Speeches from 1951

The delegation of Argentina has come to the sixth session of the General Assembly fully aware of the times through which we are passing. At this time, and in th...

I should like first to add my voice to yours, Mr. President, in a word of heart-felt thanks and gratitude to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Fra...

The man of goodwill who tries with an honest mind and a simple heart to follow the work of this distinguished Assembly must at times feel sorely perplexed. We o...

The sixth session of the General Assembly is meeting, it would seem, in an atmosphere of hope. The fifth, the fourth, the third sessions, and even the second, a...

From this platform, which I have the honour to be the first to mount today, I salute Paris in all its splendour. Fluctuat nec mergitur. Our faith and our confid...

The debate has dragged on, and I shall not tax the patience of this august Assembly by making a long statement. I desire merely to express the hopes and fears o...

At this session we are taking stock of the work of the United Nations over the six years of its existence. The delegation of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist R...

May I begin, as so many others have begun, by expressing the pleasure of my delegation at being once again in this lovely city of Paris, and in this great and h...

I should like first of all to express my delegation’s sincere gratitude for the friendly hospitality offered by this two thousand year old city towards which th...

My delegation is glad to be in Paris once again. We are glad to be here not only because of the physical attractions and the kindliness and courtesy of the Fren...

It is a great pleasure for us to be meeting in this capital of France, the country of generous hospitality, brilliant culture, noble and majestic monuments and ...

Although my country is small, it has been our high privilege to cherish constantly through the years the ideal of respect for freedom and the effective observan...

Once again, as the sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly begins its work, the eyes of the world are anxiously turned towards this meeting of the ...

First of all I should like to greet, in the name of the Czechoslovak delegation, the French people who have so hospitably welcomed the General Assembly in Paris...

First of all, I should like to associate myself with the words of gratitude expressed by so many of my colleagues to France and to the French Government for the...

In the list of items proposed for the agenda of the present session of the General Assembly, one on which the Collective Measures Committee has made a very thor...

It is not the democratic world which by military action, revolution fomented from abroad or coups d'état has imposed individualistic or capitalistic régimes on ...

In this general debate, each of us, in his turn, tries to make his contribution by throwing as much tight as possible on the conditions and prospects of world p...

As Chairman of the delegation of El Salvador, I feel that it is appropriate for me to take the floor in the general debate in this important international Assem...

My delegation, before addressing this august Assembly, wishes to join with previous speakers in expressing sincere appreciation of the hospitality afforded to t...