Speeches from 1948

Mr. COOPER stated that all the nations of the world had gathered together to try to check the unbridled passions which otherwise would take control of the world...

Mr. PADILLA NERVO hoped that, as the Assembly had met in the heart of France, in the capital of a great country to which humanity owed so much, the watchword of...

Mr. VAN ROIJEN observed that the Netherlands delegation was particularly happy to attend the present session of the General Assembly in the proud and beautiful ...

Mr. THORN expressed his pleasure that the General Assembly should be held in Paris and thanked the French people for their generous hospitality. The sole aim of...

Sir Mohammed ZAFRULLAH KHAN expressed the gratitude of his delegation to the Government and people of France for the gracious welcome and hospitality extended t...

Mr. GARCIA-SAYAN expressed his delegation’s pleasure that the United Nations had met in the city of Paris. It was a tribute to France and a recognition of its i...

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 ...

Mr. MODZELEWSKI, on behalf of his delegation, thanked the Government and people of France as well as the people of Paris for enabling the third session of the G...

Mr. EL-KHOURI stated that the agenda of the third session of the General Assembly contained forty-eight items, besides a supplementary list of about twenty item...

Mr. SADAK recalled that the tragic event which had caused the General Assembly to open its session with the United Nations’ flag at half mast, was unfortunately...

Mr. MANUILSKY stated that the proposal submitted by the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in his speech at the 143rd plenary meeting of ...

U OHN expressed his country’s gratitude for the opportunity given to the youngest Member of the Organization to address the Assembly. The Assembly was the most ...

Mr. Louw expressed his thanks to France on behalf of his Government for the hospitality extended to the delegation of the Union of South Africa. He recalled tha...

Mr. VYSHINSKY said that at the sessions of the General Assembly, it had already become a tradition for each session to be opened with a general discussion in or...

Mr. BEVIN said he was glad to have the opportunity of addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations at its third session. It was a particular pleasure t...

Mr. MARSHALL after expressing satisfaction that the Assembly was meeting in Paris, recalled that France had, through the centuries, nourished the arts and scien...

Mr. UGON reaffirmed the warm adherence of his country to the purposes and principles laid down in the United Nations Charter. He emphasized that such adherence ...

Mr. BLANCO (Venezuela) asked to be excused for saying that the peoples of the world were still waiting to see the word «determination» used in all sincerity in ...

Mr. KARDELJ began by pointing out that in the course of the general debate some speakers had, in what he described as a state of panic, expressed their fears wi...