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“By disarmament, we mean, of course, progressive and controlled disarmament, covering both conventional and nuclear weapons. There is general agreement on this point despite the sterile discussions which still crop up about which is to come first, control or disarmament, although it is obvious that they must go hand in hand. 61. The work of the Sub-Committee of the Disarmament Commission has ended once more in a stalemate. We trust that this situation, which becomes more alarming with every repetition, will not last. There had been some hopeful signs of agreement on several specific points. Unfortunately, as soon as broader considerations of military strategy were injected into the debate, the areas of disagreement increased and prospects of agreement receded once more. 62.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“We have further developed our good relations with the Western countries. We have continued to co-operate closely with what have been called the “uncommitted” countries of Asia and Africa. In doing so, we have, in my opinion, not only acted in our own national interests but have also made the best contribution we could to the cause of peace in general. It was in this spirit that we recently supported the Romanian Government’s initiative with a view to improving relations among the Balkan countries. 60. I now turn from these general considerations to some of the concrete problems before us which will serve, I think, to illustrate some of the remarks I have just made, I should like to begin with the problem of disarmament, which indeed encompasses all the other problems.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The methods and principles which I have tried to outline here are those which Yugoslavia strives consistently to apply in its foreign policy. We have endeavoured to co-operate as fully and actively as possible with every country, whatever its political or social system or ideology. I believe I can say that we have settled the principal questions outstanding between us and all the neighbouring countries and that we have established with them relations of mutual confidence and goodwill. We achieved this result because we did not succumb to suspicion and doubt and strove, in a spirit of greater trust, to make as much progress as possible towards agreement. We have radically improved and consolidated our relations with the Soviet Union and the other countries of Eastern Europe.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“It is encouraging to see that an increasing number of countries are adopting this attitude, which is the only realistic one for those who aim at constructive development. There can be no doubt that in this respect the main responsibility rests with the great Powers. Of course, success will depend very largely upon how far they are willing and able to settle their differences by making mutual concessions. This by no means implies that the small States will not have to play a much more important role than they have done in the past, particularly as they should not be concerned with power politics in international problems. These States could be a great help in eliminating present disputes and in encouraging trends towards the establishment of more satisfactory international relations and a more stable peace. 59.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Obviously, if distrust and doubt are the guiding principles of international life, they will considerably accentuate all the differences and make the solution of international problems much more difficult. This is certainly not the way to achieve constructive results. 57. That is why, in our opinion, the policy of a State cannot be appraised according to professions of faith or statements of Ideology. It must be appraised according to the extent to which such policy really promotes the principles of independence, non-interference in the internal affairs of other States and international co-operation based on the equality of all countries. It must be judged by the extent to which it really helps to overcome existing disagreements, remove barriers, promote confidence and settle disputes by conciliation rather than on the basis of force. 58.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“The nations are running a great risk: the policy of which these blocs are both an expression and an instrument may, notwithstanding all intentions to the contrary and by the working of a kind of internal logic, create a situation where war would threaten all nations with extinction. Superimposing ideological considerations on the system of blocs is bound, of course, to accentuate existing schisms. 56. The policy which is the logical outcome of a system based on positions of Strength which are created by the accumulation of armaments and the establishment of a world-wide network of military bases is really the result of the cold war, which it tends to perpetuate.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“It is hardly conceivable that any of the great Powers would knowingly start a world war. As for the local wars, or so-called “limited” wars, which we hear about from time to time, calling them so in present circumstances can only be a tragic contradiction in terms. The considerations of defence which are still brought forward to justify the existence of military blocs therefore strike most of us as an argument which is becoming less and less convincing. 55. Because of the obvious danger implicit in the continued existence of such groups, the concept of a defensive alliance has lost much of its old force and so should now be superseded by an effective system of collective security.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“This division is still the salient feature of international relations. In most cases, policies and approaches reflect this state of affairs. I think nobody disputes this fact. It is not so important now to consider when and how these blocs were formed. For our part, we are inclined to the view that they are the result of the policy of spheres of influence which characterized the post-war period. I feel that few of us could now deny that the division of the world into blocs is an evil. Some may think it a necessary evil but that is the best that can be said. Few of us can still believe that this system of blocks will lead to a settlement of outstanding international problems. On the contrary, it is perfectly obvious that their very existence henceforward constitutes the greatest obstacle to any such settlement.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“Mr. President, I should like first of all to congratulate you, on behalf of the Yugoslav delegation, on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. 53. At the time of our meeting this year, the international situation is, on the whole, better than it was at the eleventh session. Nevertheless the world is still in a state of acute tension and we still have much cause for anxiety. I do not think there is any need to analyse the present situation. I believe we are all more or less agreed on that. Henceforward, what we have to do now is not so much to analyse it as to see what remedies can be devised. 54. In our opinion the dominant characteristic of the present situation is that the world is still divided into hostile blocs, and specifically into military blocs.”
