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“While valuable proposals have been put forward such as a general call for the reconvening of the participants in the Geneva Conference of 1954, the halting of bombing raids, the neutralization of the whole region, and the commitment to withdraw the armed forces of one of the combatants, my Government urges once more, as a first step towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict, an immediate and complete cease-fire under international supervision. We appeal to the parties concerned and their allies not to insist on preconditions to a cease-fire and negotiation, the more so as it is now generally recognized that continuation of the war presents, not indeed victory to one side, but the spectre of a widespread conflagration that will engulf the rest of the world.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“But even more urgent is the stopping of the senseless massacres committed day after day on the Vietnamese people by the combatants in the conflict. Not a day has passed in the last several years without our reading in the international Press of the continuing tragedy in that unhappy land, which has borne so much suffering for so long. The savagery of the war and the agony of the Vietnamese people increase as the escalation of the conflict continues. Ideas, suggestions, and proposals to end the war have not been wanting, Yet, they do not affect any of the parties in the conflict.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“A question for consideration at this point Is: to what extent are Member States of the United Nations, and in particular the great Powers, prepared to take the necessary steps with a view to the strengthening of this Organization, and hence, of the role of its Secretary-General, in the service of international peace and security? 15. This question leads me to consideration of some of the developments in the world political situation In the course of the past year. These developments remain a source of deep concern and anxiety to my Government, the most serious of them being, in our view, the intensification of the conflict in South-East Asia. 16. On previous occasions, we have persistently held that the immediate halting of the brutal war in Viet-Nam is vital to the preservation of world peace and security.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“I believe we are all aware of the enormous difficulties which successive Secretaries-General have had to bear, and of the fact that those difficulties have proportionately increased as the Organization's activities have expanded and multiplied; and in consequence, the present Secretary-General, U Thant, has inevitably had to bear a greater share of the burden of responsibility and work than did any of his predecessors, So much is apparent from the candid statement released by the Secretary-General's office in connexion with his recent decision. 14.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Yet, even as I reiterate the appeal of my Government and people for the Secretary-General to continue in office for a second term, I should make it quite clear that we well understand the personal sacrifices, the unremitting labours, the constant frustrations which the holder of this high office has to endure.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“With his thorough grounding in United Nations and international affairs; with the reliance placed on him by the membership of this Organization, especially the great Powers; with his instinctive tact and sensitivity to the requirements and characteristics of individual nations; with his devotion to duty, his firm idealism and his strength and ability to carry out plans; and above all, with his deep understanding of United Nations and world problems, we are convinced that the right man for the right job at the right time is U Thant, and that he should remain as Secretary-General of the United Nations at this period of the world's — and the United Nations — existence. 13.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“I am sure all will agree with me when I say that while it may be true, as the Secretary-General himself declared in his statement to the members of the Security Council on 1 September 1966 [see A/6400], that no particular person is indispensable for any particular job, it is also true that the present world situation is such that a major displacement such as that involved in changing the Secretary-Generalship of the United Nations at this moment might well trigger off a highly unstable international situation and lead to regrettable consequences.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Perhaps the cataloguing of the many accomplishments of the distinguished Secretary-General in the cause of peace and in the interest of the United Nations should best be left to history and posterity. But there can be no doubt of the high value that each of the 119 nations represented in this hall places on the great services rendered by the Secretary-General during his tenure of office as the chief executive of this Organization.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“My first thoughts focus upon the decision of our Secretary-General, U Thant, the tireless and conscientious servant of peace, not to seek re-election for a second term. In the five years that U Thant has served the United Nations, first as Acting Secretary-General and then as Secretary-General, this Organization was faced with crucial difficulties and problems which at times threatened to split the Organization to its very foundations or to push the world towards the brink of a holocaust. These catastrophes were averted, in considerable measure through the courage, dedication and perservance with which the Secretary-General pursued the goal of peace and the survival of the United Nations. 12.