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  1. “Nor would I comment on Senator Morse's statement that I do not represent the views of my King, for this is none of his business. I shall make only a brief reference to the substance of that question in so far as it reflects the very same views which were expressed yesterday by the representative of Israel from this rostrum. 77. Reading the Congressional Record of 12 August, we find that Senator Morse stated: "Saudi Arabia ... refuses to allow [companies] to employ Jews for work in Saudi Arabia...”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  2. “In the course of the debate in the Senate of the United States last August — in connexion with economic aid to be extended to Saudi Arabia — Israel found, in the person of the Honourable Senator Wayne Morse, a supporter to raise a number of matters pertaining to the policy of our Government. I shall deal with the matter only to show that it is Israel which is waging economic warfare against the Arabs. 76. I shall not answer the charges of Senator Morse that His Majesty, our King, "does not believe in democracy", that he has no respecter of human rights", that he is a "tyrannical absolute monarch", that he "still maintains a slave market", and other insolent and abusive falsehoods not worthy of a Congress that represents a polite, courteous, dignified and great nation such as the United States.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  3. “There is a very genuine ground to bring this matter to the attention of the United Nations; the more so because in her statement yesterday the representative of Israel dealt at length with what she described as the Arab economic warfare waged against Israel. Let us see how this war is waged. 75. The story is simple to state. In August, just at the threshold of this session of the Assembly, Israel, directly and through Zionist organizations and a handful of mercenary congressmen, launched an unholy crusade against the Arab economy. I should like to cite one instance only as an illustration.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  4. “Israel has no place in this picture, for Israel is the embodiment of imperialism coupled with colonialism. What we are striving to attain is not beyond our inherent rights. We envy none and covet none. But none should covet our territory, and none should envy the treasures of our territory. Ours is a policy of co-operation on the basis of mutuality. We want to be let alone, not in isolation, but under conditions of free co-operation. We intend to develop our economy in the best interests of our people, free from any domination or group pressure. 74. This particular stress of group pressure is not without reason.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  5. “I have stressed these events, which took place recently in the Arab homeland, because they form the general pattern that guides our deliberations on all our questions. Further, these facts have a bearing upon the general security and prosperity of the whole Arab sub-continent. Ours is not a no man’s land of insignificant history. It is the ancient homeland of an ancient people with an ancient civilization. With its material and its spiritual resources, and with its strategic position, this whole area can be a buffer zone, a belt of security. It can be a barrier of peace between the East and the West, standing as it does between the three greatest continents of the world. It can be that, and more than that, only when the powers within pull out, and the powers without continue to keep out.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  6. “Arab waters, no matter how deeply disturbed they appear, cool down with amazing rapidity. To the disappointment of, Israel, they soon become crystal clear, at least for those who have clear vision to see. Let Israel speak no more of President Nasser’s relation to one Arab State or another. President Nasser and the other Arab States are impregnable to the wishful sentiments and sympathies of Mrs. Golda Meir, the representative of Israel, Israel's lamentations over inter-Arab relations are most amusing as we heard yesterday from this rostrum from Mrs. Meir [806th meeting]. It would be better for the Israel representative to keep her tears outside the bounds of this Assembly. 73.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  7. “The two leaders, meeting in Cairo early in September, discussed all national and international problems. They went into their conference captured by the spirit of Arab brotherhood and the dictates of peace for their land and the whole world. Their official proclamation has revealed a consensus of mind, a community of interest and an identity of policy. 72. Thus the events of Casablanca and Cairo should, like a green light, encourage those who are watching the Arab movement in its struggle for final liberty. Likewise, these events should serve as a warning against any attempts to dominate or interfere in Arab affairs. They confirm more than ever that to perturb Arab waters is futile, and therefore for Israel to fish in disturbed waters is a losing game.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  8. “In his message to the Council of the Arab League, His Majesty the King of Morocco referred to his country as — and I invite attention to this — an integral part of the great Arab homeland, hi stressing Arab solidarity, His Majesty declared that the freedom of the United Arab Republic and Iraq is the freedom of Morocco, and that the cause of Palestine and the Sudan is the cause of Tunisia. This is Arab nationalism; oneness of past, continued in oneness of present and leading to oneness in the future. 71. There is, however, another important aspect of the picture. When the King of Morocco was stressing from Casablanca these basic concepts, other voices from Cairo were resounding the echo with the same vigour; the voices of His Majesty King Saud of Saudi Arabia and President Nasser of the United Arab Republic.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  9. “It provides ample proof that, once liberty is attained in any Arab territory in Asia or in Africa, inter-Arab relations become governed by unity and co-operation. When unity is absent, it is not because of the absence of its attributes; rather it is the result of foreign domination. Given freedom of action, Arab nationalism is bound to take its course in its march towards political unity, economic development and social advancement. 70. These are not marginal inferences or propaganda material. These are the cardinal facts of Arab nationalism in its quest for final liberation. The Casablanca meetings have provided the testimony, if testimony is required.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  10. “In fact, many States, individually or in their regional organizations and conferences, have spared no effort to achieve these goals. The Conference of Independent African States, held at Monrovia in August 1959, is a landmark in the history of Africa in its sacred march towards complete liberty and sovereignty. In the Arab homeland, some outstanding events have taken place, and their bearing on the international situation deserves to be highlighted at this session. 