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1. “Four of the permanent members of the Security Council — the United States, France, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union — recently made a curious approach to the problem of disarmament by setting up a disarmament committee consisting of themselves and of Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Poland and Romania. 116. According to the communique issued by them [DC/144], the four permanent members of the Security Council hope that the results achieved in these deliberations will provide a useful basis for the consideration of disarmament in the United Nations. They state that they will keep the Disarmament Commission and through it the General Assembly and the Security Council informed of the progress of the deliberations of the committee.”

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2. “The prevention of the wider dissemination of nuclear weapons [item 67] and the suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons tests [item 69] are also closely related to disarmament, since they are intended to limit or reduce the military power of States. The case is otherwise with the question of French nuclear tests in the Sahara [item 68], where the object is to prevent the conducting of such tests in that part of the world, without contesting France's right to carry them cut elsewhere, or trying to curtail that country's opportunities of increasing its military power through the possession and perfecting of nuclear weapons. 115.”

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3. “So far, despite a certain lack of understanding for the Government's policy, no one can name any political prisoner or point to anyone who has been exiled, persecuted or tortured for his political ideas or personal opinions". 113. Of all the political problems on the agenda for this session of the General Assembly, the most important, without any doubt, is that of disarmament. 114. In addition to the item concerning the report of the Disarmament Commission [item 66], we find on the agenda so close a linking of certain items to the fundamental question that one of them — general and complete disarmament [item 70] — is evidently the question itself, albeit pressed to Its logical conclusion.”

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4. “We were fortunate in enjoying the enthusiastic support of the President of the Republic, Lieutenant- Colonel Jose Maria Lemus, who in his message of 14 September 1959 to the Legislative Amenably, reporting on the work done in the third year of his administration, used the following words, which it seems opportune to recall here, in connexion with democracy and respect for human rights: "At the start of my period in office I proclaimed that my electoral victory implied no distinction between the winning and the losing side, and I was determined from the outset not to follow any traditional procedure whereby some come to power while others go to prison or into exile.”

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5. “Francisco Lino Osegueda), together with the present speaker and many other delegates, placed all their energies and faith in America's destiny in the service of cooperation in this important work, the results of which were fully reported by the International agencies. 112.”

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6. “In practice, the Commission on Human Rights devotes itself solely to the preparation of drafts relating to human rights: among other productions of undeniable merit, it is responsible for the draft on which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was based, and for two draft covenants on human rights which the Third Committee of the General Assembly has been studying, in a leisurely fashion, for several years. We are confident that the inter-American commission will follow a different course. Its very name — the inter-American commission for the protection of human rights — reflects the protective functions with which we wish to invest it. 111. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador Mr. Alfredo Ortiz Mancia, and his advisers at the Santiago Meeting (our Ambassadors in Washington and Lima, Mr. Hector David Castro and Mr.”

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7. “As regards the proposed inter-American commission for the protection of human rights, although we have not forgotten the existence of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the significant fact that this is the only subsidiary organ whose establishment is envisaged in the Charter of the United Nations, we still feel some concern at the discouraging circumstance that the United Nations Commission, of its own free will, renounced from the outset the task of truly promoting human rights, as required by the Charter — which prompted the distinguished jurist and writer Lauterpacht to say of it: "A Commission on Human Rights which by a self- denying ordinance is precluded from taking other than purely nominal action with regard to complaints of violations of human rights would not be fulfilling the object which according to the letter and the spirit of the Charter it is in a position to fulfil.” 110.”

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8. “108. All of us who had the privilege of taking part in the very important meetings at Santiago, Chile and of contributing actively to the preparation of the declarations and resolutions which I have mentioned and of the draft convention on human rights, cherish the hope that one day we shall see the principles and standards, laid down in these instruments by the Foreign Ministers and later by the American jurists, become a reality in each and every one of the Republics in this hemisphere. 109.”

