UN General Assembly
1965

106. During the very brief previous session of the General Assembly, my delegation did not conceal its anxiety and its concern at the threat of' a complete paralysis of the work of our Organization. It did not seem to us, in fact, that the purely financial difficulties were likely to remain indefinitely insurmountable. It was unthinkable that the international community would jeopardize the existence of so vital an organization because of a lack of resources, which after all could easily be found on either side of the opposing lines. The financial crisis was more the outcome of a political confrontation whose causes and consequences were not confined to the work or to the future of the United Nations. 107. Although untiring efforts were made here at the United Nations to find a reasonable solution to the crisis, it was in the context of wider international responsibilities that the will to co-operate and the urgent need for compromise finally prevailed.