69. A fortnight before the opening of the General Assembly, the Council of the League of Arab States was convened at Casablanca. For the first time since its inception in 1945, a meeting of the Arab League was held in the far west of the Arab homeland. This is a fact of great significance. It portrays Arab nationalism aiming at oneness of objective and solidarity of action.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  11. “Side by side with disarmament, however, there is the general question of the relaxation of world tensions and the peaceful settlement of outstanding disputes. In this field, agreement of the great two is a big contribution. But we have a reminder or a warning to make: it is only just solutions, not adjustments of convenience or expedience, that will lead to peace, lasting peace. Any solution repugnant to the spirit of the Charter is bound to breed conflict and unrest. It is only with this approach, and with no other approach, that we can avoid the scourge of war, with its untold sorrow and indescribable annihilation. 68. Yet to create conditions of peace and stability, we are not to sit idle. All nations have a contribution to make and a duty to discharge.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  12. “This is an item on which all efforts of the United Nations have thus far failed, and miserably failed. A discussion between the two "tête-à-tête", and heart to heart as we hope, is more likely to produce agreement. We believe that the United Nations at present can do very little, if anything at all, on this subject. Let us leave the great two to iron out their differences. This is no abolition of the United Nations, but a Charter method to facilitate the task of the United Nations. There is a stage when the Secretary-General can participate in such discussions with his usual exemplary ability. There is another stage when the United Nations in full can play a useful role. We shall not abandon our responsibilities, but let us wait and see. 67.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  13. “At this session, and from the same rostrum at which President Eisenhower stood, Mr. Khrushchev has outlined a four-year plan for disarmament [799th meeting], an exciting plan that will leave this world with nothing but a police force. 65. The United Nations has thus before it an American and a Soviet plan for disarmament. In both plans, that of the United States and that of the Soviet Union, the declared policies are noble and magnanimous, and what remains is sincere fulfilment and faithful execution. Agreement of the giant two will no doubt lead to disarmament; nothing short of agreement will ever solve this age-old problem. 66. By the force of living realities the United Nations role in this field is very much limited. No resolution or heap of resolutions would lead to disarmament.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  14. “It is true that in the arena there is a group of States which seek to keep out of the way. It is equally true that there is also this Organization, endeavouring to wrestle with the problems of international peace and security. But the vibrant fact is that in the long run international peace does not rest mainly with our Organization or in our resolutions. World peace and the destiny of mankind reside in the will of the two giants of our age. In Eisenhower and Khrushchev, in their conduct and their words, lies the destiny of the whole race and the salvation of mankind from the horrors of annihilation. Never before have two men stood so squarely before the bar of history. At the third emergency special session, President Eisenhower addressed our Assembly [733rd meeting] and advanced a very noble plan for general disarmament.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  15. “It is the meeting of President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Khrushchev, the two giants of this planet on which we live — the planet that witnessed our civilization and culture, our progress and evolution, and indeed our very existence. Mr. Khrushchev's visit to the United States and the forthcoming visit of Mr. Eisenhower to the Soviet Union are the most exciting events of the day. Given all chances of success, these visits may go far in making history for a long long time to come. 64. Obviously, the significance of these meetings can hardly be overstated. It is not only the summit, but the summit of the very summit. With the world what it is, the meeting of the two is not simply a meeting of two great leaders. Behind them there are two great conflicting worlds possessing the genius of destructiveness and the talents for creativeness.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  16. “To his country, Peru, and to the whole continent of Latin America, we convey our greetings. This Organization should rejoice in having elected a President with the wisdom of a philosopher, the talent of a statesman, the gifts of a diplomat and, finally, with the human experience of the agony of exile. 63. As for the session, I submit that the atmosphere, rather than the agenda, speaks for itself. By and large, our agenda at this fourteenth session is identical with our agenda at the first session. But our meeting this year is held in a climate of excitement accompanied by hope and fear. One can readily state the reason.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  17. “It is a unique session — happily and fortunately led by a unique President. 62. As one of the founding fathers of our Organization, Mr. Belaúnde hardly stands in need of an introduction. His grasp of international affairs is masterly. To our Charter, Mr. Belaúnde has appended a noble rule of conduct. In gracious words, he has often urged that we think as philosophers, act as statesmen, and speak as diplomats. It is with all these qualities that our President presides. Yet in Mr. Belaúnde dwells the experience of another man. Our President was a political exile for a whole decade. He was a refugee, away from his beloved homeland, and a refugee has a burning understanding of the Charter and a fiery urge to apply its principles. To our President we extend our sincere congratulations.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  18. “61. Once more we are in session, and once again we meet in the Parliament of Man. Judging by all external appearances, this session of our Assembly is regular and normal. Supposedly, it is the usual annual session. Yet the atmosphere is neither usual nor seasonal, for this session stands outside the pattern of the thirteen sessions held since the days of San Francisco. The fateful events that are rushing into the international arena and the attending trends that are manifesting themselves in our Organization are neither of a usual character nor of an ordinary nature. We seem to stand at the cross-roads of human relations — at a point of divergence, leading to diverse destinations. This session seems to break the monotony of the United Nations, a monotony that threatens to debilitate the Organization.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)