasting peace is established on earth. These same circles are interested in a policy of fomenting hatred against everything progressive, because progress and imperialistic war are incompatible. 5. It should be noted, above all, that the imperialist States, headed by the United States of America, in fact refuse to recognize and accept the historical necessity for the peaceful coexistence of countries with different social systems.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“This time, it is caused by the aggressive activities in which the United States of America is engaging in the Far East, where that country has, for many years, pursued a hostile policy towards the People’s Republic of China. 3. These events are clearly interrelated. They are links in the same chain — that of the aggressive policy of imperialism. The only difference is that in the last two episodes, the fully armed United States, the leader of the imperialists, has taken the stage after the failure of its partners' attempts to crush the Arab peoples. 4. I must make it clear that I am not referring here to the people of the United States whose great practical ability and love of freedom and peace are well known.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Barely a month ago, the General Assembly was called into emergency special session to consider the question of the flagrant aggression committed by the United States of America and the United Kingdom in Lebanon and Jordan. On that occasion, as in the case of Egypt, the United Nations was able to adopt a decision which was universally considered to have helped to avert the threat of war created by the actions of United States and United Kingdom troops in the Near and Middle East. However, resolution 1237 (ES-III) adopted by the Assembly, at its third emergency special session, on the withdrawal of United Kingdom and United States troops from Jordan and Lebanon, has not yet been complied with and we are confronted with yet another exacerbation of the international situation.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The world knows full well that it was the ruling circles of the United States of America and their allies, who, immediately after the Conference of the Heads of Government of the four great Powers at Geneva in July 1955, derided, criticized and repudiated the Geneva spirit. By their actions, they have completely nullified the results of the Geneva discussions and have again plunged the world into an atmosphere of tension and the danger of war. 2. During the past two years, the United Nations has been confronted by four serious violations of the rules of international relations. The first was the armed attack on Egypt towards the end of 1956, and the second, the preparations made last year for an armed attack on Syria.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“1. The declaration issued in Moscow on 24 May 1958 by the Warsaw Treaty countries contained a comprehensive analysis of the present international situation and the accuracy of this appraisal has been fully borne out by events. We do not believe that the United Nations will be fulfilling the noble aim of saving "succeeding generations from the scourge of war" proclaimed in its Charter, if delegations to its General Assembly fail to face the facts, no matter how unpalatable this may be in certain quarters. After all, aggression cannot be described in mild terms, nor can flattering epithets be, found for those who wish to kill the "Geneva spirit".”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“A positive attitude on the part of the United Nations towards the solution of controversial international questions by peaceful means will promote the strengthening of confidence and the development of wide economic and cultural co-operation, and will further the relaxation of international tension and the consolidation of peace throughout the world. To this end, however, it is essential that the high-sounding words and wishes expressed here from the rostrum of the United Nations should be accepted by all and followed up by deeds. Only then will the eleventh session of the General Assembly restore to the peoples the hope of a new relaxation of international tension and of a lasting peace.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The delegation of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria is confident that the eleventh session of the General Assembly will, despite all obstacles, succeed in settling the problems whose just solution is awaited by the peoples of the whole world. We are convinced that there is no need to revise the United Nations Charter to this end. A proper solution of the problems on the agenda of the General Assembly requires the strictest observance of all the fundamental principles of the United Nations, such as the principle of the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples. The experience of eleven years has shown that, if breaches of the international order have occurred, the reason for this is not that the Charter is inadequate, but that its fundamental principles have been violated. 42.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The very extensive possibilities for the many-sided development of economic and cultural ties with our neighbours have by no means been fully exploited, and the principles of the United Nations — the principles of peace, peaceful co-operation and general security — could be given practical application among the Balkan peoples. 40. Our Government believes that there are no controversial problems outstanding between us and our neighbours which could not be solved by means of negotiation and agreement, given good will and mutual concessions. Nor are there any such problems in our relations with any of the other countries of the world, large or small, with which we maintain normal relations, in so far as this depends on us, and with which we are prepared to expand our political, economic and cultural contacts. 41.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The further expansion, consolidation and development of Bulgarian-Yugoslav co-operation accords with the fundamental interest of our peoples and of the cause of peace in the Balkans. 39. Our Government is making unremitting efforts to improve our relations with Greece and Turkey. We note with satisfaction that in recent years we have been meeting with a willingness on the part of the ruling (circles of those countries to establish good-neighbourly relations. However, we are not yet satisfied with what has been achieved.