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first: 1967-09-24
most recent: 1976-09-24
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“Public opinion is even becoming concerned about the scope and consequences of some of these measures, particularly those aimed at strengthening the military potential of so-called Spanish Sahara, the intensification of pressures and preparations for the unilateral organization of a referendum, the publicity given to speeches and official statements in the Spanish Cortes, and pressing appeals for foreign financial assistance in exploiting the mineral wealth of that Territory. My Government, which has always placed great hopes in the self-determination of peoples, is surprised by this behaviour, which runs counter to the obligations devolving upon the administering Power. 21.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“It was all the more convinced that this objective could be attained because the Spanish Government had given its full support to the relevant General Assembly resolutions at the 1967 and 1968 sessions [resolutions 2354 (XXII) and 2428 (XXIII)]. Unfortunately that hope was to be dashed by events. The economic, political and military measures taken by the administering Power indicate that the course being followed is in no way leading to the emancipation of the Territory.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“The settlement of that problem, under which we conceded certain advantages in our desire to facilitate implementation of the relevant recommendations adopted by the United Nations, has confirmed and strengthened the two countries’ desire to resolve their problems by peaceful means. My Government wishes to take this opportunity to express its satisfaction and thanks to all the competent organs of the United Nations, and in particular the Committee of Twenty-Four, for the positive role they played in the search for a satisfactory settlement of that problem. 20. Since that part of the dispute was thus settled, my Government hoped that the Spanish Government would also, in the same spirit of goodwill, take appropriate steps to apply the General Assembly’s recommendations concerning the Sahara.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Determined action should be taken against Portugal in this connexion, so that the principles of self-determination, freedom and independence may be applied without delay in the Territories under Portuguese occupation, in accordance with the purposes and provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. 19. Before concluding this sorry account of colonialism, I have something to say on a question of direct concern to my country. I should like to inform this Assembly of developments in the territorial dispute between Morocco and Spain. During this year the Moroccan and Spanish Governments have engaged in direct, frank, friendly but none the less difficult negotiations which have led to the conclusion of a treaty on the return of the Territory of Ifni to the Kingdom of Morocco.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“The development of the situation since the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965 confirms the ineffectiveness of the economic sanctions advocated by the United Kingdom and approved by the United Nations. 17. In any event, the African countries must become deeply aware of the serious threat to their sovereignty and independence posed by the consolidation of racist minority regimes in Africa. 18. Portugal is relentlessly pursuing its policy of occupation and violence against the peoples of Mozambique, Angola and Guinea (Bissau). My country has always condemned that policy of force and deplored the assistance which Lisbon receives from its NATO allies.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Thus in South Africa the behaviour of the Pretoria regime, based on a denial of racial equality, is considered so serious as to endanger peace and security in Africa and throughout the world. This same concern applies also to Namibia. There too decisions taken by the Security Council have been ignored and scorned by the Pretoria leaders; and it is regrettable that the decisions of the United Nations have not been backed by any effective measures. 16. In Southern Rhodesia the minority regime of Ian Smith also continues to subject the indigenous population to the most inhuman acts of repression and discrimination. It is even trying to consolidate its hold by imposing on the Zimbabwe people a regime based on an illegal and anachronistic constitution designed to perpetuate the concept of the racial superiority of the white minority.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“His Majesty’s Government sincerely hopes that the important contribution thus made by the Governments and peoples of Islam in the search for a peaceful and equitable solution to the problems of the Middle East will win the widest possible measure of understanding and support from all countries that desire to preserve peace and safeguard security and justice in the world. 14. As in the Middle East, there has been little or no improvement of the situation in the colonial territories of Africa. The people of these territories continue, as in the past, to be oppressed and to suffer harsh and implacable foreign domination. The anachronistic policy of colonialism and racial discrimination is one of the most flagrant violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the principles of the United Nations Charter. 15.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Confronted by the Middle East problem and the steady deterioration of the situation in that region, the Rabat summit conference also decided to launch an urgent and anguished appeal to the international community to make every effort to bring about the prompt withdrawal of Israeli military forces from all the occupied territories, pursuant to the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, which reject any acquisition of territory by military conquest. Having considered the Palestine tragedy, the Conference expressed its firm determination to give its full support to the Palestine people in its struggle for national liberation and the restoration of its usurped rights. 13.