UN General Assembly
1959

37. In this regard the Soviet delegation must express its regret at the wrong interpretation of the position at the Geneva negotiations given in the speech delivered to the Assembly on 17 September 1959 by the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Herter [797th meeting], in which the impression was conveyed that the USSR was preventing the reaching of an understanding on the cessation of nuclear weapon testing. 38. It is well known that it was not the Soviet Union, but the United States which introduced a number of different proposals at Geneva with the object of delaying the conclusion of an agreement. The Soviet Union, for its part, introduced a number of constructive proposals, in which account was taken of its partners’ positions in regard to all unresolved questions. The Soviet Government has repeatedly stated, and recently reaffirmed, that it is prepared to sign forthwith an agreement with the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom for the cessation, for all time, of every type of nuclear weapon test.