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Carias Castillo

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS CARIAS CASTILLO

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first: 1965-09-24
most recent: 1970-09-24
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“Nevertheless, as my delegation stated during the nineteenth session of the General Assembly [1304th meeting], not all is gloom and despair. Among the four mythical horses of the Apocalypse, and to the extent that our human condition permits it, we are to a greater or lesser extent overcoming three of them: hunger, pestilence and death. The only one which rides un-intimidated is the most nefarious of them all: war. Let us therefore devote all our efforts, use all the means which science and technology place at our disposal, to eliminate the intolerance which leads to war, if not as a moral mandate in regard to our fellow citizens, at least as an expression of a mere instinct for self-preservation. That is my hope. It is also the hope of mankind.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“Moreover, in April 1970, in Viña del Mar, Chile, at the seventh meeting of the Governors of Central Banks of the American Continent, it was emphasized that possibly due to political, economic and social reasons which could brook no delay, several nations may find themselves compelled to exercise greater freedom of action in their monetary and financial policies. It may then be seen that it is appropriate to look to a renewal of confidence in the self-discipline of nations, to prevent us from falling once again into the economic stagnation and the financial chaos of 1930, which was the precursor of the Second World War. 179. I confess that the present world picture is not conducive to optimism about the future.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“In the recent past, the basis for international financial stability was monetary discipline, to which the signatory nations to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund committed themselves. Nevertheless, while a growing number of nations agreed to this rationalization by applying internal measures, others, possibly because of the obligations of national and international multiple commitments, fail to apply what has been called "monetary discipline" and exercise a broad discretion, even though their decisions are detrimental not only to their own economies but also, as a consequence, to the economies of other nations. That is what was recently said by the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund in Copenhagen, on the twenty-first of this month, at a press conference which he held on the subject. 178.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“The circumstance is a secondary consequence, in so far as Latin America is concerned, of the barriers to trade imposed by the highly industrialized countries, from which it follows that redress of the latter is closely linked to the former; that is to say, that the liberalization of international trade is a sine qua non condition to put an end to the financial imbalances with which our countries are afflicted. In this field, the underdeveloped countries maintain our hope that we shall continue to have the support of the tenacious and indefatigable work of the United Nations and its respective specialized agencies, as well as the efforts of our own continental and regional organizations themselves. 177. In international forums, we are already beginning to hear about items which refer to the constant weakening of the world financial system.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“In this way we shall once again strengthen the inherent personality of the American continent, enhance the traditional forum of cooperation and friendship which has prevailed among all nations, as a logical consequence of the historical process of this hemisphere and promote the creation of a consciousness molded on their common interests. 176. In the field of finance in international economic relations, the effects of the deterioration in the prices of raw materials are felt more keenly as time goes on and in contrast, the prices of imported manufactured goods rise continuously. This is reflected in persistent imbalances in the balance of payments of the underdeveloped countries.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“Nixon, President of the United States of America, the document signed at that meeting with a view to establishing the procedure to continue the dialog and the negotiations between the Latin American countries and the United States, so as to achieve a readjustment of the termS of trade, which at present have fatal consequences for countries which export raw materials. We optimistically hope that in the near future positive solutions will be found to reduce the obstacles now being applied to Latin American exports.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“It has been recognized that there is a close interdependence between foreign trade and the rate of economic development. In Latin America we have expressed our points of view on the subject in the Viña del Mar Declaration, which was adopted at the last meeting of the InterAmerican Economic and Social Council.16 In that document it was resolved at the ministerial level to request His Excellency Mr. Gabriel Valdez, Foreign Minister of Chile, President of the Special Session, together with the Ambassadors of member countries accredited to the Government of the United States of America, to deliver to His Excellency Mr. Richard M.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“Despite the fact that both the Security Council [resolution 286 (1970)] and the Organization of American States have vehemently condemned those two crimes and have described them as crimes against mankind, we realize and must say without circumlocution that, as long as there are Governments which give sanctuary to air pirates and view those criminals as patriots, any effort to prevent their wrong doing will be totally useless. It is necessary to give up ideological attitudes which are out of place when confronting systematic crimes and to adopt, individually or collectively, the most drastic measures which the law will allow, so as to prevent the continued mockery of justice with impunity and the sacrifice of innocent lives. 