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Today, as we engage in our annual stocktaking of the accomplishments and shortcomings of this Organization during the past year; as we pause to reflect on the changes in the international situation since our last meeting in this hall; as we consider the prospects of world peace and security and the numerous problems and difficulties which have hindered progress in disarmament negotiations; as we speculate on these and other issues, I confess that certain developments of the past year have given my delegation and myself reason to feel a sense of disquietude and heaviness of heart. I should like to share some of these thoughts briefly with the representatives assembled here today. 11.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Speaking from this rostrum last year, I recall expressing, at the start of the work of the twentieth session of the General Assembly, my delegation's immense relief over two developments that took place almost on the eve of that session: first, the resolving — temporarily at least — of the difficulties which had prevented the nineteenth session of the General Assembly from functioning normally; and second, the halting, through the timely action of the Security Council, of the conflict which had developed between two neighbouring Asian countries. I regret that on this occasion I cannot repeat the same sentiments. 10.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Conversely, any move designed to jeopardize the abiding interests of the people of the territory of Djibouti, who, as I have stated, are our kith and kin, will be opposed by my nation with all vigour. The one single lesson that my people have learned from their bitter experience of the events of the 1930s is that our natural outlet to the sea must never again fall into, or be controlled by, unfriendly hands. 9.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Secondly, what is the source of the economic life of the inhabitants of the territory, where are the sources of their life-springs, where their lasting interests are to be found? Thirdly, what are the historical and geographical realities of the territory? And fourthly, what are the exigencies of Ethiopia's national security with regard to the territory? 8. I hardly need add that any decision which will take into consideration the aspects of the problem of the future of the territory which I have just enumerated, if founded on the free and unhampered will of the majority of its indigenous inhabitants, will have the full support and co-operation of my Government.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Hence, let there be no misunderstanding of the clear position of my Government on this score. 6. Historically, and prior to the colonialist invasion of the African continent, Djibouti, together with other adjacent areas, constituted a unit of the only independent political entity which then existed in that region, under the sovereignty of the Ethiopian nation. Until the second half of the nineteenth century, the territory of Djibouti was an integral part of Ethiopia. 7. Consideration of the territory of Djibouti in its historical perspective brings up the following pertinent questions: first, where do the genuine and strong bonds of ethnic and social affinity of the vast majority of the people of the Territory lie?”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“I should like to mention, in connexion with the work of the Special Committee, the views of my Government with regard to the territory of Djibouti, which were set forth in its memorandum to the Committee. The basic policy of my Government with regard to Djibouti was affirmed in no uncertain terms at a recent press conference at Addis Ababa by my august sovereign, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I. My Chief of State unequivocally stated that the Ethiopian Government fully supports the exercise of the right of self-determination by the people of the territory, provided that that process is unfettered in any manner whatsoever and that its sole purpose is to enable the majority of the indigenous inhabitants of the territory to decide their destiny in consonance with their genuine and lasting interests.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“In this context, a few words on the splendid work being done by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples are quite in order. The instrumentality of the Special Committee in the rapid liberation of so many countries under colonial rule, in the last few years is so widely known as to require no detailed recital. The fact that the Committee, for the second consecutive year, has held part of its meetings on the continent of Africa is of no little significance, and we hope that the practice will be continued until colonialism is completely eradicated from that continent. 5.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“For the peoples of the United Nations, who, over twenty years ago, declared in the Charter of this Organization their determination "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person ...", will certainly not fail to carry out that pledge, in the conviction that the rights and dignity of the human person suffer most when people are subjected to alien domination and are not masters of their own destinies. 4. It was to discharge the solemn obligation undertaken in the Charter that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the historic resolution [1514 (XV)] containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in 1960 — an epochal decision which has contributed immensely to the expansion of the membership of this Organization to its present total of 119.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“My Government also happily welcomes the resumption of Indonesia's membership of the United Nations and would like to assure the Government of Indonesia that the Ethiopian delegation will, as in the past, accord it its full co-operation. 