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“In the Canadian view, an agreement on these lines would have a significant contribution to make to the enlargement of world peace and security. 79. My country has been in the forefront of the development of nuclear energy. The manufacture of nuclear weapons has long been within our technical capability. It has, however, been the deliberate policy of successive Canadian Governments to refrain from exercising that capability and to concentrate on the peaceful uses of the atom. That remains the position of my Government. There are other nations, notably India, which though within range of a nuclear capability, have taken the same position of self-denial. We believe that this is the position best calculated to advance the cause of peace. 80.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The Canadian position has been that nuclear and non-nuclear Powers should be bound reciprocally in an undertaking to prevent the dissemination of nuclear weapons. The need for such agreement is greater now that the number of nuclear Powers has increased. It is no longer sufficient to depend on the restraint of the nuclear Powers themselves. What is now required is the elaboration of an international agreement or agreements by which the nuclear States would undertake not to relinquish control of nuclear weapons nor to transmit the information necessary for their manufacture to States not possessing such weapons; while the non-nuclear States, for their part, would pledge themselves not to manufacture or otherwise acquire control of nuclear weapons.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The events of the past few months have made it clear that the central issue in the disarmament field at this session of the Assembly is the need to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. When I speak of events of the past few months, I have naturally in mind the nuclear test conducted by Communist China on 16 October 1964. We deeply regret that the Chinese Communist Government should have chosen to disregard world opinion in such deliberate fashion. We also look upon this development as profoundly disquieting for the future. If it does nothing else, I would hope that it will impart fresh urgency to our efforts to reach agreement to limit the spread of independent military nuclear capability. 78. The nuclear test ban treaty, for the time being, is the only international instrument inhibiting an expansion of the number of nuclear Powers.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“I believe that there will continue to be a need for peace-keeping operations in the foreseeable future, unless we want to take a regressive step, and I say this because we have witnessed great political and social changes in our world, which will take time to work themselves out and which cannot be counted upon to do so without some element of upheaval. Meanwhile, there is an obligation which the Charter places upon us, to settle our disputes by peaceful means and to refrain from the threat or use of force against one another in any area. We also have an obligation to carry forward our pursuit of peace and security by working towards our agreed objective of general and complete disarmament. 77.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The pattern of operation in Cyprus oh the financial side cannot be used as precedent for our future settlement; that, in our judgement, would cause a great impairment in the strength and integrity of this, the second attempt in the history of man to create a world collective security organization. 75. With regard to the maintenance of peace and security, I wish to emphasize as strongly as I can that it is not enough for the United Nations to rely on the goodwill of a few; it must be able to count on the response and the responsibility of the whole membership. 76.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We believe that at that stage the detailed explorations of this issue, which has been carried out by the members of the Working Group over the past few years, will be of value. 74. The Canadian objective in these discussions will be to achieve an accommodation, not a capitulation. I would not want to leave this subject, however, without affirming once again our belief that the principle of shared responsibility must form the basis of any ultimate consensus. We believe, in particular, that the responsibility for meeting the costs of operations such as Cyprus, the need for which has been acknowledged by the Security Council, must be shared by all Member States rather than left to a few.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It could be as important as the nuclear test ban treaty as a means of broadening the basis of international understanding, that is to say between East and West. For it is surely in the interests of the great Powers that the international community should be free to act in situations which might otherwise have the effect of extending the area of confrontation between them. 73. The search for agreement must be initiated at once and it must be pursued vigorously. We welcome the steps that have already been taken by the Secretary-General toward this end. We look forward to the early advancement of the more restricted discussions now under way to the point where the Group of Twenty-One can be called into action.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In this group — and subsequently in the Working Group of Twenty-One — we sought actively to reconcile the fundamental divergences which have threatened the capacity of the United Nations to keep the peace. We deeply regret that it has not proved possible so far to arrive at any accommodation. 72. Such an accommodation must be found. If it is to be found, I recognize that there will have to be a willingness to make concessions on all sides. I am confident that, in the same spirit of conciliation which has attended the opening phase of our deliberations, the necessary concessions can and will be made. Agreement on this issue is vital to the future of the United Nations, but I believe it will also have implications beyond this body.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The divergence between their views and those of the majority of members has set us on a collision course which, if not diverted, can only have the gravest consequences for the United Nations, as we understood it to be, whatever the outcome. In this situation then, it is incumbent on each and every one of us to reflect on the implications of our present course and to explore all avenues of reaching an accommodation to which we can all subscribe. 