UN General Assembly
1969

of cease-fire pledges and other forms of violent actions culminating in wanton destruction of sacred edifices. Surely it is time that parties to the Middle East conflict modified their attitudes in order to bring peace to that disturbed area. 51. In his address to this Assembly on 18 September 1969, President Nixon referred to the “self-imposed isolation” [1755th meeting, para. 70] of the People’s Republic of China. My delegation understood that statement to mean that, during the course of this General Assembly session, the delegation of the United States would accept the proposal to welcome the People’s Republic of China to the fold of the international community and to the resumption of its permanent seat in the Security Council and its role in this Organization. Indeed we make a mockery of peace and nuclear disarmament if we do not. include so powerful a nation as China and invite it to take part in the orderly conduct of international affairs according to the Charter of the United Nations. 52. No argument can be taken seriously that ignores the