UN General Assembly
1961

42. After seven long years of heroic struggle, the Algerian nationalist revolution has taken firm root at the international level, because of the justness of its cause , and at the domestic level because of the simple fact that it has always represented the genuine will of the people and is the means for achieving its most earnest national aspirations. 43. Since 1955 the question of Algeria has appeared on the agenda of the regular sessions of the General Assembly, where each time it has formed the core of the important discussions of which we are aware. 44. Now that the General Assembly is about to take up this important question once again at its sixteenth session, it is appropriate to sum up the situation in the light of the conclusions reached by the international community as expressed by a very large majority at the end of the fifteenth session. • 45. First of all it is recognized from now on that the 1 situation in Algeria constitutes a serious threat to