working ofourinstitutions, intheotherweshallconsidol' ~lansforeconomic and mon.tary union. ThesteadyBritish arCJWllnt, repeated inmeetingaftermeeting, irJ forali~~al, open, evolut!~nary approach inalltheeediscussions. ThethirdEuropean structure istheCSeB.Hereweareworking toestablish morefirmlyacommonsystemofvalues, commonstandards forIntern&tional behaviour amongEuropean States. 'lbatallsoundsveryhigh-minded. Whatdoesitmeanin practi.)? Ithinkitmeanssomeveryspecific thingsinpractice. Itmeanswe needtounderscore theprotection ofhuman ~ighte. Weneedtoguarantee therule oflaw.W.needtoguarantee freeelections. Weneedtoworkingeneral towards a commonunderstanding ofthefundamental freedomofindividuals andtheAutlesof qoverDJllDt. Muchofthbwassketched outintheHelsinki FinalAct15yearsago. Iremember thatatthetimesomeofuslookedalittlewarilyatthehigh-sounding promis.s ofthatFinalActinHelsinki. Buttherearemanybraveindividuals in theworldtoday ~hocantestify fromtheirownexperience thatoutofthose ~romises of1975,eutofthoseunAertakings cameeffective pressure andeventual actiontogivethemtheirliberty andtheirrights. How,atreatyonconventional armedforcesinEurope(CFB)isaprerequisite - anindispensable prerequisite -forthecseEsummit, whichwehopewillbeheldin Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryUS/ASW Al4S/PV.8 39 (Mr.Surd,UnitedKingdQm) Pari.inNovember, andfortheen:treatyhard,urgent 'WOrknowU.e.aheadfor thoseofuswhoareconcerned. IfwesucceedinD&gotiatlnq thatcrEtreatyin Vienna, wewillhavebrought aboutarough.military balance ODtheEuropean continentI vewillhaveremoved theabilityofallsignatories tolaunchasurprise attackortostartlarge-scale offensive action. Forthefirsttime, th~mDin instruments ofphysical forcewillbesubject todetailed international lew.Arms ,- control andarmsreduction, whichhavebeenadimtancaspiration -themubjectof manyspeeches over40yearsinthisHall-arenowbecoming arealityinEurope. OncetheCFEtreatyIssigned, thesunrnitinPariscanconsider, andwillconsider, further ideas,inclUding ourown-aboutanewcentreforreducing rists,about building confidence, aboutpreventing conflict inEurope. Ofcourseneither acentrenoratreatywillmakeconflict impossible. ButI believethateverymovewecanmaketowardsgreater openness andhonesty between nations makesithardertoenvisage thekindofmisunderstanding thatcou14lead againtoconflict inEurope. CFE,therefore, willbethestablefooting onwhich thenewEuropean security structures canrest. Perhaps thesestructures areparticularly important toEastern Europe. Communism didnotsolvetheolddisputes inthatpartofourcontinent, butitput themtosleep. Nowtheimposed communist rule111disappearing an~withitthe anaesthetic whichcommunist ruleapplied. Wecanhearagainthemurmurofsomeof thoseancient disputes. OfcoureeinWestern Europawealsousedtohavesuchdisputes. Frenchand Germans havefoughteachotherthreetimesinthelast120years. Manyofuswere drawnin.Noonewouldsupposethatconceivable DOW.It111notthatthenation stateshavedisappearedl itisratherthatnewstructures, liketheEuropean Community, areinplacelitisratherthatbystatesmanship thepoisonofold dispute. hasbeendrained away.Thefriendship ofFranceandGermany -ofwhich Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNS/ASHAl45/PV.8 40 (Mr,Bur4,UpitedKipgdom) Hans-Dietrich Gensch.r remind.d usafewminutes ago-i.anaccomplish.d and ..lca..fact.Conflict ov.~whoshouldpo•••••Alsac.-Lorraine, forexaap1e,i. nowimpossible. W.needtocreatethatsamecertainty thatconflict isimpo.sib1e asregard.alltheotherdiBputes whichstillpersisttosomeeztentinBurope. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlPLJ Al45/PV.8 41 M(Hr.Rurd,UDitedlipg40_) ADdnotjustinlI:urope. Thisi.notjustaEuropean 811bition. OncetheIraqi. havebeeDwithdrawn froa ~uvait, wewUlneedtoconsider howlasting peacftcanbe brought totheMiddlelast.Andperhapsitisnottooearlyto2ltartthinking abouthowthatlong-term security canbeachieved. Mr.Gium! DeMicha1b, speakiag ofbehalfofthemembersoftheEuropean Community, putforward so... thoughts onthatsubject, whichIshouldliketoecho.Thereisaneedforanew andserious atte~~ toresolve thocomplszofM1a~lelastdisputes, including, aBI havealready mentioned, Palestine. There.illalsoneedtobeanewsecurity structure. Thi3is1990.Itwillbefo~theStatesintheregiontodecidehow thisshouldbedone.Itv11lbeforthemtotaketheinitiative. Noone.il1 attempttoimposeasystemonthem.ButIbelieve theslowbuteteadyprogress of theprocess oftheConference onSecurity andCo-operation inlurope(CSCE)maybe usefultothem.TheCSCEprocess allowspolitical 4ialO9\le andhasestabliahed commonprinciples ranging fromrespect forborderstohumanrights. Thereis transparency through confi4ence- andsecurity-building measures. Allofthi. gradaally comingtogether inEuropehasmeant,andwillmeanIhopeinthefuture, thatStatescanincreasingly trusteachotherandfeelsecure. ThissearchforlIecurity 1sworldwide.TheUnitedRations wastormedto createandmaintain suchstability. Although theCharteroftheUnitGdNations was signedinSanFrancisco 45yearsago,thesecurity mechanisms didnothavethe
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement from a high-ranking official, likely from the European Union or a European country, discussing the development of a common European security structure and the importance of promoting peace, stability, and cooperation among European nations. The text touches on various topics, including the protection of human rights, the rule of law, free elections, and the prevention of conflict. It also mentions the European Community and the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE).

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief