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“This programme provides for: (1) The total and unconditional liberation of all the peoples of Africa, through the abolition of the shameful colonial system in so-called Portuguese Guinea, Angola, Mozambique, Nyasaland, Rhodesia and so on; (2) The removal of all foreign military bases from the African continent; (3) The complete decolonization of the economic, social and cultural structures of the African nations; (4) The organization and development of an integrated and well-adjusted African economy, through the establishment of an African common market and the coordination of plans for equipping and developing the African States; (5) The renewing of Africa's cultural and moral values; (6) The establishment, between a non-aligned Africa and all nations of the world, of relations of brotherly co-operation as between equals, founded on friendship and non-interference in domestic affairs.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“That is why the eighteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly will be "the session of African unity and truth". 126. The Government of the Republic of Guinea wishes to assure all the African delegations that they have its full confidence and support in the diplomatic battle launched with a view to restoring to the African peoples the place they deserve and ensuring the success of the programme of emancipation adopted at Addis Ababa.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“On the agenda items relating to developments in our continent, the statements of the various African delegations will complement each other but the African group as a whole will form a homogeneous, unbreakable front vis-à-vis the representatives of the imperialist Powers in order to express to them, unhesitatingly, our people's firm determination to combat every available means the pleadings of foreign domination and the harmful effects it has had on the body of Africa. 125. The resolutions adopted at the close of the Addis Ababa Conference are of themselves too clear and dynamic for there to be any further misunderstanding about the targets which they set for action by the African States and peoples, as for the attention of all nations of the world.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“There will be no more talk of Africa north of the Sahara or of Africa south of the Sahara; there will be no more references from this rostrum to the alleged differences of values and abilities of the black and white peoples of Africa. All considerations based on colour are contrary to African ethics and alien to the political thought of our peoples. African civilization, as created by all our peoples, will have a brilliance that will be all the greater as all our nations will strive to perfect it as well as to Integrate it closely into the historical values of all mankind. 124.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The African delegations will no longer be defined by their differences, because they are determined to play no longer into the hands of those who would divide Africa and still less to be the subject of the greed and Machiavellian schemes of those who would replace direct colonialism, which our peoples have fought, by disguised forms which entail no less indignity and subjection for our countries. 123. It is heartening to us all that the African delegations will henceforth speak only the language of Africa, that is to say, the language of historical truth, inspired by an acute sense of responsibility and a powerful drive to regenerate Africa and Its own personality. Since Addis Ababa, all arbitrary divisions, feelings of superiority and methods aimed at breaking up the human unity of Africa are things of the past.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It is our conviction that the African delegations, in contrast with the recent past, will deem it their duty not only to speak the same words, but to give their statements the same content —a content which will reflect, despite their distinctive forms of expression and minor philosophical differences, an identical awareness and a common will to affirm forcefully to the world the personality and the raison d'être of Africa within the concert of the United Nations.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“While desiring to set themselves free and to ensure an unfettered development for their civilizations and their economic, social and cultural values, the African peoples are no less determined to work directly towards the creation of a world which will be more humane because it will be more free, more brotherly and more co-operative, a world which will be more prosperous and happy, because it will finally be freed from the causes of war, domination and injustice. 122.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The dynamic decisions unanimously made by the Heads of State and Government of our continent have had profound and far-reaching repercussions throughout the world. The voice of Africa, now aware of its backwardness and determined to control its own unique destiny, has been heard by all. That voice has loudly proclaimed the ardent resolve of the colonized peoples to recover their right to self-determination, to create new and happy conditions of life, and to achieve, by and for themselves, their total emancipation, which will overthrow every form of allegiance and servitude that is still imposed on them. 1.21.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Whereas formerly, he said, each of the African delegations to the United Nations General Assembly, according to the extend of its personal drive and political awareness, presented the problems of our continent and their solutions individually. In the form of separate proposals, henceforth this will no longer be the case. A divided and antagonistic Africa has now been replaced by a united Africa. A fighting Africa has replaced a passive Africa. Africa knows now that its own rehabilitation, its triumphant march towards a brilliant destiny, depend upon the unity which is the source of progress and upon the transforming efforts of its peoples, and no longer upon the mocking paternalism of the foreign Powers which have brutally dominated and atrociously exploited it, 120.