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Olszowski

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first: 1973-09-24
most recent: 1984-09-24
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“For the time being, even partial progress in arms limitation and disarmament can exert a positive influence on the growth of the sense of security of States and thus on their readiness to enter into dialogue and deal with critical political problems. Among issues of primary importance that also appear on the agenda of this session are banishing the danger of an outbreak of nuclear war, eliminating chemical weapons, and forestalling an arms race in outer space In the light of the insane doctrines concerning the possibility of limited or local nuclear war, and even of winning a nuclear war, the Organization is facing tasks of a sempiternal order.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The objectives of the special session were further helped by other important Soviet decisions, including the unilateral moratorium on deployment of medium-range missiles in the European part of the USSR and a unilateral reduction of a considerable number of such missiles. Taken in conjunction with the whole complex of issues put forward by the Soviet Union, at the twelfth special session, : the memorandum entitled "Averting the growing nuclear threat"* and in the proposal entitled "Basic provisions of a convention on the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of chemical weapons and on their destruction",* all these decisions and pro¬posals add up to a new and constructive impetus enhancing an effective disarmament dialogue on a basis of equality, reciprocity and undiminished secu¬rity of any party. 133.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It '<= also in the perspective of results that we evaluate the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament. We do not con¬ceal the fact that we find them insufficient by far. Nevertheless, the fact that the session was held in so complicated an international situation can be regarded as a positive development. Moreover, it witnessed an event of the calibre of an historic pre¬cedent: one of the nuclear Powers assumed a solemn obligation not to be the first to use nuclear weapons. It would be hard to exaggerate the momentousness of that Soviet decision. If some other Powers see in it alleged undertones of propaganda, we can only encourage them to make similar "propaganda" by pledging also that they will not be the first ever to use nuclear weapons.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The most pressing task at present is to prevent a further deterioration of the situation which, inter alia, amounts to breaking the deadlock in disarmament negotiations and talks aimed at eliminating conflicts. The Polish Government has therefore par¬ticularly welcomed the commencement of Soviet-American talks on the limitation and reduction of nuclear arms in Europe and on strategic arms limitation and their reduction. They both fit the formula, from which all stand to benefit, of strengthening interna¬tional peace and security, that is, limitation and containment of the arms race as well as disarmament, which the Organization considers to be the most important problem facing the world today. The world awaits rapid and concrete results from these talks.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Practical implementation of its principles has yielded positive results, both for the two parties and for Europe at large. Poland is invariably motivated by the need for that process to be continued and, for its part, is ready to make a further contribution to its favourable advance. We expect also that the Federal Republic of Germany in its policy in relation to Poland will still be guided by its obligations under the treaty and by the supreme interests of European security and peace. Throughout the history of the Organization we have often heard it asked from this rostrum: what must be done to save mankind from the tragedy that would result from negative actions of certain States if not checked in time? We ask the question again, conscious as we are of its acute relevance and urgency.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The interdependence of individual regions and the world as a whole has been the guiding factor in a number of Polish initiatives of a global nature, to mention only the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 33/73. Implementation in good faith by all States of its weighty provisions would help to build firm foundations for peace and co-operation, free from prejudice, arrogance and ill will. The lasting record of Poland's foreign policy comprises the process of the normalization of our relations with the Federal Republic of Germany initiated by the treaty of December 19707 That treaty is of historic significance for the two nations as well as for a constructive development of the European situation and the security of our continent.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Its great success should be attributed to the perseverance and single- mindedness of the socialist States and the under-standing of its significance by other participants. Consummated by the Final Act of Helsinki, the process of the Conference on Security and Co¬operation in Europe stands out as one of the most optimistic elements of contemporary international politics and an important confirmation of the genuine opportunities that exist for a positive evolution of East-West relations, which exert their decisive impact on the general climate of world affairs. The closeness of Europe's impingement on our destinies in no way obscures our perception of the wider international horizon, with all its determinants and needs.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Indeed, these accord with both the vital desires and interests of the Polish people and the requirements of progress in international relations. Polish foreign policy remains one of steadfast actions on behalf of detente and broad international dialogue. We have borne witness to this from the very beginning of Poland's membership in the United Nations, including our active participation in the work of the Security Council. In a few days 25 years will have passed since from this very rostrum Adam Rapacki presented a Polish plan, known by his name, for the denuclearisation of Central Europe. Unceasing in our efforts, several years later we presented a momentous regional initiative to convene a European security conference.