1957-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 12 (1957)
“I wish to refer particularly to the active and most valuable role that Mr. Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General, has played throughout, and even long before, the present crisis. 178. The principles I have just outlined will guide my delegation in its consideration of the items on the agenda of the eleventh session of the General Assembly. These principles are also at the root of our whole foreign policy, which is entirely aimed at safeguarding peace and strengthening international security and cooperation on the basis of the independence and sovereign equality of all States, in conformity with the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations Charter.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“With regard to all these problems, my Government firmly adheres to the views it has expressed on many occasions. In the case of SUNFED, it was glad to note the favourable attitude taken a few days ago by the Soviet Union, one of the largest potential contributors. We hope that the United States will also take a favourable decision on this matter in the near future. Indeed, it is only through large-scale international co-operation under United Nations auspices that this problem of such vital importance to world peace can be solved. 177. Before concluding, I should like to emphasize that the United Nations has emerged from its recent ordeals with added stature and authority. It has become evident that where major international problems are involved the United Nations can no longer be disregarded, nor the principles of the Charter ignored.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In other words, any plan, from whatever quarter it may emanate, must be judged in terms of its effect upon the strengthening of peace and not in terms of an inevitable war. We must remember, in this connexion, how at different times during a particular period each of the two large blocs considered the settlement of the Austrian problem a strategic defeat. 175. Among the urgent problems before us, I should like also to mention the removal of economic barriers and the increase of international trade, the development of under-developed countries, the project known as the Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development, the International Atomic Energy Agency dealing with the peaceful uses of atomic energy, and the question of the universality of our Organization. 176.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In view of the importance of the matter, I should like to emphasize my view that proposals of such importance should not be labelled as propaganda even before they have been considered. In order to achieve favourable results, we must agree to move from the abstract to the concrete, in other words, from the plan to its execution, from intention to action. Any specific solution proposed may present certain advantages or disadvantages for one of the parties concerned. In that case, other proposals — equally specific and detailed- 173. should be made. However, we must recognize that we cannot continue indefinitely to appraise any specific plan for gradual disarmament in terms of the advantages we should like to obtain from the over-all balance of armed forces it would establish. 174.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Let us consider the problem of disarmament, Following a period marked by a substantial reconciliation of conflicting views, we appear to have reached another deadlock. In this connexion, I should like to make two observations. 170. First, my Government maintains the specific proposals it made in the Disarmament Commission [DC/92] providing for certain initial measures with respect to both conventional and nuclear weapons, together with the necessary system of control. 171. Secondly, the Government of the USSR has just made a new proposal [A/3366]. We urge that this proposal should be studied with the attention it deserves. We note with satisfaction that the United States representative has also drawn attention to some of its favourable aspects. 172.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Many other representatives have expressed similar views. 168. I may be told, of course, that words are not always borne out by deeds. But I also know that statements are binding, and that the greater the number of explicit statements, the harder it is to repudiate them. We realize that the great Powers will not readily give up the positions and privileges they hold in spite of the fact that the general course of development calls for such action. But we also know that, although they may only pay lip-service to the spirit and exigencies of the time, they little by little comply with its dictates in practice also. This does not mean that the other specific problems with which we were faced before the present crisis have been relegated to the background. Far from it. 169.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In the final analysis, it is our responsibility to ensure that this alternative is adopted. 167. We know that we are not alone in this view. Mr. Hoover, the United States representative, made the following statement from this rostrum a few days ago: “Our goal must be a world in which nations and peoples can live side by side, whatever their internal political, economic and social systems, without fear and with real hope for self-fulfillment!” [581st meeting, para. 99.] Mr. Shepilov, the Soviet Union representative, after rightly criticizing the theory of a balance of power among the great Powers armed to the teeth, emphasized that: “What we need ... is no temporary patching up of the edifice of peace, but a fundamental solution of the problems that agitate mankind.” [589th meeting, para. 97.