UN General Assembly
1960

26. Far be it from me to criticize the President's interpretation of the vote, which was approved by the Assembly, but I think that it is part of the numerous manoeuvres which resulted, as the same newspaper stated, "in a useful victory over the uncommitted States and the thwarting of a distressing tendency on the part of the young States to rule the United Nations”. The same newspaper went on: "The West now runs the risk of appearing as the sole opponent of a conciliation at the summit." 27. After such a vote, who can seriously think that a relaxation of tension is genuinely desired? This is really the crux of our disappointment, because a relaxation of tension more than anything else is necessary for our development and our national construction, the success of our plans and, in a word, an improved level of living for our peoples. The cold war kills us twice over, one speaker has said. The cold war is the source of miseries which grind us down relentlessly before the advent of war itself.