thatmove.Theissuesarecomplex. Weknowonlytoowellthattherewillbeno easyornecessarily quickSOlutions. Butsolutions arenotbeyondtheskillsof negotiation iftbepolitical willisthere. NewZealandcallsonthenegotiating parties topursuetheirtaskwithgoodfaithandtheutmosturgency. Thetimeis pastforpicking aroundtheedgesoftheagendaorfordiversionary proposals - time-bound andshrouded inpropaganda. Wewouldviewwiththedeepest concern anyprospect ofcompetition between t~e majorPowersextending intoyetanother environment -outerspace. Butwedonot acceptthattherecanbenoprogress inthetalksonstrategic weapons and intermediate-range nuclear forcesaslongasthereisnoagreement onouterspace. Thetalksmustnotbeheldhostage inthisway. Muchhangsonthemee~~ng thatwilltakeplaceshortly between President ReaganandGeneral-Secretary Gorbachev. Wemostearnestly hopefora successful outcome. wedonotforamomentunderestimate thecomplexities ofthe issuesthetwoleaders mustdealwith.Butweurgethemtosetaframework fora newco-operation fromwhichthenegotiations inGenevamayderivethemomentum they needtoreachagreements tostopthear.msrace. Atthesametime,theefforts oftheinternational community towards meaningful international a~mscontrol agreements mustcontinue. TheConference on Disarmament addresses manyimportant issues. Notaskismoredifficult thanto forgereliable instruments ofinternational law.Butprogress intheConference on Disarmament is,atbest,ha)otin,gly slow. Weurgeittogetonwithitstaskswith commitment anddetermination. IBCT/ed A/40/PV.7 74-75 (Mr.Palmer, NewZealand) ~hisAssembly considers manydisarmament andarmscontlol proposals inthe courseofitsdeliberations. Manyofthese recomn~nd whatigpractical and achievable. Somearesymptomatic onlyofanideological divide. Oneofthemostserious proposals beforetheAssembly willagainbethedraft resolution, jointly,sponsored byNewZealand [RdAustralia, urgingtheconclusion ofacomprehensive testban.Acomprehensive testban,banningalltesting inall environments permanently, isregarded byvirtually allStatesasthemostimmediate andpractical stepthatcanbetakentohaltandthenreverse thearmsrace. Balanced, practical, verifiable, itwillbeamajorrestraint onthespreadof nuclear weapons. Itwillstraitjacket thedevelopment ofnewtypesofweapons without undermining existing strategic balances. Itwillinhibit compulsive competitiveness amongthenuclear Powers. Ontwooccasions, intheearly·sixties andinthelateseventies, agreement wasalmostachieved onacomprehensive testban.Wehavebeendisappointed bythe setbacks whichhaveprevented suchaprohibition frombeingputinplace. My delegation willagainseekthemeanstoencourage andspeedupthiswork. Wearecelebrating thefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations. Timehas notproduced universal contentment withthisOrganization. Someofthecriticisms whichhavebeenmadearisefromexaggerated andunrealistic expectations. Asthe Secretary-General reminds usinhislatestannualreport, theUnitedNations isnot asuper-State. ItcannotdomorethanitsMemberswillallowittodo.The policies ofMemberStateshavesofarprevented theOrganization fromexercising someofthe Ji~weragivenitbytheCharter. Theyhavealsoprevented itfrom achieving e~!eofitsfundamental purposes. Thosearefacts.NR/jh----.------~---~-----------------_ ...=----_......_- A/40/PV.7 76 (!r.Palmer, Newzealand) Itisalsoa.fat~tthattheCharter temains theonlyuniversally accepted basis ofinternational ord~r. Theprinciples itenshrines aregenerally recognized today,astheywere (~Oyearsago,tobeessential forworldpeace;andthose principles arethefoundations oftheinternational regimeunderwhichweall live- aregimewhich,withallitsfailings, "Jive~individual countries and peoples IIIOrefreedom thantheyhaveeverhadbefore. TheUniteQ'Nationsistoday thebeaconofhopeforallsmallnations. Itistheirdemocratic voicebywhich theycanexp~esstheirfearsandtheiraspirations. Theessential function ofthisOrganization istoupholdtheprinciples ofthe Charter. Firstinimportance istheprinciple that"allMembers shallrefrain in theirinternational relations fromthethreatorUSf\offorce". Living, aswedo, underthethreatofnuclear annihilation, wehaveasstrongaco~ninterest as everinsupporting theUnitedNations andhelping toachieve this,itsmost elusive, butitsmo~tvital,objective. Mr.~POULIAS (Greece) (spokeinGreek;Englishtextfurnished bythe delegation): LetmeattheveryoutsetextendtoAmbassador dePiniesofSpainmy warmest congratulations onhiselection asPresident oftheGeneral Assembly. The GreekGovernment isparticularly happywithhiselection, seeinginhimthe representative ofacountry withwhichGreecemaintains traditional bondsof friendship, bothcountries beingMediterranean neighbours. Moreover, wewelcome theelection ofapar~~~ vi~~longyaarsof~gpa:ienca in~~eUnitedNations ~nd
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The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or speech, discussing issues related to disarmament, international relations, and the role of the United Nations. It touches on topics such as the need for international cooperation, the importance of the United Nations, and the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is likely an official statement or speech.

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