UN General Assembly
1969

are closely linked with the search for co-operation and security through the efforts of all the interested countries. It is therefore a serious error of perspective to think that individual acts of force, which violate the very principles of the United Nations, are likely to consolidate the security of individual States to the detriment of the general equilibrium of the freedom of others. 59. For this reason, too, we cannot fail to note how much more difficult the task of building up an atmosphere of trust has become as a result of the grave upheaval in world order caused by the events in Czechoslovakia, and how much discouragement this has brought to those seriously working for a relaxation of tension. 60. Mindful of the tragic experiences of the two world wars, we are seeking to give our contribution towards a system of peace and security in Europe. Indeed, for years we have been working tenaciously for the creation, especially among the countries of Western Europe, of a politically and economically integrated community, open to a fruitful and