Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 7. June 25, 1951
Appeal to Un
Appeal to Un
The congress issued an "Appeal to the United Nations" of which the main points were:—
1. | An early meeting of France. United Kingdom, USA. USSR and the Chinese Peoples Republic; |
2. | A cease-fire in Korea, withdrawal of foreign troops and hands off Formosa and Indochina; |
3. | Opposition to re-armament of Germany and Japan; |
4. | Condemnation of "colonial oppression"; |
5. | Definition of "aggression" to exclude "internal conflict" as an excuse for armed intervention; and |
6. | The banning of all weapons of mass extermination and a progressive reduction of armed forces ranging from one-third to one-half. |