UNITED NATIONS : PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF THE WORLD BODY BY ACCLAMATION.

Record ID: 1059062

  • Title: UNITED NATIONS : PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF THE WORLD BODY BY ACCLAMATION.
  • Date: 12th October 1975
  • Summary: 1. SV President speaking to Assembly (SAME SHOT) President speaks (at 10 FT., 3.0 METRES, 16 SECS.) 0.24 2. GV Delegates applauding 0.29 3. SV Australian Permanent Representative Ralph Harry, speaking 1.00 4. GV Delegates applaud 1.02 5. SV Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim of Tanzania speaking 1.23 6. SV Prime Minister of Papua-New Guinea, Michael T. Somare walks on to rostrum 1.31 7. SCU Somare speaking 2.26 TRANSCRIPT: THOORN: "It is so decided. I declare Papua-New Guinea admitted to membership in the United Nations." HARRY: "It is primarily the people of Papua-|New Guinea themselves who have, by their own efforts, created in their own land this new state able to take its place proudly among the members of the United Nations. And there is no doubt, Mr. President, that the Papua-New Guinea government has already demonstrated, not only its determination but its capacity for the maintenance of peace, both in its domestic affairs and in its international relations." SALIN: "The Special Committee on De-Colonisation, which has steadfastly supported the struggle of the people of Papua-New Guinea for self-determination and independence, is particularly gratified at the emergence of that state as a sovereign and independent nation, and its assumption today of the responsibilities as a full member of the international community." SOMARE: "Mr. President I wish to acknowledge our debt of gratitude to others who have more...who have made possible the emergence of Papua-New Guinea as an independent state. This debt is owed primarily to Australia which assumed the responsibility of an administering authority within a few years of its own attainment of statehood. And later accepted further obligations under a League of Nations mandate end again under the United Nations trusteeship agreement. Probably because she was a new state herself, Australia did not inflict an authoritarian colonialist policy on my country. This is shown most clearly by the fact that today, ninety per cent of the land still remains under the traditional ownership of the people." Initials BB/2130 This film is serviced with extracts from the remarks of the U.N.President, M. Gaston Thorn of Luxembourg, and extracts from the speeches by Mr. Harry, Mr. Salim and Mr. Somare. (A transcript of all extracts is given below.) Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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