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“If the sponsors of the above-mentioned provocative campaigns wish to liberate someone, it would be more appropriate if they directed their efforts in another direction and used their influence to do away with the remnants of colonialism, liberate the colonial peoples, abolish racial oppression and discrimination in their own countries as well, and free millions of working people from the heavy and increasing burden which the armaments race has placed upon them. 71. We feel bound to state forthrightly that the principles of peaceful coexistence and competition will not be fully practicable until all the obstacles that have accumulated during the "cold war" years to expanded peaceful co-operation among States and to a consolidated peace have been cleared away. 72.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“Evidence of this attitude can be found in the provocative resolution recently adopted by the United States Congress on the so-called "liberation" of socialist countries, among them Czechoslovakia, and also in the attempts to revive the so-called "Hungarian question" in the United Nations, as the United States and United Kingdom representatives again sought to do in their statements. 70. The Czechoslovak people, like the peoples of the other Socialist countries, have never before, as a nation or socially, felt as free as they do today.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“With ever-increasing insistence the people of the world demand that all the efforts of the world should be directed at ending the "cold war", at expanding fruitful international co-operation and at developing the economies and raising the levels of living of nations. 69. Unfortunately, however, influential circles in the Western countries are impeding peaceful coexistence and co-operation and seeking to continue "cold war" policies. They are unwilling to accept the fact that the people of the socialist nations have chosen their present form of government freely once and for all.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“The visit to the United States of Mr. Khrushchev, whose untiring efforts and invaluable services in the cause of safeguarding world peace have brought him universal respect and recognition throughout the world, has evoked a wide response in all countries. The mere fact that the visit was made indicates that international relations have entered a new phase, that the ice of the "cold war" is melting and that — in the words of Mr. A. Novotny, President of the Czechoslovak Republic — '"the great idea of peaceful coexistence and competition, which the Soviet Union has consistently advocated in the international forum, has found devoted supporters in hundreds of millions of people and in entire nations". 68.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“The meeting of statesmen of these two countries is exceptionally important in view of the great responsibility that the Soviet Union and the United States bear for the maintenance and consolidation of international peace and security. It is clear to everyone that, if relations between these two States develop in keeping with the principles of peaceful coexistence, this will exert a decisively favourable influence on the international situation as a whole. 66. We welcome the meeting between the Heads of Government of the Soviet Union and the United States and we hope that this meeting will contribute significantly to the lessening of international tension, to the development of peaceful co-operation and mutual understanding and to the extension of confidence in the relations between States with different social systems. 67.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“The policy of peace is supported by the widest segments of the population in all countries. 65. The period just elapsed witnessed the formation of favourable circumstances for a substantial easing of international tensions. A number of significant events are indicative of this trend. The most important of them, one which we are witnessing now and which has caused the utmost satisfaction throughout the world, is the visit to the United States of Mr. N. S. Khrushchev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, and the forthcoming visit to the Soviet Union of Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“The untiring efforts of the USSR in the cause of peace and its tremendous achievements in science and technology are having a favourable effect, as we can feel here, on the atmosphere of our present session. We are filled with feelings of sincere joy and extend to the Soviet people our whole-hearted congratulations on the occasion of their newest historic triumph, their launching of a second space rocket, which has reached the surface of the moon. This achievement opens before mankind vast new possibilities for exploring the mysteries of the universe. Man’s boldest dreams are becoming realities before our very eyes. 64. The fight for peace and peaceful coexistence is being waged by many countries of Asia and Africa and by other countries which pursue a policy of neutrality.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“62. The period of time that has elapsed since the last session of the United Nations General Assembly has been marked by a further strengthening of the forces of peace in the world. Greater efforts have been made to abolish war as a means of solving international disputes, to settle controversial questions by negotiation and to promote broad international cooperation based on the principles of the peaceful coexistence of States with different social systems. 63. The course of international affairs is being influenced more and more by the consistent, peaceful policy of the USSR and other countries with a socialist System, by the all-round growth of their strength and unity and by the grandiose prospects of their future development.”
1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)
