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“The Czechoslovak delegation fully supports these proposals and hopes that other delegations will also do so in the interests of progress in this problem. 121. Undoubtedly one of the major tasks calling for special attention in this sphere is the attainment of agreement on the immediate discontinuance of tests and the prohibition of atomic weapons. The discontinuance of test explosions carried out as a separate measure, would undoubtedly also have a favourable effect on the solution of other disarmament problems, inasmuch as it would prevent-the stockpiling and further development of atomic weapons and might ultimately lead to their complete prohibition, to their elimination from the armaments of States and to the destruction of existing stocks. 122.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“This radical solution would be welcomed by all the peace-loving peoples of the world as the most effective means of removing the threat of war and ensuring lasting peaceful coexistence. 120. If a general disarmament programme cannot be carried out at present because of the reluctance of the Western Powers, then the only possible solution is the gradual execution of the most urgent partial measures, which should have been agreed on long ago. The memorandum on measures in the field of disarmament submitted by the Soviet Union delegation on l8 September, for consideration by the present session of the General Assembly, is of exceptional importance. We consider that the measures proposed in the memorandum offer practical possibilities for solving the disarmament problem.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The solution, or at least some progress towards the solution, of the disarmament problem would make a major contribution towards easing international tension and preserving and strengthening world peace. Accordingly, in the opinion of the Czechoslovak delegation, every possible effort should be made to halt the present arms race, to conclude an agreement on effective measures for a substantial reduction in armaments, to ban atomic weapons and to establish a system of international control. 119. There is no doubt that, in the interest of peace and security, the best solution would be to work out and conclude an agreement on the disarmament problem as a whole.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The Czechoslovak people is deeply sympathetic towards the peoples of the colonial countries struggling for their liberation, and is convinced that in our time no armed action by the colonizers can reverse the course of history or impede the just and victorious struggle of the much- tried peoples of the colonial countries. 117. The most important of the outstanding international problems is that of disarmament. 118. We are witnesses to the continuing arms race which is imposing a heavy burden on wide sections of the working people, is having an unfavourable effect on the. international atmosphere and on mutual relations between States, and is a constant threat to the peace and security of peoples.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“L am thinking first of Algeria where the French colonizers have been waging a destructive war for some years in order to repress the Algerian people's national aspiration for liberation; then of Cyprus where the British colonizers are imprisoning and executing Cypriot patriots fighting for their freedom, and of Yemen and Oman, two small States in the Arab Peninsula, which have been savagely bombed by the United Kingdom Air Force, 116. The United Nations should concern itself with these facts, should condemn the aggressive acts of the colonial Powers and defend the interests of the peoples of these countries which are battling for the right to live in freedom and Independence.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“We cannot allow intervention in the domestic affairs of other countries to continue in future under cover of the United Nations. 115. The time has passed when the uniform of a foreign soldier was a guarantee of the unshakable domination of the colonial Powers. Today, nothing can prevent the peoples of colonial countries from shaking off the fetters of century-long foreign domination once and for all. This is particularly true of' those countries in which the colonizers are employing the crudest methods against the liberation movement of the indigenous peoples.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“They are merely Intended to distract the attention of the world public from the real purpose of the interventionists, which is to prolong the stay of their forces in Lebanon and Jordan indefinitely. In the interests of restoring the situation in the Middle and Near East to normal, the United States and the United Kingdom must comply with the unanimous demand of the peoples and must withdraw their forces from this region without delay in accordance with the General Assembly resolution. 114. In that connexion, the United States Government's manoeuvre to secure the establishment of a so-called stand-by United Nations force for dispatch to the territory of various States, first and foremost those of the Middle and Near East, should be vigorously condemned.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Not only has no time limit yet been fixed for their final withdrawal, but steps are being taken to prolong their stay for an indefinite period, 112. The settlement of internal political problems in Lebanon and Jordan is exclusively a matter for the peoples of these two countries. The United States and the United Kingdom have not been authorized to act in the role of the notorious "Holy Alliance" and to use armed force in defence of reaction wherever it happens to suit them or wherever their strategic and political positions need reinforcement. 113. Tactics such as the token withdrawal of one or two military units from Lebanon must be brought to an end.