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PALAMARCHUK

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first: 1954-09-24
most recent: 1964-09-24
sittings or episodes: 9
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“No, the mighty aspiration of formerly oppressed peoples to freedom and national independence, a force which is smashing the colonial system to bits like a great hurricane, is not to be confused with aggression. 17. No excuse will serve to make an armed attack appear as an acceptable means for the settlement of international disputes. Suffice it to refer to the Paris Pact of 27 October 1928, which was concluded on the initiative of France and the United States and is binding on more than sixty States. Article 1 of this pact says outright : “The High Contracting Parties solemnly declare in the names of their respective peoples that they condemn recourse to war for the solution of international controversies . . .” 18. Another prohibition of the use of force will be found in the United Nations Charter.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Tomorrow an attack may be made on Syria or Jordan on the same pretext, the aspirations of those countries to independent existence being presented as a threat to other Powers. 15. The representatives of what is called “Western democracy”, it appears, pay only lip service to peace and justice; in fact, they do not hesitate to use force in its most brutal form to attain their selfish aims of colonial domination. 16. Like many other nations of Asia and Africa, the Egyptian people defend what is theirs by right: their national independence and the full ownership of their national resources. Because it is determined to throw off the shameful yoke of colonialism, Egypt is accused of aggression.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It will be remembered that those who prepared and launched the Second World War also claimed that they were acting in the defence of their vital interests which were threatened. Whenever certain groups have advocated the theory of preventive war in the United Nations, my delegation, in common with a number of others, has pointed out that this theory is used as a cloak to cover flagrant acts of aggression against freedom-loving peoples in the part of the world concerned. 14. The events in the Middle East bear out this view. Israel was cast in the role of the initial aggressor by the United Kingdom and France on the ground that it was entitled to start a preventive war.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“With the use of such an argument, any aggression may be justified, as the achievement of certain economic and political aims or the suppression of a national liberation movement by force may always be camouflaged by the assertion that a small war was started to prevent a large war, and the victim of aggression may thus itself be accused of aggression. 12. The representative of France had a great deal to say about the weakness of the United Nations, about its inability to settle the problems of the Middle East; this, he said, had given Israel the “right” to start a preventive war. 13. This is not the first time that we have been treated to speeches justifying what is known as a “preventive war”.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It is significant that at this session of the General Assembly we should have met with persistent attempts to justify and, what is more, to prove the legality of, the armed attack against Egypt. 10. We listened to Mr. Pineau’s statement [589th meeting] with care. He expounded the view that the United Kingdom, France and Israel, in launching armed aggression in the Middle East, did not do evil, but good, because they had thus prevented the outbreak of a third world war. Mr. Lloyd spoke in the same terms. He said: “We believe . . . that we have stopped a small war from spreading into a larger war.” [591st meeting, para. 94.] 11.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Such designs are reflected, inter alia} in the letter addressed by the Permanent Representative of Israel to the Secretary-General [A/3410]. Instead of immediately withdrawing its farces beyond the demarcation line, Israel now promises to withdraw them no further than fifty kilometres from the Suez Canal, retaining possession of what has been Egyptian territory from time immemorial. 8. The General Assembly has defined its attitude to the armed aggression in the Middle East in unmistakable terms. It has adopted three resolutions condemning the aggression and demanding the immediate withdrawal of the interventionist armies from Egypt. 9. Although the aggressors have suffered a military, political and moral defeat, we must not delude ourselves regarding their aims, which they have by no means abandoned.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“On the eve of the eleventh session of the General Assembly, the world, which had not heard the thunder of war for two years (that is, since the end of hostilities in Indo-China) was shaken by the ruthless aggression of the United Kingdom, France and Israel against Egypt. 7. Although the flames of war at the meeting point of the Asian and African continents have now been extinguished, the danger of war in that area has not been entirely removed. That danger persists owing to the continued presence of the armed forces of the United Kingdom, France and Israel in Egyptian territory. At the same time we cannot but feel concerned at the dubious intrigues of certain groups against States friendly to Egypt. In addition, Israel announces aggressive designs on the Gaza Strip and other Arab territories.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It is undeniable that the peace-loving policy of the Soviet Union and other European and Asian countries, both socialist and non-socialist, has had a beneficial effect on world developments. Owing to the persistent efforts and to the initiative of these States, a trend towards a radical relaxation of international tension has clearly emerged on the international scene. Resistance to policies incompatible with tile purposes of peaceful co-operation has grown. The development of international relations during the last few years has strengthened the conviction that war is not inevitable and that under modern conditions powerful social and political forces have very real opportunities of preventing it. 6. At the same time, aggressive elements have recently deliberately exacerbated the international situation in a most dangerous manner.