175.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“My delegation, as on past occasions, unreservedly supports the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and by the Security Council of the United Nations, and we trust that wisdom will prevail among the leaders of the various sides, thus avoiding the spread of a conflict which, without any exaggeration, could lead to the destruction of mankind. 174. It would seem that the ability of mankind to devise new forms of violence is inexhaustible. For some time now, two particularly repugnant crimes have become typical: the hijacking of persons and of aircraft. While in both cases ideological reasons are invoked, the standards of freedom and personal security and the principles enshrined by tradition and by international conventions are violated.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“Honduras attended a conference at Lima, Peru, in August last, and, being aware of our responsibilities to our people and to mankind, we signed a historic declaration in which States proclaimed, as general rules of the law of the sea, that we shall determine our maritime jurisdiction in accordance with geographical requirements and the need rationally to use the resources and the exploration, exploitation and conservation of the natural resources in the seas adjacent to our coasts and' in the soil and subsoil thereof. 173. It is painful to observe that the situation in the Middle East, far from improving, continues to be a focus of violence which might well constitute the origin of a world catastrophe.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“Our country, under our constitutional mandate, has established at present a twelve-mile limit for its territorial seas; we also reserve our rights over the seabed and the subsoil of the submarine shelf, the continental and coastal shelves and other submarine areas adjacent to our territory and beyond the territorial sea to a depth of 200 meters or to a depth-limit at which the exploitation of the natural resources of the seabed and the ocean floor is possible. 172.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“We condemn all forms of discrimination, whether on grounds of race, religion, origin or sex, wherever they exist, no matter by whom or against whom they are committed. 170. Honduras believes that it is of vital importance to select more realistic standards, more in accord with technological advances, in regard to the law of the sea. The proper utilization of natural resources, within the right of every State to dispose of its natural resources, is basic for the immediate future of the developing countries. 171.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“I cannot fail to express my hope that all countries which still have conflicts of sovereignty over some territories will be able to find a solution similar to the one which we obtained in this case, which is an example of the fact that legal equality among States exists, as well as understanding and friendship among nations. 169. On commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in the historic General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), we regret that its objectives have not been fully attained and that there are still colonial systems whose presence could not be justified in any era, least of all now.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“During the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly I reported on the direct negotiations which were then being held between my country and the United States of America, regarding recognition of the sovereign right of Honduras over the islands of Santanilla or Swan Islands. I can affirm today with genuine satisfaction that the enlightened Government of the United States in a gesture which adds much to its stature, in a note dated 12 November 1969 stated that it is prepared to recognize the sovereignty of Honduras over these islands I mentioned.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“This claim which my country makes is no whim nor caprice; it is nothing more than the adequate means to give effect to the well-known and universal words of Benito Juarez, namely,"Peace is respect for the rights of others". Unless one knows the extent of those rights, it is elementary logic to conclude that peace will always be precarious. 167. On this occasion my Government once again affirms its faith that the law will prevail as a standard for international coexistence and that compliance with it by other countries will bring us to total normalcy in the Central American area. 168.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“After protracted discussions in the regional organization, we were able to establish, by an agreement signed at San Jose, Costa Rica, a security zone for the purpose of pacification of the Honduran Salvadorean frontier, which, no doubt, constituted the first step in the lengthy and arduous process of achieving the future reestablishment of peace in the area. 166. To achieve final peace is a lengthy and arduous process. It would be Utopian to expect that overnight things would revert to what they were prior to the conflict. That is why my Government has set for itself as an immediate goal the attainment of peaceful and respectful coexistence with El Salvador. I reaffirm here that even this limited objective cannot be attained until there is a demarcation of the frontier between the two countries.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“For that purpose, a bilateral working group was set up composed of representatives of Honduras and El Salvador, which was to study formulas which would make it possible to reach an overall solution to the conflict. I am happy to be able to inform this Assembly that this Group, whose moderator was the skillful diplomat and illustrious former SecretaryGeneral of the Organization of American States, Dr. Jose A. Mora, who was designated by the present SecretaryGeneral of the same organization with the consensus of the member parties, is carrying out its work in a satisfactory manner. 165.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“Today, although all the wounds have not yet been healed, I have come to give an account of the progress achieved in the process of bringing peace between both States. 