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Abdul-Baqi

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first: 1972-09-24
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“The peoples of the United Nations and the founding fathers of the Charter envisaged a role for the Organization in keeping peace and security which we have so far failed to attain. Iraq, however, is not despondent nor disdainful. Our faith in the spirit of man, his unrequited quest for justice, liberty and for a world in which, irrespective of colour, race or creed, humanity can join hands in marching towards a better future, is our ideal of the United Nations. That is why we are here.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The increasing demand for energy throughout the world cannot be met by hysterical cries from imperialist sources aimed at imposing their will upon the oil-producing countries. Iraq, itself an oil-producing country, believes that the orderly flow of energy resources demands the establishment of objective relationships between the producing and the consumer State. These relationships must be based on the principles of equality, respect for national aspirations, sovereignty and the inherent right of nations to control their natural resources. We hope it is realized that threats of the use of force and publicized desert-war manoeuvres are the surest way of bringing about a disruption of the flow of oil. 78. In its twenty-eighth year the United Nations can claim many accomplishments that time does not permit me to recount.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“This important fact calls for an objective attitude on the part of all those who are interested in ascertaining that the energy resources shall continue to flow from the producing countries to the consumer States. For decades international monopolies have greedily bled the developing countries of their natural resources regardless of the legitimate interests of the producing countries. The growth of national awareness, however, and closer co-operation among the developing countries have impelled the majority of the countries producing energy resources — Iraq being foremost among them — to assert their sovereignty over their natural resources, the better to serve the objectives of their national development. 77.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Iraq has repeatedly offered Iran recourse to the International Court of Justice to find out whether Iran had the right to terminate the boundary Treaty. This offer demonstrates our respect for the norms of international law. We expect a positive response from our neighbour Iran if it truly cares about international law and its principles, justice and mutual interests. 75. The considerations which command the special attention of the international community where safeguarding the principles of the Charter in the Middle East is concerned, should have yet another important consideration added to them, namely, the fact that the region contains the major deposits of energy resources in the world. 76.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The boundaries in Shatt-al-Arab are established on the basis of an existing treaty which should be the first instrument to be implemented in order to resolve any problems concerning those boundaries. Perhaps the Foreign Minister of Iran has forgotten that the foremost rule of international law and the one which is due the highest respect is the principle of the sanctity of treaties, pacta sunt servanda. Iran claims that it can abrogate the Boundary Treaty unilaterally; this claim reveals the extent of Iran's respect for the norms of international law. The very nature of boundary treaties, as confirmed in article 62, paragraph 2 (a) and in article 65 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, refutes all the claims put forth by Iran to justify its abrogation of the said Treaty. 74.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The Foreign Minister of Iran mentioned in his statement before this Assembly on 25 September that Iran's efforts to normalize relations with Iraq had not succeeded. He also claimed that Iran had repeatedly offered to resolve its problems with Iraq in accordance with accepted norms of international law and practice of States, with due regard to the principles of equity and mutual rights and the interests of both parties. 73. I regret to say that the basis of the problems between Iraq and Iran is Iran's violation of those very norms of international law in accordance with which the Foreign Minister of Iran claims that he wishes to solve these problems.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Recent statements emanating from the highest sources in Iran indicate their inclination to resort to the use of force and to interfere in the internal affairs of the States in the area, on the assumption that Iran will play the role of the great and "protecting" Power in the Arabian Gulf. The ominous implications of those statements are confirmed by Iran's embarkation upon huge armament programmes which cannot be justified on the grounds that they are needed for defensive purposes. Iraq's concern in regard to these developments is fully justified by the sad recent history of Iraqi-Iranian and Arab-Iranian relations. Late in 1971 Iran forcefully occupied three Arab islands and, prior to that, in contravention of the Charter, declared its unilateral abrogation of the Iraqi-Iranian Boundary Treaty, signed at Teheran on 4 July 1937. 72.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The Arab nation, burdened with the struggle to attain a goal which is of the essence of the purposes of the Charter, realizes full well that the international community, too, has its own share of responsibility in that struggle, and awaits expectantly the moment when that community shall rise to the challenge of fulfilling its responsibilities in the matter. 71. There is another crisis whose developments and consequences are bound to affect the future of security in our area, and international security as well. I am referring here to the policy of Iran in the Arabian Gulf region.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“No wonder that this kind of morality in foreign policy has insidiously crept into the very fabric of United States political life to the abhorrence and bewilderment of the people of the United States. 