Speeches by U Thant

Allow me, Mr. President, at the opening of Australia's statement in the general debate, to express the sincere congratulations and the great pleasure of my coun...

2. It is a great honour for me speak from this rostrum of the world Organization in order to make known my Government's views and feelings on the many important...

97. On behalf of the delegation of the Byelorussian SSR, I associate myself with the congratulations which have already been addressed here to Mr. Fanfani o...

27. Mr. President, on behalf of the Japanese delegation, I extend my heartiest congratulations to you on your assumption of the Presidency of the General Assemb...

The United Nations continues to be the great hope for mankind to organize relations among States in a system based on peace and the dignity of the human person....

Allow me, first of all, Mr. President, to congratulate you warmly on your election to the high post of President of the eighteenth session of the General Assemb...

61. On behalf of the Romanian delegation, I should like first of all to extend our cordial congratulations to Mr. Arenales on his election to the office of Pres...

170. May I, first of all, on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Guinea, pay a tribute to the memory of our late President, Mr. Emilio Arenales, of Guat...

91. The Tunisian delegation has already had the opportunity, Mr. President, of offering you its congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-...

85. Mr. President, speaking on behalf of my Government and also for myself I should like to congratulate you most warmly upon your election as President of the ...

121. On behalf of my delegation, I should like to greet the Secretary-General of the United Nations,' Mr. Kurt Waldheim, who this year made an extremely import...

59. Mr. President, may I offer my congratulations to you, on behalf of the Government and people of Australia, on your elevation to your high and responsibl...

37. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I join the speakers who have preceded me in congratulating you on your election to the Presidency at the twent...

1. Mr. President, on behalf of the Japanese delegation, I wish to extend my heartiest congratulations to you on your assumption of the Presidency of the General...

This session is meeting at a time when there are real prospects for a further relaxation of international tension. The whole world breathed a sigh of relief whe...

157. According to certain "realists", in order to succeed a statesman must have heart without weakness; he must be as hard as rock, as cold as a calculating mac...

118. This Assembly’s general debate offers, as usual a special opportunity to each Member State to present its views on the essential problems facing the-world ...

156. All the speakers who have preceded me to this rostrum have extended to the President of the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly their congratulat...

In addressing the General Assembly at this seventeenth session, I would like my first words to be of heartfelt congratulations to the President, on his election...

28. Coming to this rostrum for the first time to speak in the general debate, the delegation of the Republic of the Upper Volta would first of all like to congr...