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“This assistance is being rendered in the form of gifts, direct investment, export credits, dispatch of technicians and experts, fellowships, organization of lectures, seminars, and so on. This constant but quiet work of my country will be continued and increased, and we shall preferentially direct it towards those countries which for various reasons are specially close to our concerns.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We believe that the work done is praiseworthy, but we also believe that the criterion for classification followed heretofore may in some instances be considered inadequate and may leave out of this category certain Latin American countries whose needs are at least as pressing as those of some of the countries already included on the list. It is not only for reasons of brotherly ties but also because of an elementary concern for justice that we would hope that the aspirations of these countries will be taken into account. 158. As is known, Spain still has not reached a full measure of economic development. None the less, within the limits of our potential, we are making a notable effort to help countries which are less advanced than we are.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“If we should like to draw up an assessment of the third session of UNCTAD, we would have to conclude that it has not lived up to all of the hopes that had been placed in it, but that none the less it has succeeded in strengthening the move of international public opinion towards co-operation in the settlement of these problems and at the same time in the adoption of a series of specific decisions which are also directed along these lines. 157. It is true that within the concept of under-development there are varying degrees and that there are pressing and urgent measures the adoption of which will admit of no delay. My country considers it wise to wish to single out the least advanced of the developing countries.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“A large Spanish delegation, which included all the affected sectors of the life of our country, was present at the third session of UNCTAD that was held in Santiago, Chile, from 13 April to 21 May of this year. I should like particularly to emphasize the wise decision taken by UNCTAD to enlarge the Trade and Development Board, and the belief that this body, since it will be more representative, will be able to cope with the vast tasks that are entrusted to it with better guarantees of success. 156.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“As we fully share this concern, Spain has undertaken or is participating in various regional activities to improve our knowledge of the problem and to seek practical solutions. Among other efforts, I shall only mention the convening of a congress on ecology and tourism in the western Mediterranean, which will be held in Madrid early next November, and the proposal presented by Spain to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] for the realization of a pilot project on the Mediterranean region, which is the object of intense attention at the national level and which will be carried out in collaboration with the remaining riparian countries of OECD on the Mediterranean. 155.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Without going into the details of the principal measures we have been taking in recent years, I shall merely say that in terms of institutions we created this year a delegated commission of the Government, made up of 14 ministers, which co-ordinates all the legislative and governmental action relating to the defense of nature and the environment, Very advanced legislation in this field is in the stage of final drafting, and we hope that it will serve immediately as a guide-line for administrative action at all levels. 154. The immediate concern of the Spanish Government is directed towards common action for the defense of the natural environment of the Mediterranean. This area is subject today to a process of continuing degradation of nature, which is of deep concern to all the riparian States.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We are aware of it domestically, where a process of industrialization carried out over a brief span of time, a deep-rooted social transformation and the rapid urbanization of areas and populations that were by tradition rural are constantly creating problems of changes in ecological balances which had been unchanged for centuries and the restoration of which, within the new and more lofty demands of the population, should be provided for as far as possible.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“This latter point should be emphasized: it is not valid for each of our countries to feel that it is protected because it stands at a greater distance in time or space from this or that specific polluting agent or from this or that specific process of the degradation of nature. In a "compact world" such as is rapidly emerging before our eyes the reality of our immediate natural environment is already rigorously unitary and in the common endeavor to protect it, either we all act by common accord and effectively or we shall hurl ourselves in the course of a few decades into a disastrous situation. 153. The Spanish Government is fully aware of this problem.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Calmly but with firmness and urgency we must confront that challenge. Let us not convert the suffering of so many people into rhetoric or propaganda. Let us return to suffering mankind its dignity and freedom and men will again place their hopes in and turn their eyes to our Organization. 152. One of the most important developments this year in the field of international co-operation has been, beyond question, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which was held in Stockholm last June. It implies that there is a formal awareness on the part of the international community of a series of almost new problems in the life of mankind. We are dealing here with serious threats which affect us all equally.