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Uruguay

URY
1962
Session 17
Mr. VELAZQUEZ

Permit me, Mr. President, to extend to you the congratulations of my delegation upon your election, You possess to a very high degree qualities which are rarely...

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Venezuela

VEN
1962
Session 17
Mr. FALCON BRICENO

Mr. President, it is a pleasure for me to congratulate you on your election as the presiding officer of this Assembly. We are convinced by your record of outsta...

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Yugoslavia

YUG
1962
Session 17
Mr. POPOVIC

Mr. President, I should like, first, of all, to congratulate you on behalf of the Yugoslav delegation on your election to the high and responsible post of Presi...

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PRY

PRY
1961
Session 16

50. The tragic death of that apostle of peace, Dag Hammarskjold was a source of profound shock to the Paraguayan nation. There is no more eloquent testimony to...

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Afghanistan

AFG
1961
Session 16
Mr. Pazhwak

): It is not to follow a customary practice but rather to express a real feeling that I wish to congratulate you on your election, Mr. President. The unanimous...

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Albania

ALB
1961
Session 16
Mr. Shtylla

1. On behalf of the delegation of the People's Republic of Albania, I should like to congratulate Mr. Slim on his unanimous election to the office of President...

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Argentina

ARG
1961
Session 16
Mr. Arturo Frondizi

 The people of Argentina, on whose behalf I am addressing this Assembly, wish to support all those who have spoken here in favour of the maintenance of peace a...

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Australia

AUS
1961
Session 16
Mr. Plimsoll

I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. Mongi Slim and Tunisia on his election as President of the General Assembly. Mr. Slim has had a distinguished reco...

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Bolivia

BOL
1961
Session 16
Mr. Morales Guillen

The delegation of Bolivia is happy to associate itself with the general satisfaction at the unanimous and well-deserved election of Mr. Slim as President of th...

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Brazil

BRA
1961
Session 16
Mr. Melo Franco

1. Before beginning my statement, may I be permitted to extend to Mr. Slim my delegation's most sincere congratulations on his election as President of the Gene...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1961
Session 16
Mr. Lukanov

The previous, fifteenth, session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted several sound and valuable resolutions regarding the settlement of internation...

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Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

BLR
1961
Session 16
Mr. Kiselev

On behalf of the Byelorussian delegation, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your unanimous election to the high office of President of the sixtee...

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Cambodia

KHM
1961
Session 16
Prince Norodom Sihanouk

I wish first to say how deeply moved I am at the thought that our Secretary-General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjold, is no more. On behalf of Cambodia and its people, I d...

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Cameroon

CMR
1961
Session 16
Mr. Muna

Since this is the first time that my delegation has spoken, I hope that Mr. Slim will allow me to associate myself, on behalf of my delegation, with the very w...

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Canada

CAN
1961
Session 16
Mr. Green

 1. Before I commence my statement I should like to say how pleaded Canadians are that Mr. Slim has been chosen unanimously as President of the sixteenth sessi...

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Central African Republic

CAF
1961
Session 16
Mr. Gallin-Douathe

Through my eminent colleague, Mr. Raymond Nthepe, the twelve States of the Brazzaville Group have participated in the tribute of the General Assembly to the me...

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Ceylon

LKA
1961
Session 16
Mr. Bandaranaike

First and foremost, I should like to extend to Mr. Slim the cordial congratulations of the Government and people of Ceylon upon his unanimous election to the o...

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Chile

CHL
1961
Session 16
Mr. Martinez Sotomayor

Mr. President, may I present Chile's congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly for this session. 38. We also congratulate Sierra Le...

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China

CHN
1961
Session 16
Mr. Shen

It is my pleasant duty, on behalf of my Government and delegation, to extend to Mr. Slim, our sincere congratulations. His unanimous election to the office of ...

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Colombia

COL
1961
Session 16
Mr. Turbay Ayala

On taking the floor in this great world forum, I am overwhelmed by respect and awe — respect for the distinguished and able representatives of 100 countries as...

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