UN General Assembly
1961

58. It is now almost three years since the proposal concerning Berlin was made. Meanwhile the army of the Federal Republic of Germany has become the strongest in Western Europe. It has been equipped with rockets; bases for manoeuvres have been granted to it in Western Europe; it has been trained in the use of nuclear weapons. The propaganda of territorial claims made by the Federal Republic of Germany against Poland has become increasingly provocative. The sabotage of the German Democratic Republic, particularly by West Berlin, has reached disquieting proportions. 39. The events of the spring of 1960 and the spring of 1961 have clearly shown the danger of provocative action on the part of Western militarist circles, 60. The problems of Berlin and of Germany are nearing their critical stage.