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Even today there are many countries that still have not incorporated into their domestic legislation the agreements of Tokyo, The Hague and Montreal, and it seems to me inadmissible that we should agree to a situation in which day by day it is made more humiliating for passengers to accept some improvised security measures and which gives aircraft crews the impression- that we do not adequately value the high responsibility of their profession. 149. Thirdly, at the same time we should succeed in working out regional and sectoral agreements for the prevention and punishment of terrorism. 150. Fourthly, we should discuss a draft international convention or conventions which at the world level would contain the necessary means for putting an end to this plague which afflicts us today. 151. Terrorism is a fresh challenge to our will to act.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The eradication of these tensions, conflicts, struggles and injustices should be the ultimate goal of our activities. If these are not done away with, there will be no peace or freedom in the world. 146. The United Nations should take appropriate and effective measures at the international level to achieve the following objectives. 147. First, it should formulate a definition of terrorism. 148. Secondly, it should ensure that all States fill the existing gaps in their legislations to combat new forms of delinquency, not only by adjusting their domestic legislation, but also by accepting existing international conventions. Thus, when the hijacking of aircraft began, the great majority of countries realized that their penal codes did not contain a description of the crime of aerial hijacking.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Everywhere we hear voices asking for an end to violence and terror. Spain, well aware of the value of peace, which we regained after decades of sterile convulsions, is ready to associate itself with others in the search for effective solutions which will do away with terrorism. 145. The hope and illusion that mankind will be saved from terror cannot blind us to such a degree that we cease to be realistic in appraising the difficulties which will confront us in finding appropriate means for achieving that goal. Areas of tension, ideological conflicts, struggles between groups and classes, persistent injustice, and the passion and intolerance they engender make it difficult to achieve the unanimous acceptance of the possible proposals for a solution.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“They are therefore unacceptable to us. 142. The safeguarding of peace is the primary objective of this Organization. For the full realization of his destiny, man needs peace and freedom. He requires that his peace should not be threatened nor his freedom limited by insuperable obstacles. Of all these limitations, none is more unbearable than subjugation by terror. 143. When we seem to be closer than ever to seeing ourselves freed from the domination to which we have been subjected by our physical environment, when we have available to us the means which enable us to push back the frontiers of disease, sorrow and death, a scourge of violence and terror is spreading throughout the world, actions carried out by man against man which should not be legitimized as a means of attaining what may well be noble goals. 144.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Throughout its sessions the Committee on the sea-bed has confirmed the justice of the thesis which my country shares with many other countries concerning the legal regime of the territorial sea belonging to States, and specifically concerning the basic concept of innocent passage, a concept of universal interest to protect the security and the vital interests of each and every State. We are opposed to the discriminatory attempts to alter this concept to the detriment of the riparian States which border on certain straits. Any seaman can in good faith satisfy his legitimate interests by respecting the sovereign rights of the State in whose waters he is traveling. The alleged freedoms that some are now seeking are only strategic political demands which will be translated sooner or later into attempts against peace and security.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“I should like to reiterate in my statement this year the interest that Spain has in the work being done by the expanded Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction, which is preparing the updated law of the sea in terms of the mandate which it received from the General Assembly [resolution 2750 C (XXV)], taking into account the interests and rights of all the States of the international community and the new realities which the last decade has witnessed. 140. My Government is pleased that at the two sessions held by that Committee this year its work has progressed satisfactorily in terms of the importance of its task. 141.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The Spanish Government hopes that the United Kingdom will understand the necessity for these conversations as quickly as possible to lead to a negotiated solution which will put an end to the colonial situation of Gibraltar and restore the territorial integrity of Spain while respecting the interests of the people of Gibraltar. Thus it would become possible, looking towards the future and not to the past, to have a new and lasting relationship between Spain and the United Kingdom based on friendship and co-operation within the framework of a united Europe. 139.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The doctrine established by the United Nations on various occasions, with the support of the overwhelming majority, recognizes the right of Spain to the decolonization of Gibraltar, which, as long as it remains in the hands of the United Kingdom, is an anachronistic residue of a colonial policy which has no meaning in current times. I can inform this General Assembly that throughout this year the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom and I have held three full and frank conversations, which we intend to continue. 138.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Peace is not the absence of acts of violence but rather calm and order, and there can be no order when displaced populations do not see a clear future before them but see rather the shadows of a possible conflict or at all times their continued destiny as exiles. 