UN General Assembly
1948

In these circumstances he considered it was in the United Nations’ interests that in the general debate problems should be faced squarely and opinions freely expressed. The gravity of international disputes or the importance of the problems to which such disputes gave rise must not be glossed over by the adoption of solutions which were mere expedients and served only to aggravate the fundamental disease. Discussion should take place in an atmosphere of complete freedom; it was in that spirit that he would take part in the General Assembly’s debate. It would be appropriate and useful to look back and consider to what extent the United Nations had come up to the expectations of its founders. It was time to take stock of the situation. There was an increasing tendency, however regrettable, to consider that the results achieved in the past three years did not permit any optimism regarding the future of the United Nations.