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“The day is not far distant when this question will no longer appear on the agenda of the General Assembly, and a time will come when the eyes of thousands of Greek mothers, weary of weeping without hope, will grow dry. Is it possible, at such cruel cost, that we should ever forget? I do not believe it — even time has not the power to expunge a crime which carries within it the germ of further crimes. It will not be an easy thing to turn over this melancholy page of history. 96. This heart-rending tragedy has traced a deep furrow in the universal conscience. Nothing can remove it. And those who carry the crushing burden of responsibility for this tragedy will be hounded constantly by the voice of that conscience crying out to them: “We have not forgotten the children of Greece!””
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The United Nations, the international welfare organizations, in fact, all the legal and moral potential of the civilized world, have been mobilized to save these innocent victims; yet they have not been able to extricate from the clutches of the Cominform one single Greek child. 94. And we are all here to give testimony to the impotence of international law and order. This fact is significant and casts a grim shadow over the future of the world. On the day when a mother can no longer be sure of being able to keep her child enfolded in her arms, the future of the world is indeed at stake. Upon this future a grave menace will constantly weigh — the menace of a great conspiracy hatching its mortal plot in the darkness of its impunity. 95.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“I cannot, however, refrain from drawing the particular attention of the General Assembly to one fact which is of even wider interest and which affects the most elementary standards governing every civilized community. 93. This fact is that, in spite of the successive resolutions2 in which the General Assembly, since 1948, has urgently recommended the return of the Greek children to their homes, in spite of the laudable efforts in the same direction made so perseveringly by the Standing Committee on Repatriation of Greek Children appointed by the General Assembly, and by the International Red Cross, in spite of the wave of indignation aroused in the whole world by the most abject, the most abominable crime in the annals of modern times, the countries of the Cominform have defied all entreaties and remained deaf to all appeals.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“On the agenda of the present session of the General Assembly there are two questions which are of direct interest to Greece. The first is that of the abduction of Greek children; the second concerns Greek military personnel taken prisoner by the communist bands during the years 1947 to 1949, These prisoners were removed to countries within the Soviet bloc and are being retained there in defiance of every principle of justice and humanity. These questions will be duly examined by the competent committees, and the (General Assembly will be called upon in due course to decide upon the various draft resolutions which will be submitted to it. Therefore I do not intend at this point to enter into the substance of these questions. 92.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“However, on the general level, it is necessary to observe that if this formula should prove to be unworkable, the responsibility for the ensuing set-back would rest upon the shoulders of those parties who failed to manifest a proper comprehension with regard to the problems in connexion with which efforts are being made to find reasonable and balanced solutions. 90. In regard to these preoccupations, the United Nations has an important mission to fulfil. This mission is defined by the Charter, It must also meet the grave responsibilities of the present time, since it is not merely a question of ensuring the application of the principles of justice, but also of avoiding upheavals and confusions which are of advantage only to those interests that are opposed to these principles. 91.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Martin said, moderation on the one side and good faith on the other were requisite. One might add to this that it would be profitable if these qualities of moderation and good faith were shown on both sides. 88. I believe that I am entitled to say that the Hellenic Government has already adopted this formula and desires to abide by it in regulating its conduct in a matter of immediate interest to the Greek people. I do not consider it necessary to specify this matter; it is alive in the consciousness of all. My Government hopes that its attitude will not fail to arouse an echoing response, 89.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“This right has been consecrated by the universal conscience, and the United Nations is therefore fully justified in placing the problem of its fulfilment at the forefront of its preoccupations. Here also, in the very interests of the people concerned, it would be wise to move forward gradually and by stages. Any sudden upheaval effected without adequate preparation would be likely to provoke very grave crises, 87. In order to avoid this danger, sincere collaboration between interested parties is imperative. And on this very important point I do not think a better formula can be found than that proposed here by the representative of Canada [382nd meeting] who so eloquently and substantially summarized the requirements of such a collaboration. In order that a collaboration of this sort might be possible and fruitful, Mr.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“I do not at this moment intend to digress into a discussion of so controversial a field of international law. I merely wish to state that my delegation considers that these two extremes are equally dangerous, Reasonable, moderate and balanced solutions are always the best solutions. It would be wrong to ignore the fact that man is progressively ceasing to be an object and is becoming a subject of international law and order. But it would be equally wrong to attempt to force the course of this evolution and precipitate premature solutions. For in either case one would risk provoking violent reactions which might run counter to the goal pursued. 