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“Yet precisely because the Charter, born of suffering and of hope, was a compromise necessitated by circumstances, it could not be considered unchangeable, and provisions were included in Chapter XVIII allowing for the possibility of its amendment when experience demonstrated its imperfections. 77. Those imperfections are obvious. Serious omissions, disturbing inequalities, obscurities that lend themselves to misinterpretation, had to be accepted for the sake of the great common good, the taking of the first step on the long road which the United Nations had to follow.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“Despite his death, the work was carried on with the sense of urgency which his determination had imparted. Perhaps if more time had passed before its creation, it would not have been possible to build this international centre where peoples of all races, languages, religions, philosophies and customs are learning to live together. 76. The Charter was the last expression of agreement and loyal understanding between the democratic Powers and the Soviet Union. In the circumstances which subsequently arose and which have brought us to the present state of international tension, it would have been impossible to create the United Nations Organization.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“That view would have been contrary to the concept of law as a body of rules arising out of the conditions of social life which change in time and in space. Only reactionary thinkers could today maintain that the laws governing relations among States are immutable and eternal, as did the old school of natural law. Thus the Charter had to be accepted as a flexible document, adapted to the circumstances of the time, but admitting of amendment to adjust it to new aspirations and ideals. 75. President Roosevelt, with his statesman’s vision and genius, took advantage of the state of public opinion following the Second World War to carry forward the gigantic task of preparing the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and to convene the conference which was to discuss and approve them.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“The United Nations Charter is an international legal document which imperfectly expresses the desire of the peoples to live in peace by establishing a basis on which States can live together in security, in an atmosphere of respect for international law which precludes violence and injustice. 74. The majority of States accepted the terms of the Charter at San Francisco because of the urgency of the need for reaching a compromise which would reconcile differences of opinion which might have delayed the solution of particular problems. We are certain, however, that none of the countries that signed it or subsequently acceded to it did so with the intention of committing themselves irrevocably to immutable provisions, or regarded the Charter as untouchable and not susceptible of improvement.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“My delegation considers that both are of vital importance to the development of our economies, and for that reason cannot fail to express its fears lest they might be rejected. 72. To defer action until such time as the international situation makes it possible to invite or advise the peoples of the more highly developed countries to invest their savings in such projects would not be very encouraging to the under-developed countries. We trust that procrastination of this kind will be replaced by concrete and practicable solutions. Co-operation on a world scale in the development of resources is an essential requisite of peace which cannot be postponed to so distant a date, and surely means will be sought out to fulfil in a more practical and immediate way the urgent needs of economic development. 73.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“Pursuant to this request, the Economic and Social Council set up a committee of experts [resolution 416 A (XIV)] which has just submitted to it a detailed report [E/2281] containing recommendations on the fundamental problems of the structure, management and administration of the fund, its resources, policy and principles. The Economic and Social Council has also received the report [E/2441] of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the proposal for setting up an international finance corporation to promote the financing of economically viable private enterprises. Both proposals, the proposal for setting up a United Nations special fund and the proposal for an international finance corporation, will be submitted to the Assembly for consideration in due course.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“In that connexion, we look forward with much interest to the report to be submitted by the committee of experts appointed by the Secretary-General, in accordance with that resolution, to advise on practical measures to ensure stable and equitable price relationships in international trade. 70. In its desire to have the proper agencies and adequate resources to finance economic development, the General Assembly asked the Economic and Social Council, on 21 December 1952 [resolution 622 A (VII) ], to submit to it a detailed plan for establishing a special fund for grants-in-aid and for low-interest, long-term loans to under-developed countries, to assist them to finance non-self-liquidating projects which are basic to their economic development. 71.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“The efforts made in previous years to achieve some equality in the incomes of all the continents have been insufficient. The Assembly, like the Economic and Social Council, has given considerable attention to these problems, and to the problem of the relationship of prices in international trade. The Assembly should reinforce the decisions which it took on this subject at the last session, notably in resolution 623 (VII), recommending that governments should co-operate in establishing multilateral as well as bilateral international agreements or arrangements relating to individual primary commodities as well as to groups of primary commodities and manufactured goods, in order to ensure the stability of the prices of those commodities.