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Unda Murillo

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“President, it remains for me only to express the fervent hope of the delegation of Guatemala that the work of the seventeenth regular session Of the United Nations General Assembly will be carried out in an atmosphere conducive to the fulfilment of its aims and principles so that it may be possible to, maintain international peace and Security, justice and respect, faith and the dignity of man in a broader concept of freedom. May the lost confidence among men and nations be restored and enable us to bring a ray of hope to suffering and anguished mankind.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“This draft not only provides for a regional organization but also constitutes an effective instrument for the reconstitution of the Republic of Central America. 34. I am pleased to announce that the Central American Ministers for (Foreign Affairs will meet at Panama in November to draw up and sign the instrument which will enable us to restore our Unity and to lay the foundations for the new Central American Nation long desired by our peoples, 35. Mr.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Apart from their strictly economic activities, the republics of Central America have made notable advances towards integrating the Central American Isthmus, for example, by standardizing basic education and the practice of the liberal professions. 32. The legislative bodies and supreme courts of justice of our republics are co-operating in order to standardize legislation and legal practice in our countries. 33. Besides these aspects of integration political efforts are being made to fulfil the fervent hope that Central America will become united. In January 1960, the Government of Guatemala submitted to the peoples and Governments of Central America for their consideration the draft of a new Charter of the Organization of Central American States based on historical, reality and the greatest aspiration of the Central American people.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Accordingly, Guatemala and its sister-republics of Central America have made every effort and explored every possibility with a view to achieving the economic integration of their peoples and creating a Central American Common market as one of the principal bases for the region's economic development. 29. Very satisfactory advances along these lines have been made in preparing joint legislation designed to govern free trade, the equalization of import duties and gorges and the standardization of tax incentives to industrial development, with very heartening results. 30. These Central American economic integration and free trade programmes are linked to efforts being carried out on a continental scale, including the Alliance for Progress. 31.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“As this evidently means that the Mandate should be revoked, at its sixteenth session the General Assembly adopted resolution 1702 (XVI) indicating the legal bases and procedures for United Nations action in this direction. Guatemala is willing to support such action by our world Organization. 27. Guatemala, a country which has been unable fully to enjoy its economic resources, is keenly interested in the efforts of, the United Nations to promote economic and social development in the underdeveloped countries through international co-operation. 28.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“the best interest of all concerned and of international peace and security demand as 3 a matter of great urgency that the General Assembly should undertake a study of the ways and means by which to terminate South African administration over the Mandated Territory of South West Africa and to have the administration assumed directly or indirectly by the United Nations so as to ensure the institution of the rule of law and such democratic processes, reforms and programmes of assistance as will enable the Mandated Territory to assume the full responsibilities of sovereignty and independence within the shortest possible time” 26.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The Government of Guatemala is adamant in its position: it categorically rejected the unjust and degrading policy of apartheid imposed by the Government of the Republic of South Africa in its own territory and in the Mandated Territory of South West Africa to the detriment of the negro race and others of different origins. The Guatemalan people, having abolished slavery at the dawn of their independence, reject all discriminatory and enslaving practices. 25. My Government is also concerned about the plight of that Mandated Territory, and fully agrees with the recommendations contained in a recent report ; of the Committee on South West Africa, particularly with its highly important finding that the South African Government, was unfit to continue to administer the Territory and that: . . .”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“It is well known that our rights to that territory are indisputable and that the only relatively valid legal element In the United Kingdom's claim disappeared when the Convention relative to the Boundary of British Honduras of 1859 became inoperative owing to the failure of One of the parties, the United Kingdom, to comply with its compensatory clause. While recognizing the indisputable character of Guatemala's rights over Belize, our civilized people, ardent supporters of the principles and purposes of the United Nations, have still agreed to full, frank and open discussion of the question, as witness the bipartite talks held at San Juan, Puerto Rico, in April 1962, which marked the beginning of the union, with Guatemala of another Guatemalan population forcibly cut off from the main stream of Central American national life. 24.