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“behalf of more than 600 million Moslems, deeply affected by the sacrilegious act that seriously damaged the Al Aqsa mosque, the 25 Moslem States unanimously affirmed that the continuing threats to the sanctuaries of Islam at Jerusalem were direct consequences of the occupation of the city by the Israeli forces. Their Governments are equally determined to reject any solution of the Palestine problem that would not guarantee the return of the City to its status preceding the Israeli aggression of June 1967. They also expressed their desire to see all Governments, particularly those of the four great Powers, consider the deep devotion of the faithful of Islam to the Holy City and their solemn vow to fight for its liberation. 12.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Thus there can be no concrete solution to the Middle East crisis that does not truly meet the Palestinians’ aspirations and fall within the precise framework of the relevant United Nations resolutions. 11. As is well known, the Moslem countries, aware of the highly dangerous situation which threatens to engulf that region once again and anxious to see peace restored there, have just taken at the close of the historic Conference of their Heads of State and Government at Rabat a series of decisions concerning both the future of the Holy City of Jerusalem and the situation in Palestine and the Middle East. Or.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Refusal to recognize this reality would only uselessly delay settlement of the crisis, which in my Government’s view, cannot be settled fully unless the Palestinians are closely associated with the solution. They cannot accept indefinitely the denial of their rights and the alienation of their personality by the presence of foreign usurpers in their homeland. The Moroccan people salute with admiration the heroic struggle of the Palestinians and recognize the legitimacy of their fight for national liberation. Henceforth, any final settlement of the problem is inconceivable without the participation of this people, whose rights must not be sacrificed or ignored.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“It is high time, therefore, that the United Nations also accepted its responsibilities, since the present worsening of the crisis is due in large measure to its failure to implement its own resolutions. It is therefore bound to halt the Israeli aggression and thus take up the challenge which threatens to compromise its prestige and authority. Any negative attitude on its part will only further encourage the Zionist State to pursue with impunity its attacks, which are increasingly assuming the proportions of veritable genocide. 10. My Government denounces this practice, which is unworthy of our age, and firmly believes that the true solution to the tragedy of the Middle East is to attack the root causes of the problem.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“8. In contrast with Israel’s intransigence, the Arab countries most directly concerned are displaying great patience and are busy seeking a solution capable of ensuring peace in the region. Most of them have accepted the Security Council resolution of November 1967 as a basis for settling the conflict, even though it has been shown not to accord with all their legitimate interests. 9. The anxiety felt for peace in the Middle East, where there is a danger of a wider confrontation, impels the world, which wishes to see justice done, to condemn the Israeli aggression and to demand the restoration of the usurped territories to the Arab peoples.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“My Government is gratified in this connexion to note the spontaneous expression of support and active solidarity throughout Islam, and the indignation aroused throughout the world by the sacrilege of the criminal burning of the Al Aqsa mosque. 7. After this atrocious act, no attempt at propaganda by the Israelis can conceal the reality. Pushing its arrogance and its crimes beyond all limits, Israel still refuses to apply the Security Council resolution of November 1967 [242 (1967)]; it is blocking the Jarring mission, preventing agreement among the four great Powers, rejecting the warnings and condemnations of the competent organs of the United Nations and opposing any settlement whose terms and conditions it has not dictated. The situation that now prevails in the Middle East seems to us more serious and more explosive than in June 1967.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“It has no scruples in proclaiming the annexation of the Arab parts of the Holy City and in applying measures to change the City’s legal Status, notwithstanding the repeated unanimous condemnations of the Security Council. The burning of the Al Aqsa mosque has confirmed, if there was any need for confirmation, the real threat that the Zionist occupation represents for the security and future of the Holy Places. His Majesty the King and the Moroccan people, who were greatly indignant when they learned of the heinous crime committed against that holy place, have vigorously condemned the violation of the religious rights of Moslems and Christians in the Holy City.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“There is no need to demonstrate that its systematic air bombardments and brutal military attacks are, as it has carefully planned, gradually paralysing the economy of the Arab countries, terrorizing their populations and forcing their leaders to capitulate and accept imposed solutions. 5. In the occupied territories, where violations of human rights are greatly increasing, the Israeli authorities are subjecting the population to a rule of terror. Once again the purpose is clear: they wish to dismantle the economy of those territories and change their specifically Arab character. 6. In Jerusalem, Israel is using the same methods with even greater cynicism and obstinacy.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“We sincerely hope that each of us fully realizes that the United Nations is at a decisive turning-point and that we shall take the necessary steps to enable it finally to solve the world’s problems. 4. In our opinion, the General Assembly should devote particular attention to the explosive situation in the Middle East. As we all know, tension has been rising in this region since the Zionist aggression of June 1967. For more than two years Israel, by its daily raids against civilian targets in neighbouring countries, has been gradually turning its expansionist designs into deeds and its aggressive instincts into a fixed policy.