71. The vital importance of this problem has, of course, been recognized for some time. As far back as 1961, the Canadian delegation, in an effort to find a solution, sponsored the proposal which led to the establishment of the Working Group of Fifteen.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We believe this principle of shared responsibility to be inherent in the Charter and we find ourselves confirmed in that belief by the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. According to that opinion, the expenses incurred by the United Nations in the Middle East and in the Congo are expenses of the Organization and the assessments for them approved by the General Assembly are binding assessments. 70. I am bound to acknowledge, however, that some important Member States do not share this view either of the principle or of the law involved. In circumstances where the five permanent members of the Security Council between them are responsible for meeting two-thirds of the costs of this Organization, the dissenting views of two of these permanent members are clearly of critical importance.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The availability of properly trained and equipped forces is one element of an effective United Nations capacity to keep the peace. The availability of the necessary financial resources on an assured basis is another. It would be tragic, it would be tragic indeed, if in a future crisis this Organization were debarred for lack of funds from intervening in the cause of peace, and I need only remind all of us of the situation in this regard in Cyprus, 69. Canada has always supported the view that the responsibility for maintaining peace and security is one which is shared by all States Member of the United Nations. We regard it as a logical consequence of that view that the cost of peace-keeping must also be shared equitably by all with due regard to their relative capacity to Contribute.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“I have been encouraged since the conclusion of the conference to note the proposal of the Secretary-General, who was ably represented at that conference, that the whole question of advance planning for peacekeeping operations be studied by the United Nations. In putting forward this proposal in the introduction to his annual report, the Secretary-General expressed the hope that such a study might "yield recommendations for consideration by the competent organs" which may then authorize him "to proceed along such lines as may be generally approved" [A/5801/Add.l, sect. XI]. We strongly support this proposal and we will naturally be prepared to play our full part in carrying it forward at the appropriate time. 68.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The same motives which prompted us to respond readily to the calls of the United Nations also prompted us last month to convene a conference in Ottawa for the purpose of taking stock of the practical experience which has been gained in past peace-keeping operations. The conference was attended by representatives from twenty-three countries and I am pleased to take this opportunity of paying tribute to the excellent work they did. There was no attempt made by the conference, as we indicated clearly beforehand would be the case, to produce formal conclusions or to chart any forward course of collective action. But I am confident that the conference has done something to improve the capacity of the participating countries to respond more effectively and more rationally to future appeals by the United Nations. 67.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Increasingly over this period there has been recourse to and reliance upon the United Nations presence to prevent unstable situations from erupting into open conflict. 65. Because of the importance which my country attaches to this development and the implications which it has for the maintenance of world peace and security, we have participated in every peace-keeping operation mounted by the United Nations since 1948, and we have done our best to meet its calls for logistic and financial support. We are paying our own way in order-to help maintain peace in Cyprus. We have also over the past years maintained a standby force which is available on short notice should it be requested by the United Nations for participation in duly authorized peace-keeping operations. 66.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Canada attaches the highest importance to the concept of peace-keeping. We regard the evolution of that concept, as distinct from the concepts envisaged in Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, as affording the most significant example of the vitality of this Organization and its capacity for change in response to changing circumstances. Peace-keeping has evolved steadily from the designation of an observer group to assist India and Pakistan in avoiding further conflict in Kashmir, to the dispatch early in 1964 of a United Nations Force to the island of Cyprus, where Canadian soldiers have been helping to keep the peace. This is a period which is almost coterminous with the whole period of existence of the United Nations.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Conciliation was also instrumental in enabling the General Assembly to embark on its work this year in circumstances which we regard as among the most critical which the United Nations has had to face in the twenty years of its existence. 63. The crisis we face — and I know some do not like this word — the crisis we face — and I cannot, in the name of my Government and the people of Canada who are loyal to the Charter, emphasize the point too strongly — is net merely a financial crisis, nor is it limited to constitutional issues. It is a crisis which touches upon our whole conception of the United Nations as the custodian of international peace and security. It is a crisis on the outcome of which hinges the hopes and the aspirations of the vast majority of its Members for a peaceful and securely ordered world. 64.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Clearly, the greater the size of our membership and the more diffuse the interests represented in our deliberations, the more important it becomes that the conclusions we reach and the recommendations we put forward should reflect the broadest possible consensus of views, and I use the word "consensus” advisedly. 