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1. “El Salvador will continue to make every effort to fulfill the task common to all States of defending the fundamental principles of human co-existence, without which it would be impossible for international order to subsist. Small States like El Salvador feel themselves called upon to act as it were as the world's conscience, ever ready to contribute to the more effective prevalence of the force of right, the only guarantee of peace and security for all the peoples of the world.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

2. “It would be an insult to human intelligence to assume that we are incapable of using so extraordinary an opportunity in the way that the peace and well-being of all mankind demand. 50. My delegation has invariably participated in the work of the United Nations with full faith in the ultimate achievement of the purposes for which our Organization was established, namely, the preservation of mankind from the scourge of war. the advancement of human rights, the expansion of friendly co-operation among States, and the promotion of social progress by raising the living standards of all peoples in an atmosphere of the widest possible freedom. 51.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

3. “El Salvador wishes to express its appreciation at this juncture for the co-operation of EC LA, FAO and UNESCO, the Technical Assistance Administration and the Special Fund, as well as all the specialized units within our Organization, without whose collaboration the efforts directed towards Central American economic integration would not have attained those levels of progress at which they have so happily arrived. 49. In conclusion, I should like to address myself to all States Members, to express to them El Salvador's conviction that history demands of us a decision of infinite importance: never before have men possessed so many means of all kinds for promoting the prosperity of all.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

4. “This well- known experiment in collective enterprise is providing the States engaged in it with stable and Improved trade outlets, as well as new and fruitful opportunities for development. 47. Notwithstanding the difficulties which still hamper the process of economic integration in the Central American Isthmus, In particular the maladjustments affecting production and fiscal receipts, we have no doubt of the success of the undertaking, which will certainly expand as we are able to Improve its mechanism and techniques. 48.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

5. “There can be no doubt that the most practical and effective way of achieving these benefits is to organize common markets and economic groupings of developing States, not as a means of exclusion, designed to compartmentalize or divide world economic unity, but as a first step, a sine qua non, which will enable the underdeveloped countries to strengthen and make better use of their resources. 46. It is with legitimate satisfaction that we advance as proof of our argument the case of the Central American Common Market, which is a clear Indication of what can be achieved by a group of friendly States in the sphere of technical co~ordinatb,n and the combining of efforts and ideals.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

6. “El Salvador has always followed with the greatest interest the work of UNCTAD as well as the activities of the Trade and Development Board, with a view to extending to them its most active co-operation. 44. Although it would be unrealistic to hope for the immediate achievement of all UNCTAD's specific purposes, El Salvador is confident that there will shortly be not only general agreement as to principles but also a genuine resolve on the part of the developed countries to remedy the present disequilibrium In the balance of international trade so that the developing countries can obtain from their commodity exports and the economic return which they must have in order to fulfil their legitimate aspirations for progress and prosperity. 45.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

7. “Yet we have seen with distress that these noble aims are far from fulfillment, for the terms of trade shift daily in favour of the wealthier countries, to the great disadvantage of the less- developed regions. 41. We believe that if this trend continues, the future consequences for most of our countries could be serious. We must, therefore, seek the best means of overcoming these difficulties, so as to ensure the progress and economic stability of mankind. 42. We should like to stress the importance of appropriate changes in the rules governing these factors, since they represent not only the well-being and progress of all the great countries but are basic to the achievement of higher rates of growth in those regions which are now in the process of development. 43.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

8. “Not only are we profoundly convinced that the peace, progress and happiness of the nations, and therefore of all mankind* depend upon the extent to which States encourage in the legal sphere the promotion and strengthening of human rights, but we also believe that it is imperative that all human beings should have equal access to all those means which are basically necessary to enable them to exercise for themselves the human rights which the law grants them, without which the law would be no more than a romatic expression of well-meaning ideals. 40. In our view, this must be one of the primary goals of the United Nations Development Decade: raising the standard of living, particularly of those vast multitudes who lack the minimum of material and cultural wealth needed to enable them to achieve their aims in life.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

9. “Undoubtedly, the day on wh h the United Nations is able to proclaim as an accomplished fact the definitive prohibition throughout the world of slavery and forced labour, of all forms of discrimination on grounds of race, sex, language and religion, and of colonialism and the denial of freedom and independence, will be a historic event of the greatest importance. 38. In offering our full co-operation to this end, and taking as our inspiration the many relevant provisions of the Constitution of El Salvador, we urge the organs of the United Nations to work constructively to increase throughout the world the respect which is due to fundamental human rights. 39.”