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Despite the remarkable space exploits accomplished this year and the great promise they hold for mankind, we note with regret that the international community is still confronted with very serious problems. Many armed conflicts and crises of all kinds continue to affect various regions of the world. The General Assembly will thus have to contend with a particularly disquieting situation and will be called upon to discuss all the questions in dispute and to give serious thought to appropriate solutions. We are all aware of the obstacles in the way of attaining those objectives, and we are all conscious that the United Nations is today facing a severe test, in which its authority, prestige and future are at stake.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“I can assure you, Madam President, that my delegation will always be very happy to afford you its full support and collaboration in the discharge of your high functions. 2. I should like on this same occasion to express our sorrow and condolences in connexion with the death of Mr. Emilio Arenales, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala and President of the General Assembly at its last session. My delegation will always remember the determination and courage displayed by Mr. Arenales when he decided to continue in office despite the serious operation he had to undergo in the middle of the session. We wish to pay from this rostrum a tribute to his memory and to express our deep sympathy to his country and his family. 3.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“1. Madam President, allow me on my own behalf and on behalf of my Government to join previous speakers in conveying to you our warm congratulations upon your election as President of the United Nations General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session. Our satisfaction is all the greater since the unanimous confidence displayed in you by the Assembly at a tire when the international situation is particularly difficult and complex is not only a well-deserved tribute to your many personal and political qualities and to your vast experience of the problems of the United Nations, but also an honour for your continent, which has always fully assumed its responsibilities and demonstrated its firm determination to work for peace and international co-operation.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Powers that interfere in the domestic affairs of other States, in so doing, incur a heavy debt to history and to all peoples. There to, we appeal to the United Nations to fulfil its obligations by ensuring observance of the principles of self-determination and non-interference in the domestic affairs of countries, and by guaranteeing each peoples’ inalienable right to freedom, independence and the safeguarding of its sovereignty. 152. In a year in which we are solemnly commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, we venture to hope that these appeals will be heard and that the international Organization will, bravely and resolutely, ensure that our present era will be one of peace, freedom and justice.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“We also wish to express our deep concern at the alarming events that have just occurred in another part of the world, involving direct interference in the domestic affairs of a Member State. These events have created an atmosphere of unrest and international tension, and may provoke a new phase of the cold war. 151. On this occasion, His Majesty’s Government wishes to restate its position of principle on this question and to repeat its disapproval of any armed intervention or any other kind of interference in the domestic or foreign affairs of States. It regards the use of force as an instrument for settling international problems as a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and a dangerous aggravation of world tension.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“In the words of His Majesty King Hassan II: “The present imbalance must not give rise to strained relations between the developed and the under-developed countries, but rather create a common desire to co-operate towards building a better world based on a fair distribution of wealth.” 149. Before concluding my statement, I venture again to express our great concern at the serious events still occurring in the Middle East. Israel is still freely waging total war against the Arab countries. We have no intention of reiterating before this Assembly the whole list of its crimes and massacres. We merely wish here to launch a further urgent appeal to the international Organization to assume its full responsibilities in seeking out a just and peaceful solution to the crisis, in accordance with the principles and purposes of our Charter. 150.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Along with that option, we must rethink existing international structures, the better to adapt them to the task of development. These structures, which gravitate around the United Nations system, themselves tend periodically towards renewal for greater effectiveness. Nevertheless, a new strategy can reach its goal only if adequate structural facilities are made available. 148. Our Assembly’s task at this session is obviously highly intricate and arduous. My delegation will spare no effort to give the Assembly its full support, unremitting as is its confidence in the great capabilities of the international community, which, carefully channelled, could surely help to build a more prosperous human society.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“In that connexion, His Majesty’s Government has promulgated an investment code which, besides guarantees for private investment, offers promoters tax concessions and a capital bonus that enhances the investment from the outset; but separate efforts to that end by countries of the Third World would be inadequate without international action to free capital at its source. 