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1. “We note with satisfaction the recent military disengagement in Sinai which marks a small step forward towards the establishment of peace in that area. But in order to bring about a peace worthy of the name in the Middle East and in Palestine, my delegation believes that whatever action is taken must be within the framework of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). The fundamental aim of such action should be Israel's immediate and unconditional withdrawal from all territories occupied since 5 June 1967 and the recognition of the sovereign rights of the people of Palestine in Palestine. 153.”

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2. “In this regard, we hope for a successful conclusion in the best possible circumstances of the inter-communal talks going on under the auspices of the Secretary-General, and we hope that they, very soon, will make it possible to restore to the brave people of Cyprus their independence and an opportunity to live in peace and freedom. 152. The Middle East and Palestine, where a critical situation still prevails, remain a zone of conflict and will remain so until lasting peace has been established there. The "no war, no peace" situation, which is in fact just a situation of latent war, is something we should not allow ourselves to get used to. It prevents a peace worthy of the name from being restored in this region. Therefore, the existing state of affairs should be brought to an end.”

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3. “Until this happy event occurs and it will not be long in coming because it is part of the process of history my delegation requests that the existing military armistice agreement in Korea be replaced by a peace agreement in order to create favorable conditions for transforming the armistice into a lasting peace in Korea and to accelerate the independent, peaceful reunification of this country. 151. Cyprus and the Middle East are such constant hotbeds of international tension that our Organization has to pay particular attention to them. Cyprus is occupied and divided, and it is the duty of our Organization to restore its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. My delegation believes that a settlement in Cyprus should be outlined by the two Cypriot communities themselves.”

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4. “My delegation hopes, however, that the spirit of justice and international co-operation will finally prevail and that the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of South Viet Nam will soon be admitted to membership in the United Nations. 150. The Korean people aspire to peaceful and independent reunification. My country calls for the withdrawal of the foreign troops stationed in South Korea under the United Nations flag, and would remind those who persist in attempting to perpetuate the artificial division of this nation, that their efforts to pursue this hopeless policy are doomed to failure because, like all great peoples, the Korean people will be reunified.”

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5. “With regard to the Republic of South Viet Nam which a war that had lasted more than a quarter of a century had prevented from recovering its independence, my delegation would ask all free and independent countries to co-operate sincerely by helping that country's economic recovery, as well as that of Cambodia. The Senegalese people has always supported the Vietnamese people in their national liberation struggle, and today, we are distressed at the fact that it has not been admitted to the United Nations this year. The attempt to link this admission, and also that of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam, to a problem of a different nature, is, in our view, an unacceptable maneuver aimed at postponing a historic fact which is, in any case, inevitable and one which could not but enhance the growing prestige of our Organization.”

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6. “My Government would like to take this opportunity to pay a warm tribute to the brave people of Cambodia and the Royal Government of National Union headed by Prince Norodom Sihanouk upon this victory against foreign interference, which is not only a victory for Cambodia, but is also a victory for all peace and justice-loving peoples. The great people of Cambodia has taught the international community that the will for national independence always prevails in the end over injustice. 148. My delegation is very happy to welcome to this Assembly the true representatives of Cambodia, the Royal Government of National Union in this case, whose seat was illegally usurped by people who now have been thrown out by their people and by history. 149.”

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7. “As to the Comoro archipelago, which my delegation would like to congratulate warmly on its progress in its national liberation struggle, our Organization should do its best to ensure the national unity and territorial integrity of that country. 145. As can be seen, the situation in Africa is still marked by injustice and tension imposed by foreign forces greedy for domination. 453 146. The Asian continent is on the threshold of an era of peace and justice since the triumph of the liberation struggles in Cambodia and Viet Nam. 147.”

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8. “I should also like to add that, to my knowledge, the number of referendums on self-determination organized throughout the world by the United Nations can be counted on half the fingers of one hand. 142. On the basis of all this, my delegation will support the verdict that the Court, in which my delegation has every confidence, will give to our Organization. 143. My delegation feels that Spain, in turn, would be making a gesture of goodwill to Africa if it were to abide scrupulously by future decisions of the Internationa] Court of Justice, and it hopes that, however that may be, the settlement of the problem of the Sahara will be in keeping with the best interests of the peoples directly concerned. 144.”