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“That is why our peoples regard the United Nations as their natural ally and expect it to assume all its responsibilities with a view to helping them in the final eradication from Africa of colonialism, the main cause of our continent's backwardness in every field. Accordingly, 17 September 1963 was celebrated in all African countries and at United Nations Headquarters with enthusiasm and renewed determination to put an end as early as possible to the shameful colonial system which continues to stain the soil of Africa. 119. On that occasion, the Chief of State of Guinea, President Ahmed Sékou Touré, in an important statement, explained to the world the new African context as it emerged from the Addis Ababa Conference.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Indeed, all the peoples and Governments of Africa consider it to be one of the essential roles of the United Nations to contribute decisively to the efforts of subject peoples to free themselves from foreign domination, and thus to make possible the achievement of the great ideals which gave birth to this Organization dedicated to the creation of a better world from which the spectre of war, poverty and injustice will have been banished forever. 118. Thus, the present struggle of the African peoples for the unconditional and total liberation of their continent figures prominently in the struggle in which the United Nations is itself engaged.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“That conference, because of its vital decisions, has already altered, and will increasingly alter, all relations between Africa and other States and international institutions. 117. In the resolution of decolonization adopted by the Conference of Addis Ababa, the African Heads of State and Government decided to proclaim 17 September 1963 African Liberation Day. The fact that that date coincided with the opening of the eighteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly is not fortuitous.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“This African contribution will have a distinctive character this year because of the new situation that has arisen in our continent as a result of the historic summit conference at Addis Ababa. 116. It should be noted in this connexion that, quite apart from the undermining efforts of the neutral saboteurs of African unity, who are recruited from among the various forces and organizations which lived and prospered only by our division, many persons, States and organizations, though disinterested and sincere, have not, for lack of adequate information, appreciated the full historical and revolutionary significance, the political import and the diplomatic consequences of the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the independent African States at Addis Ababa in May 19 63.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It is our hope that, having learned the bitter lessons of the Inglorious end of the League of Nations, the United Nations will devote itself, as a matter of absolute priority, to the final liquidation of the shameful and degrading system of foreign domination and its inevitable corollary: racial discrimination. It is in any event in this vital field that, in the last analysis we will gauge the success or failure of that supreme hope of all peoples —the United Nations. 115. For its part, Africa, now united and reconciled with itself, wishes to state at the outset its renewed determination to give our Organization its full cooperation in completing the task of decolonization that has been undertaken in every sphere.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“From this rostrum it has been rightly recalled that at the dawn of its eighteenth year the League of Nations was a dying body. To that should be added the further recollection that the outstanding event which had hastened the decline of that first attempt at an international organization was precisely the colonial adventures of Mussolini's fascism, of which the heroic people of the Empire of Ethiopia were the victim —adventures which the League of Nations had been unable either to prevent or to discourage. 114. Although at the dawn of its eighteenth year the United Nations does not appear to be threatened with disintegration, the extreme dangers that colonial adventures represent for this Organization should nevertheless be emphasized.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Mr. President, you will, I hope, allow me to add my voice to those of the representatives who have spoken before me in order to extend to you the sincere congratulations of the delegation of Guinea on the occasion of your brilliant election. We sincerely hope that, under your lofty guidance, the eighteenth session will fulfil the hopes placed in it by all our peoples. To that end, my delegation will spare no effort to facilitate your task by offering you its full and complete cooperation. 112. At the same time, I should like to express the gratitude of the Government of the Republic of Guinea for the honour and mark of confidence accorded it by the General Assembly in unanimously electing a representative of Guinea, Mr. Achkar Marof, as Chairman of the Fourth Committee. 113.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Fully assuming our responsibilities, we shall stand resolutely at the side of those who fight for universal freedom and progress, at the side of the true anti-colonialists, at the side of those who have faith in man and in his radiant future, at the side of all those who work for peace and the survival of mankind. These are the stirring objectives which will determine the attitude and the voting position of the Guinean delegation and the manner in which it will vote during the sixteenth session of the General Assembly.