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“They have steadfastly refused to see merit in a policy of justice and equality which would bring peace to the region and strengthen natural affinities on the basis of honour and goodwill, and thus lay the foundations of a permanent peace and bring a sense of security to the more than half a billion people of the sub-continent of Southern Asia. The policies being pursued by Indian leaders are fraught with consequences detrimental to the whole world. For historic reasons and because it is the largest of India's neighbours in Southern Asia, Pakistan is the main target of Indian hostility. But Pakistan is not the only country in the region to have felt the impact of Indian ambitions and chauvinism.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Much as we would like to dispense with incongruity and discordance, it is also one of our necessary functions that we should point out the dangers that lie in our path. These arise from policies pursued wilfully and in deliberation, policies that are contrary to the purposes of the United Nations and that threaten to frustrate our collective quest for a better world order. It is indeed with the utmost regret that I now proceed to put on record a series of developments in our region which have the most dangerous possibilities, not only for those of us who are directly concerned but also for those who live beyond our frontiers. 106. I draw your attention to the policy-makers of India, who are determined to create tensions on their borders and produce an artificial situation for the exploitation of international rivalries.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Unless this is done and done speedily, there can be no real progress towards meaningful disarmament. In fact, if the deliberations of the United Nations are not to continue to be deprived of the voice of a major world Power and a country with a population of 700 million, if the unreality of this situation Is to be ended — and indeed it has to be ended—then it is imperative that the People's Republic of China should take its place in our midst in this Organization. 105. In the United Nations Organization rest the hopes and aspirations of mankind for an orderly progress towards peace and prosperity through justice and equality. It has come to embody our collective dedication to this high purpose. It is the duty of every Member to bring to this forum a sense of history and a true spirit of the community of man.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“During the worst phase of the cold war, the line of communications between the Soviet Union and the Western Powers was open and a dialogue between them, even if bitter and full of Invective, could take place in this Organization. But no communication has existed with China. For this reason alone, it should cause no surprise if policies relating to China's place and role in the world are based on a lack of proper comprehension. It is imperative, therefore, not only for the effectiveness of the United Nations, but for the sake of the very peace of the world, that the People's Republic of China be brought into the United Nations. Only then can a beginning be made towards regulating the situation in Asia and restoring to that vast and conflict-torn continent the peace and tranquillity which its peoples so desperately need.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“If international peace is to be safeguarded and a system of international security established as envisaged in the Charter of the United Nations, then a beginning must be made by seeking a durable settlement in Asia. Such an Asian settlement, to quote an eminent political commentator of this country, must stretch from the Yalu to the Himalayas. It is imperative that a beginning be made, however daunting the work. 104. The most dangerous feature of the Asian situation is that one of the principals, in fact the country with the largest population in the whole world — the People's Republic of China — is kept isolated and quarantined from normal international relations.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“I would urge sincerely that the major trading partners of South Africa apply economic sanctions against that country to give effective demonstration to their condemnation of the policy of apartheid from which the South African Government will not otherwise desist. 103. I would now like to deal with the region of the Indian Ocean. It is in Asia that actual war continues in the swamp and jungles of South Viet-Nam. It is there that the threat of a confrontation between the nuclear Powers now exists, carrying with it the risk of world-wide conflagration. It is in Asia, too, that secondary arms races are developing, increasing the danger of involvement by the great Powers and diverting the resources and energies of the region from the urgent tasks of economic development.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Mankind's abhorrence of massacre and bloodshed is not a matter of controversy. 102. The South African Government must be prevented from plunging headlong into a situation that can lead only to death and devastation, and that would make nonsense of our endeavours to provide a better world for our children. Such is the nature and magnitude of this problem, and it is for this reason that my delegation appeals to all to take individual and collective action against the South African Government. The Government of Pakistan has fully implemented the General Assembly resolution of 1962 [resolution 1761 (XVII)] and imposed a total embargo on trade with South Africa.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is not only the anticipation of tragic consequences that compels our attention. In this twentieth century, when science and technology are helping the foundation of a single world community, in which peoples of different nationalities, of different creeds and different races might live in peace and harmony and work for the collective good of mankind as a whole, it is anachronistic and intolerable that, in South Africa, a Government should pursue the policy of dividing man from man on the basis of his birth. This is a matter which put the birth of an international community in jeopardy. It is not merely a matter of right or wrong, but a matter of fact, that the South African situation is a burden on the conscience of the human race. It threatens to arouse passions beyond our comprehension. This is no imaginary fear.