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1. “The solution to the problem of the earliest possible banning of the development, production and stockpiling of chemical weapons—one of the most barbaric means of annihilating people—has been long overdue. The draft basic provisions of a convention on this subject put forward by the Soviet Union provide a constructive platform for banning these weapons. It provides for the total cessation of the development, production and stockpiling of chemical weapons, a gradual destruction of stockpiles and the elimination of manufacturing facilities. This draft is before the Committee on Disarmament. The General Assembly has repeatedly indicated its strong support for an agreement on the comprehensive prohibition of chemical weapon.”

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2. “The goal of preventing further dangerous developments in the world and a drift towards disaster is also being pursued through other specific Soviet proposals concerning arms limitation; proposals which if implemented would in our opinion be conducive to the creation of a favourable atmosphere for measures of a more radical nature. Such measures would include, in particular, the actual working out by the Committee on Disarmament of a convention on the prohibition of the production, stockpiling, deployment and use of neutron weapons, and the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones in various regions of the world, including the European continent. The strengthening of the security of non-nuclear States, too, is quite important. 30.”

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3. “To achieve progress in this important area the Soviet Union submitted the basic provisions of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests at the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly and proposed that for the duration of the negotiations a moratorium be declared on tests of all nuclear weapons and of new kinds and types of nuclear-weapon delivery vehicles. Naturally, progress in this field, too, is contingent on the willingness of all the nuclear Powers to show common sense and a constructive approach and to recognize their responsibility for the fate of mankind. A complete and general ban on nuclear-weapon tests would be of considerable help in preventing the possibility of developing new kinds of such weapons and in consolidating the non-proliferation regime. 29.”

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4. “What is needed is the political will to reach a just and honest agreement which would result in the effective reduction of the level of nuclear confrontation in strict accordance with the principle of equality and equal security. It is precisely that kind of approach that the Soviet Union has been following in the Geneva negotiations. 28. Efforts are also needed in other areas. One of those areas would be the cessation and prohibition of all nuclear-weapon tests by all States.”

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5. “This is a propaganda manoeuvre designed to mislead public opinion and make it easier to go ahead with the missile deployment plan. 26. The same kind of misleading manoeuvring is being used by the United States with regard to the limitation and reduction of strategic arms. The modernization and build-up of qualitatively new strategic nuclear weapons systems, and the ensuring of a unilateral advantage for the United States in this category of weapons too, is cynically portrayed as a genuine contribution to the reduction of nuclear arsenals. 27. If genuine progress is to be achieved in the negotiations, a different approach must be adopted, one which would ensure mutually acceptable solutions which would not prejudice the legitimate interests of any party.”

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6. “Thirdly, the United States has expressed its willingness to consider the inclusion, in an agreement on the limitation of nuclear weapons in Europe, of nuclear- capacity aircraft of medium range, with the following reservations: that the Soviet Union would agree to the deployment of new United States missiles in Europe and elsewhere; and that the agreement should cover all types of Soviet aircraft of medium range while leaving out hundreds of United States aircraft of equivalent range that are either stationed in Western Europe or based on aircraft carriers close to its shores, as well as all aircraft systems of the NATO allies of the United States. Here is another transparent attempt to project a false image of a change in the United States position. In fact, however, nothing new, no constructive spirit or true flexibility has emerged.”

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7. “Now the United States has declared that if the Soviet side were to agree, for example, to the deployment of 450 rather than 572 United States missiles in Europe and in other areas adjacent to the Soviet Union and to an equivalent reduction of its own missiles, the United States would consider the question of mixing those two types of United States missiles to be deployed. It is obvious that there is nothing new here either, just vague formulas. What is in fact being proposed is that the Soviet Union should reduce missiles while the United States is to deploy them. 25.”

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8. “The reply to Washington has been that this is not logical. Now the United States of America is proposing another approach, the entire novelty and flexibility of which boil down to its promise not to deploy all its missiles in Europe but rather a certain number of them, the rest being deployed elsewhere , which would nevertheless be close to Soviet territory. Does this really change anything of substance? 24. Secondly, the United States and NATO are known to have plans to deploy 572 medium-range nuclear missiles—108 Pershing 2 missiles and 464 ground-launched cruise missiles—in Europe.”