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“From what I have just said, it is clear that I do not share the view of those who contend that the present crisis in international relations has vitiated the policy of coexistence. I believe that the contrary is true. 166. The main factors responsible for the favourable trend in international developments continue to operate. The fact that we have had a closer look at the face of a nuclear war does not make it any less terrifying. The general tendency towards greater interdependence and co-operation among all parts of the world, as well as the yearning of mankind for peace and security, have not weakened but, on the contrary, grown stronger. Neither the feasibility nor the necessity of coexistence and co-operation has been diminished. On the contrary, it is more than ever obvious today that they represent our only alternative to war.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“This crisis is solely due to the fact that the alliances and the policy are no longer adequate to cope with international problems. 164. In this new situation, the theory has been put forward that recourse to force in localized actions was feasible inasmuch as the threat of a general war was receding. We have seen that it is precisely such historically and politically unsound theories that have led to the present crisis and to renewed tension in international relations. The aggression against Egypt is an example as tragic as it is instructive. It has already been recognized in this connexion that, apart from the fate of the military action, the intervention was, politically, a complete failure. 165.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Before such unity could be achieved, relations themselves would have to be modified in the direction of greater democracy. But that objective once attained, the resulting unity, which was previously artificial, would no longer have any point, because democratic relations would obviate the need for opposing blocs and camps. These would be replaced by peaceful competition and by joint action to maintain and strengthen peace. 163. It is for these reasons that I referred a short time ago to the crisis of certain policies. The moulds in which such policies have long been set are obviously cracking under the pressure of clearly marked trends towards coexistence and co-operation. It is therefore no coincidence that the military alliances upon which the policy of blocs is based are undergoing a serious internal crisis.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Secondly, no country with a particular social system or association of countries based on a similar system is thereby protected against internal difficulties and unheavals; this is particularly true of relations among the States concerned. In fact, although the problems of the two camps are naturally different, there are in both cases serious shortcomings in relations between States belonging to the same camp, in relations between the camps, and in the relations of the two camps with other countries. Moreover, these relations are not viewed correctly. 161. Thirdly, these relations cannot develop favourably unless they are based on progressive forces and processes. 162. For these reasons, the appeals and demands made in both camps for unity or internal solidarity are perforce illusory.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It should, of course, be understood that, in these countries, the peoples’ demands for full national independence and a broad measure of social democracy are but two aspects of tbs same desire for social progress. 158. The weaknesses and shortcomings of what is called the “free world” are obvious. Serious weaknesses and shortcomings have also been revealed in the socialist camp. Once we discard the explanation, as convenient as it is misleading, that these difficulties are. primarily due to foreign intrigues, several things become apparent. 159. First, there is an unmistakable movement for peace on both sides of any barrier separating different parts of the world, despite ideological or other divisions. 160.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The movement is towards mutual respect, sovereignty, independence and co-operation on an equal footing — principles which were all embodied in the declaration made by Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in Belgrade on 2 June 1955, and in the declarations published after President Tito’s visit to the USSR in June 1956, and reiterated in the Soviet declaration of 30 October 1956. The results of the recent negotiations between Poland and the USSR provide further evidence of this trend. 157. All these facts confirm our conviction that there is no longer any possibility of a return to the old order in the countries of Eastern Europe, whether it be a return to what is termed “Stalinism” — save in the event of a grave deterioration of international relations — or a return to the previous regime.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“On the other hand, it is essential that certain foreign political circles should refrain from taking advantage of the present difficulties of the Hungarian people for purposes of propaganda or political strategy which are hardly compatible with the interests of peace. 156. Is such a favourable trend of development possible in Hungary? We firmly believe that it is. We believe that this trend is already under way, dramatic though the form it is taking may be. A readjustment of relations between the USSR and the countries of Eastern Europe is taking place, because it has become a necessity.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“So far as Cyprus is concerned, the events in Egypt have finally demolished one of the British arguments which was considered by many to be the most compelling, the one based on strategic considerations, those events having raised the basic question of the interests and the policy served by the strategy in question. 154. Nor has anyone been convinced by the explanations put forward in the case of Hungary by the Governments directly concerned. We continue to hope, however, that calm and normal conditions will soon be restored in that country, so that the Hungarian people may be able to realize their legitimate desire for full national independence and the democratization of their social and political life. 155.