UN General Assembly
1967

48. These basic premises seem to be recognized by the overwhelming majority of the countries and Governments of Europe; I hope that we are not over-optimistic. They are, however, undermined and ignored by the West German Government. This is why the declarations from Bonn — so far, in our opinion, unsubstantiated - still meet with a more than sceptical reaction in Poland. Can one wonder when, at the same time, extremist revanchist forces are acquiring more influence west of the Elbe — and particularly at a time when we see that in another NATO country a retrograde military junta has taken over?