UN General Assembly
1959

8. I should also avail myself of this opportunity to express, in the name of the Austrian Government, my sincere appreciation for this decision to the Governments of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and to declare that Austria will make all the necessary provisions for the establishment of an institution of such world-wide importance. 9. There is yet another recent decision which appears to confirm our cautious optimism: it is the appointment of a ten-Power Committee on disarmament which will convene early next year in Geneva. We are happy to see the initiative taken by the United Nations thus come to fruition; and we trust that the final decision will be left to the United Nations as the ultimate competent authority in this field.