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It is nevertheless regrettable that the echoes of a policy of discrimination refuted by life itself were still heard at this session, when the representation of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations was discussed. The fact that the true representatives of China have not taken their place among us limits our Organization’s opportunities of solving international problems and reconciling existing differences. 4. A short while ago, it seemed as if a world tortured by anxiety and insecurity had given way to a world beginning to recover from such malignant ailments as the “cold war” which, according to Mr. James Warburg, the American financier, has cost the United States $350,000 million. 5.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It is to be hoped that the question of admitting other countries which are still outside our Organization will be examined with due care, and that a lesson has been learnt from the complete bankruptcy of a policy of .prejudice: slamming the door of the United Nations in .the face of a country merely because its way of life, its system of government or its ideology are | not to someone’s 'liking. 3. Thanks to the patient and persevering efforts of the States which opposed that shortsighted policy, the United Nations has at last admitted nineteen new countries and thus strengthened its ranks. As a result of the changes in its membership, it is now in a position to act more effectively.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The delegation of the Ukranian SSR has pleasure in associating itself with those speakers who have expressed their satisfaction at the election of Prince Wan Waithayakon to the office of President of the eleventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. 2. We are happy to have this opportunity to welcome the nineteen countries of Asia, Africa and Europe which were admitted to the United Nations at the present or the previous session, and are now participating in the Assembly’s work. It will be remembered that for many years a solution of the problem of the admission of new Members was held up by systematic discrimination against certain States and favouritism for others.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In conclusion, I should like to say that the General Assembly will be able to achieve positive results in the solution of the problems before it, if all Members, and in particular the great Powers which bear the main responsibility for the maintenance of peace, continue the efforts jointly undertaken for the settlement of outstanding international problems in accordance with die principles of peaceful co-existence and if they build their mutual relations in a spirit of co-operation and trust.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The Ukrainian delegation therefore considers that there is no need to take any measures for a revision of the Charter, because they would merely cause new friction between States, hinder the attainment of mutual understanding and shake the foundations of the United Nations. We are firmly convinced that in order to strengthen the United Nations we must seek, not a revision of the Charter, but strict observance of its basic provisions. 33.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The United Nations can be strengthened only on the basis of respect for the sovereign equality of States, on the basis of the recognition and development of peaceful co-existence among the nations and of consistent and unconditional observance of one of the most important principles of the United Nations: the principle of concerted action and unanimity among the great Powers in deciding the most important problems, of the maintenance of international peace and security. The basic provisions and principles of the United Nations Charter, drafted ten years ago, and their progressive character confirmed by experience, must form the unshakeable basis of the work of the United Nations in the future also. 32.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The readiness of the Soviet delegation to support the simultaneous admission of 16 States to the United Nations — Albania, the Mongolian People’s Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Jordan, Austria, Ceylon, Nepal, Libya, Laos and Cambodia — is evidence of the Soviet Union’s efforts to solve this important problem too in such a manner as to broaden international co-operation, to create confidence between States, and to strengthen the United Nations. 31.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“In fact, the reason for the delay in solving this question is to be sought in the fact that there is prejudice against certain countries solely because they have a different social and economic structure. Objections to their admission have been raised in the interests of the continuation of the “cold war”, and this of course is contrary to the basic purposes of the United Nations. 30.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, has said: “The refusal of the United Nations to recognize the great People’s Republic of China is not only abnormal and contrary to the spirit of the Charter, but also constitutes a threat to the cause of peace, and the settlement of international problems.” 28. The United Nations cannot represent all peoples, if some States are refused admission for reasons devoid of juridical foundation and going counter to the purposes and principles of the Charter. 29. It is quite incorrect to assert that the question of the admission of new members has so far not been solved because of the existence of the so-called right of “veto”.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The aspirations of African and Asian peoples to national independence and self-determination, aspirations which are becoming ever more persistent, must meet with deep understanding and support from all States Members and non-Members of the United Nations. 