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“.to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity ... of the human person" and in equal rights, considered that there was sufficient cause for recognizing that "the continued existence of colonialism. . . impedes the … development of dependent peoples", preventing them from freely disposing "of their natural wealth and resources". It further declared that "the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights", and that they must therefore be granted independence "without any conditions or reservations". 22. In connexion with Guatemala's unequivocal anti- colonialist stand which we have just outlined, we cannot fail to mention, as we have long done, the thorn in the flesh of the Guatemalan people, namely, Belize. 23.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“I refer to the unfortunate peoples who groan beneath another kind of Imperialism, having been thrown into servitude through the treachery of those who surrendered their countries to the Soviet subjugation. Peoples of illustrious cultural traditions have succumbed to force and are today galley slaves on a terrible ship of duress and desolation, 0where every attempt at rebellion and every hope of freedom, is drowned in blood. 21. One of the finest and most forceful decisions of the United Nations aimed at the liquidation of the last vestiges of colonialism is resolution 1514 (XV), adopted at the fifteenth session of the Assembly, in which the world Organization, "Recognizing the passionate yearning for freedom in all dependent peoples" and "Mindful of the determination proclaimed by the peoples of the world in the Charter. .”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Congratulations are due to the Organization, to the peoples of those countries and to the Administering Powers, which, in one way or another, have come to understand that the colonial system is an anachronism and is in defensible and have co-operated in helping those people along the path to emancipation. 19. Nevertheless, it is regrettable that in some cases the independence attained does not meet all the requirements of sovereignty which the concept implies and can be used to disguise a new form of colonialism, with its consequent foreign subjugation, domination and exploitation. 20. In speaking of neo-colonialism — the disguised subjection of peoples — we cannot omit to mention its other aspect, which is even more sombre, more gloomy, more ominous and more brutal.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The real masters there now are the occupation forces of the Soviet Union who, disguised as technicians, advisers and even sugarcane cutters, have disembarked during the past few months with their implements of war for the. twofold purpose of repeating their Hungarian exploits if need be and of threatening the freedom of the American continent. 18. It gives us the greatest satisfaction to see that the assiduous work of the United Nations against the colonial systems has in a short time resulted in the emergence of new independent States, more and more of Whose representatives are now participating in this General Assembly.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“It repeated its warning sharply and clearly at Punta del Este, Uruguay, at the Eighth Meeting of Consultation of American Ministers of Foreign Affairs and it is again repeating today. Our Words turned out to be prophetic, for today we are faced with an intolerable situation fraught with danger for the American Continent. 17. The delegation Guatemala is well aware that, these words will call forth fresh insults from the Castro communists, within and outside this, hall, hurled at my country's Government. But this does not disturb us in the least, because Castro himself no longer counts in Cuba and it is not he who commands in that unfortunate island.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“It is monstrous that Cuba should have, gone to the length of bargaining politically with the freedom of the Cuban prisoners and, with inordinate cynicism, placing a price on human lives. 16. Guatemala warned the American continent about what was happening and what would happen next, in an endeavour to prevent the tragedy which today looms over the Cuban people. It did so clearly and categorically; without mincing0 matters, at the time9 of the Seventh Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs, held at San José, Costa Rica, in August 1960. It has been doing so; ever since, and indeed it had done so long before that, when it saw that in its own land the aggressive Soviet system was interfering through its Cuban pawn.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“15, The delegation of Guatemala can add but little to what has been said on previous occasions with regard to the tragic situation of its brother-nation of Cuba, now totally subjugated by the Soviet system; that beautiful island, a symbol of liberty, has become a hapless satellite. Of course, all this has been done under the pretext of liberating it from so-called United States economic imperialism, with the result that it is now subjected to the totalitarian and merciless imperialism of the Soviet Union. The situation of the Cubans is similar to the painful reality, which we have just described in connexion with the East Germans, and in Cuba as in Eastern Germany every day sees a mass escape of citizens who, by any means that, come to hand, seek to flee the slavery to which their country is subjected.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“It is easy to explain: the Soviet zone in Germany is a totalitarian communist territory under a police regime; it is a Soviet military satellite; it is a Soviet political satellite; lastly, the sovietization, to which the German people are not resigned, has been carried out by force in all parts of the nation. 13. The Berlin wall; therefore, is the most eloquent demonstration of the failure of a system. It is also the most perfect demonstration of the fact that man is free by nature and cannot resign himself to a life in slavery. 14. Unfortunately, the phenomenon is not confined to this sector o| mankind but appears in an equally dramatic form in other regions, where the exodus of the unfortunate beings who seek freedom in the face of countless penalties and incredible journeys is constant, vast and irrepressible.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Lack of freedom and the juridical insecurity that characterize the communist dictatorship, the total interference of the State and the political organizations in the, private affairs of the individual, hostility to religion, and the measures of collectivization in all fields endanger the personal safety of the people and create an atmosphere which has rendered life in Eastern Germany unbearable. Despite the natural increase in the birthrate, mass emigration has made Eastern Germany the only country in the world with a constantly decreasing population. 12. What are - the causes of this dramatic German exodus?”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Nevertheless, the exodus, cannot be contained. It is an avalanche of desperate men who, forced to live in darkness, dramatically seek the light. Day after day, hundreds of persons, embarking on the most daring expeditions, manage to evade the stern vigilance of their gaolers and day after day, we near of the murder of those unfortunates who fail in the attempt. 11. It is common knowledge that since the end of the war there has been a constant flight of persons from the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany to the free West.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“In this regard, we find the plan referred to in the statement made by the head of the United States delegation on 20 September [1125th meeting] encouraging. 9. Once atomic weapons have been banned, it will be possible to place greater emphasis on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. In this way, the prospects science offers for the benefit of mankind are unlimited. 10. The Berlin wall: This term, or the more graphic expression "the wall of shame" used by the free world, refers to the cruel and dreadful separation of the two Germanics by means of barbed wire and an actual physical wall which prevent any communication between the Germans on either side. As though this were not enough, bayonets, bullets and death itself are used to prevent the inextinguishable yearning for-freedom from manifesting itself in flight.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“In the final analysis, however, the answer should come from those States whose economic capacity and scientific advancement have made them the repositories or large-scale possessors of destructive weapons; consequently, the responsibility lies with the Governments of the great Powers. 8. The first step in disarmament should be the effective, radical and drastic prohibition of the use of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons and of nuclear tests. That would be followed, as a logical and natural result, by disarmament, which would be carried out by degrees and under careful supervision. This is precisely the task of the United Nations. In accomplishing it, the United Nations would fulfill one of its highest and most cherished purposes and earn the eternal gratitude of mankind.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The immense sums spent on armaments are absolutely unproductive, while the great problems of mankind remain, poverty, undernourishment and ignorance. Today the advances of science have made the solution of the problem imperative and vital. 7. This, therefore, is one of mankind's most pressing problems and we ask ourselves: in whose hands does the solution lie? It is logical to reply that it is the responsibility of the United Nations as an international forum, to direct the matter along the right lines, hedging it about with enough security and confidence to ensure that its solution will be viable.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“My delegation trusts that understanding, respect and tolerance will gain ground, in this Assembly, in order that the grave problems of a world in turmoil may find the just and adequate solution that peace, security and justice require for the well-being of mankind. 5. It is terrible to think of the results of another war, considering the tremendous advances that have been made in means of destruction. It would be the ruin of all material and spiritual values and of the cultural treasury that mankind has garnered through generations and centuries. 6. It is disquieting to observe the dizzy speed of one armaments race after another, ultimately producing nothing but economic and every other type of disaster.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“First of all, Mr. President, I should like to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations. 2. Your profound knowledge of international law and politics, your long experience in this Organization and in the handling of the serious problems that beset the world, and your qualities as a man and a jurist, are a guarantee that this Assembly is in good hands. 3. The delegation of Guatemala is attending this regular session of the General Assembly with its, old and unchanging attitude of support and respect for the purposes and principles of the United Nations and with unshakable faith in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women, and of nations large and small. 4.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The entire programme of economic integration in Central America is operating satisfactorily, and thus when the countries of the isthmus went to the Punta del Este Conference, they presented a united front and were able to submit problems of joint concern to the whole Central American area, which will undoubtedly be solved if they are given due attention and adequate technical and financial assistance. 36. I have great pleasure in discharging my task of expressing, on behalf of the people and Government of Guatemala and of my delegation, our most heart-felt wishes for the General Assembly's success in the arduous work of this sixteenth session. We trust that the resolutions to be adopted will truly serve to safe-guard peace and the well-being of all mankind.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“At the end of 1960, the integration programme culminated in the signing by Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration, the Agreement Constituting the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, and a Protocol to the Central American Agreement on the Equalization of Import Duties and Charges, the object of which is to establish a Central American import tariff corresponding to the needs of economic integration and development in the area. 35.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Also that same year, the five Central American countries adopted the Standard Central American Customs Nomenclature. Guatemala's present Government has redoubled its efforts to ensure that the programme shall develop to the full, lit 1959, there were concluded, the Central American Agreement on the Equalization of Import Duties and Charges and the Treaty on Economic Association between Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, providing for the establishment of a free trade area and for special arrangements such as preferential tariffs, quotas and gradual reduction of duties on some products. The Treaty further commits the signatory countries to setting up a development fund to finance public works and private projects designed to integrate their economies.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“In view of the advantage to be gained from a unified economy among countries of a given geographical area, Guatemala has been promoting a programme of economic integration in Central America. It was thus that the Central American Economic Co-operation Committee was established in 1952, with the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America acting as its technical secretariat. 34. This programme of economic integration has been gradually developing. It began to gain strength in 1958, with the signing of the Multilateral Treaty on Free Trade and Central American Integration, the Agreement for Central American Integration Industries, the Central American Agreement on Road Traffic, and the Central American Agreement on Uniform Road Signs and Signals.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“We feel, on the other hand, that the big countries which are unselfishly providing economic aid and technical co-operation to under-developed areas, and are giving preference to certain regions far distant from the western hemisphere, should pay greater attention to the Latin American peoples that are in need of such aid and co-operation. My country was therefore highly gratified to learn of the magnificent "Alliance for Progress" scheme that has been evolved by President Kennedy and it took part in the conference at Puata del Este, Uruguay, in the firm conviction that this scheme constitutes the most extraordinary and helpful step that has been taken for the future development of the peoples of Latin America. 33.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Guatemala believes that one of the most urgent of the problems awaiting solution throughout the world, but more especially in Latin America, is the problem of economic and social development. As is well known, the extremely low levels of living and the hunger, poverty and disease that afflict the masses in every continent are breeding grounds for political instability, infiltration of doctrines prejudicial to democracy, and other evils. We consider that a very great and praiseworthy effort has been made by the United Nations in this regard, but we believe that these activities must be increased and be better co-ordinated and that they must be concentrated on certain areas of the American continent that seemingly have not benefited to the full from the Organization's large-scale programmes. 32.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“My country maintains, as it has always maintained, that Belize is an integral part of its national territory, and it declares that it has at heart the advancement and aggrandizement of its people, of our brothers of Belize. That is why it sponsored Belize's admission to the Economic Commission for Latin America [ECLA] and is desirous that Belize should participate in the programme for the economic integration of Central America. 30. Once again on this solemn occasion, Guatemala reserves its rights is respect of the territory of Belize and reiterates its protest against the injustice that continues to be perpetrated against a Member of the United Nations. 31.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“As is well-known to this Organization, Guatemala continues to be affected by another kind of intervention by one of the most civilized of nations which, contrary to reason and right and the most elementary principles of justice and equity that are essential for intercourse among nations, has persisted in retaining part of Guatemala's national territory, which by history and law belongs to it, thus impeding development of one of the country's richest areas and impairing the vital interests of the nation. Guatemala is struggling, and will go on straggling with all legal means within its reach, to restore to its rightful ownership this part of the national territory where colonialism is responsible for living conditions of the most distressing and wretched kind. 29.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“As a member of the Committee on South West Africa that was established by this august Assembly, Guatemala profoundly regrets that the Government of the Union of South Africa refused even to allow the delegation appointed by the Committee to enter its territory or the territory of South West Africa for the purpose of verifying, in view of the numerous complaints received, the real conditions obtaining in the mandated territory, and also of consulting with members of the Union Government to find an appropriate solution for the problem. Guatemala strongly protests against this disrespect for the authority of the United Nations and believes that the Organization should take immediate steps to revoke the mandate entrusted to the Union of South Africa. 28.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“The refusal of the Government of the Union of South Africa to place this mandated territory under the Trusteeship System established by the United Nations Charter and its systematic denial to the indigenous population of the most elementary rights make it essential that our Organization should change its attitude.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Guatemala calls upon all Governments and peoples of the American continent to protest strongly against the acts of genocide and persecution in South Africa that are being directed against the Negro race, whose internal struggle is aimed solely at obtaining equality, fraternity and the restoration of its violated rights. America, must be watchful to ensure freedom for human beings all over o the world, without distinction of race or colour". 27. The Government of the Union of South Africa has also pursued its policy of apartheid in South West Africa, a territory that was entrusted to it by the former League of Nations.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“I would like to bring to the Assembly's notice the following statement made by General Miguel Indigoras Fuentes, the President of Guatemala: "The Government over which I preside, giving expression to the feelings of the people of Guatemala, a country where equality among men is the rule, publicly condemns the policy of discrimination known as apartheid, which is applied in the Union of South Africa against the Negro race has culminated in violence and bloodshed. At the stage the world has reached to-day, racial inequality is nothing but bondage in disguise.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“25, On the other hand, my country rejects the new form of colonialism now being practised by the Soviet Union in a great number of subjugated countries, and it considers that, for the complete liberation of these peoples, the troops which now occupy them must be withdrawn and that there must be no repetition of unfortunate events such as those that occurred in Hungary. 26, Guatemala utterly condemns the policy of racial discrimination that is being applied to the indigenous population of the Union of South Africa.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“We continue to hold that view because many millions of human beings are still suffering under this iniquitous system. 23. It follows that we recognize and applaud the work accomplished in this field by the United Nations, whose influence is responsible for the fact that great colonial empires are in process of liquidation and that the number of free countries has correspondingly increased during the last few years. Guatemalans deeply sympathetic towards this movement of liberation and wishes to express at this rostrum its sincere congratulations to the new countries which have obtained their independence and have become Members of the United Nations. 24. We welcome the entry of Sierra Leone as a new Member of our Organization. The Government of Guatemala wishes to extend to Sierra Leone its warmest congratulations.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“In this gigantic task, Guatemala renews its promise to support the work and faithfully carry out the constructive resolutions of the United Nations and to lend its determined co-operation in finding just and appropriate solutions to the innumerable problems which our Organization has to face. 22. The attitude of my country towards the problem of colonialism 4s well known in this forum. Guatemala firmly maintains its position of rejecting every form of colonialism. Today it is more convinced than ever of the truth of what it has stated on various occasions before this Assembly, namely, that it does not believe that the colonial system prepares the peoples for independence, because the passage of time has provided proof to the contrary.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“My country trusts that the machinery of the Organization of American States or of the United Nations, as the case may be, will be able to prevent such interference, as well as other undesirable actions, in good time. It also hopes that our Organization will continue to struggle, as in the past, against aggression, intervention, the abuse of power, economic exploitation, poverty and ignorance, and to fight for the integrity and independence of nations, for the legal equality of States and their peaceful coexistence, for freedom and the full observance of human rights, as well as for the material and spiritual progress of all peoples. 21.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“My country is not, however, the only one that has suffered from this foreign intervention; others, too, have been invaded by mercenaries and by intensive communist propaganda, and for these reasons — and others too numerous to mention — we have been obliged to break off diplomatic relations with that Caribbean country. Ten American nations have had to make such a decision, as a logical and proper consequence of this interference in their internal affairs. Respect for the principle of non-intervention has been forgotten. I said in this Assembly last year, and I repeat now, that in this America of ours, the cradle of such great men as Washington, Bolivar and San Martin, there can be no acceptance of systems of slavery in which. men are denied every freedom and become mere units instead of subjects of the law. 20.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Guatemala was one of the first countries in the western hemisphere which found it necessary to take up arms to repulse such aggression and threats of subjugation. It is still in the process of defending itself against penetration by international communism, which has its American base in an island in the Caribbean whose Government continues to give every kind of military and economic assistance to the communist ex-President of Guatemala, Colonel Jacobo Arbenz, in his future plans for invading Guatemala and overthrowing its truly democratic Government, which is the product of the popular will expressed in completely free elections and is deeply respectful of law and human rights. 19.