163. In December 1969 the Ministers of External Affairs of the Central American countries met in the city of Managua with the intention of bringing about normalcy in the Central American area. Realizing that these lofty objectives require the sincere cooperation of all States, we reaffirmed the decision of our Government to settle the conflicts which might arise between us in accordance with the rules of law. We also expressed the hope that the consequences of the conflict I mentioned would be resolved satisfactorily by means of bilateral negotiations between the parties directly concerned. 164.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“To the 51 States which signed the San Francisco Charter, 75 have been added, thus raising the membership to 126. Such an increase, as I said, is encouraging. 161. Honduras, consistent with its tradition of legal and peaceful coexistence with all States, has attended the meetings which are intended to bring normalcy to the Central American region, and has been prepared to participate in a constructive dialog, conscious that peace in Central America is a precious heritage which we must restore for the benefit of our peoples. 162. A year ago, with strong feelings which were then warranted, I denounced before this Assembly the armed conflict which a neighboring country imposed on mine.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“However, the United Nations has not limited itself to mere survival but, through its various organs, it has struggled steadfastly to bring into being a better material and spiritual world. 159. Often, on comparing what was achieved, with the objectives of the San Francisco Charter, we bring to light the shortcomings, deliberately ignoring the reasons which brought them about and which are to be imputed to its Members large or small. Such a recognition, although the results may fail to measure up exactly to our expectations, will be more than sufficient to make visible to the eyes of the world the efficiency of this world forum. 160. A proof of the faith which the United Nations principles inspire is the substantial increase in the number of its Members.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“I believe that now among all the feelings which nest in our hearts the dominant one, the one which cannot be concealed, is the feeling of astonished and surprised joy. Nor could it have been otherwise. For those of us who saw this Organization being born out of the ruins of a devastated world destroyed by the largest conflagration which man has ever brought about; for those of us who saw its hesitant first steps and the constant crises which have threatened its existence, it cannot but be a cause for amazement, but also of pride, that the Organization has managed to survive. 158. In itself, mere survival would be a source for optimism and faith in the future of mankind.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“My country has felt deeply sorrowful on hearing of the death of His Excellency President Gamal Abdel Nasser, which occurred yesterday since he was the Head of State of a people with which we have always maintained friendly and cordial relations. 156. We cannot but regret the death of a leader of such worldwide importance as was President Nasser, who always fought indefatigably for the improvement and wellbeing of his fellow citizens. On this painful occasion I should like to extend to the delegation of the United Arab Republic the sincere feelings of condolences of the Government and people of Honduras. 157. To say that the United Nations has completed 25 years of existence implies something more than merely celebrating its silver anniversary.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“153. This session of the General Assembly which we are now beginning has, as has already been said, a special and far-reaching importance. For the first time in history an international organization of this kind has reached the celebration of 25 years of its existence. 154. It is a happy augury for the development of our work to have you as the President of the Assembly, sir, not only because of your personal qualifications but also because you represent a country which is a paradigm of the legal, political and social values which should serve the world of today. We extend to you, Mr. President, the sincere congratulations and the best wishes of my delegation on your well deserved election. 155.”
1970-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 25 (1970)
“Yet, despite the sombre outlook and the apparent frailty of legal standards, I should be failing in my duty as my country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and as a lawyer if I did not end my statement by reiterating the staunch faith of Honduras in international law and its steady confidence in the effectiveness of the regional and world organizations, on whose existence depends the very life of our world; since, as I said on another occasion, there meet in this forum all the anxieties and aspirations of mankind. 178. Madam President, your wisdom and skill are a lofty and firm guarantee for the best success of this session of the General Assembly.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Although I have repeatedly stated that war is the negation of all values, and although my country has always had and still has faith in the means of peaceful settlement of disputes provided in international treaties, I wish to make it perfectly clear that the Government of Honduras is now on the alert and fully prepared to exercise its right of self-defence at any time it should become necessary. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. 177.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“In this connexion the illustrious Foreign Minister of Mexico said in his statement in the General Assembly on 24 September 1969 that: ”...the economic integration of several countries, though undoubtedly valuable in creating larger areas where industry can develop on an adequate scale, may also create grave tensions which paradoxically inflame nationalist feelings even between States which are really part of one nation...” [1763rd meeting, para. 25.] 176. Because of the foregoing you will understand the lack of optimism to which I referred at the beginning of this statement.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
