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1959-09-24
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  1. “We are advised by experts that because of the nature of climatic conditions in the Sahara and the behaviour of the prevailing winds there, the chances of fall-out affecting vast areas are very great. The note goes on to state that the distance between the testing ground and the nearest inhabited point will be about 1,000 kilometres. This calculation presupposes the existence in the French Sahara of a circle of 2,000 kilometres in diameter that is totally uninhabited. To the best of my knowledge an area of such dimensions does not exist. The effect of the fall-out becomes even more serious and widespread in the face of the fact that the inhabitants of the Sahara are nomads, whose movements follow no certain pattern. 52.”

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

  2. “It is indeed a cause for regret and disappointment that France, a founding member of this Organization and a permanent member of the Security Council, on whom falls a special duty for the maintenance of international peace and security, should be the one who is about to fail in the discharge of that duty. 51. We note, in a memorandum circulated by the French Mission, that France is trying to justify its proposed action by drawing comparisons between its tests and those previously carried out by other Powers. This, we submit, is. an invalid argument because, firstly, those Powers carried out their tests either on their own territories or with the consent of the owners of such territories. Secondly, those Powers have now declared their intention to suspend their tests pending agreement on the whole question of cessation of nuclear tests.”

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

  3. “Some of these neighbours are independent States which have made their attitudes known and their voices heard following the Conference of Independent African States held in Monrovia. Others are dependent territories whose true voice is not heard in these counsels and, as such, the United Nations has a prime responsibility for ensuring the security of those countries. The Charter treats the interests of these peoples as "paramount" and describes the promotion of their, well-being as "a sacred trust". What greater interest, may I ask, without impertinence, is there for a man than the safety of his person? And how can a duty be "sacred" or "more sacred” If it does not extend to the protection of human life against the imminent danger of total annihilation? 50.”

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

  4. “Quite recently, following the French Government's official decision to test such weapons in the Sahara, my Government made formal representations to France in an effort to persuade France to abandon the project. The Sudan was not alone, in this, nor is it alone. The Governments of Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Morocco have made similar protests, and popular feelings throughout the world — including France — have been terrified at the prospect of the dangerous consequences. 49. The area selected for atomic tests is surrounded by other peoples and countries — the Sudan shares a border of about 2500 kilometres with French Equatorial Africa, forming part of the Sahara.”

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

  5. “While rejoicing at the dawn of serious attempts to ban nuclear tests, as part of the larger objective of reaching agreement on the principles governing disarmament and the regulation of armaments, as ordained by the Charter, the Government and people of, the Republic of the Sudan were taken aback to learn that France is contemplating the explosion of an atomic bomb in the Sahara Our reaction to these projected experiments on the very borders of the Sudan cannot be but one of deep alarm and concern. My Government has on several occasions and through diverse media drawn the attention of the French authorities to the incalculable dangers and grave consequences which such experiments are bound to entail.”

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

  6. “For this reason we appeal that atomic energy should be utilized for peaceful purposes and for the building of a new world, not for its destruction. We do not approve of the. present arms race nor the continuation of nuclear tests for war purposes. Small States like our country will be the first to be wiped out, for the obvious reason that they do not have the means to protect themselves in the face of such devastating danger." It is our loyalty to those fundamental principles of our foreign policy that conditions our attitude toward the questions coming before this Assembly for consideration. 48.”

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

  7. “The crux of the question, however, to put it very mildly, is not what Israel is but, first, how it came to be; and, secondly, should the refugees be liquidated together with the innumerable resolutions of this Organization? The United Nations will not, in my humble submission, agree, nor will the Arab States and peoples, nor still the, refugees who have the stronger voice. The reference by the representative of Israel to the Sudan's complaint is, to say the least, uncalled for and irrelevant.i 47. The third point is the atomic tests in the Sahara., In its first statement of foreign policy the Government of the Republic of the Sudan declared the following: “In so far as atomic energy is concerned, peace means the utilization of that energy for the benefit of mankind, and not for the destruction of its legacies and civilizations.”

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

  8. “Considerations of national security may amount, and in this case do amount, to the right of denying that freedom to shipping beneficial or related to entities which are in a state of war with that territorial sovereign. In our view, this is compatible with the principles of the 1888 Constantinople, Convention. 46. The contention of the Israel representative 1806th meeting] that Israel is a small nation, that it wants to live in peace and that it is now subjected unjustifiably to aggression and economic sanctions has been adequately dealt with an explained away by my friend, the representative of Saudi Arabia [808th meeting].”

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

  9. “The delegation of the Republic of the. Sudan notes that several of the representatives who spoke before have emphasized the necessity and propriety of freedom of navigation on international waterways. In this context some of these speakers deliberately; we think, alluded to the Suez Canal as one of those international waterways where freedom of navigation should not be hedged by any conditions or considerations. With this latter point of view, the delegation of the Sudan finds it difficult to agree. 45. It is unquestionable that the Suez Canal constitutes an integral part of the national territory of the United Arab Republic and as such it is subject to the sovereign control of that State. The corollary is that a territorial sovereign is rightfully entitled to restrict that freedom of navigation in favour of its national security.”