   1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

10. “Still bearing in mind the promotion of world peace and friendship among peoples, the Salvadorian delegation attaches the greatest importance to any action which tends to preserve and strengthen respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. We are therefore ready to support vigorously all the efforts which our Organization is making to ensure that the International Year for Human Rights achieves practical and objective results, both at the national and the international level, in accordance with the purposes for which it is being celebrated. 37.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

11. “In repeating our adherence to the Charter of the United Nations and to the Charter of the Organization of American States, especially their provisions condemning all intervention in the domestic and external affairs of States, we demand that other States abstain from organizing, supporting, fomenting, financing, instigating or tolerating armed, subversive or terrorist activities, directed towards the violent overthrow of the democratic regimes of the American States we are convinced that strict compliance with these obligations is an essential requirement if nations are to live together in peace. 36.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

12. “We reiterate our support of this condemnation, for the situations prompting it, namely, the growing threat to universal peace through armed intervention and other direct and indirect forms of intervention against the sovereign personality and political independence of States, were this very year specifically denounced to the Security Council by eighteen Latin American countries. At the same time, the Council of the Organization of American States promulgated a resolution condemning specific acts in open violation of the principle of non-intervention against American States and therefore contrary to the peace and security of the continent. 35.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

13. “This is a suitable moment for El Salvador to reaffirm its constant purpose of cultivating the friendliest relations with other nations, on the basis of respect for the principle of the legal equality of States and of the self-determination of peoples. 33. In this spirit my delegations firmly supported General Assembly Resolution 2131 (XX), which condemns any act of intervention in the domestic affairs of States, not only those which involve armed intervention but also all other, forms of interference or attempted threats against the personality of the State or against its political, economic and cultural elements. 34.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

14. “The Chairman has endeavoured to reconcile the different views held by Member States, but it was not possible to achieve this." [A/6414, annex I, 22nd meeting, para. 20.] 31. We hope that an agreement may be reached which will make it possible to solve this delicate problem, the continued existence of which deeply affects the authority of the United Nations and the financing of future peace-keeping operations. Our dearest wish is that a formula may be found to reconcile the differing viewpoints of the great Powers and the possibilities of the various countries, so that the Organization's economic solvency, which is essential to its existence and to the pursuit of its aims, may be restored. 32.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

15. “It is greatly to be regretted that no acceptable formula has been found for the authorization and financing of future peace-keeping operations. 30. The Committee's distress and anxiety, shared by us, at having been unable to achieve the desired result is reflected in the statement made by its Chairman, Mr. Cuevas Cancino, which was approved by the Committee and runs as follows: "During the debates that took place in the resumed session, various new ideas and proposals on different aspects of peace-keeping operations were advanced*, Negotiations took place among members of the Committee, with the co-operation of the Chairman and other officers. It was found, in the course of the resumed session, that certain differences of opinion on the part of Member States continued to exist on the subject.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

16. “We therefore reject, from the bottom of our hearts, any policy which is based on the practice of discrimination, indefensible in our day and age and regarded by us as contrary to the dignity of man. 28. El Salvador is a member of the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations, the work of which has not, unfortunately, led to an agreement which will make it possible to solve definitively the political problems and financial difficulties facing our Organization, owing to the opposing viewpoints which exist among the various countries. 29. At its last session, the Committee approved for submission to the General Assembly a report [A/6414] which shows, since it contains only a brief account of the meetings held, that the Committee has not yet achieved the practical results which are its goal.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

17. “As for Southern Rhodesia, my Government wishes to place on record its opposition to the existence of a minority regime which pays no attention to the wishes of the majority of the inhabitants. Since we have always been concerned to secure respect for the rights of minorities all over the world, we must strive even more to ensure that the rights and wishes of the vast majority of the inhabitants of this territory are not ignored. My Government wishes to see established in Southern Rhodesia a regime based upon the freely expressed wishes of its people, taken as a whole, that is to say, without distinction of any kind. 27. In El Salvador, persons of different races and different religions live together in harmony, without either law or custom having ever established any discrimination between them.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