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“I wish to take this opportunity to express my Government’s gratitude for the excellent co-operation afforded to it by all the experts sent by the United Nations and the specialized agencies in many departments of economic, social, health and educational work. We hope that such technical assistance to our country will continue and increase. 68. A serious symptom of the inequality between the incomes of the under-developed countries and those of the more developed countries is the growing social unrest which lends itself to exploitation by the Communists, with obvious danger to the public peace. There is an increasing tendency to emigrate from the countries of Latin America, especially to the United States, to obtain higher wages. 69.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“Similarly, the progress attained in the solution of many technical problems in the fields of taxation, statistics, communications, transport and public finance is also worthy of note, as a triumph for modern methods of co-operation. 67. With the timely and understanding advice of the United Nations, my country has been able to enact an organic customs Act and a customs tariffs Act, completely remodelling our former system and enabling us to modernize services, the revenue from which represents a considerable proportion of our budget. The eminent statesman who heads the Government of my country is keenly interested in completely remodelling, again with the technical assistance of the United Nations, our taxation and public finance system; the work is proceeding smoothly and should be completed in 1954.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“We look forward with interest to any suggestions that may be made to us concerning any new measures we should adopt. 66. The lessons of history have taught us that the chief cause of disturbances of the peace, whether national or international, is economic and social instability. The United Nations has sought to attack that cause vigorously, by co-ordinating international efforts to create economic and social stability. Before embarking on large-scale programmes for the solution of economic and social problems, the United Nations has sought to collect the fullest statistical data to provide a basis for preparatory analytical studies by experts. The economic development of under-developed areas has naturally had priority over other work, and it is desirable that it should continue to do so.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“We can use it only to demonstrate that ideas are the attribute of all men and that in the intellectual field all have the same possibilities. If we can succeed in remaining in this field, and refrain from invading the field in which only the great may move, we shall be heard with respect, which is the most to which we who are backed exclusively by moral force can aspire. 65. My delegation has carefully examined the Secretary-General’s annual report on the work of the Organization [A/2404], It gives a commendably impartial account of our long labours, and succeeds in compressing in a short space the whole panorama of our discussions in committees and technical groups. Personnel policy, which was a matter of such concern to us last year, seems to have entered into a period of calm and effective collaboration.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“We confine ourselves to defending legal and moral principles, to supporting resolutely and unflinchingly every measure for the maintenance of international order and security, without sacrificing justice, and to co-operating loyally in the development of measures to safeguard the dignity of man and to create a climate in which it is possible for men and women to live a decent life, free from fear and from want. 64. If, as a contemporary thinker has said, the word has a sacred mission, it is here that the purpose of that high and noble attribute of man should most appropriately be fulfilled. We small Powers have the satisfaction and the pride of using the word in order to contribute our grain of sand to the ideal edifice of universal peace.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“But we have behind our words a set of moral values and principles that form the basis of human culture, which it is necessary to defend. 63. In the particular case of my own country, there is a further reason why we wish to be heard; our whole historical development has been determined by a fervent desire for peace, for the maintenance of the principles of law in international relations, and for justice based on law, liberty and respect for the dignity of the human person. In this debate we do not therefore aspire to the solution of great problems.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“We are all, great and small, equally affected. The interdependence of politics and economics is characteristic of a world in which the countries have been brought closer together by the speeding up of communications, and in which the technical command of nature has placed at man’s disposal means of mass destruction that can reach every corner of the earth. Even the idea of neutrality has been modified by this technical progress, and all peoples, great and small, are faced by the frightening and tragic possibility of universal destruction. 62. We realize indeed that we cannot expect to be heard with the same anxious attention and interest as those whose words are backed by the tremendous powers of total destruction.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“The declaration of the Charter concerning the equality of all nations large and small does not in practice have the theoretical value which that instrument confers upon it. No one has been foolish enough to give the declaration an objective value greater than that assigned to it by reality. But it is sensible and true to say that small peoples such as my own have a cultural and human patrimony equal to that of the most powerful peoples of the world. Hence, when a matter of such grave importance as the maintenance of peace or the danger of war is being discussed, the small nations have the same rights as the great ones to voice their opinions in defence of those principles which constitute the cultural heritage of mankind. 61. At this time, every conflict has world dimensions and world repercussions.