UN General Assembly
1961

53. It will be noted that the Foreign Minister of Ghana specifically refers to an "official document" of which he also quoted the official number, that is, A/PV.869. 54. To make it quite plain to the Assembly what he had in mind, the Foreign Minister then proceeded: "This is the first time that an official document of the United Nations which contains a statement made by a representative of a Member State has been treated by the Government of another Member State with such contempt." [Ibid., para. 74.] He went further, and stated: "... the delegation of Ghana will insist that the General Assembly should consider whether, in the circumstances ... South Africa should not be expelled from membership of the United Nations." [Ibid., para. 75.] 55. Mr. President, you will, I am sure, agree that this is a very serious charge, particularly coming from the Foreign Minister of a Member State, I was quite certain that false information had been given to the Assembly, but I nevertheless cabled to South Africa for full information.