136. From this lofty rostrum a year ago [1949th meeting] we stated that we should give special attention to Jerusalem. Spain will give favorable consideration to any efforts which may be made along these lines. Ever since 1948 the Organization has sought to find a formula that would guarantee the inviolability of Jerusalem as a Holy City. It is urgent to work out such an arrangement through which Jerusalem would preserve its character and the different beliefs could be practiced in a system of freedom, equality, security and dignity. 137.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The international community must, through the United Nations, redouble its efforts so that an equitable and stable peace can be reached in the area through the application of Security Council resolution 242(1967), which will take into account the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. 135. Spain is a firm supporter of the peaceful settlement of international conflicts and repudiates the use of violence, whether it is used by States or by individuals or by national or international political organizations. But this just condemnation of violence will not be sufficient unless the causes are uprooted, unless we provide a remedy for the injustices and frustrations which engender it.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We should try to grant the riparian States a growing participation in the determination of their own destiny, which is obviously the result of situations that they do not control and in whose formation they do not participate or participate to only an inadequate degree. 133. Spain, a Mediterranean country, whose history is linked to the destiny of that ancient sea, accepts these ideas with the utmost interest and co-operates in creating self-awareness and intends to consider all initiatives which, with a sense of realism and the desire to turn them into facts, may emerge in this forum. 134. In the Middle East a very dangerous situation continues, a situation of "no war, no peace".”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“As a result of this agreement, we should study the related problem of the reduction of armed forces, within the world context, looking particularly at the Mediterranean. There would be no sense in reducing tension in one geographic region in order to raise it in others. 132. For some time now heightened tension in the Mediterranean has led the riparian States to formulate an expression of the need to ensure that the system of security now obtaining in that area a balance based on mutual dissuasion between two super-Powers be supplemented through an agreement between the States whose shores are washed by this sea.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The ratification of the Moscow and Warsaw Treaties, the signature of the final protocol on Berlin and the agreements signed by President Nixon during his visit to Moscow permit us to set out on the preparatory multilateral phase of the conference, in which we shall be present and animated by the utmost desire to co-operate. In this phase and in the conference itself, Spain will make every effort to ensure that the agreement which seems to be dawning on the items with which we are dealing now, with our gaze fixed on the idea of encouraging a relaxation of tension in Europe and creating conditions of true peace and co-operation in economic, scientific and cultural spheres, will be worked out. 131.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Never have we tried to follow the middle course between exorbitant and chimerical ambition and sterile and selfish realism. Let us try to achieve realism and effectiveness within a framework of good faith. 129. It is of fundamental concern to us to achieve and preserve peace. By all possible means and from the very outset, Spain has been maintaining a consistent attitude of support for the idea of convening a conference on security and co-operation in Europe, which might serve as a useful instrument for the creation of a new order, through the acceptance of formal commitments, on the basis of respect for the independence and sovereignty of all European States. 130.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We all know the aims and purposes of the Charter, but after 27 years we continue without having found the precise picture of how our Organization should act as an instrument of peace and co-operation. We all want peace, but we have not been able to find the instrument for peace. We all recognize the value of co-operation, but we have not been able to create effective tools to be placed in the hands of man to achieve this. 128. Perhaps the reason we have failed to find the proper course for this Organization should be sought in our indefinite and exaggerated appraisal of its historic role. Sometimes we have insisted on considering the United Nations as a panacea for all ills, as our universal savior. At other times we have tried to reduce it to a forum for the discussion of minor issues, a congress or seminar of modest technicians.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Since Austria and Spain shared an unforgettable period of their histories a few centuries ago, I am well aware, as a Spaniard, of the promise of success in the hard and difficult task of being Secretary-General implied by the election of Mr. Waldheim, who is devoted to the service of peace and international justice. 127. Once again voices throughout the world are bringing to this hall expressions of hope and disappointment; once again we are reckoning the balance-sheet of successes and failures, of encouraging signs and ominous portents. These expressions of light and shadow reflect not only the fact that the work of the United Nations, like every human endeavor, is marked equally by successes and shortcomings but also a much more deep-rooted and disturbing fact.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Mr. President, before addressing this twenty- seventh session of the General Assembly, may I congratulate you on your election as President. Your qualities of energy and flexibility, understanding and experience, are a firm guarantee for the success of our work. To these words of tribute I wish to add the tribute of my people to the Polish people, to which we have traditionally felt linked by ties of friendship and understanding. 