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Longings to remove the nuclear threat are surfacing with growing force among broad sections of the public, in the activities of social forces and religious movements. Despite their adversaries, detente tendencies have been lastingly embodied in the record of accom¬plishments of the international community. We realize that in today's divided world, detente is variously interpreted. But to consider it solely in terms of short- term gains and losses and to treat it expediently as a political instrument that can be discarded once it has ceased to serve one's momentary advantage reveals a profound lack of understanding of the laws of the contemporary world. For us it is the only effective instrument in the search for solutions to pressing world problems and for abiding guarantees of peace.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The world's progress towards peace is actively affected nowadays by a constructive factor—the community of socialist States. Faithful to the unchanged guide¬lines of their foreign policy, members of our com¬munity continue persistently to oppose the policy of armament and to counteract the threat of nuclear war. They resolutely declare themselves in favour of a peaceful and just settlement of the problems of the world of today, for detente and the strengthening of international security, the elimination of conflicts and trouble spots, as well as the expansion of all-round equitable and mutually beneficial international co¬operation. It would be hard, too, not to perceive the profound interest in expanding constructive co¬operation displayed by the non-aligned, developing and neutral States.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“More than two years ago, the States parties to the Warsaw Treaty noted in their declara¬tion that the main threat to peace and detente lies in the arms race, encouraged by cold-war quarters and military and industrial complexes, as well as in the attempts to revive a policy based on a position of strength. This appraisal is substantiated by the present policies of ruling circles of NATO which are at variance with the basic requirements of international realities and are founded on an over-estimation of their own capabilities and an under estimation of those of others. Serious threats arise from the increasingly frequent attempts to globalize the NATO theatre of operations. The picture of the contemporary world is not made up only of disturbing trends and actions.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The pressure of retrograde relics of colonialism, neo colonialism and racism continues undiminished. In particular, the lack of a settlement in Namibia that would accord with the just aspirations of its people fortifies the South African regime in its arrogance and aggressiveness, not only there but also at home, towards its own population, the victims of apartheid Attempts are being made to spread confronta¬tion and tension to all continents. The dangerous quality of the international situation at the beginning of the 1980s is not, however, a result of factors beyond human control.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The genuine aspirations for a just and durable peace, challenged by the aggressive policies of Israel, have been expressed by the Arab World at the Twelfth Arab Summit Conference at Fez. The consistent policy of the socialist States, which has recently been spelled out in the six-point plan by Leonid Brezhnev, is aimed at ensuring lasting peace in that region of the world. Peace in the Middle East cannot be a sum total of separatist endeavours and agreements but a collective and comprehensive settlement that respects the fundamental and just rights of all its parties, and in particular the right of the people of Palestine to establish its own State. A tragic harvest is being reaped by the Iran-Iraq conflict. Events in that sensitive region today cheer the enemies of peace and of third world unity.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The year that has passed since the thirty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly has regrettably seen the dangerous trends in the world grow stronger and many of them acquire the features of no less than political and military adventurism. Obsession with nuclear superiority and pursuit of an illusory security through remorseless expansion of military arsenals are intensifying the arms spiral, destabilizing military balance and undermining interna¬tional confidence. Peace is awaited in the Middle East. The bloody massacre of the defenceless population in Beirut has appalled the international community. A heinous crime has been committed before the eyes of the whole world. We most resolutely condemn it as well as its instigators, perpetrators and protectors.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Whoever is unfaithful to this duty, whoever ignores his own and his country's responsibility for international peace and security and embarks on generating tension, escalating armaments and preaching intolerance, is betraying the trust of his own people, is striking at its peaceful aspirations and is no longer fit to voice them. We are witnessing disregard for the interests and security of States. This is destroying the labor¬iously assembled record of coexistence and detente and undermining the recognized foundations of inter¬national security, including the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“I declare with absolute firmness: it is not Poland which is upsetting international relations. They are being upset by those who wish to take advantage of the internal situation in our country as one of the pretexts to stifle detente and impose a new "cold war" on the world, to divert attention from their own doings aimed against other nations and against peace. An ominous spectre is haunting the world—the spectre of nuclear war. Its danger is more evident today than ever before, as it is openly spoken of and is being prepared in the open. The genuine aspirations of the peoples lie on the side of peace. The first and supreme duty of politicians and Governments in the sphere of international relations is to keep awakening and perpetuating these aspirations and to do all they can to banish for ever an apocalyptic vision of the world.