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Here, too, we are faced with the pernicious consequences of the “survival of colonialism” and the “desire of certain Powers for domination”. These have been denounced from this rostrum [590th meeting] by Mr. Bourguiba, the representative of the Tunisian Government, who is probably better qualified and more competent to do so than anyone else. The Yugoslav Government supported the demands of the populations concerned, in principle, but, as it also wished to adopt a realistic approach, it endeavoured to display the utmost moderation to avoid jeopardizing the prospect of an agreement freely entered into by the two parties concerned. 153. However, we feel today that that stage has been passed. Such an agreement is being prevented not by the Algerians or the Cypriots, but by the opposition of the Governments of the old colonial Powers.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“With respect to the so-called long-term problems of the Middle East, we cannot but admit that they figure prominently among the causes which have led to the present crisis. We are also aware that we must, in due course, set about solving them. It would, however, be quite intolerable if advantage were taken of the presence on Egyptian soil of foreign invasion forces — whose withdrawal has repeatedly been urged in General Assembly resolutions which must eventually be complied with — in order to exert pressure upon the Egyptian Government with a view to obtaining concessions from it. Today, it would be more intolerable than ever to take any action which might prevent Egypt, the victim of aggression, from exercising its full sovereignty. 152. The problems of Algeria and Cyprus belong to the same category.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Thirdly, this argument clearly reveals the arbitrary nature of such distinctions, because aggression cannot be regarded as less reprehensible simply because it has been committed by one or more countries with a “democratic regime”. 150. The conclusion to be drawn is that international relations cannot be truly democratic less the use of force is excluded. It is therefore particularly alarming to see certain ruling circles in these same countries arrogating to themselves the right to impose conditions and endeavouring unreasonably further to aggravate the general situation by the use of ideological slogans and watchwords designed to bolster their own position, which has been seriously weakened by their own previous ill-considered actions. 151.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“We all know very well that the contrary is true, that it was the war in Egypt which had jeopardized world peace. 149. The other argument, no less surprising or spurious, concerns the alleged difference in the proposed treatment of the “democracies,” on the one hand, and the “dictatorships” on the other. In urging the need for equal treatment, this argument at least has the merit of acknowledging some resemblance between the misdeeds it seeks to compare. Secondly, this argument makes much of the fact that the parties concerned deigned to consent to a cease-fire. However, the invading forces are still on Egyptian soil.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Various arbitrary explanations of these events have been given, particularly by the parties directly concerned. But let us make no mistake. The truth regarding the scope and meaning of these events, as well as the responsibilities involved, could not be suppressed. It has become common knowledge. 147. Let us take the question of the aggression against Egypt. The representatives of certain States, and particularly of those directly responsible for the aggression, have attempted in vain to justify their action. None of the series of contradictory explanations has succeeded in convincing us. And for good reason. 148. For instance, we were asked to believe that the invasion of Egypt was necessary in order to prevent a general conflagration, which was alleged to be imminent.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It was restated forcefully by President Tito in his speech of 11 November 1956. I should prefer instead to interpret them and to draw the appropriate political conclusions. 144. While there has been a crisis in international relations, it should be borne in mind that there has been a no less acute crisis in the policies which have given rise to renewed tension. If it is realized that we are passing through a period of transition, hence of readjustment and readaptation, it will be seen that, despite all that has occurred, this is a favourable development. 145. It would, of course, be wrong automatically to equate the events that have taken place in the Middle East with those which have taken place in Hungary. It seems to me, however, that the same lesson may be drawn from both. 146.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“While noting that tensions had eased and international relations had improved, and while doing everything within its power to contribute to those developments, the Yugoslav Government, like others, was fully aware of the instability of the world situation. At that time, it emphasized that the mere realization of the fact that a general conflict would be tantamount to collective suicide was not in itself a guarantee of or a basis for lasting peace. My Government had also, on many occasions, stressed the fact that any balance based upon the division of the world into heavily armed blocs would be extremely precarious. 143. Events in the Middle East and Hungary have shown how precarious that balance is. I do not propose to review these events, with respect to which my Government’s position is well known.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The other, more general, signs of this trend were the gradual lowering of the economic and political barriers dividing the world, the accession of a growing number of peoples and countries to national independence and the increasing influence exerted by those peoples and countries on world events. 141. Consequently, my delegation, like many others, was last year able to note the existence of conditions conducive not only to peaceful coexistence, but also to the conversion of such coexistence into active and constructive co-operation among States with different political, economic and social systems. This justified the hope that we could gradually resolve other outstanding problems and thus bring about an increasing reduction in world tension. 142.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The Bandung Conference had consolidated peace in a part of the world as important as it is large. The Geneva Conference of Heads of State had demonstrated the possibility of a rapprochement and practical co-operation among the great Powers. Yugoslavia’s relations with the Soviet Union and with other Eastern European countries had returned to normal and were continuing to improve. 