126. This session is the first to be held since Mr. Waldheim took up his duties as Secretary-General. Therefore I cannot fail to state publicly our deep satisfaction and extend our sincere congratulations to him.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“In the coming days we shall be dealing with grave matters of transcendent importance. My delegation fervently hopes that, notwithstanding any antagonism which might arise in the course of debate, we may part united for the welfare of this Organization and the peace and security of the world.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“And we consider it inadmissible also because those hypothetical freedoms, while unnecessary for the needs of peaceful navigation, would violate the national sovereignty of coastal States since they would seriously restrict those Stales' inalienable right of security, and briefly, because they would serve to promote the world-wide expansion of nuclear power, both marine and aerial. Nobody can doubt that they would increase tension and conflicts, thereby jeopardizing the United Nations objectives of peace and security. 187. Finally, from this important rostrum, I wish to make an appeal in favor of those who have suffered the consequences of war and natural disasters, and particularly those who are the victims of a lack of understanding among nations and are forced to suffer the hardships and displacement imposed by those circumstances. 188.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Territorial waters have always constituted for coastal States not only a zone of economic protection but also an area to guarantee their national security. 185. Traditionally, the legal regime of territorial waters has been built on the key notion of the "right of innocent passage", which strikes a fair balance between the general needs of international navigation and the powers that arise from the sovereignty of States in the marine area. That idea still retains its full value today in view of the new security needs of Spates, and it cannot be regarded as admissible that, because of the openly admitted strategic needs of a few Powers, anyone should seek to impose on coastal States certain alleged freedoms of navigation in, or flight over, straits forming part of the territorial waters of one or more States. 186.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“In the second area of interests, which I have just indicated, the process is similar. Traditional political and strategic interests, in the face of the new realities, alter their content and orientation. 183. The need for us to provide an adequate guarantee for the survival of the human race requires us, in the new law of the sea, to include legal rules and suitable technical procedures to prevent and eliminate pollution in all marine zones. Those rules, in the last resort, can only be a direct consequence of the fundamental right of the human being in respect to his environment, as a corollary of his right to life. 184. In the second place, States have an inalienable right to security.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Thus the interests of the international community and especially the interests of the developing States- require that we give a satisfactory legal response to three basic economic needs: in the first place, to the need for exploring and exploiting, in an exclusive manner, the resources of the continental shelf, while establishing a broad and uniform limit to that zone; secondly, to the need for coastal States to enjoy a number of preferential rights in regard to the conservation and exploitation of fishing resources over an area of the sea adjoining their coasts which shall be wide enough to satisfy their needs. Thirdly, we are bound to give an imaginative reply to the problems and needs of the "international zone of the sea-bed and ocean floor", already described as the "common heritage of mankind". 182.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“At the present time those two great classes of interests remain, but the new political, economic and technical realities have substantially modified their content and orientation. 180. The process of socialization which has been noted in the whole of international law has had a direct impact upon the law of the sea and has deeply transformed a large sector of economic interests. The freedom of the seas, as regards liberty to use marine areas, still remains an essential necessity for all States, coastal or otherwise. But at the same time the needs arising from the economic and social development of peoples have become more urgent and vital. 181.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“An important point which is bound to draw our attention concerns the task of bringing marine law up to date-a task which is at present being carried out by the United Nations. The initial results of that work can be considered satisfactory. The debates in the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction have allowed a forthright exchange of views. 178. Throughout history, the law of the sea has sought to satisfy and balance two great classes of interests: on the one hand, the economic interests of States in the use and exploitation of the sea, and, on the other, political and security interests. 179.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“It also accounts for the legislative work of incorporating those agreements into our national code, and for busy police activity aimed not only at suppressing internal traffic, but at preventing the use of our territory for transit. 175. However, that internal action needs to be supplemented by close and sincere international collaboration for the purpose of establishing universally more severe penalties aimed at the radical elimination of this the vilest form of human enslavement. 176. My Government has accordingly taken note with satisfaction of the recent proposals in this matter, especially that of the President of the French Republic, and it trusts that 'those timely suggestions will attain the necessary universality without confining themselves to any particular geographical or political framework. 177.