UN General Assembly
1946

For the first time the Economic and Social Council had the opportunity and the duty of solving a concrete economic problem. But the decision it took does not go far enough. It denies a just settlement to a nation which, in this case, demands no material sacrifice, not even a single dollar, for the amelioration of its economic life, but asks only for the restoration of what is indubitably its own property. Instead of that, a conference has been proposed of riparian States and States allegedly interested, for the purpose of settling this question, among others. We regard this proposal for a conference as a method of exerting pressure in order to establish on the Danube a regime contrary to the interests of the riparian States. We demand that the boats be restored, as they are our property. The question of their restoration has nothing to do with the regime on the Danube.