UN General Assembly
1959

80. These two fields are interdependent, not only because they are fundamental necessities of our time, but also because the solution of the one problem, that of assistance to under-developed countries, depends to a large extent on the solution of the other. Effective and large-scale disarmament is the only means by which the wealthiest and economically most highly developed countries can afford to devote sufficient funds to the advancement of the less-developed countries. The French Prime Minister, at the summit Conference held at Geneva in 1955, was the first to propose the idea of allocating to the assistance of the less-favoured countries all or part of the savings to be made from a disarmament programme. The idea has gained ground since then. It was repeated on this very rostrum just a few days ago by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union [799th meeting]. We still feel that it is sound and fruitful.