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My delegation extends to them, as well as to Malta, a warm welcome as new Members of this World Organization. 100. No reference to Africa can be complete without deploring the grave situation in South Africa which threatens, more than ever before, to shatter peace and plunge the continent of Africa into turmoil and bloodshed. The Government of South Africa has not been deflected from its inhuman policies of apartheid and racial discrimination. Instead, it has let loose a reign of terror against the brave freedom fighters and imprisoned thousands of opponents of apartheid. It has thrown a challenge to world opinion and rejected all appeals and peaceful approaches made to it to abandon its policies, which violate the principle of equality between man and man. 101. The problem of South Africa is not a problem of Africa alone.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is necessary, therefore, that the peaceful objectives of the world community and its collective goodwill should be exercised through the African community which alone can render meaningful assistance to the people of the Congo. I would venture to suggest that such a delegation of responsibility should also be supported by financial and material contributions to the OAU for the accomplishment of this important objective. 99. There will be no peace in Africa unless the remaining vestiges of colonialism — in Angola, Mozambique, South West Africa and Southern Rhodesia — are eliminated and the peoples of these territories are granted the right to determine their own future. We are happy that two more African countries, Malawi and Zambia, achieved independence during the last year.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“If we draw the right lessons from our experience in dealing with the Congo problem, we must concede that a more practical way of assisting a solution in the Congo would be for the United Nations to delegate its responsibility to an organization such as the Organization of African Unity. 98. The member States of the Organization of African Unity have a vital stake in the Congo and their efforts would be based on a closer appreciation of the currents and cross-currents that seem to stand as insurmountable obstacles in the way of a just and equitable settlement in the Congo. Without rancour or recrimination, I would also submit that the use of non-African elements by the United Nations has been a factor which has been largely negative.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The situation in the Congo is an example. It is most regrettable that outside intervention has further compounded a difficult problem which, in the ultimate analysis, can be solved only by the Congolese themselves. However, we must give thought to this complex problem and determine to what extent we can assist the Congolese people in their quest for a solution to their problems. It has been our experience that United Nations operations by themselves have not served their intended purpose. It is a matter of regret that, instead of promoting stability, the result of such operations has been unsettling and, in some respects, tragic.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Turning now to the continent of Africa, we find that, within the span of but a few years, the vibrant African people have severed the colonial chains which held them in bondage for nearly a century. They have forged a continental unity. The emergence of the Organization of African Unity bears witness to the vision and resourcefulness of African nations who have pledged their power to the struggle against the forces of colonialism and the inhuman policies of racial discrimination. Moreover, they have had the foresight to establish machinery for seeking peaceful solutions of inter-African disputes. 97. The post-independence history of several Asian countries shows that newly independent countries will have to exercise the greatest vigilance against colonialism and exploitation in its more subtle forms.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Before we turn our attention from Europe, I would like to make a few observations about the Cyprus question. It is gratifying that the tragic crisis, which led to so much violence and bloodshed, is now under some control r d conditions appear generally favourable for a durable settlement. My purpose in referring to the Cyprus question is to emphasize the need for resolute efforts towards a fair and final solution. Pakistan maintains that in the search for a final settlement, the relevant international agreements, which were responsible for the emergence of Cyprus as a sovereign, independent State, are of paramount importance. It is only on the basis of a just settlement that lasting peace can be brought to the strife-torn island. 96.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“I would not refer briefly to the situation in Europe. Even though no final settlement of some of the major problems has yet taken place, it is a discernible fact that a measure of political and military equilibrium has been achieved. It would appear that the principal Powers have reached a stage at which there is a greater understanding of the nature and extent of the danger of a military confrontation, and they have succeeded in reassuring themselves as to the adequacy of their respective security arrangements. Reassurance and confidence are gradually replacing despondency and fear. This is indeed a significant development. Europe is engaged in an endeavour to acquire a sense of cohesion and to play a distinctive role as a link between the Atlantic and the East. 95.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“This institution, instead of being exclusive, is open to accession by other countries in either all or some spheres of its activities. We hope that it will produce a broader base for our respective economies and result in the enrichment of our cultures. 93. From whatever vantage point these regional continental structures are regarded, no one can deny that they serve to bring various peoples together. By extending the horizons of nations, by inhibiting parochial tendencies, by opening new vistas for the peaceful assertion of economic and political rights, they check a relapse of the world community into those narrow, strident and exclusive nationalisms which are the sole alternative to the United Nations. As such, they serve the cause of the United Nations and lend content to its message. 