UN General Assembly
1964

60. For instance, for nearly six years it has constantly been plotting and committing acts of aggression against Cuba, for the simple reason that the Cuban people have dared to carry out a revolution and to take the glorious path of socialism. As Mr. Guevara, the leader of the Cuban delegation, indicated the other day, with supporting evidence, fresh preparations for an invasion of Cuba are under way. In an attempt to justify the continued hostile activities against Cuba, Mr. Stevenson, the United States representative, stated, inter alia, that his country had made and was still making flights over Cuba for espionage purposes because it had been authorized to do so by the Organization of American States. That was tantamount to saying that the sovereignty of any country is at the mercy of a few resolutions passed by various regional organizations directed by Mr. Stevenson's Government. We consider this to be a very serious statement, a challenge to the national sovereignty of States, to international law and to the United Nations.