UN General Assembly
1967

86. We can add another reason for our concern in this matter. Bolivian tin purchased a few years ago at roughly a third of its present price — even taking into account the devaluation of the currency — brings those who sell it a considerable profit — at the expense of a small country. We do not believe that this is strictly a matter of economic gain, since such profits, which could mean so much to Bolivia, do not affect the economic position of the sellers either way. It seems to us that it is rather a case of insensibility and lack of interest in solving this problem.