94.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My Government feels that the task of reducing, and eventually eliminating, the gulf between the rich and the poor is perhaps the greatest responsibility assumed by the United Nations, and we hope that the collective wisdom of the world community will be equal to this task. 92. These are global ends and regional action is one of the means to their fulfilment. We in Pakistan were happy to join the fraternal countries of Iran and Turkey in Regional Co-operation for Development. The Heads of State of the three countries launched the enterprise at their meeting in Istanbul in July 1964 when wide agreement was reached on greater freedom of communication among the three countries and on the exploration of possibilities for creating mass awareness of their common culture and civilization.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Pakistan welcomed the Conference as a sign that the newly emergent countries would no longer accept an anachronistic world order inherited from the dead colonial past. 91. The importance of the long-range objectives of the Trade and Development Conference goes far beyond the economic sphere. Those objectives touch upon the basic principles of human solidarity. If they are realized, they will mark the extension to the international plane of those regulatory processes which all modern societies accept on the domestic plane in order to ensure stability and elementary justice in economic relations. Moreover, their realization will be a reliable insurance for peace because the so-called North-South problem, if it erupts in a confrontation between the rich and the poor on a global scale, can undermine any fabric in international security.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is in this precise context that one of the most significant events of our time took place in Geneva last year. 89. I refer to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Convening a Conference of this size and scope was a major achievement, and its results, notably the Final Act, which was adopted unanimously, demonstrated the statesmanship, the understanding and the spirit of co-operation of both the developed and the developing countries. 90. This Conference was a landmark; it marked the logical extension of the process of decolonization to the economic sphere. Its mainspring was a recognition of the fact that, though the colonial era had passed, the basic structure of international trade still denied the developing countries an equal voice and indeed an equal status in matters affecting their vital economic interests.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“They have both demonstrated a commendable willingness and ability to respond to the changing realities of the world situation. So far progress has perhaps been only symbolic. This needs to be developed so that a new trend might be established in the direction of a universal détente. The logic of this consideration applies, with greater urgency, to the situation in South-East Asia. 88. In the ultimate analysis, such an approach cannot be confined to the political sphere. It is also apt that it be applied to economic relations among countries with different social systems and nations in different economic conditions. Indeed, it has to be brought to bear on the world economy as a whole, as it is here that foundations can be laid for stability in international relations.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We would urge that an international conference should be called at which all the countries of the world, including those at present not Members of the United Nations or not represented in it, should examine this whole question in detail and devise strict arrangements which would make it impossible for non-nuclear Powers to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons. 86. The Pakistan delegation has no doubt that such a measure would arrest the further deterioration of the present situation, which threatens the world with a holocaust. It would also open the way to a more realistic attempt to achieve complete and general disarmament on a comprehensive and universal basis. 87. There has been a noticeable change in the attitudes of the Soviet Union and the United States of America.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“With all its inadequacies, the international safeguards system offers some security against the further dissemination of nuclear weapons. We continue to believe that the Agency's system of safeguards should become mandatory and universal and that it should be developed to cover all aspects of nuclear capability. It has to be recognized, however, that matters have now reached a stage when a piecemeal strengthening of the Agency's safeguards and of their application in a haphazard manner will not meet the requirements of the situation.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Unless the United Nations takes effective and urgent action in this direction, the race in nuclear armaments is bound to overtake other parts of the world in the immediate future. "This imminent peril demands that the General Assembly give urgent consideration to the conclusion of a treaty to outlaw the further spread of nuclear weapons and the knowledge of their manufacture, whether by acquisition from the present nuclear Powers or by any other means. The conclusion of such a treaty cannot wait until agreement is reached on other measures of disarmament." [1133rd plenary meeting, paras. 16-17]. 85. In the International Atomic Energy Agency, Pakistan has always advocated and supported the strengthening of a system of safeguards against the use of atomic reactors for weapons purposes.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My country is among those which have urged, in the Assembly, year after year, that if the problem of the spread of nuclear weapons is not checked in time and if some firm arrangements are not made to prevent conditions in which a sixth country could join the ranks of nuclear countries, one can be certain that, sooner or later, such a sixth nuclear Power will emerge. This will necessarily be followed by yet other countries as well. 84. Let me recall here the words spoken by the President of Pakistan in his address to the seventeenth session of the General Assembly on 26 September 1962. He said: "Permit me to observe that mere adoption of resolutions against the dissemination of nuclear weapons and in favour of the establishment of a non-nuclear club, will not remove this danger.