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  1. “By sacrificing the blood and lives of many of its sons for the sake of freedom, the Ukrainian-people won the right to demand that an end be put to the criminal policy of the revival of German militarism that is being carried out by the Western Powers and the rulers of the Federal Republic of Germany. 19. Mr. Macmillan, defending the West German "revanchists", advised us here [877th meeting] not to look back, to forget the past. He may, of course, forget completely the recent past, when the United Kingdom was repelling the cruel air raids of Hitlerite aircraft. We are sure, however, that British people will never forget the tragedy of Coventry, the barbarous bombing of London, and the lives of their sons who died fighting against Hitlerite Germany. Peoples never forget the past; they cannot ignore the lessons of history.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  2. “Day by day it is becoming more evident that Western Germany is following the same path as was followed by the Germany of the Kaiser and Hitler. The revival of German militarism has always led to war, that like a raging hurricane swept many countries, including the Ukrainian land, bringing innumerable calamities in its wake. During the years of the Second World War the fascist hordes caused to our Republic damage estimated at more than 70 billion dollars. Millions of sons and daughters of the Ukraine fell in action, perished in German concentration camps, gas chambers and crematoria.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  3. “We are witnessing the repetition of the tragic history of the period between the two world wars, when, to the accompaniment of endless arguments in the halls of the Palais de Nations in Geneva, weapons were being forged at a feverish pace in the Ruhr arsenals. In our days, in the course of the disarmament talks, the Western Powers are opening for West German militarists the door to their arsenal of rockets and nuclear weapons. While in the course of the recent Geneva negotiations Western diplomacy was looking for arguments against disarmament, the Bonn "revanchists" issued the well-known memorandum in which they demanded with impudent frankness that the Bundeswehr be equipped as soon as possible with all kinds of atomic and rocket weapons and that universal military conscription be established in the country. 18.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  4. “If the great and mighty Soviet Union is sincerely and passionately striving for the realization of general and complete disarmament to release humanity from the danger of annihilation once and for all, the Government of the United States, on the contrary, is basing its policy on retaining atomic and hydrogen weapons — the weapons of aggression. 16. At the same time, I cannot but stress the affinity between the United States policy and that of the Federal Republic of Germany as regards the disarmament question. The ruling circles of these countries regard disarmament as an evil that must be staved off. The Bonn militarists and "revanchists" need the atmosphere of international tensions and arms race for the implementation of their new plans of unleashing war and enslaving peoples. 17.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  5. “All those present here clearly realize that the "control over armaments" formula does not envisage disarmament, that there is a wide gap between "control over armaments" and "control over disarmament". 14. Representatives of many Member States emphasized — and quite reasonably — the special responsibility which rests on the great Powers due to historic development; the choice between disarmament or the armaments race depends to a large extent on the great Powers. 15. As is known, not all the great Powers speak against disarmament. Not all the great Powers see in the armaments race a source of enrichment and profits. On the other hand, not all the great Powers agree to destroy their armaments, atom and hydrogen bombs included.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  6. “One can imagine in what direction international relations would develop if the socialist States accepted the highly original viewpoint of the United States Government, that the aim of the disarmament talks should be the working out of measures supplementing the national military programmes of States, i.e., in fact adding to the armaments race. 13. The sense of the "new" United States plan boils down to avoiding, at all costs, genuine general and complete disarmament, substituting for it "control over armaments". From this position the United States did not move an inch. The President of the United States, Mr. Eisenhower, speaking from this rostrum [868th meeting], once again stated that it is armament that should be controlled, and not disarmament.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  7. “Did it envisage the destruction of all means of delivery of weapons of mass extermination to their targets, the dismantling of military bases of every kind? No, it did not. Did it envisage the withdrawal of foreign troops from the territories of other States and their disbandment? No, no, and once more, no. 12. What did that plan really envisage? It reflected "new United States efforts", which, as Secretary of State Herter said even before the Geneva negotiations started, supplemented the United States national ministry programme.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  8. “After the work of the Ten-Nation Committee had been wrecked. Western propaganda raised a hullabaloo about the allegedly new United States proposals which, as was alleged, could not be discussed because the socialist countries had ceased to take part in the Committee’s work. In fact, the United States, in submitting its proposals of 27 June 1960, in no way strove for general and complete disarmament in keeping with the resolution of the fourteenth session of the General Assembly. Neither are they striving for it now at this session. 11. What was the essence of these "new proposals"? Did the United States plan envisage the disbandment of the armed forces of States? No, it did not. Did it envisage the destruction and prohibition of all stockpiles and the termination of production of armaments of all kinds?”