Speeches by U Thant

1. I should like first, on behalf of the Chad delegation, to express our sincere condolences to the United Kingdom delegation on the painful loss suffered by th...

2. Madam President, first let me join with other delegations and offer you my warmest congratulations on your election to the high office of President. I can sa...

1. Mr. President, as I speak from this rostrum for the first time, to express my own and my Government's warm congratulations to you on your election to th...

116. Mr, President, it is with great pleasure that 1 associate myself with the speakers who have preceded me and address to you my warmest felicitations and th...

First of all, Mr. President, I have a pleasant duty to perform in offering you my own sincere congratulations and those of my delegation on your election as Pre...

1. Mr. President, it is my very pleasant duty to express to you the particular satisfaction of the Ethiopian Government on your election to preside over this t...

72. Mr. President, I trust I may be allowed, first of all, to express the gratification of my Government and of the Italian delegation at seeing the represent...

78. Madam President, allow me to begin by saying a few words in this great forum about Mr, Emilio Arenales, President of the twenty-third session of the General...

166. The Lebanese delegation is gratified at Mr. Arenales’ election to the Presidency of the General Assembly and has pleasure in welcoming him as an outstandin...

1. Mr. President, Egypt, which has with your country and your friendly people the closest ties of history and culture and £ a common struggle, is truly happy t...

138. Mr. President, may I add my own sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the nineteenth session of the General Assembly to those of th...

39. The people and the Government of Costa Rica take pleasure in expressing their gratification at the Assembly's decision to elect you, Mr. President, to its h...

1. I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Yugoslav delegation, on your election to the high office of President of the twentieth ses...

29. Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you personally and on behalf of the Yugoslav delegation upon your election to the Presidency of this General Assem...

1. My delegation wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate the President on his appointment to this high office during the twenty-third session of the Gen...

38. Mr. President, allow me first to extend through you to His Excellency Mr. Emilio Arenales my most sincere wishes for his speedy recovery and early return to...

May I be permitted first of all to express to the outgoing President, Mr. Adam Malik, our deep appreciation of the tact, the courtesy and the skill with which h...

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Greece, I would like to offer you my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Ass...

118. Mr. President, first allow me to congratulate you on behalf of the Yugoslav delegation, on your election to the highest office of our Assembly and to say t...

55. The delegation of the Niger was very grieved to learn this morning of Mr. Fanfani’s accident. Since it is our turn to speak, we should like to take this opp...