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“We are convinced that it is not too late to remedy this situation and believe that the law of the United Nations must again assert its authority and serve as a basis for the settlement of a dispute which, if it continues, can no longer involve only India and Pakistan; quite the contrary, as the recent developments have shown, the road would be wide open for interference and intervention that would gravely imperil the harmony and stability of South-East Asia. 33. Relying on its ties of friendship with both India and Pakistan, Tunisia earnestly appeals to both these States to end their dialogue of the deaf and resume the close relations dictated by their common destiny. 34.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“However, while we may be gratified at the Security Council's prompt reaction and at the firmness of its decisions, while it is urgently necessary to contain the evil and put an end to the hostilities which can do nothing but harm to both countries, and while it is important for the present to ensure that the cease fire is respected, it is no less important to. seek, in the root causes of this crisis, for a just solution; for that is the only solution there can be. 31. The Security Council examined the subject of this dispute sixteen years ago and advocated that the people of Kashmir should be allowed to exercise the right of self-determination. It is regrettable that this decision has still not been implemented. 32.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“My delegation would like to pay a tribute to our Secretary-General for his many endeavours, and his untiring efforts to restore peace in Viet-Nam. We owe him a great deal. 30. In the same part of the world, a real war has divided two sister nations of Asia: India and Pakistan. We deeply deplore this situation which, despite the appeals of the Security Council and the intervention of the Secretary-General, deteriorated steadily until just recently, and we have the impression that it is not all over yet.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“However, the attitude of the party in the north precluded the establishment of a real peace. A policy of intervention, encouraged and sustained by the expansionism of the People's Republic of China, baptized this genuine war of conquest in South-East Asia, with the catchword "liberation" — which, I might add, had already been achieved. Can the Viet-Namese Government really be criticized for having called on any of its friends willing to share its concern and its desire to maintain its integrity? 28. I sincerely hope that the parties concerned will soon heed the voice of reason, and by means of negotiation, will find a satisfactory solution to this agonizing problem, a solution that is in conformity with the principles of the Charter. 29.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Tunisia was one of the seventeen countries which, at Belgrade, addressed an appeal to the parties concerned in an effort to make them accept negotiation and return to the paths Of peace. Unfortunately, all appeals have thus far been in vain. I must stress, among others, the appeal made by the President of the United States, Mr. Johnson, on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations. It is high time for all the parties concerned to return to their senses and remember that what Viet-Nam needs above all is peace. 27. Since 1945 this country has been devastated, first by a murderous war of liberation. The conditions prevailing in 1954 at the time of the Geneva Conference brought about the division of the country which was, in principle, to be provisional.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Unfortunately time is not always on our side. The longer we put off concluding such agreements, the greater the risk of seeing the number of nuclear Powers increase and the chances of achieving general and complete disarmament — which remains our supreme objective - decrease. 24. Although it did not achieve any appreciable results, the Eighteen-Nation Committee has earned our gratitude. Its virtue has been to maintain and continue to maintain the dialogue between the nuclear Powers and to prepare the conditions which are necessary for any discussion to be fruitful and to lead to happy initiatives in the field of disarmament. 25. I should not like to let pass without comment the grave events now taking place in Asia. 26. The war in Viet-Nam is growing and becoming increasingly deadly.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“This would be, in my view, a very significant step forward in the relaxation of international tension and the reduction of the feeling of insecurity which prevails in various parts of the world." Those were the words of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. We therefore have high hopes that the Assembly will respond to the wishes of the Disarmament Commission and will ensure that a world conference is held as soon as is reasonably possible. 23. The conclusion of a treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and an agreement banning all nuclear tests, with which the second resolution adopted by the Disarmament Commission is concerned, is also a matter of urgency. It is essential that these two agreements should be concluded as soon as possible if we are to contain the evil and make real progress towards disarmament.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Such a conference would also have the advantage of bringing together all the countries of the world without distinction and would allow them to express their views and take part in the formulation of any decisions which might be made. 22. In his statement at the opening of the Conference of the 54th Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Secretary-General said: "It seems to me essential therefore, that when the world disarmament conference is held, it should take place under conditions which would make it possible for all countries, if they so wished, to participate in its deliberations.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Nevertheless, we fervently hope that the great Powers will silence their prejudices and their mutual distrust and together make new progress towards disarmament and the reduction of tension. 