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“What part are we of the small nations to play in this debate between the great Powers? Why do we take part in it if we lack the military and economic resources which constitute strength and power, and which are frequently used for human destruction? What, then, is the purpose of our participation, if we are not able to effect the slightest alteration in the policies of the statesmen who are at the head of the great Powers? Shall we not perhaps be a dead weight at this time when all the material and immaterial factors which restrain the free play of instincts and passions, economies and philosophies, interests and ambitions are being thrown overboard? 60. I should like to make a modest attempt to answer these grave questions.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“The friendly words of the supporters of democracy, which were intended to create an atmosphere favourable to effective negotiation, are proving useless; at this stage of the debate, and after many years of using the same tactics, the same arguments — always in the same words — it is useless for the other side to feign a love of peace which they do not possess, to proclaim a solidarity they do not practise and to speak of a people’s democracy that is in reality a cruel autocracy of a totalitarian type. 58. Thus unfortunately we continue on our way on the edge of war, and, as events develop, we approach the tragic end of this ever-narrowing path to which we are confined by the clash of great interests and the far-off prospect of achieving a great ideal. 59.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“This creates a new factor of confussion which impedes the proper functioning of this Organization; for the United Nations cannot tolerate such internal division without sacrificing its essential purpose, namely, the unity of all the countries which signed or acceded to the Charter, World public opinion is, however, already well informed after listening to the representatives who have so far spoken from this rostrum. It is already possible to see where the obstacles come from and which of the great Powers is responsible for the continuation of the international tension that increasingly endangers the still weak structure which is preserving peace. 57.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“The veil of obscurity which he tried for the sake of Confusion to draw over facts such as the North Korean aggression failed in its object. The historic responsibility for crimes against civilization cannot be avoided, whatever the ability and vigour of the defending advocate. Falsehood is always unmasked when a little time has elapsed, in the same way as light appears and moral sanction falls upon the guilty when we let common sense do its work. 56. So far we have not heard representatives of a large number of countries, but, judging by the statements we have already heard, it can be said that generally speaking there have already appeared within the United Nations three currents of opinion which group the Powers in opposing or neutral camps.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“Vyshinsky, the chairman of the delegation of the Soviet Union [438th meeting]. In spite of the dialectical resources with which he tried to adorn the arguments that have been so often repeated from this rostrum, Mr. Vyshinsky’s speech disappointed the desire of many of us to find, this time, some indications of that goodwill which is necessary if we are to reconcile divergent points of view and to create a favourable atmosphere for the kind of efforts which can lead to concrete and fruitful solutions. His language was harsh and there was no change in his position; he continued to demand that all his proposals should be accepted, and rejected in stubborn fashion the generous approach of those who sincerely desire to create an atmosphere in which all the nations may live in peace.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“Dulles discussed clearly and frankly all the problems which demand immediate solution in Europe and in Asia; he dealt courteously with his great adversary, pointing out a number of roads that would lead to a broad and generous understanding, without falling back on undignified appeasement, and maintaining firmly and inflexibly the defence of the basic principles of our culture. An international policy in this form, which is maintained on this moral level, rules out every kind of error and may be turned to good account if peace is genuinely desired by the Powers to which the Charter has given the difficult and complex duty of saving mankind from another war which might be the final chapter in man’s history on earth. 55. We listened most attentively to the speech delivered before the Assembly on 21 September by Mr.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“This explains the anxiety with which we wait to hear the views of the Secretary of State of the United States, of the representative of the Soviet Union, of the representatives of the United Kingdom, France, China and other Powers which, although they do not call themselves great, are so in fact. The first two have already spoken, and with their speeches have created the atmosphere in which the items on this session’s agenda will be discussed in the Assembly and in the various Committees, providing us with a basis on which to estimate the likelihood of the successful outcome of our work. 54. The speech of the Secretary of State of the United States [434th meeting], delivered in a tone of calm and moderation, has been generally well received. Mr.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“52. Last year the delegation of Ecuador pointed out the importance of the general debate at the beginning of General Assembly sessions; that debate serves to guide world opinion in regard to the great problems on the solution of which peace depends, and because it keeps alive men’s confidence in the United Nations as the only instrument we have been able to create in our desire to prevent war and achieve a true understanding between States. 53. Despite great difficulties; a relative order is to some extent being achieved in the world. In the last year there has been little evidence to justify great optimism regarding the immediate success of the great enterprise undertaken by the United Nations. The great Powers have the last word: it is they who are responsible for the course of political events.”
1953-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 8 (1953)
