UN General Assembly
1956

102. But, above and beyond that, the aggression against Egypt has seriously undermined our confidence in some countries of colonial Europe. In view of our own experiences, we cannot but feel the deepest concern for the manner in which two great Powers have tried to resurrect the eighteenth- and the nineteenth-century colonial methods in an attempt to subvert the independence and sovereignty of a fellow Member State of the United Nations. Therefore nothing that we have done here, and no action we take in the future, should lead to infringement upon the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Egypt. Full respect by all nations for the independence and sovereignty of Egypt must be the first step in finding solutions to the problems underlying the crisis in the Middle East, where the ultimate goal should be the harmonizing of the legitimate interests concerned.