UN General Assembly
1963

147. What could be clearer than the fact that this defence agreement, and obviously the defence agreement entered into by the Philippines, were fully in the minds of the Heads of Government, who apparently discussed and reviewed the whole military position and disposition in South-East Asia? And my Government as a signatory agreed that such bases should not be used, directly or indirectly, to subvert the national independence of any of the other countries. Reference is made there to one of the principles enunciated in Bandung. May I refer here to another principle, also enunciated in Bandung: "respect for the right of each nation to defend itself singly or collectively, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations".