UN General Assembly
1962

96. Nor should we forget that the valiant people of Oman continues its uncompromising struggle. From that struggle it will emerge victorious, for the existence of oil deposits cannot serve to justify the perpetuation of a system that is in process of liquidation. Nor can the perpetuation of this system be secured by the creation of the Federation of South Arabia, which does not meet the basic aspirations of the Arab people of that area. 97. Indeed, all traces of colonialism have not yet disappeared, and they will remain until certain conditions which today exist in the world are removed.