69. Our Arab nation, and most people of the world, are now fully aware of the nature and the objectives of the aggression launched by the Zionists against the Arab people. Our ancient nation, inspired by its history, confident in the future of its struggle, will never submit to any aggressor or accept surrender. 70. Our struggle will be long and arduous; but our cause is just and noble, and it rightly enjoys the support of the peoples of the world. The termination of the Zionist occupation of the Arab lands, and the restoration of the right of self-determination to the people of Palestine in its homeland, will soon become a living reality.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“To understand this behaviour we have to face an unpalatable fact of international life: Israel is not the only culprit, but a major Power is engaged in practising annexation by proxy. That Power is the United States of America. The arms with which Israel fights are the arms of the United States, the military expertise which Israel deploys in its aggressions is the expertise of the United States, and the funds with which new settlements are implanted on Arab lands are the funds of the United States. And, last but not least, the protective voice which paralyzes the Security Council so that it may not punish Israel, is the veto of the United States.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The Israeli Air Force has been entrusted with a new task, namely, the hijacking or shooting down of civilian airliners and killing their innocent passengers. These crimes, which are prohibited by all international codes, make us pause to inquire, how was it possible that such acts could be committed with such impunity? 67. It is absurd to say that the international community, with the great moral authority at its disposal and the adequate means of deterrence granted to it by the Charter, is yet incapable of putting an end to Israel's crimes. Nor can Israel's arrogance, aggression, its contempt for the United Nations, its resolutions and its Charter, be interpreted as the mere intransigence of a small State which behaves like an international outlaw. 68.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“This indifference is best shown in the election platform adopted by the ruling Israeli Labour Party concerning the colonization of the occupied territories, a policy which was described by a member of that Party as "creeping annexation". Furthermore, Israel's repeated aggressions against Syria and Lebanon have become almost daily occurrences, and the matter has gone even further than what has come to be expected of Israeli aggression and lawlessness. Israel has assumed for itself the role of an international policeman in the area, attacking the neighbouring States and abducting its people to try them before Israeli courts, for no crimes committed within Israel and in contravention of all the norms of international law.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The air-raids on the refugee camps, the massacre of children, women and the aged, the murder of the Palestinian leaders according to a programme of terrorism, and the continuation of systematic violence and ejection in the occupied territories, are the Zionist policies which violate all the fundamentals of justice and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. 65. In the occupied territories Israel persists in its programme of settler-colonialism by daily establishing new paramilitary settlements in Gaza, Sinai, the Golan Heights and on the occupied bank of the Jordan. The Judaization of Jerusalem, the defacement of that city's historical landmarks, which are part of the heritage of the whole of mankind, continue unabated and undeterred. 66. Israel is no longer abashed or concerned over the exposure of its plans and policies.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Twenty-six years have elapsed since the Zionists launched their aggression against the people of Palestine; seven years have passed since the Zionists attacked three States Members of this international Organization and have continued to occupy parts of their territories. In spite of the fact that the United Nations was and still is a responsible party in the present crisis, it has not achieved any progress towards the elimination of aggression and the implementation of the principles of the Charter in the area. I regret to say that what has taken place is the exact opposite. The dispersion of the people of Palestine, the denial of their legitimate rights in their homeland, continues to be the policy declared and enforced by Israel; a policy that has taken all the dimensions of a campaign of genocide against the exiled people.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Iraq expresses without reservation its full support for the struggle of the African peoples striving towards freedom and independence and the preservation of their natural wealth, and calls upon the international Organization to exert all its efforts to assist their just struggle. 63. The sufferings of the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America recur most glaringly in the Arab region, an area beset by problems and dangers threatening at any moment an explosion that will confront the world with unimaginable consequences. The continuation of this abnormal state of affairs in the region faces the whole of the international community with a fateful trial, and arouses, doubt and scepticism about all the positive achievements in the field of international relations. 64.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“In the African continent, which has been subjected to the worst kinds of colonialism and exploitation, the Governments of the white minority regimes in South Africa and Rhodesia continue to practise their abhorrent racist policies against the peoples of those lands, in defiance of the denunciation and revulsion of the whole world, as embodied in the resolutions of the United Nations. The Portuguese forces of occupation, whose detestable practices are daily being exposed, persist in defying the United Nations and denying the peoples their right to self- determination.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“On this occasion we would like to state our belief that it is the duty of the United Nations, in conformity with its Charter, to see that the true representatives of the Cambodian people are given the opportunity to occupy their seats in this Organization. 61. As for developments in Korea, Iraq has welcomed all the measures taken to enable the Korean people to achieve unity and to banish the American forces of occupation from its territory. Iraq also believes that the duty of the United Nations to put an end to mockery of having its flag hoisted over the barracks of the American forces of occupation, forces which have brought nothing but misery and suffering to whichever land they have trodden in Asia. 62.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“59. In Asia, in spite of the world's glad expectations aroused by the reaching of a peace agreement to end the singularly inhuman war waged by the United States of America against the struggling people of Viet-Nam, we find that the agreement, which was regarded as the beginning of the end of American military intervention in South-East Asia, did not in fact stop the bloodshed in that area, but rather became itself the target of continuous manoeuvres attempting to impose the Saigon regime on the people of South Viet-Nam. 60. In spite of the great victories achieved by the people of Cambodia under the leadership of the Government of National Union, the United States of America continues to prolong the war at the expense of the legitimate interests of the Cambodian people, thereby threatening international peace and security.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“If the positive trends in international relations arouse feelings of optimism for the future, there are also negative developments and chronic problems that still threaten international security with great dangers. These problems call for firm and urgent measures to prevent a further deterioration of the situation. Perhaps the recent events that took place in Chile are the clearest demonstration of such a tragic deterioration. The words uttered last year before this Assembly [2096th meeting] by the constitutionally elected President of Chile, the late Mr. Salvador Allende, are still alive in our memories. Mr. Allende was describing the plight of many areas of the world when he warned of the dangers of the conspiracies hatched by the forces of colonialism and international monopolies against the freedom of peoples and their independence.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The Conference proved yet again the importance and effectiveness of the non-aligned movement and the part it will play within the United Nations and outside it in the maintenance of international security and in safeguarding the rights of the developing countries of the third world. Under the leadership of the Arab Baath Socialist Party, the policy of non-alignment constitutes a basic principle in the foreign policy of the Republic of Iraq. Having had the honour of participating in the Algiers Conference, Iraq would like to express its pleasure at the important results of the Conference and to confirm its determination to work diligently to implement the decisions taken in Algiers. 58.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The non-aligned movement has played an important and effective role in lessening international tension, in advocating the policy of peaceful coexistence, and in reaffirming the right of peoples to participate in the establishment of an international order governed by the principles of justice, freedom and peace, as President Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr of Iraq has confirmed on numerous occasions. It is for that reason that the convening of the Algiers Conference at this particular juncture was of special significance for the assessment of the non-aligned movement and for outlining its direction within the new international developments.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The people of Iraq, who share the expectations of the peoples of the third world in achieving a just peace, welcomes these developments and calls upon the international Organization to play its part and to participate fully in furthering and strengthening this vital development, making international participation a firm base for a new international order. 57. The second event was the convening of the Fourth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non- Aligned Countries in Algiers, where for the first time in the history of the non-aligned movement the great majority of the States Members of the United Nations were represented.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The past year was marked by two outstanding events which, in spite of the differences between them, together constitute two complementary steps towards the fulfilment of the desire of the peoples of the world to establish an international community where peace reigns and where the principles of justice and freedom are realized. 56. The first event was the increase in further steps towards closer ties and co-operation among the great Powers and the establishment of the foundation of new relationships that would decrease international tension and the dangers of a nuclear war.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The convening of the twenty-eighth session of the General Assembly provides the international community with an important opportunity to review the international developments that have taken place during the past year and the effects of those developments on the policies of the States Members of the Organization. Iraq, following closely and with interest the developments on the international scene, avails itself of this opportunity, which is characteristic of the United Nations, to present its views on the most important of them. 55.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The principle of the universality of this Organization is one that Iraq has constantly striven to achieve. It gives me pleasure to extend a special welcome to the German Democratic Republic, h which Iraq has the closest ties of friendship and co-operation. We are confident that the presence of that State within the United Nations will contribute in an effective manner to the strengthening of international security and international co-operation. We also are ready to establish the best relations in all fields with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. 53. It also gives me pleasure to declare here Iraq's welcome for the independence of Guinea-Bissau. We fully support the Government of Guinea-Bissau and look forward to their representatives occupying their seats in this Organization as soon as possible. 54.