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lines on the record: 111
first: 1965-09-24
most recent: 1968-09-24
sittings or episodes: 4
sources: un-general-debate

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“It is perhaps pertinent to mention that Swaziland and Malawi share common problems and common difficulties stemming from our geographical positions.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“I also wish to emphasize what I have said before: that this assistance is of the greatest value to my country in its efforts to achieve economic viability. Our gratitude also goes to donor States for their generous contributions in this respect. 23. While on the subject of United Nations assistance, I am gratified to note that there has been included in the agenda of the present session an item concerning increase in the production and use of edible proteins. The protein problem is so important that it can no longer be dealt with in any light manner and calls for the urgent attention of this Organization. 24. In conclusion, I should like, on behalf of my country, to extend a warm welcome to Swaziland and to congratulate it upon its admission to this world Organization.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Although Algeria might have had no previous knowledge that such an act would be committed, it subsequently became an accomplice of the outlaws by allowing its territory to be used for their purposes. This is highly regrettable behaviour which is manifestly not in the best interests of the world community. 21. The Algerian action is further to be regretted because the upholding of international law with regard to this incident would have provided a unique opportunity to reduce tensions in the Middle East and to demonstrate to the world the sincerity of the desire of the Arab States, or at least of Algeria, for peace. 22. As in previous years, I should like to express by Government’s appreciation and gratitude for the assistance that my country receives from the United Nations and its specialized agencies.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Malawi was, therefore, understandably, most disturbed by recent events in Algeria concerning the hijacking of a commercial civilian air liner en route to Israel which was forcibly diverted to Algeria by members of a terrorist group. Although Algeria promptly made arrangements for all women and children and male passengers of nonIsraeli nationality to continue their journey by another route, and is to be commended for doing so, the detention of the crew, the male Israeli passengers and the aircraft itself for thirty-nine days, plus the refusal of the Algerian Government to condemn the act in forthright terms or to bring the perpetrators to justice, leads to the justifiable inference that Algeria condoned and approved this act after the fact.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Should any State find that its territory, through no fault of its own, becomes involved in such an incident initiated by a foreign Government or a non-governmental group, that State has the obligation promptly and immediately to rectify the situation and to do all within its power to preserve the safety of the foreign nationals who are victims of such an illegal act. It must permit the passengers and crew to continue their journey as soon as practicable and must return the aircraft and its cargo to the persons lawfully entitled to possession. Further, that State has the obligation to do everything possible to assist in bringing the persons responsible for such acts to justice within its own judicial system or to assist the aggrieved State to do so. 20.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“It is for this reason that we are forced to mention the recent activities of this nature which have occurred concerning planes within United States territory which have been hijacked and: diverted to Cuba, and concerning planes flying over the open seas which were diverted from their courses to the territory of the State of Algeria. 18. Malawi considers it absolutely necessary for international public order that the principle of non-interference with civil air transport should be maintained, subject to the generally accepted standards laid down in the relevant international agreements and conventions. 19.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“My Government views the recent development of hijacking of commercial aircraft with apprehension. The hijacking of a commercial airliner not engaged in bellicose activities is contrary to the fundamental principles of international law and practice, as much as is piracy against ships on the open sea, and must therefore not be condoned but condemned outright. 17. As a land-locked country which is dependent in large part on commercial air transport for its communication with the world community, Malawi cannot help but look with concern on any State or States which give overt or tacit support to such practices.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Thirdly, the People’s Republic of China should: “demonstrate a genuine change of heart in its attitude towards armed combat, its open interference in the affairs of other nations, and her outspoken antipathy to the United Nations itself, coupled with a genuine willingness ... to respect and abide by the basic principles of the United Nations” [1591st meeting]. 14. I regret that my Government does not feel that the People’s Republic of China has yet met any of the requirements of the third condition, and it feels inclined to deny that country the esteemed membership of this world Organization. 15. I now wish to say a few words on an issue which has emerged since we met here last year and which has caused peace-loving nations of the world considerable distress. I refer to the hijacking of aircraft. 16.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“My Government has always stated that the existence of such a large geographical area with the largest population on earth cannot be disregarded. We should like to see the Chinese of the mainland take part, as a full Member, in the deliberations of this world body. However, we have said that in order to give favourable consideration to this matter three conditions have to be fulfilled. 