UN General Assembly
1955

41. The Soviet Union submitted certain interesting proposals on 10 May 1955 [A/2979]. At the “summit” conference at Geneva, the President of the United States, Mr. Eisenhower, presented his remarkable plan [DC/71, annex 17] for protection against surprise attacks. May I, in this connexion, express my sincere hope for the President’s speedy recovery from his illness and emphasize the importance of his being able to continue his efforts aiming at the realization of the bold “Eisenhower plan”. Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, presented his proposal [DC/71, annex 19] for regional agreements on the establishment of a continental zone in which armaments would be limited and subject to international supervision and control. The Prime Minister of France, Mr. Faure, put forward proposals [DC/71, annex 16] for the limitation of defence budgets and for the use of savings on defence appropriations for assistance to underdeveloped countries. 42. In recent years, we have grown accustomed to a permanent deadlock in the disarmament debate. This deadlock has at last been broken and the positions have drawn closer to each other.