20. I think it is essential at present for us to work together to implement the two resolutions adopted by the Disarmament Commission at its last meeting. These two resolutions are the result of several weeks of deliberations during which it became clear that there was an urgent need to put an end to the arms race and halt the serious threat which nuclear weapons represent for the future of mankind. 21. It is clear that the convening of a world conference, as envisaged in the first resolution, might speed up the disarmament process and help us to progress towards a relaxation of international tension.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The situation is all the more serious inasmuch as there is no reason not to expect that, sooner or later, the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons will increase. I9. Disarmament is certainly one of the urgent tasks before us if we wish to save our peoples from fear and allow them to devote themselves in peace and stability to increasing the prosperity and well-being of mankind. The great hopes raised by the signing of the Moscow Treaty and by the subsequent adoption of unilateral and reciprocal measures are unfortunately beginning to fade. The Eighteen-Nation Committee, despite the recommendations of the Assembly and the efforts which were exerted, has not been able to achieve positive results.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Its absence confronts us, moreover, with the risk that some United Nations decisions may prove totally ineffective because that country has not subscribed to the obligations of the Charter, does not take part in our deliberations and thus does not feel bound by them. We had a striking, if subtle, illustration of this several days ago in the tragic events which stained the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. 18. The considerable advances made in science and technology, the continual improvement of conventional weapons and the stockpiling of nuclear weapons have changed the political climate of our age by subjecting the world to a kind of latent tension which may degenerate at any moment into an international crisis with consequences which we would not like to foresee.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Viewed from the standpoint of universality, the admission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations is, in our view, justified beyond all doubt. Whatever reservations many of us may entertain about some of its actions, and whatever others may feel about its behaviour at the international level, it is nevertheless high time that we allowed this country, which plays an important role in the world and which has attained the status of a nuclear Power, to take its rightful place among Member States. 17. It is obvious that the absence of the People's Republic of China deprives us of the useful contribution which that country could make to the strengthening of world peace and security.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“This universality which we hope to achieve makes it our duty to take account of the right of all peoples to participate in our deliberations and to make a contribution to the consolidation of peace and the development of international co-operation. Prohibitions and exclusiveness in international relations can only prejudice the attainment of our goals. We therefore greatly hope to see all countries, without discrimination, gain access to the Organization, enjoy the rights proclaimed in the Charter and undertake the obligations which membership in the United Nations imposes on all Member States. Only at this price will the United Nations be able effectively to exercise its authority and will we be able to deal seriously and, above all, realistically with all the questions which affect the fate of mankind. 16.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Several proposals deserving of careful study have been submitted to the General Assembly. In our opinion it would be useful for the Assembly to establish a committee to consider this problem and to seek satisfactory solutions, bearing in mind that this question must be settled by a formula which receives the unanimous support of Member States. Only at this price can the Organization continue to be an effective collective instrument for strengthening peace and security throughout the world, for maintaining them or — God forbid! — for restoring them. 15. The supreme goal of the United Nations is still the building of a world order capable of serving as the foundation of a world rid of hatred, prejudice and fear.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Now, as in the past, it is continuing to work for the strengthening of the Organization and the attainment of the principles of the Charter. And from this rostrum it reiterates its profession of faith: Tunisia is at the disposal of the United Nations. 13. We therefore hope that at this session, the General Assembly will give serious attention to the question of peace-keeping operations and will clearly lay down the guidelines for this particular activity, in the light of past experience, taking account of the special position of the great Powers in the political situation of our present-day world and also of the special circumstances of States which have made action by the Security Council necessary, and of the principle of international solidarity and even collective responsibility of all Members of this Organization. 14.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is thus acknowledged that the United Nations should be able progressively to provide effective means of maintaining peace and to play a leading role in that field. 11. Admittedly, there is still some disagreement about the sharing of responsibilities among the various United Nations bodies so that, taking account of past difficulties and future needs, they may fulfil their undisputed vocation in this very important matter of peace-keeping. 12. My country has been unstinting in its support for the Organization in this area. Despite its limited resources and the demands of the fierce struggle it is waging to promote human, economic and social welfare, it has contributed — whenever requested and whenever possible — to all the regular and exceptional activities of the United Nations, both financially and at the military level.