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9. “It continues to propose to negotiate only on the number of Soviet medium-range missiles to be reduced and on the number of United States missiles to be deployed in Europe over and above the nuclear arsenal already possessed by NATO. The United States remains categorically opposed to counting British and French missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft and is reluctant to admit that the Soviet Union is compelled to maintain in its possession an equivalent counterpart of these weapons. 22. Clearly there has been no change in the United States position on these two central issues. What, then, is the meaning of these American pronouncements? 23. First, as we know, Washington claims to possess the right to deploy in Europe as many new United States missiles as the Soviet Union has not only in its European but also in its Asian area.”

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10. “The United States Administration has taken an obstructionist stand on these major issues and is seeking to acquire military superiority while attempting to use negotiations as a cover for its moves aimed at a military build-up to the detriment of the security of other States. 21. In recent weeks the United States has been giving wide publicity to its so-called more flexible stand in the Geneva disarmament negotiations. On 26 September this was referred to from this very rostrum. Ill- informed people might get the impression that the United States position has changed for the better and that it is now up to the Soviet side to respond. But is that really the case? Unfortunately not. The United States still has no intention of renouncing the deployment of its new nuclear missiles in Europe.”

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11. “Unfortunately, not everyone has yet realized that such a treaty, if signed, would considerably improve the situation in Europe and in the world as a whole and would have a substantial positive impact upon the ongoing negotiations on the limitation of arms and, equally important, would be conducive to the creation of a climate of trust. 20. The task of eliminating the threat of nuclear war calls for urgent efforts in all areas. This applies above all to the most acute problem of the limitation and reduction of strategic arms and the limitation of nuclear arms in Europe.”

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12. “We believe that the current session of the General Assembly must bring to bear the weight of its authority in favour of finding a solution to this extremely urgent problem as soon as possible. 19. A well-founded comprehensive programme of measures to limit and reduce arms, particularly nuclear arms, has been proposed by the Warsaw Treaty countries in their Prague Political Declaration of particular significance is the proposal container m that document that the NATO countries should conclude a treaty with the Warsaw Treaty countries on the mutual non-use of military force and on the maintenance of relations of peace between these two groupings. In essence, this proposal means the renunciation of the first use of both nuclear and conventional weapons and, hence, the renunciation of the use of military force against each other in general.”

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13. “The stationing of arms in outer space will constitute yet another broad channel of the arms race. That is why any plans to turn outer space into a source of mortal danger to mankind must be securely blocked. The draft international treaty on the prohibition of the stationing of weapons of any kind in outer space, proposed in 1981 by the Soviet Union,' serves that very purpose. In order to prevent the militarization of outer space, the USSR has submitted to the current session a proposal entitled Conclusion of a treaty on the prohibition of the use of force in outer space and from outer space against the Earth. 18. Outer space must not be allowed to become a source of danger of war and an arena for conflict and confrontation. It must remain free from any weapons.”

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14. “This noble goal is pursued by the Soviet Union proposal that the thirty- eighth session of the General Assembly adopt a resolution entitled Nuclear-arms freeze. We hope it will win wide support from States Members of the Organization. 16. Strategic programmes for militarizing outer space, being developed and implemented in the United States, are causing grave concern. A programme for developing outer-space attack systems designed to destroy targets in outer space and on earth is being carried out. Outer-space combat systems are seen as a key element of a first-strike capability. 17. The Ukrainian SSR fully shares the conclusion that the development of various kinds of outer-space arms and weapons systems will make international arms control, limitation and reduction agreements much more difficult to achieve.”

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15. “Any ideas involving the admissibility of nuclear war are criminal and should be subject to the severest condemnation. We strongly advocate the adoption of a United Nations declaration specifically devoted to the condemnation of nuclear war. 15. The Ukrainian SSR believes that proposals to freeze nuclear arms and to reduce them substantially on the basis of equality and equal security are important for the limitation of arms. A simultaneous quantitative and qualitative nuclear arms freeze by either all the nuclear Powers or, initially, by the United States and the Soviet Union as an example to the other nuclear States would undoubtedly increase the degree of trust among nations and would help in practical terms to move towards breaking the vicious circle of the arms race.”

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16. “Of undying historic importance is the unilateral obligation assumed by the Soviet Union not to be the first to use nuclear weapons and its appeal to the other nuclear Powers to follow suit—something to which, most regrettably, the United States and its nuclear partners have hot yet responded, although the renunciation of the first use of nuclear weapons by all the nuclear Powers would in effect mean that the possibility of nuclear war could be ruled out altogether. 14. The new Soviet proposal to include in the agenda of the thirty-eighth session an important and urgent item entitled Condemnation of nuclear war has been dictated by the same profound concern for the destinies of the world and for the prevention of nuclear war. Nuclear war must be condemned resolutely, unconditionally and for all time.”

