UN General Assembly
1965

32. On behalf of my Government, I wish to reiterate our stand on the question of respect for the territorial integrity of all nations, large and small. The big Powers must be warned against the continued infringement of the integrity and independence of the smaller countries. We believe that the disruptive activities that some of the big Powers embark upon within the territories of smaller countries are not less dangerous than armed intervention. The smaller nations must be allowed to decide their own future and adopt the form of government that they themselves choose. We in the Sudan have demonstrated that it is possible for an unarmed population to defeat a military dictatorship. We received no help from anyone; nor did we ask for help from anyone. If the great Powers adhered to this principle the smaller nations would be spared a lot of suffering.