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organizations in Sweden and in other countries could
not be condemned without a thorough investigation of
the accusations and without giving the accused the
opportunity to make a proper reply. The
representative said that this was totally unnecessary. When
a statement was made by the Russian delegate one
could assume that it was absolutely truthful, Its
correctness should not be doubted by the delegates
of the conference. With that remark, all further
discussion was cut short.
I have emphasized before the simple and
fundamental principle that Red Cross organizations must
under all circumstances, refrain from mixing in
world politics and that they must keep themselves
free from political pressures. However, the,
Belgrade conference gave striking evidence that this
opinion was not shared by all Red Cross societies.
This was the reason why I revised my former
attitude on the question of the composition of the
International Committee of the Red Cross. It is
absolutely indispensable that both in peace and in war,
there exist a completely neutral organization which
stands above politics and which, by virtue of this,
can contribute objectively to future Red Cross
activities.
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