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The partial test ban Treaty gives us no reason for complaints so long as we are unable to secure the objective of a total ban on the production, testing and stockpiling of nuclear weapons. It is difficult to conceive how these complex objectives can be achieved by a body which excludes one nuclear Power and is not joined by another. It is essential that a new start should be made, on a realistic basis, to seeking the elimination of arms and armaments, particularly those which threaten the very existence of civilization. 83. The most immediate problem, in this connexion. Is that of stopping the proliferation of nuclear weapons.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“While mankind places its hopes on significant progress towards an abiding peace, stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in the armouries of the great Powers and the exactions made on their people by others not so great, in their blind quest for acquiring more arms at any cost, constitute in themselves a cause of world tension and a growing threat to peace. In view of this deplorable state of affairs, disarmament acquires added urgency and becomes an important and vital end in itself. Geneva disarmament talks will soon enter their fifth year. We must pay tribute to the patience of the members of the Geneva Conference, to the spirit of sincerity shown by many of them over these years. The goal of complete and general disarmament unfortunately remains as far away as ever.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The tendency of great Powers to look at disputes between other nations not on their merits, but in relation to their own power interests, the inconclusiveness of the proceedings of the Security Council because of this tendency, the complacent assumption that disputes between countries which are not militarily very powerful can easily be frozen, the refusal to make pronouncements on disputes in accordance with principles universally accepted — all these have been responsible for a state of affairs in which disputes not only remain unsolved but also are aggravated by the passage of time. 82.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“If this Organization is not to go the way of the League of Nations, it must never lose sight of its very first purpose: to secure settlement of international disputes by peaceful means and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law. 81.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It would be a delusion of the most dangerous kind to believe that the world as it is today, however pleasant it may seem to some, can be maintained on the basis of makeshift solutions and a precariously balanced status quo. Around the world are problems that must be solved: racial conflict, remnants of colonialism, nations divided by war or strategy, the human race divided among those who possess wealth beyond the wildest dreams of the alchemists and those for whom their daily crust of bread must fall like manna from heaven. Where, in a world thus divided, shall we draw our cease-fire lines? The United Nations must not be allowed to become the instrument of injustice and inequality. That is the way not to peace and security, but to the quicksands of expediency and the maze of power politics.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“What is needed, as the United Nations Organization enters the twentieth year of its existence, a year which has been declared the International Co-operation Year, is a reappraisal of its achievements and its shortcomings and a solemn rededication to its original principles and purposes. The League of Nations was established largely for the purpose of maintaining the status quo in Europe. Today, voices are again raised in favour of maintaining a world-wide status quo on the basis of something which has been described as the law of the ceasefire line. 80. The world is today going through a period of upheaval without precedent.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Fourth, the present crisis will not be finally resolved unless we all candidly take stock of our respective experiences of the working of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security and, in so doing, co-ordinate our viewpoints in order to evolve a common approach to the role and intervention of the Organization in the future. 79. It is enough to consider the international situation as a whole, and the problems and disputes which trouble various parts of the world, to realize the need for a continuous strengthening of the will and the ability of the international community to defend peace and make it possible for the world to work for the progress of its peoples.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It seems to be generally accepted that the whole problem of peace-keeping by the United Nations needs to be comprehensively reviewed. When the occasion arises, my Government will put forth its considered views on the various issues involved. At this stage, it is enough for me to state our basic assumptions. These are: First, like all peace-loving States, Pakistan needs the United Nations with its capacity enhanced. Second, this need will not be fulfilled if the United Nations departs radically from the Charter, unless there is agreement on suitable amendments to the Charter. Third, the international community is confronted at present with immediate and awesome problems, with which no organization other than the United Nations is equipped to deal.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“I am confident that the Asian, African and Latin American countries, which have an enormous stake in the existence and vitality of the United Nations, will play a decisive role in that final resolution. They have demonstrated their deep concern, and it has, I believe, become apparent that no solution of the problem will be viable unless it has the wholehearted support of the smaller Powers that constitute the bulk of the United Nations. It is encouraging to observe that their influence has served to translate the issue from the clash of rigid, legalistic and doctrinal standpoints to the problem of how the activities of the United Nations can be realistically financed and its constitution worked in such a way that its capacity to keep the peace will not be impaired. 78.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We all have our ideas on the ideal solution for this crisis. If I do not choose to articulate mine at this stage, it is for the sole reason that the issue is the subject of delicate negotiations at present and I have no wish to try to muddy the waters still more. At the moment, it might not be an excessive hope that the immediate issue of the normalization of the Assembly's proceedings will soon be resolved. But that, of course, will not be the final resolution of the crisis; the deeper problem of the harmonization of our views regarding the functions of the United Nations and its two main organs, the General Assembly and the Security Council, will remain. 77.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“75. Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Pakistan, I take pleasure in extending to you our most sincere congratulations on your election to the high office of President of this Assembly. Having had the pleasure of knowing you personally for many years, may I also add my personal greetings, Mr. President. I am confident that your conduct of the deliberations of the Assembly will add to your reputation and further enhance the good name of your country, with which Pakistan enjoys relations of increasing friendliness and co-operation. 76. It is all too evident that we are passing through a time of severe test for the United Nations, for its efficacy and, indeed, its very existence. The constitutional crisis that has overtaken us has its roots in different conceptions of the role of the United Nations in the minds of the great Powers.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We shall do well to remind ourselves, while we are preoccupied with short-term prospectives, of the ultimate goal towards which the United Nations must move, if mankind is to be saved from self-destruction and permitted to realize the promise of man's high destiny implicit in his advent.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“They look to the imposition of a world order by the unchallengeable power exercised in combination by the two super-States as the only alternative for mankind to self-destruction. In default of such a combination we are warned that in the foreseeable future a third power may well believe itself to be under the mandate of Heaven to rule the world. 50. Philosophies such as these are a challenge to our faith in the United Nations. The world Organization was conceived as an alternative to world hegemony, to the domination of one super-Power or more over all others. It is inconceivable that in the era of the United Nations, sovereign States will acquiesce in an order imposed by the strength of a great Power or even that the shape of the world will be decided by the contest of exclusive ideologies or ways of life.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“They believed and acted upon the credo that, as there is but one God in Heaven, there must be only one ruler on earth. And until recently the sun never set on regions of the earth subject to Pax Britannica. 48. During the last few centuries, attempts of European Powers to establish world-wide or continental domination have plunged mankind into wars of unparalleled suffering and destruction. In the present historical context, the political evolution of the world is oriented towards an international world order based on the consent and co-operation of equal sovereign States. 49. Can this experiment succeed? Historians who contemplate the contemporary world scene from the point of view of all time and all existence do not seem to believe that it will.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The world has known, in the past, attempts by a single Power to impose peace and order in the world. The ancient Persians under the Achaemenians established the first world State in history. Alexander the Great was inspired, in pursuit of his world-wide conquests, by the ideal of a universal human community. The Writ of Rome ran through many parts of Europe, Africa and Asia. Surviving the Dark Ages, the ideal of a universal community was largely realized in Europe under dual supremacy of the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor. In the Islamic world, the caliphate held together diverse peoples and nations for many centuries in the framework of a universal State. Then came Genghis Khan and following him Timur, who built their world empires on the ruins of great civilizations which they destroyed.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“We sincerely hope that the Working Group will succeed in its task, There is need also for the composition of the main organs of the United Nations, and in particular the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the Secretariat, to be made more representative of the present nearly universal composition of the United Nations. We cannot but regret that political considerations of an extraneous nature have so far made it impossible for the rightful representatives of China to take their place in the United Nations and thereby make the Organization a truly universal one. We hope that counsels of wisdom will prevail in the end and that considerations of a practical nature, if nothing else, will inspire a more realistic approach to this question than has been the case up to now. 47.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“A more efficient conduct of the work of the General Assembly, in accordance with the suggestions made in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee set up to examine the matter, is one of the ways in which that can be done. There is need also to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations to keep the peace, and the first essential in this connexion is to find ways of avoiding the sort of difficulty that has been experienced in the financing of the peace-keeping operations in the Congo and the Middle East, We are happy that the Working Group on the Examination of the Administrative and Budgetary Procedures of the United Nations has been kept in being and given the mandate of bringing the widest possible measure of agreement among all Member States on the financing of the peacekeeping operations.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“That is only an example of what can be achieved when Governments are willing to subordinate considerations of sovereignty and narrow self-interest to the common interest of the peaceful settlement of disputes. We note with deep distress that another source of friction has now arisen in that region, affecting three States with which Pakistan has close and friendly ties. We are confident that the statesmanship of the leaders concerned will make possible a peaceful adjustment of the situation. 