“It is to be hoped that all the representatives will co-operate in a Speedy solution of the problems on our agenda and that their moderation, their intelligence and their noble spirit of tolerance will help to create a favourable climate in which this uncertain peace of ours may grow in strength, and the clouds which threaten to cover the earth in darkness lift and disappear.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The task assumed by UNESCO is so delicate and difficult that it has had to begin by revising its own methods, revolutionizing systems and laying the foundations for a life which demands a new style of thought and action. We must, however, congratulate ourselves on the results that UNESCO is achieving in many countries and we cherish the hope that governments will lend it greater support so that its beneficent influence may continue to increase, for it is an influence which elevates minds, cleanses hearts and gives new force to the will. 22. I should like, Mr. President, to offer my sincerest wishes for the success of this session of the Assembly, the conduct of whose business has been so auspiciously placed in your hands.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is waging a vast campaign for the purpose of transforming mankind. The mentality which is incapable of adapting itself to new social conditions and the most recent technical inventions is doomed. It is regrettable but true that most schools and colleges in Latin America still follow antiquated programmes and are not carrying out their important task of training men capable of dealing with the complexity and mutability of the modern world. The instrument with which we are equipped to guide them, though wonderful in itself, lacks the elements which circumstances require.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The present position is different, and we cannot but express our gratitude towards those experts with open and understanding minds, such as the distinguished Latin-American officials to whom I referred earlier, who have sent men of real capacity to study our budgetary, financial and administrative problems and to work as a team with national personnel whom they are training to continue the programme which they planned and started. 20. If Ecuador receives economic assistance for modernizing its ports, completing certain highways and putting into effect a large-scale plan of electrification, it will be able to increase its food production and thus help to alleviate the crisis of which we are all well aware. 21.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Previously, my country suffered from the disastrous visitation of certain very highly paid technicians who came to study subjects in which we had little or no interest, or {or which they were not prepared, or who failed because they were incapable of understanding either our language or the social environment in which they were working. This background made for a certain lack of confidence in the usefulness of technical co-operation, and this mistrust my Government is trying to dispel.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Santa Cruz, when he made his moving plea [379th meeting] for the conquest of the universal revolution which threatens, like a hurricane, to destroy all that was so patiently won by our ancestors, and developed by us without a genuine and fitting understanding of social justice. 18. The technical development of Latin America is of special interest by reason of the vast natural resources which are still unexploited. To be fair, we must recognize that special attention has been paid to this regional problem and that the Deputy Director-General of the office of the United Nations Technical Assistance Administration has spared no effort to satisfy the requests constantly made by our governments, which he has answered in a way which deserves our deep gratitude. 19.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“It is interesting to see, in that connexion, that a service inadequately rendered engenders no more gratitude than does a service rendered clumsily or discourteously. 17. A large increase in economic and social assistance to all countries which need it is a matter of immediate urgency. If millions of dollars have been spent unhesitatingly on the monstrous programme of armament which is regarded as necessary to hold back aggression, it is essential that we should be bold enough to set aside the same amount for moral rearmament, the education of millions of ignorant men, the feeding of hungry peoples, the restoration of health to regions which are sources of suffering and disease, for public works, electrification, housing, transport, etc., as was so brilliantly expressed by Mr.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“I believe that our greatest weakness in this cold war between the western and the communist Powers, which is gradually breaking down all moral principles, is that we have spent more money on the rearmament programme than on social and economic assistance to the under-trained and under-developed countries. The little sum that has been allocated to those countries for that purpose has only been enough to show them how much they need and, instead of producing a feeling of gratitude, has created an undercurrent of passive resistance and ill-will which is waiting for a favourable moment to declare itself, skillfully exploited by the common enemy. This enemy has given them nothing, but it offers them a paradise which, beautiful, distant and unknown, serves admirably to attract unsuspecting innocents.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“It will solve this temporary difficulty in accordance with the aspirations of the peoples and will recognize, with its noble and traditional courtesy, that the colonial regime is impossible in sufficiently developed territories and that such countries are entitled to manage their own affairs. France, the mother of freedom, must heed the call for freedom if it is to remain faithful to its own most splendid traditions. 16. The best weapons with which to defend our ideals are not to be found in the arsenals of war. All the armies in the world are not enough to resist the force of ideas, whenever these ideas are the interpreters of natural and human realities.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“It can lend all its co-operation, and help them to achieve the aim which we all desire; The United Nations cannot impose any solution at this stage of the negotiations. Later, if it is so requested by one of the parties, or if peace is threatened, it can proceed to act in accordance with the terms of the Charter. 