62. In this respect I am encouraged by the new emphasis that is being placed on the instrument of conciliation as one best calculated to reinforce the effectiveness of the United Nations. Conciliation was responsible in large measure for safeguarding the results of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Inevitably, the new balance of forces in our Organization has brought in its wake problems that will need to be met. For my own part, I am confident — just as I was in 1955, when my country had something to do with bringing in so many of the new nations and breaking the membership problem — that these problems can be met. I say this because it is surely in the interests of all of us that the United Nations should continue to command the widest possible support of those who are involved in the determination of policy in its Member States.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Already the focus of emphasis in the United Nations has shifted; and it has shifted in large part as a result of the emergence to independent nationhood of countries which now constitute more than half our total membership. These countries are seeking to broaden out the basis and the meaning of their newly achieved independence. They are seeking to provide improved conditions of life for all segments of their populations, and they are seeking to absorb the impact of the scientific and technical revolution of the twentieth century in conditions of reasonable social and economic stability. These are formidable tasks. They cannot be accomplished by these countries acting in isolation. They can be accomplished only in a co-operative world environment. This we all know. 61.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It surely demonstrates that the United Nations has not become, as many feared that it might, a mere debating society. But it does not afford us any grounds for complacency. The world in which we live, as we know so well, is one of change, change on a scale and at a pace unprecedented in the affairs of men. If this body is to become the dynamic instrument of Governments which the late Dag Kammarskjold envisaged, it must not only be able to meet our present needs, but it must have the capacity to serve as an instrument of peaceful change. That is what we, all of us who are interested in collective security at this critical time in the history of the Organization, ought to bear in mind. 60.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We have joined in concerted attacks on famine, disease and illiteracy. We have co-operated in freeing the flow of trade and capital. We have begun to mobilize the resources of the affluent world in support of the efforts of the developing countries. We have made arrangements for disseminating the achievements of science and technology. We have collaborated in drawing up a charter of human rights. And we have endeavoured to work out ways in which the disputes of nations can be contained and brought within the compass of negotiated solutions. In short, we have recognized that international co-operation, far from being incompatible with our national interests, is in many ways the most effective as well as the most enduring way of securing them. 59. Now this is, I think, a creditable record of achievement.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It was the assumption and the expectation of the framers of the Charter that along this course the United Nations would be sustained by the strength and resources of the great Powers acting in concert. As matters evolved, as we know, this assumption was not fully realized, and this has slowed the pace of our progress toward a more rational world order, but it has not diminished, I think, the impetus which must inevitably lead us in that direction. 58. Indeed, when we look over the past two decades, we are bound to be struck by the extent to which we have come, over an increasingly wide area, to organize our activities on a basis of international co-operation. There is scarcely an area of human concern which we have not brought within the focus of one international organization or another.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is equally fitting that we should cast a glance forward into the future to survey the opportunities that are open to us, and the means we must deploy towards their attainment. 56. The United Nations — and I have been one of those who was here from the beginning, and I was also in the League — was born of disenchantment, disenchantment with an order of things which twice in a single generation has engulfed us in armed conflict, with all the attendant destruction and human suffering. But the United Nations was also born of a determination to build a new and more rational world order based on constructive co-operation, collective action, shared responsibility, in the common interest of the world community as a whole. 57.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We have recognized that if the Commonwealth association is to continue to be meaningful, we would have to meet the challenge of racial equality and non-discrimination which is now very central to our partnership. We have not sought to avoid this challenge but we have met it firmly, I believe, and unequivocally by pledging ourselves to work towards "a structure of society which offers equal opportunity and non-discrimination for all its people, irrespective of race, colour or creed". 55. We are now on the threshold of the twentieth anniversary year of the United Nations. On an occasion such as this it is fitting that we should look back on the record of our accomplishments and achievements, and of our failures.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It also takes us yet another step closer to universality of membership, which was the great issue of our debates some ten years ago and which must remain our ultimate goal so long as any significant segment of the world's population remains unrepresented in this forum. 54. Your own country, Mr. President, and mine are associated with these three new countries in the Commonwealth. We regard the development of this association as a vital and imaginative response to the political changes of which I have spoken. We believe that it provides a unique framework for constructive cooperation among peoples of different races, creeds and cultures, and this co-operation, as you know, Mr. President, rests on a partnership of equals and is designed for our common benefit.