26. Another unresolved problem is that of the restoration of the legitimate rights of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations. A situation in which the great Chinese people, a great world Power, whose population constitutes a quarter of mankind, is absent from the United Nations is entirely abnormal. It is contrary to the purposes and principles of the Charter and by no means contributes to an improvement in the international situation. 27. As Mr.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This, in turn, would have a positive influence on the work of the United Nations. 25. The United Nations has entered the second decade of its existence. The experience of the first decade showed that the United Nations has played an important part in international relations. Its success in the future will depend on the extent to which it takes advantage of the new and real prospects for a thorough improvement of the international situation, and on the steps it takes to remove existing obstacles to the establishment of a lasting peace and of security for all nations. Effective action by the United Nations would speed up the development of international life in the direction most closely corresponding to the requirements of our time.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The formation of a general European system of security in accordance with the genuine interests of the nations of Europe and on the basis of a sober appraisal of the existing conditions in Europe “would help to create”, as Mr. Molotov rightly pointed out in his speech of 23 September, “more favourable conditions for the settlement of the German problem, including the problem of the restoration of German unity. The solution of this latter problem cannot be separated from the establishment of a general European security system, or from the question whether Europe is to become a potential hotbed of war or a bulwark of peace and international security” [520th meeting, para. 154]. 24. We are in full agreement with this, and we think that the ensuring of peace in Europe would be reflected in the settlement of other international problems.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“During the first stage Governments would not be released from the obligations which they have undertaken under existing treaties and agreements, but they would be bound by an obligation to refrain from the use of armed force and to settle any disputes which might arise among them by peaceful means. In the second stage Governments would assume, slider an appropriate treaty, all the obligations arising from the creation of a system of collective security in Europe, and the North Atlantic Treaty, the Paris agreements and the Warsaw Treaty would simultaneously lapse in their entirety. These treaties and agreements would be liquidated and replaced by a general European system of collective security. 23.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Millions of people perished on the battlefields fighting for a just cause. 21. The Ukrainian people, like other peoples, is vitally interested to see that the horrors of war do not recur, and that an effective system of security is created in Europe. The basic principles for the creation of such a system of security are, we are firmly convinced, laid down in the draft plan for a general European treaty proposed by the Soviet Union. The Soviet plan provides that measures for guaranteeing international security should be carried out in two stages. 22.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This circumstance gives ground for hope that it will be possible to find an acceptable basis for an international agreement on the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic weapons. 20. The problem of the reduction of armaments is I closely linked with the creation of an effective system of I collective security in Europe. It is easy to see why the! Government of the Ukrainian SSR attaches very great importance to this problem. It must not be forgotten that the sanguinary and devastating wars in Europe have caused the Ukrainian people, like other peoples, countless victims and destruction. After the Second World War a great effort was required of our people to rebuild towns and villages which had been destroyed, and to restore industry and agriculture. But every war leaves wounds which cannot be healed.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This means that the control posts will be able to have warning of any aggression which one country may prepare against another. The rights and powers of the international control organ are to be extended, as the disarmament programme is fulfilled and measures for the creation of an atmosphere of confidence in relations between States are implemented. 19. In the course of the general discussion, various points of view were expressed on individual aspects of the disarmament problem and it was emphasized that in a number of questions, the positions of the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France had either come closer or had completely coincided.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The Soviet proposals take into account the important proposals made by the Western Powers at different stages of the discussion of this question, in particular the proposal about the level of armaments, the reduction of armaments by stages and the prohibition of atomic weapons. It is necessary to emphasize another important feature of the Soviet proposals, which constitutes a new approach to the problem of controlling the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic weapons. 18. As modern war requires the deployment and concentration of great land, sea and air forces, the new proposals provide that the international control organ shall set up, on a mutual basis, control posts in the important ports, at railway junctions, on motor highways and at aerodromes of the countries concerned.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“But in view of the very great importance attaching to a consideration of the proposals made by the Soviet Government [A/2979] on 10 May and 21 July 1955 regarding the reduction of armaments, the prohibition of atomic weapons and the elimination of the threat of a new war, as well as of the proposals made by the United States, England, France and other countries, we feel it necessary to spend some time on this question even now, although only in general terms. 