UN General Assembly
1952

32. Nor is it only this alleged germ warfare. Communist propaganda has been even more extravagant. Her Majesty's Government, and many of your governments also, are frequently described as “cannibals”. Nobody, of course, believes that grizzly accusation, not even those who use the term. But it is just an example of that abusive language which makes all communist statements so suspect. The Russian people, who, like other peoples of tire world, would no doubt prefer to think well of other nations, are told of “pitiful slums and stuffy workshops” in London, Paris and New York, “where seven- and eight-year- old children toil day and night, their faces emaciated and weakened”. The Red Fleet alleges that in 1951, British servicemen, and in particular British marines, were engaged in — what do you think? — spreading leprosy in the northern areas of Korea.