Word: vetoing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Francisco they drafted a peculiar charter for a peculiar world in which a few powers seemed far stronger than all the others together. The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. relied fundamentally on the belief that they could defend themselves. That was the meaning of the one-power veto and many another charter provision...
...laws or regulations would be proclaimed for Berlin without unanimous consent of the four powers. This gave the Russians veto power over any change in the administrative system they had already...
Freedom of discussion was at the heart of the veto issue. The Russians wanted to interpret the veto so that one power could shut off discussion even in the Security Council. At this point Stettinius took his stand and saved the conference. He told Molotov, in a formal note, that the U.S. would sooner have no charter at all than one with this restriction. Meanwhile, Harry Hopkins in Moscow put it up to Stalin. The Russians gave...
...have certain political opportunities which the world organization will be asked to block. We can stop any real action against us with our veto. True, the Assembly may be a troublesome forum for stirring up anti-Soviet sentiment. But this matter of 'free discussion' is still complicated, you know. After all, comrades, we shall have something to say about what subjects lie 'within the charter' and therefore are subject to discussion. And the Assembly offers certain opportunities to discuss social and economic matters upon which our viewpoint will be of interest to many millions...
...these little countries had some sensible arguments on their side. We went along on a lot of points. Nothing essential, you understand. We will get the Pacific bases on our own terms. We hold a veto in the Security Council. We have almost a majority of the Assembly on any really vital issue that might come up there and the charter is better now than it was. No doubt about that...