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We also appreciate the attitude of those Western States which have not submitted to pressure and continue their normal relations with Poland. We should like to believe that there will soon be a return to dialogue with all our remaining part¬ners on a basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and equality. In this spirit, we uphold as being still timely the appeal made, in July last year, by the ninth Congress of the Polish United Workers' Party to our partners in the West to intensify frank dialogue and exploration of ways of averting cold-war threats and preserving what has so far been achieved by detente. The internal affairs of any country, Poland included, must not be exploited for the purpose of exacerbating international tension and intensifying the arms race.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We gratefully acknowledge the attitude of our friends and partners who hurried forward with assistance at a difficult time for us, who displayed an understanding of our problems and continue to help us overcome them. Especially priceless is the aid of our neighbour and closest ally, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. If friends in need are friends indeed, so today again we are realizing who our true friend is. We reciprocate the understanding and sympathy of the developing countries which perceive in our situation a reflection of some of their own problems. We see in their attitude a fellow feeling of reciprocity for the numerous instances of Poland's resolute commitment to the struggle against colonialism, neo¬colonialism and imperialism.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“When observing their unfriendly and, indeed, unrealistic attitude towards Poland, when listening to their warnings and "advice" addressed to us, one is tempted to ask: have these gentlemen by any chance forgotten to whom they are speaking, have they forgotten that Poland is not part of NATO but it is and shall remain a sovereign and inseparable component of the community of socialist States? If the object of all anti-Polish actions is to force us to back down and abandon the socialist path of development, we can only answer in the words of Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski: "Poland has never yet bowed to a foreign ulti¬matum. Evidently not all abroad understand our history, our sense of pride and dignity. There are contradictions and conflicts in our country., But it is not foreigners who are going to resolve them".”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is also hard to resist surprise at the behaviour of certain Governments which seem deliberately to obstruct the functioning of the Polish economy. Do they not realize that they are thereby weakening Poland's Payment capacities? After all, the country's discharge of its financial obligations depends on the rate at which its economic balance can be restored. As far as this is concerned, we shall not be found wanting in resolve. We therefore welcome initiatives for the development of equitable and mutually profitable co¬operation with Poland. An altogether different approach, however, is taken by certain quarters in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO].”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Most of them, and especially radio programmes in the Polish language, consist of propaganda, based on attacking the country's internal order and incitement to change its socio-political system. In recent months they have acquired all the features of a propaganda aggression against , Poland. This cannot but amount to a contravention of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and a violation of the norms formu¬lated so far by the international community in the Held of information and mass communication, including in particular those of the United Nations and UNESCO. This has nothing to do with the right to freedom of information and the concept of its balanced flow. On the contrary, it represents their most evident abuse.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“A National Council for Culture and a Parlia¬mentary Economic and Social Council, as well as other organs pursuing important national issues, have been established. The Teachers' Charter, laws on higher education, on special rights of war veterans and on co-operatives were passed in Parliament. Intensive work continues on press legislation and on the law on trade unions. In the light of the foregoing, how would one assess in the United Nations the attacks against Poland, launched and conducted with unusual vicious- ness by certain Governments? We have already officially drawn these actions to the attention of the Governments on whose inspiration or from whose territories they are undertaken.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Indeed they bespeak attempts at a primitively conceived ideologization of international relations and translation of the relics of McCarthyism into this sphere. The opponents of peace in our country seem to be turning a blind eye to the massive process of positive change that is taking place in all areas of public life. We are carrying out an economic reform, backed by a broad network of new legislation. This includes important laws for the implementation of the reform—on State enterprises and workers' self- management in a State enterprise. The proclamation of martial law has in no way interrupted the work of legislative organs or the introduction of new legal regulations in major spheres of the country's social and economic life.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We shall develop it with absolute single-mindedness, with Polish hands and Polish minds and hearts. Unfortunately, some Western Government , in particular the United States Administration, and also imperialist propaganda centres, have decided to take advantage of developments in our country to start a violent and anti-Polish campaign. It is being conducted with a wilful incomprehension of Poland's raison d'etat and is based on a one-sided, tendentious appraisal of the situation as well as on false stereotypes. It has made Poland an object of inadmissible inter¬ference in its internal affairs and a target of economic blackmail. At the same time, all the weapons to be found in the arsenal of a propaganda aggression and instruction in subversion are being deployed against us.