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Whiteman

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lines on the record: 120
first: 1981-09-24
most recent: 1983-09-24
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-general-debate

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“230. Many listening to me today have the means to assist with all those and more. They must now acquire the political will to translate their words into deeds. In that regard, we welcome the Energy Co-operation Program for Central American and Caribbean Countries, concluded at San Jose on 3 August 1980 by the Presidents of Mexico and Venezuela. Of course those plans must necessarily relate to the priorities established by the various Governments, and, in any event, such programs must exclude any military content, contain no political or Ideological discrimination and be applicable to: all countries in the region. 231.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“229. What then are our special needs and what are the areas in which the more fortunate can lend their assistance? First, financial assistance to help small island economies to acquire, industrial plants and the relevant technological process to enable them to obtain the Maximum benefits from their most available resource the sea; secondly, relocation of labour intensive industries in small developing - economies with competitive labor costs; thirdly, special emphasis on assisting small island States in developing locally available sources of energy wind, geothermal, solar and so on; fourthly, assistance in processing locally a great proportion of their agricultural produce; fifthly, better terms of trade; sixthly, an increase in the flow of development aid in the form of external assistance; end seventhly, the creation of a special emergency fund for natural disasters.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“The economic and social consequences of smallness in the present world economic system include the following: first, limited resources; secondly, an almost total dependence, on external markets due to the very limited internal market; thirdly, lack of an adequate number of trained personnel those who receive an appreciable level of training soon go off to better living standards and more attractive salaries in metropolitan centers; fourthly, lack of institutions and organizations designed for modem production; fifthly, a low level of scientific and technological know-now; sixthly, the high level of imports in the economy; seventhly, propensity to natural disasters hurricanes, earthquakes, freak storms which, because of the small size of the country, devastate the entire country when they strike, not just one region or province; and eighthly, single-product economies.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“The elements of smallness and physical remoteness do not in themselves constitute the real handicaps, however. At any rate, those are constant. What we are concerned about and what can surely be remedied are the economic and social consequences of those physical situations, which consequences frustrate our efforts as Governments and peoples in those small islands, or at best severely restrict the level of positive results our efforts bring. 228.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“He warned that the economic reality of such States demands a new awareness of their problems and requires a genuine attempt to design a, special program of assistance. 225. The response has been far from encouraging. Each day the disadvantages we suffer become more glaring, whilst very little momentum, if any at all, has been developed towards overcoming our. handicaps. -v. > 226. In addition to the problems of small size, small population and small internal market, very often some suffer the added disadvantage of remoteness. Remoteness describes a country's peripheral situation vis-a-vis the world economic system, its inaccessibility due to the in-frequency and unreliability of transport and "communication links, or simply its geographical location far away,, relatively, from a more developed center.. 227.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“223. Once again Grenada feels obliged to address the world, and especially the wealthy industrialized world, on the question of the plight of small island developing States. A sizable portion of the membership of this family of nations, in fact some 30 members, belong to this category. They arc sovereign national entities with no frontiers but the sea, with land areas of 1,000 square kilometers or less and a population of 500,000 or less. 224. Two years ago, the Prime Minister of my country, Maurice Bishop, declared from this rostrum that those is- lands constitute another category; of specially in disadvantaged States with disabilities of a peculiar nature. Smallness he said, must be explicitly recognized-as a new dimension in economic relations.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“a more equitable distribution of the world's, wealth. 222. We therefore warmly welcome the upcoming Cancun meeting and applaud the leaders of Mexico and Austria for that helpful, creative and bold initiative. Mention must also be made of the tireless efforts of Mr. Brandt, Chairman of the Independent Commission on International Development Issues and a true world statesman in this search for global justice. In this regard, we are very heartened by the more positive reception now being shown be developed countries like Canada and France towards the question of the North-South dialog and the need for a restructured world order. The success of Can-cfin rests upon the just, honest and principled attitude of nations. The world expects a more positive approach from those whose intransigence has blocked progress (m those , issues in the past.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“It derives from the long history of imperialist expansion and control of the third world. We seek to change this order and to substitute for it a new international economic - order . . .". 220. ' That remains an urgent, realistic and attainable objective, and we must redouble our efforts-to ensure, the early achievement of those goals. 221. Grenada calls also for the early launching of the global negotiations. We believe that the totality of issues that are central to a healthy, just and equitable world order must be discussed in one forum. In that context, Grenada is prepared to offer and endorse proposals that would genuinely advance economic justice for the exploited peoples of the world. The task is urgent. The time for rhetoric has passed. We see the world as one world, a world of interdependence. There must be .”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“In the Industrial Western nations, unprecedented levels of inflation, high interest rates rising unemployment and the mounting fears and Insecurity among people arc shaking the very economic and Institutional foundations. 218. The present crisis in the Western industrialized countries is placing an even greater burden on the peoples of the developing world who have been struggling to alleviate the ravages of centuries of colonial and Imperialist domination. ■•[ 219. We have supported and will continue to support the struggle for a new international economic order. In his address to the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly, Prime Minister Bishop stated: ' "The present distribution of world economic power wealth and living standards is manifestly unjust.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“[and] I would like to suggest that our two Governments hold bilateral discussions at the highest possible level to discuss developments and to clear up possible misunderstandings." 216. This and a subsequent letter of August 1981 have both gone unacknowledged. We shall continue to make every effort to normalize our relations with the United States, because Grenada follows an established foreign policy which seeks normal and friendly relations with all our neighbors. 