UN General Assembly
1967

75. A major conflict that has proved beyond the means of the United Nations to stop is the war in Viet-Nam. That war has been fought, in different forms, for more than two decades, and no break in the hostilities is, unfortunately, foreseeable in the near future. That tragic situation has been extensively discussed in the general debates of this Assembly, year alter year, without any tangible results. Meanwhile, the list of casualties seems endless: soldiers and civilians, women and children on both sides are killed or maimed. The material waste is enormous and the very basis for the existence of the Viet-Namese people is gradually being destroyed. The fighting goes on with ever-increasing fury despite the fact that everyone, indeed the warring partners themselves seem to agree, or at least to admit, that there can be no military solution to this conflict. All agree that a way must be found to bring the conflict from the battle-field to the conference table, in order to bring about a political settlement.