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“51. I should like at the outset of this statement to join those who have preceded me in congratulating you from this rostrum on the occasion of your election as President of the twenty-eighth session of the General Assembly and to reaffirm our confidence in your ability to fulfil the duties of your high office by virtue of your long experience in the international arena and your distinguished qualities of astuteness and high competence. I should not fail to reiterate on this occasion our appreciation for, and satisfaction with, the important part taken by your distinguished predecessor, Mr. Trepczynski, in guiding the deliberations of the previous session. 52. I should also like to express our welcome to the new Members who have joined the ranks of the Organization, thus bringing it closer to being a truly international Organization.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The peoples of the whole world are united in the desire to establish an international community, living in peace, in which the principles of freedom and justice prevail. Those peoples regard the United Nations as the only means for attaining that goal. Although it is true that much of that hope for the United Nations has evaporated, our faith in man and in his determination to realize his longings for freedom, peace and justice saves us from total despair. It enables us to continue our support for the United Nations so that we may attain mankind's common goal.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“In following this course of action Iraq was exercising a definite right recognized by international law and stated in numerous United Nations resolutions which affirm the sovereignty of States over their natural resources. In the nationalization decree we have declared our readiness to compensate the company. 42. In his eloquent statement before the General Assembly Mr. Maurice Schumann said that hope was "a difficult virtue" [2041st meeting, para. 60J. Although I have expressed here today the apprehensions and suspicions which preoccupy the minds of many peoples about the role of the United Nations and its ability to rise to the level of the hopes placed in it, I personally still greatly hope that these suspicions will not be confirmed. 43.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“That company, which had monopolized our petroleum resources for nearly half a century, went too far in ignoring our just demands and adopted a policy of procrastination and equivocation regarding those demands. While the Iraqi Government tried earnestly to arrive at a just solution to the problems outstanding, the company resorted to pressure tactics by reducing production in order to undermine the economy of the country. Those tactics led the negotiations which had been going on for many years into an impasse. It was then the duty of the Government to nationalize the company's operations in order to safeguard the rights of the people.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“It would welcome a conference on the law of the sea, provided that adequate preparation were made to ensure its success in a manner which would guarantee the interests of all States and especially those of the developing countries. Special attention should be given to the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and the proposals made by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in order to see that justice is done to the developing countries, to enable them to utilize their resources and, finally, to create the conditions which would narrow the gap between the developing and the developed countries. 40. On this occasion I should like to refer briefly to the measures taken by my Government on 1 July of this year to nationalize the operations of the Iraq Petroleum Company. 41.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The Republic of Iraq would welcome any sound agreement concerning the limitation of the armaments race. The arrival at a comprehensive agreement on disarmament would undoubtedly diminish the dangers of war and save vast sums which might be diverted to peaceful purposes, especially to assistance to the developing countries. 38. We support complete disarmament under effective international control and confirm our support for the prohibition of the use and the manufacture of chemical, biological and other similar weapons. My Government associates itself with the proposals concerning the declaration of certain areas as zones of peace. It also supports the convocation of a world conference on disarmament. 39. My Government welcomes all efforts aimed at the utilization of atomic energy, the sea-bed and outer space for peaceful purposes.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We condemn the policies of apartheid and the repression imposed by the South African Government on the Africans, the indigenous people of the land. We cannot help but salute, on this occasion, the peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe and pay a tribute to their struggle, in the hope that they will soon achieve their freedom and enjoy full sovereignty and independence. 36. The people of Iraq has chosen the policy of non-alignment in iis international relations, thus providing itself with the opportunity to participate in joint efforts for the realization of peace and security and to avoid the evils of aggressive pacts, with all their propensity to create confrontations and crises. The world has already seen the effectiveness of the policies of non-alignment in sparing mankind the consequences of blocs and military alliances. 37.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Our people, under the leadership of the Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party, which has dedicated itself to the struggle for freedom and independence, stands with the peoples' legitimate resistance to colonialism, imperialism and discrimination. It demands the termination of the United States occupation of Korea and of the United States exploitation of the United Nations flag in its flagrant interference with the unity of the Korean people. We support the right of the Korean people to self-determination and to reunification. Our people supports the liberation movements in Angola, Mozambique, Guinea (Bissau) and Cape Verde. It condemns the white minority regime in Rhodesia and sincerely hopes that all States will respect United Nations resolutions and refrain from establishing any economic relations with Ian Smith's illegal regime. 35.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Endangering the security and the stability of the Cambodian people, it installed a puppet regime to replace the legitimate Government, which still enjoys the support and the sympathy of the majority of peoples. 