UN General Assembly
1953

44. But across the ocean we Arabs find in Latin America other brotherly nations. Nine radiant centuries of common Arabo-Spanish history have not been lived in vain. Creative Spain, a mother to many South-American countries, has been for us all not only a former common land. It has been, rather, a continuous mission of the greatest international importance, a mission whose concepts have not been fossilized in the Alhambra or Alcazar, or other sites of culture, but a living one whose results we can now see, a mission whose concepts continue to vibrate, living in both Latin-American and Arabic countries and cultures. It is therefore no mere coincidence that over a million Arabs have emigrated in the last few decades to South America, to find themselves hospitably received and easily and freely assimilated into the communities in which they live. It is no mere coincidence that on the question of Morocco the attitude of Spain has turned out to be in contrast to the attitude taken by other countries. Spain continues to recognize the representative of the upright and heroic Sultan of Morocco.