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9. “But apart from the fact that self-determination in that Territory of 50,000 indigenous persons under, we are told, more than 70,000 foreign occupiers would have little chance of being genuine, this attitude would be contradictory to recent decisions taken on the subject of decolonization in the area of northwest Africa. 138. First, in that case, what would have been the point of consulting the International Court of Justice if we did not intend to take account of its verdict? 139. Also, why was a referendum not organized when Ifni was restored to Morocco in 1969 or, before that, in the case of Tarfaya in 1958, or of Tangiers in 1956? 140. Finally, with regard to Namibia, was not the verdict of the Court simply adopted by our Organization? 141.”

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10. “As we are aware, with regard to the decolonization of that Territory, our Organization has asked the International Court of Justice to pronounce on the legal status of the country prior to Spanish occupation. At this moment, we cannot prejudge the verdict of the Court, but if this verdict were to confirm the rights of Morocco and of Mauritania it seems to my delegation only justice to recognize the rights of those who possess them. 137. In this regard some people state that even were the International Court of Justice to recognize the rights of Morocco and of Mauritania, nevertheless the principle of self-determination should be blindly applied.”

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11. “With regard to the last colonial territories still existing on our area, such as Djibouti and Seychelles, my country has always felt that it was the duty of our Organization to do everything in its power to see to it that the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in resolution 1514 (XV), was strictly implemented, particularly at a time when we are joyfully looking forward to welcoming within the community of free nations the new State of Papua New Guinea, whose independence was proclaimed on 16 September 1975. 136. The case of Spanish Sahara, as it is called, should, however, be the subject of a particular examination.”

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12. “As for South Africa, its proclaimed policy of detente with regard to independent Africa will be unacceptable until at home it has conceded equality of rights for all human beings and has consequently declared itself ready to grant the rights of the majority, and until it has begun negotiations with the liberation movements which undeniably represent the aspirations of the majority of the people. 135.”

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13. “With regard to Southern Rhodesia, Senegal condemns all delaying tactics engaged in by the existing racist minority regime in an attempt to postpone indefinitely the achievement of a solution in keeping with the aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe. I should like to take this opportunity to repeat here on behalf of the Government of my country our determination to continue to support unreservedly the lawful struggle of the African National Council, which can always count on our solidarity. 134.”

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14. “South Africa should therefore comply with the resolutions and decisions of the United Nations and with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 21 June 1971,4 and recognize the territorial integrity and unity of that country as a nation, and put an end to its policy of bantustanization. 132. Within this context, my delegation is most happy to be able to announce to this Assembly that a major conference will be organized at Dakar in January 1976 on Namibia and human rights. We are aware that such a meeting will particularly help international opinion better to understand the painful problem of Namibia and will also better enable it to work towards a speedy and final solution of this problem. 133.”

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15. “Senegal, which has always, by material and moral assistance, supported these movements, will continue to exhort them to fight by force of arms while remaining open to negotiations with the adversary. 130. With particular regard to Namibia, my country, which recognized SWAPO which has a permanent office at Dakar as the authentic and sole representative of the Namibian people, has always taken an unequivocal stand. This attitude is justified by the fact that Namibia is not a part of South Africa, whose Mandate over this Territory was withdrawn by the United Nations. 131. We have always vigorously contended, and we have never been proved wrong, that South Africa has no rights over Namibia, not even that of conquest.”

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16. “My delegation believes that the United Nations, whose duty it is to safeguard peace wherever it is threatened, should from now on concentrate more of its efforts on this problem and be ready, if necessary, to intervene in such a way as to put an end to the genocide now taking place there under the reprehensible influence of foreign Powers. 128. My delegation takes this opportunity to proclaim that President Idi Amin spoke from this rostrum on behalf of the OAU and of all Africa. We very much regret the lack of courtesy shown him by representatives of the host country. 129. With regard to the question of southern Africa, my Government feels that the international community should continue to help the national liberation movements of those countries.”

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17. “My Government hopes that the OAU will succeed in the noble task of reconciliation which it has undertaken, so that next 11 November that country can accede to independence with peace and unity among the three liberation movements restored. 127. But if, by some misfortune, the effort of our continental organization were to fail, we would then have to have recourse to other means to put an end to this distressing situation which, since 25 April 1974, has caused more African deaths than have the 15 years of liberation struggle.”

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18. “In Africa, where we have without any doubt witnessed a genuine improvement in the situation with the victory by the national liberation movements over colonialism, we will still find racism and foreign domination persisting, particularly in the southern part of the continent. They, as is generally agreed, constitute the contemporary version of the notorious system of slavery, which in past centuries caused on that continent the most terrible genocide in history. 126. In Angola, where it is really true that foreign Powers are maneuvering to cause a civil war, my Government believes that it is the duty of the international community to appeal to the Angolan liberation movements to put an end to their fratricidal struggle. The immediate withdrawal of South African troops and the cessation of the supply of foreign arms should be demanded.”

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19. “Despite the detente that continues between the great Powers, as reflected in the positive results of the Helsinki Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, violence and war are still plaguing the third world, which, in some of its parts, is witnessing tragic events that may have dangerous repercussions on international peace and security. 124. Certain crisis situations affecting our countries have not yet been resolved; or they are indeed being deliberately encouraged in order to divert the attention of the international community from major world problems and to compel our countries to concern themselves primarily with those crises, which threaten their independence and security. 125.”

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20. “As you know, this thirtieth session has opened against a background of profound changes characterized, on the one hand, by the success of the national liberation movements and the progressive forces although limited here and there by the persistence of a will to dominate on the part of the great Powers, which oppose the political awakening of the peoples of the third world and, on the other hand, by the deterioration of the world economic situation, a consequence of the old international order, which must be replaced by a new, more just and more humane order. 123.”

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21. “The struggles they waged within Partido Africano da lndependencia da Guine e Cabo Verde [PAIGC] and FRELIMO, carried to a successful conclusion by their worthy successors, have now made it possible for these young States to become full members of the community of free and independent peoples. 122.”

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22. “My delegation is also particularly happy to give a warm welcome to our sister countries, the Republic of Cape Verde, the People's Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, new Member States of our Organization, whose participation will make a valuable contribution to the realization of the principles and purposes of the Charter and will also be a concrete manifestation of the universality of our Organization. 121. May I be allowed to take this opportunity to pay a well-deserved tribute to the memory of two great sons of Africa, Amilcar Cabral and Eduardo Mondlane, who were murdered by colonialism and whom we continue to mourn.”

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23. “His devotion to the cause of Africa, of non-alignment and of the third world and his attachment to the ideals of the United Nations made it possible, at the twenty-ninth session, for our Organization to score noteworthy victories in such important fields as those relating to the independence of peoples, to economic justice, and to international peace and security. We have every hope that the same will be true at the present session. 119. I wish, too, to repeat to the Secretary-General the assurance of our full confidence and the appreciation of my Government for his tireless work in seeking to bring about a world of peace and justice. 120.”

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24. “117. Mr. President, permit me, before I begin my statement, to offer you my sincere congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of the thirtieth session of the General Assembly. The great responsibility thus entrusted to you unquestionably reflects the recognition by the international community of your statesmanlike qualities and your ceaseless efforts in the international cause. I particularly wish to congratulate you because of the solid ties of friendship that unite our two countries. 118. I would also like to congratulate, once again, Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, upon the competence with which he discharged his functions as President of the Assembly at the most recent regular and special sessions of our Organization.”

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25. “This democratization postulates-and the non-aligned countries anticipated it in Georgetown and have just proclaimed it in Algiers-that at the present stage no durable world-wide system can ignore the constructive and creative contribution of the small and medium-sized Powers to the solution of problems of world-wide interest. 221. Finally, I wish to formulate the ardent hope that the present session will constitute a historic landmark on the difficult road towards strengthened tolerance between nations and the realization of the legitimate aspirations of peoples for freedom, economic justice and peace.”

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26. “From this point of view, the time has come to put a final end to the relegation of the United Nations to the diplomatic sidelines through a process of mutual accommodation and alleviation of tensions: on the contrary new vigour must be infused into the Organization and it must be enabled to take into its own hands the control of improvement in relations between States. 219. The time has come to entrust to the United Nations the full requisite responsibility and all the necessary authority to increase its normative capacity and to build the basis of an equitable mechanism of international co-operation, as part of the democratization of international relations. 220.”

