UN General Assembly
1954

119. My Government desires to state that it yields to none in the desire for promotion of steps that will make atomic energy available for peaceful purposes. All atomic energy in India belongs to the Government. All atomic knowledge is controlled by the Government. Therefore, no private interest is attached to atomic development, so far as my Government is concerned. We desire to state — and we feel the United States delegation will understand — that we require time to see and study the proposal and to consider with our experts in this matter the pattern of the proposal put forward. I do not know very much about it, so I would like our experts to come forward and participate in the discussion. 120. The Secretary-General’s report refers again to the problem of the diminution of the status of the organs of the United Nations. The fact that that is even referred to indicates that this is a regrettable situation.