15. The profound and delicate political understanding of France encourages me to think that it has already realized the position in which the historical circumstances of the century have placed it and that it will not remain deaf to the demands of reason and justice.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“France cannot break with its noble legal tradition; France cannot forget that it is the cradle of the Ideas and principles which have produced our civilization, We must have faith in this great democracy and give it an opportunity to find for itself, through free and open discussion with the peoples tinder its leadership, a formula which will reconcile conflicting interests and allow for the birth of two or more new democracies which may join the ranks of the free peoples and co-operate with us in the common task of building a better world. The United Nations should be the place in which the problem of these countries independence can be discussed, without intervening directly in the argument.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“France is handing on its culture through schools, universities and technical institutes which are turning out men distinguished in every branch of human knowledge, to whom it will eventually be possible to delegate the responsibility of leading their fellow citizens. France has transformed villages in those territories into cities which enjoy all the facilities of the richest urban centres of Europe or America; it has forked their mines and cultivated their fields by scientific processes which have transformed them into veritable centres of wealth that will serve to give these countries a high economic and social level, so that they will not fall into the hands of those who are anxious to separate them from France or subject them to a despotism which sacrifices individuality to the State.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The peoples who wish to break the bonds of colonialism and to arise as independent States are being skilfully exploited; those who support them and, in some cases, their leaders, nourish the evil design of subjecting them to a worse servitude. 14. The criticism directed against the colonial regime of some States is, of course, justified. It should not be forgotten, however, that France recognizes and respects human dignity in the territories under its sovereignty, and that it has worked and is working hard, With all the resources at its command, to prepare the inhabitants of those territories to manage the independent regime which it is proposed to set up.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“My Government and the people of Ecuador ally themselves with and enthusiastically support all countries which are struggling to rid themselves of colonial exploitation, to break the bonds which bind them to the fate of other countries against their will and to their misfortune. Unfortunately, this great movement of independence which is stirring among the peoples which are subject to a colonial system, under whatever name, is being strongly influenced from outside by political agents who exploit the simplicity and ignorance of the masses to lead them, under the banner of freedom, into another slavery, much harsher than that from which they wish to escape.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The revised Charter, or, if necessary, the new Charter, must be in harmony with the new social, political and economic trends, 13, My delegation has specific instructions on the subject of the serious and delicate colonial problem, in particular with relation to Tunis and Morocco, Ecuador shook off the colonial yoke after a long and bloody struggle and, since it had taken the lead in the struggle in the last century, suffered the direst consequences ; it therefore has a sacred duty towards countries which are going through the same process as it did before it achieved emancipation, which long to win their freedom and have prepared themselves to fulfil the arduous duties which the exercise of sovereignty imposes on a modern State.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“If such difficulties should arise a suitable procedure would have to be devised for overcoming the obstacle, once all reasonable means had been exhausted of preventing the loss of legal unity which was a great triumph achieved by the Chatter, and the perpetuation of the division of the world into two hostile camps, one of which would undoubtedly be subject solely to the arbitrary rule of the strongest. If this were to happen, the uneasy peace under which we have suffered since the incompatibility of the democratic and communist States became apparent would last very little longer. But we should have to go on without hesitation to rebuild the United Nations, which cannot be allowed to, disappear if order and security are to reign in the world.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“But all our work in this direction can be arrested by the veto. If, by any misfortune, such a serious and far-reaching event were to occur, I believe that the democratic world could not remain indifferent and agree to go on being subject to the tyranny of the veto, which has been denounced by most statesmen and by world public opinion. We could not allow the progress of the Organization to be halted or to continue our subservience to rules rendered obsolete by irresistible progress. We are sure that the States which have the power to block the evolution of the United Nations by vetoing any revision will then show themselves truly worthy of the confidence placed in them by the group of States which, at San Francisco, vested in them the anti-democratic right to outweigh with a single vote the wishes of all the peoples of the world.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“It is equally important that our Continent should possess a regional court of justice, closely connected with the Organization of American States, but at the same time part of the Court of The Hague, lest the harmony which should prevail in the sphere of law be destroyed. These are simply ideas which can be referred to the special technical committee which the Assembly should appoint this year to study the delicate and complex problem I have just outlined and to submit a report showing the need to convene another conference of Members of the United Nations to amend the Statute of the Court, by methods identical with those employed for reviewing the Charter. 