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17. “There is no other reasonable or reliable way of solving these urgent priority problems than to hold honest negotiations and to explore and find mutually acceptable solutions. 12. Numerous foreign-policy initiatives of the Soviet Union and other Socialist countries have created a concrete and practical basis for taking urgent action to prevent nuclear war, curb the arms race, bring about disarmament, eliminate hotbeds of tensions and improve the international political climate. 13.”

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18. “In the present extremely acute and tense international situation, no task is more urgent or important than that of preserving peace and preventing nuclear war. The very survival of life on earth depends on accomplishing that task, There is no doubt but that the United Nations has an important part to play in this noble undertaking. 11. The thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly must make its own contribution to curbing the arms race and normalizing the international situation. It would be entirely logical if this session were to focus its attention on such central issues as the prevention of nuclear war, an early halt to the arms race, the prevention of the spread of that arms race to new areas, and movement towards disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament.”

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19. “In order to justify its militaristic course and its further escalation of tension, the United States Administration has invented the myth of a Soviet military threat, has proclaimed a crusade against socialism as a social system and is trying by its actions to transfer ideological differences onto the plane of relations among States. Mr. Yuri Andropov, General-Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, said on 28 September that such actions are absurd and inadmissible, especially now in the nuclear age [see 9. The realities of the existing international situation call for particular restraint in all spheres of relations among States, above all when the interests of countries with differing social systems are involved. 10.”

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20. “The programmes for developing and manufacturing the very latest weapons systems, which are being formulated and implemented in the United States, are aimed at disrupting the existing parity of forces between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [M47TO] and the Warsaw Treaty countries and at securing a dominant world position for the United States. Such an open militaristic course poses a serious threats to peace, heightens international tension and is edging the world towards a nuclear conflict and increasing the risk of nuclear war. 8.”

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21. “In practice, their implementation would mean the creation of a first-strike capability in the immediate vicinity of vital centers of the USSR and other Warsaw Treaty countries. It would appear that those who intend to do this—and they are the very ones promoting the idea that nuclear war is possible or even admissible—are prey to the illusion that if these missiles are launched against Soviet targets from Western European countries rather than from United States territory, then it would be those countries that would be the targets of retaliation. In acting in this way, Washington is making the countries and peoples of Western Europe its nuclear hostages. 7.”

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22. “Nevertheless, this approach is being rejected by the aggressive imperialist circles of the United States. They have openly embarked on a policy based on a position of strength and on interference in the internal affairs of sovereign States. The arms race they have unleashed, an unprecedented military build-up, large-scale programmes for manufacturing all kinds of weapons—nuclear, chemical and conventional—and plans to extend the arms race to outer space are, in effect, incontrovertible proof that the United States is creating the material basis for war. Vast sums already running into trillions of dollars are being allocated to finance the United States military build-up. 6. The plans to deploy new United States medium-range missiles on the continent of Europe are extremely dangerous.”

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23. “1. I warmly congratulate Mr. Illueca on his election to the important post of President of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I wish him and the Secretary-General every success in their work. 2. We are extremely grateful to the President of the thirty-seventh session, My. Hollai, for the work he did. 3. The delegation of the Ukrainian SSR wishes to congratulate Saint Christopher and Nevis on its admission to membership in the United Nations. 4. The current session of the General Assembly is taking place at a difficult and troubled time, a time crucial to the future of mankind. In an international situation of acute tension what is needed is a sober and objective analysis of current alarming trends in international relations and sensible conclusions consistent with the ultimate interests of mankind. 5.”

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24. “The Ukrainian SSR, together with other Skates Members of the United Nations, is prepared to con¬tinue consistently, persistently and asolutely to multiply its efforts in the struggle for peace, social progress, co-operation and understanding among peoples.”

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25. “Shcherbitsky, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Ukraine, stressed during the celebration of the one thousand five hundredth anniversary of their city of Kiev: for The peoples of our country have teamed from their own experience that being together within one Union Sate multiplies their strength and speeds up social, economic and cultural development. And we shall tirelessly safeguard our sacred union and strengthen it in every way . 52. The multinational Soviet State which was born 60 years ago stands today as a powerful force in the struggle for the strengthening of friendship among all the peoples of the world and for lasting peace on earth. 53.”