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9. “The Inter-American Council of Jurists, whose fourth meeting was held at Santiago de Chile shortly after the meeting of Foreign Ministers, used great diligence in drawing up a draft convention on human rights; in accordance with the Foreign Ministers' decision, this draft will be sent to Governments for study and will in due course be submitted for the consideration of the Eleventh International Conference of American States, to commence at Quito, the capital of Ecuador, on 1 February 1960. 107. This draft convention sets forth, on the one hand, civil and political rights and, on the other, social, economic and cultural rights. It also proposes the establishment of two organs: an Inter-American Court of human rights with juridical functions, and an inter-American commission for the protection of human rights, with protective functions.”

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10. “The meeting of the American Ministers of Foreign Affairs decided to set up an inter-American commission on human rights, with the task of promoting respect for human rights. This commission is to be organized by the Council of the Organization of American States, and its specific duties will be prescribed for it by the Council. 105. The Foreign Ministers decided to entrust the Inter-American Council of Jurists with the task of preparing draft conventions on human rights and on the establishment of an inter-American court of human rights and other suitable bodies for the safeguarding and observance of those rights. 106.”

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11. “The American States, in order to strengthen democratic institutions, should co-operate among themselves within the limits of their resources and the framework of their laws so as to strengthen and develop their economic structure, and achieve just and humane living conditions for their peoples". 103. In another equally important document, on "Economic under-development and the preservation of democracy", the Fifth Meeting of Foreign Ministers declared that "the stability of democracy, the safeguarding of human rights, the security of the hemisphere and its preservation from the dangers which threaten the freedom and independence of the American Republics demand increased economic co-operation among these republics with a view to raising the standard of living of their rapidly growing populations ". 104.”

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12. “Perpetuation in power, or the exercise of power without a fixed term and with the manifest intent of perpetuation, is incompatible with the effective exercise of democracy. "4. The Governments of the American States should ensure a system of freedom for the individual and social justice based on respect for fundamental human rights. "5. The human rights incorporated into the legislation of the various American States should be protected by effective Judicial procedures, "6. The systematic use of political proscription is contrary to American democratic order. "7. Freedom of press, of radio and television and, in general, freedom of information and expression, are essential conditions for the existence of a democratic régime. "8.”

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13. “Similar or identical declarations have been made on many occasions at inter-American meetings; and recently, at the Fifth Meeting of Consultation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American States, held in mid-August in the Chilean capital, the Foreign Ministers crowned their labours of several days with the splendid Declaration of Santiago de Chile, which is an expression of the profound democratic convictions of our peoples. The operative part Of the Declaration reads as follows; "1. The principle of the rule of law should be assured by the separation of powers, and by the control of the legality of governmental acts by competent organs of the State. "2. The Governments of the American Republics should be derived from free elections. "3.”

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14. “The charter of our regional organization, in complete accord with the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations, reaffirms that "the solidarity of the American States and the high aims which are sought through it require the political organization of those States on the basis of the effective exercise of representative democracy", and proclaims "the fundamental rights of the individual without distinction as to race, nationality, creed or sex". 102.”

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15. “Although this international agreement is a transitional measure of relatively short duration, it does incorporate the possibility of arriving at a long-term agreement capable of normalizing the coffee trade in years to come, and there are good grounds for believing that its application will enable many States, including El Salvador, to enjoy an economic tranquillity which will help them to continue with their development programmes. 100. It is a source of satisfaction and pride to me to be able to speak, at this time, of the efforts now being made by the American States to strengthen democracy and the practical observance of human rights. 101.”

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16. “The agreements reached covered only Latin American States until the happy conclusion in Washington, on 24 September 1959, of the International Coffee Agreement, signed not only by the Latin American producer-countries but also by the French Community on behalf of a number of territories and by Portugal on behalf of Angola. The United Kingdom and Belgium. On behalf of certain other territories, signed annexes giving grounds for hope that they, too, would co-operate in the development and execution of the agreement — the object is to adapt the supply of coffee to the demand, to ensure the proper placing of the product on international markets and to promote its consumption throughout the world, thus contributing to the expansion of trade between producer and consumer countries. 99.”

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17. “One of the most serious economic problems, causing most distress to a large number of countries is the instability and low level of prices on the world markets for such basic commodities as coffee, a product that is crucial for the economic systems of many Latin-American States and various African territories linked with European countries. The disequilibrium between the production and the consumption of coffee, and the consequent fall in prices, forced the Latin-American- producer-countries, three years ago, to start negotiations with a view to stabilization.”