“If the United Nations intends to carry out the mission for which it was instituted, it must rise to the defence of the Arab peoples and take a resolute stand against the continuing intervention and interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries; it must call for the immediate withdrawal of the United States and British interventionist forces from Lee on and Jordan.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The main point of the joint draft resolution of the Arab countries, which the Assembly adopted unanimously, was the demand for the withdrawal of the troops. The efforts of the Secretary- General should have been concentrated primarily on ' ensuring that the requirement was carried out. And about that point we learn very little in the Secretary- General's report. 52. The peoples of the Arab countries, with whose just struggle against the colonialists for freedom and independence we sympathize, have the right to settle their own affairs by themselves without any outside intervention. These peoples protest against the presence of the interventionist forces of the United States and the United Kingdom on their soil. 53.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The United States has even gone as far as demanding that the new Lebanese Government should include persons acceptable to the United States Government. This gross intervention backed up by the presence of American armed forces is a violation of the principles of the Charter. It has met with firm resistance from the Lebanese people and has been rejected by the present Lebanese Government. 50. As regards the Secretary-General's report, it should be pointed out that, despite the care with which • he has drafted it, he interprets the resolution of the third emergency special session incorrectly by asserting that the "political essence" of the resolution is the problem of relations between Arab States. 51. We cannot agree with this interpretation which just suits the interventionists.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Lodge has given his word here that the principles of the United States foreign policy are not at all self-seeking. He said on 2 October 1958 [768th meeting], for example, that the United States had committed no aggression against Lebanon, that his country was not trying to put off complying with the General Assembly's resolution and was not obstructing the withdrawal of American forces, but unfortunately for Mr. Lodge the world, which is now well acquainted with United States foreign policy, no longer believes such statements, especially when they are accompanied by further intervention in and pressure on the Arab countries. 48. The recent actions of the United States Ambassador to Lebanon, which caused universal indignation and censure, are proof of this intervention and pressure. 49.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“But what sort of negotiations could these be if they are held in the shadow of American tanks, warships and aircraft? There can be no question of talks on an equal footing or of any freely-taken decision by the Lebanese Government In such circumstances, but merely of a unilateral diktat on the part of the United States. Lebanon, after all, has been asking for the withdrawal of American troops for a long time already and is still doing so. The American Government has nevertheless not complied with the demand and is putting forward more and more conditions. 47. In the light of these facts the assertions made by prominent representatives of United States foreign policy — even at this session of the General Assembly — that they are not intervening in internal affairs of Arab States, appear very strange. Mr.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In actual fact the United States and the United Kingdom are creating a fantastic situation — a situation which looks roughly as if they want the patient to recover completely before they lance his abscess. There will be a real relaxation of tension in the Near and Middle East and an improvement in the situation only when the Western Powers renounce their policy of intervention in the internal affairs of the Arab countries and of inciting one Arab State against another, when they withdraw their Interventionist forces from the territory of those countries. 46. The United States is also trying to justify its reluctance to withdraw forces promptly from Lebanon by asserting that the problem of withdrawal should be negotiated with the Lebanese Government.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The conditions put forward by the United States and the United Kingdom for the withdrawal of their forces, namely, when the international situation permits, are by no means fortuitous. They are deliberately calculated to postpone compliance with the clear requirement contained in the resolution adopted at the third emergency special session. 44. The true cause of the threat to peace and the tension in the Near and Middle East, relaxation of which the United States and Britain supposedly desire, is the continued intervention by these countries in Arab affairs. 45. By advancing the above-mentioned conditions, the interventionists hope to create a vicious circle so that they can postpone the withdrawal of their forces until they think fit.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“annex 1] the withdrawal of American armed forces is made dependent upon the international situation. The withdrawal of British forces from Jordan, according to the United Kingdom Government's memorandum [ibid.. annex II]. is also made dependent on a satisfactory situation in this area. In other words, the American and British forces — who ought to be able to find their way back, having invaded Lebanese and Jordanian territory so rapidly — are to be withdrawn, as they say, in God's own time. 42. In a statement [768th meeting]. Mr. Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of the USSR delegation to the United Nations, has proved quite clearly that the excuses offered by the interventionists are groundless. 43. What do the interventionists wish to gain?”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The United States and the United Kingdom keep putting forward more and more conditions in order to delay the withdrawal of their forces as long as possible. 39. We fully concur with the Sudanese Foreign Minister who said yesterday [771st meeting] that he considered the withdrawal of these troops as essential if peace was to be stabilized and tension reduced in this region, and that the troop withdrawal should be carried out without any conditions. 40. The Czechoslovak delegation fully supports the demand made here that the Governments of the United States and Great Britain should fix the earliest possible date for the final and unconditional withdrawal of their forces from Lebanon and Jordan. 41. In the United States Government's memorandum annexed to the Secretary-General's report [A/3934/ Rev. 1.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The threat to the peace and security of the Arab States brought about by the American-British aggression has not yet been removed. Not Only the Arab countries, but all the peace-loving peoples deeply disturbed by the threat to peace and security In this area, are interested in the improvement in the dangerous situation in the Near and Middle East. 38. The basic requirement of the resolution adopted on 21 August 1958 by the General Assembly at its third emergency special session [resolution 1237 (ES-III)] has not been fulfilled to this very day. American and British forces, as confirmed by the Secretary-General's report to the General Assembly [A/3934/Rev.1], are still in Lebanon and Jordan and are occupying these countries despite the insistent appeal of the United Nations to withdraw.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“It trusts that the work of the thirteenth session and the results it achieves will contribute in every possible way to the attainment of that high purpose. 166. The Czechoslovak delegation for its part will do everything in its power to make the thirteenth session of the General Assembly a successful one. 35. In its speech in the general debate on 24 September 1958 [756th meeting], the Czechoslovak delegation emphasized the serious nature of the situation brought about by American-British intervention in Lebanon and Jordan. 36. The Czechoslovak delegation feels it should again take the floor in the general debate and draw the attention of the General Assembly to the danger of that situation, in the light of new facts concerning the withdrawal of American and British forces from this region. 37.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“This year a Government delegation from the Czechoslovak Republic visited a number of countries in Asia, including India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon, Cambodia and Afghanistan. Those visits contributed to the further strengthening of friendship and co-operation between our Republic and those peaceful countries, where the principles of peaceful coexistence have taken firm root. 164. Czechoslovakia is in favour of peaceful competition among States for the benefit of all mankind and the cause of progress throughout the world. 165. The Czechoslovak delegation hopes that the General Assembly will consider and adopt appropriate recommendations for the observance and application of the principles of peaceful coexistence among States.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Practical measures for the application of the principles of peaceful coexistence would provide a more stable basis for the development of mutual relations, particularly in scientific, cultural and technological matters, with a view to enabling peoples to become better, acquainted with the achievements of the various countries. The vitality of the idea of peaceful coexistence and friendly co-operation among peoples is demonstrated by the Brussels International Exhibition, in which a large number of States with different social systems have participated, including Czechoslovakia. 163. Personal contacts among representatives of Governments and parliaments and among other public officials are of great importance in bringing peoples together and in Improving mutual relations.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“It is particularly desirable that the principles of peaceful coexistence should be widely applied in relations between European countries with different social systems. 161. The removal of the mistrust among States provoked by the unfavourable course of international events in recent years can be facilitated not only by the development of political, economic and cultural relations and wider contacts among statesmen, but also by the assumption of joint responsibilities, which would have the effect of strengthening peace and international security. 162.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Yet so far little progress has been made towards the application by all States, regardless of variations in their social and economic systems, of the principles then adopted. The basic reason for this unsatisfactory state of affairs is that the circles which are eager for war have not abandoned their "position of strength" policy, the policy of forming military blocs, and have not renounced armed intervention and interference. 159. The application of the principles of peaceful coexistence by all States, irrespective of their political, economic and social systems, will help to bring States closer together, to produce a gradual easing of international tension and to promote peaceful cooperation among States. 160.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Czechoslovakia, particularly in recent years, has, to an increasing extent, been developing mutually profitable economic ties with the under-developed countries; thus helping to strengthen friendly relations. 157. Basing itself on the principles of a consistent peace policy, the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic has proposed for inclusion in the agenda of the current thirteenth session of the General Assembly an item entitled "Measures aimed at the implementation and promotion of principles of peaceful coexistence among States" [A/3847 and Add.1]. 158. It is true that, at its last session, the United Nations took a significant step towards the application and observance of the principles of peaceful coexistence with the adoption of General Assembly resolution 1236 (XII) on peaceful and neighbourly relations among States.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In accordance with the objective of building a socialist society in Czechoslovakia within a short period of time, Czechoslovak, foreign policy 1b designed to ensure the most favourable international conditions for the attainment of this goal. Our country therefore strives tirelessly and consistently for the maintenance and strengthening of general peace and security, the development of peaceful co-operation among countries irrespective of their social and political systems, the lessening of international tension and the settlement of all disputes through peaceful negotiation. 156. The Czechoslovak Government applies the principles of peaceful coexistence in its day-to-day policy. It is developing friendly relations with all countries which are guided by the same considerations.