““Thirty per cent of the total population of El Salvador, approximately 750,000 persons, spend less than 12 colones ($4.80) per month on consumer goods, and 58 per cent spend less than 24 colones ($9.60).” This is a quotation from the document ”The National Plan”. 173. With this basic information it will be readily understood that the aggressive policy of El Salvador has as one of its primary origins the serious and deep social imbalance which compels its Government to adopt a bellicose attitude endangering the peace and tranquillity of the Central American region. 174. This conflict between two States members of the Central American Common Market showed that in time, even in contractual and voluntary economic unions imperialist attitudes may emerge which lead a member State to impose its will by threats and pressures. 175.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“J take the following information from page 46 of the National Plan for the Economic and Social Development of El Salvador, 1965-1969, prepared by the National Council for Economic Planning and Co-ordination and published in December 1964: “Income distribution is as important as average income; since if wealth is highly concentrated the great majority suffer even though the average income may appear high. A recent study has shown that only 8 per cent of families have an income of 400 colones ($160) or more per month, while 60 per cent of families earn less than 130 colones ($52) per month. Approximately 8 per cent of the population receives approximately 50 per cent of the national income.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“It is estimated that 17,000 farm workers perished, most of them being executed after they had surrendered or simply slaughtered en masse. “Those facts show, moreover, that the liberal agrarian reform has had harmful social consequences by uprooting the peasant from the land he had cultivated for centuries and by creating that mass of wage-earners who work when they can as season farm hands and see every day a further shrinkage of the lands they are allowed to cultivate as sharecroppers or tenants.” That is what a Salvadorian citizen, Dr. Abelardo Torres, stated in his paper “Lands and Settlement”. 172.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Thus in the 1898 revolt, several judges who had subdivided the common lands had their hands cut off as a punishment for measuring and distributing the land and dispossessing its former occupants. “Yet, despite the rumbling discontent of the rural masses and sporadic local uprisings, things never became as grave as they were in the events of 1931 and 1932. In the first of those years, during the Presidential electoral campaign, one of the opposition parties systematically harangued the peasants on the idea of land distribution, thus sowing the seed of a revolt. The revolutionary movement acquired an extraordinary impetus and at one time very nearly triumphed. “To put it down, all available armed forces had to be mobilized and a civilian militia established. Repression was remorseless and probably excessive.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Those reforms were put into effect by the Commons Abolition Act, 1882, and the Indigenous Community Properties Abolition Act, 1881. “The peasants were thus degraded to mere wage-earners, with no resources other than their hands to work as seasonal labourers on the estates of large or middle-sized landowners. “The discontent among the rural masses, deprived of their lands and exploited on wretched wages, began to manifest itself in a violent form at the same time as the Commons and Indigenous Community Properties Abolition Acts were put into effect. Thus there were uprisings in the west of the Republic on 12 August 1872, on 16 March 1875, on 2 January 1885 and on 14 November 1898. The relation of cause to effect, of the loss of their lands to the rebellion of the peasantry, is manifest.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“For the sake of a better illustration, allow me to quote the following ideas contained in the paper “Lands and Settlement” written by Dr. Abelardo Torres, former Minister of the Economy of El Salvador, and published by the university of that country in 1961: “State—Planned Settlement. History. “After these distributions of State lands, made for the purpose of increasing the cultivation of coffee, the liberal agrarian reform was carried out which abolished the common lands and the indigenous community properties and decreed that thenceforward all common and community lands would become the private property of their occupants on payment of a given sum. On the other hand, the State ‘dispossessed’ itself of the lands it owned for the benefit of their occupiers.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“These words of the illustrious Argentine Foreign Minister were part of a statement he made when submitting a draft declaration to the Thirteenth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of America. Paragraph 3 of that draft declaration, which was adopted by acclamation, establishes that the “status of immigrants is regulated by the laws of the countries in which they reside and to whose jurisdiction they are subject”. 170. The underlying causes in El Salvador are implicit in the inordinate concentration of the ownership of that country’s arable lands in a few hands and in the unequal distribution of the national income, circumstances which keep more than 3 million inhabitants in humiliating living conditions, as the official documents of the country itself reveal. 171.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Martin, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Argentina, stated: “I should like to point out that, as is stated in two articles of the documents we have just approved, there is a cause underlying the confrontation between them and that, if we go away from here with any feeling that we have done a good job, we shall be mistaken, Our work must continue, since the principal reason for this confrontation and its deep-rooted cause obviously lie in the under-development of some of our Latin American countries; and unless we are all capable of meeting this challenge, we shall soon see another of our countries in the same situation. We can unequivocally say that want, misery and under-development generate violence. Only if we are fully conscious of this fact can we seek the road to a solution.” 