16. The Soviet Union, as you know, is proposing a broad programme of disarmament, providing for the basic measures required to solve the problem of the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic weapons. This programme is intended to strengthen mutual confidence between nations and thus to end the “cold war” which is poisoning the international atmosphere. 17.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The Ukrainian delegation supports these proposals, for the United Nations General Assembly has no higher nor nobler task than that of eliminating the threat of a new war, of ensuring security and confidence in the morrow, and of creating the conditions for peace and general prosperity. 15. As everyone must realize, the establishment of lasting peace depends upon the solution of the disarmament problem. We shall take the opportunity at the appropriate time to go into this most important matter in detail in the First Committee.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“There is only one road to a lasting peace — the road of further improvement of relations and strengthening of trust between States. 13. The General Assembly should express its approval of the efforts States are making to relax international tension and it should call upon them to continue their efforts in the interest of general peace and security. Proposals of such a kind are contained in the draft resolution [A/2981] on Measures for the further relaxation of international tension and for the development of international co-operation which has been submitted by the USSR delegation for the consideration of the General Assembly at this session. 14.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Still sitting in the crumbling trenches of the “cold war”, the representatives of these groups began immediately after Geneva to talk about the need to put the brakes on the spirit of optimism and hope which was beginning to grow among the peoples in consequence of the results of the Geneva Conference — hope, that is, for a speedy and complete end to the notorious “cold war”. They are trying to create the impression that these new aspects of international life and, consequently also the results achieved at Geneva towards the improvement of the general international atmosphere, are due to the policy of “positions of strength”. In fact, the Geneva Conference was successful precisely because the policy of “positions of strength” was laid aside. To cling to this policy at the present time is to live in the past.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“However, we must make a sober estimate of recent developments, not forgetting that we are so far only at the beginning of this new phase in the improvement of international relations, and that there are still many obstacles and difficulties in the way of the establishment of a lasting trust between States. 12. Certain facts show that some groups of people for whom the continuation of the “cold war” and the armaments race are a means of profit, are initiating attempts to hinder the settlement of international problems in the Geneva Spirit and in the real interests of the peoples of all countries.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The Ukrainian people warmly approves the normalization of relations between the Soviet Union and the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia, the conclusion of the Austrian State Treaty, and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Federal Republic of Germany, all of which will help develop mutual understanding and co-operation between these States in the interests of peace and security in Europe. 11. It must be obvious to everybody that there has thus been an improvement in the international situation. Nor can we forget or underestimate the part played in this connexion by the popular masses, whose will for peace has shown itself stronger than the machinations of the groups and circles interested in the armaments race and the spreading of the fear of war.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“To be true to the spirit of Geneva does not mean stopping half-way in the endeavour to solve international problems by peaceful means, but developing the successes already achieved. The Soviet Union, the Chinese People’s Republic and the people’s democracies, which have made a great contribution to the relaxation of international tension, have already, since the Geneva Conference taken certain steps, about which you know, for the further improvement of the international situation. 9. I must remind you once again of the Soviet Union’s reduction of its armed forces and also of the liquidation of its bases in foreign territory. Here are deeds, not words. These are no mere smiles, talk about which prevents some statesmen from looking into the heart of the matter. 10.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“But the scientists of 73 countries who met in Geneva a fortnight after the Conference of Heads of Government — scientists from the Soviet Ukraine among them — freely exchanged information about the open secrets of nature; they raised the curtain which had up to then hidden their progress in the matter of using the inexhaustible potentialities of atomic energy for peaceful ends. 7. The inauguration of broad scientific co-operation with the general object of making use of the great discoveries of our time, not for purposes of war and destruction, but for the good of mankind, will undeniably influence and strengthen friendly relations and mutual trust between nations. 8.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“In these new conditions the Organization will be better able to carry out the tasks set before it by the Charter. We must strive to bring the Geneva spirit, the spirit of friendly co-operation between States, into the United Nations, bearing in mind that this would guarantee the fruitfulness of its work in general and a successful solution of the problems before the tenth session of the General Assembly in particular. 