UN General Assembly
1957

21. Some are perhaps anxious to know why, then Hungary is adhering to the 1955 Warsaw Treaty. Before answering I should like to call attention to article 11 of the Warsaw Treaty, which states: "Should a system of collective security be established in Europe, and a General European Treaty of Collective Security concluded for this purpose, for which, the Contracting Parties will unswervingly strive, the present Treaty shall cease to be operative from the day the General European Treaty enters into force." 22. The belligerent quarters of the United States are increasing war tension in Europe by continuing the rearmament of the German Federal Republic and by maintaining the division of Germany. In the various parts of Europe, just as in the German Federal Republic, atomic bases are being established. By all means possible these quarters are preventing the reunification of Germany on democratic foundations, which is a fundamental condition of European peace and security.