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1. “If, as the tragic events of the last few days would indicate, the calm which appears to prevail in the Congo is not yet solid, it is not due to any fault of the Charter. It is rather the combination of reactionary forces that have brought about the present stalemate in Katanga. We accordingly must persevere and use all our resources to ensure that the province of Katanga is fully reintegrated in the Republic. 115. The Republic of the Congo is and must remain one, whole and indivisible. We are indeed duty bound to assist the Central Government to re-integrate the province of Katanga into the Republic and to expel all mercenaries from the province. It is the view of my delegation that the presence of the United Nations in the Congo can be justified only on these grounds.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

2. “robs the world of the last, best hope' for peace; he robs the small nations of that bulwark which the United Nations provides against oppression and aggression and he deprives them of the forum where their voice may be raised against injustice and oppression." 114. During the past year we have received further tangible proof of the force which the United Nations can constitute for the common good in the various activities, both of a routine and extraordinary character, which have been carried out by this Organization. If some measure of tranquillity and security has been restored to a good part of the Congo, for example, the action of the United Nations in responding to this threat to the peace of the African continent must share largely in the credit.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

3. “Ethiopia's devotion to the cause of collective security, which finds its most eloquent expression in the principles enunciated in the Charter, is too well known to require elaboration. As a small country, Ethiopia has always known that the greatest measure of protection and the most effective safeguards against breaches of the peace, aggression and the abuse and disregard of the rights of small nations are to be found in this Organization. My august sovereign, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, set forth Ethiopia's position regarding the United Nations at the Conference of Non-Aligned Countries held at Belgrade 1-6 September 1961, when he declared; . .he who acts deliberately and with calculation to the injury of the United Nations, to weaken it or to endanger its existence as an effective and energetic international institution ...”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

4. “Today when man's capacity to improve his way of life and to assure to all physical and spiritual well-being is at a level never before attained in history, his capacity — and, it sometimes appears, his willingness — to wreak universal destruction is unsurpassed. Surely, this is a nightmare from which we must all awaken. U3. It will come as a surprise to no one when I say that in casting about for the means whereby the disaster which threatens to overwhelm and engulf us may be averted, and the peace and security which we claim as our inalienable right may be assured to ourselves and to succeeding generates, my delegation takes as its starting point the very Organization within whose walls we are now meeting.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

5. “Neither is it my intention to attempt to reformulate in new phrases the views of my delegation on these problems. I believe that the position of Ethiopia on most of these problems is well known to all. I propose instead to limit my remarks to some particular problems which pose the most serious threats to the peace of the world, and to some others which are of major importance to the Assembly. 112. We find the world today inexorably slipping ever nearer a precipice at the foot of which lurks the abyss of total destruction. We stand gathered here on the stage of history, while an armed symphony provides ominous background music punctuated by the tympanic rumblings of nuclear explosions.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

6. “It is with great pleasure that I come to the rostrum today to address the sixteenth session of the General Assembly, and to extend to all delegations the warm greetings of the Ethiopian Government and of my delegation. 110. Much has already been said concerning the numerous compelling and urgent problems which are on the agenda before us. Positions have been stated and restated, various policies suggested and explained. Work is about to begin in the various committees in an effort to search for just and peaceful solutions to many of these problems. We are hopeful that positive contributions will be made to this end. 111. I do not wish to take your time with a long recital of the multifold difficulties which today perplex the world.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)