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1. “Boland, but to this great Assembly for its wise choice of a statesman and diplomat of your calibre to hold this office, in which you so honourably and worthily uphold the good name of Ireland, your glorious country, and guide the representatives of a hundred peoples whose flags fly together before this home of the nations, symbolizing, perhaps, the immortal precept "Love one another", that magnificent expression of the whole of Christian morality.”

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2. “It would have been an abuse of your patience to repeat, at length, ideas which have already been expressed in this hall. That patience has been abused enough in three long weeks of speeches and incidents — often picturesque, but sometimes so unusual that it has been necessary to suspend the meeting in order to cool heads paradoxically set on fire by the sparks of the cold war. 134. I trust in the wisdom and compassion of the men who have it in their power to dispense to humanity calm or anxiety, happiness or misfortune, life or extinction. And I extend my warm congratulations not only to you, Mr.”

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3. “Constituted, as it is, of all the Organization’s Members — almost a hundred States — the Disarmament Commission will not, we think, be able to do any really useful work in this field. It seems to us that it would be better to reconstruct the Disarmament Commission. It should consist of a small group of States; and, if possible, certain specific rules or principles should be established for the conduct of its work. In this way the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament, which originated outside the United Nations, would be replaced by a reasonably constituted official commission, which could consider the main problems involved in the disarmament question with a good chance of success. 133. My speech as you will see, Mr. President, has been brief.”

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4. “Any effort and any sacrifice will be small if the world can finally be rid of the fear which grips it, so that man can enjoy the blessings of life in full and in peace. 129. The United Nations is the best instrument yet devised to bring the peoples together and promote understanding between them. 130. As in earlier years, the General Assembly has on its agenda the study of the great problems exercising mankind. It will be harder now to arrive at conclusions which will represent real progress towards the solution of those problems. 131. In the particular case of disarmament, the talks of die Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament have broken down, and the Disarmament Commission has not succeeded in making any progress with the study of the question. 132.”

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5. “Their views on disarmament, the abolition of nuclear weapons, the peaceful use of outer space and other serious problems bearing on war and peace are marked by important differences; but these differences are not such that agreement should be regarded as impossible. 127. We advocate the immediate resumption of negotiations between the great Powers, under the auspices of the United Nations, either at the highest level, or summit, as it is now called — between Heads of State or Heads of Government — or at any other level which will ensure the negotiations’ final success. Personal contacts between the highest officials do not, perhaps, constitute the most suitable method. This is indicated by recent deplorable events, which do not suggest that summit conferences are the right procedure. 128.”

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6. “The nightmare of nuclear war keeps the world in a state of anxiety, and the atmosphere at this General Assembly, which should have lessened the fear of disaster, has so far only increased it. Man needs to live, develop, and accomplish his mission upon earth. War has never been as detestable as now, because it has never before meant the complete destruction of the species and of all that man has achieved and built. War is, therefore, not only cruel but stupid. The fate of mankind is not in the hands of every Government. It is controlled by a few men, who direct the policies of the great Powers, and especially of the two that are best equipped to begin the final suicidal struggle. 126. In the last few days we have heard here the speeches of President Eisenhower and Chairman Khrushchev.”

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7. “As an example of what the policy of "welcoming investment" means to us, I will mention a case affecting El Salvador alone. The recent Processing Industries Encouragement Act, inspired by that policy, has promoted the investment of national and foreign capital to such effect that, since its enactment, nearly 200 new industrial enterprises have been set up, with a total investment of about 200 million Salvadorian colons — the equivalent of eight million United States dollars. 124. All speakers from this rostrum, without exception, have agreed on the self-evident truth that the peoples need to live in peace and devote themselves entirely to the building of a better world for the coming generations. 125. Yet the cold war has not been abandoned, and armed conflicts are, at this very moment, causing bloodshed in many parts of the earth.”

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8. “The purpose of the association, which other Central American Republics may join, is to promote the economic development of the countries concerned, with a view to improving their inhabitants’ living conditions; to strengthen and broaden economic cooperation between these countries, as a step towards Central American economic integration; to establish in the near future a common market, so as to encourage joint production and investment; and to setup the necessary machinery for the promotion of economic co-operation between the countries of the Isthmus. 122. This Central American movement will certainly stimulate the inflow of foreign capital, which, together with national capital, will increase the pace of economic development, so necessary for the general progress of our region. 123.”