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18. “My Government, like the governments of all the American Republics, welcomed the Brazilian President's proposal and at once gave it enthusiastic support — for it is certain that, as the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs said in his speech in the General Assembly last year [749th meeting), no one is entitled to wave the flag of a new hope who pays no heed to the afflictions and needs of his own people, and who, on the pretext of serving the remote ideals of all mankind, takes no interest in remedying the immediate domestic ills weighing upon his own nation. 98.”

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19. “Juscelino Kubitschek designed as it is to re-stimulate the unity and solidarity of our countries and their contribution to the cause of peace, through a policy — the so-called "Operation Pan-America" — intended to expedite the concerted development of our economies, as the most appropriate and effective weapon against poverty, Ignorance and distress among our peoples and in order to prevent dissatisfaction and desperation from leading them towards foreign ideologies alien to their historical, religious and cultural background but undoubtedly attractive in their fallacious presentation of an imaginary world of happiness to the masses' astonished eyes. 97.”

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20. “The programme of free trade and economic integration in Central America, which was started some years ago on the initiative of the Ministers of Economic Affairs of the five Central American republics — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua — within the framework of ECLA, is continuing to develop satisfactorily. 95. The eighth meeting of ECLA, which took place in the Middle of this year at Panama City, showed that the establishment of a Latin-American common market was regarded as a clear necessity for the development of the various countries in the region. 96. In connexion with the problem of under-development we Latin Americans attach the greatest importance to the initiative of the President of Brazil, Mr.”

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21. “Within limits which it has so far been impossible to overcome, the United Nations is fulfilling a praiseworthy task in the field of international co-operation, through such important bodies and institutions as the Bureau of Technical Assistance Operations and the recently established Special Fund; and the delegation of El Salvador is pleased to recognize and welcome, on behalf of its Government, the co-operation received from both of these, as well as from the Economic Commission for Latin America [ECLA], particularly in connexion with the various projects in the programme of Central-American economic integration and with the first project for the Central American Institute for Research and Technology. 94.”

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22. “Although I shall have to mention, in the course of my speech, the political problems and the important questions now before the United Nations, I should like to begin with the subject which is most directly related to the general welfare of the countries represented here and of those which are not yet represented but must be in the future if our Organization is really to give proof of that universality which should be inseparable from its existence. I refer, of course, to the problem of the under-development of vast regions of the world, which not only is manifested in the ignorance, disease and poverty that afflict many of their populations, but also has external repercussions, being an obvious cause of uneasiness, friction and dispute between peoples, and even of international war. 93.”

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23. “As an admirer of the virtues and excellences of your country, the Republic of Peru, and as an admirer also of your own distinguished qualities as statesman, diplomat, jurist, orator and writer, I am particularly glad to be able to express, before this world Assembly, the great pleasure felt by my country and my Government at your unanimous election to this high office, and my own personal pleasure at being able to wish you the best success — a success of which no one has the slightest doubt, for we are all familiar with your intellectual capacity, your thoughtfulness, tact and your long experience in the work of the United Nations, and that overflowing sympathy and nobility which are so characteristic of you. 92.”

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24. “89. My opening words are intended for our President, Mr. Belaúnde, and although he is not present, I would ask the Chair for permission to read them. 90. Mr. President, to you has fallen the great and well-deserved honour of presiding over the work and discussions of this General Assembly of the United Nations in circumstances which may well prove decisive for the destiny of mankind- — at a dramatic moment when, thanks to the capacity for hope and faith which fortunately dwells in human hearts, a truce seems to have been called to the anxiety and anguish felt for so many years in the face of the prodigious advance of technology and the unprecedented growth in the power and the resources for destruction held by those States which are more highly developed in the economic, scientific, technological and industrial fields. 91.”

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25. “Hammarskjold, our indefatigable Secretary-General, and on the resolute and constant co-operation of the majority of the delegations which, like the delegation I have the honour to lead, would wish to see inscribed in large letters over the portals of this home of the family of nations a great Mexican statesman’s immortal phrase: “Peace is respect for the rights of others”.”

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26. “I should not like to conclude without offering the President, both personally and on behalf of my Government, our sincere congratulations on his unanimous election to his high office, in these particularly grave circumstances when it would seem that a wind of death is blowing about the world. His wisdom and patience, his experience and his profound and noble understanding of life lead us to hope that this General Assembly will succeed in avoiding the obstacles and hazards of our time and will bring a little tranquillity to the minds of those who are justifiably tormented at the obvious danger of a new universal conflagration, which sometimes seems inevitable. 195. - The President, may count upon the intelligent and diligent co-operation of Mr.”

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27. “As I do not wish to tax your patience with a long speech, I have merely sought to express a few general ideas which I believe reflect adequately the lines upon which the Salvadorian representatives are prepared to act in the debates of this General Assembly and in the various Committees. We shall have an opportunity to refer, during this eleventh session, to the most important problems and issues on the agenda of the General Assembly: international political problems, legal, economic, financial, social, humanitarian and cultural problems, as also the problems of the peoples living under the Trusteeship System and the indigenous inhabitants of the Non-Self-Governing Territories. 194.”

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28. “The foregoing principle prohibits not only armed force but also any other form of interference or attempted threat against the personality of the State or against its political, economic and cultural elements.” 192. These points I have outlined will explain why the representatives of El Salvador, like the representatives of the other Latin American countries, have always striven and will continue to strive to maintain or restore respect for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, particularly those principles concerning mutual respect between States, the self-determination of peoples, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. 193.”

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29. “Gustavo Guerrero, my eminent compatriot, vigorously supported the proclamation in this hemisphere, as part of American international law, of the principle of non-intervention by any State in the affairs of another, a principle which has been enshrined since 1933 in various important inter-American documents, including the Charter of the Organization of American States, or the Bogota Charter, one which no serious statesman or jurist worthy of the name would venture to question. 191. According to the American concept, and to quote the very words of article 15 of the Bogota Charter: “No State or group of States has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatever, in the internal or external affairs of any other State.”

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30. “Here in the United Nations, as formerly in the League of Nations at Geneva, as well as in the Organization of American States and in that promising new body, the Organization of Central American States, my country has always been one of the staunchest defenders of all sound and lofty causes. Some of the representatives here today will recall that great occasion when, at the Sixth International Conference of American States, held in 1928 in the fair capital of Cuba, Mr.”

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31. “It was a worthy Salvadorian priest, Father Jose Matias Delgado, who, on 5 November 1811, fired with patriotic fervour, climbed the steeple of La Merced church, in the centre of San Salvador, and uttered the first cry for the independence of Central America. In the first quarter of the last century, shortly after we had assumed independence and long before Abraham Lincoln, that great American; took similar action in his country, another heroic priest of El Salvador, Father Jose Simeon Cañas y Villacorta, made a moving and solemn appeal to the Central American Constituent Assembly, of which he was a member, for the immediate ant complete abolition of slavery in Central America. 189. This will explain why El Salvador is always to be found on the side of worthy causes. 190.”

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32. “The pages of history will record the dismal events in the Middle East and in Eastern Europe, and they will doubtless not fail to mention the fact that whereas the United Kingdom, French and Israel Governments showed some evidence of respect for the decisions of the United Nations, the men of the Kremlin remained unheeding and inflexible while they committed, in a most crafty manner and — what is worse — with impunity, the most barbarous outrage suffered by any small country during this century. 187. My country is imbued with traditions of liberty, independence, dignity, respect for law and order, and sympathy and magnanimity towards oppressed men and peoples. 188.”

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33. “All protests and all appeals so far have come up against the arrogant and imperialistic attitude of a great Power, the Soviet Union — appeals not only from the General Assembly of the United Nations but also from many Governments and from many humanitarian institutions and associations anxious to alleviate in some way the sufferings inflicted upon a people devoted to peace and valiant to the point of sacrifice by the foreign invaders and — sad to say — by some unworthy sons of that martyrized and oppressed Hungarian people. 186.”

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34. “Thanks to this attitude, we already discern on the horizon, not only the possibility of a complete withdrawal of the invading forces, but also a possible solution to or at least an improvement in the Suez Canal problem and the more serious and more enduring general problem of Palestine. 185. How different is the picture presented by the desolate, fearful, farcical and almost irremediable situation in Hungary!”

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35. “Just as we have often wondered what would have become of the Republic of Korea had it not been for the resolutions adopted by the Security Council in 1950 and the military action which ensued, we may wonder today what would have become of Egypt if the General Assembly, acting as it did and is continuing to do in lieu of the Security Council, had not adopted a series of resolutions designed to protect that little country and to restore law and order in that area, which had been disturbed in an evil hour by the violent action of three Member States. 184. It is only fair to recognize — and my delegation makes no secret of its pleasure in so doing — that in the case of Egypt the Governments of Israel, the United Kingdom and France have heeded, up to a certain point, the recommendations and appeals addressed to them by the General Assembly.”

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36. “As an example of the second capacity, I should like to mention the manner in "which this General Assembly, in two emergency special sessions and now in the present session, has been dealing with the most immense, urgent and painful political problems of our time : those of the Middle East and Eastern Europe. 183.”

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37. “Fortunately, the nations of the world now have this Organization, which serves both as the main centre for unification of all efforts for peaceful co-operation and of all endeavours to achieve friendship and understanding between men who wish to have a civilized, decent and productive life for themselves and for their sons, and as the highest and most diligent guardian of international peace and order. 181. As evidence of the Organization’s value in the first of these capacities, I might quote the happy results of the conference, recently held in this very hall under the auspices of the United Nations, which drew up the statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency. 182.”

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38. “Although these words were written more than a quarter of a century ago, the ideas they express still retain their vividness and appear likely to remain a true expression of what man has been, what he is and what he will be to the end of time. It would be difficult to describe more accurately or more colourfully the atmosphere of uncertainty, confusion, contradiction and spiritual penury in which we live today. 180. Although not yet fully recovered from the great losses they suffered during the Second World War, the peoples of the world are once again feeling the impact of the errors, ambitions, appetites, injustices and incomprehension of their leaders.”

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39. “Guillermo Ferrero, the famous writer, in the prologue to his masterly study of the role played by Talleyrand at the Congress of Vienna, wrote the following admirable passage: “Adventure and reconstruction: this is the labour of Sisyphus to which humanity is condemned and which it is performing, in most instances, without realizing that it is doing so.” Further on, with the profound wisdom and sagacity of the true philosopher of history, he continues: “Wandering in an imaginary world, we have lost more and more our sense of the great realities of life. We no longer know exactly what is meant by war, peace, revolution, order, justice, law, power and legitimacy. Our ideas of all these essential facts have become confused, contradictory, elastic, mobile and partially or completely unreal.” 179.”

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40. “The signing of the armistice in Korea was like a flash of light shining over the dark horizon of the world. Men of good will are joining their voices in thanks to the Creator for keeping the flame of hope alive in them. 160. May the United Nations succeed in preventing the striking and absurd tragedy of man’s using for his own destruction what he has achieved by his brilliant mind!”

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41. “The delegations of Egypt and the Netherlands have rendered the General Assembly a great service by proposing that the preparatory work for revising the Charter should be initiated immediately, for that would avoid improvisation on such a serious and important undertaking, which by its very nature demands extremely careful study. 158. The Argentine delegation also deserves our gratitude for its suggestion [A/2415 and Add.1] regarding the publication of documents on the drafting and implementation of the Charter. That initiative is certainly not directly connected with the problem of revision, but such material will help to increase our knowledge of the historical background of the Charter and of the ways in which it has been implemented; it will thus be of assistance in any possible revision. 159.”

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42. “Article 109, paragraph 3, of the Charter provides that the proposal to convene such a conference must appear on the agenda of the tenth annual session of the General Assembly, and that the conference shall be held if so decided by a majority of the General Assembly and by a vote of any seven members of the Security Council. The Charter, the instrument which established the United Nations, must be revised not only as regards the unanimity rule, or rather the right of veto, but also in regard to many other of its aspects. 157. Nothing is so useful as experience in improving, human institutions. The experience of several years of hazardous existence will enable the United Nations to make noteworthy progress in dealing with fundamental problems which were not foreseen at San Francisco or for which inadequate provision was made.”

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43. “There is no need to refer to the advantages which the United Nations would derive from a substantial increase in its membership and from the co-operation of new elements desirous of participating in its work. 155. My delegation cordially supports the proposals of the Netherlands [A/2442] and Egypt [A/2466 and Add.1] for a preparatory study on the possible convening of a general conference of the Members of the United Nations with a view to revising the Charter, in accordance with Article 109, and for the establishment of a technical committee to study such revision on the basis of the proposals submitted by Member States. There is no doubt that both proposals are opportune and necessary, and we do not feel that the opposition of the Soviet Union to such preparatory work can doom them to failure. 156.”

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44. “We consider it to be of the utmost importance for the purposes of the United Nations that the numerous States which meet the requisite conditions and whose applications have been pending for a long time should be admitted to membership. 153. Admittedly no concrete conclusions were reached in the Special Committee established at the seventh session [resolution 620 (VII)], but the discussions of that committee and of the Interim Committee, as all the other discussions on the admission of the new Members, cast considerable light on the problem and should be put to use. 154. This is not the time to refer to our point of view and to recall the position of the Government of El Salvador. We only wish to place on record that it seems to us that a solution cannot be postponed.”

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45. “We are fighting against the dissemination of extremist ideas within El Salvador itself, be they leftist or rightist, and we are prepared to assist to the utmost of our ability in any action designed to check the advance of international communism. 152. The Salvadorean delegation, together with the delegations of Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua and some other members of the Latin-American group, has stressed the need to find a solution to the problem of the admission of new Members, believing that the real difficulty arises from the manner in which the relevant Article 27 of the Charter has so far been applied.”

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46. “It is therefore difficult for a State of the American community to knock at the'' wrong door, so to speak, and to bring an international dispute or conflict before an organ of the United Nations, instead of referring it to the Council of the Organization of American States in Washington or adopting other measures also provided for in agreements concluded by some of the countries of the western hemisphere. 151. In the Korean conflict, as in the case of any other problem created by international communism, my Government has adopted an unswerving policy. My country has suffered grievously from evils caused by communism, and we cannot allow this experience to recur.”

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47. “This explains the existence of the Organization of American States and an Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance. The Charter of the Organization of American States provides that all international conflicts arising among them shall be subject to the peaceful procedures specified in the Pact of Bogota before being submitted to the Security Council of the United Nations. According to the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, any armed attack by any State against an American State shall be considered an attack against all the American States, and each of them must assist in countering the attack by exercising the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence which is recognized in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.”

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48. “The regional nature of the Korean conflict, which is now invoked in criticism of the conduct of some Latin-American countries with regard to the membership of the political conference, had not been referred to before, nor is it based on the existence of regional agreements or organizations especially called upon to take action in connexion with the conflict. It is well known that no provision of the Charter is opposed to the existence of regional agreements or organizations designed to deal with matters relating to international peace and security which may require regional action, provided that such agreements and organizations and their activities are consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations. 150.”

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49. “The Indian representative did not participate in the discussion or in the vote on that draft resolution, because he had no specific instructions from his Government, but some days later a communication was received in which the Indian Government expressed its approval of the resolution of 27 June. 148. In one form or another, the Latin-American States have taken part and continue to take part in the Korean problem as they are fully entitled and competent to do. One of them even sent troops to be placed at the disposal of the United Nations Unified Command. 149.”

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50. “Two days later [474th meeting], before the new reports of the United Nations Commission on Korea, of which El Salvador was a member, had been submitted, the Council had to study a new draft resolution. Under that draft, the Council took note of the fact that the North Korean authorities had neither ceased hostilities nor withdrawn their armed forces to the 38th parallel; furthermore, it took note of the appeal addressed by the Republic of Korea to the United Nations that effective measures should immediately be adopted to ensure peace and security, and it recommended that Member States should provide the. Republic of Korea with whatever assistance might be necessary to repel the armed attack and to re-establish peace and security in that area.”

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