haseffectively guaranteed thestability oftheregiontotheSouthofNew Zealand. Itremains theonlypossible guarantee thatthatregionwillcontinue to remainfreefrominternational rivalry andconflict. TotheEast,thenewzoneborders theareacovered bytheTKeatyof Tlatelolco. Thejoiningoftheareascovered bythatTreatyandtheAntarctic Treatywiththevastareacovered bythenewTreatymeansthatalargepartofthe Southern hemisphere hasdeclared itsdetermination tobefreeofnuclear weapons. AsmyownPrimeMinister saidlastyeartothisGeneral Assembly: ."Thisinitiative represents, Ibelieve, amajoradvance fortheregion.It wouldnot,weknow,spareusfromtheconsequences ofnuclear warbut,whenin place,itwouldsignificantly strengthen theexisting measures, bothglobal andregional, toprevent thespreadofnuclear weapons." (A/39/PV.7, p.~l) NOWin1985,withtheTreatyconcluded andawaiting induecourseitsentry intoforce, weseeitasafitting contribution tothisanniversary oftheUnited Nations thatwearecelebrating.MLG/at A/40/PV.7 63 (Mr.Palmer, NewZealand) IshouldaddthattheSouthPacific Forumcountries hopethatthefivenuclear Stateswill,afterconsultation withthem,signtherelevant Protocols tothis Treaty. Thereby theywouldagreenottouse,orthreaten touse,nuclear explosive devices against anycountry orterritory inthezone.Theywouldalsoundertake nottotestnuclear explosive devices there. Inthisanniversary yearoftheUnitedNations,itispainful tohavetopoint outonceagainthatoneofthenuclear-weapon Statescontinues totestnuclear explosives intheSouthPacific, against themanifest andlong-established wishof allthecountries intheareathatthisactivity shouldcease. Thesenuclear testingactivities havethisyearledtoanewturnofeventsin theregionwhich,becauseofitsgravity, Iamboundtobringtoyourattention. Politically motivated offences andterrorism havebeenvirtually unknown in NewZealand inthepast.Butthescenehaschanged asaresultoftheincident in July1985inwhichtheGreenpeace vessel "Rainbow Warrior" wassunkatitsberthin Auckland, Newzealand, byabombattackwhichkilledacrewmember. The circumstances indicated international terrorism. Itwaswellknownthatthevessel wasintended tosailtoFrenchpolynesia toprotest against thecontinuation of nuclear explosions atMururoa Atoll. Theincident hasgainedworld-wide attention, andtheNewZealand Government hasmadeknownitsdetermination tobringthose responsible tofullaccount forthisoutrage. Largescaleinvestigations bythe NewZealand policearestillunderway.Within NewZealand, twoFrenchnationals havebeenarrested andcharged withmurder, arsonandconspiracy, andaredueto comebeforethecourtinNewZealand inNovember thisyear. Ishallnotexpanduponthisnotorious incident indetail, excepttonotethat thelatestpublicpronouncement bythePrimeMinister ofFrance,aftertheFrench Government's ownmostrecentinvestigations, hasacknowledged thatagentsofthe Frenchsecretservices didindeedsinkthe"Rainbow Warrior", acting underorders.communication totheGovernment ofFrance.usincircumstances ofthisserious nature.sovereignty.A/40/PV.7 64-65 thattheNewZealand Government addressed on6September 1985aformalSmallStatesmustplacereliance aninternational lawandwemustrelyong~e Enquiries intotheGRainbow WarriorBincident a~estillbeingpursued, andtheprotection whichtheinternational community, through theUnitedNations, cangive relationship withtheGovernment ofFranceshouldcontinue. Iamboundtonotewithout thepermission oftheGovernment ofNeltZealand andinderogation ofour Government ofNewZealandisconcerned thatatraditionally goodandhighlyvalueddeliberately introduced intoNewzealand, underordersfromtheirGovernment,(~.Palmer, NewZealand) tothateffect. Ithadearlier beenestablished that,forthepurposeofMLG/af; surveillance oftheGreenPfJace fleet,elements ofFrenchmilitary forceshadbeenintended.withinthenextfewdays.actionunderinternational law,inaccordance withtheCharter oftheUnited~~--~------------------------ (Mr.Palmer, NewZealand)A/40/PV.7 66 accumulation ofnuclear weapons. Wewillnothaveanynuclear weapons onourthatwedonotwantanycountry todefend NewZealand withnuclear weapons. Inforgone thepossession ofnuclear ~eapons. Wehavealsodeclared unambiguously short, myGovernment doesnotseektobepartofanycalculation thatinvolves the territory. Wewillnotallowanytobebrought in.Andshipsthatarenuclearnotmea~t,however, thatcountries suchasNewZealand haveforsaken theirrightto NewZealand, forexample, asapartytotheNon-Proliferation Treaty, hasfollowing theSecondWorldWar,anumberofcountries, including NewZealand,musttakeadditional stepstopreserve theirCharter rights. Intheyears armedwillnotcomeintoNewZealandports.thinkforthemselves orhaveabandoned significant sovereign rights. ThatwasnotByvirtueoftheirvulnerability, smaller StateshaveoftenfeltthattheyItiscertainly myGovernment's hopethatthemostrecentstatement bythe forForeign Relations, Hr.Dumas,attheNewZealand Mission totheUnited moved,consistently withtheCharter, intodefensive treatyalliances. Thishasbetween thetwoGovernments arising outoftheaffair. AndIamverypleased to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, discussing the country's stance on nuclear weapons and the signing of the South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone and Treaty. The speech touches on international relations, disarmament, and the protection of the region's sovereignty. It also mentions a recent incident involving the sinking of a Greenpeace vessel and the French Government's involvement.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief