UN General Assembly
1960

132. The accession to independence of numerous under-developed countries is unfortunately leading the great nations to compete not only for the friendship of these countries, but also for their support in conflicts which do not concern them in any way but which they are nevertheless very anxious to see resolved. 133. Irrespective of their past history or even of the purity of their intentions, these great nations do not adequately appreciate how strongly we feel that the financial and technical assistance granted to us — often in a grudging spirit — should involve no interference, no matter how slight, in our domestic affairs. I would go so far as to say that the larger the scale of the assistance, the greater the attention that should be paid to respect for the independence of the recipient.