Evening star., 1960-09-24

could there have been any
troops Of ours or any interfer.
ence on our part in the internal
affairs of the Congo.
It has been and will always
be our stand that the peoples
of Africa. like those of other
continents, striving for their
liberation from the colonial
yoke. should establish orders
in their countries on their own
will and choice.
CriticiZeS HammarskjOld
Secondly, we have always op-
posed and will oppose any in
reference by imperialists in
the internal affairs of the coun-
tries liberating themselves from
colonial dependence, as well as
such unworthy methods as were
used in the Congo.
The colonialists seek to dis
solve the legitimate govern
ment and Parliament with the
help of the countries which
call themselves the free world,
they want to celebrate their
victory. But it is as yet too
early for them to rejoice for
it is a Pyrrhic victory.
The Soviet government has
placed the Congo question on
the agenda of the XIV session
of the General Assembly. The
Assembly should give a rebuff
to the colonialists and their
Stooges and call Mr.. Ham
marskjold to order so that he
should not abuse his position
as secretary general and should
discharge his duties in strict
conformity with the provisions
of the United Nations Charter
and the decisions of the Sc
curity Council.
Congo Control Of U. N.
1t is the opinion of the Soviet
government that a decision
should be taken that only the
troops of the countries of Africa
and Asia should be left in the
Congo, those troops remaining
there only with the consent of
the legally elected Congolese
government of Mr.. Lumumba
and being used only at the dis
cretion Of this government in
the interest of ensuring the
normal functioning of the leglt-
innate government and Pariia-
ment of the Congo Republic.
Unfortunately, the policy of
violating the integral rights of
the peoples is still to be felt in
the United Nations itself. Just
take the question of the repre-
sentation in the United Nations
of the great peoples China.
To block the restoration of the
legitimate rights of the Peoples
Republic of China in the United
Nations only because the So
cialiSt order in that country is
not to the liking Of the ruling
quarters of certain Western
countries, and first and fore
most, the United States, means
to ignore reality.
Eliminate CoIoniaIism
Colonialism should be done
away with, for it brings mis-
fortunes and Sufferings not only
to the peoples of enslaved
countries. Misfortunes and suf-
ferings, tears and privation
also fall upon the shoulders of
the peoples of the home coun-
tries. Who can say that French
mothers whose children are dy-
ing in the fields Of Algeria are
less unfortunate than the Al
gerian mothers who bury their
sons in their own land?
The Soviet Union, faithful
to the policy of peace and sup
port to the struggle of op-
pressed peoples for their ma
tional independence which was
proclaimed by v. I. Lenin, the
founder of the Soviet state, is
urging the United Nations to
raise its voice in defense of the
just cause of liberating the
colonies, and to undertake
prompt action towards the
complete elimination of the
colonial regime of administra-
ton.
The Soviet government be-
lieves that the time has come
to raise the question of the
complete and final elimination
of the colonial regime of ad-
ministration in all its forms
and shapes so as to do away
with this shame, this barbar-
ism and savagery.
COlOnialism Declaration
Firmly adhering to the prin-
ciple that the United Nations
is the center for co-ordinating
the actions of nations in
achieving the universal aims
proclaimed in it's charter the
Soviet government submits for
consideration by this session
OF the General Assembly a
draft declaration in which the
following demands are SOL
emnly proclaimed:
l. To grant Immediately to
all colonial countries, trustee
ship territories and other non
self governing territories COM
plete independence and free
dom in the building up of their
own national states in con-
formity with the freely ex-
pressed will and desire of their
peoples. The colonial regime,
colonial administration in all
its forms should be abolished
completely so as to make it
possible for the peoples of such
territories to determine their
destiny and form of govern
ment.
TI4 L..