86. What is true of the individual is also true of peoples. In principle, the right of peoples to self-determination is no longer contested.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“All obstacles can be removed if there is proof of good faith on both sides and if any intention to dominate by violence is abandoned, I trust that the General Assembly may find it in its interests to lean towards the living example to which I have drawn its attention. 85. Another point of great Importance on which the future existence of the United Nations depends has to do with the view on sovereignty held by Member States. We are aware that this view is in process of evolution between two extreme tendencies. One leans towards the belief that the State is not responsible to the rest of the world for anything that goes on within its borders, and the other leans towards the belief that every guarantee or safeguard against the most malevolent and inadmissible interference from outside should be removed.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“In this same sector of the Balkans, we may record further pacific achievements. In spite of their differing economic and social systems — and I stress this very important point — relations between Yugoslavia and Greece are developing in the direction of friendly cooperation. Does not this example prove that, whenever peoples choose the path of mutual respect and peaceful understanding, they are certain to arrive at satisfactory solutions of the differences which divide them? 84. The peaceful evolution of Graeco-Turkish and Graeco-Yugoslav relations clearly demonstrates that neither historical nor ideological opposition constitutes a definite obstacle in the path of peace.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“In this connexion I should like to call the Assembly’s attention particularly to the evolution of the political situation in the free sector of the Balkans. 82. Members are aware of the fraternal bonds which now unite Greece and Turkey. It is not necessary to recall that these two countries were once engaged in hostilities which had been going on through the ages. It took only the enlightened determination of two great national leaders to transform these hostilities into trustful and fruitful collaboration. In order to arrive at this happy result, mutual sacrifices were made and traditional tendencies were readjusted. It sometimes takes more courage to make peace than to make war. The present Graeco-Turkish collaboration is not a matter of empty words, but a living: act of peace. 83.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“But peace is a living reality, a movement of action and not of empty words. To transform action into words is to drain action of its substance. This is all the more true when the words are conceived in an aggressive spirit. It is indeed a strange form of pacifism which not only refuses to transform itself into action, but also chooses for its expression terms which are insulting, offensive and aggressive. Before engaging upon the task of military disarmament, it would be well to achieve moral disarmament. Before disarming the mailed fist, we should succeed in allaying the spirit of hostility in the heart, for hostility always impedes any genuine endeavour for peace. Good faith and a sincere desire for collaboration have often changed the course of history, 81.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Those who deliberately choose the path of violence must be made to realize that, in future, this path can lead only to disaster, because it is blocked by the determination of the United Nations to put an end to the arbitrary dictates of force. The case of Korea demonstrates the resolution with which peoples have entered upon the path of collective security. In this manner, the United Nations has become the supreme court of a new international order guaranteeing a peaceful existence to the world. This new order will be the final achievement of the evolution which is now taking place, as well as the fruit of patience and perseverance and the sacrifices made by all of us in order to secure a better future for ourselves — or at least for generations to come. 80. This year, too, we have talked a great deal about peace in these halls.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“They are obliged to maintain severe and rigid self-discipline and to eschew reactions contrary not only to the instructions they receive, but also to the imperative mandate of the communist Bible — that is, the concepts of Marx, Lenin and Generalissimo Stalin. This attitude leads to the suppression of the human factor, which, in all negotiations, facilitates the bridging of conflicting theses. This attitude constitutes an additional obstacle in the path of mutual understanding. 79. Yet, within the United Nations, all who respect the principles of the Charter should indeed be able to take a position independent of their ideology and the political regime under which they live. Only those who violate their undertakings and prefer to forsake international order are subject to the sanctions provided for in the Charter.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The freedom of thought to which we are attached should lead us to mutual tolerance and a respect of the opinion of others. I am well aware that on this point in particular the representatives of the Soviet world face an additional difficulty. As representatives of our respective countries, we are all obliged to follow the instructions of our governments. Nevertheless, within the framework of these instructions, we all retain our freedom of thought, action and reaction. But Soviet Union representatives, I fear, do not possess this liberty, even to a relative extent. If we sometimes feel that they are so far apart from us, it is not their fault.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“We are still waiting for that genius of translation who will be able to convey, in the language of the free world, words such as “democracy”, “democratic”, “liberty”, “justice” and so forth — words which sound so well in the speeches of the communist orators, but which in their minds seem to have a totally different meaning from that which we give them. If we ever discover that rare translator, we shall be able to add to the dial of our simultaneous-interpretation instrument a sixth language indicator — that of the East-West language. Then, by a simple mechanical adjustment, we shall at last manage to understand each other. Until that day comes, all that we can do is to remain patient and persevering and faithful to the principles of peace by which we are inspired. 