It is my great pleasure, on behalf of the United States in its role as host country to the United Nations, to welcome most warmly the selection of Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar as the Organization's next Secretary-General. His selec- tion is a well-deserved recognition of his long and dedi- cated serv…
The French writer Georges Bernanos once wrote that:
"The worst, the most corrupting of lies, are problems poorly stated". The purpose of those who brought the issue of Central America to the General Assembly today, who asked for this debat.e, is to enlist the United Nations in defining the problem …
Again this year the United States supports the credentials of Democratic Kampuchea on tech-
157. On 30 September last, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, in addressing the Assembly put succinctly Kampuchea's plea to the United Nations: "We ask but restoration of our national sover- eignty and our territorial…
The draft resolution before us was tabled just a few hours ago. At the urging of the sponsors, members of this body have been obliged to take positions on the actual facts of the case in question, which are scarcely known. Moreover, what the United States Government does know about this case suggest…
Recently, in the United States statement on the question of Palestine, the representative of my Government said:
"The United Nations is more than a weapon in one side's political armory. It must not align itself with forces working against a final settlement between Israel and its Arab neighbours b…
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, launched on Christ- mas Eve .nearly two years ago, was a momentous event that altered the climate and indeed the co~~se of world politics. The invasion was a grave violation of the Char- ter, which enjoins all Members to "refrain in their inter- national relations…
As the General Assembly is aware, this subject was de- bated at length last June in the Security Council, where matters alleged to be a threat to peace and security are properly brought. The Security Council at that time was able to arrive at the satisfactory conclusion of a unan- imous vote which t…
Our purpose in meeting here today is both clear and urgent: to uphold the right of the Kampuchean people, as of all people, to self-determination; to restore Kampuchea's sovereign identity and national independence; to bring sta- bility, peace and development to South-East Asia, an area that has suf…
On behalf of the host country, I should like to read a statement which was made today by our President, Mr. Ronald Reagan, who said:
"Today the people of the United States join with the people of Egypt and all those who long for a better world in mourning the death of Anwar ~L~adat.
"President Sad…
The Governments of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of-Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States have today abstained on the 10 draft resolutions placed before the General Assembly under agenda item 27. In explanation of the vote I wish to make clear that our collective abstention neithe…