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In electing you to this high office, we have given recognition at one and the same time u) the distinguished services you have rendered to the United Nations, to the prominent part your country has played in the affairs of the Organization, and to the growing stature of Africa in the world. 53. I would also like to extend, if I may, a welcome to the delegations of Malawi, Zambia and Malta, which have joined our ranks for the first time. Their presence among us serves as a reminder of the transcendent political changes that have marked the first two decades of the existence of this body.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“51. I hope that the distinguished spokesman for Laos will not misunderstand me if I do not follow and comment on some of the important declarations that he has made. My country, as a member of the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Laos, along with Poland and India, as well as in Cambodia and Viet-Nam, has a very important concern in these matters, but there may be, in another context, and at the appropriate moment and in another forum, an opportunity to deal with some of the vital matters referred to by the previous speaker under our responsibility as a member of the International Control Commission. 52. Mr. President, may I begin by congratulating you on your election to preside over the deliberations of this session of the General Assembly.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“What better symbol could be found for our common hope and for our united determination to help bring about the fulfilment of the ancient biblical prophecy: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“52. I will conclude what I have to say by recalling that, two weeks ago this very afternoon, I had the pleasure of visiting the Canadian community of Cobourg in the Province of Ontario in my country, a few hundred miles only from here, and of dedicating a cairn of peace erected in commemoration of the first world ploughing, match held there two years before. I mention this little incident because atop the cairn was a golden plough bearing the finely-wrought inscription: “that man may use the plough to cultivate peace and plenty”. A miniature of this trophy, emblematic of the World’s ploughing championship, now travels annually from one country to another as a messenger of peace and a harbinger of hope and abundance for all mankind.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“It is, however, as my Government sees it, not sufficient for the United Nations to sit back and wait for the great Powers to produce the desired results. The new and encouraging situation in which we find ourselves requires on the part of every Member State a sense of responsibility, a willingness to accept international discipline and an approach to international issues in a moderate, peaceful and co-operative spirit. And perhaps never before in the short history of this Organization have these requirements been so urgent, 51. And so may I, in full consciousness of the heavy responsibility placed upon all of us, urge every one of us to join in seeking the broad objectives I have mentioned and in making the United Nations response to the improved situation which faces us a whole-hearted and substantial contribution to further improvement.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“There could then be, it seems to us, a real hope of attaining the objectives which have been assigned to the United Nations and which are so much a part of man’s universal aspirations. We need more good deeds of the kind already displayed in this Assembly by our Brazilian colleagues when they offered [518th meeting] to accept the Korean prisoners who have so long been in the care of the Indian Government. 50. We have all assumed, I know, at some time or another — and I hope that most of us have argued at some time or another — that the United Nations could be made to work effectively only if great-Power agreement, one of the basic assumptions of the Charter, could be realized. Today, as I have said, we see signs of hope in that direction.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“If we are to agree that the future of the United Nations is inextricably bound up with the achievement of a lasting world peace, surely we must also agree that no effort should be spared and no opportunity lost by the United Nations, both as an Organization and as individual Member States, to advance the cause of peace. If the great Powers can find ways of bringing about an end to the tensions of the past nine years, if they can agree on programmes for disarmament and for greater international co-operation, then all of us should be prepared to move forward in the same direction. 49. If those aims are achieved — and today our hopes are high — and if both sides involved in other international disputes concurrently follow the example of the great Powers, the prospects for this Organization will be unlimited.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“We must also recognize the complications which international tension imposes on the orderly development of dependent peoples. There is no doubt in my mind that, as international tension decreases, the progress of the dependent peoples towards self-government and independence will increase. It is all the more important, therefore, that our intervention in this field should contribute to the easing of tension rather than to its prolongation. 47. These are some of our thoughts on how we might in specific cases meet the challenge of the tenth session of the General Assembly. We trust that no one will consider our suggestions unduly restrictive or detrimental to the aims and aspirations of nations which do not consider themselves immediately concerned with the problems to be solved by the great Powers. 48.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“We have learned from our own experience that the art of self-government can best be acquired by the peoples of any race in partnership and collaboration with other established States. It is not in Canada’s interest, in the interest of the countries of this Organization, nor, as we see it, of the administering Powers themselves to delay unnecessarily the enjoyment, on the part of any peoples, of the fundamental rights to which the Charter refers, and we agree that the interests of the dependent peoples should not be sacrificed to those of the governing Powers. We believe, on the other hand, that it is not in the best interests of the peoples concerned that the achievement of these worthy aims should be brought about precipitately, 46.