18. “In the first place South Africa has the duty to safeguard the progress and well-being of the people inhabiting this Territory and to prepare them for self-determination and future independence. South Africa also has an obligation to report regularly on the exercise of its Mandate to the United Nations which is the heir of the former League of Nations. My country's legal conscience revolts against accepting the idea of a mandate without restrictions or responsibilities, a mandate which could be exercised without having to give any account of the fulfilment of the task to the authority which conferred it. Still less could we accept that the right to administer this Territory derives from a source different from the Mandate to which it was subjected. 26.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

19. “The problems disturbing the tranquillity of the peoples of Africa have grown more acute in recent times. The extraordinary ruling of the International Court of Justice which for purely procedural reasons declined to go into the substance of the case brought by Ethiopia and Liberia on the status of South West Africa, has contributed to an increase in present tension. It is appropriate to note here that this ruling in no way invalidated the Court's earlier pronouncements on the status of this Territory. 25. My Government considers that the Mandate which the now defunct League of Nations conferred upon the Republic of South Africa imposes on the latter duties and obligations which it cannot evade.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

20. “We refer, inter alia, to the case of Belize which, according to the statement made recently by the Foreign Minister of Guatemala [1413th meeting, para. 29], is at present the subject of friendly negotiations between that country and the United Kingdom, and in which El Salvador as a Central American country has a special interest, hoping for a just and speedy settlement. We also have in mind the question of the Malvinas Islands, and the dispute between Spain and the United Kingdom over the status of Gibraltar. In both cases we support the resolutions of the General Assembly calling upon the parties concerned to enter into negotiations with a view to reaching a settlement, and we should view with deep satisfaction the recognition of the legitimate aspirations of Argentina and Spain respectively. 24.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

21. “El Salvador signed and ratified the American Treaty on Pacific Settlement, or Pact of Bogota, which was signed by all the countries of the Americas on 30 April 1948. We hope that the world Organization will succeed in establishing a similar system which will serve as a legal framework for the settlement of international disputes, without running the risk of resort to war or the threat of force, which we regard as reprehensible and contrary to the principles of the Charter. 23. Faithful to its peace-loving traditions, El Salvador wishes to place on record here its satisfaction at seeing that some of the problems now existing between various countries are on the way to a solution through conversations and direct negotiations between the parties concerned.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

22. “We are also anxious about the division of Germany, which is a very dangerous source of international tension, in one of the most sensitive areas of the European political system. As far as this problem is concerned, the Salvadorian delegation reiterates its hope that the unity of Germany will be reestablished by peaceful means, with due regard to the freely expressed aspirations of its inhabitants and the principles of the right of peoples to self-determination. We have similar hopes for the re-unification of Korea. 21. My country is very much interested in the item on the peaceful settlement of international disputes, which was proposed by the United Kingdom last year and will be discussed at the present session. 22.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

23. “In the face of this tragic situation, we utter the most heartfelt hopes for a speedy and just settlement of this grave conflict, taking into account the legitimate interests of all the countries directly and indirectly involved in it, and bringing to an end the already long period of unrest and suffering of the Asian peoples. 19. We have listened with interest and satisfaction to the statements of the representative of the United States of America, Mr. Goldberg, on the conflict in Viet-Nam, and the possibilities of its solution [1412th meeting]. In our view, his remarks open the way for the Governments concerned to confer constructively on the need to achieve peace and to restore tranquillity in the Far East. 20.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

24. “I have pleasure in recalling now that the Salvadorian delegation which took part in the 1958 Assembly drew attention to the urgency of regulating the activities of man in outer space and argued in favour of setting up this Committee. It is most encouraging that the great Powers which are in the forefront of the exploration of the cosmos are now interested in the conclusion in the near future of an agreement covering all the aspects of this matter. 18. Undoubtedly, the problem now of most concern to all mankind is the grave situation in Viet-Nam, where the war continues to escalate, causing tremendous human sacrifice, and consequent devastation and misery for the inhabitants of this unhappy land.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

