UN General Assembly
1961

109. In reflecting upon the problem of decolonization, my delegation finds considerable satisfaction in noting that in many cases the process of decolonization has been carried out in a smooth manner. The General Assembly only a few days ago [1018th meeting unanimously approved the membership of Sierra Leone. Soon Sierra Leone will be followed by Tanganyika, and no doubt by many others. It is to the everlasting credit of the United Kingdom's enlightened policy of preparing its dependent peoples for independence that Sierra Leone—as in the case of many other territories under United Kingdom administration before that, including my own country—has enjoyed a peaceful transition from colonial status to sovereign independence. We profoundly hope that the birth of other new nations also will take place in similar harmonious and peaceful circumstances.