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

  10. “Speaking, however, of assistance to the refugees and of gratitude for such assistance should not blind us to questions of essence. How long will this assistance endure? And for how long will it be endured? Living indefinitely on charity, however ungrudgingly given, is most repugnant to human pride and dignity. Human dignity can only ebb to a certain abyss but not beyond. What then if such an abyss has already been reached? 43. The answer, in the view of the delegation of the Sudan, is clear and has been clearly endorsed by the Secretary-General in his document, when he says, and I hope I am correct, that a final solution to the problem of the refugees as such cannot be divorced from a solution to the political and psychological problem of Palestine in its entirety. 44. The second question is that of Suez.”

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

  11. “We hate to yield to the tempting answer that the intransigence of one Member State has weighed against a cause which the United Nations itself has consistently declared as paramount and invincible. We also regret to see that the world, if it is really symbolized by this Organization, is bowing to any pressure whatsoever. 40. We submit and insist on the enforcement of General Assembly resolution 194 (II) which offers the choice of return or resettlement and compensation. 41. The United Nations assistance so kindly extended to the refugees is acknowledged as an act of human solidarity, as is no less the Secretary-General's strong and unreserved recommendation in his recent proposals for the continuation of United Nations Assistance to Palestine Refugees [A/4121]. 42.”

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

  12. “As long ago as 14 May 1948, the United Nations appointed a Mediator who, in discharge of the trust of the United Nations, stressed the right of the Palestinians to return to their homes. Consequent upon this, the Assembly passed resolution 194 at its third session which states in paragraph 11: "... the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property..." Subsequent resolutions have almost annually reaffirmed this position. 39. Now the question is: why is the United Nations showing signs of apathy in ensuring compliance with its resolutions?”

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

  13. “The plight of the Palestine Arab refugees is an extreme example of a phenomenon that has, deplorably, become symptomatic of our present day life: on the one hand there is the conflict between the rule of law and the principles of justice and, on the other, there are the dictates of power politics. It will be a sad day for this world, before it becomes a seal to the doom of this beloved Organization, when the powers of the latter are permitted to prevail over the innate virtues of the former. 38. The facts that gave birth to the tragedy of the Palestine Arab refugees are only too obvious to all the Members of this Organization. But by way of a respectful reminder, I feel it will refresh the representatives’ memories to refer to a few decisions of this Assembly.”

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

  14. “I am anxious to assure you that in contributing these comments here, or in adopting certain stands during our discussions in the Committees, the members of the delegation of the Republic of the Sudan are animated by a keen desire to promote peace and international cooperation. Our reactions and our positions derive solely from loyalty to convictions and philosophies honestly adhered to by the Government and people of the Sudan. 37. The first question is that of Palestine. For eleven years now the tragedy of the Palestine Arab refugees has been painfully tearing through the inner fibres of the human Conscience. Throughout these agonizing years, scores of thousands of those innocent victims of aggression and treachery have been living under conditions of immeasurable misery and injustice.”

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

  15. “It is this common craving for peace, it is the international pursuit of happiness and the necessity of co-operation amongst ourselves to achieve the noble ends consecrated in the Charter of the United Nations, that bring them together every year in this international forum. They meet here annually to discuss certain questions anent the world situation, the satisfactory settlement of which we believe to be conducive to promoting the purposes for which this Organization has been created. 36. In looking at the agenda before us, may I be allowed to submit brief comments on those items, about which the views of the Government and the feelings of the people in the Sudan are relatively more vocal?”

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

  16. “We will stand by the nations struggling for their liberty and independence in accordance with the principles of the United Nations and the rights of man." "We are fully aware of the fact that we are still a growing nation, but we feel our obligations towards the international family, and we will do our best to play our humble part in furthering the cause of justice and the principles of liberty and peace," This, in a nutshell, is our firm and considered attitude towards the United Nations. It is an attitude based on our conviction that we are participants in the life of the world. 35. The Members of the United Nations and their representatives meet in these regular sessions to renew a pledge and thereby to perpetuate a dearly cherished hope of peace through right and justice.”

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

  17. “It is our dedication to this Organization as a temple of faith, and a symbol of man's best organized hope to substitute the conference table for the battlefield that inspired the formulation of our foreign policy on 17 November 1968. The first substantive paragraphs of that basic statement of Foreign Policy appear under the heading of "Our Foreign Policy in the International Community". May I be allowed the liberty of quoting a few sentences from that document: "In the sphere of the United Nations we will act, guided by the United Nations Charter, applied objectively and impartially, sparing no effort to uphold the cause of right and justice.”

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

  18. “To the Secretary-General and to his collaborators in the Secretariat and the specialized agencies goes our profound appreciation for doing so well a job that is so well worth while doing. 34. I am addressing the Assembly today from this rostrum to reaffirm the dedication of the Government of the Republic of the Sudan to the ideals of this Organization; "to save, succeeding generations from the scourge of war", "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and Worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations, large and small", and to promote justice, respect for law, social progress, self-determination of peoples, security, and the capacity of men to "live together in peace with one another as good neighbors".”

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

  19. “32. May I request Mr. Benhima, who is in the Chair, to communicate to Mr. Belaúnde my hearty congratulations on his election to the high office of President. His brilliant career, his high academic achievements, his devoted association with the international Organization from the early days of the League of Nations, are but some of his great qualities that fit him ideally for this high office. His unanimous election to the Presidency of this fourteenth session of the General Assembly is a reflection of the esteem in which he and his great country are internationally held. We are confident that under his wise guidance this session of the Assembly will go into history as the "Assembly of peace". I pray to God for his speedy recovery. 33.”

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