UN General Assembly
1960

78. The argumentation I am now making was set forth last year by the representative of France, Mr. Jules Moch. On 22 October 1959, he stated in the First Committee: "Let us refer it all to the Geneva Committee. Let us also remind that Committee, without dwelling on a disappointing past, of the value of the work of experts. As long ago as 1957, I suggested in London that we entrust to such groups the technical study of clearly defined problems. In this very place last year, I suggested applying this procedure to the prevention of surprise attack, to the halting of the production of fissionable materials for weapons purposes, to the study of defence budgets, to the reduction of troops and armaments, to the utilization of outerspace, and to the methods of control for each of these measures."