UN General Assembly
1958

15. The international tin restrictions have necessitated the closing of mines in the producing countries, with concomitant unemployment. The breach in the floor price as a result of the Russian dumping of tin on the market would further aggravate the situation. More mines will have to be closed and the number of workers losing their employment will increase. 16. I suggest that the Soviet Union should alleviate the harm done to the under-developed countries which have been affected by calling a halt to its present destructive manoeuvres on the tin market, or, better still, by buying back those tons of tin which it has unloaded — thereby proving its regret by deeds and making itself worthy of being called the great Power, that it actually is.