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Our Government is convinced that, by pursuing an active foreign policy favourable to the cause of peace in the Balkans, at is making the best possible contribution to the strengthening of world peace. When there is no longer any need to fortify frontiers, when hands of friendship are stretched across these frontiers, there will be real guarantees of a stable and lasting peace. Such are the considerations which guide our foreign policy in respect of our immediate neighbours. 38. Our relations with our northern neighbour, the People’s Republic of Romania, are exemplary. The longstanding friendly relations between the sister nations of Yugoslavia and Bulgaria have now been re-established on the basis of consistent mutual respect for the national independence and sovereignty of both countries.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It must be frankly stated that those who are trying to use the United Nations for interference in the domestic affairs of countries whose systems are not to their liking are rendering poor service to the cause of peace and international co-operation. 36. We are taking part in a general debate of the General Assembly for the first time and we therefore feel obliged to state that our Government, believing as it does that the peaceful coexistence of countries with different social systems is possible, is sparing no effort to establish a calm atmosphere of peaceful co-operation and good-neighbourly relations in the part of the world where Bulgaria is situated — in the Balkan peninsula, formerly known as the “powder keg of Europe.” 37.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Is it possible to doubt that the Bulgarian people are free now that they have overthrown their sworn enemies and are being led forward by the social forces which, from the day of the country’s liberation from the foreign yoke to this day, have been inculcating in it a spirit of friendship and peaceful co-operation with neighbouring and distant peoples? 34. In defense of its own Charter, the United Nations cannot fail to condemn any statements and, a fortiori any acts directed towards inciting to or justifying interference in the internal affairs of countries such as ours, regardless of the quarter in which such statements and acts may originate. 35.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“With regard to the effect of these changes in the social system on the country’s foreign policy, it should be noted that the social groups which frequently involved Bulgaria in military gambles in the past and twice brought us to the brink of the abyss have long since ceased to exist in our country and thus can exert no influence whatsoever. Is it possible in all honesty to describe the Bulgarian people as free during the period when they were oppressed by financial tycoons and fascist obscurantists dreaming of r “Great Bulgaria,” naturally at the expense of other countries and peoples?”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“On listening to some of the statements made, we cannot but draw the conclusion that some people still regard the United Nations as an organization of representatives and politicians who have the same political, social and economic views as their own. Moreover, some people think they are entitled to use the United Nations to oppose those who do not share their views. They are using even the rostrum of the United Nations for appeals for the “liberation” of countries which chose the path of socialism after the Second World War. 32. The People’s Republic of Bulgaria is one of these countries. In our land, the positive features of the new social system in which individuals cannot appropriate the product of society are already apparent. Conditions have been created for a moral and political unity such as the nation never knew in the past. 33.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It is now trading with dozens of new countries in all parts of the world. There can be no doubt that the abolition of the existing restrictions on world trade, which hamper the mutual exchange of manufactured goods and raw materials, would be a highly important step towards the strengthening of international peace. 31. We believe that it would not be proper to omit any mention of the question of attempts to use the United Nations for interference in the domestic affairs of certain States, as in the case of the consideration of the so-called “situation in Hungary” and, unfortunately in the case of our own country in the past.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Supposing that every nation could find and purchase the goods necessary to its national economy and purchase them wherever the most favourable terms are offered, that every nation could sell the goods of which its national economy has a surplus, that the intensified trade essential for a rise in the standards of living of the masses of all countries were to become a reality in the world, independently of strategic and other political considerations- — would all this not constitute a decisive step forward along the path of re-establishing confidence among .peoples and States and directing their interests towards peaceful economic competition? 30. So far as our country is concerned, it has expanded its foreign trade and the circle of its trading partners in the past few years.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“There can be no doubt that the idea of convening an international economic conference in 1957 would meet with a favourable response from all partisans of peace and from all those who wish for a further relaxation of international tension. 28. There is no need to prove the fact that satisfactory (trade promotes the establishment of good relations and the elimination of mistrust. We are against trade restrictions and discrimination in trade. The slogan “trade, instead of armaments and military blocs” is readily understood by the workers of Bulgaria. The time has came for the United Nations to call upon its Members to abolish all restrictions to world trade. 29.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“As peace is indivisible, its strengthening necessitates not only political freedom, but also the establishment of favourable conditions for the general development of the under-developed countries. 