501.BB/10–649: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
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Delga 62. Following draft prepared by USDel staff for possible use as substitute for Soviet peace pact resolution:
“The GA
Convinced that peace depends upon deeds rather than words and requires fulfillment in good faith of treaty obligations;
Declares that the charter of the UN, the most solemn pact of peace in history, contains the principles necessary for the maintenance of an enduring peace;
Calls upon all nations to refrain from the threat or use of force against any nation contrary to the charter;
Calls upon all nations to refrain in accordance with the charter from any acts of indirect aggression aimed at impairing the freedom, independence or integrity of any state;
Calls upon all nations to carry out in good faith their international agreements and to refrain from their arbitrary denunciation or repudiation;
Calls upon all nations to cooperate in supporting UN efforts to settle outstanding problems;
Calls upon all members to participate fully in the work of the UN and its specialized agencies, and upon all nations to afford full cooperation and free access to all UN bodies in the performance of their assigned tasks;
Calls upon the five permanent members of the SC by the exercise of restraint in the use of the veto and through other cooperative efforts to make the SC a more effective instrument for maintaining peace;
Calls upon all nations to remove the barriers which deny to peoples the free exchange of information essential to international understanding and peace.”
Staff plans to telegraph text of draft speech to Department later today.