UN General Assembly
1947

Finally, Chile believes that in signing the San Francisco Charter it assumed an unavoidable responsibility in the arduous task of building a new world based on social justice and human: solidarity, a task which can only be fulfilled if we continue, in this difficult post-war period, that joint and victorious action which the great Powers successfully carried out at the most critical junctures of the last war. My Government wishes to point out to this Assembly the urgent necessity of ensuring the economic stability and development of those nations which, directly or indirectly, are suffering the consequences of the recent conflict or are faced with the most grave and tremendous problems in the fields of finance, industry agriculture and commerce. Political independence and security, both internal and,international, must be developed in that economic peace which affords men and States the opportunity for living in dignity. The maintenance of peace requires that the present world crisis be overcome. We cannot speak of political solidarity without giving primary consideration to economic affairs.