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  1. “We firmly state that Chad will never be a base for subversion or aggression against fraternal neighboring countries' For several years now constant conflicts have marked the relations among States Members of the Organization; recourse to the threat or use of force, political, diplomatic, economic and military pressures are common currency. This has led the Secretary- General in his report on the work of the Organization to state: "We are perilously near to a new international anarchy". These acts of insecurity are leading to the proliferation of hotbeds of crisis the world over. This applies especially to the question of Western Sahara, the situation in southern Africa, the problem of the Middle East and conflicts in Asia. The problem of Western Sahara has become an alarming one for the international community and especially for Africa.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  2. “By the same token, we reaffirm our firm attachment to the principles of the immutability of frontiers bequeathed by colonization and of the settlement of disputes by peaceful means. It is in this spirit that Comrade Hissein Habre reaffirmed in his statement to the nation of 18 June that: "Our international relations are guided by the relevant principles of the Charter of the United Nations and that of the OAU: non-interference and mutually advantageous and reciprocally friendly cooperation; positive and dynamic non-alignment which in no way excludes our taking a position on various subjects of international interest; the implacable struggle against hegemony, whatever its source and active solidarity with all neighboring countries.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  3. “The combined effects of drought and war have worsened its already alarming economic situation. In fact, at this very moment the country is devastated, most public and social buildings have been destroyed, our economic and highways infrastructure is in a state of complete disrepair, communications with other countries are almost non-existent, hospitals and schools lack staff and equipment, people in certain regions are dying of hunger and the massive return of refugees is posing a problem as regards their resettlement and rehabilitation; and the list goes on. Chad intends to maintain friendly relations with other countries which are mutually beneficial, but without infringing upon its freedom of judgment and action.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  4. “After the restoration of peace and the beginning of national reconciliation, a Council of State was established in order to guarantee the continuity of the State and the management of the affairs of the country. A Government will be formed on the basis of consultations which are now under way. It will have as its task the completion of reconciliation among all the people of Chad, a start on the work of national reconstruction and the creation of favorable conditions for the establishment of democratic institutions. Peace and security do not suffice to guarantee genuine stability in a country if they are not supported by action for socio-economic development. Chad, already disadvantaged by its situation as a land-locked country, has suffered from a dislocated economy since independence.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  5. “We also extend our thanks to our great pan-African organization, the Organization of African Unity. These achievements are and will remain fragile and could at any time be lost if Chad's neighboring and other countries do not stop from interfering in our internal affairs by encouraging the people of Chad to rekindle the flames of war. We would therefore recall that States are duty bound to respect the principles inscribed in the Charter of the United Nations and that of the OAU, in particular, the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of others, respect for territorial integrity, national independence and the non-acquisition of territories by Aarce.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  6. “For the first time since 1978, a single administration effectively controls the 14 sub-divisions of our country. This is also the first time since 1965 that security has prevailed throughout our national territory. We are gratified to affirm before the Assembly that peace and security have been achieved following a long patriotic struggle and that they remain our constant objective. The people of Chad remain touched by the sympathy expressed towards our cause by fraternal African peoples and all people of good will. Hence, we should like to express our deep gratitude to the African heads of State for their selfless contribution and especially to the founding President of the Togolese People's Assembly, General Gnassigbe Eyadema who, at the risk of his life, went in the midst of war to N'Djamena to attempt to obtain a cease-fire.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  7. “We solemnly invite all our brothers, including the former officials, to reflect on the wise words of Comrade Hissein Habre: "Let us bury the recriminations of unwarranted, unjustifiable and sterile hatred; let us exercise restraint and still our emotions; let us arm ourselves with common sense and reason; let us work for the benefit of the homeland and the people, and let us respond to its hopes of peace and unity, rather than attempt to bind the people to our whims." And we invite them to return to Chad, as many have already done, for the sake of peace and reconstruction. Although this outline has been lengthy, we believe it was necessary in order to provide an accurate picture of the dynamics of war in whose grip Chad so recently found itself.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  8. “It was that same desire for peace and dialogue among the Chad people that underlay the successive visits of Comrade Hissein Habre to Gabon and Zaire, after the N'Djamena meeting. Today once again, before the Assembly, we affirm our attachment to the spirit of dialogue, without bitterness or ulterior motives.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  9. “At the same time, the patriotic struggle continued with a resolve matched only by our love for our homeland and our dedication to the universal values of freedom and dignity. It was in that context that the enemy was to begin the withdrawal of its troops. We then unilaterally and immediately decreed a cease-fire, with no prior conditions. Our desire for peace led us to give unreserved support to the resolutions of the Organization of African Unity of 11 February 1982. It was that same desire for dialogue and peace which governed the rate at which we advanced on the capital. For more than four months we intentionally delayed taking the capital, in the sole hope of softening the belligerent attitude of our brothers.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  10. “By attacking elements of the Armed Forces of the North, the nucleus of the integrated national army envisaged in the Lagos agreement, that coalition brought about the start of another war-one which was certainly the deadliest and the longest that our people has had to endure. After nine months of national resistance, in the face of what became a plot to recolonize Chad, which met with a staunch resistance with the exclusive support of our people, on 15 December 1980 we undertook tactical withdrawal in order to spare our people from genocide and to deal in an appropriate manner with the occupier's overwhelming superiority in weaponry. As the occupying forces established themselves on our territory, the national and international public realized their real intentions and those of the coalition.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  11. “An important point in that agreement was the establishment of a consensus Government, whose term of office was set as 18 months, with the task of preparing free elections and completing the work of national reconciliation. The President of that Government would therefore have no personal powers. In flagrant violation of the provisions of the Lagos agreement, a neighboring country and other foreign Powers openly intervened in our affairs. Despite our determination to avoid war and in spite of the mediation offered by eminent national and foreign personalities, certain factions, feeling strong because of their external support, unleashed the war of 21 March.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  12. “In spite of the Kano agreements, which called on all neighboring States not to interfere in the internal affairs of Chad, certain Powers, sensing that they were losing ground on the Chad political chessboard, hastily formed armed factions along ethnic lines and that would serve their own interests. Unfortunately, at the Kano-11 meeting we failed in our patriotic attempt to remove some of our brothers from external domination; thus we were composed of H political-military factions when we met in Lagos in August 1979. In spite of our conviction about the anti-national character of certain political-military factions, we nevertheless agreed to sign the Lagos agreement. That agreement reiterated the call to all neighboring States not to interfere in Chad's internal affairs.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  13. “The results of that war are known to all of us: massacre of the civilian population and a breakdown of trust among the regional components of our people; above all, that war opened the door for additional interference by foreign forces. Supported by our people, and without external support, the Armed Forces of the North emerged victorious from that trial. The balance of power was in our favor. None the less, Comrade Hissein Habre stated that there were neither victors nor vanquished and that it would be possible for the people of Chad to reach an understanding among themselves-but without foreign interference. We therefore proposed to the other components the Kano-1 meeting in order to widen the power base by including all people of Chad who would participate in genuine reconciliation.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  14. “Unfortunately, however, that charter was interpreted in different ways, which quickly led to a governmental crisis. Despite the twofold proposal of the Armed Forces of the North, to consult lawyers of internationally recognized competence if problems of a legal nature arose, or to amend the charter if the problem was of a political nature; despite our people's desire for peace as expressed in many demonstrations-yes, despite all that, part of the neo-colonial army, mobilized along personal, tribal, religious and regional lines, took the dangerous step, on 12 February of opening fire on students whose only fault was that to call for the peaceful and immediate implementation of the basic charter.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  15. “Defying the six-month cease-fire that had been unilaterally declared by the National Liberation Front, whose Armed Forces of the North are the patriotic branch, the junta maintained a policy of repression and neo-colonial war. It was only in 1978 that the military regime, undermined by its notorious inability to meet internal and external challenges, accepted, for tactical reasons, the historic compromise of the Khartoum agreement. That was the first time since the popular uprisings of 1965 that an agreement frankly set forth the different problems of Chad and proposed comprehensive and lasting solutions. A/37/PV.30 The implementation of the basic charter that emerged from the Khartoum agreement would have spared our people a great deal of suffering.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  16. “Through that war for national liberation, directed by the National Liberation Front, which courageously faced the neo-colonial troops and other expeditionary bodies, there were many people of Chad who saw their loved ones fall, their villages bumed and their homes plundered. Many were also forced into exile. The regime of the day, which had become anachronistic and dictatorial, supported as it was by troops from the former metropolitan country, in 1975 fell victim to its own mistake of attempting to impose itself on our people against their will. Thus its own army seized power from it. Unfortunately, the hopes raised were soon disappointed. Instead of offering the people of Chad dialogue and reconciliation, the military junta in tarn committed the same mistakes and bloodthirsty acts as the former regime.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  17. “While it is true that peace in Chad was restored only at the cost of great sacrifices, it is equally true that the tragedy endured for almost 20 years by our people was not without cause. War is never a matter of fate. In order better to grasp the true dimensions of the peace and security restored by the people of Chad last 7 June, it would be useful for me to outline briefly the internal and external causes of the tragedy experienced by my country. The first major people's revolt in Chad after independence dates back to 1965. It was a genuinely national revolt, directed against an oppressive system imposed from outside.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  18. “Lastly, it is an agreeable duty for me to pay a well-deserved tribute to the Secretary-General for his tireless and most commendable efforts during the first year of his term of office in attempting to find peaceful solutions to the disputes that divide certain Member States. He may be assured of the readiness of the Government of Chad to help him in his future work for world peace and development. Before briefly expressing my delegation's position on certain important items of the agenda of the present session, I should like, as the representative of a country which has been the subject of conversation internationally in recent years because of the long and tragic situation of war that it has experienced, to outline the situation now prevailing in Chad.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  19. “In so doing it crowned his long career, which has been basically directed towards international relations. My delegation, confident in his ability to conduct the work of the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly successfully, extends its warm congratulations to him and assures him of its full co-operation in his difficult but exalting responsibilities. I should like also to express the esteem and appreciation of my delegation to Mr. Kittani, his predecessor, who accomplished his noble work with courage and dignity in spite of the complexity of the tragic events that have shaken the world throughout the past year.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  20. “The whole world unanimously deplores the inability of the United Nations to resolve the major problems of our day, but what we do not denounce enough is the fact that such weakness on the part of the United Nations is the immediate consequence of the lack of political will of each of its Members to behave in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Charter. This is why our delegation unreservedly supports the highly intelligent recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report on the work of the Organization as regards strengthening its role and especially the action of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security. $49 By electing Mr. Hollai President of its thirty- seventh session, the General Assembly affirmed its trust in his outstanding qualities as a diplomat and experienced statesman.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)

  21. “This session of the General Assembly of the United Nations is being held at a time of acute international tensions and a world economic crisis of singular gravity. The entire international community is facing numerous problems which require from us as government officials a critical analysis conducive to appropriate solutions being sought in the higher interest of international peace and security as well as for the prosperity of our peoples and nations. In order to achieve those noble objectives, it is more than ever essential that the Members of the Organization scrupulously honor the obligations that they have assumed under the Charter.”

    1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)