12. The two basic instruments of the world Organization can be amended normally by following the rules laid down in the Charter.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“It does not wish to specify now in what respects the Statute might be amended so as to adapt it to new trends of legal thought and to the development of regional systems, which merit special consideration; even at this stage, however, I should like to mention the need to create a new organic system of. international justice which will better reflect the various forms of legal thought in the world. The great services already rendered by the International Court of Justice could be increased if its Statute were to empower it to organize itself into permanent Regional Chambers where the most important languages spoken in the respective regions would be accepted as the working languages. In the exposition and defence of the law, the languages of the States which submit legal problems are of enormous importance.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“A special committee of jurists should, be appointed this year and given time and means enough to prepare a suitable draft for circulation to all governments. Then, after it has been fully discussed in each country, the committee can receive the considered suggestions of the parties concerned. After the Comments of all the Ministries of Foreign Affairs have been received, the General Assembly can place on the agenda of its tenth session a proposal for the calling of a General Conference of the Members of the United Nations in order to review the Charter, in accordance with the provisions of Article 109, paragraph 3, of the Charter itself. 11. My delegation considers that the Statute of the International Court of Justice should also be amended.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The establishment of international courts of justice, with compulsory jurisdiction over all problems without exception, will be the only way of preventing the misuse of force and the recurrence of injustices which weaken international understanding and threaten to destroy the basis of the United Nations. 9. We had special pleasure in listening to the representatives of Chile, New Zealand and Argentina; the first showed with unanswerable logic how the profound revolution which has taken place throughout the world must be met with valour and intelligence ; and the others contended that steps must be taken for the substantial revision of our Charter, since past experience has shown that this instrument on which the United Nations is based must be improved. 10.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“My country has been sorely tried in the last few years, and while these ordeals might justify some scepticism regarding the value of legal principles, they have not succeeded in destroying its strong conviction that sooner or later these oft-violated principles will triumph and the rule of justice will be re-established, hot only in the Americas but throughout the world. If the Powers which are little used to subordinating their ambitions to the rule of law are to accept the peaceful solutions offered by international organization and international justice, we shall need long and untiring propaganda work to win the support of the peoples, who will impose their views on their governments. 8.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“My delegation associates itself with those which have analysed the world situation without optimism but with full confidence in the United Nations as a “centre for harmonizing the actions” undertaken byStates to carry out the gigantic task of saving our generation from the scourge of war and the grip of poverty, disease and ignorance. It is fully confident that the Organization will create the conditions that make individual and collective life worth living. For this. purpose, it is essential that all States should be willing to comply faithfully with the letter and spirit of the Charter they signed at San Francisco or acceded to later. Ecuador has complied with the Charter and is prepared to do so without reservations, regardless of the sacrifices involved. 7.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Like Sweden, other States have voiced their complaints in eloquent speeches, and many of them charge the Organization with being ineffective because it has not succeeded in finding satisfactory t solutions for the problems-brought before it. All the speakers we have heard so far have analysed from different points of view the most serious topics engaging the Assembly’s attention, and all of them have agreed in attaching the utmost importance to the economic problem, to such a point that it is generally admitted that the future of mankind depends upon its timely and adequate solution. 6.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“In the impressive procession of speakers which have so far occupied this rostrum, our attention was drawn to the intelligent and detailed memorandum of grievances read by the representative of Sweden [379 meeting], calling upon the Government of its great neighbour to fulfil the obligation of all States to submit any dispute that may arise between them to an international tribunal. That neighbouring States would thus prove that its desire for peace, repeatedly proclaimed at many congresses and in political programmes, is real and not a mere propaganda trick, as might be suspected from its obstinate refusal to comply with the request of Sweden, a democracy that might serve as an example to many countries which pride themselves on greater military, economic and social resources.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“In the debate now proceeding, eloquent speeches have already been delivered describing; in impressive detail, the advances made in the study of the economic and social factors which have so large an influent on the development of peoples; we have been told how we may, in the light of information collected after long study, deduce conclusions previously unknown to us which we could not have reached without the combined efforts of men and resources which far excel any possible effort in isolation. 5.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)