78.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Too often, alas, they take the form of quarrels and disputes. They are sometimes the object of propaganda abuses and of verbal warfare. But, in spite of all this, these contacts are preferable to silent grudges and isolation. They enclose a human factor rich in hope. The United Nations today is, as it were, a bridge flung across the chasm separating the two worlds. We must not forget that that bridge is precariously balanced, and that on that “bridge of hope” man and his destiny stand. 77. It is true that within these halls it is difficult to understand the language of the Soviet bloc and to make ourselves understood by it. The facilities of simultaneous interpretation, radio apparatus and all the technical equipment which we possess cannot overcome this basic obstacle.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“It is even possible that the “cracks” — for a time, at least — retarded the break-up of the Covenant. 75. In the light of this experience, we believe that the statutory framework of the United Nations must remain as wide and flexible as possible. Even when the question of revision of the Charter, in accordance with Article 109, actually arises, I consider it desirable that, we should not deviate in too radical a manner from this principle. For it facilitates the coexistence within our Organization of the most diverse regimes and of the most contradictory ideologies. 76. We all have a vital interest in perpetuating the contacts established by the United Nations between worlds which at first sight appear to be mutually irreconcilable. It is true that these contacts have not as yet been very edifying.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“So long as there is a continuation of the methods and political tendencies with which we are all familiar, and which are contrary not only to the letter but more particularly to the spirit of the Charter, the situation cannot change, however perfect the texts. 74. In the days of the League of Nations, long discussions were held concerning the need to seal up “the cracks in the Covenant”, by which was meant making it less easy for the signatories of the Covenant to avoid the strict performance of the obligations which they had assumed. We all know now that the demise of the League of Nations should not be attributed to those “cracks”, but rather to the spirit of domination which developed in certain great Powers after the First World War and to the totalitarian regimes which subsequently translated that aggressive spirit into action.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“In the course of the general debate, several speakers have proposed the revision of the Charter, Forced) by the shortcomings and weaknesses which are indeed disquieting to the peoples who have placed their hope in this Organization, some have thought that the remedy for this situation could be found in the perfecting of its statutory instrument, It is always possible to work out better texts — without, however, being sure that the new texts will be perfect. But we must, above all, guard against hiding behind a text in order to avoid our own responsibilities. Dangerous illusions can be created in this way. 73. Before revising texts, we should try to reform men.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Above all, we must attempt to ensure that the fundamental principles embodied in the Charter prevail. If compromise solutions are possible, we must seek them. But such solutions are acceptable only in so far as they do not betray the Charter. Legality is still the only firm ground upon which we can hope one day to build a better world. Compromise upon questions of principle is a perilous slope leading to certain disaster. 71. These principles can make their beneficial impact felt only if continuity is secured in their implementation. That is why my delegation heard with deep concern of Mr. Trygve Lie’s intention to resign his post. 72.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Faced by this state of affairs, the seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations owes it to itself to exert greater efforts in the attempt to control a situation pregnant with danger. It is true that the Assembly is not endowed with direct and immediate means of action. However, it enjoys a prestige that is unchallenged and the highest moral authority, for it constitutes the principal instrument of deliberation and expression of the international community. It is this prestige and authority which the General Assembly is called upon.to devote to the cause of peace. 70. I think that at this present hour our principal task consists in clarifying the situation, in dissipating the confusion which all too often prevents us from defining the problems which preoccupy us, and in recommending to all solutions that are equitable.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“In addition to the cold war, which seems to be perpetuating itself, and the hot war, which refuses to yield to efforts of pacification, we find ourselves also confronted by equally dangerous intermediary situations, such as the activities of the guerrillas in the Malay Peninsula and the communist military action in Indochina, In reality, these are wars, no matter what we may choose to call them. Every day they claim numerous victims and cause terrible material and moral damage. More than ever peace is on the lips of men. A hollow sound, for there is no peace, neither in the hearts nor in the minds of nations. The world lives in perpetual anxiety and in the oppressiveness created by the persistent menace of some new catastrophe. This is the sad truth. It would serve no purpose to conceal it. 69.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The year that has elapsed since the last session of the General Assembly has brought no constructive elements to the consolidation of world peace. On the contrary, the prolongation of a situation already sufficiently confused and dangerous might be interpreted us a symptom of deterioration. An ill that persists becomes, by that fact alone, a greater ill. The tension in the relations between the great Powers continues. Blood is still flowing in Korea.