140. These were among the most striking signs of a favourable trend which, at that time, was becoming increasingly apparent. They actually reflected the growing interdependence and community of interests of the present-day world in every sphere of activity, as well as a growing awareness of this interdependence.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“I should like to begin by associating myself with those representatives who have already congratulated Prince Wan Waithayakon on his election to the office of President of the General Assembly. 138. We are clearly passing through a crisis in international relations, due chiefly to events in the Middle East and Hungary. This crisis has occurred following a period in which international relations had taken a turn for the better, and we had accordingly been led to view the future development of those relations with greater hope and optimism. A possible end to the “cold war” appeared to be in sight. 139. A series of encouraging developments had taken place in a relatively brief space of time. Hostilities had come to an end in Korea and Indo-China. The Austrian question had been settled.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“All this, it seems to me, is concrete proof of the practical acceptability and efficacy of the policy which my country is endeavouring to follow in the international sphere and which I have attempted to outline here. 90. The Yugoslav delegation will be guided by these same ideas in the action it takes in the course of this session of the General Assembly. We believe that the United Nations is called upon to play a major part in a world which is endeavouring to move along the road towards international co-operation, peace and universal progress. This Assembly, we are sure, will make a great contribution in that direction. We must unite our efforts in order to achieve those ends. That is what the peoples who desire peace demand and expect of us.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“It is now generally agreed that this improvement contributed in large measure to the removal of one of the sources of tension in Europe, replacing it by a constructive co-operation based on principles of equality and mutual respect. 88. I should take, finally, to point to the ever closer relations which Yugoslavia is establishing with certain Asian and African countries, especially India, Burma, Egypt and Ethiopia, which shows that even countries which are separated by great distances and vary widely in their general circumstances and ideas, can nevertheless have common aims and can co-operate closely where the essential purpose of conserving peace is concerned. 89.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This policy, which we have always followed, has already been apparent in our friendship and fruitful cooperation with the United States, the United Kingdom, France and many other countries in all parts of the world. It is illustrated by our participation in the settlement of the Trieste question, long felt to be a source of danger for Europe, at great cost to ourselves. Other examples are the active part we have taken in organizing a broad system of co-operation in the Balkans with Greece and Turkey, and our efforts to help found and to join in a wider system of European co-operation. 87. A recent expression of this policy was the great improvement in our relations with the Soviet Union, and also with Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and Albania.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“All members of the Assembly are, I believe, aware of the efforts my country has made to help remove immediate causes of conflict, to help ease tension and to bring about a general improvement in the international atmosphere, They are also aware of our present efforts to make this improvement more real and more lasting. These efforts spring from the deep conviction, which I have expressed at some length here, that peace can and should be strengthened by co-operation, in accordance with the principles of the Charter, with all countries which, whatever their political or social systems, are themselves prepared, to offer such co-operation. 86.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“There are also the various problems connected with Asia, at the core of which lies the need to recognize fully and in good time the great changes which are altering the whole appearance of this continent and its relations with what is called the West. 83. There are, finally, the formidable problems connected with Africa, whose importance is growing daily, and towards which our Organization has very special responsibilities. 84. It is upon this interpretation of the present international situation and upon these fundamental principles that Yugoslavia has based its policy with regard to its foreign relations. 85.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“We would, however, support any other proposal for enlarging the membership of the United Nations, any proposal, that is, which would enable it to break out of the present impasse. Even the smallest progress in this field would undoubtedly have favourable repercussions on the future development of the international atmosphere and international relations. 81. Naturally, there are many other very important problems, some of which are before us while others, although not actually included in our agenda, nevertheless greatly influence the general atmosphere in which our session is taking place. I can do no more than mention them here. There are the questions concerned with Europe, to which Yugoslavia, as a European country, naturally attaches great importance; they include the closely connected questions of Germany and European security. 82.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“How can we either explain or justify the fact that, ten years after the San Francisco Conference, the number of States still awaiting admission to the United Nations amounts to one-third of the present number of Member States and, more especially, that nearly half the countries of Europe do not belong to the Organization and that a country as large and important as China is still denied admission? 80. If there is any further-delay in solving this problem, the responsibility will rest on us all, but more particularly on the permanent members of the Security Council. My delegation believes that the best solution would undoubtedly be to admit all candidates whose international status is not questioned.