46. There are many practical ways in which the structure of the Organization can be strengthened and its capacity to act made more effective.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Nevertheless, seeing the United Nations at work in the Congo and in West Irian, who would deny that this Organization is a living force and an influence in the affairs of the world? There are few problems between nations which do not, in one form or another, come under the purview of the activities or interests of the United Nations. Whenever nations have sought the assistance of the Organization and have given it their honest co-operation, it has been possible to find mutually satisfactory solutions. Indonesia and the Netherlands gave a striking demonstration in 1962 of their faith in the principles of the United Nations Charter by agreeing to the peaceful settlement, with the assistance of the Organization, of their protracted and hitter dispute over West Irian.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It is no less important that the manufactures of the developing countries should not be excluded from existing or potential markets by tariff walls and cartel-like arrangements. 44. The forthcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which will be held in Geneva in 1964, will, we hope, make an important contribution towards finding solutions to these problems. Its success will depend on the attitude taken by the industrialized countries in dealing with the problems of the developing countries. We would expect that their own enlightened self-interest will prevail over monopolist tendencies and pressures from groups unable to look beyond short-term advantage. 45. The United Nations is often criticized for its inadequacies. Pakistan has had its share of disappointment.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“In simple terms, this means that the producer in a highly industrialized country is constantly charging more for what he sells to the farmer in the under-developed country and paying the latter less and less for what he has to offer in exchange. 43. The problem of stabilizing the terms of trade between the industrialized countries and the producers of agricultural commodities and raw materials, therefore, calls for urgent solution. This might take the form of stabilizing the prices of raw materials and commodities, as has been done in the case of coffee, tin, rubber and some other products; or a scheme to ensure developing countries against losses from heavy falls in the prices of their export commodities.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“This aid is gratefully received, but the availability of aid should not blind us to the fact that the primary purpose and desire of the underdeveloped countries is to attain viable economies. 42. Almost all the under-developed countries are producers of raw materials or agricultural commodities, on the export of which they depend for the import of goods and services to sustain and develop their economic life. The short-term fluctuations for which the markets of primary products are notorious impose heavy losses on the primary producing countries and add to the difficulties of economic planning. The problem has been made much worse by what appears to be a secular trend of a fall in the prices of raw materials and agricultural commodities in comparison with the prices of manufactures and capital goods.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“For this reason, my Government believes that the aid programmes of the United Nations are not a substitute for aid received bilaterally and that increase in the size and scope of the former, for instance, through the establishment of a United Nations capital development fund, is to be welcomed, both because it will contribute to the total effort and because it will widen participation in that effort. 41. From whatever sources it may come, the flow of capital and skill into the under-developed countries makes a vital contribution to their development efforts, as it will take many years for the presently underdeveloped countries to reach the stage of self- sustaining growth.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The need for a common effort to raise the standard of living of the poorer nations is, of course, recognized, and I need not labour the point. 40. We do not believe that a debate on the respective merits of bilateral or international aid programmes would be productive. The needs of the developing countries for capital, for equipment and for skills are so great that programmes of aid from different sources will supplement rather than compete with each other.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It is only in the last decade or so that, upon attaining independence, these countries have turned their attention to the fullest exploitation and development of their resources. 39. Industrialization is the way to the economic development of under-developed countries, to their ability to satisfy the demands of growing populations for a better way of life and even to the rationalization of agricultural and raw material production. The task of economic development can be carried out more speedily if their efforts are supplemented by assistance which is demanded not as atonement for past economic wrongs but flowing from a realization of enlightened self-interest. The prosperity of the affluent countries themselves cannot, in the long run, be separated from the economic development of the poorer countries.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“This Organization, which has made a significant contribution to the liberation of peoples and nations, faces a great challenge in the economic field. The peace, prosperity and political stability of the world cannot be assured if poverty, disease and ignorance continue to afflict two- thirds of mankind. 38. The division of the world into an affluent North and an impoverished South makes for conditions of imbalance and instability. The main problem of the poor countries is not that they are poor in resources or lacking in enterprise. Their problems arise from the fact that, during the period of colonialism, their economies were only developed to serve as adjuncts to the industry and commerce of the colonial Powers.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)