13. Firstly, the admission or otherwise of the People’s Republic of China should be regarded as “an important question”, requiring a two-thirds majority decision. Secondly, the admission of the People’s Republic of China should not in any way affect membership of the Republic of China, a founding Member of the United Nations.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“We are strongly convinced that with good will on both sides the Israelis and the Arabs ought to be able to live side by side happily. In this respect I am glad to say that recently my President paid a State visit to Israel and that he was able to see with his own eyes that this can be achieved. There is no reason, therefore, why Israel as a State should not live in peace with its Arab neighbours. All that is required on the part of the latter is to be realistic enough to accept historical facts and face up to the reality of Israel’s existence and, of course, to make a genuine effort to promote good will. 12. The other matter on which I should like to restate the position of my country is the question of admitting the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Last year I repeated here the views of my President that no lasting peace can be achieved by force of arms and that any victory won by this method is short lived; it is a victory that represents a temporary solution and the problems it purports to solve will emerge again sooner or later. Malawi, therefore, considers negotiations to be the answer to settling disputes and once again calls upon the parties to the Middle East dispute to get to the conference table and discuss their differences and see if they cannot reach a solution acceptable to both parties without resorting to force of arms. Such a course of action is the only one that can bring peace and security to that region that has known war and hatred for such a long time. 11.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Israel has a right to defend itself against such external threats to its existence and to the lives of its people, threats it has faced in the past and continues to face. This right extends to the destruction of the very tools and implements which are used for aggressive objects. 9. For any Member States to harbour, equip or encourage subversive elements whose sole purpose is to terrorize, to kill and to disrupt the normal way of life of citizens of another Member nation of this world body is contrary to its Charter and its principles. I submit that if the United Nations is not able to safeguard the safety of a Member State against outside aggression, then it becomes necessary for that State to defend itself. This, in the view of my country, is just what Israel is doing. 10.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“My delegation holds the same views that it clearly expressed in this Assembly at the twenty-second session. 7. .These views are that it is negative for any Member of this Organization to dispute the existence of a State which is not only a Member of the United Nations but is also its own creation. The existence of Israel as a Member, and an equal Member, of the community of nations is a fact of life and the sooner this is acknowledged by all Member States, the better chances there will be for peace in the Middle East. 8. Some delegations have accused Israel in this Assembly and the Security Council of aggression. We do not accept these accusations, because no nation can afford to remain idle in the face of threats of extinction.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“Admittedly the speeches made at this Assembly do at times reveal the existence of a wide divergence of opinions among States on different issues, but perhaps this helps us to understand one another better. 5. I do not have much to say that is new on this occasion. I believe that the speech made by my President in 1964, when Malawi was being admitted as a Member of the United Nations, and those delivered in subsequent years by my delegation on similar occasions must have given a clear picture of our stand on many of the issues that come before this Assembly year after year. Therefore, I shall simply reiterate the views of my Government on those matters on which my delegation feels it necessary to do so. 6. In this connexion I shall first deal with the situation in the Middle East.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“His election to this high office represents the trust that the Members have in him and I am confident that his personal qualities will not fail him in discharging the challenging duties of this office to the satisfaction of us all. 3. Let me also take this opportunity of paying a tribute to the President of the twenty-second session for his outstanding performance. His patience, his tact and his impartiality made him a most fitting person for the job, and we were happy that we were privileged to be guided by such a distinguished diplomat as His Excellency Mr. Manescu. 4. Finally I wish to pay a tribute to those who have already addressed this Assembly for their contributions. I am sure that those contributions will go a long way in assisting us in our search for peace — and peace is the primary objective of this world body.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“1. It is again my privilege this year to address the President and the Members of the General Assembly at its twenty-third session on behalf of my country, the Republic of Malawi. Indeed, I consider it an honour to be able to participate in the general debate, which also gives me an opportunity of acquainting the General Assembly with the views of my Government on some of the issues that confront the international community today and to which this world body will be giving its attention during the current session. 2. To begin with I should like to congratulate the President on my own behalf and on behalf of my country upon his election to the presidency of this session.”
1968-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 23 (1968)
“It is perhaps strange that this year, for the first time in many years, we are deprived of the pleasant privilege which has been ours in the past of welcoming new States as Members of the family of the United Nations. We are pleased to note, however, that this does not imply that we have reached the barren years and that the emergence of newly independent nations in the world today has ceased, but merely that the period of gestation has lengthened and that in due course we may hope to be in a position to welcome into our midst several more Member States which will by this time next year have gained their independence from the yoke of colonialism.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“As I said last year, the assistance which we as a developing country continue to receive from these agencies is of the greatest value to us in our struggle to create in Malawi a fully viable economy and to achieve a state of true economic as well as political independence. Without that aid our task would be immeasurably more difficult, and I wish to place on record once again our acknowledgement of the debt of gratitude which we owe not only to the United Nations and its specialized agencies themselves, but to those Member States of the world body whose persistently generous contributions to the coffers of the United Nations continue to make It possible for those agencies to carry on their tasks. 45.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“For the rest, my country's views and my Government's policies towards other grave matters which come before us for consideration remain in no way altered from those expressed in this Assembly in previous years, and I shall not therefore weary members with a repetition of them. 44. Before I close, however, it would be ungracious of me in the extreme if I were not to stress once again my Government’s appreciation of and gratitude for the assistance which we continue to receive from the economic, social and technical agencies of the United Nations. I have said that I would not indulge in the luxury of repetition of things already said before, but this is one exception where repetition is justified.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Whilst still believing that the voice of the People's Republic of China could well be heard with advantage in this Assembly in certain circumstances, we in Malawi are still convinced that this could be so only if it spoke for a people which had shown a genuine change of heart in Its attitude towards world affairs in general and towards the principles for which the United Nations stands in particular. Until that came to pass, we believe that that voice would be no more than a disruptive influence designed to make even more difficult the already difficult tasks which face us. Accordingly, we are unable at the present time and in present circumstances to advocate the admission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations. 43.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“The third condition which my Government laid down in 1965 as a prerequisite to our support of any motion for the admittance to the United Nations of the People's Republic of China was that that country should demonstrate a genuine change of heart in its attitude towards armed combat, its open interference in the affairs of other nations and its outspoken antipathy to the United Nations itself, coupled with a genuine willingness, if admitted, to respect and abide by the basic principles of the United Nations. 42. At that time it was my Government's hope that there would emerge in due course some manifestation of this on the part of the People's Republic of China. Regrettably this has not come to pass.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Secondly, I went on to say that it was the view of my Government that under no circumstances should admission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations result in the expulsion therefrom of the Republic of China which, in addition to being a founder Member of this Organization, has for so many years been a staunch supporter of its principles and all that it stands for. Here, again, my Government's views remain unaltered and under no circumstances will we vote in favour of the expulsion of the Republic of China from the United Nations. 41.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“First of all, it must be agreed by all concerned that the admission or otherwise of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations must be accepted as being an "important question" within the meaning of Article 18 of the United Nations Charter, requiring a decision by a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting, and I went on to say that in the opinion of my Government the past record of the People's Republic of China in world affairs was not such as to warrant any departure from that rule in its favour. My Government is still of that opinion. 40.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Since then, I regret to say, we appear to have come no nearer to solution of this difficult and controversial problem, and I feel that it is incumbent upon me to make clear once again my Government's stand on this issue. 38. On that occasion I made it clear that we in Malawi took the view that to ignore the very existence of the People's Republic of China and to deny in principle to that country the right to membership of the world body altogether was unrealistic and unsupportable. At the same time, however, I made it equally clear that my Government considered that before favourable consideration could be given to the possible admission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations three important conditions must be fulfilled. 39.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Indeed the existence of such circumstances is not, as some people seem to think, a reason for avoiding diplomatic relations but, on the contrary, all the more reason for establishing them. Why, therefore, should not a similar approach to the problems of apartheid in South Africa have the same potential hopes of success. We in Malawi are firm believers in the practical approach to the problems of the world, and we believe that where other approaches to this problem have failed, our approach is at least a practical one and has at least some chance of success. 37. Two years ago, when I was privileged to deliver to this Assembly [1338th meeting] a message from the then Prime Minister of Malawi, I made clear my Government's views on the subject of the admission to the world body of the People's Republic of China.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“That decision has been met in some quarters with expressions of surprise and antipathy which we find difficult to understand when the problem is viewed in the cold light of reality. 36. Communist countries do not shun diplomatic relations with capitalist countries merely because they do not see eye to eye with the philosophies of the latter; capitalist countries do not openly decry and seek to interfere by force with the domestic practices of communist countries. They readily indulge in diplomatic, social and cultural exchanges one with the other in the hope that each may influence the other towards acceptance of what they conceive to be for the common good.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“"We look forward to the day when the authorities in South Africa may be persuaded that the non-African has nothing to fear from the African and thereby be persuaded, through the examples set in other countries where harmony between the races is so amply demonstrated, that the time has come to abandon their concept of apartheid." [1436th meeting, paras. 26-28.] 35. Those are still our beliefs in Malawi today, and we are more firmly convinced than ever that the happy state of affairs which those beliefs envisage cannot be brought about by threats and hostility. In pursuance of those beliefs my Government has, since we met here this time last year, entered into an agreement with the Government of South Africa to establish diplomatic relations.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“In this same spirit we must approach the problem of apartheid. In the address which I was privileged to make to this Assembly last year, I said: "The philosophy of apartheid is a philosophy of fear — the non-African's fear of the African — and it is only by example that such fears can be proved groundless and eradicated. "Country after country in Africa has proved beyond any shadow of doubt that it is possible for both African and non-African peoples to live in harmony and peace together and to pool their knowledge and abilities for the common good of the countries to which they belong and to which they owe their allegiance ...”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“After all, South Africa is not the only country In the world that has adopted in the conduct of its affairs a philosophy which others do not like; some of us assembled here do not like the philosophy of communism which has been adopted by many Member countries In the conduct of their domestic affairs; others of us do not like the philosophy of capitalism upon which others have equally based the conduct of their domestic affairs, but we do not seek to put over the ideals in which we believe and to bring about the abandonment of philosophies in which we do not believe, by direct and forcible intervention in each other's affairs. We seek to do so by example and persuasion, by social and diplomatic contacts, and by intercourse with each other in the hope that those ideals in which we each believe may one day prevail. 34.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Threats of coercion and force will only strengthen more the determination of the followers of that way of life to adhere to it, and believe me, they are in a position to do so. 33. We must be realistic in our approach to this problem. We must respect the fact that South Africa has chosen to follow this philosophy of life in its domestic affairs, and we must apply in our approach to the ideological problem which this has set us the principle, on which we all set great store, of non-interference in the domestic affairs of Member States of this Organization. Threats and violent diatribes against South Africa will get us nowhere.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“There have been calls to boycott South Africa, there have been calls to ostracize it; there have been calls to isolate it, and there have been resolutions [2145 (XXI) and 2248 (S-V)] calling for the termination of its administration of the Territory of South West Africa. Why? For one reason and one reason only, an understandably inherent dislike of the philosophy of apartheid and the principles which sustain that system. I have already made it clear in the past that we in Malawi hold no brief whatsoever for the policy of apartheid as a way of life and that our belief in non-racial democracy is completely at variance with the principles of apartheid, and we would be no less pleased than anyone to see those principles abandoned, but to be of any lasting value such abandonment must be voluntary.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“If, therefore, Israel's enemies in this conflict refuse, for any reason whatsoever, to meet it half-way in this matter and to show willingness to try and bring about a cessation of tension and a lasting peace in the Middle East based on a proper respect for each other's sovereign rights, then it is difficult in the extreme to believe that they genuinely desire peace, and one is led to the inevitable conclusion that such an attitude of mind is one which desires to see perpetuated an atmosphere of tension, hatred and mistrust. Such an attitude of mind we cannot condone. 32. During the past year, there has been in many quarters a strengthening of antipathy towards the Republic of South Africa.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Many of us, from time to time, have disagreements with our neighbours and do not see eye to eye with our fellow men, but there is only one way of settling our differences, and that is by getting together round a conference table in a spirit of true mutual respect for each other's point of view and with a genuine determination to resolve our differences. 