UNITED NATIONS: U.S. CALLS ON GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPEAL FOR UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
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UNITED NATIONS: U.S. CALLS ON GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPEAL FOR UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
- Title: UNITED NATIONS: U.S. CALLS ON GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPEAL FOR UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
- Date: 13th November 1975
- Summary: 1. GV PAN FROM River TO U.N. building 0.13 2. SV INT U.S. delegate Daniel Moynihan speaks to assembly 2.54 MOYNIHAN: "In an address on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations , United States Secretary of State, Henry A. Kissinger, took note that we are living in one of the rarest moments in the modern history of the world. for at this moment in all of the world there is not a single nation state engaged in war against another nation state. It appears to the United States that such a moment in life calls for not less extraordinary measures of reconciliation not only between nations but within them. To this end the united States desires to propose a world wide amnesty for political prisoners. it proposes a General Assembly resolution which and I quote "appeals to all governments to proclaim an unconditional amnesty by releasing all political prisoners in the sense of persons deprived of their liberties, primarily because they have in accordance with the universal declaration of human rights sought peaceful expression of beliefs and opinions at variance of those held by their governments or have sought to provide legal or other forms of non-violent assistance to such governments.......Mr. President the United Nations has (indistinct) already taken at this General Assembly at least two steps in this direction. A draft resolution in the special political committee entitled solidarity with South African political prisoners called on South Africa to grant an unconditional amnesty to all persons imprisoned or restricted for their opposition to apartheid or acts arising from such opposition" I quote. Mr. President, as you know, the United States voted for this resolution." Initials BB/0335 AB/JB/BB/0355 TELERECORDING This film is serviced with part of Mr. Moynihan's speech, a transcript of which appears below Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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