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“World attention is still focused on the dangerous situation in the Near and Middle East, a situation which has arisen as a result of armed intervention by the United States in Lebanon and by the United Kingdom in Jordan. The resolution adopted at the third emergency special session of the General Assembly, which called for the early withdrawal of all United Kingdom and United States interventionist forces from Lebanon and Jordan and the cessation of interference in the domestic affairs of these countries, has not yet been carried into effect. Despite the request made by the General Assembly, the interventionist forces of the United States and the United Kingdom continue to occupy both countries, and there is no sign of their being withdrawn in the near future.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The sovereign rights of the Chinese people should be fully respected; the lawful representatives of the People's Republic of China should occupy their seats in the United Nations without delay and the Chiang Kai-shek puppets in United States service should be banished from the Assembly Hall of the United Nations once and for all. 110. Lasting peace in the Far East cannot be achieved until the United States withdraws its armed forces from Taiwan and other Chinese islands and ends its policy of provocation and blackmail with regard to the People's Republic of China. The above facts should make it clear to everyone that responsibility for the future development of events in the Far East rests entirely with the United States Government. 111.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“And if we are to apply the lesson of Munich to present events in the Far East, it is essential to take a resolute stand against the aggressors in that area, that is to say, the United States of America, and to support the People's Republic of China which is defending its inalienable rights in " own territory. Those are the facts and no distortion can change them. 109. The United States is responsible for the continuance of an abnormal situation, extremely damaging to the prestige of the United Nations, in which a great Power and one of the founder members of the United Nations — the People's Republic of China — is being denied its lawful rights.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In the attempt to whitewash the aggressive measures taken by the United States against the People's Republic of China, President Eisenhower has gone so far as to assert that United States action in the Far East was necessary in order to avert another Munich, but since Munich has been mentioned, I would remind you of what Munich meant. The Czechoslovak people well remember that the Western Powers then made use of Nazi Germany to form an aggressive alliance of the imperialist forces against the USSR and they cynically sacrificed the independence and territorial integrity of the Czechoslovak Republic at Munich with that end in view. The peoples condemned Munich and its organizers chiefly because direct support of an aggressor was involved.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“We are firmly on the side of the Chinese people, to whom we are bound by profound and lasting friendship, in their struggle against United States aggression and for the realization of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China. 107. The United Nations should resolutely condemn the despotic actions of the United States, which has arbitrarily assumed the right to fix its so-called defence perimeter and the sphere of operations of its armed forces within the territory of another sovereign State, in this case, the People's Republic of China. Such action can only be described as open aggression and is reminiscent of the Nazi lebensraum theory, the purpose of which was to justify the use of armed force. 108.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“It would be politically naive to imagine that demonstrations of military strength and threats by boastful generals to use atomic weapons could intimidate the great Chinese people who fear no one and have already taught aggressors many a lesson. The Chinese people are struggling for a just cause; they are struggling for the liberation of their territory from foreign invaders, which is why they have the full support of all peace-loving opinion. Closely united in support of their Government, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese people are not alone in their just struggle. They have reliable 'allies and true friends in whose ranks the Czechoslovak people has the honour to count itself.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In addition to the notorious aspects of this policy such as the inflammatory broadcasts from the so-called "Radio Free Europe" and the "Voice of America", the launching of balloons and the dispatch of saboteurs, United States ruling circles have recently been adopting a new method, namely, the transfer of naval and air forces which they are moving from one spot to another like a cat playing with its kittens. In the attempt to make the situation in the Taiwan area even more acute, the United States is also resorting to the threat of using atomic weapons. United States interventionist forces in the Taiwan area are armed with nuclear weapons and missiles, which greatly increases the danger of a war in which weapons of mass destruction would be used. 106.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In order to camouflage the aggressive actions of the United States of America, references are being made to the fulfilment of "obligations' towards the bankrupt adventurer, Chiang Kai-shek, who has been driven out by the Chinese people. 104. The United States has recently taken hasty measures to strengthen its naval forces in the Taiwan Strait and Is transferring warships to the Far East from various parts of the world. The point of these transfers, which are designed to demonstrate the might of the United States of America, is to force the People's Republic of China to submit to the dictation of the United States by means of threats and blackmail. 10$. If, in pursuing its aggressive policy, the United States finds conventional diplomatic methods inadequate, it resorts to methods of direct intervention, threats and open coercion.