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  9. “The Government of the Ukraine followed the negotiations in the Ten-Nation Committee very attentively and it could not help concluding that in the course of the Geneva negotiations two principal lines were clearly revealed: the first, that of the Soviet Union and the other socialist States, was aimed at the implementation of the General Assembly resolution; the second, that of the United States of America and other Western Powers, was aimed at substituting control over armaments for disarmament and at bringing the negotiations back to the time when there was no resolution of the fourteenth session on general and complete disarmament. The United States and her partners in the Ten-Nation Committee did their utmost to bring the settlement of the disarmament problem to an impasse, 10.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  10. “Thus the resolution, in fact, outlined a programme of actions and direction of the future disarmament negotiations. 9. Unfortunately, the year which has elapsed since the fourteenth session approved, this resolution has not fulfilled the expectations of the peoples of the world. Five members of the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament, namely: the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Canada and Italy have turned the Committee from a body for constructive negotiations and the working out of an acceptable agreement, into a body for futile talks, into a screen which they use to cover up their policy that is as far from disarmament as the sky is from the earth.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  11. “It is not accidental that millions of peoples the world over welcomed the proposals on general and complete disarmament submitted by the Head of the Soviet Government at the fourteenth session of the General Assembly [799th meeting] as a great act of love for peace and humanism. The General Assembly unanimously endorsed the resolution [1378 (XIV)] approving the idea of general add complete disarmament. I remind you that, in this resolution, the General Assembly considered that the question of general and complete disarmament was the most important one facing the world today, called upon Governments to make every effort to achieve a solution of this problem, and also expressed the hope that measures leading to general and complete disarmament under effective international control would be worked out in detail in the shortest possible time.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  12. “I take this pleasant opportunity to convey the congratulations of the Ukrainian people to the new States admitted to the United Nations and wish their peoples happiness and prosperity in conditions of complete independence. 7. There is complete unify in realization of the fact that disarmament is the most important, most acute and most urgent problem nowadays. The future of humanity will depend on its settlement: either humanity will take the path of peaceful development, or it will always fear that world disaster may start. Armed peace is always no more than a shaky armed armistice fraught with the danger of outbreak of war. The unrestrained armaments race becomes extremely dangerous, and at the same time senseless, because of tike disastrous consequences which the use of modern weapons may have for the fate of humanity. 8.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  13. “Khrushchev, and the heads of other peace-loving countries in the work of the session and their statements in the general debate were truly inspiring. They submitted very valuable proposals directed to strengthening the cause of universal peace, the liquidation of colonialism and strengthening of the authority of the United Nations. 6. The beginning of the work of this session of the Assembly was marked by the admission to United Nations membership of new States of Africa and the Mediterranean. This event once again reminds us that the disintegration of the colonial system and liberation of peoples is an irresistible and irrepressible process, the sign of the twentieth century.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  14. “In this connexion the Ukrainian delegation, in the name of its Government and people, expresses its deep gratitude to the Government of the Soviet Union, and personally to its Head, Nikita S. Khrushchev, for the initiative of holding this session with participation by the most responsible statesmen in order to settle the most important problems concerning the destinies of the world. 4. We are heartily glad to greet the Heads of States, Governments and outstanding statesmen who responded to Nikita S. Khrushchev’s appeal and headed their delegations to this international forum with the aim of constructive and business-like participation in the work of the Assembly. 5. Already we may note with satisfaction that personal participation by the Head of the Soviet Government, Nikita S.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  15. “The fifteenth session of the General Assembly is called upon to display a great awareness of its extremely important role in settling the most urgent and acute problems of today. The importance of this session is emphasized by the fact that it is faced with the task of deeper and more responsible consideration of the proposal on general and complete disarmament [A/4505], the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples [A/4502 and Corr.1] and elimination of causes which have led to the deterioration of the international situation. 3. The extremely great importance of the fifteenth session is especially stressed by the fact that many Heads of States and Governments and many statesmen enjoying the full confidence of their peoples are taking part in it.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  16. “The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as a founding Member of the United Nations, has always believed that this international Organization should be the centre for co-ordination of the actions of the peoples in achieving the common aims and principles enunciated in the Charter. This is especially true of the development of friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination, respect for human rights and for freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion. 2. The processes going on in the changing world move to the fore the problems which are agitating the whole of humanity. Nobody invented these problems, but life itself has posed them and they coincide with the tasks of the United Nations.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)