UN General Assembly
1969

potential of the Federal Republic of Germany is increasing, when that country refuses to accept the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and when it is gaining financial and economic advantages in the North Atlantic alliance, which was allegedly created to curb German militarism and extremism, whereas in fact it is being led, whether it so wishes or not, by the Federal Republic of Germany. 67. Each nation draws conclusions from its own history and tries to determine its future accordingly. We Poles are sometimes suspected of having an anti-German obsession. We have no such obsession. We have full respect for the peaceful accomplishments of German culture, science and technology and for the organizational capabilities of the German people. We recognize and appreciate those forces in West Germany which are sincerely striving to lead the German people out of a blind alley. Those forces need to be helped. We shall watch attentively the elections in the Federal Republic of Germany this coming Sunday, in order to ascertain who wins and in which direction they will lead