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In the passing months the Tightness of our indispensable decisions has been confirmed. They halted the process of disintegration of the State and collapse of the economy; they stopped the dangerous drift towards internationalization of the Polish crisis. Despite difficulties, the country's political and eco¬nomic life is proceeding towards normalization, to the accompaniment of a significant relaxation of the rigours of martial law. We do see the possibility of lifting the existing restrictions. We are determined to advance patiently and unswervingly along a path of national dialogue and accord, guided by realism and good will. We shall consistently follow the programme of the ninth Con¬gress of the Polish United Workers' Party—the socialist renewal of political, social and economic life, and the guarantees of socialist democracy.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“No constitutional body, including the Parliament and the Government it had duly constituted, ceased to function as a consequence. They all continue to shoulder their great responsi¬bility for the destinies of the nation and the State, in a situation in which the survival and the future of independent Poland, for which many generations have fought, were at stake. At the price of emergency measures introduced on a temporary basis, Poland was spared a civil war. We know ourselves how high a price this is, but it is not as supremely high as would have been the loss, on a mass scale, of a fundamental human right—the right to life. No one is entitled to try to raise this price. More than once in the past Polish blood has been shed, and not always in the interests of the people of Poland. We are learning the lessons of history.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The origins of the causes and determinant factors which have led to the present situation in my country are complex. We have explained them on numerous occasions; they are on record in the authoritative statements of the supreme organs of State. Those abroad who were willing to understand them did understand. Others failed to show sufficient good will and respect for the norms of international relations to leave Polish affairs to Poles. For no one knows or can know better than the Poles themselves what is good and right for Poland. The proclamation of martial law in Poland, ratified in the Act passed by Parliament on 25 January this year, complied with all the requirements of the law. From first to last it was a sovereign Polish, and solely Polish, decision.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Its purpose, as we stated in the official notification in pursuance of article 4 of the Interna¬tional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was to reverse an excep¬tionally serious public emergency threatening the life of the nation and to create the conditions for the effective protection of Poland's sovereignty and independence. We are deeply convinced that the proclamation of martial law ultimately serves not only the most vital interests of Poland but also peace and security in Europe, for any dangerous development in the situation in my country, located as it is in the very heart of the European continent, could have disas¬trous consequences, especially as various forces hostile to detente have pinned on this hopes of under¬mining the existing relationship of forces.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The Polish delegation has come to the present session at a critical juncture in Poland's history. Last December our country found itself confronted with an alternative: descent into the abyss of fratricidal bloodshed, which was the goal of the enemies of socialism and forces of anarchy, or temporary recourse to emergency measures to steer Poland out of a profound crisis. The supreme interest of the nation and the State bade us, in compliance with the Consti¬tution of the Polish People's Republic, to proclaim martial law.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We are extremely pleased to see a representative of the sister Hungarian People's Republic elected to the high office of President of the current session of the General Assembly. Your election, Sir, testifies to the high standing of socialist Hungary and its peaceful policy in world affairs, it is a personal tribute to you by the international community. We sincerely congratulate you and wish you new successes in your work for the benefit of the Organization. We also address our friendly wishes for all success and determination to the new Secretary- General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar. I wish to assure you, Mr. President, and the Secretary-General that Poland is as intent as ever on making a constructive contribution to the proceedings of another session of the General Assembly.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Waldheim, who spares neither diligence nor devotion in implementing the tasks of the Organization. 86. I wish to reiterate our assurance that Poland will continue its steadfast support for all the efforts of the United Nations, in consistency with its statutory purposes and principles.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“In the new international situation, circumstances are becoming more and more propitious for the United Nations to play its constructive and increasing role. But at the same time the Organization's tasks and responsibilities grow in scope. 84. Hence there is a need for a greater effectiveness of the Organization. May we again point out that the strengthening of the functioning of the United Nations does not lie in the revision of the Charter but in a fuller utilization of its provisions, especially with regard to actions for the consolidation of world peace and the establishment of more equitable economic relations and co-operation in the social area. 85. While on the subject of the role of the United Nations, I cannot fail to express our appreciative recognition of the activity of the Secretary-General, Mr.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“This idea should never escape the attention of the United Nations. 82. Detente calls for persistent efforts by all States Members of our Organization. More concerted action is necessary to achieve its further progress. The first and foremost requirement is respect for the principles of peaceful co-operation between States and a renunciation of all action from a position of strength. This is, in fact, indispensable for equitable international co-operation and the progress of mankind. 83. The decisions that we are bound to take at the thirty-first session should contribute to the acceleration of the processes of detente in the world and to turning them into durable and universal phenomena.