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Recent years have witnessed considerably greater efforts to ensure the development of peaceful and friendly relations among States on the basis of mutual esteem and advantage, non-aggression and respect for State sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity and non-intervention. The principles of the policy of peaceful coexistence have gained wide international acceptance and the majority of States are guided by them in their relations with each other. 155. In the conduct of its international relations Czechoslovakia has based itself in the past and bases itself today on the principles of peaceful coexistence. The policy of peace and friendly co-operation among nations is inherent in the very nature of our social system.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“An important contribution to the cause of strengthening of peace and security in the Far East is the independent decision of the Governments of the People's Republic of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea that all units of the Chinese People's Volunteers should be withdrawn from Korea this year. 153. Nevertheless, to the detriment of the cause of peace and of the lessening of international tension, the initiative of the socialist countries and the series of unilateral measures they have taken with a view to strengthening mutual trust and creating favourable conditions for future negotiations between East and West have not been followed by similar steps on the part of the Governments of the United States and other Western Powers. 154.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“That sincerity is attested by such disinterested unilateral measures as, for example, the historic step taken by the USSR in discontinuing nuclear weapons tests or the announced reduction in the armed forces of the members of the Warsaw Pact by a further 419,000 men — a figure which includes a reduction of 20,000 men in the armed forces, of the Czechoslovak Republic. At the same time, the Government of the USSR decided to withdraw its armed forces from the Romanian People's Republic and reduce the strength of its armed forces in the territory of the Hungarian People's Republic. 152.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“It was with that end in view that the members of the Warsaw Fact, meeting in a session of the Pact's Political Advisory Committee in May 1958, proposed to the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as we know, the conclusion of anon-aggression pact, a step which in present international circumstances would be of cardinal importance in easing international tension and strengthening peace. In that connexion, the Czechoslovak delegation wishes to reaffirm the Czechoslovak Government's readiness to become a signatory to such a pact. 151. The socialist States have given many convincing proofs of the sincerity of their proposals aimed at lessening international tension and strengthening peace.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The convening of a conference and the discussion of those urgent problems on which agreement could most readily be reached would be the best means of lessening tension between States and averting war. The Western Powers are trying to prevent such a conference being held at an early date by proposing the inclusion in its agenda of items which cannot provide the basis for an agreement. 148. The Czechoslovak Government is wholeheartedly in favour of the proposal to hold a summit conference. The Government of the Czechoslovak Republic is ready to take part in such a conference if it is invited to do so and will do everything in its power to promote its success. 149. A prerequisite for the settlement of the urgent and thorny problems which characterize the present international situation is the restoration of confidence among States. 150.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In a memorandum delivered to the Czechoslovak Government on 12 September 1958, on the eve of the opening of the General Assembly session, the United States Government agreed that the political and economic regimes of the East European countries were the exclusive concern of the peoples of those countries. Yet despite those assertions, the Government of the United States, as may be seen from Mr. Dulles' statement, is seeking to use the United Nations as a means of interfering in the domestic affairs of the East European countries. 146. The current strained international situation emphasizes the primary responsibility of the great Powers for easing international tension. That is why world public opinion responded with so much hope and sympathy to the USSR Government's proposal for the holding of a summit conference. 147.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In his statement during the general debate Mr. Dulles, the head of the United States delegation, again raised the provocative question of the so-called "situation" in Hungary and in Eastern Europe in general. The purpose of such statements is obviously to divert the General Assembly's attention from the aggressive acts being committed in different parts of the world by the ruling circles of the United States. 145. The words spoken by the representative of the United States delegation in the General Assembly are in marked contrast to the line taken by the United States Government in its bilateral relations with States.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“We are constantly witnessing flagrant violations of the Charter committed by the Western Powers in their efforts to convert the United Nations into an instrument of their policy. 143. An obvious example of tills is the policy of the United States. The 'recent statement made by Mr. Dulles, the Secretary of State of the United States, in the course of the general debate [749th meeting] was also characteristic. How is it possible to talk about the need to abide by the principles of equality and mutual respect within the United Nations and simultaneously, in the same breath, to commit aggressive acts against sovereign States, as is being done in the Taiwan Strait and as was done in the case of the armed intervention in Lebanon and the organization of subversive activities in the Hungarian People's Republic? 144.