169.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Nevertheless, I believe that the majority of the Foreign Ministers attending the Thirteenth Meeting of Consultation were convinced that there was an aggressor State, El Salvador, and a State victim of aggression, Honduras. 168. At the end of the Meeting of Consultation his Excellency, Mr. Juan B.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“These and no others were the causes that led the Government of El] Salvador to take the extraordinary step of breaking off diplomatic relations with Honduras and launching, for its own advantage, a premeditated and undeclared war of aggression, throwing overboard the entire inter-American legal system. It was for that reason that the organ of consultation of the Organization of American States was on the verge of declaring it an aggressor, with all the consequences applicable under the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance. 167. Although its crime was specified, for sentimental, politico-economic and not strictly legal reasons it was not declared an aggressor.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“An attempt has been made to impress the world by the return of these false victims to their own country. 165. Others have left because they are aware that the present situation, provoked by El Salvador, has meant that their residence in Honduras cannot be the same as before the conflict. They are no longer welcome to the Honduran people. This is a natural and readily explicable reaction to the affronts and physical and moral harassment which, to begin with, thousands of Hondurans suffered in El Salvador. These difficulties were later compounded by the murders, violations of women and slaughtering of children, together with the looting and depredation of property, desecration of churches and other acts of pillage committed by the Salvadorian troops and hordes of Salvadorian civilians during the days following the cease-fire. 166.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Those who have left our country have done so of their own free will, prompted by one of the following reasons: the first is that they know they have no identity documents, This group which has returned to El Salvador is made up of individuals of very low social status who fall an easy prey to the cunningly-devised instructions given to them to make themselves appear as victims. Moreover, because of their low cultural level and their minimal or non-existent economic productivity they have easily been able when so ordered by their Government to pretend to have been victims in Honduras so as to receive in El Salvador what they hoped would be gratuitous assistance to them as “refugees”. This is all the more likely since a type of person has come to Honduras from El Salvador who in his own country is condemned to be a Social pariah.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“163. Honduras has demonstrated its desire to co-operate in finding a solution to El Salvador’s socio-economic problem, and to that end presented to the Fourth Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Central America in January this year a plan for a rational and balanced demographic integration of the Central American isthmus. 164. El Salvador claims that the Government of Honduras has expelled thousands of Salvadorians who have returned to their own country, where, of course, they are described as “refugees”. In answer to this further calumny my Government has repeatedly explained that the Honduran authorities have never given any order for the expulsion of Salvadorians.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“First, the frontier between the two countries has never been determined, an anomalous situation which my Government has tried to resolve by the civilized procedures laid down in international law and required for the harmony which should exist among the countries of the world. To that end, and in fulfilment of previously contracted obligations, Honduras submitted to El Salvador almost two years ago a draft of bases and procedures for drafting a frontier treaty, but received no reply or comment whatsoever from the Government of that country, despite repeated requests. Secondly, there has been for more than 50 years a constant and indiscriminate emigration of many groups of Salvadorians, which is manifestly directed against our country, to get rid of this economically unproductive and socially dangerous part of El Salvador’s population.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“What happened was that the owners, aware of the situation created for them by the Salvadorian military aggression against Honduras, decided of their own accord to sell their businesses. We see, therefore, that all these problems were created for the Salvadorians by the warlike actions of their own Government. Neither is it true that the Government of Honduras has confiscated any equipment or materials from Salvadorian companies engaged in road works in Honduras. 162. Honduras has full confidence in the regional organization and complete faith in the results of its action. It must now perform the painful but ineluctable duty of explaining very briefly some of the circumstances and causes of the present situation between Honduras and El Salvador.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“What is certain is that in El Salvador the funds of Honduran residents have been frozen and — a most unusual fact — it has been confirmed that the governing boards of Salvadorian companies with branches in Honduras have given instructions from El Salvador to United States banks to refrain from making payments to those branches. Financial operations cannot be normalized as long as El Salvador is unwilling to guarantee the payment of more than $4 million advanced in credit to Salvadorian citizens and companies by various Honduran national institutions, apart from $3 million in commercial credits. 