UN General Assembly
1951

In this critical period of human history, it is a good omen that the sixth session of the General Assembly should meet in the beautiful city of Paris, one of the mainsprings of Western culture, where the ideas of liberty, fraternity and equality have found their most eloquent expression in modern times, and where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was unanimously adopted by the Members of the United Nations. I have great pleasure in expressing, on behalf of my delegation, our thanks and appreciation to the French Government and people for the hospitality and welcome they have accorded to us all.