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27. “It is felicitous, in the view of my Government, that the Ovambos, the largest ethnic group, have resolutely rejected the policy of dismemberment of the Territory by refusing to take part in the elections organized on 1 August 1973 by the South African authorities. 218. It may be possible for us, at a time when we are about to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to adopt effective and appropriate measures for the safeguarding of human dignity, and to bring our world into harmony with the necessities of the planetary age.”

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28. “More serious still, the South African Government calmly pursues the integration of Namibia into its own territory, denying the populations concerned the right to self-determination and imposing upon them the sordid policy of separate development of races. 216. That is why Senegal, in this respect complying with the resolutions of the Organization of African Unity, considers that an end must be put to contacts between the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the South African Government concerning Namibia, since these contacts are exploited by Pretoria in an effort to have the Organization endorse its retrograde policy of the dismemberment of Namibia. 217.”

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29. “We note there, on the part of the rebellious Government, as was pointed out last year appropriately by the representative of Somalia, "the same disregard for the authority of the United Nations, the same withdrawal from responsibility on the part by those most able to take effective action, and the same drift towards support for the racist regimes. .. ." 215. Concerning South Africa, my Government rejects out of hand the thesis according to which normal economic relations, as well as financial and cultural relations, with that country might bring about changes in the policy of South Africa, or at least the humanization of the abominable regime of apartheid, which is both an ideology and an iniquitous system of Government based solely upon complete contempt for non-white races.”

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30. “In fact, the report of the Security Council's Committee on sanctions informs us that Rhodesian trade increased in 1971, the mandatory economic sanctions having largely been ignored by Members of the Organization-and first among these, certain permanent members of the Security Council. 213. At the same time, tension is constantly growing in view of the acts of provocation of the Zimbabwe people by the Southern Rhodesian army. Thus, in January 1973 the Zambian Government was forced once again to come before the Security Council as a result of the unilateral decision of the illegal regime to close its common border with Zambia, thus imposing upon that country an economic blockade in retaliation for the support given by the Zambian authorities to the just cause of the Zimbabwe people. 214. It is obvious.”

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31. “But our Organization has another specific duty: that of aiding the populations in Southern Rhodesia and Namibia to achieve their independence on the basis of equality of rights for all. Unfortunately, in spite of the rather significant efforts made by the majority of the Members of the United Nations, the minority regimes in power in this tormented region continue to base their retrograde policies on racial segregation and discrimination. 211. In Southern Rhodesia eight years have elapsed since the rebellion-eight years of suffering and martyrdom for the Zimbabwe people-without any satisfactory results being recorded. On the contrary, the illegal and racist minority regime is growing stronger from year to year in spite of economic sanctions, or perhaps because of attempted negotiations conducted by the British Government. 212.”

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32. “For its part, the people of Guinea-Bissau has taken the historic decision to take its destiny into its own hands by proclaiming a few days ago the independence of its Territory. 209. I should like, on behalf of the Government and people of Senegal, to hail warmly the accession to international sovereignty of the republican and democratic State of Guinea-Bissau and to express our best wishes for the happiness and prosperity of its people. And I wish to take this memorable occasion solemnly to invite the Members of the United Nations to recognize the new State without delay, to admit it to our Organization as soon as an application is made, and to ensure to it as of now their co-operation as well as their active solidarity in its struggle against Portuguese colonialism. 210.”

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33. “And yet we have very much present in our minds the particularly reasonable proposals of Amilcar Cabral, former Secretary-General of PAIGC - assassinated in a dastardly manner on 20 January 1973 - proposals which the General Assembly was to endorse last year by recognizing the liberation movements of territories under Portuguese administration as the authentic representatives of the peoples of that Territory and inviting Portugal to enter into negotiations shortly with these movements. 207. In the face of the arrogance of the Portuguese Government vis-à-vis the injunctions of the international community, what is left for the United Nations if not to assume its responsibilities in order to have its decisions applied? 208.”

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34. “While millions of men have, over a period of 15 years, recovered their right to assume responsibility for their own destinies, Portugal continues to seek shelter-and how blindly-in the superstitions of the past and to follow a merciless policy of oppression of the populations of Guinea-Bissau, the Cape Verde Islands, Angola and Mozambique. This inhuman Portuguese policy is expressed most tragically, as will be seen from the report of Father Adrian Hastings [see A/9023[Rev. 1, chap. IX, para. 28], in the odious massacre of more than 400 men, women and children, ignominiously perpetrated on 16 December 1972 in the village of Wiriyamu in Mozambique. 206.”