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9. “The Act ends with this declaration: "In approving the Act of Bogota the Delegations to the Special Committee, convinced that the people of the Americas can achieve a better life only within the democratic system, renew their faith in the essential values which lie at the base of Western civilization, and re-affirm their determination to assure the fullest measure of well-being to the people of the Americas under conditions of freedom and respect for the supreme dignity of the individual.” 121. On a smaller scale, the Central American countries are also pursuing their efforts for improvement. In February 1960, the Governments of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala signed a Treaty of Economic Association, designed to ensure the free movement of persons, goods and capital between their countries.”

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10. “But we have faith in the vision, sagacity and patriotism of our statesmen, and do not doubt that they will be able, through negotiation and other peaceful means, to overcome the present difficulties. 120. Meanwhile, America is united and strong in its common resolve and effort to improve the living conditions of its peoples. Operation Pan America, born of the initiative of the President of Brazil, Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek, is under way, and the Act of Bogotá has just been signed in September 1960; this important document provides for measures of social improvement and economic development under Operation Pan America.”

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11. “Once again, the delegation of El Salvador pays tribute to the United Nations for the work it is doing through the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance, the Special Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund [UNICEF] and each, of the specialized agencies. 118. We also pay tribute to the general credit institutions, and wish to express our satisfaction at the establishment of the Inter-American Development Bank, whose governors met for the first time in February 1960 in our country’s capital. 119. From the tone of certain speeches made in this hall, representatives will have realized that relations between some of the American Republics are beset by serious international problems. The existence of such problems is a source of disquiet and preoccupation to all of us in America.”

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12. “We tremble at the thought that such cases might recur in Asia, Europe or other parts of the world. We Latin Americans would regard it as a terrible misfortune if, in an evil hour, we were overtaken by such a disaster. 115. Nor can peace be properly secured without the constant and rapid progress of the peoples who are less advanced from the economic, social and educational standpoint — the peoples to whom, in contrast with those that are highly industrialized, we are wont to attach the questionable label "under-developed". 116. It is only fair to recognize that international co-operation in this field has yielded, and is still yielding, results of inestimable value. None the less, even greater efforts must be made to improve the peoples’ living conditions, through every form of intensive development. 117.”

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13. “Mutual respect is the basis of all coexistence. Peace must go hand in hand, at all times, with justice. But this very fact leads us to doubt the accuracy of the second part of the statement. Not all nations possess ideologies, systems of government and structures in keeping with their histories, peculiarities and aspirations. Many of them — I have mentioned Germany, Korea and Viet-Nam, and I could quote many others — are not governed by the will of their peoples, but are under foreign yoke; and when they try to shake off that yoke, foreign forces are quick to stifle any attempt at liberation. 114. This Assembly has considered in previous years, and still has on its agenda, cases like those of Hungary and Tibet, which illustrate dramatically the injustice that I have indicated.”

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14. “Great though the number of States belonging to the United Nations may be, our Organization has not yet attained universality, nor will it do so until a way is found to put an end to the coolness between certain Powers and to achieve the reunification of countries which, like Germany, Korea and Viet-Nam, have for years suffered from an artificial division that cannot be laid to the charge of their own citizens, unless some of these be communist elements inspired and maintained in power by foreign Governments. 112. We have often heard it said here, that peace can be ensured only through mutual respect between States and through recognition of the fact that the world is divided, whether we like it or not, into nations with differing ideologies, systems and structures. 113. The first part of this argument seems to us unexceptionable.”

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15. “In order to achieve that end it would be necessary to amend the Charter and — an unheard-of thing — to consecrate in it the division of the world into three sectors: western, communist and neutralist, 110. We believe that there is an urgent need to amend the Charter in order to increase the membership of the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, in keeping with the increase in the number of Members of the United Nations, and for other equally useful and necessary purposes; and that if, when the time comes to alter the Charter, it is necessary to give thought to the veto, this obstacle to the normal functioning of the United Nations should be eliminated, and not extended to other organs. 111.”