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Realizing that the Organization had a leading role to play in a world anxious that the United Nations should possess the vitality to meet new needs and live up to its calling, they say that the survival of our civilization is infinitely more important than narrow considerations of national prestige and that the strengthening of the Organization is the best protection against any danger of a collapse of international ethics or disintegration of the order which we wish to make universal. They were thus able to transcend their differences and overcome their prejudices for the good of the United Nations. 10. It is comforting to see that the faith of Member States in the United Nations is general and that, far from having impaired it, the temporary crisis has made it the corner-stone of an order based on stability and dignity.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is a pleasant task for me to pay a tribute to the efforts made by the Secretary-General, as well as by the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations, to facilitate the resumption of our work in a more serene and confident atmosphere and to restore the necessary basis for sincere and fruitful co-operation among Member States. 9. The Committee was also able to reach agreement on some of the questions confronting it and to find a proper solution to our immediate problems, thanks to the dedication of its members to the cause of the United Nations and certainly thanks to the co-operation of all Member States and their devotion to the cause of peace. I would mention in particular the permanent members of the Security Council.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Indeed, the members of the Afro-Asian family first suggested this step in 1959 and have been campaigning for it for years. Thanks to their efforts, and thanks to the spirit of co-operation shown by Member States, it has been possible to take an important decision, to make an important change in our structure, which has helped to remedy a kind of injustice and especially to give the African continent a legitimate place in the great family of nations. 7. A crisis which could have proved fatal to the Organization has abated, and it is a great relief to see the United Nations emerge at last, invigorated by the struggle and tempered by its difficulties, after a period of hesitation and pessimism. 8.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“I am sure that these three countries will bring fruitful co-operation and a useful contribution to the work of the United Nations. 5. We have always maintained that if the Organization wished to retain its dynamism and accomplish its historic task successfully, its structure would have to be adapted to the changes that have taken place in the world since the birth of the United Nations in 1945. 6. It is therefore with genuine satisfaction that we welcome the important new step that has been taken in the desired direction — the increase in the membership of the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. Our satisfaction is all the greater since the adoption of that measure accords with the wishes of the small States and especially those of Africa and Asia.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Allow me therefore to offer my most sincere congratulations on this happy occasion, and to express the firm conviction that you will guide our debates with distinction and authority and thus enable the United Nations to live up to mankind's expectations at this session. 3. I should also like to express to His Excellency Mr. Quaison-Sackey, President of the General Assembly at its nineteenth session, the deep appreciation of the Tunisian delegation for the wisdom and competence with which he presided over the deliberations of a particularly difficult session. 4. May I also be permitted to welcome three new States — the Gambia, the Maldive Islands and Singapore, which have just been admitted to membership in the Organization.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“You can well imagine, therefore, that your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its twentieth session gives the Tunisian delegation cause for special satisfaction. 2. The great honour the Assembly has done you is a tribute to your eminent personal qualities, to your great experience in international affairs and to your dedication to the principles of the United Nations Charter — all virtues which I have had the honour to observe in person during an all too brief visit to Italy. Lastly it is a well-deserved homage which we all pay to your country for the dedication it has always shown to the ideals of the United Nations.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“1. Mr. President, since Rome has been the keynote of our Assembly every since your election, it will not be inappropriate for me to recall that our two countries have known one another for a very long time with varying fortunes—to be exact, since the Punic wars led to an exchange, first of ambassadors, and then of blows delivered by two great generals, Hannibal on the one side and Scipio on the other, who achieved some successes in the course of a "secular dialogue". Then the Pax Romana found in our granaries the wheat it needed. Later it was Sicily’s turn to be visited by us, and the vicissitudes of history served only to bind our two countries and our peoples ever closer together.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We shall thus be able to embark upon an era of honest and fruitful international co-operation and devote ourselves freely to the next step: the elimination of misery, poverty, hunger and ignorance and the economic and social advancement of the formerly enslaved or subjugated peoples. Any steps taken which do not take into account the mission we have assigned ourselves will prove sterile and will provide no real answer to the world's quest for peace.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We are of course counting on the co-operation of ECA, which is already taking part with us in an exciting experiment — one that we are resolved shall succeed in order to build a peaceful and prosperous Maghreb. 75. Tunisia voices the fervent hope that the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations will mark the end of colonialism and of all forms of oppression. Twenty years represent a milestone and we hope that this twentieth anniversary will herald the dawn of a new era for mankind, emancipated at last, and will see the freeing of all peoples from the yoke of colonialism and the indignities of racism. 