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“United States armed forces have occupied the Chinese territory of Taiwan and the Penghu (Pescadores) islands and have turned them into a military base for use against the People's Republic of China and other peace-loving States. They are protecting a bunch of traitors who have settled on these islands, having fled from the wrath of the Chinese people on the mainland. They are now threatening to extend their aggression to the islands lying just off the Chinese coast. 103. The United States Navy and Air Force are deliberately violating Chinese territorial waters and air space and are striving to hamper the just efforts of the Chinese people to liberate these islands.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“100. The peace-loving peoples, however, must not lower their guard, particularly at present when a new and serious threat to peace and security has arisen in two parts of the world, and when the aggressive policy of the Western Powers, particularly the United States of America, has again brought the world to the verge of a military conflict. 101. We are concerned firstly with the Far East on which the attention of the peoples of the whole world is at present focused. The grave increase of tension in the area of Taiwan is fraught with the danger of a military conflagration. 102. The cause of the present situation is the aggression committed by the United States against the People's Republic of China.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“It is because these forces are closely-knit and resolute that it has so far been possible to avert a military conflict and to protect world peace 99. In this decisive struggle of the peoples for peace and progress, against war and reaction, the correlation of forces in the world is changing to the increasing advantage of those who stand for the peaceful coexistence of States irrespective of their social systems, for the settlement of outstanding international problems by peaceful negotiation and for a far-reaching relaxation of international tension. However strong the opposition put up by aggressive forces, the wind from the East, as they rightly say in the People's Republic of China, is stronger than the wind from the West. The correlation of forces is finally also changing to the advantage of the peoples who are fighting colonialism.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“They are stepping up their armaments, particularly in the field of nuclear weapons, and are using aggressive military blocs and bases situated in the territory of foreign States in order to carry out their expansionist plans against peace. This policy is leading to the aggravation of international tension. 97. The leading part in this is being played by the aggressive circles of the United States which are seeking to achieve world domination and to arrest the course of human progress by their "position of strength" and "brink of war" policy, and by the organization of subversive activity and armed intervention. 98. On the other hand, the forces of peace which are struggling stubbornly to cement world peace and international security are constantly on the increase.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“94. The thirteenth session of the General Assembly is beginning its work in an atmosphere of international tension which gives rise to serious apprehension. If the United Nations is to fulfil its mission, it must take resolute and effective steps without delay to avert the danger of war and to develop friendly co-operation between peoples on the basis of peaceful coexistence. 95. The question of peaceful coexistence or war is the crucial issue in international life today. 96. On the one hand, the circles in the Western imperialist States which are eager for war are continuing to organize campaigns against peace and the development of friendly co-operation among peoples on an increasingly intensive scale.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“We are convinced that the willingness of Poland and Czechoslovakia to assume an obligation to that effect can facilitate the conclusion of such an agreement, which would unquestionably be a step towards solving the problem of guaranteeing European security. It would be a major contribution to the improvement of the international atmosphere and the attainment of agreement on further measures of disarmament.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“I am authorized by the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic to inform the representatives of all States Members of the United Nations that Czechoslovakia is prepared, in the interest of reducing international tension, to subscribe to the proposal of the Polish People's Republic and to assume an obligation to refrain from manufacturing or stockpiling atomic weapons in any part of its territory, provided that both German States reach an agreement to prohibit the manufacture and stockpiling of such weapons in the territory of Germany, as the German Democratic Republic has proposed. 109.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“For this reason, the Czechoslovak delegation, in keeping with the stand which Czechoslovakia has always taken on disarmament and in conformity with the complete support which we have given to the Soviet Union proposals for solving the disarmament question and to the German Democratic Republic's proposals for concluding an agreement by which atomic weapons would not be manufactured or stockpiled in the territories of either of the German States, welcomes the initiative of the Polish People's Republic and regards it as an important and constructive step towards the solution of a problem which is giving rise to concern in all parts of the world. 108.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Czechoslovakia of course has sufficient means and facilities to counter such a threat, and there is no need to emphasize that, in company with the other parties to the Warsaw Treaty, it could not stand idly by observing the continued establishment of atomic bases near its western frontiers, the equipping of the West Germany army with atomic weapons and the manufacture of such weapons by the German Federal Republic itself. We believe, however, that it is in the interest of all European peoples to explore every possibility of contributing to a reduction of international tension in Europe and the rest of the world as well as to the achievement of progress in the disarmament question. 