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16. “Apart from the respect and esteem we owe to the Secretary-General for his impartiality, assiduity, intelligence and propriety, we are, on principle, decidedly opposed to the Soviet proposal for the replacement of the Secretary-General by a triumvirate made up of one person from the Western sector, another from the communist sector and another from the neutral or — to use the fashionable neologism- neutralist sector. 109. The tripartite organ which would take the place of the Secretary-General would be able to act — this is Mr. Khrushchev’s stated intention — only on the basis of unanimity. The executive organ, which is responsible for carrying out the decisions of the Council or the General Assembly, would thus be infected with the innate and chronic disease which makes the Council itself almost inoperative: the veto.”

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17. “There are those who try to put in place of the past new and more subtle forms of predominance and influence. There are, on the other hand, also those for whom independence is an end in itself, irrespective of whether or not, in the form in which it can be offered, it serves the best interest of the people. There are, finally, those who, using these various reactions and counter-reactions, try to manipulate them for their own ends.” 108.”

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18. “Perhaps the key to the rancour against the Secretary-General may be found in certain paragraphs of the Introduction to his Annual Report on the Work of the Organization [A/4390/Add.1], 107. Referring to the anti-colonial and racist manifestations observed among the African peoples, the Secretary-General rightly states that that attitude arises out of a “... willingness to co-operate with the rest of the world and ... to integrate into the rest of the world, combined, however, with a firm rejection of any attempts by others to turn the efforts of the African States to achieve this co-operation and integration into subjection, be it political, economic or ideological.” He goes on: “Reactions from the outside have been mixed. There are those who try to maintain what history has already judged.”

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19. “My Government considers that the Secretary-General’s conduct in carrying out the Security Council resolutions regarding the Congo has been not only correct and in keeping with the letter and the spirit of those resolutions, but noble and praiseworthy in every respect. 105. The problem of the Congo is the most serious problem with which the Organization has had to deal; and, like the Security Council and the Fourth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, as the representative of both organs of the United Nations and subject to the limitations and imperfections inevitable in such cases, has succeeded in meeting the needs and requirements which have arisen in connexion with the young African Republic. 106.”

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20. “Unfortunately, what we have seen at the fifteenth session of the General Assembly, and some little time ago at the meetings of the Security Council and of the Fourth Emergency Special Session where the question of the Congo was under consideration, is nothing but an open cold war offensive designed to achieve specific ends through the use of threats and intimidation. 103. To corroborate that statement we need only recall, aside from the question of the Congo, the unjust campaign launched against the Secretary-General, Mr. Hammarskjold, the intemperate language used during the debate on the inclusion of the item concerning the representation of China, and the repeated warnings issued on the question of Berlin. 104.”

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21. “Meanwhile, no possibility has emerged of overcoming the differences dividing certain countries and whole sectors of mankind; on the contrary, the cold war is being intensified and new elements of danger are being added to the existing tension. 100. Of the solutions proposed, many are unrealizable, almost chimerical, or designed solely to attract proselytes and deceive world opinion. 101. Let us say frankly that if there is a real desire to find ways of ensuring peaceful coexistence in this agitated and tormented present-day world, we must proceed on pragmatic principles and seek viable solutions for the great problems of our times, instead of intensifying the cold war and seeking to mask unavowable aims by more or less fantastic proposals. 102.”

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22. “It cannot be denied that the international situation, instead of improving, has worsened greatly since this Assembly's last session. This is demonstrated, among other events, by the failure of the Conference of the Heads of the Four Powers which was to have been held in Paris as from 16 May 1960; the unexpected breaking-off of the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament negotiations at Geneva; the constant state of activity which the Security Council has found it necessary to maintain; and, in the regional field, the holding of two Meetings of Consultation of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the American States — the Sixth and Seventh Meetings — which took place at San José, Costa Rica, in August 1960. 99.”

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23. “Nevertheless, we do not believe that we should dispense immediately and completely with all the machinery established by the United Nations to further the gradual and progressive development of the colonial peoples towards self-government and independence, and thereby leave many of these peoples in a state of abandonment which might lead to chaos and would not only hamper their normal development but expose them to the dangers of a neo-colonialism much less desirable than the colonialism to which they have previously been subjected. 97. The delegation of El Salvador, which would like to share the optimism of other delegations but is unable to do so in view of the facts, does not wish to be completely pessimistic with regard to those facts and the prospects that they hold out to us. 98.”

