UN General Assembly
1961

27. Without dwelling on the sad episode that preceded and resulted in this unique situation, we must stale frankly that the United Nations bears a great responsibility for finding a just solution to this problem. We feel that a just and civilized solution is long overdue. But any solution which overlooks the facts and origins of the problem is bound to be a false one and cannot endure. The search for any such solution must start from the basic premise that the refugees will be given, in freedom, the right to. determine their future by choosing either to return to their homes or to be