U.N. Security Council, Outbreak of Hostilities in Korea
U.N. Security Council, Outbreak of Hostilities in Korea
Master 1841 - Tape 1 TLS United Nations Secretary General TRYGVIE LIE of Norway delivers interim report to U.N. Security Council regarding invasion of South Korea by communist North Korea: "The present situation is a serious one and is a threat to international peace. The Security Council is, Mr. President, in my opinion, the competent organ to deal with it. I consider it the duty of the security council to takes steps necessary to reestablish peace in that area." Dissolve to MS United States Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations ERNEST A. GROSS (Ernest Gross, Ernie Gross) speaking to U.N. Security Council: "To the governments of all peace and freedom-loving nations. A full scale attack is now going forward in Korea. It is an invasion upon a state which the United Nations itself by action of its General Assembly has brought into being. It is armed aggression against a government elected under U.N. supervision. Such an attack strikes at the fundamental purposes of the United Nations charter. Such an attack openly defies the interests and authority of the United Nations. Such an attack, therefore, Mr. President, concerns the vital interest which all the members of the U.N. have in this organization. The history of the Korean problem is well-known--" Dissolve to TLS/MSs (South) Korean Ambassador to the United Nations CHONG-UN speaking to Security Council: "My country, whose government was brought into being by the United Nations, is now suffering from an unprovoked attack by military forces from North Korea. This unprovoked, armed attack by forces of the north against the Republic of Korea is a crime against humanity and the conscience of mankind. Invasion of my country is an act of aggression and a threat to international peace and security. I appeal to the Security Council to act forthwith in removing this threat to international peace. I also appeal to the Security Council to direct the invaders to cease fire and withdraw from our territory. "