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24. “We would be remiss if we did not also take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the staff of the United Nations Department of Trusteeship and Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories for their efficient work, and above all for their contribution to the success of the visiting missions which, on the basis of the experience we have acquired over a number of years, constitute in our view a most valuable aid to the work not only of the Trusteeship Council but of the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly. 95. It is obvious that the colonial system is in process of liquidation and that it will have disappeared completely before many years have passed. 96.”

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25. “Our congratulations go also to the Powers which were responsible for carrying out the delicate task of preparing these peoples for independent life and promoting their political, economic, social and educational advancement, either under the Trusteeship System established by the United Nations Charter or as Non-Self-Governing Territories covered by the Charter's Chapter XI. 94.”

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26. “With all respect and with deep admiration, let me take this opportunity to greet and congratulate from this rostrum, on behalf of the people and Government of El Salvador, each and every one of the delegations accredited by the Republics which have this year so fittingly entered the international community and have joined our great family of nations, and to pay the tribute of our fellow-feeling to the sixteen new African States and to the Republic of Cyprus, which have brought the membership of the United Nations to the impressive total of ninety-nine. 93.”

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27. “The fifteenth session of the General Assembly has had as special features the presence and active participation in this general debate of Heads of State and Heads of Government, and the entry into the Organization of a large group of countries which did not until recently enjoy the benefits of independence. 91. These are events which will undoubtedly weigh heavily in the balance of the work undertaken by the General Assembly this year, and provide a clear indication of the immediate future of the United Nations. 92.”

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28. “The delegation of El Salvador, expressing the true feelings of its people and Government, sincerely hopes that the work of this General Assembly will be fruitful, and it will gladly offer its modest contribution to that end. It trusts that God will enlighten the minds and soften the hearts of those statesmen in whose hands lies the awesome alternative of our times: intelligent survival or total destruction.”

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29. “Every State Member of the United Nations, and also the States that are not yet Members, should make a solid and lasting contribution to the cause of peace and the cause of concerted and fruitful development, of free trade and of transit on land, in the air, on the seas and on natural and artificial waterways; in other words, to the cause of general economic development and the welfare of all, of respect for the commitments entered into under the Charter and those imposed by international law, and of harmonious and complete coexistence among all peoples. They will not, however, be able to contribute their best as long as they remain divided by hate, mistrust and a spirit of domination. 139.”

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30. “Man could indeed enjoy the fruits of these achievements with a sense of calm and delight were it not that, paradoxically, these very achievements have brought to the brink of catastrophe a civilization and culture that have developed over the centuries in a constant effort to have the mind prevail over matter. 138.”

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31. “In a statement such as the one I have the honour to be making on behalf of my country, it would indeed be futile to attempt to cover the vast number and variety of items of a universal or regional character which are within the purview of the United Nations and are dealt with either by the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council or the specialized agencies. 137. I have, dwelt at some length on a few of these items, and, in conclusion, I should merely like to say that the United Nations must not and, I am sure, will not cease to do everything in its power to reduce and even remove the prevailing tension in international relations and to allay the feeling of uncertainty, fear and anxiety which has gripped everyone in this age of prodigious scientific and technological advances.”

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32. “135. If we say that it is impossible, then we are forgetting with what effectiveness and vigour this Organization has proved itself to be the most powerful of all factors making for peaceful competition and for international negotiation and understanding, and we are losing sight of the maturity, the sense of responsibility and the devotion to progress and to the general happiness which, I am pleased to say, are characteristic both of the great array of Arab States and of the young and vigorous State of Israel. 136.”

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33. “The example of Cyprus leads us to believe that other questions frequently debated in the United Nations could also be solved if the parties concerned undertook to find a satisfactory solution and to that end would each, without abandoning principle, agree to waive part of its demands. 133. We hope, for instance, that this will be true of the Algerian question and we are encouraged in our hopes by the statement recently made by the President of the French Republic, General de Gaulle, which would seem to suggest that the day is not far distant when this perilous conflict between a great European country and the long-suffering and determined Algerian people will come to an end. 134. Is it really so impossible that, in like manner, a solution can be found for the very grave problems which for so long have divided Israel and the Arab States?”

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34. “The delegation of El Salvador would like to convey its congratulations to the delegations of the United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey, and to the Greek and the Turkish communities in Cyprus, on the successful conclusion of the negotiations about the future of the island and on the fact that those negotiations, which took place in conformity with the principles and purposes of the United Nations, succeeded in solving a thorny international problem and in bringing to an end the differences which had arisen between three Member States. In common with other territories which are now on the verge of independence, the republics of Cyprus will soon enter the community of free nations, and will be warmly welcomed as a new Member of this Organization. 132.”

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35. “130. I had the great honour of being chairman of the First Committee of the General Assembly at the thirteenth session, and it is with pleasure that I now recall the debate between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Greece and Turkey, Mr. Averoff-Tossizza and Mr. Zorlu, and the then chairman of the United Kingdom delegation, Mr. Noble. The lofty, erudite and sagacious exchanges which regularly took place in the First Committee between the Greek and the Turkish Foreign Ministers are still fresh in the memory of many of us. 131.”

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36. “It is gratifying to note, however, that after the debate which took place at the thirteenth session, and after the General Assembly had adopted a resolution in which it expressed its confidence that continued efforts would be made by the parties to reach a peaceful, democratic and just solution in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations [resolution 1287 (XIII)], the Governments of Turkey, Greece and the United Kingdom, in a commendable spirit of prudence and conciliation and without omitting to include in their discussions the peoples directly involved — that is the Greek and the Turkish communities in Cyprus — succeeded in finding a formula for the .solution of the political problem of that famous Mediterranean island; a solution which, fortunately, brings closer together three allied and traditionally friendly countries and reestablishes the bond between them.”

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37. “As we are all aware, this question was discussed at a number of sessions of the General Assembly, and it seemed difficult, if not impossible, for the points of view of the three countries concerned and of the peoples living in the island to be reconciled.”

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38. “El Salvador, which is always ready to champion good causes, will welcome and support any action or any resolution on the part of the United Nations that is designed to restore the traditional Independence of Tibet and to condemn this flagrant violation of the political, social and religious system of that country, the temporal and spiritual authority of the Dalai Lama, and the fundamental human rights of the Tibetan people. These violations have reached a stage at which they can be regarded as constituting the international crime of genocide. 128. In order to show to what extent the United Nations can contribute to the solution of acute political problems, I should like to recall what happened in the Cyprus question. 129.”

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39. “Nine years later, when constant references are being made in the Press and in diplomatic circles to the indignity suffered by the Dalai Lama when he was obliged to flee his own country, and to the further aggression committed by the totalitarian Peiping régime, we Salvadorians can only deplore the fact that it 'was not thought wise to hearken to us on that occasion and that the United Nations decided to fold its arms when faced with an undoubted act of aggression against a defenceless country. 127.”

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40. “His delegation considered that the best way of attaining that objective was to abandon, for the time being, the idea of including that question in the agenda of the General Assembly. That was why he supported the United Kingdom representative's proposal that consideration of the request for inclusion should be adjourned." Such then were the results of the action which we took in 1950 on behalf of Tibet. 126.”

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41. “He had no desire to egress an opinion on the difficulties which had arisen between China and Tibet, but would point out that, in the latest note received by his Government, the Peking Government had declared that it had not abandoned its intention to settle those difficulties by peaceful means. It would seem that the Chinese forces had ceased to advanced after the fall of Chamdo, a town some 480 kilometres from Lhasa, The Indian Government was certain that the Tibetan question could still be settled by peaceful means, and that such a settlement could safeguard the autonomy which Tibet had enjoyed for several decades while maintaining its historical association with China. "26.”

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42. “The Jam Saheb of NAWANAGAR (India) said his Government had given careful study to the problems raised by the proposal of El Salvador to place the question of the Invasion of Tibet by foreign forces on the General Assembly agenda. That was a matter of vital interest to both China and India. The Committee was aware that India, as a neighbour of both China and Tibet, with both of which it had friendly relations, was the country most interested in a settlement of the problem. That was why the Indian Government was particularly anxious that it should be settled peacefully. "25.”

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43. “To establish a committee composed of ... (names of nations) … which will be entrusted with the study of the appropriate measures that could be taken by the General Assembly on this matter; "3. To Instruct the committee to undertake that study with special reference to the appeal made to the United Nations by the Government of Tibet, and to render its report to the General Assembly, as early as possible, during the present session." 124. The General Committee decided to adjourn sine die consideration of the inclusion of the item proposed by El Salvador in the agenda of the General Assembly. In so doing, it was chiefly influenced by the opinion expressed in the General Committee by the representative of India. 125. I take the following paragraphs from the relevant summary record of the General Committee; "24.”

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44. “Castro stated: "The Government of El Salvador, in giving instructions to its delegation to request the General Assembly to include in its agenda for its present session the case of Tibet, has stated that it would be fatal to the credit of the United Nations before the eyes of the world if a case of international aggression such as has taken place in the small country of Tibet, which has an autonomous Government, were to be ignored by our Organisation." 123. The supporting memorandum was accompanied by a draft resolution worded as follows: "The General Assembly, "Taking note that the peaceful nation of Tibet has been Invaded, without any provocation on its part, by foreign forces proceeding from the territory controlled by the government established at Peiping, "Decides "1. To condemn this act of unprovoked aggression against Tibet; "2.”

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45. “The news was also given out that some plenipotentiaries from Tibet were being sent to Peiping in order to negotiate with the Government there for the purpose of settling the differences and avoiding an open conflict. In spite of this peaceful gesture, the forces were sent and have penetrated into the territory of the State of Tibet, The Government of Tibet has appealed to the United Nations to use its good offices in order to obtain a peaceful solution of the already existing conflict, This appeal cannot be ignored, unless the General Assembly of the United Nations is ready to ignore its primary responsibility 'to maintain international peace and security' to which paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the Charter refers." A little further on, Mr.”

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46. “This brings us to the deplorable case of Tibet, where the situation, already condemned by El Salvador at the fifth regular session of the General Assembly in November 1950, has now become extremely serious. On that occasion, when Communist forces under the control of Peiping wrongfully invaded the territory of that small and peaceful country, the delegation of El Salvador, acting under special instructions from its Government, made an urgent request for the inclusion in the agenda of the General Assembly of an item entitled "Invasion of Tibet by foreign forces". 122. In his supporting memorandum, the then Chairman of the delegation of El Salvador, Mr. Hector David Castro said among other things: "The fact that such forces were going to be sent into the territory of Tibet was publicly announced at Peiping.”

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47. “The Government of my country is anxious that a solution be found to world political problems and, more especially, that a satisfactory agreement be reached on the status of Berlin and that the artificial and prolonged partition of Germany, Korea, and Viet- Nam be brought to an end. None of these questions can be finally and lastingly solved unless the right of peoples to self-determination and the right of nations to unity and independence are taken into account. 120. No political change should be carried out by force or against the will of the peoples directly concerned. Only when this principle is genuinely respected and complied with shall we have ensured that mankind will live in peace and abundance, for only then will justice prevail in international affairs. 121.”

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48. “Without wishing to be too pessimistic, we cannot, however, escape the fear that behind this fervent enthusiasm for peace, coexistence and friendly cooperation between the peoples of the world which the head of the Soviet Government put into his speeches there lies an intention to continue with expansionist plans and to keep large parts of Eastern Europe and other areas of the world in a state of subjection. We can only await the results of the talks between Mr. Khrushchev and the President of the United States, Mr. Eisenhower, and see what attitude will be adopted henceforward by the Soviet representatives in the General Assembly, the ten-Power disarmament committee and the Geneva meetings. 119.”

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49. “No other course is open to us but to express the hope that the deliberations of this disarmament committee may be crowned with success and that by this means we may succeed in finding a solution for the most difficult and thorny political problem of our times. 118. The recent visit of Mr. Nikita S. Khrushchev, Chairman. of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, to the United States would seem to provide good reason for hoping that the cold war will be brought to an end and that problems such as disarmament, the anomalous situation of Germany and so on will be solved.”

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50. “The fact is, however, that this committee has been set up in an unusual manner, without the participation or the knowledge of the United Nations. At its last session, the General Assembly decided that the Disarmament Commission should be composed of all the Member States [resolution 1252 D (XIII)], and now we find that neither the armament Commission nor the General Assembly nor the Security Council was consulted when a committee was set up with a view to exploring avenues of possible progress toward the limitation and reduction of all types of armaments and armed forces under effective international control. The only step taken was to ask that the Disarmament Commission should be convened in order that it might be informed of the decisions reached by the great Powers. 117.”

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