UN General Assembly
1956

5. It is undeniable that the peace-loving policy of the Soviet Union and other European and Asian countries, both socialist and non-socialist, has had a beneficial effect on world developments. Owing to the persistent efforts and to the initiative of these States, a trend towards a radical relaxation of international tension has clearly emerged on the international scene. Resistance to policies incompatible with tile purposes of peaceful co-operation has grown. The development of international relations during the last few years has strengthened the conviction that war is not inevitable and that under modern conditions powerful social and political forces have very real opportunities of preventing it. 6. At the same time, aggressive elements have recently deliberately exacerbated the international situation in a most dangerous manner. On the eve of the eleventh session of the General Assembly, the world, which had not heard the thunder of war for two years (that is, since the end of hostilities in Indo-China) was shaken by the ruthless aggression of the United Kingdom, France and Israel against Egypt.