UN General Assembly
1966

Thant, to whom on behalf of my delegation and Government I make an ardent appeal to remain in his present position, which is the general wish. It is my hope that he will overcome his natural hesitation and his intimate objections and will continue to give to mankind the valuable contribution of his efficient action and constant inspiration. 6. As we prepare to deal with the agenda of the twenty-first session, we are necessarily led to examine the results of the labours of the twentieth, which was so ably presided over by that great statesman Amintore Fanfani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy; and as we do so we may look back with pride at some tangible and encouraging achievements. 7. First and foremost, great credit must be given to the twentieth session for having succeeded in weathering the gravest crisis in the history of the Organization, and for finding a way out of the deadlock which paralysed the nineteenth session. 8.