UN General Assembly
1958

100. That, it seems to me, is the task the Assembly entrusted to the Secretary-General in making available to him all the means, with the exception of military forces, which he might deem necessary to demonstrate — in the countries directly concerned and in the neighbouring countries — the will of the United Nations to establish conditions in which Lebanon and Jordan would have the possibility of freely choosing their own course, and thus to bring to an end a crisis which threatened the very existence of the latter State. 101. We are now awaiting with great interest and hope the report of the Secretary-General, whose tireless efforts have rightly earned our gratitude. We believe that subsequent developments will meet our expectations and will in particular lead to the early withdrawal of the forces which are still in Lebanon and Jordan and which, as we well know, neither the Government of the United States nor the Government of the United Kingdom wishes to keep there any longer than is absolutely essential.