107.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic called attention to the fact that the establishment of atomic bases in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and the arming of the West German army with thermonuclear weapons seriously jeopardized the interests of universal peace and represented a direct threat to all the European peoples, none of whom could escape the consequences of a military gamble launched with the use of the most powerful means of destruction yet known. 106.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“With respect to partial measures in Europe, the Czechoslovak Government's efforts hinge on the fact that foreign Powers have atomic bases in one part of Germany and that one hears open talk there of plans to equip the West Germany army with atomic weapons and even statements that, despite all existing undertakings, the Federal Republic of Germany should be given an opportunity to manufacture these weapons itself. 104. Since we are immediate neighbours of both German States and were one of the first victims of German imperialist expansion, we are fully aware of the danger to Czechoslovakia and to the peace of Europe which this policy of equipping West Germany with atomic weapons entails. 105. In its statement of 24September [680th meeting].”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The Government of the Polish People's Republic has proposed to abstain from manufacturing and stockpiling atomic weapons in the territory of the Polish People's Republic, if agreement is reached between the two German States — the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany — to assume a similar obligation in accordance with the previous proposals of the German Democratic Republic. 102. The Czechoslovak Government has repeatedly considered possible specific steps towards a solution of the disarmament problem and has often expressed Its readiness to give every assistance in the execution of individual partial measures which would hasten and facilitate a solution of the disarmament problem as a whole. 103.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“On behalf of the Czechoslovak Government, I wish this session great success in its work, in which the Czechoslovak delegation intends to take an active part, with a view to strengthening universal peace and security. I wish first of all to thank the President for the opportunity to make this brief statement in connexion with the speech made by Mr. Rapacki, Chairman of the delegation of the Polish People's Republic and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, [697th meeting], concerning problems of disarmament and the manufacture and stock piling of atomic weapons in Europe. 101.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The Government of the Czechoslovak Republic attaches great importance to the improvement of mutual relations and the establishment of personal contacts between representatives of Governments and parliaments and other outstanding leaders, and will maintain such contacts in the future. We are in favour of peaceful competition between States, which would be of benefit to the peoples and advance the cause of progress throughout the world. 68. The Czechoslovak delegation considers that the widespread application of the principles of peaceful coexistence should have the full support of the United Nations and hopes that the results of the work of the twelfth session of the General Assembly will promote the achievement of this aim.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“We maintain good and mutually advantageous economic relations with States which have different social and economic systems, but which observe the principles of peaceful coexistence and pursue a peace-loving policy, and these relations are constantly expanding. 67. We are connected with many countries by long traditions of cultural ties, which we are constantly strengthening. In accordance with the principles of peaceful coexistence, we proposed at the last session of the General Assembly a draft re solution concerning the development of cultural relations which was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly [resolution 1043 (XI)].”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The Czechoslovak people, in firm unity and brotherly co-operation with their liberator, the Soviet Union, and with other socialist countries, are successfully building communism fen their country and are developing friendly relations with all countries, thus contributing to the cause of peace and friendship among the peoples. The policy of peace and friendly coexistence among peoples derives from the very nature of our social system. We want peace and we need it to carry out the great tasks of socialist construction aimed at constantly raising the material and cultural standard of living of our people. Czechoslovakia adheres to the principles of peaceful coexistence in its everyday policies.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“If the General Assembly is resolved to fulfil its task of ensuring peace and peaceful co-operation among nations, it is essential that it should support this desire to apply the principles of peaceful coexistence in relations among all States. Accordingly, the Czechoslovak delegation fully supports the draft declaration concerning the peaceful coexistence of States submitted to the General Assembly by the Soviet Union delegation [A/3673] as a separate item. 66. The Government of the Czechoslovak Republic is consistently guided by the principles of peaceful coexistence. Its relations with other countries have always been and continue to be based on the principle that all problems between States must be settled by peaceful means, with due respect for the rights and vital interests of peoples.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Important international political problems might be solved much more easily if all States adhered in their mutual relations to the principles of peaceful coexistence. The implementation of these principles calls for observance of the sovereignty and full equality of rights of States, mutual respect for territorial integrity, non-aggression and non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States. Despite the opposition of partisans of the negotiation from a "position of strength" policy, the principles of peaceful coexistence are being implemented and acknowledged by an ever-increasing number of States, through the active efforts of the masses of the people to preserve peace. Clear evidence of this was the Bandung Conference of Asian and African countries. 