text: (Mr.Jaruzelski, Poland) thatallStatescanandshouldmakeacontribution toconsolidating worldpeace a~d security andpromoting awareness ofthehorrors ofnuclear waranditsglobal consequences. Poland, theinitiator ofthewell-known Rapacki Plan,acountry consistently activeinthesearchforavenuesofrealistic dialogue, will,attheappropriate time,bereadytocomefor"ard withproposals serving thepe~ceful interests ofall thepeoplesofEurope. Theconceptofregional nuclear-free zones,already giveneffectinLatin America, andtheintention ofestablishing anuclear-free zoneinthesouth Pacific, aswellastheconcepts ofsimilar arrangements elsewhere, cannotbut demonstrate thatopportunities stillexistintheworldtodayforconstructive searchandaction, regardless ofacountry's size,systemormembership ina military grouping. Thatisparticularly apparent inEurope; fortheFinalActof theConference onSecurityandCo-operationwasconceivable ~:'a:i.ybecause bothEast andWest,haVingfinally confirmed thepost-war territorial order,agreedbycommon consent toproceed fromacceptance oftheprinciples ofnegotiations, non-interference andequalsecurity. ThePolishPeople's Republic regards thepermanence ofthepost-war European orderastheparamoul::t pre-condition ofpeace. Renewing territorial claimsand invoking chapters ofthepastwhichhavebeenclosedonceandforallareapathto nowhere, apathfutileand,mostofall,dangerous. Ofthe159MembersoftheUnitedNations, IllOrethantwothirdsaredeveloping countries. MostofthemaremembersoftheMovement ofNon-Aligned Countries. Thishascontributed lasting andprecious valuestothehistory ofthiscentury. Itwasonitsin.U:iative thattheUnitedNations tookuptheconcept of restructuring international economic relations. Thefullsovereignty ofnationsK.ljh A/40/PV.12 34-35 overtheirnatural resources hasbeenrecognized, andplansforan~winternational economic orderhavebeenmappedout.Poland, ,Hkeothersocialist States, has alwaysstoodonthesideoflegitimate aspirations. Thisforumhaswitnessed frequent discussions ofthecomplex economic realities ofthepresent-day world,andthishasbeendemonstrated withunusual emphasis atthecurrent session. Thegrowingdisparities indevelopment, thenew phaseofprotectionism anddiscrimination andthepoliticization ofinternational economic relations cannotbutbegravelydisquieting. Th~economic weaponismore andmoreoftenassuming therolewhich,fordifferent reasons, cannolongerbe performed bydirectmilitary interventions. Mycountry wasandcontinues tobe madepainfully awareofthis.ThePolishpeople, everyPolishfamily, hasthus beenVictimized. Severed agreements andillegalrestrictions have aggr~vated the economic prcblems~ theyhaveresulted inenormous lossestous,equivalent towell overahalfofPoland's foreign debt. Theproblemofinternational debthasnowcomeintoparticularly sharpfocus. Theworldeconomy hasreached isqualitativ,':. newphase. Thesituation ofsome developing countries canwellbedescribed bysayingthattheyhavebecomethe objectofaformoffinancial neo-colonialism. Thereis,therefore, realdangerof thelasting economic decline ofmanycountries, especially thedeveloping countries.RM/10 A/40/W.12 36 (Mr.Jaruzelski, Poland) Therecentmeeting inHavanaconcerning thedebtsofLatinAmerican countries aroused muchinterest. Theproblems addressed theredeserve ourat~ntion. They areofconcern tootherregions aswell. Theworlddebtproblem therefore callsforgreater attention O!!..thepartof theunitedNations. Inthecon!31dered viewoftheGovernment ofPoland,itwould bedesirt-:etoestablish, undertheaegisoftheSecretary-General oftheUnited Nations~ aninternational debtanddevelopment reseilll'ch centre. Webelieve that, inaddition toemine~t experts, representatives ofGovernments directly concerned couldparti.cipate inthecentre's work.Shouldthisproposal befavourably received, anorganizational meetingofthecentremighttakeplaceintheformer capital ofPoland, theancientcityofCracow. Itsuniversity, oneofEurope's oldest, wasatte~~~~ fourcenturies agobyNicolas Copernicus, ¥howasnotonlya pioneer ofmoderl,) -!i:~tronomy butalso-whatislesswellknown-theauthorofthe iirstmoderntreatise onmoney. TousinPolandtheanniversary ofthefounding oftheUnitedNations also reflects ourrescue fromannihilation. Never,notforsomuchasaday,didthe Polishpeoplestopfighting; neverdidtheystainthemselves witha collaborationist 90ve~nment. Weoweoursalvation totheheroismofthePolish soldi.e.r one-werybattlefront ofthe W~'.But,aboveall,weoweittothe epoch-making Victory ofthegreatanti-fascist coalition andtotheSovietUnion, Whosepricepaidfortheliberation of~olandarethegravesofits600,000 soldiers whofellonoursoil.
analysis: The text primarily discusses international relations, global security, and economic issues, with a focus on the role of Poland and the United Nations in addressing these concerns. The speech also touches on the importance of regional nuclear-free zones, the post-war European order, and the debt and development problems faced by developing countries.