conveyed totheSecretary-General. Westrongly favourtheestablishment ofan adhoccommittee attheUnitedNations tohelpclarify theissuesinvolved without dismantling thepresent TreatySystem. Permit meinconclusion tovolunteer afewremarks ondevelopments inSri Lanka,aboutwhichsomuchhasbeenwritten. SriLankaisanintegrated "multi-communal, mUlti-linguistic andmUlti-religious nationwithaunitary Constitution. Certain strains havedeveloped between oneethnicminority andother communities. Asapractising democracy, theGovernment ofSriLankaistotally dedicated toanegotiated political settlement. Butasmall g~oupofterrorists havelaunched agruesome campaign ofdeathanddestruction andhaverejected the democratic process. Thatgroupcarries outitsoperations through theconcealed land-mine, the suddenbombandthehiddenassassin's gun.Withtheassistance andco-operation of friendly countries, thePresident ofSriLanka,aisExcellency J.R.Jayewardene, is continuing hisefforts toachieve apolitical settlement. Itisourearnest hope thattheseinitiatives willleadtotheresolution oftheproblem.RB/26 A/40/pV.5 113-115 (Mr.Bameed, SriLanka) Terrorism isnotconfined toSriLankaalone. International terrorism presents a~~allenge toallcivilized lifeandvalues. International terrorism has established anunholyalliance withtheillicit international tradeinnarcotics andwithothercriminal activities. ThisyeartheGeneral Assembly willhave beforeitforconsideration andactionthereportoftheSecretary-General on measures toprevent international ter~orism. SriLanka's ownviewshavebeen conveyed totheSecretary-General, including ourviewsontheneedforincreased regional co-operation indealing withthismenace. Onlyaconcerted international effortcouldcontrol, letaloneeliminate, international terrorism. Unlessthe international community takesurgentpractical action, theveryvaluesthatthis Organization holdsdearwillbeingraveperil. Duringthe40yearsoftheUnitedNations existence, theworldhaswitnessed 140-oddconflicts, withanestimated humantollof20millionlives.Itis nevertheless atribute toourpolitical leaders thatamajorglobalconfrontation hasbeenavoided. Scientific andtechnological developments haveadvanced far beyondwhat.wasconsidered possible 40yearsago.Manhasdelvedintothedepths oftheoceanandstretched humanhorizons tothefarreachesofouterspace. Man haswalkedonthemoon.Distance andspacehavebeenconquered. Theconcept of theglobalvillageispractically areality. Butifscience andcommu~ications haveshrunkdistances andprovided thephysical meansofbringing peopletoone anotheratspeedsunthinkable fourdecades ago,itisasadcommentary onourtimes thatnations andpeoples mustnevertheless feelsoapartfromeachotherin political andeconomic terms. Nations andpeoples seemtogetfurther fromone another, evenasscience hasbrought themcloserinphysical terms. TheUnitedNationsisnoworldgovernment: weareallindependent States. ButtheUnitedNations remains mankind's besthopeasweseektobridgethe distance inunderstanding between thenations andpeoplesoftheworld.JP/gmr A/39/PV.5 116 TilePRESIDENT (interpretation fromFrench): wehaveheardthelast speakeratthisafternoon's meeting, butIshallnowcallonrepresentatives who wishtospeakinexercise {:Iftherightofreply. MayIremindmembersthat,inaccordance withGeneral Assembly decision 34/401, statements inexercise oftherightofreplyarelimited to10minutes for thefirstintervention andtofiveminutes forthesecondandshouldbemadeby representatives fromtheirseats. Mr.CHAMCERO MORA(Nicaragua) (interpretation fromSpanish) : Iwish simplytomakeafewpointsinclarification ofwhattheunitedStatesSecretary of Statesaidthismorning, whenhereferred tothesituation inCentral America. MY Government, whichisdevoted topeace,dialogue andthepeaceful settlement of disputes, wouldhavepreferred amorethorough analysis oftheproblem, onewhich referred Objective]~ tothecausesandoriginsofthecrisisandtheonlyviable wayofresolving it,whichisnot,andwillnotbe,thecruel,merciless aggression ofasuper-power against asmallbutworthycountry. Unfortunately, inorderto satisfy UnitedStatesimperialist interests, andperhaps thinking thatthe international coJlllL1unity wasignorant, passive andnotwellinformed, theUnited StatesSecretary lofStatepresented anincorrect, falseversion ofthefacts, accusing mycounttyofbeingtheaggressor andthreatening i~sneighbours. Allofasudden, asifbyamagicwand,withamagicsimilar tothattowhich President Reaganhasaccustomed us,theunitedStatesisinnocent andNicaragua is theblacksheep,guiltyofeverything thathappens inCentral America. Thereisan