161. It is likewise false that there still exist, or have existed, any official restrictions on Salvadorian companies such as to cause them to close down or to transfer their businesses to Honduran citizens.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“The funds of the Branch in Honduras of the Salvadorian Investment Bank have not been frozen, nor has any action been taken which would prejudice Salvadorian interests in that institution. On the contrary, to safeguard those interests the Central Bank of Honduras repeatedly stated that the Investment Bank was operating normally, It was, however, considered necessary to guarantee that that Bank’s reserves would remain in the country so that the deposits of Honduran citizens would not be left uncovered, particularly when it was observed that on 3 July, in a departure from its customary practice, the branch had transferred a large sum of money to its central office. 160.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Asa result of the military aggression to which my country was subjected on 14 July last the Central Bank of Honduras placed the accounts of Salvadorian individuals and companies in Honduran institutions under a special regime for the purpose of preserving the stability of the banking system, which was threatened by the fact that El Salvador was encouraging its nationals in Honduras to transfer their funds to El Salvador on the ground that Honduran banks belonged to American companies and that the funds were being transferred to the United States. It is not only the accounts of Salvadorian citizens that have been subjected to the special regime, but also the accounts of those Hondurans who listened to the insidious campaign of El Salvador. 159.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Hence, they gave a resounding refutation of the monstrous Salvadorian slander, a refutation backed by their moral status and integrity. Continuing this policy of defaming Honduras, the Government of El Salvador alleged that, in my country, the funds of Salvadorian persons and companies had been frozen and confiscated. That allegation, like so many others, is totally false. Neither the Government nor the Central Bank of Honduras has adopted any such measures. 158.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“This again is reminiscent of the philosophy of the Nazi régime: the living space theory and the rights of the German minorities in the Sudetenland. 156. Honduras, in its turn, denounced before the Organization of American States the crimes committed on 13, 14 and 15 June by El Salvador against thousands of Honduran citizens, both men and women, as well as the outrages inflicted on its national symbols, the flag and the anthem, and requested an investigation of the facts. The Commission appointed a sub-committee to visit Honduras and El Salvador to carry out the investigation which had been requested. 157. In Honduras the international officials of the group were unable to find any traces—and how could they? — of the non-existent crime of genocide.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Outside its territory the purpose was to give international opinion a false image of Honduras by distorting the facts. These publicity tactics recall the practices used in the recent past by the notorious Nazi regime, when it was setting the stage and preparing a propitious atmosphere for aggression against a country. 155. In both the Commission on Human Rights and the Organization of American States El Salvador presented slanderous accusations against the people and Government of Honduras, even alleging that they had committed the crime ‘of genocide against Salvadorian immigrants living in Honduras. It made that accusation to justify its planned aggression, seeking to use the argument that the army of El Salvador had the obligation to defend its fellow citizen: in Honduran territory.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“In view of the manifest violation of the regional organization’s injunctions, the Council of the Organization, acting provisionally as an organ of consultation, convened on 26 July 1969 the Thirteenth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs to examine the case put forward by El Salvador against the organization under article 7 of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance. 154. The Government of El Salvador sought to justify its reprehensible conduct by setting up, in parallel with its military aggression, a vast propaganda machine operating both inside and outside its territory. Within the territory its purpose was to produce an explosion of hate among the Salvadorian population against everything Honduran; and this was widely and systematically fostered.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“After five days of battle, during which the invading army was unable to break through our defence lines, the Organization of American States by an appropriate resolution put an end to hostilities at 10 p.m. on 18 July. The same resolution established a 96-hour deadline for the departure of the Salvadorian troops from the portion of Honduran territory which they had occupied illegally by force. The deadline was ignored by the Government of El Salvador, which on the contrary took advantage of it to move forward without opposition from our troops, which faithfully observed the cease-fire that had been decreed. 153.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“It was treacherous, because it was carried out without any declaration of war and because, oblivious of the fraternal, political and economic links among the Central American peoples, it threw away to the boom of cannon and the rattle of machine guns all the progress that had been made in Central American integration. It was cruel because, ignoring the international rules governing armed conflicts and not as an act of war, it carried out a mass destruction of property and, from the beginning to the end, crime and pillage were daily and constantly perpetrated by the invading troops against the civilian population of Honduras. 152. Indeed, on 14 July of this year the Republic of El Salvador carried out a surprise bombing attack against eight Honduran cities, while at the same time its land forces invaded the territory of my country.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)