UN General Assembly
1967

41. Could this new and decisive element be, as many have said, the unconditional suspension for an unlimited time of the bombings by which North Viet-Nam is being laid waste? France would be the first to approve of such a decision, to begin with, because it would put an end to the suffering of many Viet-Namese. If following such a measure, discussions could be considered, as the Hanoi Government has repeatedly declared since January, we too should be happy, for that would indeed constitute a first step.