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“As is known, Poland has made a proposal that this important topic be taken up by the United Nations. We welcome with appreciation the report on the subject submitted by the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [A/31/111], in accordance with resolution 3148 (XXVIII), concerning the initiation of a program of studies in that field. We wish to propose that at the present session the General Assembly adopt a resolution recommending continuation of the studies. 81. It is not progress alone but the peaceful future of our globe as well that depends upon the upbringing of young generations. The importance of this question was eloquently stressed two years ago from this very rostrum by Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“Indeed, its success depends on a readiness to seek compromise solutions which would take proper account of the interests of all States and groups of States in such basic matters as the exploitation of the sea-bed, the status of the economic zone, fishing, and scientific research. 79. The issues of the contemporary world cannot be solved without creatively tackling questions of social progress and acute social problems, and especially without adopting measures to satisfy elementary human needs. That is why Poland has put forward an initiative in the International Labor Organization for the elaboration of an international convention on the universal right to work. 80. One of the important premises for the socio-economic progress of each country is that of cultural values which therefore, too, require special protection.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“The growing economic potential of Poland and of other members of CMEA favors the expansion of all-round international economic co-operation. This should develop ever more harmoniously, since any disruptions resulting from world market fluctuations and other impediments adversely affect the economic situation of individual countries. Therefore, Poland is vitally interested in the further stabilization of conditions for economic co-operation. Long-term agreements on economic, scientific and technological collaboration represent a valuable instrument in this regard. 78. My country attaches substantial importance to the work of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“They ought to include the main flows of international economic relations and areas in those relations pertaining both to the developing countries and to east-west co-operation. 76. Within the United Nations system, Poland participates in the formulation of new principles and mechanisms to govern international economic relations. Allow me at this juncture to recall the significance of the resolution on the examination of long-term trends in the economic development of the regions of the world /resolution 3508 (XXX)], adopted on Poland's initiative at the thirtieth session of the General Assembly. We trust that the studies in question will reveal the growing interrelationships in the development of individual regions as well as new vistas for the acceleration and expansion of economic co-operation among all States. 77.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“What is involved here is the creation of conditions making it possible to implement all progressive and legitimate recommendations of recent important international conferences, particularly the sixth and seventh special sessions of the General Assembly and the fourth session of UNCTAD. In performing the tasks stemming therefrom, we shall thus be reinforcing the material basis of peaceful coexistence and strengthening international security. 75. All interested States should participate in solving problems arising along the path towards the establishment of the new international economic order in the world economy. The solutions to be adopted have to take due account of the differences in their socio-economic systems as well as in the levels of their economic development.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“We have often called attention in this forum to the inseparable relationship between strengthening detente and progress in disarmament, on the one hand, and the acceleration of the socio-economic development of all countries, on the other. 72. It is correctly assumed that in the world of today war and hunger are the most dangerous enemies of mankind. Peace, as the only foundation of development, is the sine qua non for their elimination. 73. By strengthening peace and security and consolidating the processes of detente, the international community is building a political infrastructure for the establishment of a new and just division of labor in the world economy. 74.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“We reaffirm in full our support for the proposal to convene a world disarmament conference with the participation of all States and declare ourselves in favor of initiating without delay concrete preparatory work to this end. Previous sessions of the General Assembly adopted a number of resolutions also supporting other disarmament proposals. The time is ripe to give the ideas contained in them the tangible form of international agreements. 65. Putting an end to the arms race is the concern of 5 Sec Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth peoples and the responsibility of Governments. The race is Session, Annexes, agenda item 97, document A/8491. 71.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“It is certainly by far easier to prevent the introduction of new weapons than to remove them from the already existing stockpiles. Here, too, negotiations can and should be accelerated. Hence, and taking into account the great significance of the problem for the international community, we propose that the General Assembly should call upon the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament iii Geneva to intensify the efforts already initiated with this end in view. 69. We wish to advance an analogous idea with regard to negotiations concerning the complete elimination of chemical weapons. Poland, as is known, was one of the authors of the draft convention on the matter. Speeding up work on the convention is a vital imperative. 70.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“It also confirms the fact that the Geneva Conference of the Committee on Disarmament, which through its painstaking efforts has already brought about the conclusion of several important agreements, remains a valuable negotiating forum. 