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26. “The humanitarian nature of the principles which underlie the Union is constantly reaffirmed. The creation of the USSR strengthened our national statehood and showed that only in con-ditions of equality, freedom and mutual respect can people’s fully realize their spiritual and creative potential. The Ukrainian SSR therefore takes pride in the fact that it was among the first to call for the creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 60 years ago. Vladimir V.”

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27. “We have more than once heard all sorts of threats and have been subjected to sanctions but the Soviet State has developed and will continue to develop successfully. The Soviet Union confidently approaches its sixtieth anniversary pursuing a peace¬ful foreign policy and seeking to achieve a higher material and spiritual state of well-being for its working people. 51. In December 1922, for the first time in the history of mankind, a State came into being where all rela¬tions were based on fraternity and mutual aid between people of different national and racial origins. The strength of the Soviet Union has been tested in the most severe trials, under conditions of foreign inter¬vention, political and economic blockade and atrocious Fascist invasions.”

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28. “The debate at this session testifies to the growing awareness among Member States that today a parti¬cularly urgent task for the United Nations is to mobilize common efforts in those fields which would most effectively promote the strengthening of peace and be better in keeping with the interests of all peoples. 50. It is quite clear that the attempts by imperialist circles to involve the United Nations in psychological warfare against countries of the socialist community and a number of non-aligned States, to misuse to intervene in their internal affairs, run counter to these efforts. Those attempts and even appeals for a crusade against the USSR and the socialist countries are seriously hampering the development of international co-operation.”

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29. “Their policy continues to be the main obstacle to progress in the normalization and democratization of international economic relations. 48. The Ukrainian SSR, together with other socialist countries, supports and will consistently support a policy of placing external economic links of States at the service of peaceful construction, mutual advan¬tage and the strengthening of relations of friendship and co-operation among peoples. We are also con¬vinced that the elimination of the threat of war, the strengthening of peace and the cessation of the arms race, being the tasks of primary importance that they are, serve as a reliable guarantee for progress in the field of social and economic development and in over¬coming the backwardness inherited from colonialism. 49.”

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30. “47. One of the tasks facing the General Assembly at the thirty-seventh session is promoting the solution of international economic problems on an equitable and democratic basis. This is an important and urgent task because in that area we are witnessing many phenomena which are seriously impeding the realiza¬tion of the progressive principles embodied in the Declaration on the Establishment of a New Inter¬national Economic Order and in the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States. The imperialist forces which in the past sabotaged the elaboration and adoption of these fundamental instruments today bear the principal responsibility for the exacerbation of tension in all areas, including commerce and eco¬nomics.”

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31. “The aggressive policies of racist South Africa, which enjoys the extensive support of the United States and some other Western countries, pose a very grave threat to peace and international security. South Africa's subversion of and war actions against independent African States, particularly against Angola, in practice have not ceased. The Pretoria regime is flagrantly ignoring United Nations decisions on the granting of independence to Namibia. The inhuman system of apartheid is entrenched in South Africa. 46. The Ukrainian SSR is resolutely in favor of adopting mandatory sanctions against South Africa under Chapter VII of the Charter in order to compel the South African regime to put an end to the heinous practice of apartheid, to halt its aggressive actions against neighbouring front-line States and to grant independence to Namibia.”

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32. “Concrete and constructive proposals for such a settlement have been put forward by the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. 44. The Ukrainian SSR also supports the initiatives undertaken by the States of Indo-China with a view to strengthening peace in South-East Asia, con¬ducting a constructive dialogue and promoting co-oper¬ation with the States members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations and, in parti¬cular, the proposals contained in a joint communique of 7 July issued by the Conference of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the People's Republic of Kampuchea. We are confident that to make South-East Asia a zone of peace and stability is in the interests not only of the peoples of this region but also of world peace. 45.”

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33. “We reaffirm our position of principle on the question of Korea, as well as our solidarity with the struggle of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for a peaceful, democratic reunification of its home-land, free from outside interference, and for the with¬drawal of foreign troops from South Korea. 43. The delegation of the Ukrainian SSR considers a complete cessation and the guaranteed non resumption of aggressive acts against Afghanistan, as well as of other forms of interference in its internal affairs, to be a major condition for normalizing the situation in Asia. To discuss the so-called Afghan question in the General Assembly and to ram through resolu¬tions devoid of political realism can only obstruct efforts aimed at settling the situation around Afghani¬stan.”

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34. “The implementation of a proposal by the Mon¬golian People's Republic to conclude a convention on non-aggression and non-use of force in relations among States of Asia and the Pacific would make a considerable contribution to improving the world climate in general, easing tension and strengthening security in Asia. A successful restructuring of rela¬tions in this vast region, on the basis of the prin¬ciples of mutual respect for independence, sover-eignty, the inviolability of borders, non-interference, the non-use or threat of force and the settlement of disputes exclusively through peaceful means, would be an historic breakthrough for future developments in Asia. Mongolia's initiative has the same thrust as proposals to makethe Indian Ocean a zone of peace and other constructive ideas of Asian States. 42.”

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35. “The delegation of the Ukrainian SSR would like to reaffirm its position of principle in support of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus. Efforts to secure a success¬ful completion of the intercommunal talks held under United Nations auspices must continue, as well as with regard to the settlement of existing outstanding issues in the spirit of understanding and good will. Demilitarization of the island, providing for the with¬drawal of all foreign forces and the elimination of all foreign military bases, is an important condition for a credible settlement in Cyprus. 41.”

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36. “Developments in the world depend to a large extent to the shape of relations among European States belonging to different social systems. Through¬out the past decade the peoples of Europe have really felt the advantages of the policy of detente, which has had a favorable effect upon the political climate and has promoted the development and strengthening of mutually beneficial East-West co-operation in all fields. During this period the Euro¬pean peoples have come to realize that the only reasonable path is to continue detente and extend it to the military Held. 39. For the continent of Europe to become a con¬tinent of peace and genuine co-operation many artificial barriers put up lately must be removed and, as a matter of priority, the level of military con¬frontation in this region must be lowered. 40.”

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37. “The modalities of a comprehensive, really just and truly lasting settlement in the Middle East are contained in a succinct form in a new major initiative by the head of the Soviet State, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, made public on 15 September. 37. It is our firm belief that a lasting peace in this region can only be achieved through the collective efforts of all the parties concerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], the sole, legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. A proposal by the Soviet Union and other socialist countries to convene an international conference on the subject is in keeping with this objective. We are ready to co-operate along these lines with all those who cherish the ideals of peace and security in the Middle East and in the world at large. 38.”

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38. “The plan for a Middle East settlement proposed by the President of the United States lacks the main element—recognition of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to a State of their own. Moreover, it openly proclaims that the United States is opposed to the creation of such a State. 36. A comprehensive political settlement of the Middle East conflict should include withdrawal of Israeli troops from all Arab territories occupied in 1967, the exercise of the legitimate rights of the Arab people of Palestine, including their right to create their own State, and creation of the conditions for the secure and independent development of all States in the Middle East.”

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39. “Israel's growing aggressiveness is a direct con¬sequence of the Camp David conspiracy and of the so-called strategic consensus between Washington and Tel Aviv. It is absolutely clear to us that United States policy in the Middle East is further to escalate tension there so as to expand and consolidate its military presence, creating a spring-board for direct interference in the affairs of States of this and of adjacent regions. 33. Today, more than ever, there is a need to move in the most responsible manner towards a comprehen¬sive and just settlement in the Middle East. It is clear that such a settlement cannot be achieved by means of hostile confrontation and separate deals or attempts to remove the Palestinian problem by military or other means contrary to the will of the Palestinian people.”

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40. “Blinded by military intoxication the ruling circles in Israel have trampled into the mud not only the time- honoured international rules and concepts that were reaffirmed in the Charter and the will of the international community expressed in numerous resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Secu¬rity Council, but also their own human image. Such brutal behavior by the aggressor would not have been possible without the political protection and extensive military and financial aid Israel has been receiving from its influential American benefactors. Their role in the Lebanese tragedy is one of infamy, for without their support Israel would never have dared perpetrate this aggression. 34.”

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41. “What has been done by the Israeli military clique in that long-suffering country is nothing short of genocide, a planned and deliberate extermination of the Palestinian people. The tragedy of Beirut has brought back to the memory of mankind the darkest scenes from the past—the bloody crimes of the Nazis in the Second World War. It ranks with such evil deeds of the Fascists as the massacre of the people of Babi Yar, Kiev, where in 1941 many tens of thousands of people were murdered, mainly women, children and old men and where, incidentally, side by side with Russians and Ukrainians many innocent Jews were kitted. 33.”

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42. “In view of the current international situation it is crucial to take specific steps to strengthen inter¬national security, eliminate hotbeds of tension and military conflicts, and halt acts of aggression in various parts of the world. 32. In recent months the situation in the Middle East has undergone a tragic and dangerous change. A military conflagration has once again Reared up which has consumed many thousands of human lives. New setbacks have emerged to a just settlement of the Middle East conflict. We have witnessed monstrous and evil crimes, the responsibility for which rests as an indelible stain on the hands of the ruling circles in Israel, which unleashed a destructive war against Lebanon.”

