Session 12 Speeches

71 speeches found

Afghanistan

AFG
1957Session 12
Mr. NAJIBULLAH

It is my privilege to express to you, Mr. President, the congratulations of the Afghanistan delegation on your election, which was so justly and unanimously vot...

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Albania

ALB
1957Session 12
Mr. SHTYLLA

The present session of the General Assembly is taking place at a very important stage in international developments. Although some improvement has taken place s...

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Argentina

ARG
1957Session 12
Mr. DRAGO

First of all, I should like to join my congratulations to those Sir Leslie Munro has received from other delegations upon his election to the high office with w...

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Australia

AUS
1957Session 12
Mr. CASEY

As an Australian, I am particularly glad to congratulate Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand upon his election as President of the General Assembly. We know his abi...

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Austria

AUT
1957Session 12
Mr. FIGL

First of all, may I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Austrian delegation, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to this high office. Your ...

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Belgium

BEL
1957Session 12
Mr. LAROCK

I should like first to associate myself with the well-deserved congratulations which have been addressed to the President on the occasion of his election. 102. ...

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Bolivia

BOL
1957Session 12
Mr. BARRAU RALAEZ

I should like to begin by congratulating Sir Leslie Munro most heartily on his election to the distinguished office of President of the General Assembly. 2. In ...

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Brazil

BRA
1957Session 12
Mr. ARANHA

Mr. President, it gives me a special pleasure to be the first today to applaud your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly, a tribut...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1957Session 12
Mr. TARABANOV

The agenda of the twelfth session of the General Assembly includes some extremely important items, items which are of crucial significance to mankind, but for w...

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Burma

MMR
1957Session 12
U THANT

First of all, let me take this opportunity of extending the very warm felicitations of my delegation to the President on his election as President of the twelft...

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Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

BLR
1957Session 12
Mr. KISELEV

As the main purpose of the United Nations is to strengthen peace and international security, the delegation of the Byelorussian SSR feels it must state its view...

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Cambodia

KHM
1957Session 12
Mr. PENN-NOUTH

I should like, first of all, to join other delegations in conveying to Sir Leslie Munro my delegation's sincere congratulations on his election as President of ...

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Canada

CAN
1957Session 12
Mr. DIEFENBAKER

Mr. President, may I, not in a perfunctory manner, congratulate you on behalf of the Canadian delegation on your election, and offer you our best wishes? Having...

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Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

LKA
1957Session 12
Mr. GUNEWARDENE

On a previous occasion I was privileged to offer Sir Leslie Munro the felicitations of my Government on his elevation to the high office of President of this As...

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Chile

CHL
1957Session 12
Mr. SERRANO

It is a great honour for me to convey to you, Mr. President, the congratulations of my Government upon your election to the high office which your personal abil...

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China

CHN
1957Session 12
Mr. HU SHIH

I wish to join Sir Leslie Munro's numerous friends in expressing to him the hearty congratulations of my delegation on his election to the presidency of the twe...

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Colombia

COL
1957Session 12
Mr. SANZ DE SANTAMARIA

The twelfth session of the General Assembly is opening in a calmer atmosphere and with more favourable prospects for world peace than those immediately precedin...

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Costa Rica

CRI
1957Session 12
Mr. CAÑAS

I should like first to congratulate the President on his election and the Assembly on having placed him in that high office. For me, it will be a particular pri...

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Cuba

CUB
1957Session 12
Mr. NUNEZ PORTUONDO

The Cuban delegation’s purpose in participating in this general debate is to state briefly, owing to the great number of speakers listed, our Government's views...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1957Session 12
Mr. DAVID

Permit me first of all to congratulate the President on his election as President of the United Nations General Assembly. I should also like, on behalf of the C...

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