3. To those of our brothers, near and far, who are still struggling to occupy their rightful place in the community of free and sovereign nations, in freedom and independence, we extend encouragement and hope and the assurance that they are not alone in their struggle, which often entails the sacrifice of life itself.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“1. Mr. President, allow me, first of all, to reiterate on behalf of the Ethiopian delegation my warmest congratulations on your unanimous election to the Presidency of the twenty-first session of the General Assembly. 2. Having, in my capacity as the current Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, already welcomed Guyana to membership of the United Nations, I should now like to convey once more to the representatives of Guyana the great joy and satisfaction of the Ethiopian nation and its Government over the accession of Guyana to independence last May. It is in joyful anticipation that we now await the independence of Lesotho, Botswana and Barbados within a short time.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We must, therefore, as an assembly of nations striving for the benefit of mankind towards the ends of world peace and security, social amelioration and economic abundance, rise to the challenge of our times.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“There is sufficient evidence to show that the time is not far off when man's conquest of the universe will carry him to dizzying reaches of interstellar space. Yet we may well ask ourselves: what will these achievements benefit man if he is not able to master himself and his destiny sufficiently to halt the process of self-destruction set into motion by his invention of terrible weapons? We cannot indefinitely live in a world sustained by a precarious balance of terror in which an enduring peace and mutually beneficial efforts would be simply illusory. I believe that man is fully capable of achieving the goals of international peace and co-operation through vigorous, dedicated and selfless efforts.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Now that the Organization has survived a crippling experience, no effort should be spared to, enable it to move forward towards achieving the fundamental ideals of the charter. A spirit of mutual accommodation with a full appreciation of the needs of our times must now be vigorously pursued. Whatever differences may exist in the ideologies, the social and economic systems and the forms of government of Member States of this Organization, these differences must not be allowed to interfere with our common pursuit of an enduring peace and mutually beneficial co-operation. As we must all be aware, our universe is fast shrinking as a result of the spectacular advances in science and technology.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We attribute great importance to these distinctions because, owing to the various stages of economic development in which the developing countries find themselves, all countries classified under the group could not be equally capable of gaining from a uniform trade and development policy. What are in fact needed are combinations of trade and development policies attuned to the respective requirements of the economies of the developing nations on a regional, sub-regional and country-by-country basis. That, in our view, is the only way by which the United Nations can ensure balanced advantages to all the developing countries, least developed or most advanced. 57. In concluding my remarks, let me make a final plea.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We wish, therefore, to take this opportunity to appeal to the developed members of this Assembly to give their unreserved support to the activities initiated by the Conference. 56. The other most important consideration that deserves the attention of this Assembly is that of the strategy of economic development that must be employed by the United Nations in attaining economic and social progress for the developing countries. In this connexion, it is the belief of the Ethiopian Government that it is imperative to distinguish between the degrees of development among the developing countries in order to evolve effective combinations of trade and development policies to meet the differing requirements of the economies of the developing nations.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is true that the principles of international trade and development policy evolved by this organ are not fully shared by some of the world’s most developed nations, and to this extent there may well be initial difficulties to be encountered by this new organ of the United Nations in implementing the recommendations contained in the Final Act of the Conference. But these initial difficulties cannot and should not deter the world community as a whole from proceeding with this important task. 55. In our view, the developed Members of this Organization have ample appreciation of the problems of economic development and the means to make the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development an effective instrument of peace and progress.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We trust that Member States will find it possible to support this suggestion when the question is taken up in the First Committee. 54. While the political activities of the United Nations attract our attention most, it is none the less true that its economic and technical activities are equally important to the world community. In this regard, the United Nations has taken a notable stride in establishing, by resolution 1995 (XIX), a permanent United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to promote the economic and social aims of the Charter.