UN General Assembly
1969

or what came out of that Conference. In fact, one cannot help feeling that there was an attempt to belittle the Conference through suppression of the news. The Heads of State or Government, representatives from 25 countries representing some 600 million people, had come together to discuss a subject of vital importance to them all, which must, on that score alone, hold world interest and attention. It is very important that the public in Western countries should be made aware of, and should understand, the deep feelings and anxiety of Moslem peoples. In short, the subject of discussions involved the question of either peace or war; on one side the Israelis, and on the other the Arabs, now backed by the Moslems of the rest of the world. 8. The restrained resolutions adopted at the Rabat Conference were arrived at after a most careful study by all participating nations. Such an attitude was due mainly to the presence and counsel of the non-Arab Moslems, and I cannot accept any characterization of the Conference such