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“What they ask of the Organization is final deliverance from the fear which forces them to remain constantly on their guard and to live, as it were, weapon, in hand, to the greatest detriment of their progress and wellbeing. 26. It is against this background that they will always welcome with the utmost relief any sincere initiative aiming at this result; they know full well that to achieve it, it would suffice for each one of us to make his contribution resolutely and without reserve. 27. The ideal to which all peace-loving peoples aspire is peace in security; none of them aspires to this more ardently than my own country, whose ordeal has been without equal in the history of our time.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“It is therefore not surprising if, in the present atmosphere, peace-loving peoples seek to organize their own defence and are reluctant to entrust any part of their security to the malice of the often treacherous turns of fortune. This likewise is not surprising, so long as the machinery provided under the Charter for the enforcement of its own provisions is not established, and so long as the much talked of agreement on disarmament keeps the ever-renewed distance of a fleeting mirage on the horizon. 25. Yet, peace-loving peoples are not content with this fate, however much confidence their own precautions may give them.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“21. The constructive part played by the United Nations in the problems of Indonesia, Libya, Eritrea and Somaliland must also be recalled. 22. Nonetheless, in spite of this meritorious work, mankind lives to-day in anguish, and we should be closing our eyes to the evidence if we failed to admit it. 23. The reason for this situation is that the fundamental principle of the solidarity of peoples, to which I referred at the beginning of my address, has not yet reached among the Members of our Organization that universality which is essential for its triumph, and as soon as fear in matters of security invades the hearts of men, preoccupation with defence takes hold of their minds. 24.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“Moreover, in evoking the heroism and self-sacrifice with which our people has faced the threat which weighed so heavily upon its independence, we cannot forget the moral support which we have received from the United Nations and which has so largely contributed to our successful defence. My Government cannot insist too strongly on the services rendered to the cause of peace in our area by the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans. This Commission, which the Organization had the happy inspiration to dispatch to the locality itself, has revealed itself as an organ of high authority. By its conscientious work, by the profound knowledge of the facts which it has acquired, and by the prompt and objective findings which it has been able to present, it has shed full light on a question which its authors had every reason to keep dark.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“The sons of Greece, after having struggled for three years to free their homeland from the hordes of aggression, have already gone to join the United Nations forces and exorcize evil at the other end of the world. 19. I must, however, state that, although I mention such alarming occurrences here, it is assuredly not with the intention of suggesting the idea of failure by the Organization in the field of international security and of the free development of peoples. The prompt and decisive manner in which the United Nations has met the peril in Korea would of itself suffice to prove the contrary. 20.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“As well as the children, three thousand persons, soldiers of all ranks, taken away as hostages by the guerillas in their retreat northwards, are perishing in exile and imprisonment. A General Assembly resolution [382 (V)] declaring this act contrary to all rules of law and demanding their immediate liberation has remained without the least response. 17. Finally, the spirit of aggression, that evil genius of our age, which we had believed for ever banished from the society of nations, has for some time past been making daring reappearances, and already has two victims, Greece and Korea. It seems also to be hatching evil designs elsewhere, threatening to convulse the world and forcing all peace-loving peoples to live a nightmare. 18.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“This abominable crime, which in any morally sound society would have deserved the severest punishment, still goes on and still braves the outcry which it raised in the world conscience. Furthermore, the passage of time, perpetuating the crime, is likely to render it impossible of redress. These Greek children, torn four years ago from their parents and their country, have since grown up under the authority of their kidnappers. It may be that at this moment they are no longer Greek and no longer children. Their tender existence has served to forge unconscious instruments of hatred and subversion. Soon it will perhaps be too late to save of these children what still remains for saving. 16.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“The countries which negotiated them and freely affixed their signatures, literally repudiated them the day after they were concluded. They practically elude any constructive contact with the other signatories of these international instruments and live in a kind of seclusion of which everyone now suspects the disquieting motives. 15. Is there any need for me again to recall that horrible crime which shocked the world and which everyone terms the shame of our century, that crime of which the equal is sought in vain even in the most obscure periods of primitive societies? Everyone knows of the shocking abduction of tens of thousands of children with the object of perverting their souls and making them matricides.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“There is in this instance a discrimination which is not consonant with the spirit of the Charter and it should be remedied either by an official interpretation of the Charter, or through a practice to be adopted motu proprio by the Administering Powers. But other alarming symptoms darken the picture the world offers at this time in the matter of the security, freedom and independence of the nations. 