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1964-09-24

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1964-09-24

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1. “My Government’s attitude towards the South African Government and its policy of apartheid are well known and need no reiteration. Malaysia regards its membership in the special committee on apartheid as a role of honour as well as a call to duty, and we will continue to give all the assistance that we are capable of to the sacred cause of ridding humanity of the shame of apartheid, notwithstanding the contumacious disregard by the Government of that unfortunate country of the counsels of its friends and the requests of the organs of the United Nations. 129. We in Malaysia have often wondered if, indeed, the Security Council performance on the South African question is anything more than the picturization of pugilists in action in a shadow play. Nobody is hurt, and everyone departs as gentlemen.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

2. “In according his full support to Prime Minister Wilson of the United Kingdom in his attitude towards Southern Rhodesia, my own Prime Minister wrote, inter alia: “My Government wishes to state that a unilateral declaration which rules out African majority government is unacceptable, and reiterates in conjunction with other Commonwealth countries its support for the basis of Southern Rhodesian independence as laid down in the final communique of the recent Prime Ministers’ Conference.” We may therefore look forward to our African brothers in Southern Rhodesia achieving their freedom sooner than we had dared to hope. 128. Then there is the question of South Africa. South Africa is too much with us, and as a problem it has contrived to remain too long.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

3. “The problem of Southern Rhodesia is a problem apart, and it is gratifying to note that fresh winds are now blowing through the corridors of Whitehall, sweeping away the many well-spun constitutional cobwebs that had persisted too long in providing their adornment.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

4. “And, lest we forget, may I recall to the attention of the Assembly that these colonial pockets of Portugal are also to be found in Asia- on the island of Timor, on the Indonesian archipelago, and in the province of Macao on the mainland of China — whose existence is often obscured by reason of the geopolitical attitudes of neighbouring countries, which desire to make hay while the sun shines, replenishing their military arsenals under cover of the deceptive peace that they encourage others to believe happily lies over these colonies. Unless we mean our protests against colonialism as mere sound and fury, signifying nothing, our duty to these peoples in Asia is no less. 127.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

5. “May I, too, be permitted to say that, by their separate contributions to this debate, they have already given evidence of the assistance that this Organization is entitled to expect, and they are willing to provide, of stirring idealism, maturity of thought, and sober presentation. 126. It is impossible, even at the risk of repetition, not to remind ourselves that the liberation of the Portuguese colonial peoples on the continent of Africa is long overdue.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

6. “My Government's attitude towards colonialism is well known. As a State which in its own turn has sought and achieved its own liberation, by its own unaided strength, Malaysia prizes its freedom with jealous care, and longingly looks forward to the remaining pockets of colonialism being wiped off the face of the earth, so that, in the words of the Charter, "faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small," may become the reality of today rather than the ideal of tomorrow. 125. May I be permitted once again to repeat the words of welcome which I addressed to the three new Member States, Malawi, Zambia and Malta, which we had the pleasure of welcoming to the fold of independent States at the opening of this session.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

7. “My Prime Minister, in his letter of warm appreciation to the organizers of the conference upon its successful conclusion, expressed himself, inter alia, as follows: "The Government and people of Malaysia have been closely following the progress of the deliberations of the leaders of the non-aligned countries, and we would like to associate ourselves with the success you have thus achieved at the conference. As a small and peace-loving country, Malaysia particularly values the principle enunciated in the Cairo declaration declaring that all States must abstain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity and political independence of other States. In fact, Malaysia would reiterate its condemnation of any imperialistic or neo- imperialistic policy of any country on the territories of the States in Africa and Asia," 124.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

8. “The immediate and imperative need is to translate into effective and prompt action the institutional structure envisaged for it, so that the conference may not remain just another might-have- been in the mausoleum of history, and become the fountain spring at which many a developing country may quench its thirst for prompt assistance and rapid development towards economic well-being. 123. Another milestone in the march of the international community towards universal peace and co-existence was passed with the recent conclusion of the very successful conference in Cairo. My Government finds in the final declaration of the Cairo conference an articulation of all its own dreams and hopes for world peace and international co-operation.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

9. “The ancient collocation of words in the phrase "peace and progress" has now lent itself to a reversal of the order, so that there is universal acceptance of the truth that progress comes first and that without economic progress there can be no lasting peace in the world. 122. We in Malaysia cannot disguise the fact that, in common with many nations, we, too, have felt that the results so far achieved have fallen far short of the urgent and vital needs of the international community. But equally do we recognize that the real, attainable objective of the conference, which was achieved, was to make a start on a long and laborious journey, to push away from the forces of inertia that had gripped and compartmentalized the economies of the world.”

   1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

10. “In the integrating processes of the "one world" to which we all aspire, the developed and the developing countries have learned from this conference the language of interdependence and the fact that the need of each for the other is mutual and reciprocal. 120. It would be unrealistic to assume that all existing problems have been solved, but it is encouraging to note that the conference has brought the realization in every quarter that there can be no true progress at all, anywhere, without these complex problems being faced up to with determination, and acceptable solutions either reached or initiated. 121.”

    1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

11. “The year that has passed since we last met has taken us one significant step forward towards the promotion of "social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom", in the words of the Charter. In the wise words of the Secretary-General„ the "division of the world into the rich and poor is much more real and much more serious, and ultimately much more explosive, than the division of the world on ideological grounds". 119. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has provided a sufficient impetus towards smoothing the rough edges of this division, and holds rich promise of obliterating them in human terms, if not in terms of political power.”

    1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

12. “Several representatives and ministers of Government have already drawn attention to the blanket of fog that has enveloped this nineteenth session, so that the future of the United Nations can only be seen, if it can be seen at all, as through a glass darkly. Over the last three weeks we have been feeling our way, step by step. The pace is slow because of the vacuum of uncertainties through which we have to wind our weary way, but we are moving forward, and the Organization, with its innate resilience, appears capable of adapting itself to the new situation. If only we remain united as nations, and if we have the will to keep moving, we shall certainly find the way. 118.”

    1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)

13. “116. Mr. President, at the outset let me repeat to you my Government's and my delegation's warm felicitations on your unanimous election as President of this session of the General Assembly. May I also, at the same time, offer our meed of tribute to Mr. Sosa Rodriguez, not only for his efficient and businesslike conduct of the last session but also, and more especially, for the diligent work he undertook and the decisive contribution he made, up to the very moment when he handed over this high office to you, in finding a solution to the serious problem that has bedevilled the normal conduct of affairs of this Assembly. 117.”

    1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)