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In this respect, the Ethiopian delegation has for a number of years been labouring to persuade States Members of this Organization that the solution to the complex problem of nuclear disarmament lies in the conclusion of a universal international convention prohibiting the use of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons. 53. We therefore welcome and, support the resolution of the Disarmament Commission, adopted at its last session, urging the convening of a world disarmament conference, for in such a conference the first item that should receive the serious attention of the leaders of the world cannot fail to be the banning of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons from the arsenals of war. We should like once more to take this opportunity to emphasize anew that the only way to avoid a nuclear catastrophe is to conclude a treaty on this question.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The creation of denuclearized regions, especially in those areas in which the interests of the major Power groupings might not be particularly harmonious, would tend to allay mutual fears and thus pave the way for some bold step that would, prevent any Power from brandishing these instruments of annihilation in time of tension. 51. But here again we should guard against trying to achieve the impossible. In other words, denuclearized zones would be ephemeral unless there was a firm understanding that these instruments of destruction would not be used in any armed conflict. Hence, we must recognize that any realistic disarmament programme necessarily demands outlawing the use of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons for war purposes. 52.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The Ethiopian delegation is convinced that it is on such a rational approach that the directives of the General Assembly to the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee must be based. For our part, we will unreservedly support any initiatives of the General Assembly which will enable the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee to emerge from its protracted lethargy and take a positive stride forward along the difficult path of general and complete disarmament. 50. Another aspect of disarmament which has often been considered and which has received a measure of support is, of course, the creation of nuclear- free zones around the world.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In this regard, our experience in Geneva compels us to make the observation that the tendency to look for difficulties, far from facilitating their solution, will, on the contrary, prevent us from coming closer to achieving our goal of general and complete disarmament. 48. I should now like to turn to a closer examination of the twin issues of a comprehensive nuclear test ban and a non-proliferation agreement. The need for the "have-nots" to abstain from the possession of nuclear weapons goes hand in hand with an assurance that those who already have a virtual monopoly over these awesome instruments of destruction will stop amassing them and refining their deadliness still further. The nuclear Powers must give a clear undertaking to reduce and eliminate their huge stockpiles while non-dissemination agreement is being worked out. 49.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is perhaps a sad commentary that, despite the directives issued to the Disarmament Commission by numerous resolutions of the General Assembly and despite appeals of the non-aligned and African Heads of State and Government, the negotiating Eighteen-Nation Committee in Geneva has not so far achieved anything significant in the way of concrete results. 47. True, a start has been made in exploring the facets and aspects of the issues. But it appears as though a tendency to avoid issues and to delve into semantics has crept into the deliberations of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The United Nations must take resolute steps to bring to a halt the colonial war in those territories administered by Portugal and the policy of repression and brutality pursued by the Government of the Republic of South Africa under its bankrupt and pernicious system of apartheid. Suffice it to stand as a warning that the continent of Africa will not know any enduring peace so long as millions of Africans remain subjugated by either a colonial Power waging a brutal last-ditch fight or by ruthless racists who, in this enlightened age, remain apostles of the creed of the superiority of one race over another. 46. There is yet a more pressing matter demanding the urgent attention of this Assembly. I refer to the subject of disarmament.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The latest information about Southern Rhodesia would seem to indicate that an arrangement is being worked out between the Government of the United Kingdom and the settler régime in Southern Rhodesia whereby the minority Government would be allowed to declare its independence. It is the position of my Government that nothing short of the transfer of the attributes of government to the African majority can constitute true independence for Southern Rhodesia. 45. Similarly, the Republic of South Africa and the Government of Portugal cannot reverse the tide of history by their flagrant disregard not only of the numerous resolutions of the competent organs of this Organization, but also the condemnation of an aroused world public opinion.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Representatives of my Government have, on numerous occasions, urged in the Committee of Twenty-four that the only rational approach, the only effective solution to the question of Southern Rhodesia lies in the convening of a constitutional conference to prepare a constitution which would ensure the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Charter and the historic resolution 1514 (XV) of the General Assembly, and thereby guarantee the full participation of the African majority in shaping the destiny of their country. I should like to emphasize to this Assembly that unless action is forthcoming it may be too late to remedy the situation. I repeat, all positive steps must be taken at once to meet the legitimate demands of the Africans in Southern Rhodesia.