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“The camp of peace and progress, on the other hand, conscious of the imperative needs of the hour, will declare itself for full decolonization in Africa and Asia, for general and complete disarmament under effective international control, for peaceful coexistence and competition among States having different social systems, for unconditional respect for the aspirations of peoples and for their sovereign and exclusive right to live under the system of their choice and, finally, for sincere, loyal and effective international co-operation. 108. This is the dilemma we face, and the choice seems both simple and unavoidable. For us, this choice has already been made.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Those who want war may pursue without restraint their vain attempts to maintain themselves by force in Algeria, in Angola, in so-called Portuguese Guinea, in Mozambique, in South West Africa, in Kenya, in the Congo, in Rhodesia, or in South Africa. They may continue the mad arms race» intensify the testing of nuclear weapons, pursue the policy of intimidation, attempt to spark the Berlin powder-keg and persist in dominating and exploiting other peoples through deception or corruption. 107.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Those countries, which yesterday were the pawns of ruthlessly exploiting colonizers, today remain the pawns of those who formerly occupied them and who now wish to involve them in mechanical majorities or turn them into voting machines in the various bodies, or who want to ensnare them in the hypocrisy of neo-colonialism so as to retain a status which history has already taken from them. 105. To conclude, like every delegation here we are fully conscious of the importance of this session of the General Assembly, and like many others we ask ourselves the anguishing question: will this sixteenth session be one of peace or one of war? This is, indeed, the dilemma we face today. 106.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Every country represented here must be convinced of its own full sovereignty and must accordingly decide that no other country, however friendly, will think or act for it in the full and independent exercise of its sovereignty. This is a matter of vital importance for the world community as a whole and, more particularly, for the world community's instrument for co-operation — the United Nations. 104. We make a special appeal to the countries of Africa and Asia, which have so long been plundered, which have felt the, heavy weight of slavery and know the full meaning of freedom that has been lost and won again.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“It follows logically, therefore, that we should state our preferences in a positive light and not in terms of the negative consequences which they necessarily entail." 101. The policy of non-alignment leads us to condemn one of the most paralysing aspects of the United Nations, namely, the formation of mechanical majorities or of groups with a single incentive — entities which are always and invariably opposed — one might say allergic — to each other. 102. The non-aligned countries will have followed their true vocation if they act fully in their role of stabilizing factor and contribute objectively to the solution of all problems by throwing their full weight behind the endeavour to carry mankind along the straight and narrow path of truth in the quest for peace and happiness for all. 103.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“To quote President Toure, I would say that the policy of non-alignment is a committed and' positive policy: "Committed because we are interested in all the phenomena which surround us and which have a direct or indirect bearing on the freedom of peoples on democracy and on world peace. It is positive' because we never resolve upon a negative course. Our police is an affirmative one based on constructive thinking with a view to fulfilling our desire for progress, for better relations among peoples and for lasting peace. It is motivated by our will to create a fairer and happier life. "Our policy is therefore not directed against any particular people, or regime, or country or individual. "The motive of our political action, is not to destroy but to build.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“The efforts of peoples to bring their interests into greater harmony and to achieve a constant betterment of their conditions of life will always find support in societies whose primary concern is human happiness. 98. Thus, our policy in world affairs is to decry coalitions and to extol the manifestation of the personalities of peoples and nations, and their efforts freely to express themselves in accordance with their own practical conditions. Among the basic tenets of non- alignment are the right of every nation to choose freely the political and economic system which it finds most suitable and refusal to countenance the subordination of one people to the interests of another. 99. Non-alignment is a Highly active principle because it is founded on the constant pursuit of the well-being of peoples. 100.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Our attitude towards different problems is determined solely in the light of the high objectives we have set ourselves. 97. Our societies, which necessarily and productively vary from region to region and manifesto rich differentiation in space, are now for the most part experiencing changes in the dimension of time, changes which alone allow the advent of freedom of independence. Each nation, while profiting from the experience of others, develops in its own way and establishes and broadens its relations with other nations and with its own geographical "milieu". That isto say that each people and each nation has its own ideas, its own qualities, its own pace and its own path to follow.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Anything that may be regarded as favourable in the political prospects of our common struggle for the independence and unity of the African peoples will aid substantially in accelerating the true emancipation of our peoples and promoting the rapid progress of the African continent, a continent which is entering world affairs with the openly stated desire to be an instrument of world co-operation, a factor for peace and harmony throughout the world. 