76.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“These fields are very extensive indeed: co-ordination of development plans and of energy, trade and manpower policies, co-ordination of industrialization efforts, of transport and of telecommunications, cooperation in the field of tourism, financing of the expansion of tourism and of development in general. This is a very ambitious programme, but even modest achievements require great ambition. 74. This effort affecting all fields of economic activity falls quite naturally within the framework of international economic co-operation so that it must of necessity arouse the interest and encouragement of the United Nations. We are counting particularly on the assistance of the Special Fund in setting up a Centre of Industrial Studies, the need for which is being increasingly felt.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“I should not fail to emphasize here the scope of this initiative taken by our Governments and the hopes placed by our brothers in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in a harmonized economic development of the countries of the Arab Maghreb. The Protocol signed at Tangier on 26 November 1964 has been rightly said to form the nucleus of the Maghreb Community. A permanent Advisory Committee had already been set up on 1 October last at Tunis to serve as a permanent liaison body and as a centre to provide the impetus and research for preparing future programmes in co-operation with ECA. The Tangier Protocol of 26 November delineates the fields in which the four countries will combine their efforts.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The establishment of a number of agencies such as the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning and the African Development Bank, and the many useful statistical and economic studies made by ECA bear witness to its efforts in the field of regional integration and harmonization of the economic and social development plans of the African countries, particularly in the industrial sector. Within the framework of the activities undertaken since the beginning of this year by the sub-regional office at Tangier, the representatives of Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Libya have asked ECA to carry out a series of studies, analyses and research projects in order to pinpoint the sectors in which a harmonious development policy may be followed and to ascertain the best methods of achieving this. 73.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My delegation believes that the combined action of these two important United Nations agencies will contribute appreciably to the efforts of the developing countries. My delegation pays special tribute to the work done by both programmes and expresses the hope that all States will continue to co-operate increasingly with them in view of the great needs which still have to be met. 72. Lastly, my delegation wishes to pay a well- deserved tribute to the Economic Commission for Africa. We only have to take a look at the list of its accomplishments during its first five years to realize how much progress has been made in the fields of research, study and training — the training of cadres, the shortage of which constitutes one of the most serious problems afflicting the developing countries.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My delegation hopes that the Assembly will give its full attention to the recommendations contained in the Final Act of the Conference and, in particular, that it will adopt the provisions regarding the constitution of the new Trade and Development Board, which should begin work as soon as possible in view of the immensity of the task awaiting it and the urgency of the measures to be taken if the hopes of developing countries are not to be frustrated. 71. I cannot conclude this part of my statement devoted to economic problems — a field which cannot readily be reviewed in a systematic manner, without expressing my Government's great satisfaction at the decision regarding the merger of the Special Fund and the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“However, the magnitude of the task, the immensity of the areas to be developed, the total population involved, whose growth only makes the burden daily more real, representing as it does more than two thirds of mankind requiring improvement of their standard of living, all call for an urgent reexamination of the economic situation throughout the world, practical solutions based on a better distribution of wealth and more effective combined international action. 69. That was why the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was convened at Geneva; Although the resolutions adopted at the conclusion of that Conference do not offer any immediate solutions to these problems, they do at least indicate the direction in which changes must be made. 70.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In the interests of all nations, suitable solutions must obviously be found, through international co-operation, to the problems of world trade and, particularly, to the urgent trade and growth problems of the underdeveloped or developing countries, as they are euphemistically called. 68. The United Nations, the specialized agencies and certain better-equipped countries have admittedly made praiseworthy efforts to assist the developing countries.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“International trade is still largely governed by principles laid down by the major trading Powers at the Havana Conference following the Second World War. Those principles took little account of the interests of the countries dominated by colonialism or living in its orbit and the colonialists were not much concerned with the social and economic development of those areas. 67. All the African and Asian countries which have achieved independence over the last few years have immediately found themselves at grips with the countless problems of development. The present trends of international trade are particularly unfavourable to them and, if not soon altered, may impede the economic and social development of those countries.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“64. We believe that everything possible must be done, while there is still time, to avoid plunging Palestine, that Holy Land consecrated to tolerance and to the brotherhood of mankind, into misfortune, bloodshed and disorder. 