UN General Assembly
1954

125. I am instructed by my Government, to refer to Japan. We hope that, very soon and with the utmost speed, a peace treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan will be concluded and that Japan will take its place in this Assembly. This is a matter of concern to us, as an Asian country, and we believe that Japan’s taking its place as a free and equal Member of the United Nations would contribute to the stability of Asia and would prevent certain problems that have already begun to rear their heads from coming up here. It would also be a contribution to the greater universality of the United Nations itself. 126. I have a great deal more to say, but there is a limit to the patience even of this gathering. I have made no reference to Austria, but we believe that to Austria apply the same observations which we have made before. We hope that it will be possible for us to see Germany and Japan represented here.