95. It is precisely in order to promote effective action in the interest of the happiness of peoples and universal harmony that we vigorously subscribe to the policy of non-alignment., 96. Let me say immediately that non-alignment cannot be another negative attitude with regard to questionable interests, for it would then serve only to aggravate the harmful effects of the cold war.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“This is why the under-developed countries must remain ever on guard against anything that might threaten their unity, anything that might imperil their solidarity, anything that might jeopardize their cohesion. 92. These countries have already paid enough to the world of opulence and feudalism and have been too long the victims of a reign of injustice and exploitation not to use all their resources and all their means to build up a world of justice. 93. It is our intention that the management of Africa's affairs should revert to the peoples of Africa, that there should be no constraint nor any substitution of authority in any area of our political or economic, financial or military, social or cultural affairs. 94.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Extending this general condition to all the underdeveloped countries, we may state that the principal means of development are in the hands of the peoples of these countries themselves, for our material produce, while it holds an important place in the world, is achieved by methods which are often quite rudimentary. 90. It is on the basis of these practical factors, which are at once positive and negative, that we must seek out the most suitable formulas for economic self- development, formulas which will eventually be supplemented by other means of material growth. 91. The forces of colonial reconquest, the imperialist Powers, resort to methods of economic and military conspiracy, to tactics of division and diversion.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“In the economic, financial, military, and even in the cultural fields neo-colonialism is attempting to keep our peoples' legitimate interests subject to its selfish control. 87. At Bandung, at Accra, at Cairo, at Casablanca, at Conakry, and only recently at Belgrade, as at all the various conferences which have been held both here and at those places, the political guide-lines adopted for the purpose of smashing alien domination were formulated in the light of those practical realities. 88. We of the Republic of Guinea have affirmed that our economic situation does not permit us a choice between the various means that might be used to hasten our development. We intend to use every type of aid offered to us, on the one condition that our sovereignty and independence are scrupulously respected. 89.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“After decades of domination and exploitation, it is difficult to believe in these sudden mutations that in sober fact, disguise all the forms of association that are being thought up. The bond linking the forces operating in Algeria, in the Congo, in Angola, in Rhodesia and in South Africa, is the very same bond that unites financial circles and general staffs in opposition to the unconditional freedom and real sovereignty of all peoples. 86. We shall be unable to derive the slightest benefit from the exercise of our sovereignty if we are to remain a reservoir of raw materials and manpower to feed the prosperity of the colonialist and imperialist Powers — prosperity they have attained at our expense.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“We regard with grave concern this double-dealing by the neo-colonialists who, under the guise of paternalism, are exerting every effort in our recently liberated States to control our political freedom by making us economically and militarily dependent on them. 84. The numerous efforts of the imperialist Powers to establish economic communities, monetary zones or military alliances do not tend towards real solidarity or to sincere association between equal and free partners. They tend rather to bind the poor man to his poverty and the slave to his chain, while, of course, they continue to let the colonial trusts maintain and suck the life blood of our national economies. 85.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“That is why we are striving to make our political freedom everywhere and at all times the effective instrument of our human liberation. 81. This is the theme that mobilizes and inspires our peoples in their struggle against under-development, their struggle for the complete reconstruction of the African economy. 82. By resolutely refusing to barter away our freedom and our sovereignty in exchange for a few acts of generosity, we denounced the crude snare laid for us by the forces of domination, by the foreign economic and financial Powers that still hope to keep us in their thrall. 83.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“No one dreams of denying that the profits from exploitation of our resources have been used to satisfy foreign interests, against the interests of our own peoples. 80. In spite of the immense wealth taken from Africa, wealth which nourishes one part of the world and ensures its economic prosperity, our populations are still unjustly subjected to the tragic consequences of under-nourishment, disease and ignorance. Our community of mankind therefore, must not make the economic development of our countries an end in itself. The development we seek is one which will provide a means of satisfying the many social needs of our peoples, and of fulfilling their legitimate aspirations. That, is why we are opposed to having neo-colonialism succeed colonialism.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“The systematic decolonization of our economies makes it necessary for us, the underdeveloped countries, to seek permanent solutions based on our practical situation, which must be conducive to the happiness, of our peoples. It is to that end that we adopt an unequivocal policy of non-alignment on the economic problems of co-operation and technical assistance. 