UN General Assembly
1956

84. The events of the past weeks seem to give the impression that the only realities are force and violence. My Government does not propose to judge the actions of the various countries which took it upon themselves to resort to force. But it cannot overlook the dangers arising out of the recent conflicts. I cannot do better to express my Government’s view than to quote the words spoken by our national leader, H.R.H. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, on 3 November 1956: “The Khmer nation is extremely concerned about the tragic development of the situation in the Middle East and also in Hungary. “Despite the arguments of certain statesmen who are directly concerned, to the effect that there is no war being carried on but only 'police action’ to maintain ‘order’ and ‘security’ and to ‘prevent war’, my countrymen and I are convinced that the flames of war — real war — have been lighted.”