65. In the economic field,, the work of the United Nations during 1964 has been mainly dominated by the meeting in Geneva of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. This Conference, held within the framework of the United Nations Development Decade, proved to be of historic importance not only by virtue of the number of States represented at it and the complexity of the problems it considered, but particularly because it in fact defined a new order, better adapted to the development needs of the world of today. 66.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The Zionist invader has made of these people wandering refugees who live on the relief and charity provided by the United Nations and on the hospitality of the neighbouring countries. 63. The daily drama of more than a million Palestinian refugees is a painful chapter in the history of mankind; it also represents a present and permanent threat to the peace and stability of the entire region. Such a situation, which is as abnormal as it is inhuman, cannot be prolonged indefinitely. The Arab people of Palestine have no intention of renouncing their rights to the land of their fathers nor of continuing to pay for the crimes of others. They are at the end of their patience and if they were to lose their hope in the United Nations, no other alternative would be left to them but to resort to the use of force in order to recover their rights.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Now, when our Organization needs more than ever before to recover the prestige and authority necessary to maintain peace and security, it is high time for it to undertake to rid the world qf this cancer of racism and to apply without delay effective economic sanctions. We do not consider these to be the final cure for this evil. However, since advice is of no avail, it will certainly give pause to a Government, which prefers to turn a deaf ear to the voice of reason. 62. There is another tragedy in which colonialism appears no better than racism and for which, unfortunately, no immediate peaceful solution can be foreseen: the Arab people of Palestine, who are the victims of injustice and aggression and have been expelled from their land, remain scattered in poverty in the neighbouring countries.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We are convinced that the only way remaining open to us is no longer that of intervention and diplomatic "demarches, but that already recommended by the African Heads of State and Government, as well as by the Heads of State and Government of Non-Aligned Countries, and confirmed by the experts and economists at the International Conference on Economic Sanctions against South Africa. it is regrettable that the objective findings and important recommendations of this Conference were not followed up, as the African countries and no doubt other countries wished, during the debate in the Security Council last June. 60. However, I should like to pay tribute to the important work done by the Special Committee which recommended in its conclusions the application of economic sanctions against South Africa. 61.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“What is more, since the last session, the Pretoria authorities have steadily intensified their repressive measures against the black population and against all internal opposition to the implementation of the race laws. 58. The recent execution of three Africans whose only crime was to have rebelled against the unjust and inhuman racial segregation laws, shows once again that the blindness of the South African Government is total and appears, unfortunately, to be without remedy. 59. Faced with such a situation, we no longer think that it is permissible to live on hope and to continue to believe in the virtue of patience and in counsels of moderation.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Although they are so acute, the problems which I have just described and which the Assembly must take up at this session must in no way distract us from the human tragedy which continues to unfold, not on the borders of South Africa, but within South Africa itself. The question of apartheid has for many years been on the agenda of our Assembly; but the debate on the subject, which is now becoming a tradition, unfortunately in no way diminishes the present reality of the problem and cannot make us overlook its extreme urgency or the odious nature of apartheid. 57. To all the recommendations of the General Assembly and the Security Council, to all the resolutions of the regional organizations and to all the appeals by statesmen and world public opinion, the Pretoria Government continues to reply with a cynical and stubborn refusal.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Our Organization must act vigorously to accelerate the process of granting independence to peoples and must assume its responsibilities under the Charter in order to put an end to the colonial system, which represents not only a denial of fundamental human rights, but a threat to the cause of international peace and co-operation. 55. In the view of my delegation the survival of this intolerable and anachronistic system carries within it the seeds of destruction which would destroy any far-reaching action we might envisage or undertake and it jeopardizes any chance of fruitful co-operation. If the United Nations is to survive and to assert its authority, it can no longer tolerate the continuance of such a situation, which represents a challenge to its own authority and to the very principles of the Charter by which it lives. 56.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Rhodesia will be accompanied by the establishment of a Government which will truly represent all the people of that country. In this way, the United Kingdom can carry out, strictly but fully, its obligations towards that country and avoid, with the wisdom which we have come to expect from it, the unleashing of the forces of violence and confusion. 53. South West Africa, which is the subject of the annexationist designs of an unscrupulous administering Power, must be removed from South African domination and regain its freedom of self-determination and its independence. 54.