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This is one more reason why we hope that progress in disarmament will continue to a point where more substantial resources can be released for the great international co-operative project of bringing a better life to all the citizens of the nations of the world. 44. Perhaps the most complex problems which face the General Assembly this year concern the progress of the dependent peoples towards self-government and independence. Our responsibilities in this field, as an Organization, are an essential part of our Charter. The Charter envisages, however, an orderly advance in the direction of the desired goads. This is in keeping with the Canadian concept, a concept which is based on our own historical development. 45.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This is surely a field in which the work of the Organization is becoming progressively more efficient and more effective. 42. Speaking for Canada, we do not wish to see this creative work curtailed, for there can be no lasting peace so long as ignorance, sickness and poverty are allowed to go unheeded anywhere. We are more than ever convinced that no nation can remain healthy and prosperous in a diseased and bankrupt world. But our dilemma is that some assurance of peace and security is required if all Member States are to make a full contribution to combating economic and social ills. Nations which want to assist in the development of less fortunate countries often find that, for their own security, they must limit that assistance' in accordance with the burden of national defence which they must also bear. 43.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“I wish to make this point clear so that we shall not be accused of a reactionary attitude towards change and progress or of lacking sympathy for those who challenge the existing order of things. The fact is that in a great many cases we do not quarrel with proposals for change which come before the Assembly; we question only the time chosen. And our opposition is not absolute or timeless either. We do not want to see the United Nations become like the so-called Holy Alliance, which set its face against ail reforms by arguing that they were never timely. 41. Among the subjects which can be most usefully discussed at this session of the Assembly are those which are part of the economic and social work of the Organization. We have in mind, in particular, questions concerning materially under-developed areas of the world.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The last thing which I wish to suggest is that discussion should be stifled to avoid an objective airing of legitimate grievances, Canada has frequently in the past asserted its belief that the Assembly should be allowed to discuss any matter of international concern. We do recognize, however, that there are times and circumstances in which discussion may be neither wise nor helpful. 40. Many of us, I think, in this room are politicians and proud, I hope, of our craft and profession. However varied our experiences, we have all learned that politics is the art of the possible. Much of our art is that of timing. We know that there are some political measures which are not right or wrong in the absolute sense. They are so often right only if they come at the right time.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Pearson, as “hardy perennials”. And, as Mr. Pearson so aptly observed, “to insist on discussing the same question seven times in seven years does not necessarily bring us seven times nearer its solution” [475th meeting, para. 6]. Of course, some of these items have more recently made their appearance on the agenda of the Assemblv. 39. My country does not claim any particular competence in discussing colonial matters, but, from past experience, we have come to the conclusion that the debates in this Assembly on colonial issues do not always produce useful results, and in some instances, I fear, have had harmful effects.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“We do not think that the Charter is a perfect instrument, but we do think that, in a better political climate, we can construct on its solid foundation a more effective instrument than we now have. 37. Whether we decide to review the Charter or not, the Assembly, as we see it, should consider the useful and timely proposal put forward by the Secretary- General in his annual report on the work of the Organization concerning the greater use which might be made of United Nations machinery in the effort to bring about the relaxation of international tension [A/2911, pp. xi and xii]. These suggestions are clearly consistent with the improved atmosphere in which we meet. 38. At this session we have on our agenda many of what have come to be called the colonial issues. Some of these were referred to last year by my Canadian colleague, Mr.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“A particular question which, under the terms of the Charter, comes now to our attention is whether a conference should be convened for the purpose of reviewing the Charter. Unless there appears to be a general desire to hold a Charter review conference at this time, we are inclined to think that there would be no particular advantage in pressing for it. On the contrary, there would probably be considerable advantage in convening that conference after the political differences which divide us have, to some extent, become reconciled. We might well ask ourselves at this stage whether the relaxation of tension would be stimulated as a result of a Charter review conference.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“There are, as I said, of course, particular difficulties with reference to the admission of countries temporarily divided, but we believe that serious consideration might be given to the early admission of the other applicants. 35. At this point 1 should like to question Mr. Molotov's mathematics. In his address on Friday, 23 September [520th meeting], he referred to 16 applicants. According to the figures compiled by my delegation, if we exclude the divided applicants, there remain 17 candidates; and so I say with respect, but also with confidence, that I hope that Mr. Molotov will look into this question again and find it possible to make what seems to us to be an essential correction. 36.