UN General Assembly
1972

158. One could, with much justification, assert that the last session was characterized by a general determination to clear the air to clear the air not only in terms of the environment but also in terms of major issues of vital interest to the developing countries. I refer to the problems arising from the structure of international trade, the law of the sea-about which we shall no doubt be hearing more this session the admission of certain countries to the United Nations, the Rhodesian question and the situation in the Middle East.