33. There are still a number of peoples languishing under the yoke of colonialism and vassalage. The Republic of Iraq calls upon the United Nations to rescue these peoples and to support their just struggle to achieve independence, thus implementing the United Nations' own resolutions and securing the realization of its aims and respect for its principles. 34. We demand the liquidation of all forms of colonialism, wherever found, and the elimination of racial discrimination in all its forms and manifestations.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Our people supports the proposal for- the establishment of an international body which would be entrusted with assisting Viet-Nam for the immediate rehabilitation of both North and South after the devastation of the prolonged years of fighting. The necessary resources for such rehabilitation should be provided by the United Nations: the rich States, headed by the United States, should provide the major part of such assistance. What we have said about the aggression against the Vietnamese people applies equally to the aggression against the peaceful people of Cambodia. Here was a nation enjoying freedom and full of hope, but the United States Government, which does not approve of those who refuse to fall into line with its policies, resorted to its well-known methods and intelligence services.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“In the Far East, we are witnessing an appalling tragedy: the tragedy of the unequal war in Viet-Nam, the indiscriminate mass killings of the VietNamese people by the United States forces and the devastating destruction by its missiles, airplanes and napalm of Vietnamese civilian installations, including hospitals, schools and dikes. 32. The war in Viet-Nam has been condemned by all peoples of the world, including progressive liberals within the United States itself. Our people calls for the full and immediate withdrawal of United States forces from IndoChina, in order to enable its peoples to exercise their right to self-determination and to express their will freely without foreign intervention.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We reaffirm here again our respect for the historical ties which bind us to the friendly Iranian peoples as we reaffirm our sincere desire to establish good-neighborly relations with them on the basis of continued co-operation for the benefit of our mutual interests. We have for the last three-and-a-half years followed a policy of self-restraint and resorted to reason in confronting the adventurist policies into which the colonialist forces tried to draw us. While upholding our rights and national interests, we reiterate our readiness, always, to solve problems peacefully, provided the Government of Iran will reconsider its attitude, abandon its present policy and follow the path of good-neighborliness with Iraq and the Arab nation." 31.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“It carried its policies to the extent of usurping parts of Arab lands in its occupation of the three Arab islands in the Arabian Gulf. These actions are bound to have harmful effects on Arab-Iranian relations, not only at present but also in the future, especially since they coincide with the Zionist-imperialist onslaught on the Arab people. We shall strongly uphold our rights and shall continue to oppose the use of such methods for the solution of problems. In our opinion, those methods constitute violations of international obligations in addition to being an outcome of outmoded policies.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Iran's procrastinations in accepting our offer and its continued negative attitude are but an expression of Iran's determination to defy the most important and most securely established rules of international law. 30. My Government takes every possible opportunity to reaffirm its peaceful policies and its desire to establish the best of relations with all States. The latest affirmation of this policy towards Iran was expressed a few months ago by the President of Iraq, Mr. Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr, when he stated: "The Government of Iran, one of our neighbors, has for the last three and a half years adopted unwarranted hostile attitudes against Iraq and the Arab nation, as exemplified by its unilateral abrogation of the 1937 Boundary Treaty and the continued acts of provocation along our borders threatening our peace and security.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“This Treaty, in force for over 30 years, was freely concluded by both parties, and registered with the League of Nations, in order to put an end to their frontier differences. It appears that our neighbor Iran overlooked the fact that the sanctity of treaties is one of the fundamental principles of international law, and that the violation of treaties was, and is, among the gravest transgressions for which a State is held accountable to the international community. The unilateral abrogation of a treaty, for whatever reason, is considered one of the most serious of violations. 29. Iraq continues to maintain its adherence to the 1937 Treaty, and is convinced that Iran has no right to abrogate the Treaty unilaterally. Iraq has expressed its readiness to refer this question to the International Court of Justice. We hereby renew this offer.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Towards the end of last year, however, Iranian forces occupied three Arab islands in the Gulf, resorting to the use of force to achieve Iran's expansionist ambitions, in violation of the United Nations Charter and the principles of international law, which explicitly prohibit the use of force in international relations. The laxity of the United Nations organs in taking effective measures to restore right and justice is bound to encourage expansionist ambitions which would undoubtedly endanger international peace and security in the area. 28. During the last two sessions of the General Assembly, the Iraqi delegation outlined the action of our neighbor Iran in unilaterally declaring the abrogation of the Iraqi-Iranian Boundary Treaty, signed at Teheran on 4 July 1937.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“There exist in the Arabian Gulf area conditions which threaten peace and foreshadow dire consequences. Imperialism is actively trying to consolidate its influence in the Arabian Gulf under the pretext of filling a so-called vacuum in the wake of the withdrawal of British forces. In pursuit of these aims, international imperialism has no compunction about employing any and all available means. 