UN General Assembly
1951

99. Secondly, a very obvious cause of the paralysis of this Organization comes from the rule of unanimity of the five permanent Members of the Security Council, the so-called veto. My delegation continues to claim that the principle of the veto is not consistent with the spirit of the Charter, which is based on the principle of the equality of nations big and small, strong and weak. While this principle is for the present accepted, it has been misapplied especially in the admission of new Members to this Organization. My delegation believes in the universality of the United Nations and considers that its membership should be made broad and inclusive. 100. My delegation has always claimed that the veto is not applicable in the case of admission of new Members; for the function of the Security Council is to recommend admission and not to decide upon it. The decision for admission is a function of the General Assembly and not of the Security Council.