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“44. The case of Southern Rhodesia is another problem of oppression which cries out to the world's conscience for immediate solution. The dogged persistence of the settler régime in that unhappy land in denying the indigenous people of the territory their inalienable right to liberty and independence is a matter of grave concern to my Government as, indeed, to the entire family of African nations. In this regard, I must solemnly draw the attention of the General Assembly to the fact that any attempt by the settler régime in Southern Rhodesia to declare unilateral independence will be fraught with far-reaching consequences affecting the peace and security of the African continent.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In particular, the Ethiopian delegation would urge, as its representatives have already done in the Committee, that a comprehensive programme of technical assistance be extended to the territories of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland, on the basis of the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report [A/5958]. 43. I need hardly bring to the attention of the General Assembly the fact that the question of South West Africa is before the International Court of Justice, and, such being the case, I am not at liberty to elaborate on the subject. Yet I should be remiss if I did not urge on the Assembly the view that, pending the decision of the Court, the Government of the Republic of South Africa must be restrained from introducing changes that would be detrimental to the paramount interests of the people of South West Africa.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“That Committee has held meetings almost continuously since March 1964. All in all, it has held over 100 meetings, and in some instances has considered the same territory two or three times. Since the activities of the Committee are widely known to the entire membership of the United Nations, it is perhaps sufficient to single out the significance of the Committee’s meetings in the continent of Africa — meetings which permitted more light to be shed on the plight of peoples still under alien domination. It is the ardent hope of my delegation that the General Assembly will give due consideration to the Committee’s report [A/6000/Rev.1] and take appropriate action on the recommendations contained therein.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“As regards the future, it is the view of the Ethiopian delegation that the so-called guidelines for future peace-keeping operations need further study and further refinement, and that the Committee of Thirty-three should be retained in order to make possible further discussion and analysis and thereby evolve some sort of general principles on those problems that have caused the deadlock in the past. In so saying, we do not, of course, mean that the procedure of peaceful settlement or enforcement action has to be abandoned, but rather that past experience should assist us in reaching some understanding with a view to formulating guidelines to similar situations that may arise in the future. 42. May I now make some brief remarks on the work of the Committee of Twenty-four.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The adoption of the proposal that the financial difficulties of the Organization be resolved by voluntary contributions and that Article 19 of the Charter not be invoked with respect to the financial crisis of the Organization arising out of its peace-keeping operations, is but a temporary solution. We feel that with this step achieved, all Members should now make their voluntary contributions as soon as possible in order to enable the Organization to pay its debts and plan the future rationally, in a spirit of harmony, co-operation and understanding. 41.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Consequently, the Ethiopian delegation would appeal to all the parties concerned to agree to the procedure I have mentioned and bring to an end the war in South-East Asia. 39. In proceeding to the matter popularly labelled the "crisis of the United Nations", I need only recall that the eventual adoption of the Afro-Asian proposal by the resumed nineteenth session of the General Assembly has enabled the present session to function normally. Yet we cannot lose sight of the basic fact that the Organization's financial solvency has not yet been restored. 40.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In order to achieve that, we believe it is necessary that there should be a complete and immediate cease-fire and that the parties concerned should go to the conference table without any preconditions except the ones to which I have already referred. That approach will, we believe, bring a positive result that would be in accordance with the dignity of man and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. We believe that there is no other way out of the dilemma. To continue the war in one form or another would bring about only the complete collapse of relations among States in the world, and thereby bring us to the disaster we have been able to avert for the past twenty years.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“That eventually is in itself, of course, deserving of our anxious attention. But even more dismaying is the untold suffering of the Viet-Namese people and the devastation of their land which has been going on for a period of nearly two decades. As a founding Member of this Organization, whose prime purpose is "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war", my country cannot remain silent while defenceless civilians, innocent children, women and aged are being killed daily by the combatants in the conflict. 