6. A vivid illustration of the way in which we ought to make use of the possibilities created by the Geneva Conference of Heads of Government of the four Powers was the scientific and technical International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. Previously, the atmosphere of mistrust and the atomic psychosis had prevented normal contact between the scientists of various countries.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The peoples once again asserted that their own progress and development, and the progress of mankind as a whole, were possible in conditions of peace, in conditions of peaceful coexistence between States, regardless of their political and social structures. The ten principles for international relations adopted by the Conference, like the five principles proclaimed earlier in the Chinese-Indian Declaration, show better than anything else to what a tremendous extent the part played by the popular masses of Africa and Asia, and indeed of all the peoples of the world, in settling the most important international problems, has grown, and how great is their influence on the fate of the world. 5. The easing of the international atmosphere is of great significance to the work of the United Nations.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“It may be hoped that in carrying out the directives of Heads of Government the Ministers of Foreign' Affairs will make every effort to find solutions to the questions discussed at Geneva which will prove, acceptable to all interested parties. 4. The Geneva Conference was preceded by other events which contributed to the easing of international tension. Among them, mention should be made in the first place of the African-Asian Conference at Bandung. There was heard, at the Bandung Conference, the powerful voice of the newly-awakened peoples of Africa and Asia who expressed their unflinching will for freedom and independence, in unity, solidarity and cooperation with the peoples of other countries.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The very fact of the meeting of Heads of Government of the four Powers — even more the spirit of mutual understanding which characterized that conference and the effort there made to co-operate and to create the conditions for peaceful settlement of international problems — in itself constitutes an important step towards the consolidation of peace and the ending of the cold war. The Conference's adoption of directives to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs was, as Mr. Bulganin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, pointed out, the result of a search for generally acceptable solutions, in the course of which the interests of all those taking part in the negotiations were taken into account.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“There is a tendency, now, in the sphere of international relations, to admit a genuine policy of negotiation and of co-operation for the purpose of settling outstanding questions by peaceful means. 3. A number of events in recent times have determined this very important turn towards the easing of international tension and the strengthening of trust between States. By far the most significant of them was the Conference of Heads of Government of the four Powers at Geneva.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“1. The tenth session of the General Assembly has before it for consideration and decision questions concerning various sectors of international life. We may note with satisfaction that perhaps no session of the General Assembly in recent times has begun its work in such favourable and hopeful international conditions. 2. In relations between States a greater understanding, and an endeavour to settle outstanding international problems at the conference table, on a basis of equality and mutual goodwill have become apparent. The storms of the “cold war” have abated, and the groups and factions which had been sowing mistrust among the peoples for some of the post-war years by calling for a destructive atomic war, have to some extent been driven aside.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The USSR draft resolution for the conclusion of a convention on the substantial reduction of armaments and the establishment of international control provides a practical basis for the adoption by the General Assembly of a decision which would be acceptable to all States, a decision so anxiously awaited by the peoples of the world. The Ukrainian delegation warmly supports this draft resolution which is of such great importance for the strengthening of world peace and international security.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“An important question in considering ways of implementing the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic weapons is that of ensuring the compulsory application of prohibition and reduction, with guarantees that the convention to be signed will in fact be observed by all States, and that no State’s security will be jeopardized as the result of violation of the convention. The way to ensure this is to establish effective international control. The USSR draft resolution provides for the establishment, first, of a temporary international control commission and, subsequently, of a standing international control organ. This proposal must be regarded as satisfactory in every respect. 83.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“In view of the increasingly destructive power of atomic weapons, the question of the international settlement of the problem of the cessation of the production, and the prohibition of the use, of such weapons is becoming ever more urgent. It is therefore only natural that the Soviet Union draft resolution should give this question the importance it deserves. The only means of averting the threat of an atomic war is the complete and unconditional prohibition of thermonuclear weapons and their elimination from the armaments of States. Only in this way can mankind be protected against the threat of mass annihilation. 82.