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The peoples of the world are conscious of the danger which threatens peace and they look to the United Nations to facilitate its removal. 142. Our Organization possesses the requisite means to fulfil its mission. Its Charter, which is rightly considered the most important international instrument of the post-war period, provides a firm foundation for the united efforts of countries with differing social systems to pursue the common goal of safeguarding world peace and international security. Yet if we consider the way in which the United Nations applies the principles of the Charter in the course of its practical activities, we cannot but conclude that it has not yet justified the many hopes placed in it by peaceful peoples.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The Government of the Czechoslovak Republic will continue to sound the alarm regarding the dangerous course which events are taking in Western Germany and will oppose the arming of the West German militarists with atomic weapons and missiles. In carrying out its policy, the Czechoslovak Government is giving ample evidence of its desire to maintain neighbourly relations with the Federal Republic of Germany. In the interests of the peace and security of Europe, it would be desirable to restore our relations with the Federal Republic of Germany to normal and to develop them in the spirit of peaceful coexistence. The Czechoslovak Government has frequently expressed its readiness to move in that direction. 141.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The Czechoslovak Government therefore also supports the proposal of the Government of the German Democratic Republic for the establishment of a commission consisting of representatives of both German States to study the problems relating to a peace treaty. That commission could also, if necessary be empowered to consider the possibility of establishing a peaceful, democratic and united Germany, a matter which is the exclusive concern of the two German States. 139. These proposals are a further expression of the peace-loving policy of the Government of the German Democratic Republic and their implementation in present circumstances might be a first step towards the settlement of all questions relating to the German problem. 140.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The Czechoslovak Government welcomes the proposal made by the Government of the German Democratic Republic on 4 September 1958 that the Governments of the USSR, the United States, the United Kingdom and France should setup a commission to begin consultations on the formulation of a peace treaty with Germany, in which representatives of both German States would participate in a manner to be agreed upon. This part of the German problem, that is, the formulation of a peace treaty with Germany, can be settled now, specifically by means of joint negotiations between the representatives of both German States and the representatives of the four great Powers.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“It is unforgivable that the Western Powers should now be repeating their short-sighted policy of supporting the West German militarists, whose aggressive plans once more constitute a serious threat to the freedom and independence of the peoples of Europe. 137. The Czechoslovak people learned an important lesson from their betrayal at Munich by the Western Powers which were then their allies and from the horrors of war which followed. For that reason they now rely firmly on the Soviet Union, with which they concluded a treaty of friendship, mutual assistance and post-war co-operation fifteen years ago. The Republic's security and present international position fully confirm the correctness of that decision. 138.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“As a State that borders Germany, Czechoslovakia is understandably following the course of events on its western frontier with growing anxiety — particularly in view of the fact that the military preparations in West Germany are being accompanied at this moment, by troop manoeuvres on the frontiers of the Czechoslovak Republic in which atomic weapons are to be used, and by other provocative acts. 136. We are approaching the twentieth anniversary of the dictated settlement of Munich, which was the prelude to the Second World War. At that time, the Western Powers trampled their obligations towards Czechoslovakia under foot and thus paved the way for nazi fascism to embark on a military gamble which claimed millions of human lives and inflicted enormous material damage.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“This danger is increased by the continued and intensive establishment of United States atomic bases on the territory of West Germany, the formation of new aggressive units of the West German Wehrmacht under the command of high-ranking Nazi generals, and the fanning of war hysteria and revanchisme against the socialist countries. 134. German imperialism was and is a serious threat to all European States, especially Germany's neighbours. The arming of West Germany with atomic weapons and missiles is particularly dangerous, in our opinion, because the Federal Republic of Germany is the only European State with territorial claims against other States. 135.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“At the present time, when International tension is particularly acute in certain areas of the world, the establishment of regional atom-and missile-free zones in Central Europe, the Near and Middle East, the Far East and perhaps other areas, too, would contribute substantially to the easing of tension and to the strengthening of international security. 133. The arming of the West German Army with atomic weapons and missiles, which is being carried out with the approval of the Western Powers, particularly the United States, constitutes a serious danger to the peace and security of Europe.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“In view of the efforts being made to carry out partial measures directed towards reducing armaments and ensuring international security, the Czechoslovak Government regards as most important and urgent the proposal by the Government of the Polish People's Republic for the establishment of an atom- and missile-free zone in Central Europe. This proposal has had a broad response in Europe and elsewhere. The establishment of an atom-free zone would be a substantial contribution to the preservation of peace, would help to create an atmosphere of trust, and would facilitate the solution of other problems, particularly those relating to disarmament. There is increasing support for the idea of establishing an atom-and missile-free zone in other areas of the world as well. 132.