▁world ▁affairs , ▁protect ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁small ▁powers ▁and ▁al ly ▁her ▁with ▁major ▁world ▁powers ▁like ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( l ater ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁the ▁AN Z US ▁security ▁agreement ). ▁Although ▁on ▁some ▁issues ▁Peter ▁F ras er ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁fellow ▁found ing ▁members ▁over , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council , ▁he ▁was ▁against ▁giving ▁major ▁countries ▁v eto ▁power , ▁because ▁it ▁allowed ▁one ▁power ▁to ▁stop ▁any ▁action ▁and ▁would ▁exclude ▁smaller ▁powers ▁from ▁having ▁a ▁say ▁in ▁world ▁issues . ▁He ▁fe ared ▁that ▁the ▁US , ▁USS R , ▁UK ▁and ▁France ▁( Ch ina ▁not ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁time ) ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁equal ▁status ▁with ▁smaller ▁countries . ▁F ras er ▁was ▁later ▁quoted ▁on ▁the ▁issue : ▁" It ▁is ▁very ▁bad ▁if ▁one ▁nation ▁can ▁hold ▁up ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁man kind ". ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( and ▁Norway ) ▁decl ined ▁nom ination ▁to ▁the ▁Security ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁ref using ▁nom ination ▁by ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁had ▁proposed ▁Australia ▁as ▁the ▁" ob vious ▁choice " ▁for ▁a ▁South ▁Pacific ▁region ▁representative . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁as ▁a ▁non - per man ent ▁member ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁European ▁and ▁O thers ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 5 , ▁ 1 9