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Spain, which is in the full process of industrialization, wishes to avoid a confrontation between economic growth and the deterioration of the environment. We firmly believe that it is possible to combine economic and social development with the preservation of the ecological environment, and we are prepared to seek formulas for uniting them. 173 . I should also like to refer to a problem of increasing gravity which affects the physical, mental and moral health of peoples. I am speaking of the widespread consumption of narcotics causing general concern which the Spanish Government fully shares. 174. That anxiety is responsible for Spain's signing and ratifying international conventions on the subject.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“But such agreements must be entered into not exclusively from the standpoint of the interests of the great Powers, but only on the basis of broad co-operation taking into account the interests of all countries, since it does not seem fair that precisely the developing coun- tries-which have been wholly unconnected with the birth of the crisis should be the ones to suffer the most from its consequences. 171. The reform of the international monetary system cannot bs put through behind their backs, nor should their specific problems be overlooked. 172. Neither do I wish to omit a justified reference to one important aspect of United Nations action in this field of development. In a few months' time the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment will be meeting in Stockholm.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Hence we must regret the contradiction into which strongly developed economies have fallen when, while renouncing and abandoning highly technical projects for which they are specially prepared, they erect, on the other hand, artificial barriers to protect sectors in which they are not so competitive. They thereby delay their own technical advancement and the development of other less-advanced countries. 169. I cannot fail now to refer to a question of the greatest current interest: namely, the monetary crisis. 170. The impact of the measures recently taken urgently brings out the need for international solidarity and for new forms of agreement.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“A greater awareness and knowledge of the problems of development have bd to the conviction that science and technology are important driving forces behind it. In my address during the general debate last year [1867th meeting] I mentioned our special concern over various aspects cf this problem, especially the transfer of technological knowledge. I think there is an urgent need for an intergovernmental organ at the highest level to co-ordinate and provide momentum for the decisions of the Organization as a whole in this field, 168. One phenomenon of our time is the movement for economic integration. But it is equally true that the division of labor and specialization are essential.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“At the regional level, we attach importance to the role of the regional economic commissions, without prejudice to the active co-operation which may be provided by the regional organizations not belonging to the United Nations system, such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. 165. Finally, at the world level we regard as most interesting the proposals to revitalize the Economic and Social Council in conformity with the role assigned to it by Chapter IX of the Charter in economic, social, scientific and technical subjects. 166. Spain, a developing country which participated actively in the preparation of the Strategy, is again ready to give its assistance to this effort of collective responsibility on the part of the international community. 167.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“At the sectoral level-and I shall refer to one sector that is most significant, that of trade-the third session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which will be held next year at Santiago de Chile, will afford a propitious occasion for continuing consideration of these basic problems jointly. 163. The fact that Santiago de Chile is to be the seat of the third session is particularly welcomed by my Government, it being the first time that so important a meeting will take place in a country of Hispanic stock which has been so brilliantly contributing to its work. 164.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“As an inevitable consequence of our concept of economics in the service of mankind, the most important objectives to be attained in our third development plan are social improvements of all kinds, which my country desires to achieve for the Spanish people. These improvements concern education, housing, health assistance, social security, vocational training, and so on, which are all part of a program which the Spanish Government began many years ago. 161. But besides national action there is need for suitable action at sectoral, regional and world levels. In those plans Spain would like to see machinery being used for the examination and evaluation of the objectives and measures of policy agreed upon in the Strategy. 162.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“158. The achievements of the United Nations in this field ultimately depend on what each one of its Members is prepared to do. Aware of this, Spain has not failed and indeed cannot fail to comply with its duties of co-operation. 159. My country, which declared last year from this platform its complete adherence to the objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade [resolution 2626 (XXV)], has already begun to put its principles into practice. The Spanish Government, when drafting the third development plan, which coincides with the beginning of the Second Development Decade, not only included its philosophy therein but also established an appropriate system of evaluating results and goals. 160.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Taking advantage of the relaxation of tension, which may now be seen for the first time in many years in their mutual relations, it is up to them to take the initiative in nuclear disarmament-the type of disarmament most eagerly desired by all mankind. 