38. In our view, it is necessary that the Geneva Agreements of 1954 should be respected in their totality.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The Ethiopian delegation is convinced that this Assembly must invite the Government of the People's Republic of China to assume its rightful place in our council of nations. 37. My Government remains gravely concerned over the events in South-East Asia. As we have already made clear in statements of our views on previous occasions, we believe that the people of Viet-Nam, both North and South, should be left alone to determine whatever social structure, form of government or philosophy of State they deem fit for their nation. My delegation feels duty-bound to voice its utmost concern with regard to the conflict in Viet-Nam — and not only because of the serious threat to international peace and stability posed by any further escalation of the war, or indeed by its continuation.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is, I believe, increasingly apparent that the absence from the world forum of the representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China has brought to an impasse not only the work of the Organization — in particular, the efforts of the Disarmament Committee in Geneva — but also the solution of practically every important international question today. It is obvious that a Government which represents 700 million people must participate in all the activities of this Organization and its agencies, if these efforts are to be meaningful and effective. The logic is fairly simple: either we recognize realities or we pay the terrible price of postponing the solution of the urgent problems which beset the world community today.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“My delegation welcomes those States to our midst, confident that they bring with them further vitality and fresh approaches towards the fulfilment of the lofty ideals enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. 36. However, while we rejoice at the admission of new States to membership of the United Nations — a process which in itself advances the principle of the universality of our Organization — my delegation must nevertheless record anew its regret at the exclusion of the People's Republic of China from membership of the United Nations.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is my Government’s ardent hope that the cease-fire effected between India and Pakistan by the Council's efforts will eventually lead not only to conditions of permanent peace, but also to mutually beneficial co-operation between these two neighbouring countries, whose past contributions to the strengthening of international peace and security have been noteworthy and which are destined to exert considerable influence upon future world developments. 35. As in past sessions of the General Assembly, it is once again my privilege to welcome new Members to our family of nations; and, in that connexion, I should like to express the satisfaction of the Ethiopian nation on the admission of the Gambia, the Maldive Islands and Singapore to this ever-expanding community of nations.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Firstly, it appears that the frustrations and deep anxieties which haunted the meetings of the nineteenth session of the General Assembly have been overcome, at least for the present. Secondly, the recent conflict in the Asian sub-continent, involving two neighbouring States Members of this Organization, has been brought to a halt through the decisive and timely action of the Security Council.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“32. Mr. President, I should like, at the outset, to associate my delegation with those others which have congratulated you on your election as President of the twentieth session of the General Assembly. 33. The dramatic appearance of His Holiness Pope Paul VI before this Assembly yesterday and his eloquent address to us should be a source of inspiration to all people of goodwill who are striving for world peace in order to ensure a better life for all humanity. In particular, his appeal for the reduction of armaments and the use of funds so gained for economic development deserves the fullest support from us all. 34. Our meeting today in this Hall evokes in my delegation a feeling of immense relief, by reason of two recent developments.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“I should also state that it is my delegation's belief that the settlement of outstanding financial obligations would greatly facilitate the adoption of a general procedure for future peace-keeping operations. 84. In conclusion, I should like to express the fervent hope of my delegation that, despite the difficulties confronting this session, despite the complexities of the decisions to be made, we shall, with goodwill and co-operation, arrive at solutions that will be beneficial to all.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“a resolution urging Member States to meet their obligations to the United Nations and render it all necessary assistance to help it fulfil its role in maintaining peace and security. It is, therefore, in a spirit of mutual accommodation that we should approach this difficult, but not insoluble problem. As in any family, harmonious relationships within this Organization can depend only upon the goodwill and generosity of its Members, upon the willingness to give as well as take, upon a genuine desire to co-operate and a readiness to make necessary concessions. 83. We must realize that the United Nations is the best — perhaps last — hope of mankind for international peace and security, and that we must do all we can to keep it going. To keep it going, we must keep it solvent and this, as I said earlier, is a collective responsibility.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)