65.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Discrimination against the socialist countries with regard to equitable geographical representation in United Nations organs, the flouting of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations, the refusal to admit the Mongolian People's Republic to the United Nations, although it meets all the requirements of such admission, and attempts to intervene in the domestic affairs of the Hungarian People’s Republic - all this shows that attempts are still being made to direct the United Nations along a course which does not correspond to its purposes and to turn it into the instrument of one Power's policy. Such ambitions are contrary to the United Nations Charter, undermine the very foundations of our Organization and are incompatible with the interests of peace. 64.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The course of international events has long since shown that no international political problems can seriously be solved without the participation of representatives of the People's Republic of China. The work and prestige of our Organization are the first to suffer from the fact that lawful representatives of the People’s Republic of China are deprived of an opportunity to take part in United Nations work. Also contrary to the principles of the United Nations Charter and to the interests of peaceful international co-operation is the fact that a certain group of countries is preventing such a democratic and peace-loving country as the Mongolian People's Republic from becoming a Member of our Organization. 63.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“It is impairing the representative nature of the United Nations and undermining the work of its organs, and is having the effect of denying whole geographical areas the opportunity to participate actively in solving the important problems discussed in the United Nations. Last year, for example, the seat of a non-permanent member of the Security Council, which under the gentleman’s agreement of 1946 belongs to an eastern European country, was assigned to a State from another geographical area. 62. The Czechoslovak delegation also considers it wholly inadmissible that one of the permanent members of the Security Council, the People’s Republic of China, should still be denied its lawful place in the United Nations.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“With regard to the economic development of under-developed countries, Czechoslovakia continues to support actively the idea of establishing a special United Nations fund for this purpose. 61. With a view to achieving successful results at this session and in the general interests of future United Nations work, the Czechoslovak delegation feels obliged to refer to a number of important problems which concern the actual work of the Organization and its organs. In the first place, there is the question of equitable geographical representation in the organs of the United Nations, as referred to in the Charter. The violation of this principle is dealing a serious blow to international co-operation.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The General Assembly must discuss important economic problems, particularly the question of raising standards of living and of developing international economic and trade co-operation and the question of effective economic assistance to underdeveloped countries. World economic problems cannot be solved without the co-operation of all countries, both the industrially developed and the economically less developed countries. An effective step in this direction would undoubtedly be the convening of an international economic conference with the widest possible participation of all the interested countries. The task of such a conference would be to prepare concrete measures to restore international economic relations to normal and expanding foreign trade and economic co-operation.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Eminent scientists and scientific institutes in many different countries of the world have shown that the rising level of radioactivity may constitute a biological threat to all life on earth. In these circumstances, it is essential for the General Assembly to draft concrete measures which will have the effect of stopping any further rise in the level of radioactivity. The Czechoslovak Government is convinced that such measures are possible. Prompted by a desire to help free mankind from the threat of such a disaster, it has submitted for consideration by the twelfth session a proposal to consider the question of the effects of atomic radiation. 60.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“One of the most important items on the agenda of the twelfth session is the danger constituted by the raising of the radiation level resulting from atomic test explosions. It is common knowledge that the number of radioactive particles, including strontium-90 particles, in the stratosphere is constantly increasing. These particles are carried around the world by air currents and are deposited on the earth’s surface. They may be deposited anywhere in the world, regardless of State frontiers. Science has proved that even if all experimental atomic explosions are discontinued forthwith strontium fall-out will continue for years to come and in ever-increasing quantities, reaching its maximum level by 1980.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“There can be no doubt that implementation of the USSR proposal for the dissolution of both the North Atlantic Treaty and the Warsaw Treaty would substantially alter the international situation. 57. The first step towards ensuring security in Europe might also be an agreement whereby the NATO countries and the Warsaw Treaty countries would undertake not to use force and to settle all disputes by peaceful means. 