12. Six years after the end of the war, a great country like Germany is still split into two zones, separated by bulkheads as water-tight as they are artificial. 13. Another country, Austria, vainly awaits the signature of a treaty which would bring it back to the family of nations as a territorial and economic unity. 14. Not even a beginning has been made with the application of some of the peace treaties signed in Paris in 1946.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“In another article, Article 73, which also deals with a category of peoples under foreign administration, this objective of complete emancipation is not expressly mentioned, although the intention of the Charter must be the same in both cases. It could not indeed be maintained that territories whose lot is governed by Article 73 — and the millennial civilization of some of them antedates any European civilization — have been deprived by the Charter of the right to determine their future, a right stipulated in favour of the Trust Territories, which in some cases are scarcely emerging from a primitive state. 11.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“While this is the balance-sheet in the social field, we must honestly say that in the matter of the security, freedom and independence of the peoples, the picture is far from reassuring. No doubt some of the anomalies which we note are due to the shortcomings of the Charter, and last year, thanks to a happy initiative on the part of the United States of America, the work of filling these gaps was resolutely begun. It is our hope that this effort will be continued and extended to other points of the Charter which also call for improvement. 10. Let me cite one instance in which Greece is particularly interested. In the Chapter on the International Trusteeship System, which deals with backward peoples, the Administering Powers are given the task of leading those peoples towards complete independence.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“For almost four years we have witnessed the moving sight of homes being rebuilt, cities being reconstructed, economies being reborn. At an astonishing pace whole populations are being restored to health, while others are literally brought to life again. This phenomenon, on such a scale, is undoubtedly unique in the history of nations. It would not perhaps be too bold to ascribe the origin of this gesture in part to the Charter and to the principle of human solidarity which the Charter has laid down as the basis of our society. That is to say that the world does not profit from the formal provisions of the Charter alone. The Charter is just as effective through the morality it has established and the atmosphere it has created. 9.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the convention condemning the crime of genocide, the ever-expanding programme of technical assistance granted across frontiers and above passions, the repatriation of refugees, the aid to unhappy children, the struggle against epidemics, in short, all those activities which are aimed at freeing mankind from hunger, want and fear, are a remarkable achievement on the credit side of our Organization. I am happy to take this opportunity to remind you that a large part of the honour for this goes to Mr. Trygve Lie and his distinguished colleagues. 8. It is almost four years since a powerful and generous nation, rightly alarmed by the distress of nations less favoured by nature and more tried by the calamities of war, took upon itself to finance their rehabilitation.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“The pooling of the great capital of science, technique and experience is in itself a valuable contribution to the attempt to improve the living conditions of so many sorely tried peoples. 6. What is more, through the inquiries they make so skilfully through their comparative studies and through thorough examination of the conditions peculiar to each people and each country, these agencies bring out the needs of each people and diagnose their ills, and that is already the beginning of a cure. 7.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“The setting up of specialized agencies such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund and the International Refugee Organization, and the affiliation to the United Nations of such specialized agencies as the International Labour Organisation, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund, which were already in existence, are so many initiatives on which many peoples have had reason to congratulate themselves. For the value of this work should not be measured only by the direct material profit the peoples derive from it.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“Our Organization has two main aims: the security of peoples in freedom and independence on the one hand, and their progress and well-being on the other. And everyone knows that in the last analysis these two aims rest on the same fundamental principle, that of human solidarity. 4. If we look back on the Organization’s activity in the second of these fields, it must be acknowledged that the work done during the first six years of its existence has justified the hopes the peoples placed in it. This is certainly only a beginning, but it is a happy beginning, which allows us to hope for ever greater results. 5.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)
“It is certainly no accident that the sixth regular session of the General Assembly is being held in Paris. On the contrary, it is significant that, whenever the most representative organ of the United Nations contemplates the possibility of holding its meetings away from the headquarters of the Organization, eyes turn to the capital of France — France the great centre of human freedom and fraternity, whose soul perfectly reflects the spirit of the principles embodied in our Charter. We are sure that this atmosphere will not be without influence on the Assembly’s work. 2. Every year Greece steps on to this rostrum with increasing satisfaction at having placed its confidence in the United Nations. 3.”
1951-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 6 (1951)