146. If we really wish to make a further effort, internationally, to conquer under-development, we must needs agree on a minimum programme reflecting our awareness of the problems I have just mentioned. The conclusion of an international agreement is more indispensable than ever before, in order to achieve a healthy commercial balance based both on: (1) the reinvigoration of trade and (2) the release of capital. 147.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Morocco’s own experience with its Maghreb neighbours is promising for us; as is also the increase in trade with the Republics of Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Niger and other kindred countries in Africa. 145. Along with this effort at integration and mutual aid, the developing countries are still hoping to be able to create conditions conducive to fruitful co-operation with their partners in the developed regions. And, as they cannot properly rely on increased public aid whether bilateral or multilateral, they still hope that the deficiency will one day be covered by an increase in private assistance. Hence their introduction of a variety of economic and legal machinery designed to promote the flow of private investment.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“We already know that this assistance to the developing countries will become increasingly haphazard, as it is expected from 1972 on to be used only to clear matured loans. Nevertheless, in the hope that things will change before that fateful point, we shall go on trying to baulk any proposal that would further complicated what is already an extremely intricate machine. 144. Despite all the reasons for despondency in face of an international economic situation inimical to their development, the countries of the Third World continue to draw courage from their common lot and from their ability to help one another. Steps towards regional integration are becoming more common, and we are happy to see this trend advancing in Africa.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“That way of dispensing assistance compels the requesting countries to give up any thought of planning and to confine themselves to the sectors in which the approval of their potential creditors can be obtained. 143. Just a Development work, however modest, cannot be accomplished by trial and error and must necessarily fit into a broad view of interdependent activities, so also, to be effective, development assistance must promote the process and stress “programming” as well as “projects” that at all events cover all the needs it is designed to meet, whether in foreign exchange or local expenditure. Unless “selectivity” is abandoned, development assistance will but aggravate an already prevalent malady caused both by the rarity of, and the onerous conditions attached to, foreign financing.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“As a result of that misunderstanding, which is difficult to justify, the flow of capital has decreased year by year, to such a point that now it represents no more than about 0.6 per cent of gross national income, instead of the 0.9 per cent figure which prevailed at the outset of the United Nations Development Decade. We are not unaware of the difficulties the large capital-exporting countries have encountered since that date, but we must nevertheless recognize that restrictive tendencies are becoming increasingly prevalent. 142. Furthermore, we must express Our concern with regard to the new tendency towards selective allocation of assistance.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“It is accordingly difficult to see how the developing countries can ensure their progress on the basis of their foreign trade earnings alone. The idea of proposing that the wealthy countries should transfer 1 per cent of their gross national income to the developing countries, was intended precisely to provide compensation for the inadequate purchasing power of the developing countries in commercial transactions. Unfortunately, the action taken in 1964, instead of serving as a springboard for international assistance, succeeded in the last analysis only in fixing a maximum rate, from which any retreat was now permissible.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“While one third of mankind already dreams of post-industrial society, and accounts for 80 per cent of the world’s exports, two-thirds of that same mankind have as their sole resources trade earnings which bring them a continually decreasing purchasing power. The Third World nations are thus increasingly having to grapple with all sorts of difficulties which make their situation even more precarious; not only are they being deprived by industrial advances in the field of synthetic substitutes of part of their traditional market, but in addition protective measures which have been stiffened in several sectors, are undermining the competitive position of their raw materials trade, with the result that progress in that sector is becoming more rapid in the developed than in developing countries. 141.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“For we are a long way behind the target we set ourselves in order to achieve a minimum of development. Even the “adjuvant” of 1 per cent of gross national income intended to ensure the developing countries an average growth rate of 5 per cent has never been attained. We have only to examine the documents the Economic and Social Council has put before our Second Committee to convince ourselves that there is an enormous and constantly widening gap between the haves and the have-nots. Whereas the former countries are experiencing a growth rate regarded by some experts as approaching the danger point, the latter, on the contrary, are still regressing in a manner which is in actual fact dangerous.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Such solidarity, we feel, will offer the best way of avoiding past mistakes and of approaching the problems of development in a manner more realistic and better suited to the means available internationally. If that is to be done, we believe, we must proceed on a contractual basis and conclude an agreement formulated differently from the general principles we adopted ten years ago. It was with that in mind that during the last session my delegation supported the work being done by the Committee for Development Planning, especially its move to put forward a charter for the second Development Decade. Above all, we must concern ourselves with the ground lost during the first Decade and take more effective measures to remedy the situation, which has continued to deteriorate during recent years. 