text: tyranny. Werecall,especially, theuntoldSUffering inflicted upontheJewish people. Weareawareofourresponsibility andweacceptit.TotheGeneral Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRClt Al45/PV.8 1 (Ht.Glnsch,r, Federal Republic ofGerm~) Aaseuly oftheUnitedRations Iaddressthismessage: WeGermans areunitedin thedeterminatioD thatnoneofthisMusteverbeallowed tohappenagain. Ournationwillliveunitedagaininonedemocratic State. ThatState,our cOlllllOnState, '11111befounded onrespect forinalienable humanrights. Onlypeace willemanate fromGermansotl.Foralltime,theprinciples enshrined inour Constit1lltion, hUlUllrightsandhumandignity, democracy andtheruleoflaw,social justice andrespect forcreation, peaceandqo04-neighbourly relations willgovern ourthou9ht~ andouractions. Aaanequalpartner inaunitedBurope, wearer~solved toserveworldpeace. Thi.commitment, whir~i.embodied inthepr.ambl~ toourBasicLaw,determines our policy. Itilare'ection ofpowerpolitics, itimplies apolicybasedon rel!llponBibility. EverainceitjoinedtheUlQitedRations, theFederal Republic ofGermany has demanded inthisworldforumtheunification ofourindivisible nation. Everyyear lince1914,Imyselfhave4eclared intheGeneral Assembly ourdetermination to workforastateofpeaceinBuropeinwhichtheGermannationwouldrecoverits unityinfree self-dete~inatioD. Oneveryluchoccasion, Iallohadinmin4theGermans livingintheregionI perlonally comefrom,theGs~8DDemocratic Republic. Iknewthey lon~edfor Gemanunityjusta.lIuchasweintheFeelel'ol R0public ofGermany, buttheywere Dotabletooezpr.s. theirfeeUng. andvie..,.hereinthisAsaembly oftheUnited Rations. Row,howver* theyha".dlllOn.trated theircOlllllitment tofreedom and JI unity. Together withtb..,..nowrejoice inGemuunity. Weknowthatitwill bringunityforEurope, too.Sotoday,unitedinhlartodinwUl,VIgreetth\1 nationsoftheworld. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRCI. lV45/PV.8 8-10 (Mr.Genscher gfederal Republic ofGermaD,y) Thisoccasion fillsmewithdeepgratitude, gratitude whichIalsoextendtoA mycolleagues JamesBaker,RolondDumas.Douglas HurdandEduardShevardnad2e who, .specially inrecentmonths, havedonesomuchtohelpusachievethisobjective. TherecollectioD oflastyear'ssessioD oftheGeneral Assembly indicates the probl.ms wehac.'lto"olve. Atthattime,wewerestillinvolved inlaborious negotiations toopenthedoortofreec.'lomforthethousands ofGermans confined in ourembassyinPrague. Mythanksgoesoutalsotothecourageous Hungarian !leople, whowerethefint tolifttheironcurtain. WeGermans realisec.'l allalongthatonlypeaceanc.'lthefinc.'lingofEurope's c.'livisloD couldleadtotheunification ofourcountry. Weseizec.'ltheopportunities forco-operation. Werenounced theuseort~reatofforceanc.'lhavek.ptthat pledge. Webanked ODthepeace-inspiring strength ofhumanrightsandfundamental fr.edoms. Weestablished apolitical orc.'lerbasedonfreedomintheFec.'leral Republic ofGermany. Withthesupport ofourfriends andpartners, weregained theconfidence of thenations ofthevorlc.'l.andthusestabllshec.'l oneofthefoundations forGerman unity. Milestones alongtheroadaretheFec.'leral Republic's membership inthe CouncilofEurope, theW.stern Alliance anc.'ltheEuropean Community. Bytaking tho••steps,wereturned tothecommunity ofdemocracies. Through thetreaties ofMoscow anc.'lWarsaw anc.'lthetreatywithCzechoslovakia, thefQunc.'lations werelaidforanewrelationship withourEastern n~ighbours. And thebasictreatywiththeGermanDemocratic Republic created amodusvivendi between thetwoGermanStatesforthetimethenationremained divided. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryHR/cm Ales/pv.B 11 (HI.GeDDgher, Federal Republic ofGerr,lDDY) natGermantreatypolicyalso o~nedthewaytotheHelsinki FinalAct.The momentum oftheproce.8 oftheCommittee onSecurity andCo-operation inEuropeand theradical reformsintheSovietUnionundertheleadership ofMiJchail Gorbachev ultimately madeitpossible toendEurope's andhenceGermany's division. Thepeoples ofCentral andEastern Europe cho~ethepathofpeaceful revolution leadingtofreedom anddemocrftcy. Eachoftheirdecisions wasa decision infavourofEurope. 'lhrouqhtheirpeaceful revolution theGermans now uniting ~ithushavedemonstrated tothewholeworldtheirbaliefinfreedom, in unityanddemocracy, andhenceinEurope. Wethankourfriends andalliesintheWest.Theyhavestoodbyoursidein goodandindifficult times. TotheAmerican peopleinparticular Iwishtosay: weshallneverforgettheairlift toBerlin. OntheeveofGermanunification weconveyourthankstoPresident Bush, Pre.ident Mitt,rrend andPrimeMini.ter Thatcher fortheirsupport, their statesmanly far-sightedness andtheirunderstanding ofournation's longing for unity.
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or message from the Federal Republic of Germany, likely the Chancellor or a representative, addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations. The speech focuses on the reunification of Germany and the country's commitment to democracy, human rights, and international cooperation. The language emphasizes the importance of peace, unity, and the rejection of tyranny and oppression. The text also mentions specific events and milestones in German history, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the division of Germany.