requires them. This proves that this regime is a puppet
rBgime which can hardly exist without the protection
of Indian bayonets. In this sense, it is totally the same
stuff as the so-called “Manchukuo”
of the thirties and
forties, which was under the aegis of Japanese militarism.
The Soviet Government has played a shameful role
in this war of aggression launched by India against
Pakistan. The whole world has seen clearly that it is
the backstage manager of the Indian expansionists.
For many years, the Soviet Government has been
energetically fostering the Indian reactionaries and
abetting India in its outward expansion. In August last
the Soviet Union and India signed the treaty which is
labelled as one of “peace, friendship and co-operation”
but is in substance a treaty of military alliance. They
claimed that this treaty was not directed against any
country, but actually it is precisely under their joint
conspiracy that the subversion, interference and aggression against Pakistan have been intensified. Since
the outbreak of the war of aggression, the Soviet Union
has stepped up its efforts in pouring a steady stream of
arms and equipment into India to bolster and pep up
the Indian aggressors. What makes people particularly
indignant is that the representative of the Soviet Government in the Security Council should have time and
again used the veto to obstruct the cease-fire and troop
withdrawal which are desired by the overwhelming majority of countries and the people all over the world.
The Soviet Government has wantonly vilified China,
alleging that it is China that has stirred up the conflict
between India and Pakistan and “set Asians to fight
Asians”. Actually, it is the Soviet Government itself
that has really and truly “set Asians to fight Asians”.
The purpose of the Soviet Union in so doing is known
to all, that is, to further strengthen its control over
India and thereby proceed to contend with the other
super-Power for hegemony in the whole of the South
Asian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean and at the
same time to foster India and turn it into a sub-superPower on the South Asian subcontinent as its assistant
and partner in committing
aggression against Asia.
The present sudden invasion of Pakistan by India with
the support of the Soviet Union is precisely a repetition on the South Asian subcontinent of the 1968
Soviet invasion and occupation of Czechoslovakia. The
acts of the Soviet Government have once again revealed
its hideous features as social-imperialism
and its expansionist ambition. We must for ever maintain high
vigilance against imperialism
and expansionism, and
we would here advise our friendly countries on the
South Asian subcontinent as well as all the countries
in the world which are subjected to injury and threat
by super-Powers or sub-super-Powers that they should
by no means relax their vigilance but should continDOCUMENT
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uously strengthen their defence capabilities
and be
ready at all times to hit back at the enemy who may
seek every opportunity to attack them.
The Chinese Government
and people consistently
oppose imperialism, expansionism, colonialism
and neocolonialism and firmly support the people of all countries in their just struggle in defence of their state SOVereignty and territorial integrity and against foreign
aggression, subversion, interference, control and bullying. The war between India and Pakistan is a struggle
between aggression and anti-aggression,
between division and anti-division, and between subversion and
anti-subversion. Under the leadership
of President
Yahya Khan, the people and armed forces of Pakistan
have displayed an admirable spirit of heroism in this
struggle, The Chinese Government
and people firmly
sutmort the Pakistan Government
and people in their
s&ggle
against aggression,
division atid subversion;
we not only are doing this politically,
but will continue to give them material assistance. The Chinese
Government firmly maintains that the 7 December
1971 resolution of the General Assembly must be
carried out immediately,
We hold that there can be
no neutrality on the question of aggression versus
anti-aggression,
of division versus anti-division,
and
of subversion versus anti-subversion.
Certain big POWers, making no distinction between right and wrong
and remaining inactive and silent, have all along condoned and allowed the aggressor to grow through appeasement. The result can only be to tread again on
the wrong path of Munich and the former League of
Nations.
History has repeatedly proved that no aggressor
comes to a good end. Relying on the support of Soviet
revisionist social-imperialism,
the Indian expansionists
have now invaded and occupied large tracts of Pakistan territory and are acting trucuIently
in a wild attempt to lord it over the subcontinent,
fancying that
they will get their way. However, contrary to the subjective wishes of the Indian Government,
its crimes
of aggression will certainly arouse even stronger dissatisfaction and resistance on the part of the Pakistan
peopIe and the other peoples of the South Asian subcontinent, the Indian people included, and henceforth
there will be no tranquillity for it on the South Asian
subcontinent. He who plays with fire will be consumed
by fire. The Indian expansionists and their backstage
manager will surely eat the bitter fruit of their own
making. Victory surely belongs to the great Pakistan
people fighting against aggression! Victory surely belongs to the great peoples of India and the other South
Asian countries, who love independence, peace and freedom! Victory surely belongs to all the peoples of the
world that love peace and uphold justice!
S/10463/REV.l*
the representative
of the Union of Soviet
to the Secretarv-General
I
merit of the Security Council
sembly.
