501.BB/10–1049: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
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Delga 82. Following is text of resolution tentatively agreed to in British, French, US meeting this evening. We agreed that third paragraph might be provisionally included on the understanding that this [Page 108] decision would be reviewed after consultation with other delegates during the day tomorrow, and that we would both use our best judgment as to whether or not it should remain in final text:
“The GA convinced that peace depends on deeds rather than words and requires fulfillment in good faith of international obligations:
Declares that the Charter of the UN, the most solemn pact of peace in history, lays down all the principles necessary for an enduring peace;
Notes with regret that a minority of states, by their actions both inside and outside the UN, have compromised the success of its work, and recognizes the gravity of this situation and the urgent necessity of bringing about an increase in international confidence;
Calls upon all nations:
To refrain from the threat or use of force contrary to the Charter;
To refrain from any acts, direct or indirect, aimed at impairing the freedom, independence, or integrity of any state, or from fomenting civil strife in any state;
To carry out in good faith their international agreements;
To cooperate in supporting UN efforts to settle outstanding problems, and in particular, the control of atomic energy and the regulation of conventional armaments;
To afford all UN bodies full cooperation and free access in the performance of their assigned tasks;
To promote and encourage respect for religious freedom and political liberties;
To remove the barriers which deny to peoples the free exchange of information essential to international understanding and peace;
Calls upon all members to participate fully in the work of the UN including its subsidiary bodies and its specialized agencies;
Calls upon the five permanent members of the SC to cooperate in making the SC a more effective instrument for maintaining peace especially by the exercise of restraint in the use of the veto.”