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We look to the United Kingdom to do what it has already done for Malta, Malawi and Zambia, to mention only the countries most recently admitted to our Organization, that is, to bring the peoples of Southern Rhodesia, Aden, Oman, Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland to self-determination and independence on the principle of "one man one vote", which would be no great innovation since it is the very basis of democracy. 52. It is in the United Kingdom's own interest to live up to its responsibilities by pursuing a realistic policy in Southern Rhodesia and to discontinue its support of the misguided interests of a racist minority. The conditions which allowed the establishment in Southern Rhodesia of a Government that represents only a heterogeneous minority must be eliminated. We would hope that the independence of Southern.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We ask Portugal not to remain blind to the demands of our age and to understand, before it is too late, that its own interests as well as those of peace would be better served by a wise and realistic policy, which would have as its objective the immediate satisfaction of the legitimate aspirations of the inhabitants of those territories. Portugal's present policy, which aims to perpetuate Portuguese rule in Africa by means of repression and persecution, it not only contrary to the United Nations Charter but also seriously compromises any chance of a negotiated solution. 51.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Thus a source of permanent tension and threat to international peace and security can be eliminated and the authority of the United Nations may be preserved and strengthened. On this basis, all States can unite in helping to build a society conforming with the principles of the Charter and the aspirations of mankind. 50. Portugal keeps our African brothers under its domination and does not appear ready to acknowledge the right of the peoples of Angola, Mozambique, so- called Portuguese Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands freely to decide their own destiny.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My country subscribes, fully and without reservation, to the decisions taken at these two conferences. It also associates itself with any measures taken to eliminate the threat which colonialism represents to the political stability and economic development of Africa. 48. It rests with the colonial Powers alone to ensure that the transfer of power takes place by peaceful means through a process of evolution, without violence or resentment, and that every opportunity for fruitful co-operation and harmonious coexistence is safeguarded in the future. 49. United Nations resolutions on decolonization, both those of the General Assembly and those of the Security Council, must be implemented by the administering Powers in good faith and all States must co-operate fully in putting them into effect.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“This deplorable situation has been a subject of constant concern to all the African peoples. Special attention was devoted to it by the African Heads of State and Government who met at the Cairo Assembly. It was also the subject of discussion at the Conference of Non-Aligned Countries. These African Heads of State and these Heads of State of non-aligned countries were all agreed on the danger inherent in the existence or continuance of such a state of affairs and on the threat which it constituted for the future of the subjugated countries and also, perhaps, for that of already liberated countries which suffer on account of their proximity to nations still not freed, even if only from the repercussions of events which occur there. These Heads of State recommended a number of measures designed to put an end to oppression in all its forms.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“A Special Committee, of which my country has the honour to be a member, has been made responsible for implementing the Declaration. Three years have elapsed since the Committee was established and, although it has not as yet been able to achieve the objectives assigned to it by the General Assembly, that is certainly not due to a lack of conscientiousness or of a sense of responsibility, or to a lack of enthusiasm for the task. The forces of inertia and obstruction have been such that, unfortunately, colonialism is today still rampant in vast areas of Africa and elsewhere and the principles of the Charter and the ideas of freedom and dignity still, to our great shame, remain for millions of human beings, distant ideals which are difficult to attain. 47.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In 1960, the General Assembly, in its historic Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, solemnly proclaimed "the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations"; and declared that: "Immediate steps shall be taken, in Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories or all other territories which have not yet attained independence, to transfer all powers to the peoples of those territories, without any conditions or reservations, in accordance with their freely expressed will and desire, without any distinction as to race, creed or colour, in order to enable them to enjoy complete independence and freedom." [Resolution 1514 (XV).] 46.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Moving appeals have been addressed to the colonial Powers from this rostrum and many approaches have been made to them with praiseworthy persistence, but mankind has still not been liberated from this evil, 45.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My country, which has always supported peoples fighting for their liberation, will likewise always condemn intolerance and oppression whatever their form and whatever the reasons invoked to justify them. 43. The survival of colonialism in our time is an anachronism and, most of all, a challenge to the principles of the United Nations and a blow to its prestige. It is a matter of constant concern to those who have dedicated themselves to building a healthy and prosperous community of nations. 44. This hall still echoes to the General Assembly resolutions proclaiming the right of oppressed peoples to recover their dignity and freedom forthwith and the necessity of bringing colonialism in all its manifestations to an end.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)