for the annexation of that territory, which, as anyone can
see, entirely contradicts the United Nations Charter.
In this connection, I might mention India as well
Though India is a Member of the United Nations, and con-
sequently, under the Charter, should be in relations of sover-
eign equality with Britain, have you not heard here, at the
General Assembly, India's plea for support and assistance?
We cannot turn deaf ears to all this. It is time we recognized
India's just demands.
Take another example. In the same manner, Holland
should recognize the just demands of the peoples of Indo-
nesia. I shall not speak of Greece just now. But it is impos-
sible to look on indifferently at the excesses committed by
the Greek fascists under the protection of the British occu-
pation fox-ces.
Two months ago the Soviet representative made the fal-
lowing proposal in the Security Council: "States Members
of the United Nations shall be required to submit the fol-
lowing information to the Security Council within two
weeks:
"1} At what points in the. territory of Members -of the
United Nations or other Slates, with the exception of former
enemy territories, and in what number arc armed forces of
other Members of the United Nations?
"2) At what points in the above-meniioned territories arc
air and naval bases, and what is the size of their garrisons
belonging to the armed forces of Slates Members of the
United Nations?
"3) The information to be provided under paragraphs I
and 2 should refer to the situation as it existed on
August 1, 1946."
The necessity of such information to the Security Council
would seem clear enough, not to speak of the fact that the
presence of armed forces of United Nations outside the bor-