Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, National Security Policy; Arms Control and Disarmament, Volume III

265. Editorial Note

The First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly discussed proposals for disarmament from October 13 to December 20, 1960, under four general categories: general and complete disarmament, specific disarmament proposals, prevention of nuclear weapons proliferation, and suspension of nuclear testing. For the major statements and texts of resolutions considered by the First Committee, see Documents on Disarmament, 1960, pages 297–372. The General Assembly adopted three resolutions as recommended by the First Committee, Resolutions 1576–1578. For texts, see ibid., pages 373–375.