come again and history will be the dream of the present extended to intinity.“s 276. The PRESIDENT: I now call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Mr. William Hayden. 277. Mr. HAYDEN (Australia): Mr. President, it occurs to me that I am the fourteenth person to be given the opportunity to open those windows you were talking about earlier this afternoon, which would suggest we have had the opportunity to provide a great deal of ventilation for those matters which concern us, and I trust the conse- quences will be markedly positive. 278. The common and continuing bonds of history and democratic traditions between our two countries lead me particularly to say that the Australian delegation and I are pleased that you-the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom-are pre- siding over this commemorative meeting of the Security Council on the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations. 279. Australia was one of those 5 1 nations that took part in the creation of the United Nations 40 years ago. It was a crucially significant development, and at the time we tried to emphasize important points about it as seen from the viewpoint of smaller nations. Great Powers had made the decisions about waging war and about ways to end war, but all nations had been drawn into the consequences of. these decisions. Great nations had sought for themselves a near-monopoly of power, but they did not have a monop- oly of wisdom. Peace had become indivisible: war by one 287. nation now meant danger for all. It is Australia’s firm view that the application of : sanctions against South Africa is necessary as a serious 280. signal that apartheid and all its apparatus must be dis- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, discussing the history of the United Nations and the importance of cooperation between nations. The speaker mentions the creation of the UN, the concept of indivisible peace, and the need for sanctions against South Africa. This suggests that the text is primarily focused on international relations and diplomacy, rather than specific economic, social, or environmental issues.

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International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture