Session 23 Speeches

72. On behalf of the Government of Ceylon and the delegation of Ceylon, as well as on my own behalf, I extend to His Excellency Mr. Emilio Arenales, the Foreign...

2. Mr. President, this is an opportunity for me to congratulate you most warmly on the confidence placed in you by Member States in electing you to the office o...

54. Mr. President, your election constitutes a just recognition of your qualities as a statesman of strong personality, firm principles and great diplomatic abi...

1. On behalf of my Government, let me join in the expressions of tribute to Mr. Arenales as President of the General Assembly at its twenty-third session, not o...

133. I should like to borrow a vivid metaphor used by that great man Churchill to describe the role of small countries. Among the background material to the Yal...

101. At the beginning of this statement my delegation has the very pleasant duty of offering hearty congratulations to Mr. Arenales, as several previous speaker...

17. The Cuban delegation is attending this twenty-third session of the General Assembly in very special circumstances. This year our people as a whole are comme...

132. It is with particular pleasure that I would like to extend to my colleague, the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, the sincere congratulations of my delegation...

99. Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on behalf of the Czechoslovak delegation, on your election to the Presidency of the General Assembl...

64. Allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you in the name of the delegation of Dahomey on your election as a Vice-President of the General Assembly of the Un...

32. The delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo would like to join with all those who from this platform have so warmly congratulated Mr. Arenales on...

134. I wish to congratulate the President on his election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-third session. Many distinguished representati...

50. All the Americas welcome with pride and enthusiasm the honour which this distinguished Assembly has just conferred on one of the American continent’s most i...

158. Owing to the unexpected delay of some hours in the arrival of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of my country, I have the honour to come to the rostrum at t...

55. El Salvador considers the honour paid to Mr. Emilio Arenales, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala and President of the General Assembly at its twenty-...

1. The election of the Foreign Minister of Guatemala to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its twenty-third session is eloquent testimony b...

136. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you the warmest congratulations and best wishes of my Government and myself. We greet you as an outs...

59. Once again, a Latin American statesman has been elected President to our Assembly. The Government of the French Republic is glad of his election, as I am ha...

67. Mr. President, in speaking for the first time from this rostrum only a few days after your unanimous election to the Presidency of the twenty-third session ...

102. Mr. President, the delegation of Ghana is gratified to see you, a distinguished son of Guatemala, preside over the General Assembly at its twenty-third ses...