217. The-world Is at present in the throes of an economic crisis of grave proportions. Today, for millions of poor people the world over, survival has literally become a daily challenge.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“However the fact is that the United States has a well-known and established pattern of initiating aggressive action against other States while at the same time denying such actions and: plans for them. 215. Grenada has been done a grave injustice by the Reagan Administration. Nevertheless, consistent with our policy of good-neighborliness, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop has on two separate occasions written to President Ronald Reagan, expressing Grenada's preparedness to engage in a dialog at a high level In order to.normalize and stabilize our relations. In his lettta:. dated 26 March 1981, the Prime Minister wrote: .- - "My Government, has always wanted good relations with your Government and people ...”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“In its continuing attempts to overthrow the Grenada revolution, the United States Administration is preparing to escalate its campaign against Grenada to the level of military intervention. This Impending stage is the most dangerous of all. In August 1981, the United States, as part of military maneuvers code-named "Ocean Venture '81", staged a mock invasion on Vieques Island off Puerto Rico of a country aide-named "Amber and the Amberines". Based on an abundance of evidence, we are convinced that this operation was a rehearsal for the invasion of Grenada and its sister islands of the Grenadines. In addition, the recruitment and training of mercenaries in the United States, particularly in Florida, for use against Grenada continues openly and unashamedly. 214. We know that the United States has denied having any plans to Invade Grenada.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“In fact, only a few weeks earlier, the-Reagan Administration, through its Alternate Executive Director on the Executive Board of IMF, attempted to block Grenada's legitimate application for an IMF loan of $8.17 million, In Addition, the Reagan Administration used its influence in the World Bank to block Grenanda's effort to secure some $3 million in IDA concessional funds. Then in June 1981, the Reagan Administration offered the Caribbean Development Bank $4 million for basic human needs on the express condition, however, that Grenada be excluded. This vulgar attempt to undermine the Integrity of one of our regional institutions was categorically rejected by that Bank's Board of Governors. 213.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“The plan for the destabilization of Grenada has now gone beyond the campaign of lies. We are the victims of economic sabotage, designed by the Reagan Administration to strangle our revolution. In April 1981, the Reagan Administration launched a massive diplomatic offensive, to prevent Grenada obtaining $30 million from a co-financing conference sponsored by the European Community and staged at Brussels on 14 and 15 April. That money was to have been used to help construct our first international airport, with a runway of a mere-9,000 feet, the normal length for our region.. That airport represents the biggest project ever undertaken by our country, and it is Indispensable to Grenada's economic development, particularly for tourism and for the marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables. 212.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“Further, the widely-circulated documentary entitled Attack an the Americas, released in January 1981 by the American Security Council Foundation and the Coalition for Peace through Strength, and another named The Prisoner and the Police State, a five-part series broadcast by CBS television In May 1981, project a most waiped and deliberately distorted image of Grenada. . " 210. Quite significantly, this well-planned attack on our country and revolution was escalated shortly after a conference of newspaper editors from the English-speaking Caribbean, to which Grenada was not invited, This took place in Washington, D.C., from 22 to 24 June, under the aegis of the United States International Communications Agency and the United States Department of State. 211.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“Regrettably, our efforts to alter our state oi' backwardness and to overcome the legacy of underdevelopment arising out of centuries of colonialism have been grossly misrepresented in some quarters. Indeed, a well-orchestrated and systematic campaign to smear, strangle and overthrow the Grenada revolution was launched, .'209. In the first place, this campaign involved attempts at destabilization through propaganda. Sections of the international media have been engaged in a most vicious campaign of lies, disinformation, distortion and abuse, to vilify and malign the good name of Grenada. For instance, during June 1981, 144 articles were published, systematically attacking Grenada while consciously ignoring Grenada's point of view.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“The broad objectives of our revolution are: to provide for the material and spiritual development of all our people; to ensure political, economic and social justice for the working people; to forge broad national unity based on patrfttlsm and a deep commitment to nation-building; to ensure economic diversification; to develop scientific methods of planning and organization and urgently to develop our natural and human resources; and to build and strengthen alliances with the international forces struggling for peace and progress for mankind, particularly with those engaged world-wide in genuine- national liberation struggles. ' . 207. These noble and legitimate aspirations of our people are entirely consistent with the ideals enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. 208.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“We call on all States Members of: the United Nations to do their utmost to ensure the maintenance of Belize's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 205. - Similarly, Grenada extends its greetings to the Re-'public of'.Vanuatu and welcomes it to this family of hatious. 206.- ' Grenada is now in its third year of national reconstruction, and some seem to be confused and to be bent on confusing others as to the true character of our revolution. From this rostrum we wish to reiterate that ours is a genuine national effort aimed at the transformation of the unacceptably poor quality and condition of life of our people.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“We eagerly look forward to returning to your historic and beautiful city of Baghdad for the seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, 203. May I also at this juncture express my delegation's deep appreciation of the efficiency with which his predecessor, Mr. von Wechmar, carried out his particularly difficult task during the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly and the eighth emergency special session. 204. For us in the Caribbean, it is a source of deep joy to welcome to the United Nations the sister State of Belize. Our Prime Minister who participated in the celebration of that country's independence, witnessed for himself the militant enthusiasm of the people of Belize for their newly won independence.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“201. I take this opportunity to express my delegation's condolences to the widow and family of the late President of. Egypt, Anwar El Sadat. 202. On behalf of the People's Revolutionary Government and the people of Grenada, I extend to Mr Klttani our warmest felicitations on his election to. the presidency of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. We are convinced that his outstanding qualities, together with the principles which he defends, eminently qualify him to hold that high office and to guide our deliberations hen. The Government and people of Iraq have always been close friends and supporters of our revolution, and our Government and people have reciprocated this friendship and support.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)