Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-13

tions Assembly has on three
occasions-in l947. l949 and
l950-passed resolutions de-
signed TO stop the projecting
Of irresponsible broadcasts
from one nation into the homes
of citizens of other nations.
thereby "fomenting civil strife
and subverting the will of the
people in any state" We all
know that these resolutions
have been violated in many
directions in the Near East.
If We, the United States, have
been at fault we stand ready
to be corrected.
! believe that this assembly
should reafirm its enunciated
policy and should consider
means for monitoring the ra-
dio broadcasts directed across
national frontiers in the
troubled Near East area and
for examining complaints from
these nations which consider
their national security jeop-
ardized by external propa-
ganda.
V.
The countries of this area
should also be freed from
armed pressure and inflltration
coming across their borders.
When such interference threat
ems they should be able to get
from the United Nations
prompt and effective action to
help safeguard their independ-
ence. This requires that ade-
quate machinery be available
to make the United Nations
presence manifest in the area
of trouble.
Therefore I believe this as
sembly should take action look
ing toward the creation of a
standby United Nations peace
force. The need for such a
force in being is clearly domon-
strated by recent events involv-
ing danger to the integrity of
two of our members.
understand that this gen.
eral subject is to be discussed
at the 18th General Assembly
and that our distinguished
secretary general has taken
an initiative in this matter.
Recent events clearly demon
strate that this is a matter for
urgent and positive action.
vi.
I have proposed four areas
of action for the consideration
of the Assembly-in respect to
Lebanon. Jordan, subversive
propaganda and standby
United Nations force. These
measures. basically, are de-
signed to do one thing: To
preserve the right of a nation
and its people to determine
their own destiny, consistent
with the obligation to respect
the rights of others.
This clearly applies to the
great surge of Arab national
ism.
Let me state the position of
my country Enthusiastically. The
peoples of the Arab nations of
the Near East clearly possess
the right of determining and
expressing their own destiny.
Other nations should not inter-
fere so long as this expression
is found in ways compatible
with international peace and
security.
However here, as in other
areas, we have an opportunity
to share IN a great interna-
tional task. That is the task
of assisting the peoples Of that
area, under programs which
they may desire, to make fur
ther progress toward the goals
of human welfare they have
set. Only on the basis of pro-
crossing economies can truly
independent governments sus-
tain themselves.
This is a real challenge to the
Arab people and to us all.
Development Unit Asked
To help the Arab countries
fulfill these aspirations, here
is what / propose:
First-That consultations be
Immediately undertaken by the
secretary general with the
Arab nations Of the Near East
to ascertain whether an agree
ment can be reached to estab-
lish an Arab development in