UN General Assembly
1963

67. It may well be that in years to come, this year of 1963 and this session of the General Assembly will be considered a break-through for constructive great Power negotiations. For us Europeans, a major test of the sincerity of the great Powers and of the durability of the improvement in the international situation lies right in the heart of our continent. The ability of the Powers responsible to solve the German problem or at least to create conditions where a solution in keeping with the principle of the right of self-determination will ultimately become possible, will be a proof of their genuine desire to reach a relaxation of international tension. And, while efforts towards a final solution continue, the freedom and the peace of the people of West Berlin must be preserved.