140.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“But although the first Decade was a failure, to the extent indeed that some outstanding international figures have described it as a "Decade of frustration", we for our part would not be willing to regard the fact of that failure as the sole conclusion to be drawn from it, or to give up all hope for future action. Similarly, we have no desire whatsoever to anathematize this or that country, for we refuse to evade in any way responsibilities which all the nations concerned must share. We on our side still feel that there is much to be hoped from a new effort which, profiting from the lesson of failure, will enable us to find a way towards a more active solidarity among all members of the international community.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“In increasing efforts to achieve disarmament, therefore, our goal remains the same: that of seeking the conditions necessary for preserving peace and security in the world and bringing mankind to true economic and social development. 139. Turning now to the problem of development, we are obliged to note that the year that has just gone by, far from giving ground for satisfaction, has on the contrary been one of disappointment. The outcome of the second session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in itself justifies the bitterness and discouragement we all cannot help feeling at the outset of a new United Nations Development Decade.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Despite the legitimate anxieties still felt over problems relating to security guarantees for non-nuclear countries, we feel that the Treaty represents an appreciable gain for the international community. We hope that the phase thus completed will be one stage on the road to the true solution: general and complete disarmament with total prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons, an end to all production of such weapons and the destruction. of existing stockpiles. 138. In any event, the Moroccan Government will continue to give particular attention to this question, for in addition to its effects on world peace and security, we cannot ignore the relationship that exists between the arms race — with the immense expenditures it entails — and the tragic under-development of the majority of mankind.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“The Government of His Majesty King Hassan II, aware of the imperative need for disarmament and understanding the great part it can play in bringing about an atmosphere conducive to international co-operation, has supported and indeed proposed measures aimed at putting an end to the arms race, both regional and international. Without underestimating the obstacles still to be surmounted and the suspicions still to be overcome on the path to general and effective disarmament, His Majesty’s Government cannot but express today its satisfaction at the advance made by the adoption of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [see resolution 2373(XXII)].”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Despite the uncertainties and difficulties which still exist, His Majesty’s Government expresses the hope that the talks now under way in Paris will soon bring about a peaceful and honourable settlement of the conflict, allowing the Viet-Namese people to work out its own future without any foreign interference. 137. The current acute international crises in no way obscure the importance of the fundamental question of disarmament. For everyone knows that a genuine relaxation of tension and world peace and security, depend primarily on general and complete disarmament. The General Assembly, fully convinced of the importance of the problem for all mankind, treats disarmament, on a continuing basis, as one of the essential parts of its work.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Although it is not included in the General Assembly’s agenda, the question of Viet-Nam will continue to have serious repercussions on the atmosphere of our work and on international relations. The war in that country is still going on, despite the successive efforts undertaken on all sides to initiate a procedure that can lead to peace. His Majesty’s Government deeply regrets that tragic situation, the more so in that the talks begun in Paris between the parties concerned had given us reasonable ground to hope that the hostilities would be progressively reduced and that the conflict would soon be brought to an end.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“In the exceptional circumstances Nigeria is experiencing, we fervently hope that the secessionist leaders, fully aware of the responsibilities they bear to the Nigerian people and to Africa, will heed the Organization of African Unity’s appeal to them to put an end to the hostilities and to co-operate with the Federal authorities in restoring peace and unity in Nigeria in an atmosphere of reconciliation. Morocco, which is keenly aware of the dangers besetting or threatening the territorial unity and integrity of some African States, cannot but endorse the efforts that are being made by the Federal Government of Nigeria to preserve the unity of the country. 136.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“The Moroccan Government still believes that that Territory’s future should be decided by way of direct negotiation between the parties concerned, in conformity with the wishes expressed by our Assembly. 135. A tragedy is taking place at this very moment in the heart of Africa, tearing Nigeria apart. All peoples friendly to that great Republic feel deep sorrow over Nigeria’s crisis and the sufferings of its people. They grieve that that country, destined by its human potential and its natural wealth to play a great role in Africa, should be afflicted and paralysed by this painful crisis.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“The Moroccan Government fervently hopes that the negotiations now in progress will result in an early agreement, providing in particular for the transfer of the Territory of Ifni to the Moroccan authorities before the conclusion of the General Assembly’s present session. We are convinced that the solution of that question will mark an important step forward towards the settlement of the other problems still pending between the two countries, and will further strengthen their traditional bonds of friendship and inaugurate an era of fruitful co-operation. 134. On the other side of the Mediterranean, Gibraltar is still a bone of contention between Spain and the United Kingdom.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Its delegation, now here among us, will, we are certain, lend its full co-operation in upholding the principles of the Charter and striving for fruitful co-operation among peoples. 133. In this context, and turning to my own country, I should like to draw attention to the efforts made by His Majesty the King and the Spanish Government to work out a solution to the territorial dispute existing between the two countries. In the recommendations made by the various United Nations bodies which have dealt with that problem, the two countries have repeatedly been invited to enter into direct negotiations with a view to a solution which will respect the freely expressed wishes of the populations concerned on the basis of self-determination.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“If all colonized territories are to achieve dignity and national sovereignty, the United Nations, in accordance with its duties under the Charter, must act with greater authority and decisiveness to see to it that the decisions taken on that subject are actually respected and carried out. 132. Despite the fact that colonialism lingers on stubbornly in several parts of the world, we have to admit that from time to time progress, slow though it may be, is achieved, bringing either the emancipation of new nations or the settlement of certain territorial problems. Thus we are happy today to welcome the accession of Swaziland to independence and national sovereignty, and to hail its admission to the United Nations.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“The Security Council recently passed a resolution [253(1968)] recommending measures designed to strengthen the sanctions and setting up an ad hoc committee to supervise their application. We hope that the Powers which are especially responsible for the ineffectiveness of United Nations policy will now give the Council’s resolutions fuller support. 130. In Angola, so-called Portuguese Guinea and Mozambique, where liberation movements fighting valiantly, Portugal, still clinging to outdated myths and ideas, continues to resist their struggle by military means and maintains its negative attitude towards the decisions taken by our Assembly. 131.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“In Southern Rhodesia, Ian Smith’s illegal régime is continuing its impositions, going so far as to execute Zimbabwe patriots. It is more and more consolidating its usurped power, notwithstanding the promises that were made that it would be forced to give way by mere economic sanctions. If we consider the present situation in that Territory, we must admit that the measures so far taken have yielded no appreciable results. If we truly want to put an end to the Salisbury rebellion — and here, because of its responsibilities in this Territory, we address ourselves to the United Kingdom — we must take the energetic and effective measures that are essential in such a situation.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“In South Africa, the racist Pretoria Government is continuing to practise with impunity its abhorrent policy of apartheid at the expense of the indigenous populations. It is sad to note that despite the measures adopted by the United Nations in that connexion several Powers are still lending economic and military support to the Government of South Africa, whereby encouraging it in its inhuman policy based on racism. With regard to Namibia, the Pretoria Government is also refusing to comply with the United Nations decision [resolution 2145(XXI)] terminating its Mandate over that Territory. It thus maintains its illegal authority over that country, upon which it still imposes its policy of oppression and racial segregation. 129.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“We hope that the General Assembly will ratify that condemnation and will give effect to the recommendation of the Teheran Conference calling on Israel to desist from its inhuman acts, acts contrary to international morality and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1949 Geneva Conventions. With the same satisfaction, we welcome the Security Council’s resolution of 27 September 1968 [259(1968)] recommending to the Secretary-General that he send a representative to investigate violations of human rights in the occupied territories. 128. Another problem no less disturbing than that of the Middle East is also having a critical effect on international relations. I refer, of course, to the colonial problem, which is threatening peace and security throughout the world. Africa is still the principal victim of that phenomenon.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“If, on the contrary, the United Nations persists in its present wait and see attitude, we believe that its inaction and impotence will have the most serious consequences for the future of the Middle East, for such an attitude will make a peaceful solution to the crisis more difficult and at the same time will further encourage Israel to continue its occupation and to continue its acts of aggression and provocation against the Arab countries and the innocent peoples of Palestine. 127. However, we are happy to point out in this connexion the line taken by the International Conference on Human Rights, which condemned Israel for its violation of human rights and fundamental freedom in the territories it occupied following the hostilities of June 1967.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Given the impasse thus created by Israel, threatening peace and security in the Middle East and in the world, it is imperative that the United Nations, which is directly responsible for the origins of this tragedy, should take such adequate and effective measures as are necessary to compel Israel to cease its aggressive acts against the Arab countries and withdraw from all the territories it is occupying.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)