78. Our common will to liberate our economies from the various forms of external pressure is a necessary consequence of our determination to consolidate the political independence of our States, an independence that must serve the freedom and unity of all Africa and benefit all its peoples. 79. Foreign domination constrained our peoples to productive efforts that have made Africa one of the principal suppliers of raw-materials to the world markets.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“We also appeal to our Organization not to let the Berlin problem, important as it is, make it lose sight of the atrocious colonial repressions that are taking place at this very moment in Algeria, in Angola, in South West Africa, in Ruanda-Urundi, in so-called "Portuguese" Guinea, in Rhodesia, in South Africa and elsewhere, against peoples who are demanding their legitimate right to freedom. It is that infamous wrong, that the United Nations first should set right. 77. Economic and financial problems, as well as the political considerations which are the motive force behind colonial and imperialist activities, will claim our earnest attention during this session.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Another factor of war, which should be regarded as aggression, and as a means of perpetuating intolerable rule, is the interference of any dominating country in the internal affairs of a former colony. For example, the maintenance of military bases on foreign soil constitutes one of the most brutal forms of interference in the internal affairs of the country in which they are located. They constitute a permanent threat to international peace. 75. On the question of Berlin, where the cold war has reached its peak, I have only one comment to make. If the Soviet Union and the United States of America really wished it, the Berlin problem would end this very day. We appeal to their consciences. 76.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Disregarding the alarming increase in those weapons of mass destruction, we shall confine ourselves to emphasizing the Effects of radioactive fall-out, which are a dread cause of concern to the peaceful and hardworking peoples of the Soviet Union,»the United States of America, Africa and other parts of the world. We resolutely and unreservedly condemn all nuclear testing. We appeal solemnly to the Governments of the Soviet Union, the United States of America and France to heed the concern of all peoples, to stop nuclear tests of all kinds forthwith, and to work actively, in collaboration with the United Kingdom for the conclusion of a definitive treaty banning nuclear tests. 74.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“It is simple enough to under stand that there can be no peace without the participation and adherence of all peoples without exception. The United Nations must obviously link the problem of restoring its seat to the People's Republic of China, with any rational solution of the disarmament problem. 72. The representative of the non-aligned countries, as parties and not as umpires, and the representatives of the People's Republic of China, as a great Asian Power, are missing from the group gathered about the round-table of disarmament negotiations. The presence of the neutral countries and of the People's Republic at that table, would give all peoples a feeling of direct participation in the quest for a stable and truly universal peace. 73. We cannot conceal our profound disappointment at the frenzied resumption of nuclear testing.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“The Katangese secession has not been dealt with as it should and has just inflicted a shameful defeat on the United Nations, adding the name of the Secretary-General to the long list of victims of the colonialist and imperialist elements which are in league in the Congo. 71. I turn now to the People's Republic of China, a country which, alone, has almost a third of the world's population. We really wonder whether those who deem it possible to ignore the views and social aspirations of that great people are really moved by a sincere desire to reach a lasting solution of the present problems. It is not merely the absence of China that is to be deplored, but the lack of realism oh which that discrimination is based.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“The conflict that now confronts the United Nations in the Congo reveals the direct impact of the national liberation problem on world security, and it would be idle to deny that the efforts of the imperialists to stave off the fatal day of reckoning are not only endangering the peaceful development and the security of the young States of Africa and Asia, but are also a direct threat to world peace. 70. We must deplore, incidentally, our Organization's inaction in the woeful drama of the Congo. Is it not the complaisance of the United Nations that is allowing Katanga daily to consolidate its secession?”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“No one would think today of asking the Algerian people to renounce its armed struggle for its inalienable right to independence, when more than half a million foreign soldiers are violently opposing the expression of its will, 68. What faith can we have, however, in a Power which takes part in negotiations on general and complete disarmament yet at the same time uses not only its own armed forces and military equipment but also those of its allies in order to keep a peaceful people under its yoke? There cannot be any happy means between disarmament and domination. As long as there is a desire to exploit by force the wealth of defenceless peoples, it will be impossible to tackle the problem of disarmament sincerely and fully, for these peoples would find no protection in a disarmament that still tolerated imperialist intrigues. 69.