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35. “Great is our bitterness and profound our disappointment at seeing the collective will of the United Nations to put an end to colonialism and racial discrimination come up in Africa against a solid wall of arrogance, defiance and contempt. 204. Portugal, a European country which would seem, after all. to be in a good position to avoid the errors of colonial conquest, refuses to comply with the obligations of the Charter and continues with impunity to trample underfoot the decisions of the principal organs of the United Nations. 205.”

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36. “The more the Israeli Government accentuates its aggressiveness, as evidenced by the recent acts of reprisal and air piracy, the less its behaviour is likely to be understood by international public opinion. 201. The Israeli leaders would make a very important contribution to the coming of peace to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean if they really agreed strictly and fully to apply the relevant provisions of Security Council resolution 242 (1967) and if they were to proclaim publicly their policy of non-annexation of occupied Arab territory. 202. Such a conciliatory and unambiguous attitude would undoubtedly help the United Nations to give a new impetus to the efforts made with a view to the restoration of peace in that part of the world and would also contribute to the elimination of colonialism and apartheid in Africa. 203.”

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37. “Similarly, in Korea the United Nations should establish conditions favourable for accelerating the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea, supplementing, by a radical revision of the role of the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea and by a decision to withdraw all foreign forces, the present negotiations between the Governments of Pyongyang and Seoul, with which Senegal maintains diplomatic relations. 199. But it is more by favouring establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East that the United Nations will recover the prestige that has been seriously undermined by the despair of some and the bellicose arrogance of others-not to mention, of course, the actions of certain great Powers which seem quite reconciled to the aggravation of tensions in that already tense area. 200.”

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38. “Therefore, my Government, after a clear-headed and objective analysis of the situation, has drawn the necessary conclusions from these agreements by recognizing the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Viet-Nam and, at the same time, placing both parties on a footing of equality so as to promote their progress towards unity. 197. In the case of Cambodia, where peace depends solely on the return to legitimacy represented by the Royal Government of National Union, I remain convinced, in the light of the events that have taken place recently, that our Organization, in this respect basing itself upon the Algiers Conference, will at the present session raise the problem of the restoration to the regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk of its legitimate rights. 198.”

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39. “In a sector as crucial as this for the future of the whole of mankind, that is assuredly a historic development which I am sure will gradually spread. 194. In that perspective, the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, which met in Helsinki, already constitutes an irreversible trend towards the transformation of the old continent into a zone of peace and thus towards the convening of a world disarmament conference, for which my Government yearns with all its heart. 195. Will it, then, be possible to hope at last for an era of progress and peace in the world? 196. For the moment, we have welcomed with gratification the Paris agreements which put an end to the horrible war in Viet-Nam.”

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40. “Does that mean that the Disarmament Decade might in turn prove to be only a snare because for 10 years now the United Nations has adopted only partial measures which are, as a matter of fact, limited to the field of "non-armament"? Well, no. Thus my delegation notes with satisfaction the recent agreement in Washington between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning the limitation of strategic arms. 193. Moreover, my Government, which on numerous occasions has registered its disapproval of nuclear explosions, is particularly gratified at the adherence of the People's Republic of China to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) prohibiting nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as France's decision to adhere to it in the near future.”

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41. “The resources thus liberated would finance the fund for special aid to development, establishment of which has so urgently been called for by the non-aligned countries. For it is with considerable misgiving mixed with powerlessness that we note that military expenditures annually amount to $200,000 million-in other words, more than the cumulative revenues of Africa, southern Asia and the Far East. 191. The atomic Powers are indefinitely strengthening their military arsenals, whereas others are engaging in nuclear tests in the atmosphere and underground, threatening our world with the spectre of an atomic war capable of engulfing our fragile planet. 192.”

