Speeches by General Romulo

General ROMULO stated that, whereas for the past several weeks the city of Berlin had been the focus of men’s fears, at its opening and for the duration of the ...

I wish first of all to associate myself with the other representatives who have congratulated you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of this Gen...

Mr. HENRIQUEZ UREÑA said that if ever the United Nations General Assembly had commenced its work in an atmosphere propitious to fruitful mutual collaboration it...

Mr. AKLILOU wished to comment briefly on the agenda of the fourth session of the General Assembly. 128. General Romulo, President of the General Assembly, had e...

Sir Mohammad ZAFRULLA Khan stated that the Assembly was fortunate in having elected as its President an international personality who, through his courage, visi...

I shall take only ten minutes of the Assembly’s precious time. 110. At the beginning of this crucial session, it is essential that we keep certain important fac...

In the annual report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization which, together with the report of the Security Council, forms the main basis for ...

Because I am the first representative to have the honour to address the fifth session of the General Assembly, I beg to pay tribute to the memory of one of the ...

Mr. President, In 1946, Carlos P. Romulo, who would become the first Asian President of the General Assembly said: “We are not here to make peace, but to bui...

I convey my delegation’s felicitations on your election, Mr. President, on leading this historic session. I also wish to express our deep appreciation to Ambass...

Mr. Castro stated that the election of General Romulo, head of the Philippine delegation, as President of the General Assembly pointed to an advance of that dem...

Peace is not built with words. Peace must be written in the human heart. We are not here to make the peace, but to build for peace. We are not here to avenge th...

A year ago, when the fourth session of the General Assembly met, there was an atmosphere of optimism and determination to accomplish the work before us. The Pre...

I bring to this Assembly the greetings and cordial felicitations of His Excellency, the President of the Philippines, General Manuel Roxas. We are confronted du...

In view of the very lengthy agenda that has been presented to us, several items of which are undoubtedly of grave and pressing international importance calling ...

A year ago, in this same hall, I had the honour, as representative of El Salvador, to congratulate General Carlos Romulo, representative of the Philippine Repub...

I should like to express from this rostrum the sincere thanks of my delegation and my Government to those previous speakers who paid tribute to the memory of Fi...

The General Assembly of the United Nations is assuredly meeting a time of crisis. This crisis was foreseen by the smaller countries, which understood how precar...

Every session of the General Assembly since 1946 has been described as a crucial one. This perhaps proves nothing except that the United Nations since its birth...

It is with special pleasure that the Government and the people of the Philippines extend to you, Sir, their warm felicitations on your assumption of the presi...