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43. “As a first step towards this an agreement should be reached not to increase armed forces or conventional arms, thus creating the groundwork for talks on their subsequent reduction. 30. The Ukrainian SSR was among the first to ratify the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. We believe that an early entry into force of this Convention would be conducive to the solution of the broader and more important problems in the field of the imitation and reduction of conventional weapons. 31.”

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44. “The day before yesterday marked the twenty- fifth anniversary of an outstanding event—the launch¬ing by the Soviet Union of the world's first spaceship, which ushered in the space era. The world is entitled to take pride in the successes over the years in the exploration and uses of outer space, whose vast expanses should be used only as the arena of peace¬ful co-operation among States. In this connection the military space programmes which are being worked out and implemented by the United States must give rise to serious concern. Such dangerous developments call for the early conclusion of an international treaty on the prohibition of the deployment of weapons of any type in outer space, as proposed by the Soviet Union.2 29. The limitation and reduction of conventional arms and armed forces is another important task.”

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45. “To that end, it is necessary for the United States and its allies to show real willing¬ness and adopt a responsible approach to the matter. 27. The delegation of the Ukrainian SSR believes that it is necessary to step up the negotiations on the prohibition of chemical weapons within the Com¬mittee on Disarmament and to resume the bilateral talks on this question between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America. In our view, the General Assembly could make a contribution to the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons by calling for a resumption of the talks and prohibition of the production and deploy¬ment of new types of chemical weapons, including binary weapons, and of their deployment in the ter¬ritory of other States. 28.”

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46. “The refusal of the United States to take part in the bilateral Soviet-American talks and its open policy of expanding the production and stockpiling of new types of chemical weapons, including binary weapons, as well as its policy of deploying them in some member States of NATO, have dashed the hopes of the peo¬ples of the world for an early solution to this important problem and increased the danger of chemical war¬fare. Furthermore, the refusal to negotiate and the building-up of arsenals of chemical weapons have been accompanied and covered up by false anti- Soviet propaganda. 26. The draft basic provisions of a treaty put forward by the Soviet Union take into account the views of other States, including the question of verification, and open up real prospects of reaching mutually acceptable agreements.”

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47. “Leonid Brezhnev, in his message to the participants in the twenty-sixth session of the General Conference of IAEA, stressed the need to do everything possible to ensure that nuclear energy—which is the greatest achievement of the human intellect—serves only the interests of peace and never becomes a means of destroying life on earth. 24. One of the most pressing problems continues to be that of the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons. The draft basic principles of a convention to that effect, which were put forward by the Soviet Union during the second special session on disarmament are designed to make it possible to take a decisive step in that direction. 25.”

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48. “Therefore, the need to ensure the safe develop¬ment of nuclear energy flows logically from the task of preventing the unleashing of a nuclear war. In its approach to this question the delegation of the Ukrainian SSR proceeds from the belief that the safe development of nuclear energy presupposes that both nuclear-weapon and non-nuclear-weapon States, since they have an interest in the development and compre¬hensive peaceful uses of nuclear energy, should prevent actions which might lead to the deliberate destruction of peaceful nuclear facilities.”

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49. “The Soviet Union has proposed that at this session the Assembly consider another item, entitled for Intensification of efforts to remove the threat of nuclear war and ensure the safe development of nuclear energy. The Ukrainian SSR attaches great significance to this question. In our Republic we are actively engaged in the rapid development of nuclear energy by building nuclear power stations which enable us to satisfy the ever-goring need for energy of industry, agriculture and scientific research. 22. It goes without saying that the destruction of peaceful nuclear facilities even using conventional weapons would be tantamount, as far as the con¬sequences were concerned, to an attack using nuclear weapons, which the United Nations has already described as the gravest crime against humanity. 23.”

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50. “Such a moratorium would be effective pending the conclusion of the treaty itself. 20. The delegation of the Ukrainian SSR is convinced that the speedy resolution of the question of the immediate cessation and prohibition of nuclear- weapon tests would contribute significantly towards curbing the nuclear arms race and in particular halting the qualitative improvement of nuclear weapons and the creation of new types and systems of such weapons, as well as towards strengthening the non- proliferation regime of nuclear weapons. Agreement on this very important issue—provided, of course, that all nuclear-weapon States evinced the political will and a constructive approach—would contribute to lessening the threat of nuclear war. 21.”

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