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“The first paragraph of the draft resolution submitted by the Soviet Union delegation stresses that the international convention should be based on the French and United Kingdom proposals of 11 June 1954 [DC/53, annex 9], Under the draft resolution, the Disarmament Commission would be instructed to prepare a draft convention providing for the prohibition of atomic, hydrogen and other weapons of mass destruction and their elimination from the armaments of States, a substantial reduction in armaments and the establishment of international control over the implementation of these decisions. Provision is made for two successive reductions of armaments and budgetary appropriations for military requirements, to the extent of 50 per cent of the agreed levels, from the strength of armaments and armed forces existing on 31 December 1953. 81.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“That is why since 1946 the Government of the Soviet Union has repeatedly submitted to the General Assembly for consideration proposals for the unconditional prohibition of atomic and other weapons of mass destruction with the establishment of strict international control over such prohibition, and a proposal for the substantial reduction of the conventional armaments of States. 79. On 30 September 1954, the Soviet Union delegation submitted a draft resolution [A/2742 and Corr.1] concerning the conclusion of an international convention on the reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic, hydrogen and other weapons of mass destruction, which is of the utmost importance for ensuring international peace and security. 80.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“Accordingly, the Ukrainian delegation firmly supports the proposal [A/2744] submitted today by the Czechoslovak delegation, that the General Assembly should examine the question of the prohibition of propaganda in favour of a new war as an item of an urgent and pressing character. 78. The security of both Europe and Asia can be ensured if all States, whatever their political and social structure, co-operate and agree on a general reduction of armaments and the prohibition of atomic and hydrogen weapons. The achievement of agreement on the reduction of armaments and the removal of the threat of war has been and continues to be a matter of primary importance, of the most urgent and pressing nature.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“Far from being condemned or stopped, the propaganda in favour of the extermination of peoples by atomic and hydrogen weapons is actually encouraged under the pretext of what is called freedom of the press, although it must be clear that propaganda in favour of crime and incitement to crime have nothing to do with freedom of the press. 76. At this time, when a relaxation of international tension is to be observed and the possibilities of settling controversial problems have increased, the United Nations must once again speak out against the war propaganda being carried on in the United States and other countries, and brand it as a heinous crime against humanity. 77.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“In the Middle Ages it was proclaimed that it was better to have a desert than a country populated by heretics; today, the slogan of United States war propaganda is that it is better to have scorched earth than countries with a way of life other than the so-called American way of life. 75. Senator Knowland, the Republican majority leader in the United States Senate, published in the 1 October 1954 issue of Collier’s an article significantly entitled, “We Must Be Willing to Fight Now.” Dragging out the moth-eaten communist bogey. Senator Knowland urged the United States and other western countries to be ready to wage war, “now, if necessary”. That, in his opinion, would show “hard, rare courage”. I would point out that Senator Knowland is a public figure who helps to shape United States foreign policy.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“Under that resolution, Member States undertook to take appropriate steps “to promote . . . friendly relations among nations” and “to encourage the dissemination of all information designed to give expression to the undoubted desire of all peoples for peace”. In actual fact, however, in the United States, not only the reactionary portion of the Press, which is linked with certain specific social circles, but also persons in important government posts are engaging in war propaganda and giving wide publicity to plans for atomic attack on the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China and the people’s democracies, urging the use of weapons of mass destruction to create what they call a “scorched-earth belt” and to cancel out the inexhaustible human resources of Asia.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“The Ukrainian people, which has been devoting all its efforts to the tasks of peaceful construction and raising the standard of living, remembers the lessons of the past and the untold suffering caused by repeated acts of aggression by the German militarists. It unanimously protests against the threat of a revival of German militarism which now overshadows the whole political life of Europe and is causing anxiety and uncertainty regarding the future. 74. The Ukrainian delegation also wishes to draw the attention of the United Nations to the campaign to create hatred and hostility among nations and to make propaganda in favour of a new war, which is being conducted on a wide scale in the United States. As early as 1947 the United Nations unanimously adopted resolution 110 (II) condemning all forms of war propaganda.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)
“While there is no need at this point to make a comprehensive analysis of this problem, the Ukrainian delegation wishes to state that the Government of the Ukrainian SSR is firmly convinced that the cause of peace can be served only by an all-European system of collective security, a system which would include all States, regardless of their social structure, which would recognize and guarantee existing State frontiers, safeguard the national sovereignty of States, impose upon them the obligation not to interfere in the internal affairs of other States, and provide for the participation in the collective security scheme of both parts of Germany until such time as they can be replaced by a unified Germany. 73.”
1954-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 9 (1954)