UN General Assembly
1969

of the great revolutionary leaders of all time, Ho Chi Minh. He was a man of great courage and determination. Through self-sacrifice and personal defiance of the forces of oppression, he rose to be one of the world’s greatest leaders. We would have peace in Viet-Nam if it were not for so much external interference. It stands to reason that until Viet-Nam is ruled and controlled by the indigenous people of that country we cannot honestly hope for any peace. My delegation takes note of President Nixon’s token withdrawal of United States troops from Viet-Nam and hopes that all foreign troops will be withdrawn as quickly as possible to enable the people of Viet-Nam to decide their own destiny without outside influence. 54. My delegation holds a similar view regarding the situation in Korea. The presence of foreign troops in South Korea militates against a dialogue between the North and the South. Those troops must be withdrawn at once, for if there is to be any peace in Korea, it will be a peace worked