67. We have welcomed the Soviet-American Treaty of 28 May 1976 on limitation of underground nuclear expositions for peaceful purposes. We hope that this Treaty will bring closer the prospect for a comprehensive test-ban treaty and will help in the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy for the benefit of man. 68. I should wish to draw the Assembly's special attention to the proposal concerning the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons [see AI31/27] as a most outstanding and far-sighted initiative.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“continuing faster than ever and becoming more and more dangerous. It is imperative that the pace of disarmament efforts be harmonized with that of the processes of detente. Without concrete progress in the task of disarmament, the process of positive political transformation in the world may become inhibited or. even suppressed. This cannot be allowed. 66. We welcome the elaboration by the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament of a draft of an important convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques [see A/31/27, annex I]. This draft convention amply testifies to the existing feasibility of achieving progress in the field of disarmament.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“There is every indication that among the important and urgent tasks of our Organization which first and foremost should attract our efforts is the question of eliminating the threat or use of force in international relations, ending the arms race and entering upon the road of disarmament. 64. The prohibition of the use of force has been embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, Li numerous bilateral and multilateral international documents and in the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. The practice of international relations reveals, however, that further collective efforts are necessary to turn this principle into a universally binding and practically applicable rule of international law. All this in fact concerns the focal problem of our times: that of war and peace.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“Poland, together with other socialist States and all the forces of peace, will act with perseverance for the removal of such threats, for the further improvement of the political climate and the creation of conditions favoring lasting security and co-operation among nations. 62. This determination to work consistently towards detente has found its expression in the resolutions of the Seventh Congress of the Polish United Workers' Party and in the Twenty-fifth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, as well as in the documents of the Congresses of other communist and workers' parties of the socialist States. 63.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“The ration-ale of historical justice makes it compelling that the inalienable rights of the peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe to their sovereign statehood be secured unconditionally and without delay. 60. The persecution of Chilean patriots by the Fascist regime gives rise to the strongest condemnation. We demand the immediate termination of terror and violence, which extend also beyond the frontiers of Chile. 61. Threats to the peaceful future of nations originate from lack of respect for the principles of peaceful coexistence. Violation of these principles leads to international conflicts.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“The removal of dangerous tensions in Cyprus calls for the safeguarding of the independence and territorial integrity of the island and for solutions in conformity with United Nations resolutions. 58. We lend our support to the efforts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to secure a peaceful and democratic unification of Korea and the withdrawal of foreign troops from the Korean peninsula. 59. The time has come, in keeping with United Nations resolutions, finally to put an end to the racist regimes in Namibia, Rhodesia and South Africa. The struggle of the people of Zimbabwe and Namibia for independence, the question of the liquidation of all the remnants of colonialism and the elimination of apartheid require the resolute support of the entire international community.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“Their activity, representing as it does a flagrant interference in the domestic affairs of States, is contrary to the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation and universally accepted rules of international relations. 55. Developments in the Middle East, including the tragedy of Lebanon, pose A direct threat to peace. The only effective way to settle the problem is by the return to the Arab countries of the territories occupied by Israel in 1967 and by a comprehensive political settlement which would take due account of the interests and rights of all States and peoples of tho reason, including Israel, as well as the right of the Palestinian people to its own statehood. 57.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“It does not depend on objective conditions alone, but also on specific political actions by the forces which are jointly shaping international relations. 55. It is with concern that we are following the actions of those who ate bent on reversing the course of history. In an attempt to increase tensions and step up the arms race, they are trying to undermine the process of detente, building up armaments, keeping tensions and conflicts alive, resorting to acts of aggression, discrimination, economic exploitation and interference in the internal affairs of States which are instituting progressive reforms. These circles and their objectives are served, inter alia, by a widely expanded apparatus of Subversive propaganda, such as the so-called "Radio Free Europe" or "Radio Liberty".”
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“.We are particularly appreciative of the appeal of the Colombo Conference for "the global relaxation of international tension and for the participation of all countries on an equal basis in the solution of international problems" [See AI31I197, annex I, para. 25]. By the same token, the strengthening of detente, and its extension, in all spheres of international relations, to all regions of the world, is in the interest of all States. Consequently, all States must adopt an active stance and be willing to come half way in considering different initiatives for strengthening peace and intensifying co-operation; they must regard the world as an organic community of the destinies of all mankind. 54. The progress of detente in the world is not automatic.”
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