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“For the African delegations, as for all delegations which attach due importance to the struggle of the colonial peoples for national independence, the problem of imperialism and colonialism is intimately bound up with the problem of disarmament; that is to say, the solution of one is impossible without the solution of the other. No universally acceptable disarmament programme can be devised and put into effect unless the fundamental problem of imperialism and colonialism is also resolved. It is therefore proper to recognize the special responsibility certain Western colonial Powers bear in the search for an equitable solution to the disarmament problem.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“It is impossible, therefore, to over emphasize the moral weight carried by the group of non-allied Powers, that includes a number of former African and Asian colonies which speak on behalf of peoples that yearn for peace and are deeply convinced not only of the dangers of war and of its material and moral con-sequences, but also of the futility of war as a means of bringing peoples to accept ideas they do not share. War today is not only unable to assure the greatness of any nation, it could not even guarantee it any real advantage or ultimate superiority. 67.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“In fact, the question of independence for colonial peoples, the question of the best means of promoting the harmonious development of Africa, which is going through a critical phase of its history, and the question of assistance to all under-developed countries chiefly those of Asia, Africa and Latin America, have a direct bearing upon the disarmament problem. It is the special role of Africa, apart of which still lives under the shadow of foreign rule and of all other peoples that have suffered a long period of deprivation of freedom, to lay stress upon the permanent causes of conflict between States. 66.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Even if the East and the West decide to abolish war as a means of settling disputes and to contemplate disarmament through the elimination of armed forces and the destruction of all existing stocks of weapons, this will not be disarmament in the universal conception of the word so long as the spirit of conquest and exploitation continues to exist in relations between men and peoples. 64. We therefore consider it essential to bear in mind that the problems now confronting the African continent are directly linked to the question of disarmament. 65.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Unfortunately, distrust is not the only cause of the arms race, for it cannot be denied that certain Powers are still determined to substitute the argument of force for the force of law. It would be native to think that general and complete disarmament can be achieved while there still exists a spirit of domination, generally expressed in the violation of elementary human rights and the sacred rules of relations between peoples. That spirit of domination is at the root of all the conflicts that have put the world into mourning, the most serious of which was the last world war.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“61. Thus, the first contribution which cm be made towards solving the disarmament problem is to view it in its true light and recognize its universal nature. Disarmament cannot be a matter only for the two great Powers and their allies, for the issue of peace or war in our time may directly affect the survival or the end of the whole of humanity. 62. In the debate, my delegation will present what it believes to be the point of view of the inhabitants of a continent which is on the move, which sees what is needed for its development and which considers the maintenance of peace as its basic objective. 63. If distrust is the primary cause of the arms race, there can be no disarmament so long as distrust persists.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“All the Member States which supported the resolution on disarmament wished thereby to show that the problem concerned them directly and hence that they were conscious of the role they had to play in seeking a satisfactory and final solution that would free humanity from the scourge of war. 59. It should be noted that it is unanimously recognized that the great Powers now engaged in the arms race must endeavour to halt the increase in the forces of destruction created by the ever constant perfection of weapons and stocks of nuclear and ballistic devices, and to end all preparations for war. W 60. Despite the serious differences which still exist between the great Powers and their allies, it would be dangerous to minimize the active role which the non- aligned forces can play in the quest for possible solutions to the present difficulties.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Another problem of concern to all mankind, the solution of which depends to a great extent on decolonization, is the problem of general and complete disarmament. At its fourteenth session, the General Assembly unanimously adopted resolution 1378 (XIV) in which it expressed the hope: "...that measures leading towards the goal of general and complete disarmament under effective international control will be worked out in detail and agreed upon in the shortest possible time". That resolution marked a turning point in the history of the United Nations and made the question of disarmament the most urgent, the most important and the most universal of all the problems which how concern the world.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“After the adoption by the General Assembly, at its fifteenth session, of the historic Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, the time for prayers has passed. That resolution must be fully implemented forthwith; all enslaved peoples must be freed and the friends of freedom and independence must be counted by the attitude they adopt towards the colonialist countries. Africa, for its part, has engaged in a struggle for rapid and unrestricted liberation with the object of creating a universal society free from indignity, irresponsibility and enslavement, in which exploiters and exploited will not exist. 57. Our delegation will return to all these points in greater detail when they are discussed in Committee, 58.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)