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The item proposed by the delegation of the Soviet Union entitled "The reduction of the military budgets of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and France by 10-15 per cent and the use of part of the savings so effected for assistance to the under-developed countries" has this end in view [agenda Item 72]. The Czechoslovak delegation welcomes this step by the Government of the Soviet Union as further proof of the Soviet Government's unremitting efforts to solve the disarmament problem, 131.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“It is impossible to agree to the solution of this problem being approached from the standpoint of the security interests of certain States, without regard to the security of other States. 130. The continuing arms race and rising military budgets are weighing more and more heavily upon the peoples. A reduction in the military budgets of the great Powers — the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France — would have the effect of slowing down the arms race and would make it possible to release funds to develop the non-military economy, raise the level of employment and enhance the well-being of mankind. It would also make it possible to allocate substantial funds for the economic development of the under-developed countries.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Ever-increasing attention is at present being devoted to the problem of banning the use of cosmic space for military purposes, which is inextricably linked with the problem of the elimination of military bases on tire territories of other countries. 129. It is wholly in the interests of peace and security that the great scientific and technological discoveries which are bringing us closer to conquest of the universe should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. However, if intercontinental ballistic missiles are to be removed from the arsenals, it is also necessary to eliminate the military bases on the territories of other countries, which are designed to serve as launching sites for the dispatch of missiles and bombers against the Soviet Union and the countries of the socialist camp.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“The Czechoslovak delegation therefore welcomes the item entitled "The discontinuance of atomic and hydrogen weapons tests" which has been proposed for inclusion in the agenda of the present session of the General Assembly by the delegation of the Soviet Union [agenda item 701. The discussion of this item, which is of interest to all States, and the adoption of an appropriate recommendation by the General Assembly will unquestionably contribute to the success of the negotiations among the great Powers, which are to begin at Geneva on 31 October, on an agreement to discontinue nuclear weapons tests. 128.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“Their expression of willingness to agree to a temporary discontinuance of tests is so hedged about by new conditions and delays that it must in effect be regarded as a rejection of an immediate and unconditional ban on nuclear tests. In their statements, they declare their willingness to discontinue nuclear tests for one year, but they make an extension of this period contingent on the solution of other disarmament problems. 126. Thus it is quite clear that the purpose of such actions by the United States and the United Kingdom is to make it as difficult as possible to reach an agreement even on a few partial disarmament problems, the most vital of which is the prohibition of nuclear tests. 127.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“One of the chief objections the Western Powers have raised to the immediate general discontinuance of test explosions is the impossibility of establishing a control system. However, the discussion of this problem at the international conference held at Geneva this summer demolished that contention once and for all, inasmuch as experts from East and West, including Czechoslovak scientists, came to the unanimous conclusion that, at the present stage of scientific development, an effective system for controlling the discontinuance of nuclear tests could be devised, The United States and the United Kingdom are nevertheless continuing to pose new obstacles to the attainment of an agreement.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“United Kingdom, in an effort to gain military advantages, are conducting the most intensive series of test explosions of nuclear weapons ever carried out. In the next few days, for example, the United States is to set off ten more nuclear explosions. 124. World public opinion condemns the nuclear weapons tests which are continuing on an ever-increasing scale in the United States and the United Kingdom. These tests are intensifying the atomic arms race and further poisoning the atmosphere with radioactive fall-out. The conclusions of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation provide a new warning of the growing danger to our own and future generations, which is involved in the increased radioactivity in the earth's atmosphere resulting from continuing nuclear explosions. 125.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)
“That is why so wide a response was evoked by the Soviet Union's initiative of ending test experiments of all types of atomic weapons unilaterally on 1 April 1958 and in appealing to the United States of America and the United Kingdom to follow suit. 123. However, the events of the last five months unfortunately show that the Western Powers have no intention of following the extremely important example set by the Soviet Government and thus laying the foundation for an agreement on the immediate general discontinuance of nuclear tests. On the contrary, they are doing everything they can to sabotage the first practical step which has been taken to end the arms race. Instead of making a positive response to the Soviet Union's appeal, the United States and the.”
1958-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 13 (1958)