I request you to arrange for the attached statement
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR issue
dated 18 December to be circulated as an official docu-
Socialist
Republics
[Original:
Russian]
[20 December 1971-j
and the General As-
(Signed) Y. MALIK
Permanent Representative
of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
to the United Nations
* Also circulated as n General Assembly document under
the symbol A/8637/Rev.l.
1 c
STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF THE USSR
In connexion with the current situation in the IndoPakistan subcontinent,. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the USSR is authorlzed to make the following statement.
In the Soviet Union, as in other peace-loving countries, the armed conflict in the Indo-Pakistan
subcontinent has given rise to the gravest concern. The USSR
had given a clear assessment of the causes that led to
the conflict. Proceeding from the main principles of
its foreign policy aimed at strengthening security and
peace among peoples, the Soviet Union, from the very
beginning of the complications
in the Indo-Pakistan
subcontinent engendered by the events in East Pakistan, has consistently and vigorously advocated a peaceful political settlement in East Pakistan based on the
will of its people expressed in the elections of December 1970.
In the conditions of the conflict that broke out, the
USSR did its utmost to achieve an immediate end to
the bIoodshed and a return to peace based on the Iawful rights of the people. In the spirit of this position
of principle, it kept in constant touch with other countries and took appropriate steps in the United Nations.
Despite the opposition to this peaceful initiative on
the part of some countries in the Security CounciI, the
Soviet Union consistently upheld the positions that
would realistically take account of the situation that
had arisen and would contribute to a speedy cessation
of the conflict on a truly just and effective basis.
The Soviet Union did not slacken its efforts to find
a solutian on the basis of peace and a guarantee of
the lawful interests of the people. A change can now be
seen towards a relaxation of the dangerous turn of
events. On 16 December this year, a cessation of military operations in East Pakistan was achieved; this
ensures conditions for the normal transfer of power
into the hands of the legally elected representatives of
the people of East Pakistan. On the same day, the
Government of India took a unilateral decision to cease
fire along the entire border between India and West
Pakistan and the 1965 cease-tie line in Kashmir. At
the same time, as the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi,
stated, India has no territorial claims. This important
initiative by India, confirming its peaceful intentions,
is welcomed in the Soviet Union, The decision of the
Government of Pakistan that followed on 17 December
to respond to this constructive step taken by India and
to cease fire on the western front also causes satisfaction.
Thus, the necessary conditions are now being created
for a complete cessation of the armed conflict in the
Indo-Pakistan subcontinent and for an effective political
settlement of the problems relating to the conflict. The
end of the war in that subcontinent responds to the
vital interests of the people of the region, creates the
necessary conditions for their advancement along the
path of national development and progress and eliminates this seat of grave tension in the world.
The USSR appeals to all countries to do their utmost
to assist in the speedy restoration of peace in the IndoPakistan subcontinent and to refrain from any steps
that might hamper the return to normal conditions
there.
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Letter
S/10464*
dated 26) December
I.971 from the representative
Poland to the Secretary-General
of
[Original: English]
[20 December 19711
ish nation, paid for in blood, from its vital interests
and most profound aspirations.
The consolidation
of peace and co-operation
in
Europe-today
and in the future-is
the duty of nations and the responsibility of Governments. We Communists have assumed this responsibility. We bear it
together with the Soviet Union, which plays a decisive
role in the struggle for peaceful co-existence, together
with the other fraternal countries of the socialist community.
We are striving for this aim in unity with the Communist Parties of Europe. This was confirmed in the
declaration of the conference at Karlovy-Vary
and
other joint documents, We are working together for
this aim with all peaceful and realistically thinking
forces on our continent.
The consistent policy and united activity of the socialist community have made it possible to preserve
peace in Europe for over a quarter of a century and
have created prospects of lasting peace and wide cooperation on our continent. A favourable climate for
this is created by the activity of progressive and peaceful forces and the realistic policy of many European
States.
I have the honour to request you to circuIate the
attached resolution of the Sixth Polish United Workers’
Party Congress on security and co-operation in Europe
as an official document of the General Assembly and
the Security Council.
(Signed) Eugeniusz KUCAGA
Permanent Representative of Poland
to the United I?alions
RESOLUTION ON SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EuROPE ADOPTED BY THE SIX POLISH UNITED WORKERS' PARTY CONGRESS
The Sixth Congress of the Polish United Workers’
Party, expressing the will of the Polish nation and with
a sense of responsibility for the further peaceful development of the socialist motherland, confirms Poland’s
determined will to build a Europe of security, co-operation and peaceful co-existence of nations. Poland’s
voice and activity in this spirit have been known for
years to world public opinion and to the Governments
of all countries. Our policy stems from the principles
of the socialist system, from the experience of the Polrk Also circulated
the symbol A/8639.
as a. General
Assembly
document
under
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