31. The State of Israel has declared itself ready and willing to do just this, but we understand that it has received little response from the other side. Just as it takes two to make a quarrel, so, too, it takes two or more to make peace.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“How then can any one of us here claim with any semblance of sincerity and clear conscience in one breath, that the State of Israel should not be recognized as a fully independent sovereign State, as much entitled to respect and recognition as any other independent country in the world today, and In the same breath claim to be a genuine and sincere Member of this Organization and supporter of its ideals. In the name of my country I call upon anyone who does so to examine his own conscience and ask himself whether such an attitude is in any way compatible with continuing membership of this world body to which we are all, I hope, justly proud to belong. 30. Violence never produced a lasting solution to any dispute.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“It has long been a source of surprise to my Government that any nation which purports to be a Member of the United Nations, to subscribe to its aims and purposes, and to support its decisions duly and constitutionally made, can maintain with any sense of righteousness and dignity the contention that Israel is not a fully independent sovereign State, entitled as fully as any other State to the dignity and respect of full recognition as such, or lend support to any nation which does so maintain. 29. The State of Israel is a creation of the United Nations Organization itself in pursuance of a decision taken in due form in 1947 [resolution 181 (II)].”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“It is our task as the guardians of the peace of the world not to devote our energies to the apportionment of the blame but to apply ourselves to the problem of restoring peace of a lasting nature to that unhappy part of the world. 27. It is the view of my Government, however, that before we can hope to achieve that end there are two prerequisites. First, all of us must stop talking about not recognizing the State of Israel, and secondly we must use every endeavour to bring together round the conference table the two opposing parties to that conflict. They must come together on an equal footing, with mutual respect for each other's determination to settle differences without resort to violence. In our view any nation which does not subscribe to those aims is not fit to be a Member of the United Nations Organization. 28.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“There is therefore no need for me to indulge in tedious repetition. 26. There has, however, emerged during the past year one major issue which has caused all of us who support the true aims of this Organization and strive for the attainment of true peace in the world the gravest distress. I refer, of course, to the outbreak in June this year of open warfare between the State of Israel and the United Arab Republic. That the well-known and long-standing antipathy between two subscribing Member States of this Organization should have been allowed to reach such a pitch is of credit to none of us assembled here today. But recriminations will serve no useful purpose.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“To the greater knowledge and wider experience of many of those who have spoken before me I pay tribute, and it is with some hesitancy that I rise to speak at all in such a distinguished gathering. It is not my intention to take up a great deal of the valuable time of this Assembly, but there are some matters upon which my country feels that it must make clear its views, and to that end, Mr. President, I must crave your indulgence and that of the Members of this Assembly for a short while. 25. I have said that there will be no need for me to take up a great deal of the valuable time of this Assembly, and indeed that is so, for my country's views on most of the major issues which come before the world body have already been made abundantly clear on previous occasions, and in most cases those views have remained unchanged.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Abdul Rahman Pazhwak, whose term of office will long be remembered for its excellence by all of us here. 24. We are nearing the end of our general debate this year and we have been privileged to listen to many distinguished speakers who, whether we agree with them or not, contributed much to our understanding of the grave and difficult issues which lie before us for consideration; and what previous speakers have said has gone far towards clarifying in our minds the differing points of view on these important matters which, in the interest of the peace and prosperity of the world as a whole, it is our duty here to try to settle and reconcile if we are not to lose sight of the true reasons why we are gathered here in this Assembly.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“I should also like before I go on to other things, to pay tribute to Your Excellency's distinguished predecessor in office as President of this Assembly and to offer to him, too, my country's congratulations on the superb and admirable spirit in which he piloted to success the twenty-first session of this Assembly. Perhaps the most eloquent testimony of the success of his term of office as President of the twenty-first session was the fact that he was subsequently reelected also to the Presidency of the ensuing fifth special session of this Assembly which it was necessary to call later in the year to consider certain matters of grave concern to the peace of the world. Seldom have we been privileged to enjoy the leadership of so distinguished a diplomat and so impartial a President as His Excellency Mr.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“The fact that you have been elected as our President for the duration of this session of the Assembly without one dissentient vote speaks for itself, and on behalf of my country I should like to offer to you our unreserved congratulations on your appointment to this high office. 