27. Our delegation attaches -special importance to the Soviet Union proposal [589th meeting] for the consideration and adoption of agreed decisions on the most urgent economic problems relating to the development of international economic co-operation. We are sure that adoption of these practical proposals would promote the development of the economies and increase the prosperity of all countries, and would also lead to an improvement in international relations.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Our delegation and, we are confident, an increasing number of other delegations also, will continue to raise and bring up this question until the People’s Republic of China finally takes its rightful place in the United Nations. 26. The Bulgarian delegation considers that world peace and security do not solely depend on reaching agreement on important political problems; it believes that the strengthening of peace is also closely connected with the economic development of all parts of the world. The great disparity existing between industrialized and under-developed countries are phenomena which deserve the serious attention of the United Nations.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The United Nations might regard such provocative statements as empty threats from the former Chinese rulers, who have been repudiated by the Chinese people, were it not for the fact that the speakers threatening the People’s Republic of China from the rostrum of the United Nations enjoy the support of powerful States which do not like the people’s democratic regime of China. This can no longer be regarded as an empty threat; it is an actual threat to peace in the Far East. The reinstatement of the People’s Republic of China in its rights in all United Nations organs would bring this situation to an end and would represent an important contribution to the cause of strengthening peace. 25.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It is a well-known fact that some countries do not wish to recognize the People’s Republic of China. Of course, this is an internal question which lies within the competence of those countries. But this makes it all the more necessary for the United Nations to give China its rightful place in the Organization as soon as possible, in order to make United Nations decisions more effective and to strengthen world peace. 24. We cannot listen with indifference to statements such as those made a few days ago from this rostrum to the effect that certain groups repudiated by the Chinese people are awaiting an opportunity to “come to the rescue” of some people or other in the People’s Republic of China.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It is intolerable to deprive the People’s Republic of China of its lawful rights in the United Nations because of the stubbornness of the Western Powers, and especially of the United States. An unrealistic policy as regards China is being imposed upon the United Nations, contrary to its own interests, and solely because there are those who dislike that vast country’s people’s democratic regime. The debate on this question held a few days ago showed that the objections to restoring the lawful rights of the People’s Republic of China were unfounded and incompatible with the United Nations Charter. There can be no doubt that this attitude does serious harm to the authority of the United Nations and reduces its ability to maintain international peace. 23.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In considering such important problems as disarmament, we must ask ourselves whether questions on Which international peace largely depends can be properly solved without the participation of the People’s Republic of China — a country which has been playing a leading role in the settlement of international problems in Asia and throughout the world, a country inhabited by one-fourth of the world’s population. It is high time to give back to the People’s Republic of China its lawful rights in the United Nations; this would make possible even broader peaceful collaboration among all countries and would help to give effect to the principle of the universality of the United Nations.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The question that naturally springs to everyone's mind is why the other great Powers do not want to make themselves stronger by doing the same thing with their armies. The assertion that we must first settle controversial international political issues and only then consider general disarmament can convince no one, and can only harm the cause of peace. If we really want to settle controversial international issues, we must make sure that armaments play no part in the settlement. The less we hear the sound of arms, the more easily will these questions be solved peacefully. 21. The delegation of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria supports the Soviet proposals on disarmament and is convinced that if they are examined objectively and adopted, the danger of war can be averted. 22.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The peoples of the world can no longer take such statements seriously, and we are entitled to ask: now that so much that is new has been included in the latest Soviet proposals, will not the Western Powers, too, at last take a decisive step forward in order at long last to secure an agreed solution of this question which is of such vital importance to the fate and happiness of all mankind ? 20. We fail to understand how it is possible to belittle so important a fact as the decision of the Soviet Government and the Governments of the peoples’ democracies to reduce their armed forces, and to reduce them considerably. There are no arguments to justify the conduct of those who refuse to follow this example. What value is there in such “arguments” as that the Soviet Union by reducing its armed forces increases its military strength?”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The Western Powers have been stubbornly defending their well-known proposals, contrasting them with the Soviet proposals; in its desire to reach agreement, the Soviet Union accepts many of the Western Powers’ proposals, and basic ones at that; but to the general surprise, as soon as the Soviet Union agrees to their proposals, the Western Powers begin to repudiate them, thereby, instead of facilitating a solution of the problem, actually hampering it. 19. The time has come to give up the practice of rejecting these proposals without valid reasons and without a real and impartial consideration of them. We were disagreeably surprised to hear from this rostrum the remark, which has by now become a cliché, that there is nothing new in the Soviet proposals.