UN General Assembly
1971

33. May I also, Sir, take this opportunity to pay a well-deserved tribute to Mr. Hambro, who served so admirably as President of the General Assembly at its twenty-fifth session. 34. I should like now to address myself to U Thant, the distinguished Secretary-General of our Organization, to convey to him the feelings of confidence and high esteem of the President of the Republic of Niger and his Government towards him personally. Indeed, for 10 years he has carried out an overwhelming task and defended the ideal of the United Nations with vigor and perseverance. I should like to express to him once again our gratitude, and to repeat to him here, publicly, the profound hope of my Government that he will find it possible to renew his tenure of office. 35. I should like also to express our feelings of friendship with, and to bid welcome to our great universal family, to the new States of Bahrain, Bhutan, Qatar and Oman and to assure them of our total and sincere co-operation.