22. Perhaps I need say no more than that Your Excellency's well-known personal qualities of patience, tact and impartiality and your distinguished career in the service of your country all point to you as a most fitting person to lead us on this occasion. I therefore, as I have said, tender to you personally my country's congratulations on the tribute that has been paid to your personal qualities by your election to this high office. 23.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“20. Mr. President, once again it is my privilege to address you and the Members of this Assembly on behalf of my country, the Republic of Malawi, and to offer my humble contribution to this debate in the form of an expression of my country's views on a number of major world issues which will be engaging the attention of this august body. 21. First of all, Mr. President, before I touch upon matters surrounded by certain elements of controversy, I should like to address myself to one matter on which there is no controversy, namely, your own election to the Presidency of the twenty-second session of the General Assembly.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Although not in the strict sense a new Member of the world body, Indonesia has been absent from our midst for some time, but we in Malawi are most gratified to see that the root cause of its withdrawal last year has now been removed and that the Government of Indonesia feels once more able to play a part in the deliberations of this Assembly. We welcome the fresh approach to some of our problems which, I feel sure, the changed circumstances of its membership will bring and look forward once again to an era of full co-operation with Jts representatives.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“To Guyana - and, we hope in due course to Barbados - our welcome is extended as a sister State in that unique organization to which we are both proud and happy to belong, the Commonwealth. To give credit where credit is due, we feel that the presence of these new Members with us now is clear evidence of the sincere desire of the Government of the United Kingdom to grant to its former colonies and dependencies political independence at the earliest practical moment. We should like to express the hope that the few remaining colonial Powers will not be slow to emulate that example. 36. Finally, we feel that an expression of welcome back into the fold of the United Nations is due to Indonesia.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We do not wish in any way to suggest any unnecessary curtailment of the activities of the United Nations in this field, but, by small countries such as Malawi, any increase in the over-all budget of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and the resultant increases in the contributions thereto which we may be called upon to make, cannot but be viewed with concern. 35. I should like to extend, on behalf of Malawi, to the new Member States which have joined or will shortly be joining the family of the United Nations the same warm welcome as was extended to us two years ago. To Botswana and Lesotho we should like to extend a welcome as brother African States with which we share common problems and common difficulties stemming from our geographical positions.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“This being the case, we feel that great caution must be exercised with a view to using to the best advantage such financial resources as are available. Every avenue must be fully explored with a view to effecting economies in this field, not by reducing the funds available for assistance to developing countries, but by ensuring the maximum co-ordination of existing activities to eliminate duplication of effort and the reduction of studies whose value is not so direct and immediate.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“As a developing country, the assistance which we continue to receive from these agencies is of the greatest value to us and I should like to express my country’s gratitude not only to the United Nations itself and its specialized agencies for that assistance, but also to those Member States of the world body whose generous voluntary financial contributions to the coffers of the United Nations have made the activities of its agencies possible in such large measure. 34. At the same time we are conscious of the fact that, whilst the needs of developing countries for assistance in the economic, social and technical spheres will continue to grow as the years go by, there can be no guarantee that the voluntary contributions from Member States will be able to keep pace therewith.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“With this in mind, I should like to pay tribute to the position adopted by the Government of India in refraining from joining in the nuclear armaments race, although I understand that it has the capability and the capacity to do so had it so wished. 33. I cannot close without once again paying due tribute to the assistance which Malawi continues to receive from the economic, social and technical agencies of the United Nations.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Whilst we are naturally disappointed at the lack of speed with which that Committee appears to be reaching any concrete conclusions, we nevertheless believe that it is essential that those discussions should continue in the hope that, from the maze of proposals and counter-proposals, there will ultimately emerge a measure of agreement which might form a basis for general disarmament. As a nonnuclear State ourselves, we view with alarm the increasing proliferation of nuclear armaments. We wish to take this opportunity to appeal to those States with the power and the means to do so to channel both their wealth and their technological knowledge into the development of nuclear power for peaceful rather than warlike ends.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“In short, I cannot do better than echo the words of His Holiness Pope Paul VI in ills recent appeal for peace in Viet-Nam when he said: “We renew our sorrowful appeal for peace and concord, and we ask that every means be taken, every road followed, so that at long last that just and honourable solution can be achieved which is so ardently desired by all humanity.” 32. Malawi has been following with great interest the deliberations of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)