25. “The generous initiative taken by Mexico to induce the countries of Latin America to reach an agreement which would make it possible to sign a treaty for the denuclearization of Latin America, with the aim of preserving their peoples from a nuclear holocaust, has had from the start the enthusiastic support of my Government. We have attended the meetings held for this purpose in the Mexican capital, and we are ready to go on affording our enthusiastic co-operation so that the end in view can be achieved. 17. My Government has observed with lively interest the progress of the work of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, set up by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1959.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

26. “I believe that the time has come for an appropriate body of the United Nations to explore and weigh the impact and implications of all aspects of nuclear weapons, including problems of a military, political, economic and social nature relating to the manufacture, acquisition, deployment and development of these weapons and their possible use. To know the true nature of the danger that we face may be a most important first step towards averting it." [A/6301/Add.1, page 11] His initiative seems to us eminently appropriate and constructive in this time of danger for mankind. 16.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

27. “In the introduction to bis annual report on the work of the Organization in the period from 16 June 1965 to 15 June 1966, the Secretary-General says: "Since they were used for the first and only time on actual targets over twenty years ago, their destructive power, their quantities in stockpile, the manner of their use, and the amount of human and material resources devoted to their manufacture and potential delivery have expanded far beyond the comprehension of most people and, I suspect, of many Governments.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

28. “The Salvadorian delegation supports the views expressed on various occasions by our Secretary-General to the effect that the most urgent question of the day is the need o prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, particular}; in view of the appearance of new Powers able to manufacture them already, at a time when the tensions threatening to destroy the peace of the world seem to be growing worse and when there are powerful reasons to believe that unless steps are taken as soon as possible to stop this threat, mankind will face the danger, in a few years, of finding it impossible to ward off the tragic effects of the proliferation of nuclear weapons. 15.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

29. “At the same time, we are watching with great interest the efforts of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee to meet the urgent need for an agreement banning the use of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons. 13. In the face of the very grave dangers inherent in the conflicts now dividing the great nations, which could easily degenerate into a shattering world war, we believe that it is more than ever urgent and essential to see that all States, and especially the nuclear Powers, take appropriate steps to halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons, as a decisive step towards the achievement of general and complete disarmament. 14.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

30. “For this reason, the Salvadorian delegation stresses the necessity of concluding, in the shortest possible time, a world agreement on general and complete disarmament, under effective international control, as a basic starting point from which to safeguard world peace. 11. As far as the question of disarmament is concerned, we must note with anxiety and disappointment that the results of many years of effort to achieve a solution are not commensurate with the hopes of all peace-loving countries. We record again our satisfaction at the conclusion of the Moscow Treaty of 1963, prohibiting the testing of nuclear weapons, though not yet including the prohibition of underground testing, an omission which we all hope will be rectified in the near future in order to give this Treaty the necessary scope and effectiveness. 12.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

31. “In referring to the maintenance and strengthening of peace, the primary objective of our Organization, I cannot but recall the momentous discourse pronounced at this very rostrum last year by His Holiness Pope Paul VI (1347th meeting), appealing so dramatically for peace, and warning us on that solemn occasion that all peoples look to the United Nations as their last hope for peace and friendship among nations. 9. El Salvador shares the preoccupations voiced by this spiritual leader, and hopes sincerely that his pressing exhortations and renewed efforts on behalf of peace will achieve their noble purpose and will help to bring to an end the bloodshed which threatens to produce a new world conflagration. 10.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

32. “Before referring to a number of the items on the agenda of this session of the General Assembly, I should like to reiterate my country's unvarying adherence to the Purposes and Principles of the charter of the United Nations and, at the same time, to reaffirm our loyalty to the charter of the Organization of American States and the charter of the Organization of Central American States, all instruments which the Government and people of El Salvador regard as rules governing their international conduct, since the aim of all these international bodies is the maintenance of peace and the prosperity and happiness of the nations which constitute them. 8.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

33. “We could add nothing to what has been said earlier, either to praise the Secretary-General's actions as they deserve, or to try to persuade this distinguished public servant of the necessity and desirability of reconsidering his decision and e; continuing to serve as head of the Secretariat of the United Nations. After the many pleas that have been made to the Secretary-General, U Thant, which constitute a vote of confidence, we can only await his final decision, which we hope will be favourable to the future of our Organization and to the cause of peace. 7.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

34. “El Salvador welcomes with special pleasure the advent of a new independent American State to membership in the United Nations, Renewing our congratulations to the State of Guyana, with which we hope to maintain the friendliest relations, we express warm wishes for the prosperity and well-being of its people. 5. El Salvador shares the profound anxiety of all the countries which make up the United Nations at the prospect that the Secretary-General, U Thant, may maintain his position of declining a further term in that high office. 6.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

35. “It constitutes both a well-deserved tribute to his noble country and a recognition of his own outstanding qualities as a diplomat and statesman, with long experience of United Nations affairs, to which he has been dedicated for many years. In wishing him the greatest success in the vast and complex task laid upon him, we offer him our sincere, loyal and constant co-operation. 3. I should also like to pay a tribute of gratitude and admiration to the outgoing President, Mr. Amintore Fanfani, who presided so wisely and skilfully over the debates of the twentieth session of the General Assembly. 4.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

36. “1. The honour has fallen to me of speaking in the general debate in the place of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, who has been obliged by unforeseen circumstances to return home. I shall take this opportunity to state briefly the views of the Government of El Salvador on a number of the problems to which this Assembly is devoting its attention and which seem to us of special interest and importance. 2. First, however, I have pleasure in conveying to the President, on behalf of the Government and people of El Salvador, and of the delegation which I head, our heartiest congratulations on his election to that high office.”

    1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)

37. “It only remains for me to repeat the fervent hope of the delegation of El Salvador, that the work of this eighteenth session of the General Assembly may be carried on in an atmosphere of harmony and understanding which will enable us to deal calmly with the many problems now before us and to find the solutions expected of it by an anxiety-torn world which is longing for peace, security, justice, respect for and faith in human dignity and freedom.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

38. “With this end in view, the sixth Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central America was held in December of last year at Panama, where a new Charter of the Organization of Central American States was adopted to replace the original Charter, but which, like it, will be called the Charter of San Salvador. 48. This Charter has already been ratified by the congresses of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and we hope that it will soon be ratified by Costa Rica and Nicaragua also, so that it can come into force. 49. The people and Government of El Salvador are confident that through the increasing development of the programmes of economic integration and the reconstruction of the Organization of Central American States, more rapid progress will be made towards the political unification of Central America. 50.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

39. “El Salvador, a nation that is Central American by tradition and by conviction, has always supported every effort to promote the unification of the five countries forming the Central American isthmus and to this end, is making every effort to see that the new organization, which will promote the achievement of this aspiration, receives the support it needs in order to carry out its noble task in the best possible way. 47. Some difficulties were noted in recent years which made us consider the need to make substantial changes in the Charter of this regional organization.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

40. “Therefore, he said, he was "prepared to offer the greatest co-operation in the preparation and implementation of the regional and national development projects of Central America and Panama —and extend to them increased technical assistance". To this end he proposed "a fund for Central American economic integration, to be made available through the Central American Bank for Economic Integration". 46. Another important aspect of Central American policy, to which the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala referred a few days ago from this rostrum [1214th meeting], is the reconstruction of the Organization of Central American States.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

41. “45. For his part, the President of the United States of America stated that he was "impressed by the determination of the Presidents of the Central American Republics to move as rapidly as possible toward the integration of the economies of their countries and by their intention to formulate a regional economic development plan within which national plans would be co-ordinated", and that he believed that "the coordination of their respective monetary, fiscal, economic and social policies is a great step forward in the achievement of this objective as well as toward the achievement of the goals set forth in the Charter of Punta del Este".”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

42. “Following an analysis of the situation, the Presidents of the Republics of Central America, convinced that the best hope for the development of the region is through economic integration, pledged to their peoples, inter alia: to accelerate establishment of a customs union to perfect the functioning of the Central American Common Market; to formulate and implement national economic and social development plans, co-ordinating them at the Central American level, and progressively to carry out regional planning for various sectors of the economy; to establish a monetary union and common fiscal, monetary and social policies within the programme of economic integration; to co-operate in programmes to improve the prices of primary export commodities, and to complete as soon as possible the reforms needed to achieve the objectives set forth in the Act of Bogota and the Charter of Punta del Este especially in the fields of agriculture, taxation, education, public administration, and social welfare; all with a view to achieving the creation of a Central American Economic Community which will establish relationships with other nations or regional groups having similar objectives.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

43. “The meeting was held in accordance with the decision of the Presidents of the Central American Republics and Panama to improve the living standards of their people, as they are aware that this cannot be done without carrying out well-prepared programmes taking full advantage of their human, natural and financial resources, which, in turn, implies substantial reforms in their economic, social and administrative structures, while maintaining the principles governing their democratic institutions. The Presidents therefore met for the sole purpose of reviewing the problems which arise in connexion with the attainment of those objectives, and of considering at the same time the progress achieved in Central America through the programmes of economic integration and the Alliance for Progress. 44.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

44. “In particular, the representatives making the joint statement recommend to all Members of the United Nations that they give earnest consideration to these proposals and that they explore, before the beginning of the Conference, all practical means for their implementation, so as to make it possible to reach at the Conference basic agreement on a new international trade and development policy. 42. In the Central American sphere, I should like to refer to an extremely important meeting which a biased and ill-intentioned section of the Press has attempted to represent as an imperialistic conspiracy against a certain Latin American country: I refer to the meeting of the Heads of State of Central America, Panama and the United States of America at San José, Costa Rica early this year. 43.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

45. “Later, it points out that international trade could become a more powerful instrument and vehicle of economic development not only through the expansion of the traditional exports of the developing countries, but also through the development of markets for their new products and the general increase of their share in world exports under improved terms of trade. Therefore, in order to achieve the aims of the Conference, a new international division of labour, with new patterns of production and trade, and a dynamic international trade policy are required.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

46. “In view of the general hope that the Conference may give a new direction in different spheres of world trade, I do not feel that I need to take up your time by commenting on it. I should nevertheless like to take this opportunity to mention the joint statement by representatives of developing countries made in Geneva at the closing of the second session of the Preparatory Committee, and which the latter agreed to include in its report to the Economic and Social Council, The statement refers to the work and the objectives of the Conference which, according to the text of the statement itself "should represent an outstanding event in international co-operation conducive to the development of their economies and the integrated growth of the world economy as a whole".”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

47. “I refer to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 40. I am gratified to state that my Government has appreciated the importance of this long-awaited world event ever since the thirty-fourth session of the Economic and Social Council, bearing in mind the objectives of the United Nations Development Decade, adopted resolution 917 (XXXIV) on 3 August 1962, in which it resolved to convene the Conference. In that resolution, after recalling the General Assembly resolutions on international trade as an instrument for economic development, particularly of the less developed countries, it recognizes the importance of economic development for the stability of the world economy and the maintenance of international peace and security. 41.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

48. “It is in education that the joint efforts of the Government and the sponsors of the Alliance for Progress have succeeded best, and my Government is determined to obtain rapid results which will result in increased cultural benefits in the coming years. 38. I do not wish to take up any more of the Assembly's time by recounting the current activities of the Salvadorian Government in other branches of public administration. I only wished to mention these two aspects in order to emphasize that the policy adopted by my Government from the outset is designed to improve the economic position of the country and to raise the level of living of our people in an atmosphere of complete freedom and respect for democratic institutions. 39. Repeated references have been made from this rostrum to an event which is to occur during the first half of 1964.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

49. “In the field of education, the "Literacy Crusade", launched by the Salvadorian Government barely ten months ago is already bearing its first fruits. The aim is to teach more than 500,000 Salvadorians to read and write in five years and I am happy to say that 50,000 are now benefiting from it. My Government is devoting 21.6 per cent of the national budget to education, and I am proud to say that in El Salvador, no other government department has a larger appropriation. The representatives from all countries who attended the twelfth General Conference of UNESCO at the end of last year were very impressed by the size of the education budget.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

50. “A national health plan provides guidelines for government action; it covers the following points: constant health supervision in isolated and inaccessible villages, and an effective campaign against prevalent diseases, particularly malaria. This is the first plan of its kind in Latin America and it demonstrates the Government's interest in protecting the health of our people. Efforts are also being made to improve the existing health services and special support is being given to the scheme under which mobile units bring medical services to all parts of the country. The public health and social welfare budget for this year represents 10.57 per cent of the national budget. This percentage is highly significant, because it is the highest which has ever been achieved by the Administration in this field. 37.”

    1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)