UN General Assembly
1958

98. If, we are to bring about international harmony as defined in the Charter, our conduct must be adapted to the Charter's principles. The problems of the regime of the sea provide an excellent opportunity for us to translate into deeds the principles of cooperation among nations and repudiation of force, in accordance with the spirit of the eloquent statements we are accustomed to hearing in his forum. For example, my delegation feels that there is no justification for the situation created by the United Kingdom's incursion into the territorial waters of Iceland, which the Icelandic Foreign Minister described here the other day [759th meeting] in a statement which was all the more forceful because it was so sober and thoughtful. We share the speaker's confidence that the United Kingdom statesmen will soon recognize that their position is untenable and can cause Incalculable harm, even from a purely practical point of view.