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Apart from these more general problems, with respect to which the United Nations bears a heavy responsibility, I must draw attention, as many speakers have done before me, to a matter which has a more direct, bearing on the United Nations as a world organization. I am referring to the question of the universality of the United Nations, or rather to its lack of universality, which seriously hampers its capacity for action in the various fields in which it is required by the Charter to use its influence.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“There is no doubt, however, that the new conditions offer an immediate possibility for perceptible progress to be made towards the. solution of this problem. 78. In a solemn declaration in resolution 724 A (VIII), the General Assembly undertook to devote a portion of the savings achieved through internationally supervised disarmament to a Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development. Although internationally supervised disarmament has not yet been achieved, it would appear that the other conditions said to be necessary for more positive steps to be taken towards the setting up of this fund and tor more extensive international co-operation in the economic and social fields in general have now been fulfilled. 79.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The invaluable work of the United Nations in the social field was also seriously hampered. However, even in those -dark days, the United Nations provided some encouraging examples of joint international action in the fields of technical assistance, and of assistance to children through the United Nations Children’s Fund. That was made possible, of course, largely by the contributions of the wealthiest countries, in particular the United States and the United Kingdom. 77. It should obviously be possible to do much more today, especially with regard to economic development problems. As the Secretary-General states in his report, “while the world has increasingly come to understand' the need for such development, it does not yet sufficiently appreciate the urgency of that need” [A/2911, p. xiv].”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The changed international atmosphere offers fresh possibilities and at the same time requires a more resolute effort to grapple with some of the long-term problems upon the solution of which the establishment of a lasting peace will largely depend. The time has come for the United Nations to exert greater efforts in the economic and social fields. In the unfavourable conditions of the cold war, when about one-seventh of the world’s income was spent on military purposes, great progress in international co-operation in this sphere could hardly be expected. Nor could it even be hoped that trade would develop on a truly international and multilateral basis. It was said, too, that there could be no question of spending large sums on helping the under-developed countries and regions.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“There is another practical aspect of the problem of the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes which requires our urgent attention: it is that of the International Atomic Energy Agency. My delegation will express its views on that matter in full when the item is under discussion. However, I should already like to say that we believe the closest relations should be established between the agency mid the United Nations. I should like to say, too, that in general the ever growing part being played by the United Nations in the new international situation requires more and more co-ordination between the different sectors of international activity within the universal framework of the Organization. 76.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Particular attention should, in our view, be paid to the need to combat the very real danger that the use of atomic energy may widen the gulf between the developed and the under-developed countries, which would undoubtedly have disastrous effects on the progress of world economy as a whole if adequate efforts were not at the same time made to speed up the economic development of the under-developed countries Atomic energy will not, as it were, fall into the laps of those who need it most urgently. It is therefore not only a duty but it is also in the interests of the wealthy nations which, by that very fact, are in the best position to make use of this new source of energy, to help to bridge the gap which will otherwise inevitably widen. 75.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“In that connexion, as I have already said, special mention should be made of the Geneva Conference, both on account of the results it achieved and on account of the spirit of confidence and goodwill which inspired it Obviously fresh efforts are required in this new and important field of international co-operation, and there again the United Nations should continue to play a vital part. 74.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“And is not that fact itself proof that conditions are already ripe for such a step? 73. Another question closely linked to that of disarmament is the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The progress made-in this field, in the combining of efforts in order to apply one of the most remarkable discoveries made by the human brain so that it shall contribute to the happiness of man and not to his destruction, is one of the most heartening aspects of recent developments in the international situation.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Further endeavours to reduce divergencies in this matter, on the basis of agreements already reached, or on the basis of the extent to which the gap between the views has been narrowed in certain aspects of the problem, should, therefore, constitute an important part of the general efforts made to remove the remaining causes of tension. In that respect, good results have been achieved 'both in Geneva and in the Sub-Committee of the Disarmament Commission in London. 72. We cannot help wondering, however, in this connexion, if it would not be possible even now to reach an agreement at least not to increase any further expenditures on armaments and armed forces. Have not some countries, indeed, already gone further in this direction? Have they not already begun to reduce their armed forces and their military budgets?”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)