UN General Assembly
1948

The Polish delegation maintained its view that only the withdrawal of British forces and the end of American intervention could restore peace in Greece. The leaders of the Greek democratic forces had for long been asking for a just peace. Their voice should find support in the United Nations, as its principal purpose was to maintain peace in the world. The Polish delegation had proposed to include the question of Franco Spain in the agenda of the present session. It had done so because the prestige of the United Nations required the scrupulous observance of its decisions taken in accordance with the spirit of the Charter. Unfortunately, the resolutions adopted on 12 December 1946 and 17 November 1947 had not been carried out. There had even been indications recently that some Members of the United Nations were helping to strengthen the Fascist regime in Spain. This attitude was not a disinterested one. He could cite many instances of infiltration into Spain — economic, political and military infiltration — which fanned the smouldering fire of Franco’s dictatorship.