58. The establishment of a system of collective security would also greatly facilitate the solution of the German problem. The Czechoslovak Government, which quite understandably has a great interest in this matter, considers that the establishment of a confederation of the two German States which exist today would be the most acceptable first step towards the establishment of a single, democratic and peace-loving Germany. 59.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The Czechoslovak delegation therefore expresses its agreement with the proposal in the USSR delegation’s memorandum on partial measures in the field of disarmament, to the effect that States possessing thermonuclear weapons should assume the obligation, under an appropriate agreement, not to allow the installation of atomic units or of any types of atomic or hydrogen weapons beyond their frontiers and should not place such weapons at the disposal of other States and of the commands of military blocs. 56. In view of the existing situation in Europe, it is absolutely essential to make every effort, in the spirit of the principles of the United Nations Charter, to replace the policy of military blocs by a policy of mutual understanding, co-operation and collective security.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Admittedly, the militarization of West Germany and the plans to supply its army with thermonuclear weapons are directed primarily against the socialist countries of Europe; but the history of two world wars has shown that German imperialism has never limited its aggression to the East and that its expansionist tendencies and desire for world mastery have always led to war against its Western neighbours also. The possibility of the use of weapons of mass destruction will merely encourage West German militaristic circles in their ambitions for revenge. 55.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“According to a statement made by Mr. Strauss, the West German Minister of Defence, in October 1956, thirty-one of the thirty-eight generals of the new German army served on Hitler’s general staff. At the same time, increasingly open threats are being made in the Federal Republic of Germany against its eastern neighbours. 54. All European peoples, and especially the neighbours of the Federal Republic of Germany, are interested in ensuring security in Europe.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The question of collective security is closely connected with that of disarmament. As a State situated in Central Europe, Czechoslovakia is directly concerned with the achievement of this aim in Europe. The events which took place last year have shown that the problem of all-European security, to which the Czechoslovak delegation has already drawn attention at previous sessions, has become even more urgent at the present time. The situation in Europe has been further aggravated in the past year. In the territory of West Germany, more and more United States atomic bases are being established and the West German army is being feverishly built up. It is not by chance that fascist organizations are reappearing in various forms in West Germany and that former Nazi officers are again commanding the armed forces of that country.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“But the United Nations must deal with this problem vigorously and with a sense of its great responsibility for the maintenance and strengthening of peace and the relaxation of international tension. 52. The attainment of an agreement on disarmament is a matter of great concern to the Czechoslovak Government. In its desire to provide concrete assistance in solving the disarmament problem, it has already twice reduced the level of its armed forces. With regard to so-called aerial photography, it has stated that, in the interests of reaching agreement on disarmament, it is prepared to agree to this measure, on the premise that the reduction of armaments would considerably lessen the threat of war and would make it possible to take measures of this kind without jeopardizing the security of our Republic. 53.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The present composition of the Subcommittee and its secret discussions suit the purposes only of those who, with a view to deceiving and lulling world public opinion, wish to create the illusion that they are doing something with regard to disarmament, but are really not at all interested in achieving progress in this matter. The Czechoslovak delegation, like many others, is in favour of expanding the Disarmament Commission and its Sub-Committee ensuring that disarmament problems which concern all peoples are not discussed behind closed doors. 51. I am convinced that a step forward can be taken with regard to disarmament at this session of the General Assembly.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Considering that control of the implementation of an agreement on the temporary discontinuance of tests would, as pointed out in the proposals submitted by the USSR, be relatively simple and very effective, the Czechoslovak delegation sees no reason why an agreement of this kind could not be reached at this twelfth session of the General Assembly. 50. The composition of the Sub-Committee of the Disarmament Commission has also been a factor contributing to its unsatisfactory work. Of the five members of the Sub-Committee, four play a leading role in the North Atlantic bloc, the whole policy of which is based on continuing the armaments race and preparing for a new war employing atomic and hydrogen weapons.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The Czechoslovak delegation therefore welcomes the USSR delegation’s proposal that the question of the discontinuance of tests of atomic and hydrogen weapons under international control should be examined by this session of the General Assembly as an independent item. There is no doubt that even a temporary discontinuance of tests for two or three years, as proposed by the Soviet Union, would be a practical step towards the complete prohibition of thermonuclear weapons and would hamper further efforts to develop new and even more destructive thermonuclear weapons.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)