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“To this end we must prohibit atomic and thermo-nuclear weapons and stop their manufacture. 18. The Bulgarian delegation is convinced that the Soviet Union proposals on disarmament [A/3366] must be examined seriously and objectively. It is no longer possible to cast doubt on the sincerity of these proposals after the Soviet Union has given so many tangible proofs of its readiness to arrive at agreed decisions on disarmament questions. The Soviet Union has more than once expressed its willingness to meet the Western Powers’ proposals half-way, which is more than can be said of the Western Powers as regards the Soviet proposals. For the last few years, the world has been witnessing an odd spectacle.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“_ The delegation of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria considers further that in order to fulfil its historic mission and justify the hopes of the peoples of the world, the United Nations should proceed to the practical solution of the most important problem of our day — the problem of disarmament. Otherwise our efforts to prevent future aggression and strengthen peace will not bring the desired results. We all know that wars cannot be fought without armaments. We also know that the production of armaments “for stock-piling purposes” cannot continue indefinitely. Unless it stops, the day must come when the guns, so to speak, will go off by themselves. That is why we must put an end to the armaments race. Mankind must use the achievements of science not for purposes of destruction, but for great and peaceful works.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“But, I ask you, how are we to ignore the fact that these alarming reports from the Syrian frontier coincide with tire attempts to turn world public opinion against Syria which have been going on for some time now? Is this being done in the interest of peace? History teaches us that attempts to discredit and denigrate the future victim are part of the preparation for every unjust military attack. In this connexion, the example of Egypt is fresh in everyone’s mind. For this reason, those who plan to do harm to Syria merely because it, like Egypt, wishes to strengthen its independence, must be warned and checked at once by the vigilant conscience of the nations. 16. In our opinion, the most pressing task of all for the present session of the General Assembly is to secure a cooling off of the heated atmosphere in the Near East. 17.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The question of navigation on the Suez Canal should be settled by negotiation with the Egyptian Government on the basis of the well-known six principles unanimously adopted by the Security Council on 13 October 1956 [S/3675]. 15. As we have seen, instead of adopting this natural course of action, certain States which subscribed to the aforesaid six principles resorted to force in order to impose their wishes. In the face of such perfidy, we must not neglect the alarming reports which reach us from another Arab country. The Syrian representative stated from this rostrum [591st meeting] that troops were massing on the Syrian frontier in preparation for new military adventures. We have also heard the denials of those who are under suspicion of harbouring plans for further adventures.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The United Nations should reject with equal indignation and decisiveness the attempts of the real aggressors to justify their actions by some imaginary future aggression on the part of Egypt — in other words, to represent the victim of aggression as the aggressor — and the claims made here that the United Nations should, if you please, be grateful to the aggressors because they were responsible for the establishment of the United Nations Force on Egyptian soil, although Egypt never requested or invited, any armed force to enter its territory. 14. The question of the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company has already been decided by the Egyptian Government, and that decision must be respected both by the United Nations itself and by all its Members.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Naturally, in this case, Egypt should be given the greatest possible assistance in this respect, but such assistance should not fake the form of imposing decisions reached by others or exerting pressure on Egypt in order to compel it to end by accepting decisions which it would not have accepted under normal peace conditions. 12. The representatives of the aggressors and their advocates in this Assembly have tried to defend the thesis that the need for the speedy dealing and reopening of the Canal make it imperative to accept the presence of non-Egyptian troops in the Canal zone itself. In other words, they are advocating the reopening of navigation through a Suez Canal occupied by foreign troops. 13.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“A dangerous tendency can be noted, however, in statements by a number of European and American statesmen, and the same tendency is evident in the way public opinion is being moulded by certain organs of the European and American Press. It is dear that, under the well-sounding pretext of net wanting to restore a status quo which constituted a threat to peace, solutions are being proposed in which respect for Egypt’s sovereignty plays no part. 11. We must not forget that the Suez Canal belongs not to the United Nations, but to Egypt. Egypt alone has the right to negotiate with whomsoever it pleases on all measures concerning the Suez Canal.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“This is as clear to everyone as is the fact that there was a concerted plan of aggression, which included the attack by Israel’s armed forces. The attempts made here to represent the victim of aggression as the aggressor cannot really deceive anyone. By keeping up this shameful pretence, the violators of the peace are simply showing that they have no respect for the United Nations and treat its decisions with complete disdain. 9. The United Nations has condemned the armed aggression against Egypt, but its resolutions have not yet had the effect of causing the withdrawal from Egyptian soil of non-Egyptian armed forces which Egypt had not invited. The restoration of Egypt’s violated sovereignty necessarily presupposes also the complete withdrawal of the United Nations Force from Egyptian territory at the earliest possible date. 10.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)