27. The Iraqi Government is convinced that peace and security will not prevail in the Arabian Gulf unless the States in that area respect one another's sovereignty and independence.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We are greatly surprised to see that the Government of the United States should hasten to lead the campaign of what it terms combating terrorism, at a time when the United Nations itself and permanent missions here in New York are subjected to threats and acts of violence by American terrorist organizations, without the United States authorities taking any effective action against those terrorists in contravention of its contractual obligations towards the United Nations. We also find it totally unacceptable that the United States Government should, under the cloak of humanitarian motivations, call for action against terrorism while a deluge of American bombs engulfs the innocent women and children of Viet-Nam, and "civilized" American generals threaten to bomb that valiant people back to the Stone Age. 26.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The General Assembly has decided, at the request of the Secretary-General, to debate at its present session the subject of international terrorism with its underlying causes and motives [item 92]. My delegation believes that the consideration of the item in its amended form will clarify the full dimensions of this problem. But we cannot close our eyes to, nor remain silent about, a fact which by now is well-known to all, namely, the exploitation of this item by the United States for internal political purposes. Nor can we ignore the efforts by some other Powers to exploit this debate so as to discredit and to strangle national liberation movements, under the guise of combating terrorism and in the name of the international community. 25.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Does anyone doubt the ulterior motives which led the United States Government to take that shameful attitude, exposing international peace and security to certain danger in the interests of its own political expediencies? 23. The reasons for the peoples' loss of confidence in the world Organization and for its failure to live up to the hopes placed in it are not to be found in its so-called neglect of acts of "political terrorism", as some have claimed, but rather in the impotence of the United Nations in the face of the international terrorism practiced by one of the major Powers among its own members against many peoples and in many different parts of the world. 24.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We have never doubted that Israel would never be content with the ejection of the Palestinians from their homeland, but would aim at their extermination and the annihilation of the very concept of the existence of a Palestinian people. 22. What we did not expect, even from the United States with its well-known support and loyalty to Israel, was a resort to the use of the veto to defeat a draft resolution which only sought to restore a cease-fire violated by Israel in its murderous attacks against Lebanon and Syria. The Security Council was thus prevented from discharging its most elementary duty in the maintenance of international peace and security.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“In order to ensure respect for the Charter of the United Nations and observance of its principles as the basis of international relations, it is imperative, first and foremost, that the great Powers, which bear special responsibilities for preserving international security, should themselves respect the principles of the Charter. It is no secret that the people of Iraq, like many other peoples throughout the world, have come to question the value of the international Organization in maintaining peace and justice in view of the behavior of some of the great Powers among its Members. 21. During last September Israel mounted a campaign of revenge and terrorism against Syria and Lebanon, directed above all against innocent civilians and the inhabitants of the Palestinian refugee camps.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“These are the factors which distinguish the problem of Palestine from the problems of other peoples whose lands have been partitioned, like Germany, Korea and Viet-Nam. The struggle in Palestine is not one between the countrymen of one land; it is one between the rightful owner and an intruder, between a usurping aggressor and the people made the victim of that aggression. It is only natural that those who ignore this basic nature of the conflict in Palestine should feel tempted to call for direct negotiations between the parties concerned. 20.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Excavations and demolitions continue in many quarters of the city in complete indifference to its sanctity and to its archaeological landmarks, which unite the past with the present and represent man's heritage of civilization in our part of the world. Zionism has now come to destroy the relics of this heritage. In spite of the strong reactions of everyone who values all that Jerusalem represents, Israel, as always, has ignored-in fact, dismissed with contempt the great concern expressed by the international community. 19. Israel's expansionist settler colonialism is confirmed by its multi directional aggressions. Its aim is to conquer further territories and to induce further Jewish immigration into Palestine by every possible scheme, in order to realize the dreams of Zionist expansionism in establishing "Greater Israel".”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The Security Council should have stipulated the determination of the Zionist aggression and the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the occupied territories without any delay and without attaching any conditions to such stipulations. 18. One important aspect of the situation in the Middle East has become a source of deep concern for all the peoples of the world, namely, Israel's policies regarding the city of Jerusalem. The United Nations has adopted many resolutions, known to all, to preserve the character of Jerusalem as a city which is holy to many peoples and to many religions. Israel's response has again been one of complete disregard and arrogant disdain.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)