156. Spain for its part resolutely supports the struggle against the arms race and is ready to participate.actively in negotiations leading to disarmament and especially in the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament, which is an important subject to be dealt with by this Assembly. 157. We are all aware that the achievement of peace is not based solely on the settlement of international conflicts and the strengthening of security, but something more is needed, namely, conditions which, by making a dignified life possible for man, will render unnecessary his rebellion against injustice.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“Hence it is only natural for each nation to seek within itself the strength needed to assert its personality and promote the proper use of its resources. Spain is observing this process, which is similar to what is happening in its own country, with the sincere and profound understanding which is the mark of its unchangeable brotherhood with Latin America. 154. We are still far from the ideal of general and complete disarmament under suitable international control, but it can be said that the Disarmament Decade is beginning auspiciously. 155. It is desirable not to lose the momentum acquired, and the basic responsibility for this devolves upon the major Powers.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“We cannot disregard the internal stresses which Latin America is undergoing. In some cases that is due to the survival of antiquated social structures which the countries themselves are trying to remove; but at other times Latin-America has been the victim of unjust discrimination, a situation clearly reflected in the deterioration of the terms of economic trade which has devaluated raw materials and raised the cost of manufactured goods to the prejudice of Latin America. 153. In this way and in other similar ways, it is undeniable that Latin America has frequently been attacked in the cultural field and even devastating^ plundered both is regards its spiritual values and its material wealth.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“A partial solution can only be considered as provisional pending an over-all solution, which, we hope, will be final. 149. For obvious reasons, everything connected with Jerusalem deserves special attention. 150. We are following matters pertaining to the Latin American countries with close and sympathetic attention. 151. During the first six months of this year and in two successive stages I had the honor of officially visiting nine South American Spanish-speaking Republics and Brazil. 1 propose to add to those visits very shortly by touring the Central American nations and the Caribbean. The Spanish Government did not wish those visits merely to have rhetorical value; they were intended to study and promote various types of cultural, technical and economic co-operation which will be capable of building new bridges for mutual aid. 152.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“The principles and relevant resolutions of the United Nations should also, and as a matter of great urgency, inspire the settlement of the gravest conflict that affects the Mediterranean area and world peace and security: the conflict in the Middle East. 147. From this platform and in the Security Council Spain has often said that there is a need to solve this long and distressing conflict on the basis of Security Council resolution 242 (1967) and all the other relevant resolutions of the United Nations. My country now reiterates its conviction that the acquisition of territory by force is unacceptable and that there is a need duly to safeguard the rights of the Palestinian people. 148. At the same time we hopefully welcome all advances in negotiations that may mean a step towards a just political settlement of this problem.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“It is our hope-and it would be a very serious matter to disappoint that hope that without further delays the United Kingdom will come to a realistic view which will cause the existing contacts to lead to genuine negotiations, so repeatedly requested at different General Assembly sessions. We believe that the shortest line to these negotiations is a straight line and not irregular tacking which sharply wound Spanish sensitivities and unnecessarily create an atmosphere of tension. Let us stop our quibbling once and for all; let us no longer use equivocal language and procrastination and let us work together in the quest for the goal towards which we are impelled by justice, the logic of our time and the resolutions of this Organization. 146.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“May the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs be allowed, on behalf of Spaniards everywhere for no problem in my country ha:, ever elicited such a deep-seated and unanimous response-to set forth before this General Assembly our concerns and hopes in the question of Gibraltar. 144. We are deeply concerned by the fact that still no solution has been reached. The view of this Organization is unequivocal and clear-cut: an end must be put to a colonial situation which seriously affects Spam's territorial integrity, while at the same time safeguarding the interests of the population of Gibraltar. Together with this, an end must also be put to an anachronistic situation which does nothing but obstruct the creation of a greater and more united Europe, to which common undertaking both the British and the Spanish people feel committed* 145.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)
“This disarmament and reduction of forces should not be confined to Central Europe, but should also extend to the Mediterranean, in which there has been a recent increase of tension. 142. At the present time total demilitarization and neutralization of the Mediterranean is unrealistic. But what is indeed an attainable objective is the stabilization of forces at their present level, with a view to their gradual and balanced reduction. For this purpose it is indispensable for the coastal States to concert iheir thoughts and deeds with a view to reaching decisions concerning the area. At the same time they should strive to increase regional co-operation in the economic, technological, social and cultural fields. 143.”
1971-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 26 (1971)