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“It is with this hope that Guatemala comes before this Assembly prepared to co-operate to the fullest extent possible in seeking the best solution of the grave « problems with which the United Nations is now faced, and it reaffirms its position in the world scene as one of absolute dedication to the democratic principles of justice and freedom and of absolute rejection of aggression, violence and the disguised conquest of peoples and nations. We belong to the Western bloc of countries, which has a deeply Christian tradition and is energetically opposed to any attempt to impose a system of political and social slavery, a totalitarian, materialistic and atheistic system which shackles the conscience of peoples and individuals. 18.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“We consider that this Organization, inspired by the principles and postulates which gave it life — and to which Guatemala, through me as its representative, reconfirms its firm and full allegiance — must be in a position to find a saving formula which will preserve peace, the rule of law, freedom, security and justice in the world and also promote the material and spiritual advancement of all peoples. 17.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Kennedy, the President of the United States of America, in the magnificent speech which he made in this Assembly last Monday, when he proposed the immediate conclusion of an agreement for banning nuclear tests. We had hoped that this proposal would be considered by the other interested party with the same good faith in which it was made, but we were most discouraged to note its rejection by the Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union in his latest statement before this Assembly. 16. The Government and people of Guatemala have placed all their faith in the United Nations, which is the hope of the smaller nations.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“Although it is true that it has not been possible to reach a final agreement on this problem as an integral part of the general problem of disarmament, it is also true that, out of consideration for world public opinion and for the harm caused by atomic radiation in many parts of the world, the great Powers had agreed to a temporary suspension of these tests. 15. Guatemala wishes to place on record that it strongly protests against the attitude of the Soviet Union in resuming these tests, which constitute a real affront to all mankind. It was encouraging for all to hear the views expressed on this matter, as well as on disarmament in general, by Mr. John F.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“If the principle of the self-determination of peoples is to be generally observed, it would be desirable for the great Powers to agree that in the case of Germany the Germans themselves should decide on their destiny by means of a plebiscite, which would be supervised by the United Nations and be carried out simultaneously in both of the parts into which that country is at present divided. 14. Furthermore, the Soviet Union, deaf to the worldwide outcry and flouting specific resolutions of this Assembly, has resumed nuclear testing in the atmosphere.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“That Power, disregarding previous undertakings, has presented the world with the possibility of a war which, waged with modern weapons of destruction, would have overwhelming consequences for mankind, since neither the victim nor the vanquished would survive. 12. The problem of Berlin is an integral part of the problem of German reunification. We have on various occasions heard the Soviet representatives at this rostrum speak out when it suits their purposes in favour of the self-determination of peoples, and yet they categorically refuse to permit nations that have been artificially partitioned to exercise this right of self-determination in making a decision with regard to their future. This negative obstinacy has weighed heavily in the cold war and has been one of the greatest causes of friction in international relations. 13.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“We believe that it is essential for the coexistence of nations that the essential principle of respect for the rights of others — which is the basis of international law — must be obeyed. The sanctity of international conventions is a matter that no longer admits of discussion (however, these conventions must be respected and executed strictly in accordance with the commitments entered into, because their fulfilment, which depends in the last analysis on the good faith of the parties concerned, is the means by which the use of force, with all its disastrous consequences, can be avoided. 11. We note, for example, with deep concern the attitude of the Soviet Union towards the Berlin problem.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“During the last quarter of a century, the normal evolution of juridical and cultural institutions in general has been outstripped by the vastly accelerated development of certain branches of science and technology, and these advances, instead of being used to further the aspirations for peace and economic and social betterment, without any discrimination, of all the peoples on this planet, are being put to unavoidable uses in order to threaten the security and the very existence of enormous sections of the world's population. 10. We have been grieved to see how in the last decade the crisis of moral and juridical values has become more acute, and how this deepening crisis is placing mankind in situations of increasing difficulty.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)
“On surveying the world scene, we find a truly depressing spectacle: during the last year, international tension has increased rather than abated; in many parts of the world human rights are still being ignored, and excesses and aggressions are daily taking place; positions are being maintained by the use of force, against the will and aspirations of the people; commitments solemnly entered into are being flr ^rantly violated; and the terrible threat of war, the possibility of which has come to depend on a mere miscalculation, is now hanging over the heads of millions of innocent men, women and children in all continents. 9.”
1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)