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42. “With that in view, Senegal, for its part, will provide its unqualified support for any proposal or formula submitted with a view to establishing some machinery for collective economic security which might form an over-all framework for solidarity between rich and proletarian nations. 190. However, these events depend first and foremost upon the progress that is achieved towards general and complete disarmament. As of now, I am happy to proclaim from this rostrum that my delegation firmly adheres to the Soviet Union's proposal to reduce by 10 per cent, the military budgets of permanent members of the Security Council [A/9191 J. It would, moreover, be desirable for that proposal to apply likewise to the other States possessing a large economic and military potential.”

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43. “In this respect it should be noted with satisfaction that there has been a decision by the UNCTAD Committee on Invisibles and Financing Related to Trade whereby a special group of governmental experts would be established to examine problems of the debt of developing countries, amounting to $75,000 million for a group of 80 countries, and any possible measures to be prescribed internationally. 188. In truth, these questions are so closely tied to the international monetary situation that if this serious problem is not resolved it will practically be illusory to attempt to accelerate exchanges and increase the net volume of aid provided to the communities that are not properly equipped in world competition. 189.”

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44. “It goes without saying that within the framework of the over-all goal of 1 per cent of the gross national product, which unfortunately does not take into account reverse flows representing payment of interest and dividends, greater attention will have to be concentrated upon the priority goal of 0.70 per cent deriving essentially from public resources. 186. Lastly, in the case of debt, the developing countries call for an improvement in financial conditions and the alleviation of debt servicing. 187.”

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45. “European Community's commission concerning future relations of the Community with the Associated African States and the developing countries of the Commonwealth, contained in its memorandum of 4 April 1973, to guarantee to each associated country, as part of the Eurafrican Yaounde Association, export incomes in order to take into account any possible climatic catastrophes and the deterioration in the terms of trade. 185. Hence, in the field of aid my Government continues to call upon the developed countries to attain the goal of 1 per cent of gross national product in the transfer of financial resources, of which 0.70 per cent would be from public resources for the benefit of developing countries.”

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46. “In this spirit the developing countries forcefully call for the regularization of production and the stabilization of prices at a remunerative level so as to increase export income considerably, taking into account the need to increase the financing of the development of countries and to offset the disastrous effects of the implacable continuous deterioration of terms of trade, euphemistically called "the law of supply and demand". 184. In this connexion I am very pleased with the decision of the.”

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47. “181. I should therefore wish to recall that my country has for many years proclaimed the necessity of transforming the unfair economic structures of our day by a triple plan of action. 182. First of all, there is the agonizing problem of commodities. As has already been stressed by President Leopold Sedar Senghor in his outstanding plea at the fifty-sixth session of the International Labour Organisation: "Therefore, we believe that the most urgent question is to revise the relationships between us-between affluent countries and proletarian countries-by guaranteeing a fair remuneration for the products of the emerging countries through a more rational and, consequently, a more humane organisation of international trade . . .".11 183.”

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48. “In this same context, the Senegal delegation approves, as of now, Economic and Social Council resolution 1762 (LIV) designed to create a revolving fund for research on the development of natural resources. 179. It is quite natural that I should now come to the fundamental claims of the third world relating to trade and development, to which neither UNCTAD no* the General Assembly have managed to find just and acceptable solutions. 180. These days, when a certain number of countries that have achieved industrial and technical over-development are seriously envisaging putting a brake on economic growth, four fifths of mankind continues to endure living conditions incompatible with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and with the present state of civilization and the norms of coexistence as established in recent years.”

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49. “Of course, land-locked and partially land-locked countries will be acknowledged to have rights concerning participation in the exploitation of the living resources of the zone on the basis of bilateral, regional or multilateral agreements. 176. As for the sea-bed and ocean floor, as well as the sub-soil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, that constitutes a zone proclaimed to be the "common heritage of mankind" by the famous Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction. 111. We consider that the exploration and exploitation of that zone should be entrusted to an international agency administered in common by all States, or else to a specialized agency such as the World Bank. 178.”

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50. “The major lines of the African position as reaffirmed at the Algiers Conference fits in perfectly with the claims of my country concerning specifically the exclusive economic zone and the sea-bed. 174. In the case of the exclusive economic zone, we claim an adjacent zone of essentially economic utility not stretching beyond 200 nautical miles. Within that zone the coastal State would exercise exclusive sovereignty over all the biological and mineral resources existing in the waters, the soil and the sub-soil, without prejudice to freedom of navigation, overflight, the laying of cables and pipelines, etc. 175.”

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