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“I am convinced, however, that this should not necessarily lead them to oppose the desire of what I believe is a substantial majority of the members of this Assembly for as quick and as broad an advance towards universality of membership as we can possibly bring about. 34. The basic political reality which we cannot ignore is that, if this Organization is not truly representative of the great majority of the countries of the world, it will be unable to make its full contribution to settling the problems of the world; and so we hope that progress will be made in this matter at this session of the Assembly. In the view of my delegation, we should all be prepared to examine carefully the possibility of the admission at the same time of a very large proportion of the outstanding applicants.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“I know that in the minds of many representatives there are great difficulties of a legal and constitutional nature which hinder the reaching of any practical solution of this problem. We, too, are concerned and troubled by these difficulties, but we recognize that the political realities must be faced if we are to break the long deadlock on this question. I am aware — and so is the Government of which I am a member and spokesman today — that the great Powers, because of their world responsibility, may show some concern over the application of this or that particular candidate or group of candidates.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“It was an impressive assembly of distinguished representatives of two continents, which brought great credit to those who had initiated it. It may be that we would not agree with all of the conclusions of the Conference, but we pay tribute to the wisdom and moderation of men who have preserved their perspective and their proportion through times of revolutionary change and passionate conflict. It was a great source of encouragement to those of us who believe deeply that the East and the West can work together for our mutual good. 32. There are, I believe, 21 outstanding applications for membership in our Organization, and it is the view of the Government of Canada that the continued exclusion from the United Nations of so many nations of the world is a great handicap. 33.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Our admiration for the peoples of these countries has been constantly strengthened by our personal associations in the United Nations and the Colombo Plan, and more recently with the international supervisory commissions in Indochina. I should like to say a special word for the peoples of Laos, Cambodia and Viet-Nam, for whom so many Canadians have come to have a deep respect and affection in the past year and who, we sincerely hope, will soon be able to take their rightful places in our councils. It seems to us quite wrong that so many of these Asian countries have been arbitrarily prevented from joining us here in the United Nations. 31. If anyone were to doubt the role which the countries of Asia can play in this Assembly, he should study the proceedings of that great conference which took place at Bandung last spring.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“I was pleased to note only this morning the observations made by the Prime Minister of India himself, Mr. Nehru, speaking in the Indian Parliament on 16 September, when he observed that the provision of this unit will not only bring about close co-operation between the scientists of Canada and of those countries that will be benefiting from the reactor, but will also be another link between India and Canada. We are happy also that this reactor will benefit our other friends in Asia by reason of the intention of the Indian Government to allow scientists from neighbouring countries to use its facilities. 30. It is our desire, in Canada, to co-operate in so far as possible with the great evolutionary movements in South and South-East Asia.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“I shall take occasion later, when the appropriate items are being discussed in committee, to report on Canadian activities in developing the industrial and agricultural uses of radio-active isotopes, and such medical applications as the use of cobalt 60 beam therapy in the treatment of cancer, as well as what we are doing in the field of radiation detection and its health aspects. 29. The extensive work which my country has done on the peaceful uses of atomic energy has made it possible for us now to extend assistance abroad. We have recently arranged to provide the Government of India with an atomic reactor. It has been a source of satisfaction to Canada to be able to share our resources in this way with a country to which we are so closely tied in bonds of friendship and partnership.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“In this, as in so many other things, he and the Secretariat have demonstrated their efficiency and imagination. The Conference was, indeed, a fitting implementation of the resolution on international co-operation in developing the peaceful uses of atomic energy unanimously adopted at the ninth session of the General Assembly [resolution 810 (IX)]. I am confident that this Conference will not be a unique and isolated event but that it will be followed by other meetings and developments which will build on the foundation now established for international co-operation in the peaceful development of atomic energy. 28. Perhaps I may be permitted to recall at this point that my own country has played a not inconsiderable role in the dramatic search that has led to the harnessing of the restless energy of the atom.”
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“The new power at the disposal of man holds the promise of a changed and perhaps easier relationship with his surroundings, and the implications of this extend into almost every field. 27. This Assembly will have to deal with a number of items relating directly to atomic energy. In the first place, there is the report of the Secretary-General on the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy held in Geneva from 8 August to 20 August 1955 [A/2967]. This Conference has been widely and quite properly acclaimed as a great success, and I think it is a matter of satisfaction to us all that such a conference was organized by the United Nations. I should like to pay a word of tribute to the Secretary- General for his part in making the Conference a success.”
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